Archive for March 31st, 2010

What an (utter rubbish) experience!

March 31, 2010
Posted by Morné

So I took my laaitie out to Newlands on Saturday for what was his first experience of the ground all WP fans love and cherish.
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Posted in Columnists, Vodacom Cup | 54 Comments »

The muscle in the Bulls pack

March 31, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

While his teammates bash away on the ping-pong table in their Auckland hotel, Pierre Spies settles himself into a lounge chair.
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Posted in Rugby Personalities | 2 Comments »

Why are Saffas so good at mauling?

March 31, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

strong>… and what can we do about it? “I don’t like it as it is, for the simple reason that it is like the breakdown area where it is virtually impossible to stop legally, unless you pull it down straightaway, because it is formed off a lineout.
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Posted in Super 14 | 74 Comments »

Lomu: Battered but not broken

March 31, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Jonah Lomu has told how he was left scarred by his days of fighting on the streets. GREAT READ.
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Posted in Rugby Personalities | 6 Comments »

Plumtree again denies rift

March 31, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Sharks head coach John Plumtree has again dismissed rumours of a rift in the team allegedly centered around John Smit and the Du Plessis brothers.
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Wikus aiming high

March 31, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

World Cup-winning Springbok flank Wikus van Heerden said the Lions are not as bad as the scoreboard reflects and with some “minor adjustments” can become a winning team again.
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Posted in Super 14 | 17 Comments »

Big guns in Baby Bok squad

March 31, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Super 14 players Wandile Mjekevu and fullback Patrick Lambie have been drafted in to the SA Under-20 training squad that will participate in a seven-day pre-World Championship camp in Saldanha from next Thursday.
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Cheetahs team announced

March 31, 2010
Posted by Morné

Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske announced his side to take on the Waratahs in Sydney this weekend.
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Stormers team announced

March 31, 2010
Posted by Morné

Allister Coetzee, head coach of the Vodacom Stormers, today announced his team to play the Western Force in Perth on Friday 2 April. Kick-off is at 12h05 (SA time)
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Posted in Super 14 | 13 Comments »

Rebels sign Mortlock

March 31, 2010
Posted by Morné

Former Australia captain Stirling Mortlock has joined the Melbourne Rebels on a three-year contract, the Super Rugby expansion franchise said on Wednesday.
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Posted in Rugby Personalities, Super 15 | 2 Comments »

Kiwis trust fans with cans

March 31, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Beer will be served in cans rather than cups during next year’s Rugby World Cup, despite concerns over public safety.
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Posted in General Discussions | 53 Comments »

Crusaders team announcement

March 31, 2010
Posted by Morné

The Crusaders have announced their team for their local derby against the Hurricanes.
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Posted in Super 14 | 2 Comments »

Will we see the best Pumas?

March 31, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Argentina moved closer to joining an expanded southern hemipshere rugby competition after the game’s governing body (IRB) approved $10 million in funding, but New Zealand rugby chief Steve Tew said player elegibility remains an issue.
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Posted in Tri-Nations | 9 Comments »

SARU targets transformation

March 31, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

RE-ELECTED South African Rugby Union (Saru) president Oregan Hoskins has bumped transformation and the proper establishment of the Southern and the Eastern Cape region to the top of his to-do list.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 6 Comments »