Archive for March, 2008

Players must take responsibility

March 31, 2008
Posted by Deon

Injured Springbok hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle has added his voice to a growing chorus who believe Bulls coach Frans Ludeke have been wrongly fingered for the team’s woes this season.
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Stormers must stay on the boil

March 31, 2008
Posted by Deon

The Western Force’s slump after a successful tour of New Zealand has made the Stormers approach their Super 14 rugby match against the Cheetahs with great caution.
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Posted in Super 14 | 2 Comments »

Steyn prefers 12

March 31, 2008
Posted by Deon

The Sharks left on their gruelling Super 14 tour of the Antipodes on Sunday with their heads high but their feet firmly on the ground.
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Posted in Super 14 | 34 Comments »

Bulls aiming for semis

March 31, 2008
Posted by Deon

The Bulls are still aiming at a Super 14 semi-final berth, even though they have lost three successive matches on their tour of Australasia.
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Posted in Super 14 | 55 Comments »

Rassie can become a great, but . . .

March 31, 2008
Posted by Boertjie

There can be nou doubt that Rassie Erasmus is a good coach – but there is still one important ingredient missing in his make-up . . .
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Posted in Rugby Personalities, Super 14 | 12 Comments »

Sharks nearly sank Bok coach

March 31, 2008
Posted by Deon

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers’s contract was in the balance until a few hours before Friday’s Saru AGM, according to a newspaper report.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Springboks | 1 Comment »

Stofile wants race war

March 31, 2008
Posted by Deon

SA Rugby Union president Oregan Hoskins has reacted angrily to racial comments made by Mike Stofile and openly accused him of trying to start a race war in rugby.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 8 Comments »

Springboks lose Hong Kong final

March 31, 2008
Posted by Deon

New Zealand won their first Hong Kong tournament in seven years and the Springboks lost their first ever final in the seat of Sevens rugby on Sunday in 2007/08′s fifth IRB World Sevens Series tournament. The All Blacks won 26-12.
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Posted in IRB Sevens | 3 Comments »

The Super 14 so far…

March 30, 2008
Posted by Morné

We are basically halfway through the season and its time to reflect. We look at the teams so far and choose the ‘in-form’ Bok team for 2008.
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Posted in Columnists | 14 Comments »

Spears will be the test for Hoskins

March 30, 2008
Posted by Admin

The time has come for Oregan Hoskins to start delivering and to stop being such a serious cunsulter. And he must get the Spears off the ground by entrenching them in the First Division of the Currie Cup.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 6 Comments »

Sharks fail to gain bonus point

March 29, 2008
Posted by Deon

The Sharks moved up to second place on the Super 14 log after a pair of second-half tries secured a 22-10 victory over the Reds on Saturday.
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Posted in Super 14 | 2 Comments »

Bulls hand Blues the game

March 29, 2008
Posted by Deon

New Zealand test flyhalf Nick Evans landed a dropped goal eight minutes from fulltime to give the Auckland Blues a 23-21 win over the Bulls in Super 14 on Saturday.
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Posted in Super 14 | 2 Comments »

S14 2008 – Game 46 – Sharks vs Reds

March 29, 2008
Posted by Deon

The only game on SA soil this weekend. The Sharks want this one before they go on tour.
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Posted in Super 14 | 20 Comments »

Toulon waits for Bakkies – still

March 29, 2008
Posted by Deon

The ambitious French second division side Toulon on Friday took a step closer to hopefully finalise a deal to bring Springbok World Cup lock Bakkies Botha to France.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 6 Comments »

Carter out for six weeks

March 29, 2008
Posted by Deon

The Crusaders march towards to seventh Super Rugby title have been severely dented with news that star flyhalf Dan Carter is likely to be out of action for at least six weeks.
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S14 2008 – Game 45 – Blues vs Bulls

March 29, 2008
Posted by Deon

Last week I said it couldn’t get worse. This week all I ask is for it to be an improvement.
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Posted in Super 14 | 85 Comments »

S14 2008 – Game 44 – Chiefs vs Highlanders

March 29, 2008
Posted by Deon

The 2nd NZ derby of the weekend. Hope somebody is up to watch it.
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Another close one for Cheetahs

March 29, 2008
Posted by Deon

The Waratahs led 20-7 at halftime but needed a late penalty to clinch a 23-19 win over the Cheetahs in Super 14 on Friday, keeping the South African side winless after seven rounds.
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Awesome Stormers make history

March 29, 2008
Posted by Deon

The Stormers completed a hugely successful overseas leg of the Super 14 courtesy of a comprehensive 32-16 victory over the Western Force in Perth on Friday.
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Posted in Super 14 | 6 Comments »

No place for blacks

March 29, 2008
Posted by Deon

In the aftermath of his failure to become the president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), Mike Stofile said the elections at the annual general meeting held in Woodstock on Friday, proved there was no place for black people in South African rugby.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 14 Comments »

Matfield still backs the Bulls

March 28, 2008
Posted by Deon

For the Bulls to win their last seven matches before the start of the Super 14 play-offs is not as farfetched a notion as some rugby enthusiasts may think.
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Posted in Super 14 | 4 Comments »

S14 2008 – Game 43 – Force vs Stormers

March 28, 2008
Posted by Deon

The match that will determine the Stormers’ future in this year’s competition. Can they pull off the best tour by any SA team in Super rugby history?
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Posted in Super 14 | 153 Comments »

S14 2008 – Game 42 – Waratahs vs Cheetahs

March 28, 2008
Posted by Deon

The Cheetahs’ last chance to get a scalp in Australasia. Hopefully they don’t speak to the ref again.
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Posted in Super 14 | 118 Comments »

S14 2008 – Game 41 – Hurricanes vs Crusader

March 28, 2008
Posted by Deon

The New Zealand derby to kick off the weekend’s action.
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Posted in Super 14 | 77 Comments »

Round no 1 to De Villiers

March 28, 2008
Posted by Deon

The SA Rugby Union’s constitution will be amended here on Friday to give new Springbok coach Peter de Villiers the deciding vote in the selection of the national team.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Springboks | 1 Comment »

SA rugby’s ‘Good Friday?’

March 28, 2008
Posted by Deon

The phrase “thank goodness it’s Friday” will ring true for South African rugby on March 28, 2008.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 5 Comments »

Super 14 teams & predictions Round 7

March 27, 2008
Posted by Morné

It is week 7 of the Super 14 and with 5 out of 7 for last week, the predictions are getting better by the day.
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Posted in Super 14 Fantasy League | 5 Comments »

Catastrophe waiting?

March 27, 2008
Posted by Deon

So what are you doing to help?
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Posted in Brannasnacht | 293 Comments »