From all of us here at RuggaWorld, wishing you a 2008 that exceedes your wildest ambitions. Have a wonderful time and, please, stay safe. See you all in the new year!
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From all of us here at RuggaWorld, wishing you a 2008 that exceedes your wildest ambitions. Have a wonderful time and, please, stay safe. See you all in the new year!
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Old Heroes is about this period in our history told in part through the reminiscences of a young Warwick Roger, still at school and full of the same wide-eyed wonder and curiosity that characterised the response of most of the population to these polite, handsome, athletic giants from South Africa. For the Springboks came...
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The 2007 New England Patriots may be about to go into the record books as the best American Football team of all time.
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The romantic idea that sport builds character leads on to the entirely nonsensical theory that the better performed the sportsperson, the better the person.
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The World Cup lasted but seven weeks, yet it filled the year that was and will influence the one to come. It was full of surprises and yet produced no shock: South Africa won because they were the best team at the tournament.
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Here goes with a look back at 2007, a year dominated by South Africa and the World Cup but a year in which there were other notable achievements, trends and highlights. New Zealand apart, it wasn’t a vintage 12 months for the quality of the rugby on offer but it was rarely ever dull.
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Thank goodness for Berrick Barnes injecting a football fairytale into the World Cup. Pity the Wallabies bombed like the ugly stepsisters at the grand ball. In the end it was left to flying Springbok winger Bryan Habana to emerge as undoubtedly world rugby’s No. 1 player for 2007.
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The day after England won the 2003 Rugby World Cup, the brilliant Daily Telegraph cartoonist Matt came up with a front page sketch. Two guys were down at their local, and over a pint of beer, one said to the other: “First 1966 – now this. When are we going to give someone else...
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Everybody seems to be handing out gongs this time of year – official or unofficial – so on the final weekend of the year I offer you my Guinness Premiership player of 2007. Neil de Kock, the former South Africa scrum-half, who has done more than anybody to turn Saracens into a truly competitive...
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England head coach Brian Ashton said he was “honoured and privileged” to receive an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List.
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Year in Review – All Blacks: Another classic choke, referee sabotage or just a coach’s master plan gone awry – whatever way you look at it 80 lousy minutes at a seething Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on October 7 defined the All Blacks’ test season in 2007.
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One of the enduring Christmas traditions in our family is my brother buying me rugby books to add to my already-bulging library.
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As the old year slips away, a novel explanation can be revealed for the All Blacks having to start the new one the way they have finished the past 16.
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With professional rugby as competitive as it is now, very few rugby players could boast about achieving most of their goals at the age of 28.
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The early stages of the 2008 Super 14 competition could be especially challenging for the five South African franchises – three of which have new coaches, and with the training of all five affected to various degrees by the resting of their Springboks after the UK tour.
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Australia may not have had a vintage year in sport, but cheer up – we could be Poms.
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On this Xmas Eve, RuggaWorld would like to extend to all our readers a very Merry Xmas and may your stockings overflow!
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Thomas Castaignede selects his best XV of the past 12 months for the Guardian
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A Super 14 expansion side of Australians, Argentinians and Pacific Islanders playing out of Melbourne could be the key to tying the Pumas to the southern hemisphere’s elite competitions, ARU deputy chief executive Matt Carroll says.
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The Waratahs aim to develop and master a counter-attacking game in order to make best use of the new experimental law variations to be used in the Super 14 competition next year, according to star playmaker Kurtley Beale.
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Cocktail challenge: The Rugby World Cup is replayed at the Ché Bar. After England proved no match for the Springboks on the rugby field, Neil Pendock challenged the UK to a rematch at the Ché Bar on Loop Street, Cape Town. But this time things were serious, as brandy cocktails took on those made...
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Growing up in the 1960s, one was very familiar with a substance that was a relatively cheap method for painting walls and the like. It was called whitewash, and 40 years on it’s great to see it is in abundant supply out Lansdowne Road way.
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“He was a menace, and there can be no doubt that the style of play he adopted in the lineouts is one of the biggest killers of rugby as it should be played …â€?
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Jacques Kallis: A place on the selection committee for Pro20 and one-day internationals.
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The Vodacom Bulls’ coach Frans Ludeke says the training camp in George was a huge success and the team suffered no injuries during their last week of training.
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Versatile Springbok back Ruan Pienaar may have established himself as the perfect utility player thanks to his ability to slot into virtually any position in the backline if necessary. But the young star is wary of becoming SA’s next Brent Russell.
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Giant Currie prop Manny Wessels has issued a come-and-get-me message to Edinburgh in looking to put European Cup success ahead of Super 14 glory. The South African arrived in the Capital last month on the recommendation of former Malleny Park stalwart Gary Millington and has quickly caught the attention of Edinburgh coach Andy Robinson.
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The month of December is when Cricket South Africa showcases the country’s young talent at the various cricket weeks that take place around the country.
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