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Allister Coetzee, head coach of the Vodacom Stormers, today announced his team to play the HSBC Waratahs at Newlands on Saturday 20 February.
Under normal circumstances one would back the Sharks to take this one without hesitation against the wooden spooner Cheetahs, but the Sharks have problems…
Is there really any doubt in anybody’s mind who will win in any game between the Rubble Reds and the Multiple Champion Crusaders… maybe this year there should be….
The gutsy and unlucky Highlanders against a Blues Team who were fast out of the blocks to only fade very badly as the game wore on…. what will happen here?
Well round one is done and dusted and we’re cruising into week two of this year’s Super 14 competition. But hold up just a minute; what did you make of the season’s opening exchanges. Here are some brief assessments to kick off proceedings – please add your thoughts below!
The instruction to referees to “be stricter” has had a major impact in the first round of Super 14 action with 153 points scored from penalties. Continue reading
The Stormers are considering picking Ricky Januarie as a counter to the Waratahs’ dangerous Wallaby scrumhalf Luke Burgess in Saturday’s Super 14 match at Newlands in Cape Town. Continue reading
Die Westelike Provinsie het nie gras onder sy voete laat groei nie ná die Springbok-senter Jean de Villiers se aankondiging gister dat hy die Ierse streekspan Munster eersdaags gaan verlaat. Continue reading
My fellow Rugby Talkers, today I made a huge mistake and must now beg for for forgiveness.! Continue reading
Sharks named their Super14 squad for 2010 with not to many surprises, although one still sees problems in the backline.
The lack of depth here is a scary one as one shudders to think if someone like Ruan Pienaar got injured? Continue reading
Only the Crusaders were happy at home in the 7 Super 14 matches of the weekend!
Of course, the only 2 sides who can really feel satisfied with the 1st round results are the High-stepping Champions, the Bulls and the Crusaders. These 2 winning sides were the only ones to score a full 5 Log Points in their respective wins.
The Sharks hosted the Chiefs at ABSA Park, Durban tonight in sweltering February heat and humidity and rain. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA. The Chiefs scored a 1-point win over the Sharks, 19 / 18 in the most difficult conditions possible.
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The Lions hosted the Stormers at the “Coke-Tin” late this afternoon. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was broadcast on SuperSport 1 in SA on TV.
The Stormers had a good First half, scoring all their points and clearly overshaddowed the Lions in the Fist Half. The Second Half was different, only 7 points coming in the whole half, the Lions always playing catch-up. In the end the Stormers won comfortably, 26 / 13. No bonus points was earned for tries.
All in all, the game was a dour affair.
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The Queensland Reds hosted the Waratahs today. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on SA TV. The Waratahs won right on full time, by scoring a converted try, they won 30 / 28
The Crusaders hosted the Highlanders today in New Zealand. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match is broadcast on SuperSport 1 on SA TV. The Crusaders won 32 / 17, grabbing their bonus point 4th try when time was already up.
The protracted contract saga between the Lions and Sharks, over the services of Willem Alberts and Louis Ludik has ended in another costly loss for the Golden Lions Rugby Union.
Read comment 4 below, by TonyM
from rugby365.com
The Cheetahs hosted the Bulls tonight in the 1st South African game of the 2010 Super 14 season. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was televised on SuperSport 1 in South Africa. The Bulls bagged full log points, scoring 5 tries and a penalty try in the process, against the Cheetahs 3 very well worked tries.
The Western Force took on the Brumbies today at 13:05 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The Brumbies won 24 / 15, denying the Force any log points but themselves failing to score a bonus point try.
The Blues hosted the Hurricanes in the 1st Super 14 match of 2010. This is the game thread for discussion of the game. The Hurricanes won handsomely after trailing all of the 1st half, they eventually won 34 / 20
This Preview covers the rest of the weekends games on Saturday. All the teams playing on Saturday is under the tag above named , “TEAMS”
Saterdag pak die Lions en Stormers mekaar in ‘n wedstryd wat vir albei spanne baie belangrik is in terme van hoe die seisoen gaan uitdraai. Continue reading
The sharks have made some forced and some unforced changes as they go into battle with the Waikato Chiefs this comming weekend, none more so then the flyhalf position after the shock retirement of newly aquired Flyhalf Steve Meyer.
We wish him well, sadly did not get to see the potential there was spoken of, Maybe soon there will be a reason given for this as it is known that he would have started for the Sharks the weekend. Continue reading
This is the basics of S14 Rugby for 2010. Hope you guys and gals enjoy. Continue reading
Allister Coetzee, head coach of the Vodacom Stormers, today announced his team to play the A&G Lions at Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg, on Saturday 13 February. Kick-off is at 17h05.
The Vodacom Stormers team is as follows:
This Preview covers the first 3 matches on Friday. The games on Saturday will be covered in the next article. The teams playing on Saturday is under the tag above, “TEAMS”
IT HAS NOW ALSO COME TO LIGHT THAT THE SHARKS WILL KEEP ALBERTS IN THE TEAM UNLESS THE COURT DECIDES OTHERWISE ON FRIDAY,
Sharks v Lions: Case heading to court , again South African rugby is not able to resolve issues that makes it show itself more spineless and useless every day.
Centre of controversy is the Loose forward, Willem Alberts, and Fullback, Louis Ludik, who’s contractual issues are not new and surely today’s outcome could have been said a month ago and planned accordingly.
Article below thanks to rugby365
The Bulls have named a formidable team to take on The Cheetahs on Friday night. Continue reading
Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has named a squad of 22 for Saturday’s opening Vodacom Super 14 match against the Lions in Johannesburg but he is still waiting on a full recovery from his skipper, Schalk Burger. Continue reading
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské has made a few shock selections for Friday’s Super14 opener against the Bulls. Drotske’s 22-man squad includes seven Super14 rookies and the new blood may just be what the Cheetahs need to start the competition on a winning note.
Article By Simnikiwe Xabanisa, in The Times Live.
It’s the fifth and final year of the Super 14 and, predictably, the big talking point is another round of tinkering with the laws.
The Stormers, albeit a very “Dirt Tracker” rendition of them, takes on Boland at the new Cape Town Stadium today and a crowd in excess of 40000 is expected. Our man on the spot, Isigidi will be in the Press Box giving us the low down as things unfold. Not only is this a warm-up match for the Sormers in preparation for the Super 14 but this is also a test in terms of the new stadium’s readyness for rugby. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. This match is also broadcast on Tv on SuperSport 1.
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The Sharks problems keep getting worse even though Ruan Pienaar’s return for the start of the Super 14 is now possible, the other injuries makes for bad reading as the backline depth is now being severely tested.
The other problems still up in the air is the Ludick and Alberts issue, there still is no finallity into whether they may play for the Sharks or not .
The article below with compliments to Craig lewis and the Daily News.
Wallaby flank George Smith – one of only four Australians to have reached the milestone of 100 Tests – has announced his retirement from international rugby and will be released from his Australian Rugby Union and Brumbies contract at the end of the 2010 Super 14 season. Continue reading
The Western Force have just realised that they have bought the most expensive injury-prone flyhalf in the world, Continue reading
Loftus Versfeld, home to the Currie Cup and Super 14 champions, home to Wynie Strydom and last but not least, home to probably the greatest mass of copyright infringement agents in South Africa, also doubling as ‘the fans’, and please, if you own a cap that says BULL’S and you don’t know what I am talking about, and you don’t understand what is wrong with a cap saying BULL’S, stop reading now (because you probably already missed the thread of the story), and hand yourself over to the nearest police officer.