Archive for March 9th, 2010

Plumtree reads riots act

March 9, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Sharks head coach John Plumtree says he will suspend his players if they are yellow-carded in future Super 14 games. “The next player to get a yellow card gets a red card from me.”
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Judgment day for S14 whistlers

March 9, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Tournament assessors held a conference hookup last night where the performance of Australian official Paul Marks was likely to come under the heaviest scrutiny after a fractious end to the Waratahs and Sharks game.
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IRB pays for Pumas

March 9, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Rugby’s governing body will pay $2 million so Argentina can play in the Tri-Nations from 2012.
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Mixed bag for Bulls

March 9, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

An uneven area on the surface of the Bulls’ training field almost played havoc with the team’s Super 14 campaign when Fourie du Preez sprained an ankle during Monday’s practice and had to be assisted off the field. BAKKIES WON’T MAKE THE TOUR.
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Sharks will stick to the fight – Plum

March 9, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Sharks’ coach John Plumtree says his team will carry on fighting for their first win of the Super 14 season and he hoped they would get on a roll after that. “I was very annoyed with our discipline.”
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Is there life after Steyn?

March 9, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

To think that a year ago we were still debating whether or not Morné Steyn had the pedigree to make it at international Test level? Now, the bigger question is who exactly will deputise for him when the Tests roll around.
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Some time for hunting and fishing now

March 9, 2010
Posted by Morné

This is how the Cheetahs fiery loose-forward will deal with his injury which will keep him out for the rest of 2010.
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Posted in Rugby Personalities | 15 Comments »

No action against Burger

March 9, 2010
Posted by Morné

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) are not planning any action against Stormers captain Schalk Burger.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Rugby Personalities | 6 Comments »

Fourie scare for Bulls

March 9, 2010
Posted by Morné
Fourie scare for Bulls

The Vodacom Bulls received a scare as they returned to training when their Springbok and vice-captain Fourie du Preez hobbled off the field with a sprained ankle in Monday’s training session.
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