Referees
Another great McLook(back) article.
When i saw this article i could not resist the temptation to put it up here. I know we are a long way off in deciding the finalists for the Super 14 title. But the Suer 14 game of the year in the South African context might just be the old North vs South rivalry on the 15th of May 2010.
Add to it a possible repeat in the playoffs. Mouth watering prospects
The Sharks have signed Sias Ebersohn from the Cheetahs! Sias the brother of Robert Ebersohn is a very good up and comming Flyhalf that at school level was rated higher then Robert.
I am sure we are all aware of the rules of how to banter without telling one another we have ugly grannies, so lets rock people and don’t hold back Continue reading
The Southern Kings are making enough noise again to be included in the Super Rugby Competition…. and this time they might have a point, can any South African Team, from anywhere, be as bad as the Lions or maybe even the Cheetahs?
The heading should maybe rather have read “As kakpraat ‘n kolletjie was, was Billy Bush goed gespikkel!”
In line with the Maori speculation and accusations surrounding the 1956 Maori vs Springboks game, here is some more bulldust…
There are two perturbing conclusions in a study by sports scientist Ross Tucker, on injuries suffered by top-level rugby players in terms of frequency and description.
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Francois Steyn has never been as happy as he has been playing in France. The Springbok is part of the revolution at Racing Metro , a team that won promotion to the top flight this season
Second Test, August 8, 1970
Subtle, yet intense the pressure mounted in the All Black camp. Winston McCarthy – a former New Zealand rugby commentator- forced the pressure right into the AB camp with his weekly newspaper report, published in New Zealand; his information was that were dissatisfaction in the AB camp with coach Ivan Vodanovich. The players “Were getting on top of their coach” he wrote in classical New-Zealand cut-down-the-tall-poppy style.
Wellington – A New Zealand Maori rugby team was instructed by a government minister to throw a game against South Africa in 1956 to prevent All Blacks sides from being banned from touring the country, a former player has said. Continue reading
This is the latest news with regards to the proposed North vs South battle… Continue reading
Results in round 9 can hand aspiring teams a hefty blow if they slip up. Falling from 2nd to 8th in only 2 weeks for example are problems some teams realisticly look at this weekend… And thats the case for most the teams.So round 9 will indeed start to seperate pretenders from contenders… Continue reading
Let us have a free for all Sports night. Talk about any sport you like, even poofbal if you can do it in small letters.
Rugby-Boots & All,Pick your Superbru & SportsPool Club
Cricket-Deccan Chargers won by 7 wickets
Golf- US Masters
The Bulls Union has announced that Flip van der Merwe, who has showed such great form in the place of Bakkies Botha, has extended his contract with the Bulls until the end of 2012.
Reading on the web, I found this on Sport24.co.za:
Hendrik Cronjé
Bloemfontein – Free State and Western Province may soon be looking for new sponsors and the Blue Bulls may find themselves in a similar position next year.
Even the continued existence of the Vodacom Cup is in jeopardy as Vodacom apparently intend budgeting for the planned Four Nations and enlarged Super 15.
Juan Smith will miss the Cheetahs match against the Brumbies after the terrible news of his fathers death. Continue reading
Cape Town – The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Wednesday confirmed that the Springboks will play the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday 4 December 2010 (kick off 14:30), bringing down the curtain on the team’s International season. Continue reading
Naas Botha has emphasized this since I can remember. We all know a lot of rugby games have been won or lost by the difference in goal kicking. Where are our SA teams currently in this equation ? Continue reading
Here are some interesting views I found on the web regarding the much talked about rolling mauls and other tecniques teams apply on the pitch… So which country’s S14 teams are currently setting the tone at being the so called innovators ? Read and decide for yourself… Continue reading
After some bloggers asked for this log to be posted on a weekly basis, here are the standings after week 8. Continue reading
Once again the Northern Hemisphere has taken the initiative and proposed a possible match up of the Heineken Cup winners versus the Super 14 winners.
In an article in today’s Australian, Wayne Smith reports that there is an English proposal to stage the long-proposed “battle of the hemispheres”, the Super 14 champions against the Heineken Cup winners, is likely to be considered by SANZAR.
We moved over the halfway mark of the 2010 Super 14 season. Sadly the injury toll affects certain teams severely. This thread deals with the casualties the various teams have. I am sure this list is not complete but add the ones i missed and we will update it.
by: Tony McKeever
International rugby is really squaring up to a North vs. South battle between the hemispheres, as to who gets to harvest the financial returns or not.
The next 5 years will be particularly challenging for the SANZAR countries in spite of them occupying the top three slots of the IRB international rankings, with little financial returns.
Mr. Oregan Hoskins have officially announced in a late press conference last night that after careful considerations and a lengthy discussion with government spokes person Mr. Mike Stofile,that the Springbok will not be part of any emblem on the National team jersey after 2010. Continue reading
I was given this Article on the blog by one of our bloggers, Blouste… an apparent Article by Ross Tucker.
This is an extremely interesting peice of reading material, enjoy!
EXCLUSIVE by Greg Growden
SOUTH AFRICA’S World Cup-winning coach Jake White is in big demand in Australia, with the Waratahs and the Western Force interested in his services.
Ruan Pienaar kicked an extra time penalty for the Sharks to snatch a 26-29 victory for the Sharks in Wellington earning his team their second win of the season. Continue reading
Bakkies Botha arrived in Toulon on Friday to begin discussions about a possible move there after the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Continue reading
The Sharks have made very few changes to the side which beat the Highlanders at the House of Pain last weekend, they show 2 forced changes due to injuries to Lock Johann Muller and Flanker Keegan Daniel. Flanker Botes comes into the starting lineup in place of Daniel whilst lock Hargreaves comes in for Muller. Continue reading
We all love our game of rugby with varying degrees of passion, from the Taliban like fundamentalism of the painted Bulls bone heads, to the plasma screen couch fans popping salted peanuts in their mouth at home or at bars around the world. Continue reading
Yesterday, me and Morne had a little discussion regarding Wynand Olivier and his alleged position as the No. 1 inside centre in South Africa.
Friends, muppits, moepels & mopkoppe,
Greetings from Rugby-Talk Central, I have 2 things on my mind…
All you want to know about the venue the Bulls will use if they make it to the top 2 positions in this years Super 14 competition. Information Only.
Orlando Stadium
The Sharks will probably have to do without the services of Johann Muller for their final tour match against the wellington Hurricanes.Although it has not been confirmed if he would be fit to play or not, One cannot seem him playing with what seems to be a broken finger.
Here is a picture of Johann Muller’s hand sporting a broken finger for his troubles and having had to spend the night in Hospital, less than ideal!Just boarded flight to Wellington,last week! http://yfrog.com/iyjzsj 2:24 PM Mar 20th via Tweetie ( thanks to John Smits snippets on Twitter). His place in the starting line up will probably be taken by Alsitair Hargreaves with Wilhelm Steenkamp comming onto the bench.
Will keep you informed on any further news that may arise.
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has issued a Ruling in Law relating to time at the end of a match. Continue reading