Former Springbok coach Jake White believes the warning lights are flickering for Bok rugby. [Read More]
           |
“It’s nice to be back.” The remark by Bakkies Botha could just as well have been the official comment from the Blue Bulls. The Blue Bulls may have a swagger following their win over the Sharks, but Free State would also have started their preparations for Saturday’s Currie Cup match against the champions with a smile. Springbok prop CJ van der Linde will strengthen the Cheetahs’ pack for the clash with the Blue Bulls.
Short and sweet, this is what Divvie serves South Africans after yet another Tri-Nations loss…. I was a loose head prop and don’t pretent to know too much about rugby, but if I was given the opportunity to coach the springboks for a day, here is what I would like to say to them. [Read More] New Zealand Women have been crowned RWC Champions for the fourth time in succession. [Read More] Stats from Australia , more will follow from the rugby guru’s. Interpret these the way you feel. Lets hear what comes out of this. It was what one could call a winter of discontent for the Springboks as they lost their fifth Tri-Nations match from six in Bloemfontein on Saturday and set a new Tri-Nations record by conceding the most tries in the 15 years of the competition. The 41-39 loss meant the Springboks ended bottom of the log. Simple. What you see is what you get. That is Francois Hougaard. Humble about his successes, yet confident in his abilities. Quiet-spoken about his fame, but not shy about his hairstyle or shiny set of wheels. The Champions League Twenty20 has the potential to be one of the world’s biggest cricket tournaments, former Australia opening batsman Matthew Hayden said on Sunday. The annual review of the Springboks’ performance in the Vodacom Tri-Nations will be scheduled with Springbok coach Peter de Villiers for later this month. The review will cover all aspects of the Springboks’ performances. What a weekend of upsets. The previous weekend had two surprise results, with one a real upset. The Cheetah win against WP was not such a shock but the Bulls sent back to Pretoria with the wool over their head was. This weekend had again two great surprises. Reaction on the 2nd test After a telefilm of the test, the Springboks, or the thinking ones, this evening were agreed on one thing –if the All Blacks had been really on the ball, they would have won by 20, even 25, to nil. The case in point just before halftime when Laidlaw ran the blindside from a loose movement with Murdoch, Moreton and Birtwistle lined up outside him. Ahead stood only Gainsford and Brynard. With any sort of accuracy in passing and any sort of speed in movement, it must have been a try at the other end. But did this try come off? Not a ghost of a chance. Murdoch kicked. “I tell you,” said Gainsford not without a touch of scorn, “those All Black backs will never run against us. They never will. They will always kick.” This remains to be seen and proved; but it was a devastating display of defensiveness of New Zealand rugby at the highest level. [Read More] Where does one begin, in 2009 PDV led his charges to a series win over the Lions and to the Tri Nations trophy, during this time there was a lot of criticism for the way they played and also a couple of controversial issues raised in regards to on the field “fouls” commited by Schalk Burger (alleged eye gouge), Bakkies Botha (clearing out the ruck with no arms), this continued into 2010 with Bakkies Botha (head butt) once again in the frame. There were also a number of spear tackles which saw Jean de Villiers and Jaque Fourie receive bans for these dangerous tackles. [Read More] |
|
|
Copyright © 2010 Rugby-Talk - By Rudi Geldenhuys, All Rights Reserved 98 queries. 0.963 seconds. 17 visitors online now9 guests, 7 bots, 1 members Max visitors today: 17 at 10:35 AM This month: 24 at 2 September 2010, 04:31 AM This year: 48 at 22 August 2010, 03:53 AM All time: 48 at 22 August 2010, 03:53 AM No Counter as from 31 October 2009: 837,527 Page Impressions |
||
Jake White wants his old job back – but only as an interim measure to help get Springbok rugby back on track before handing over to his former assistant, Allister Coetzee, after 2011.
Loading ...