We are nearing the business end of the Super 14 and I expect less than a 50% return on victories for South African teams.
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We are nearing the business end of the Super 14 and I expect less than a 50% return on victories for South African teams.
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Australia and New Zealand are working on a possible Trans-Tasman competition to replace the current Vodacom Super 14, but South African rugby are determined to preserve the 14-year-old Sanzar alliance and have appealed to their partners to continue the search for compromise ahead of the June 30 cut-off when the proposal has to be...
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They might be out of the Super 14 race, but the Stormers and Rassie still has a lot to play for.
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Whilst the Lions expect a host of their stars back for this weekend’s clash, the Crusaders were dealt a blow with news that their captain McCaw is out.
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The Bulls might need to deviate a bit from their traditional game plan when they take on the Force this weekend.
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CHARLES REDMAN is a friend of Piet Ploos, and sets the record straight about the “facts” in the “Abuse, Ambush and Sabotage” article by Ozzie columnist Greg Growden, which was published on Ruggaworld.
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I am struggling to understand exactly why the majority of our teams always occupy the bottom half of the Super 14 log.
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Substandard refereeing is making rugby a lottery and the International Rugby Board should be looking at improving standards, All Blacks coach Graham Henry said on Wednesday. “If we can improve the people with the whistle and those assisting them we’ll get a better game.”
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Lauaki might have got off on a technicality, but the matter is far from closed for Rob Wagner.
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There is good and bad news for the Sharks. They might lose Adi Jacobs for this weekend’s match but Pienaar is set to make his return.
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The Spear has made way for the King.
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No matter what happens, Rassie will still be coach in 2010.
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News24′s statiticians examin just how the Bulls managed to beat the Chiefs.
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One of South Africa’s ‘not-so-favourite’ people is set to take the whistle in the British and Irish Lions test.
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The writers from Rugby365 picks their team of the week for Round 11.
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Springbok coach Peter de Villiers, with the bulk of his first-choice players likely to be involved in the Super 14 play-offs, plans to put his back-up team on trial against Namibia next month. “New talent coming through in a big rush, not just a trickle.”
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Mistake sets Lauaki free | Top ref retires | Irish legend dies | Blasers vir Leeu-toer | O’Leary will miss tour | Vodacom results
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WITH Australian rugby standing at a fork in the road re the timing of the S14, there’s one important issue that we can’t afford to overlook: the value of developing a strong feeder competition to provide players for the future.
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The Waratahs have felt the need to beef up their security ahead of their three-match South African tour which kicks off against the Cheetah this Saturday.
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“It’s awesome to play for this team. Not even us as players know what to expect in every game. Every Saturday is a different ball-game with this team.” – Juan Smith after his side caused an upset win against the Crusaders.
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Why has rugby become so hectic and congested – with very little space to move in?
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Some teams have certainly slipped dramatically down the order in the last seven days. The race still remains wide open and, mathematically, 13 teams can still make the play-offs. Realistically that number is closer to nine.
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Abuse, ambushes and unsavoury sabotage await the Waratahs in South Africa, writes GREG GROWDEN. And it must be the most backward place on earth if you keep on reading . . .
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Its a top of the table clash as the Bulls host the high flying Chiefs.
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The Cheetahs host the defending champions who came off an impressive victory over the Sharks the week before.
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Can sheer emotion carry the Brumbies to a third successive victory in Wellington against the Canes?
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The Blues are back in the hunt and they will look to move up the log as they host the Reds.
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“This makeshift tight-head prop thing is an increasingly loony tune, especially when you assess the formidable slabs of front-row meat assembled by the Lions.”
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