The All Blacks have included uncapped flyhalf Colin Slade as cover for Dan Carter in the 26-man squad to face Australia in the TriNations.
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Springboks coach Peter de Villiers’ mouth has gotten him in trouble again after he claimed that the Springboks were “100 per cent” in support of accused murderer and Bulls rugby prop Bees Roux. A lot has been said about the way the Springboks seemed to have stagnated in their play. The most obvious direction to pass blame is towards PDV and his assistant coaches. They are the ones who must give direction to the team. They are also primarily responsible for selecting a group of players that can fit into a game plan that is required to win tests. [Read More] South Africa will look to replicate the expansive game that saw them score five tries against Australia last week, when the Springboks and Wallabies go head-to-head in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The possibility of further misery or a likely last chance in 2010 to get his Test-level act back together? Am I the only one that thought the test at Loftus over the weekend between the Springboks and Australia was actually pretty good? [Read More] Springbok coach Peter de Villiers had a simple statement for all those critical of the national team even though they had won this weekend: Either you’re for us or you’re against us. Recordings of both After Match Press Conferences were made by me, both on Audio Format as well as seperately on Video Format. The Audio Recordings:
 The Video Recordings: The Videos are long, so they’ll take long to buffer before playing, hope you have proper broadband
Springboks (24) 44 / Wallabies (28) 31 (Final Score)The Springboks hosted the Wallabies in their penultimate encounter against one another this year in the Tri-Nations at Loftus, Pretoria, South Africa at 17:00 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SuperSport HD and M-Net with previews from 16:00 SA Time. In a very strange match, the Springboks proved too tough for the Wallabies, running in 5 tries to 4. What was apparent to me of this match was how severely off form Bryan Habana was the whole match and what a positive impact Chiliboy Ralepelle made as a substitute for a lacklustre John Smit. Francois Hougaard is my Man Of The Match! Victor Matfield did a lap of honour after the match to celebrate his 100th Test Cap. Time for some tough decisions for Peter de Villiers….. put Bryan Habana and John Smit out to pasture, their time has come and gone!
For lock Victor Matfield this was a special occasion on the eve of his 100th Test match. A few little tit-bits regarding the rest of the Tri-Nations of 2010. Ex Test prop Toks van der Linde, now part-time TV presenter, will become the first Ex-Springbok to sing the National Anthem on-field ahead of the Tri-Nations clash between the Springboks and Wallabies at Loftus on Saturday. The return of Quade Cooper to the flyhalf position represents one of just two changes to the Wallabies starting XV for Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test against South Africa in Pretoria. The Wallabies have called on one of South Africa’s best known goalkickers to help improve their technique before the Pretoria Test on Saturday. [Read More] If you want to know what has gone wrong with the Boks or what the All Blacks are doing right, why not just look at how they play? [Read More] |
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Former Bulls coach Heyneke Meyer on Friday presented the Springbok jerseys to the Test team playing the Wallabies in a Tri-Nations Test at Loftus on Saturday.