Barney and Bismarck under presure

Springbok aspirations often aren’t helped when a Vodacom Super 14 franchise loses its lustre – and is the subject of some disharmony rumours, too — in the manner the Sharks have in early season. [Read More]

Physiological demands of rugby


The Vodacom Super 14 competition puts elite rugby players through one of the toughest tests in the game – with up to 15 maximum efforts over 16 weeks, often across 10 time-zones against teams wishing to displace the Bulls as the reigning Super Rugby champions.

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1970 All Black tour - Arrival and first three tour matches

Second part of a series by McLook, a blogger with a passion that we share, Springbok History. McLook is also a blogger right here on R-T. We thank him for the generosity to post his articles here.

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Lions without a King

The Lions will have to face the Brumbies without an injured “King” Carlos Spencer when they play the Brumbies in Canberra this weekend. In addition Deon Van Rensburg, centre for the Lions, is on his way home after tearing muscles in his thumb.

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Cheetahs Team Announced

Naka Drotske has announced a side which shows 5 changes to play the Hurricanes on Saturday night. [Read More]

How to fix SA sides

After 3 weeks of gruelling Super 14 rugby we start to see patterns of the various problems emerging in the South African Super 14 sides. Here is a sideways glance at how I see the respective shortcommings and possible areas to work on.

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