Monday evening the Sharks had a visitor at their practice. Sitting under one of the trees on the Kings Park outer fields shielded from the intermittent drizzle was none other than Springbok coach Pieter de Villiers and SA Rugby manger of teams Andy Marinos, who were both casting their eyes over the Sharks’ training...
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Have you ever dreamt of witnessing one of the biggest Rugby events in the world? Well here is your chance.
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The president of the Golden Lions Rugby Union, Professor Jannie Ferreira, has denied he made a deal regarding a position at SA Rugby during the appointment of the new national rugby coach.
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The tight financial constraints under which the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) is currently operating will make it substantially harder for players like Rocky Elsom and Wycliff Palu to stay loyal to their country.
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South African players will have to adapt quickly to the changes in the rugby laws or they will struggle in the Super 14 competition, says new Springbok coach Peter de Villiers.
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Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské may be no closer to an answer for his fly-half poser, but he may have unearthed a real gem at hooker.
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Crusaders and Wallabies coach Robbie Deans is enthusiastic about rugby’s rule changes, but says they weren’t entirely responsible for the high scoring rate in the Crusaders’ 55-33 win over the Hurricanes on Friday.
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The Vodacom Stormers final 2008 warm-up game scheduled for Saturday 2 February at Newlands against a Vodacom WP Invitation XV has been cancelled.
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It will be interesting to see whether the new laws that will be applied in this year’s Super 14 will go the same way as the controversial four-stage “touchy-feely� scrum which made its appearance last year.
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Crusaders halfback Andrew Ellis and Chiefs flyhalf Tasesa Lavea could miss the start of the Super 14 season after suffering ankle injuries in pre-season matches.
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All Blacks great Todd Blackadder has labelled Laurie Fisher insecure after the Brumbies mentor was quick to dismiss Robbie Deans’ plan to use the Australian Super 14 coaches as Wallabies squad selectors.
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To Adrian Jacobs, quality is more important than quantity. That is why the Sharks centre is willing to accept the fact that he will spend most of his time on the substitutes’ bench this rugby season
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Springbok coach Peter de Villiers intends luring back, with the assistance of sponsors, some of the talented South Africans who are playing rugby abroad.
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Bath coach Steve Meehan is facing the loss of Butch James, South Africa’s World Cup-winning fly-half, for several weeks.
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Saracens coach Alan Gaffney has made three changes to his side for the all-important Guinness Premiership clash against Bath at Vicarage Road on Sunday.
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The SANZAR countries (South Africa New Zealand and Australia) have issued a game management plan for managing the new Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) in Super 14.
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Recently the Sunday Times invited it’s readers to send in questions for Sharks coach Dick Muir to answer.
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Wallaby World Cup captain Stirling Mortlock is in danger of being lost to Australian rugby after receiving a massive $3.75million offer to finish his career in Japan.
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Australia and New Zealand’s rugby union teams are set to play each other in a historic one-off test in Hong Kong, the first on neutral turf outside a World Cup, a report said here on Saturday.
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The South African Rugby Union (Saru) are likely to push for Heyneke Meyer to be formally offered the post of director of rugby within the next few days — despite internal differences within the hierarchy this week about meeting him.
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It was rugby, but not as we knew it. It was a blend of bullrush, sevens and touch, a frantic whirr of mistakes and action under a broiling Auckland afternoon sun.
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On a pitch that showed no great signs of deterioration, a gritty century from Ricky Ponting and some fine strokeplay from Michael Clarke pushed Australia ever closer to India’s first innings of 526. The new ball failed to do the trick, and with the spinners getting little purchase, the two batsmen went about run-making...
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Vodacom Stormers scrumhalf Bolla Conradie feels rejuvenated and is raring to go in the Super 14 competition that starts next month.
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The Crusaders have finished strongly to beat the Hurricanes 55-33 in a spectacular pre-season fixture in front of an excited crowd of 10,500 in Motueka at the top of the South Island on Saturday .
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Matthew Hayden illustrated his value to the cause with another immense innings as Australia delivered a strong riposte on the third morning at the Adelaide Oval.
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Captain Graeme Smith hit 86 and Shaun Pollock produced a bowling master class as South Africa gained a resounding 86-run win in the second one-day international against the West Indies at Newlands on Friday.
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Wallaby and Waratahs lock Daniel Vickerman has confirmed he will not re-sign with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) after his contract expires later this year.
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Having lost their captain, Chris Gayle, with a broken thumb and hamstring injury, West Indies are contemplating promoting Shivnarine Chanderpaul to No.3 in their bid to square the five-match one-day series against South Africa after losing the opening game at Centurion on Sunday.
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