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It is currently 5.20 am, and here I am whacking away at the keyboard. A bit weird I can hear you say. Well, I woke up at 4.00am and just couldn’t go back to sleep. There were a maze of problems running through my mind that I simply couldn’t get rid of.
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By and large this was another game of two halves….the Hurricanes won the game in the first half, and the Cheetahs lost it in the second half.
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After a fairly even first half on the scoreboard the Sharks machine jumped into first gear and powered away to the top score so far this season.
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As the media predicted the Blues had a substantial win but they failed to take a bonus point from the game. The Cheetahs can at least count that as something of an achievement given that their Fans didn’t think they could knock off the Blues.
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Hey, hey, hey,……….I’m sure this wasn’t how the script was supposed to run. The Sharks have been the form team all through the season, until their last couple of games.
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This game was quite a bit better than last week’s effort by the Highlanders, but not by too much, one has to be a very staunch rugby fan to watch this stuff.
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On the night there was only one team in it. The Chiefs started the scoring and finished the scoring, and did more in the middle. I think it fair to say that the Chiefs were better up front, and better in the backs.
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I’m not sure but I think this may be the first time the Sharks have rated No.1 on any Super points log. In any case, they were far too good all over the field for the Hurricanes. In saying that, the Sharks weren’t brilliant by any means, but the Hurricanes were absolutely hopeless.
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Whizkids murder the Bruisers -
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Rugga World reader, SARugbyFan presents his take on why it’s crap to be a Stormers fan and an analysis of rucking and running lines.
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Patrick had an unfortunate data disaster this week, losing 16 hours of work , so there are no match reports this week but Patrick is offering his view of the SA sides.
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I suppose this was a win just waiting to happen, and this time the Crusader Colts simply tore the very fancied Cheetahs to bits. There was only one team in it after about the first 10 minutes.
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It’s a bit difficult to work out why the Force lost this game. It was a Home game, and they had just come off a good win from the week before, but the magic simply wasn’t there.
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I’ve given old Percy heaps of ridicule over the past few years, but last night he played just like an imperious 19 year old, who knows everything, and who has come into the side to show the oldies how it is done!!
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The DUAL of the DUDS – And hey…….Luke Watson nearly scored a try…….!
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New Zealander, Patrick, provides his view on the Bulls/Force match. “The very first thing I must say is that Rugby has started to come of age in South Africa.”
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South African rugby has many issues that need to be addressed. Among those issues, one can debate cause and effect. But the biggest single issue is the speed of second phase ball, writes Stormsaam.
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My name is Andy Colquhoun – and I’m an optoholic.
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Patrick Innes offers his view of the Sharks and Stormers matches.
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I’ve extracted the bits of South African interest from Patrick’s newsletter, Patrick on Rugby. As usual, he fires from the hip. Interesting observations.
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RuggaWorld reader, Stormsaam, gives us his overview of the first round’s Super 14 action for the South African teams.
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Plek van die grOOt Gat aka Kimberley. Rugga World reader, Oranje “OO” Orakel kindly gives us a taste of Kimberley and the Super 14 warm-up match between the Cheetahs and the visiting Samoans
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