The general feeling amongst Bok supporters this morning is one of frustration after the Boks managed to choke out a win against the Scots.
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The general feeling amongst Bok supporters this morning is one of frustration after the Boks managed to choke out a win against the Scots.
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Guest writer Mike Bersiks completes our final analysis of the Bok v Aus test match.
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Greg Growden from the Sydney Morning Herald gives us the Aussie view from this weekend’s test.
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There’s a problem with Heyneke Meyer’s Springbok coaching style, says former Bok mentor, Jake White.
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Resident blogger and Lions supporter, Kat, suggests the way forward for the Lions union.
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Over the last few weeks, the Sunday Tribune has looked at the pressures associated with schoolboy rugby. We have also looked at how a worryingly increasing number of pupils are turning to supplements and drugs to get an edge.
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Ten days in the Philippines and Hong Kong has reinforced my opinion that Sevens becoming an Olympic sport will transform the game of rugby into a mega-sport. Murray Mexted, The Roar Sevens and Tens are really an entertainment product akin to Twenty/20 and one-day Cricket. I spent the day at the Basin Reserve the...
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The message is loud and clear to SA Rugby as they plan to lobby their cause to include the Kings in next year’s SupeRugby competition with their SANZAR partners.
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When I was younger, I wanted to be a Special Forces soldier. I then went through a stage where becoming a professional game ranger greatly appealed to me. The thing that terrified me most was the idea of a desk job. By Clyde Rathbone, 15 Mar 2012 + enlarge image Ewen McKenzie. AP Photo/Francois Mori...
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Over the years, I’ve observed and listened to many referees, firstly as a player, and for the last 20 years as a commentator. Referees are wired, and commentators hear everything they say, including their justification for decisions made in real time. By Murray Mexted, 15 Mar 2012 + enlarge image Referee Bryce Lawrence gestures for...
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Brenden Nel writing for SuperSport.com reports that SANZAR referee’s boss, Lyndon Bray, admitted that there was a ‘big imbalance’ in the way the scrums were handled between the Cheetahs and Brumbies over the weekend.
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JJ Harmse ask the question in his latest column whether SA coaches are in fact below par compared to those around the world?
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Our old favourite, Spiro Zavos believes the Super Rugby conference system is a winning recipe, and that everything must be done in order to stop the South Africans wrecking it.
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New Zealand Herald reporter, Chris Rattue, paints a disturbing picture of the state of affairs within New Zealand Rugby.
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The column is based on the current situation in New Zealand and recent reports of Otago Rugby Union going belly-up.
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I just could not let this pearl of a column from JJ Harmse pass by…
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Nuwe Springbok afrigter, Heyneke Meyer, gesels met Hanlie Retief van Rapport oor sy drome, planne en hoe hy al van skooldae af geweet het hy sal eendag die Springbokke afrig.
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Springbok rugby legend Naas Botha on Monday said he saw no reason why current coach Peter de Villiers could not remain part of the Bok set up.
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The leader of the Stormers, Schalk Burger, is the right man to take over the captaincy of the Springboks.
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A world club championship is on the cards after the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Premiership chief executive Mark McCafferty has claimed.
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The Golden Lions Rugby union on Thursday hit back at rumours on social media and websites that they are bankrupt.
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According to news reports from the United Kingdom, a ‘violent breakaway’ from current rugby controlling bodies to form a new global league may not be too far off.
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Saracens boss Edward Griffiths says the South African Rugby Union (SARU) should consider playing its international rugby in the Northern Hemisphere in future.
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Rugby is in danger of muscling out the flair and skills that have made it such a great game, according to Argentina’s leading points scorer and former captain Hugo Porta.
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I came across the really interesting piece written by an author who obviously follows NFL first and got introduced to rugby union second.
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Respected sport scientist and long standing friend of RuggaWorld, Dr. Ross Tucker, offers his views on the Rugby World Cup and specifically referees and how their performance is damaging the game’s credibility.
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There seems to be no respite for the IRB as opinions from respected rugby experts slamming the organisation and its referees continues to dominate Rugby World Cup headlines.
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Current Springbok coach, Peter de Villiers, received some sympathy from an unlikely source – World Cup winning coach Jake White.
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