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Straeuli scouting WP talent

October 5, 2007
Posted by Morné

Ex-Bok coach and now Sharks Commercial Manager, Rudolph Straeuli, used the trial match organized by new Stormers Super 14 coach, Rassie Erasmus, to scout for future Sharks player in Cape Town.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, SA Unions / Teams | 36 Comments »

Bernie to join Stormers?

October 2, 2007
Posted by Morné

So you just happen to be regarded as one of the best flyhalf’s of modern rugby. Your deal to go play in some European club fell through. What do you do now? Yes of course! Go to Cape Town play some rugga and enjoy the good life!
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Posted in SA Unions / Teams, Super 14 | 17 Comments »

WP team for Free State hiding

September 20, 2007
Posted by DavidS

Gary Gold announces his side that will get trounced by Free State this weekend.
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Posted in Currie Cup, SA Unions / Teams | 52 Comments »

Loftus celebrates 30th Birthday

August 28, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

Yesterday exactly 30 years ago, on Saturday 27 August 1977, the new Loftus Versfeld was inaugurated when the Springboks played against the World XV.
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Posted in SA Unions / Teams | 17 Comments »

Province rejects gather at Saracens

August 25, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

Springbok and Western Province utility back Brent Russell has found himself in good company at his new English club Saracens, where he has joined Springbok and WP scrum-half Neil de Kock.
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Basson signs with Rovigo

August 16, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

The Vodacom Blue Bulls’ utility back Stefan Basson has signed a two-year contract with Italian club Rovigo.
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WP sign Blue Bulls lock

August 14, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

The Blue Bulls’ lock Adriaan Fondse signed a contract with Western Province and will be available for his new province from November.
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Jannie Du Plessis – ready to challenge BJ

August 8, 2007
Posted by DavidS

Maybe he’s not going to WP after all, but with BJ’s ability to get a British passport, perhaps the Sharks are covering their bases.
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Posted in Rugby Personalities, SA Unions / Teams | 34 Comments »

Chester gets a new job – Paarwater demoted

July 25, 2007
Posted by DavidS

Now we know why the Pumas man left there in such a hurry. Apparently the claims of being followed around and threatened by racists is another one of the figments of Chester’s rich imagination.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Rugby Personalities, SA Unions / Teams | 64 Comments »

Lions announce their side for Valke match

July 25, 2007
Posted by DavidS

Baywatch Grobbelaar skippers a side missing Ernst Joubert and Jaco Pretorius.
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An FA Cup for Club Rugby?

July 25, 2007
Posted by Rasputin

It’s not often that a drunken chat after a round of golf turns so serious that the participants all wake up the next morning wanting to chat about it some more, writes Newshields.
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Posted in General Discussions, RuggaWorld Columnists, SA Unions / Teams | 28 Comments »

Chester ducks at Pumas

July 18, 2007
Posted by DavidS

Suparugby reports that Chester Williams has ducked from the Pumas and gone back to Cape Town
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Posted in Rugby Personalities, SA Unions / Teams | 30 Comments »

Tant Stienie think she knows how WP lost coaches

July 12, 2007
Posted by DavidS

Tant Stienie happened to be shopping around Tygerberg Valley Shopping Centre on Sunday morning. Here’s what she tells RW.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, SA Unions / Teams | 10 Comments »

Has WP fired Fester?

July 11, 2007
Posted by DavidS

Rumours abounding in Cape Town are that after this weekend’s expressions of anger about the performance of WP, Fester was fired this morning.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, SA Unions / Teams | 27 Comments »

Bulls and Lions for derby clash

July 4, 2007
Posted by DavidS

Bulls and Lions have named their teams for this Saturday’s derby clash at Loftus
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Posted in Currie Cup, SA Unions / Teams | 19 Comments »

Danie Thiart also overseas

July 4, 2007
Posted by DavidS

The Bulls prop is also heading for France.
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Posted in Currie Cup, Rugby Personalities, SA Unions / Teams | 21 Comments »

WP in crisis

July 3, 2007
Posted by Rasputin

Nick Mallett’s failure as Western Province director of rugby is clear when contrasted with Rudolf Straeuli’s Sharks success, writes Chris Hewitt.
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Posted in General Discussions, SA Unions / Teams | 21 Comments »

FLASH: Mallett is jobless

June 29, 2007
Posted by DavidS

WP announces that the DOT position will be made redundant
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Posted in Rugby Personalities, SA Unions / Teams | 136 Comments »

Bye-bye Newlands?

June 17, 2007
Posted by Morné

It touches the very core of our traditions in South African rugby, and their will be very good arguments either way – what cannot be denied is that change is inevitable.
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Posted in SA Unions / Teams | 65 Comments »

French go buy crazy as Toulon hooks Matfield and Sephaka

June 8, 2007
Posted by DavidS

Toulon has signed Springboks Lawrence Sephaka and Victor Matfield along with Wessel Roux for after RWC 2007.
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Posted in Rugby Personalities, SA Unions / Teams, Springbok Team Analysis | 66 Comments »

Confirmed – AJ Stays for another season

June 6, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

Good news for the Sharks is that influential flank AJ Venter has re-signed with the Sharks until the conclusion of the 2008 Vodacom Super 14.
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Posted in SA Unions / Teams | 98 Comments »

Bye Butch, ‘Alo again AJ

June 6, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

Springbok flyhalf Butch James has been made a lucrative offer to play club rugby in England and he could be lost to Sharks rugby next year.
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Posted in SA Unions / Teams | 17 Comments »

Jake for Province?

June 5, 2007
Posted by Rasputin

Springbok coach Jake White has found himself confronting an uncertain future over whether he will be retained as an SA Rugby employee after the World Cup.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Rugby Personalities, SA Unions / Teams | 174 Comments »

French clubs lining up Jake White Boks with fat salary offers

May 24, 2007
Posted by DavidS

Several senior Bok players are in the sights of French scouts and the cash on offer is obscene.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, SA Unions / Teams | 131 Comments »

Boobs and Balls – Supersport’s late April Fool’s joke

May 7, 2007
Posted by DavidS

On Thursday evening I had the displeasure of watching Boots & All’s so-called Bok Barometer. I laughed so much I had to call Robdylan and share the joke, only to discover it wasn’t tongue in cheek.
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Posted in General Discussions, Incoming Tours, SA Unions / Teams | 149 Comments »

SA Form XV: Week 14

May 7, 2007
Posted by DavidS

Yes, it’s the last week of the Form XV, so let’s look
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Posted in SA Unions / Teams, Super 14 | 55 Comments »

Boland Rugby (Pty) Ltd falls on own sword

May 3, 2007
Posted by DavidS

Sources close to Boland rugby’s professional arm tell us they’re applying for voluntary liquidation.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, SA Unions / Teams | 11 Comments »

SA rugby’s debt to universities

April 27, 2007
Posted by Rasputin

One of my favourite tournaments is starting on Thursday in Potchefstroom. Called the FNB Super Bowl, it is played between the top eight rugby universities in the country, and yes, a bank is the main sponsor.
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Posted in Columnists, Other Tournaments, SA Unions / Teams | 3 Comments »