Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has petitioned IRB referee manager Paddy O’ Brien to explain where South Africa infringed and, by consequence, why they were penalised so heavily against Australia in Perth on Saturday.
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Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has petitioned IRB referee manager Paddy O’ Brien to explain where South Africa infringed and, by consequence, why they were penalised so heavily against Australia in Perth on Saturday.
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Following hot on the heels of the disappointing departure of the injured JP Pietersen and Andries Bekker from the Springbok camp, came the news on Monday that Bakkies Botha, Bryan Habana and Danie Rossouw are battling niggles as well.
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 It’s official – all 31,557 tickets to the All Blacks v Springboks Tri-Nations Test at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton on Saturday, September 12 have sold out.Â
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It was Bryce Lawrence, the pedantic New Zealand referee, who succeeded where the Wallabies failed in breaking the Springboks’ momentum in their Tri-Nations Test in Perth on Saturday.Â
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South Africa coach Peter de Villiers said Monday he will not repeat his error from the British and Irish Lions series and instead will name his strongest lineup to face the Wallabies this weekend.
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The HSBC Waratahs have completed their search for a second rower with the signing of former Emerging Springboks lock Hendrik Roodt on a two-year deal.
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Here’s a scary thought for world rugby – South Africa not only believe they will become even more dominant but have also set their sights on becoming one of the greatest sides of all time.
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THIS is a potjiekos Monday, with the main dish a magnificent Perth pie thrown in the face of the Aussies, who had goaded the Boks into running the ball.
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AUSTRALIA could lose its proposed new Melbourne-based Super 15 franchise and millions of dollars in broadcasting revenue, with a South African team poised to exploit the infighting over the Victorian licence, ARU executive director John O’Neill has warned. PE team would devalue the broadcast rights and be a logistical disaster.
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THE Wallabies are in crisis and heading for a winless Tri Nations, writes GREG GROWDEN in his Monday Maul column.
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TAKE a bow Peter de Villiers. The much-maligned Springbok coach has now overseen yet another set of records and milestones and at this rate there appears to be no end in sight.
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The Springboks probably strolled out of Perth in a jubilant mood, but the pretenders to their crown should allow themselves a wee smile.
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THE public perception of Big Bad Bakkies paints him as the hitman of the South African pack.
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There, that didn’t hurt, did it Peter? At last, we saw something resembling a true World Champion performance from the World Champion South Africans, a proper exhibition of all the game’s skills. PETER BILLS reports.
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What is the solution to the struggling Springbok scrum? It seems pretty damn ridiculous to have a prop of the capability of Jannie du Plessis on the bench and not use him.
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The Springboks will have a new right wing when they tackle the Wallabies in a Tri-Nations encounter in Brisbane at the Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.
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Yesterday while doing my early morning shopping I came across a second hand book sale for an organization called TEARS animal rescue. Something caught my eye and I just had to buy it; “The Outdoor Cook Book of Springbok Rugby Players�.
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WHAT an embarrassment. The Wallabies were at their dunderheaded worst at Subiaco Oval last night when they were made to look like a pick-up park team and were deservedly put away by the Springboks.
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Hans Coetzee’s Lions team, who suffered consecutive defeats to the Sharks and Western Province in the last fortnight, has not looked like a settled outfit at any stage this season.
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Sharks coach Plumtree said this week that the match would be a “real cracker:, especially with Western Province the only side to have beaten The Sharks this season.
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Despite the wheels coming off a bit in the past fortnight, you simply can’t write Griquas off as play-off contenders.
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The triumphant play the desperate when South Africa play Australia at Subiaco Oval in Perth. It’s hard to decide which of the two is in the better position – the confident (overconfident?) triumphant or the determined desperate.
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The Wallabies tonight are set to dramatically change their game plan, introducing several new patterns of play in a desperate bid to break a long Tri Nations drought.
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The tweaking of tactics by both the Boks and Wallabies, and the influence of New Zealand referee Bryce Lawrence, will have a significant impact on Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test in Perth.
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This will represent the Leopards’ best chance of a win in this year’s competition, probably also their last – a fact that coach Chaka Willemse readily acknowledges.
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The Springboks will go into Saturday’s Tri-Nations match against the Wallabies in strange circumstances indeed: the Aussie public expects the Boks to win.
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South Africa’s ugly but effective kick-chase game has drawn support from former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones, who believes it’s no different to Robbie Deans’ traditional playing style.
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Test referee Willie Roos has resigned from refereeing, prompting Andre Watson, referees’ manager of the South African Rugby Union, to call on rugby supporters to return to traditional rugby values of respect towards officials.
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