Once again the game of rugby has been brought into disrepute by the very people responsibly for it in the first place.
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Once again the game of rugby has been brought into disrepute by the very people responsibly for it in the first place.
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Seven consecutive Test defeats in the southern hemisphere have not discouraged the British and Irish Lions and they remain optimistic about their future.
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The management committee of SARU has mandated the union’s president Oregan Hoskins, to speak to the coach who has alienated himself from the South African and overseas media and, in the opinion of some overseas pressman, ridiculed himself and “embarrassed” South African rugby. “I have supported Peter de Villiers from the get go, but...
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So what to do with old newspapers (especially given the crap written in them at times). Well let’s look at the history to possibly understand its importance better first!
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No spinning, just the exact transcript of the press conference in which Peter de Villiers took on the (largely) British Media contingent.
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Contributor PhilipDC shares some of his thoughts on just how people, or professionals on the test stage, still gets it wrong and gets injured.
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Veteran lock and Sharks captain Johann Muller was on Monday recalled to the Springbok squad, ahead of South Africa’s third and final Test against the British and Irish Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday. UPDATE ON ALL INJURIES
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Springbok coach Peter de Villiers still feels Schalk Burger’s eye-gougeing did not deserve a yellow and again astounds the rugby writers with his utterings. ► Why don’t we go to nearest ballet shop, get some nice tutus, get a great dancing show going?
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Rookie Springbok loose forward Heinrich Brüssow feels that South Africa’s ability to play as a unit is what helped them secure a series-clinching 28-25 win over the British and Irish Lions in Pretoria at the weekend.
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The Bok coach has many options available when he has to select his team for the dead rubber test against the touring Lions. Article in Afrikaans.
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Joost van der Westhuizen is in a serious but stable condition. Ruben Kruger also admitted to hospital over the weekend following a car accident, is also in a serious but stable condition.
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Schalk Burger has been handed an 8 week ban.
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Heyneke Meyer analyse the second test between the Boks and the Lions.
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The All Blacks are the leading rugby brand, so it may be comforting for Saffas to know that their game is also not without problems. GREGOR PAUL discusses the seven main ones, offers solutions and also enthuses about what the Boks have available.
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Die Springbok-slot Bakkies Botha is gisteraand vir twee weke geskors weens ’n skouerloop eergister op die Leeu-stut Adam Jones.
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IT WILL no doubt seem cruel to serve up this statistic after what was an epic game of rugby on Saturday but the Lions have now lost seven Test matches on the trot. Indisputably, the complexity of modern rugby works against the Lions’ concept.
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The British press on Sunday hailed a “brave” performance by the Lions who were beaten by South Africa with a last-gasp penalty which won an enthralling second Test and the series. “Match defined how good test rugby can be.”
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“Meneer De Villiers, van ’n linksgesinde, kleurblind voorheen bevoordeelde: u het verlede week op legendariese skaal aangejaag.” Gister se wedstryd, só het dit gevoel, is so hittete in die kleedkamer verloor. In elk geval: die kans is verbrou om Britse rugby vir die volgende seisoen of drie te traumatiseer.
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Burger’s selection showed scant respect for Lions The Test match against the British & Irish Lions at Loftus Versfeld yesterday was supposed to confirm that South African rugby is undergoing something of a golden age. But there were few players worth their salt.
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Coach Ian McGeechan was left to rue another lost opportunity after his British and Irish Lions suffered a heartbreaking last-minute defeat at the hands of South Africa on Saturday.
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Okay so now that winning by legal means have failed, the NH Anglo-Francophone clique will try the other legal methodology.. CITING…
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In stark contrast to last weekend, the arrival of the Springboks substitutions against the British and Irish Lions in Pretoria on Saturday seemed to tip the match in their favour and help them secure a truly memorable 28-25 win.
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South Africa can seal an historic test series victory over the Lions today in Pretoria.
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Novice lock Isaac Ross rescued the All Blacks from a stuttering performance as they notched up an unconvincing 27-6 victory over Italy in a one-off Test on Saturday.
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Australia takes on the French in what will be their first tough fixture to their international calendar.
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The All Blacks will look for a more convincing victory over Italy this weekend.
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Peter de Villiers eventually did the obvious by dropping Ricky Januarie, but some of his selections for the Second Test remain strange – especially his midfield and his decision to again have two locks on the bench.
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South Africa will be looking for the “right blend” when they tackle the British and Irish Lions in the decisive second Test in Pretoria on Saturday.
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