Griquas built up enough of a lead in the first half and then produced an inspired defensive effort in the second to beat the Lions 23-19 (half-time 20-7) in their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division match on Friday night. Cheetahs 12, Sharks 21 W Province 48, Leopards 7 Blue Bulls 50, Boland 18
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The Sharks are down in Bloem to visit their voodoo team the Cheetahs.
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Four factors will determine the outcome of the Tri Nations test in Durban. All Black anger is one of them.
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If the Springboks are to register a rare back-to-back victory over the All Blacks in Durban they will have to live up to one of the great sports commentators’ chestnuts and play a game of two halves at the Absa Stadium.
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It has been a work in progress but the Boks seems to have finally found the best mix.
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New Zealand have spent all week trying to mend the errors in their game which saw them go down 19-28 to the Springboks in Bloemfontein last weekend.
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Springbok assistant coach Dick Muir says that the All Blacks will be even more of a threat in the second Tri-Nations international against South Africa in Durban on Saturday.
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Pressure is coming on some senior All Blacks backs who will need improved test performances against South Africa here on Saturday to ensure ongoing Tri-Nations selection.
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Jimmy Cowan is prepared for a massive battle against ‘the most physical side in world rugby’.
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The struggling All Blacks is set to recall Dan Carter for the remainder of the Tri-Nations.
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The WP side that play the Leopard on Friday show vuf changes from the onet that beat the Cheetahs.
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The dancing feet of Victor Matfield provide the secret behind South Africa’s lineout success according to the All Blacks.
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It was mentioned yesterday so if you have some time on your hands, and if you are a coach or young aspiring coach, you will find the theory on the dose-response training fascinating.
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Pumas fly-half Juan Martin Hernandez is looking forward to testing himself in South Africa after agreeing a one-year deal to play for Natal Sharks. END OF THE ROAD FOR PIENAAR AT 10?
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All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith has called for a firmer administration of the offsides law to encourage counter-attacking rugby.
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Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has implored his players to harden up so they are not overwhelmed by the physically intimidating Springboks when they meet in Cape Town next week. ‘‘If you don’t accept the physical challenge, then there won’t be a lot to feed off.”
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Morné Steyn’s match-winning and series-clinching performance for South Africa in the second Test against the British and Irish Lions is haunting the All Blacks ahead of their crucial Tri-Nations Test against the Springboks in Durban on Saturday.
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John Smit, who will become the most capped captain in Test history when he leads South Africa against New Zealand in a Tri-Nations encounter in Durban on Saturday, was quick to divert attention away from his record-breaking achievements.
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England will host the Rugby World Cup in 2015 and Japan will run the tournament in 2019, the International Rugby Board announced. “Only on own soil.”
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Recent references into creating or maintaining pace and momentum on the ball in attack left me to re-visit a topic I discussed with you about a year ago.
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One of the directors of SA Rugby, Mike Stofile, on Tuesday slammed the idea of implementing the quota system in South African rugby again.
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The 21-year-old Owen Franks will have his baptism of fire when he has to anchor New Zealand’s scrum in the Tri-Nations Test against South Africa at the Absa Stadium on Saturday.
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Peter de Villiers opted for a more pragmatic approach to Saturday’s vital clash against the All Blacks by making minimum changes to his match 22.
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Shock Horror. Another World Cup tournament host announcement has been smeared by angst, contentious backroom deals and threats of reprisals. The grubby side of rugby politics has again risen to the surface.
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The laws suit the Boks style of play, they have the best itinerary and they have Victor Matfield, so even Spiros Zavos favours them for the TN.
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John Plumtree is worried about what is rugby is coming to and I have news for him – the game has gone to ground. “The game is a mess, and it was bound to happen.”
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The Sharks and Western Province got the foothold in the competition they were looking for, but the big talking point after the third round of the Absa Currie Cup should surely be the form of Griquas.
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Another win for pragmatic over enigmatic rugby, but the All Blacks are set to persist with width in the Tri-Nations rematch against South Africa in Durban on Sunday morning (NZT).
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