“This was the Russian tanks rolling into Prague.” Wallaby legend John Eales reckons the All Blacks are on the verge of a great era. He needs to revise that view – the All Blacks are not on the verge, they are in the midst, writes GREGOR PAUL.
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OFF-FIELD ISSUES MUST BE ADDRESSED Springbok coach Peter de Villiers, and the many controversies surrounding him, will be very high on the ‘to-do’ list of new South African Rugby Union Chief Executive, Jurie Roux.
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The Lions feel that the Blue Bulls are vulnerable and their youthful team have a realistic chance of causing an upset against the defending Currie Cup champions.
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UPDATE: Sharks take it by scoring 14 points in the last 9 minutes. It is a Currie Cup game with history! Yes, the Free State Cheetahs have had the wood over the Sharks for the better part of the last decade.
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What a prospect this match is! Miss it and spend the rest of your rugby days regretting it. It just could be greatest match of all time. If you look at the three Tri-Nations matches this year, it suggests that this will be a miraculous match between two evenly-matched, skilful and adventurous teams.
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Bok coach Peter de Villiers is under the whip. MURRAY WILLIAMS asked Carel du Plessis some questions.
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Springbok assistant coach Gary Gold has broken his silence, admitting that the away leg of this year’s Vodacom Tri Nations was a failure, but vowed the coaching staff would work tirelessly to make the home leg a success.
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GRIQUAS 41, LEOPARDS 27 in Potchefstroom Western Province’s unbeaten run in this year’s Currie Cup competition is unlikely to come under threat when they tackle the Pumas at Newlands on Friday – unless they suffer a serious case of complacency.
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Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has come out strongly to tell the country that he – and nobody else – is the coach of the national team.
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The Wallabies will be a tougher opponent for the all-conquering All Blacks in Melbourne on Saturday than World Cup champions South Africa, skipper Richie McCaw said on Friday.
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Jurie Roux, the senior director of finances and asset management at Stellenbosch University, was chosen as the new CEO of the South African Rugby Union at a meeting of the organisation’s General Council in Cape Town on Friday.
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Springbok assistant coach, Gary Gold, gives a frank assessment of the Springboks disastrous tour Down-under and how they plan to fix things.
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One of the more interesting things I discovered about rugby in the last three weeks is that Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher loves it too, wrties JJ HARMSE.
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The national coach and team are SARU’s most precious asset… so why not back the team… and why let old Boer mentalities dictate their reaction to Anglo-Saxon discrimination?
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When did rugby stop being a contest? Or why do we have laws in place to effectively end a contest between two teams where the spectators and fans feel the effect of a yellow or red card more than the players?
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Jean de Villiers has warned that attacking players may start milking penalties if there is an exaggerated emphasis on eliminating the so-called “tip tackle” from rugby.
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SANZAR has issued a notice of alleged misconduct against Springbok coach Peter de Villiers following comments he made on Australia’s Fox Sports ‘Rugby Club’ programme on July 21.
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As a rule of thumb, when an incoming coach takes over an established team, Year Three is when his pedigree is confirmed, or he is found to be an imposter – and Div isn’t looking to good.
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Springbok coach Peter de Villiers was backed by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday following his team’s dismal Tri-Nations tour.
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South Africa flyhalf Ruan Pienaar has agreed to his release from the Sharks and will join Ulster at the start of September, it was announced on Wednesday.
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Folks I am going to cheat a little bit here if you don’t mind. I have combined the 3rd and 4th parts of the review into a single post because it is starting to read a bit like ‘Days of Our Lives’ and there is so much happening that I want to comment on...
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The All Blacks have slammed a press photographer whose candid snap left secret tactics for their Tri-Nations clash with the Wallabies splashed across Australian newspapers.
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Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Frans Ludeke made five changes to his starting line up for his side’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.
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Given the recent scrutiny of the tip or spear tackle, I found this very good piece by Rugby 365′s Paul Dobson who discusses the offence at length.
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It is the biggest schools rugby even in the world, and Jacques (Bunny) takes us through some of the history between the biggest rivals in SA schools as-well as what you can look forward to if you make your way down to Paarl this weekend where Gimmies take on Boys High.
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A SANZAR Appeals Committee has dismissed an appeal by Australian first five-eighth Quade Cooper against his two-week suspension imposed after the Australia v South Africa Tri Nations Test match in Brisbane on Saturday 24 July 2010.
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Allister Coetzee has called on Springbok supporters to back their team during this difficult time and he is confident the Boks can “fix the potholes” in the home leg of the Tri-Nations. (RW Note: This is how you do it Jake…)
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This is the one post that I would rather not have written. Having said that it is I believe an essential one. I know that it will court controversy and I know that many South Africans will be critical of its content.
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