Bulls legend Louis Moolman passed away this morning following a short illness after suffering a stroke. He is survived by his wife, Cora, three daughters and a son.
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Bulls legend Louis Moolman passed away this morning following a short illness after suffering a stroke. He is survived by his wife, Cora, three daughters and a son.
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SARU vice-president Mike Stofile is angered and disappointed at the lack of opportunity being given to black referees in the forthcoming Super 14, Vodacom Cup and Amateur Provincial Competition. He is quoted as saying, “The future of referees is for whites and not for blacks.”
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Valentines day is coming up and you want to give her something that will tell her that she really “races your motor�. Forget about flowers and cards, be bold, be a man.
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Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities, if not the most beautiful, in the world. You have the spectre of Table Mountain in the centre of the city, the mythical meeting place of the Two Oceans, Indian and Atlantic, the vineyards of the Western Cape and a large friendly multi-cultural population.
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It’s always interesting to look at the gap between the thoughts and actions of the authorities, and to compare them with the views heralded by the Joe Citizens at grassroots level. In this case it’s about the new Cape Town stadium that is to be built for World Cup 2010. .
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Judging from recent events there is not much anyone can teach The Western Force about promoting themselves. Many far more established franchises would do well to take a leaf out of their book!
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Should the Southern Spears prosper next year and from 2008 onwards, they have the juicy prospect of a brand new stadium to play in from 2010.
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What a difference a win makes. Three days ago, almost 4,000 people who had paid for tickets to watch Scotland play at Murrayfield could not be bothered to turn up. Wind the clock forward to yesterday and suddenly there was so much demand for tickets to watch the next match at the stadium, against...
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Emirates Western Force head coach John Mitchell has named the 22 players who will represent the team in its Tooheys New Super 14 debut against the Brumbies at Subiaco Oval on Friday night.
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With Jean De Villiers wearing the Stormers’ No 12 jersey for the first time in their Super 14 match against the Cats at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday the Cats are going to have their hands full. However, add De Wet Barry to the mix and we have a recipe for a clash...
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During the first 38 days of 2006, South African sports hit various lows and very few highs. Bafana Bafana dropped out of the Africa Cup goalless, the Proteas missed out on the finals of the VB series in Australia and our rugby administration is in disarray. Giniel de Villiers finishing second in the Dakar...
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A meeting of high level SARU brass took place in Johannesburg yesterday in order to look at the grievances of the Cheetahs and Sharks.
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It’s with a smug little smile that the Sanzar suits talk about their expanded Super empire. Once there were 10, then there were 12 and now there are 14 teams in the Southern Hemisphere’s cross-border provincial competition. Bigger is absolutely better according to those running the game.
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All Black legend John Kirwan is bound to have made himself an unpopular man in New Zealand following his remark that he feels Japan should have got the 2011 rugby world cup.
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At last – a championship in deed as well as name. For the first time in years, there is a sense of intrigue and uncertainty about the old tournament. All three matches this weekend meet the essential criteria of good sport in having an element of the unknown about them. The flaky French and...
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South African and Warriors off-spinner, Johan Botha (23), has been withdrawn from all competitive cricket competitions as a spinner following the decision by the ICC to suspend him.
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What do you need to be a good rugby player? Be fit, in brilliant condition, strong, fast, have stamina, etc. But what about the mental aspects of the game? Is it really that important or is it important just in certain positions.
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South Africa has been blessed over the years with quality loose forwards. If it is the one area we can claim to have had the best throughout the world since the game turned professional, it is in this area.
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Today RuggaWorld presents our first ‘Patrick on Rugby’ Newsletter from New Zealander, Patrick Innes. Patrick has been producing his Newsletters for a long time and he never holds back. So, sit back, absorb and enjoy the ride. Unleash your sense of humour, us Saffers need to laugh at ourselves more anyway.
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The South African government will shortly be passing a law giving it the powers to become involved in the way sport is being run. The act gives the government the power to “take over when a sport’s disciplines implodes.”
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This is the first installment of our regular Monday round-up of news and views from the local and foreign press. The Streetfighter vs the Diplomat Principled leader better than strong man Odds are stacked against SA flyhalves Waratah’s days are numbered The lighter side of sport
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Welcome to our new website. And new software. And hopefully much less trouble! We here at RuggaWorld endeavour to give you a professionally acceptable service and we do hope that this new site will contribute towards excactly that. Oh, and by the way, all the categories to this article are just there for a...
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Well, a brand spanking new site and a fresh start for us all. Fresh starts, don’t we all love them? The chance to extrapolate the accumulated experiences of the past and focus them into a brighter, better future. A chance to evaluate the mistakes, confront them and avoid them in the future. A chance...
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Going through the past fourteen years of SA rugby history, anybody will see that we went through some rough patches and at sometimes played brilliant rugby. I started analysing the stats and found one common denominator, no matter which type of gameplan was adopted. The team was consistently successful when the flyhalf was consistently...
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Have you started yet with the laaitie or is he already older than five? Don’t despair, there is still enough time to teach him the skills to become a Springbok. Just remember the dream and if he is interested give it a full go.
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