Archive for January, 2009

SA is Numero Uno

January 30, 2009
Posted by Deon

Cricket South Africa paid tribute to Johan Botha and his Standard Bank Proteas ODI squad for beating Australia 4-1 at the WACA on Friday, a victory which has clinched the number one spot in the Reliance Mobile ICC ratings for South Africa.
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Posted in Cricket | 5 Comments »

White front-runner at Tigers

January 30, 2009
Posted by Deon

Recent reports suggested that former World Cup-winning Springbok coach Jake White was a top contender to take over the coaching role from Heyneke Meyer at Leicester Tigers.
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Posted in Other Unions / Teams | 1 Comment »

Strengthened Bulls falter against Cheetahs

January 30, 2009
Posted by Deon

An intercept try by replacement Björn Basson five minutes from time gave the Cheetahs a 20-16 win over the Bulls in a hard-fought Super 14 pre-season encounter in Polokwane on Friday.
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Posted in Super 14 | 4 Comments »

Bok emblem not the government’s

January 30, 2009
Posted by Deon

The Department of Sport and Recreation definitely do not own the rights to the Springbok emblem and cannot lay claim to it.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 11 Comments »

Benefiting the Boks

January 29, 2009
Posted by Deon

rugby365.com columnist Ebrahim Moerat believes keeping core players fresh during the Super 14 is crucial as the Springboks look to muffle the Lions’ roar.
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Posted in Lions Tour, Super 14 | 8 Comments »

Bok coach to attend Bulls match

January 29, 2009
Posted by Deon

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers will attend Friday night’s friendly rugby match between the Bulls and Cheetahs in Polokwane.
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Posted in Super 14 | 2 Comments »

Carter coming to CPT

January 29, 2009
Posted by Morné

Dan Carter is coming to Cape Town as an ambassador of the Cape Town Tens.
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Ikeys ready for monster opener

January 29, 2009
Posted by Morné

The University of Cape Town (UCT) are gearing up for a titanic Varsity Cup opener against arch-rivals Stellenbosch on Monday, February 2 (kick-off 4.45pm), with head coach John Dobson declaring a ‘clean slate’ for his Ikey Tigers in 2009.
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Posted in Varsity cup | Comments Off

Ludeke calls on big guns

January 29, 2009
Posted by Morné

Having got a bit of a scare against the Lions, Ludeke selected all his top players for their final warm-up match against the Cheetahs.
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Plumtree looks to trials

January 29, 2009
Posted by Morné

The Sharks will hold internal trials as final preparation for the Super 14.
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Heyneke quits Tigers

January 28, 2009
Posted by Admin

Leicester Tigers head coach Heyneke Meyer resigned on Wednesday following a period of compassionate leave in his native South Africa, the club said.
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Posted in Heineken Cup, Rugby Personalities | 4 Comments »

Reds must be a factor

January 28, 2009
Posted by Deon

Reds flyhalf Quade Cooper says the team is determined to shed the underdog tag and want to ensure other Super 14 outfits fear them this year.
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Rassie boosts Boland

January 28, 2009
Posted by Deon

Stormers coach Rassie Erasmus is likely to give several fringe players a run when the Stormers play Boland in their second pre-season friendly in Wellington on Saturday.
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Posted in Super 14, Vodacom Cup | Comments Off

Stofile’s plans snubbed

January 28, 2009
Posted by Deon

Proposed sports regulations that would make the minister of sport an almighty selector were withdrawn on Tuesday night.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 3 Comments »

‘SA scrumming poor’

January 27, 2009
Posted by Admin

Springbok prop Cobus Visagie says only the Sharks are solid on their own ball, and that the Boks should call on Daan Human at tighthead. 
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Posted in Springboks | 2 Comments »

Bok suppliers go broke

January 27, 2009
Posted by Admin

South Africa’s leading sports kit supplier, Canterbury South Africa, has promised to fulfil all its obligations despite the shock announcement that the company has applied for liquidation.
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Posted in Springboks | 11 Comments »

Loffie’s cautious

January 27, 2009
Posted by Morné

The Lions coach, Loffie Eloff, is not reading too much into their victory over the Bulls in the warm-up match last weekend.
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Bulls injury blows

January 27, 2009
Posted by Morné

The Bulls loss against the Lions in their warm-up match came at a cost with injuries to two key players.
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Cheetahs named for Bulls clash

January 27, 2009
Posted by Morné

The Vodacom Cheetahs have released the team to take on the Bulls in their second warm-up game.
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Posted in Super 14 | 2 Comments »

Back where he belongs

January 27, 2009
Posted by Morné

Meyer Bosman will for the first time in a long time, have the opportunity to show why White rated him as a flyhalf.
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Posted in Super 14 | 114 Comments »

Frogs target SA players

January 27, 2009
Posted by Morné

Top South African rugby players will be the target of French clubs next month as three top clubs head to the country to try and sign talent in a “Valentine’s safari�.
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You made your point

January 26, 2009
Posted by Morné

The reception Luke Watson got from the Newlands crowd was not unexpected, but it still leaves a bad taste.
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Posted in Columnists | 57 Comments »

‘Stormers can’t scrum’

January 26, 2009
Posted by Admin

Saracens may have lost their friendly fixture against the Stormers, but that certainly did not stop their coach, Eddie Jones, from going on the offensive. Jones slammed the Stormers scrum after the Cape side beat Saracens 43-33 at Newlands.
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Posted in Super 14 | 2 Comments »

SA vs Australia – 4th ODI

January 26, 2009
Posted by Deon

The Proteas face up to the Aussies in Adelaide leading the series 2 – 1.
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Posted in Cricket | 113 Comments »

Force still with us, despite Mitchell mania

January 26, 2009
Posted by Deon

The Western Force players, despite going down 19-24 to a late charge from the Crusaders, showed in the Super 14 pre-season outing in Perth that they have not been sidetracked by the John Mitchell mania.
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Lions have the advantage

January 26, 2009
Posted by Deon

Bulls coach Frans Ludeke acknowledged that his team’s inability to dominate the advantage line was a major contributing factor to their comprehensive defeat at the hands of the Lions in their Super 14 pre-season encounter at the weekend.
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Storming start at Newlands

January 26, 2009
Posted by Deon

The Stormers got their year off to a winning start, scoring a noteworthy 43-33 win over English Premiership club Saracens at Newlands on Sunday.
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Posted in Super 14 | 1 Comment »

Stofile wants total powers

January 25, 2009
Posted by Boertjie

Draft legislation that was quietly placed for comments is aiming at far reaching draconian control over sport by Makhenkhesi and his department of sport. â–º Sports teams must be okayed 30 days in advance. â–º Transgressors can be jailed for 10 years.
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Posted in General Discussions, Transformation | 17 Comments »