Archive for September, 2010

Innovative thinking can avoid Bok crisis

September 30, 2010
Posted by Morné

Is Bok rugby heading towards a crisis?  Well given that De Villiers is seemingly scrambling to get experts on-board and all of them are turning him down, it seems we are getting pretty close.
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Posted in Columnists, Springboks, World Cup 2011 | 63 Comments »

Exactly what does Snor want?

September 30, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers is continuing to alienate his backroom staff, having continued his mysterious search for new assistant coaches – despite not having spoken to his two assistants at all this week.
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Posted in Springboks | 23 Comments »

Mapoe defies court order

September 30, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Springbok Sevens star Lionel Mapoe will stay in Durban and will appeal the court ruling handed down against him by the Bloemfontein High Court on Wednesday.
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Posted in Currie Cup, Disciplinary | 4 Comments »

Bok end-of-year refs named

September 30, 2010
Posted by JT_BOKBEFOK!

Dublin – Nigel Owens, who handled the Tri-Nations Test between the Springboks and All Blacks in Soweto earlier this year, has been handed the whistle for the opening Test of the Boks’ November Tour when they face Ireland at the opening of the brand new Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
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Anyone out there?

September 30, 2010
Posted by Morné

JJ Harmse in his Sport24 column looks at the dire situation Peter de Villiers and Springbok rugby find themselves in.
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Posted in Expert Opinion, Springboks | 29 Comments »

Kanko gets 1 week

September 30, 2010
Posted by Morné

The Sharks No 8 Ryan Kankowski has been suspended from all forms of rugby for one week after he was found guilty of foul play during Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup game against the Xerox Lions in Johannesburg.
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Posted in Disciplinary, Laws and Technical Issues | 17 Comments »

ABSA’s tune a bit off-key

September 29, 2010
Posted by Morné

So Superwoman Mario Ramos decided to join the party (or should I say circus) on the issue of transformation in rugby by claiming some moral high ground saying that they (ABSA) calls the tunes…
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Posted in Columnists | 67 Comments »

Petoors to start for Sharks

September 29, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Springbok flyhalf André Pretorius will start his first game for the Sharks, since he joined them this year, when they take on the Leopards in Durban on Friday.
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Posted in Currie Cup | 12 Comments »

WP change two

September 29, 2010
Posted by Morné

Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee on Wednesday announced his team to take on the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus in Pretoria on Saturday.
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Posted in Currie Cup | 1 Comment »

The Holy Trinity

September 29, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Glory be to the All Blacks, hallowed be their name, who with a year to go to a Rugby World Cup tournament are once again considered to be the best team on the planet. But DAN RETIEF says why they are not a great team.
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Posted in World Cup 2011 | 7 Comments »

Worst tackle ever?

September 29, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Counties-Manukau loose forward Fritz Lee has been suspended for three weeks for a dangerous high tackle on Northland scrumhalf Luke Hamilton during an ITM Cup match last weekend.
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Posted in Disciplinary | 1 Comment »

All Blacks biggest chokers

September 29, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

The All Blacks have topped a list of the greatest chokers in sport, beating the likes of golfer Greg Norman and the Proteas cricket team.
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Posted in Other Unions / Teams | 1 Comment »

All Blacks world’s worst chokers

September 29, 2010
Posted by Morné

The All Blacks have topped a list of the greatest chokers in sport, beating the likes of golfer Greg Norman and the Proteas cricket team.
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Posted in General Discussions | 1 Comment »

Gurthrö back for Blue Bulls

September 29, 2010
Posted by Morné

World Cup winning Springbok prop Gurthrö Steenkamp will make a first start for the Vodacom Blue Bulls in the Absa Currie Cup competition when they take on Western Province at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
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Posted in Currie Cup | 10 Comments »

Mapoe ordered back to Bloem

September 29, 2010
Posted by Morné

Free State Cheetahs wing Lionel Mapoe, was on Wednesday ordered by a Bloemfontein court to report at the Cheetahs by Thursday 15:00.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Rugby Personalities | 3 Comments »

Improving decision-making in rugby

September 28, 2010
Posted by Morné

One of the biggest myths in sport is that players are born with exceptional talent, and that it cannot be coached.
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Posted in Columnists | 22 Comments »

Meyer says no to Bok job

September 28, 2010
Posted by Morné

Blue Bulls director of coaching Heyneke Meyer is believed to have said “no thanks” to a request to become the Springboks’ forwards coach.
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Posted in Springboks | 51 Comments »

Newslflash: Willem de Waal off to Treviso

September 28, 2010
Posted by Morné

Treviso rugby club in Italy confirmed through their website that they have secured the services of Western Province pivot, Willem de Waal.
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Posted in Rugby Personalities | 6 Comments »

De Villiers keeps his job

September 27, 2010
Posted by Morné

Although full details of the meeting between SA Rugby and Peter de Villiers will only be announced tomorrow, it seems clear De Villiers’ job is safe.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Springboks | 19 Comments »

Double blow for Blue Bulls

September 27, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

The Vodacom Blue Bulls were dealt a double blow after hearing they will not have the services of utility forward Juandré Kruger and flanker Deon Stegmann until at least the semi-finals of the Absa Currie Cup.
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Lions lose Taute

September 27, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

The Lions will be without impressive young fullback Jaco Taute for the remainder of the Absa Currie Cup league stages, after a shoulder injury put him out of action for at least three weeks.
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Posted in Currie Cup | 5 Comments »

John confirms Sharks contract extension

September 27, 2010
Posted by Morné

John Smit finally confirmed that he has resisted tempting offers from the Lions to extend his contract with the Sharks.
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Posted in Rugby Personalities | 12 Comments »

Peacock tinge on team of the week

September 27, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

The rugby365.com Currie Cup Team of the Week is roaring with Lions and has a sprinkling of Griquas thrown in for good measure.
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Posted in Currie Cup | 10 Comments »

EXCLUSIVE: Roses did not desert team

September 27, 2010
Posted by Morné

It has emerged that the recent claims of the Rose brother’s deserting their team is more a case of bad planning and communication from the Lions coaching team.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Rugby Personalities | 34 Comments »

Thorny future for AWOL Rose

September 27, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Errant Springbok Earl Rose can almost certainly kiss goodbye any hopes of a new contract offer from the Lions, after he went AWOL at a Sevens tournament at the weekend.
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Posted in Disciplinary | 10 Comments »

Stade Viennois 7 : 16 Rugby Club Innsbruck

September 27, 2010
Posted by JT_BOKBEFOK!

Sensational Innsbruck victory against Austrian Bundesliga runners-up Stade Viennois Rugby Club Innsbruck pocketed a precious away victory in Vienna against Stade Viennois, in a game that they led from start to finish at the Dirnelwiese.
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Posted in Other Unions / Teams | 8 Comments »

Two players, one mind

September 27, 2010
Posted by Morné
Two players, one mind

Who would be South Africa’s best 9/10 combination ever?
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Posted in Springboks | 6 Comments »

SARU has the cash to fire Snor

September 27, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

The South African Rugby Union (Saru) has enough cash reserves in the bank if they choose to dismiss Springbok coach Peter de Villiers and his management team this week.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 35 Comments »