General Discussions

Bulls legend dies after short illness

February 10, 2006
Posted by Boertjie

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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Posted in General Discussions | 15 Comments »

Lack of black referees angers Stofile

February 9, 2006
Posted by Rasputin

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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Posted in General Discussions, Laws and Technical Issues, Rugby Administration | 8 Comments »

“Want to race my motor?”

February 9, 2006
Posted by Deon

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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Posted in General Discussions, RuggaWorld Humour | 122 Comments »

Cape Town Rugby Festival 2006

February 8, 2006
Posted by Rasputin

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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Posted in General Discussions, Other Tournaments | 14 Comments »

Cape Town’s new stadium: No hallelujahs from the public

February 8, 2006
Posted by Boertjie

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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Posted in General Discussions | 5 Comments »

The art of promoting yourself

February 8, 2006
Posted by Rasputin

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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Posted in General Discussions, Other Unions / Teams, Rugby Administration, Rugby Union Fans, Super 14 | Comments Off

Port Elizabeth to get 65 000 seater Test venue.

February 8, 2006
Posted by Rasputin

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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Posted in Currie Cup, General Discussions, Rugby Administration, SA Unions / Teams, Super 14 | 10 Comments »

Braveheart taking the high road again?

February 8, 2006
Posted by Rasputin

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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Posted in General Discussions, International Teams, Other Unions / Teams, Rugby Union Fans, Six Nations | 7 Comments »

The Force nearly full house

February 8, 2006
Posted by Rasputin

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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Posted in General Discussions, Other Unions / Teams, Super 14 | 17 Comments »

Stormers will have full strength midfield as Cats woes rise

February 8, 2006
Posted by DavidS

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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Posted in General Discussions, Super 14 | 20 Comments »

Professionalism in SA Sport

February 8, 2006
Posted by Deon

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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Posted in General Discussions | 9 Comments »

SARU meet over Cheetahs and Sharks

February 8, 2006
Posted by Rasputin

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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Posted in General Discussions, Rugby Administration, SA Unions / Teams, Super 14, Tri-Nations | 13 Comments »

Who wants to watch another Saffa team lose?

February 7, 2006
Posted by Rasputin

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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Posted in General Discussions, Rugby Administration, Super 14 | 25 Comments »

Kirwan breaks ranks over RWC

February 7, 2006
Posted by Rasputin

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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Posted in General Discussions, Rugby Personalities | 10 Comments »

Six Nations starts with a bang

February 7, 2006
Posted by Rasputin

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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Posted in General Discussions, International Teams, Other Unions / Teams, Six Nations | 1 Comment »

Botha suspended by ICC

February 7, 2006
Posted by Rasputin

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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Posted in General Discussions | 15 Comments »

How to peak your performance

February 7, 2006
Posted by Deon

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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Posted in General Discussions | 11 Comments »

Loose -ing Perspective

February 7, 2006
Posted by Morné

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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Posted in General Discussions, Laws and Technical Issues | 29 Comments »

Patrick on RUGBY 2601

February 7, 2006
Posted by Rasputin

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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Posted in General Discussions, Laws and Technical Issues, RuggaWorld Exclusives | 90 Comments »

Government’s role in sport set to be increased

February 7, 2006
Posted by Boertjie

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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Posted in General Discussions | 22 Comments »

Weekend Round-up: News and Views

February 6, 2006
Posted by Boertjie

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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Posted in General Discussions | 15 Comments »

Our new Website.

February 5, 2006
Posted by Admin

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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Posted in General Discussions | 133 Comments »

Fresh Starts

February 5, 2006
Posted by Rasputin

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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Posted in General Discussions, Rugby Administration, Rugby Union Fans | 70 Comments »

Dictating the attack

February 5, 2006
Posted by Deon

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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Posted in General Discussions, Laws and Technical Issues | 54 Comments »

Dreaming the rugby dream – Part 2

February 5, 2006
Posted by Deon

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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Posted in General Discussions, Laws and Technical Issues | 3 Comments »