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Popping a sleeping tablet was not the only reason Graham Henry grabbed some decent shut-eye during the 9144km flight between Auckland and Hong Kong yesterday.
Craven – always “Doc” – and the Union were both born in 1910 and the centenaries of these two South African institutions have passed almost without comment.
Peter de Villiers has no option, Peter Grant is a must for the Grand Slam Tour. Continue reading
Why can we rather not use the game to unite? Continue reading
The Welsh Rugby Union have announced that Head Coach Warren Gatland has re-signed with the Union and will stay on until the end of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
The British and Irish Lions have confirmed that former Scotland full-back and SRU past president Andy Irvine will mange the 2013 Lions tour to Australia and that the tour will kick off in Hong Kong against the Barbarians.
It may be the ignorance of youth, but given the sideshows with certain players in the last 18 months it is refreshing to see a brilliant young talent taking everything in his stride. Continue reading
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has spent the past few weeks trying to rid his side of its soft centre as he continues to transform the look of his team.
Sonny Bill Williams is the only new All Black, while there are recalls for Hika Elliot, Hosea Gear, Andy Ellis, Isaia Toeava, Daniel Braid and Stephen Donald in Graham Henry’s 30-man end-of-year touring squad named tonight.
All Black Team
New Zealand and Australia will compete for the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games after beating England and South Africa in their respective semifinals.
The VRYSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT hammered the Leopards 78-7 to ensure 3rd spot on the Currie Cup Log. Continue reading
A recent report suggested that following the contracted Springboks’ conditioning program, Peter de Villiers might reconsider his plans to rest some senior Springboks and include them on the End of the Year tour in November.
The Ligue National du Rugby, which organises professional rugby in France, has just had its seventh Nuit du Rugby at which it has made awards.
30 June 1976 – Border &North-Eastern Cape 0 / All Blacks 24
The match was played in perfect weather conditions at the Buller Rugby Union Ground in East Londen and attended by a crowd of 10 000 people. Continue reading
Twelve uncapped players have been included among a 40-man training squad that has been named for Australia’s seven-match tour of Hong Kong and Europe.
The newcomers are headlined by evergreen Queensland Reds lock Van Humphries, and the 34-year-old is the oldest player in the squad.
Is Bok rugby heading towards a crisis? Well given that De Villiers is seemingly scrambling to get experts on-board and all of them are turning him down, it seems we are getting pretty close. Continue reading
One of the biggest myths in sport is that players are born with exceptional talent, and that it cannot be coached. Continue reading
“Over a million spectators attend the games. They are at 100 per cent capacity. It attracts the biggest TV audience in world rugby, bar the World Cup. It makes more money than any other annual competition. It gets more media attention. On any level you choose to measure it against, it works.”
Coach Naka Drotske has announced 2 changes to the run on team that faces the Puma’s this weekend. Continue reading
Springbok captain John Smit has officially been ruled out for the End of Year Grand Slam Tour as he is recovering from an operation. Continue reading
Someone said earlier this week that some of the best coaches must come together and write a coaching manual. They said there is a need for it. I found this website and would like to share it with you. Rugby-Talk also added a section called LAWS & REGULATIONS, The links to this site can be found there.
The fourth Bledisloe Cup Test between New Zealand and Australia will go ahead in Hong Kong next month despite sluggish ticket sales, both teams said on Wednesday.
Why is it that you can make a career out of rugby if you are good enough except in the field of coaching? Continue reading
SA Rugby has hit back at SARPA in a strongly worded media release after accusations of dissatisfaction by SARPA and its members with the decisions taken on the blanket ban on all contracted Springboks. Continue reading
Waikato and All Blacks centre Richard Kahui has suffered another shoulder injury in his return from a long-term shoulder problem.
How does a team that came of such a high in 2009 hit such a low in 2010, more importantly, can it be fixed? Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Injuries have reduced the Wallabies to a make-shift line-up. If all players were available, they would look a vastly different side. Greg Growden reports from Bloemfontein.
Am I the only one that thought the test at Loftus over the weekend between the Springboks and Australia was actually pretty good? Continue reading
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? Continue reading
Guildford – The South African women’s rugby team recorded their first World Cup victory with a tenacious 15-10 win over Wales on Tuesday afternoon at Surrey Sports Park in Guildford, England.
SA 3 / NZ 55 (Final Score)
South Africa takes on New Zealand in the Womans Rugby World Cup at 17:15 SA Time at Surrey Sports Park, Guildford. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game is broadcast live on SS1 on DSTV in SA.
My first sales manager always used to tell me; ‘Don’t come to me with problems, come to me with solutions’. Continue reading
Graham Henry has announced a very strong New Zealand side to face the Boks at the FNB Stadium. Continue reading
Sydney – Australian dual rugby international Mat Rogers said on Monday he will retire at the end of the National Rugby League season after a 16-year playing career.