Noises from Durban are getting louder that the star flank of the Cheetahs and the Bokke will play for the Sharks in the Super 14 next season.
There is yet to be a team or squad selected that everyone agrees with. Continue reading
Pierre Spies withdrew from the End of Year Bok Tour due to an operation…
Top honors go to Fourie du Preez for the second time in his career, joining a small elite group led by Naas Botha(4), who won this award more than once.
The Bok team that will play in the opening match against Leicester as been named. Continue reading
Another Bok selection with all the debate about form, merit ,transformation and just plain craziness. The only definite is that barring injury, these are the players that will go North and attempt to come back with our rugby reputation intact.
For those who battle to read, specially the Lions, WP, Sharks & Cheetahs supporters, here is the story of the Final… in Picture format!
OK, OK… you’ve got me, the fingers won’t type right today, the eyes won’t read straight….
Before an important match, coaches and captains will deny any reference to “revenge” sought for a previous defeat, but Blue Bulls lock Bakkies Botha, has made rubbish of this after the Absa Currie Cup final won 36-24 by the Blue Bulls against the Free State Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Jaque Fourie might have won his arbitration case against the GLRU, and Louis Ludik and Willem Alberts have shown interest on moving to the Sharks, but everybody seems to be missing what is really wrong in this whole debacle.
We as Blue Bull supporters say thank you to Victor and his team. You made us so proud. We thank the whole Blue management and Coaching staff. The joys of being a Bulls supporter can only be understand by a true Blue supporter.
Extracts from the Press.
In summary, yes, there are some Bok picks that seem daft, and may well be proved to be thus.
Consider the Test candidates, first and foremost, and then allow some leeway for “experimentation” in the two other, infinitely lesser-gravitas tour fixtures.
Pretoria – The Blue Bulls won the Currie Cup at Loftus when they beat the Free State Cheetahs 36-24 in a lively and high-scoring final in which they controlled matters from the outset and were never behind.
The difference in this game was the Bulls experience and the game breakers who came to the Party. Fourie du Preez , Bryan Habana and Morné Steyn did what most expect they would do the whole week.
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Right, the day has finally arrived! Only minutes… and counting to the kick-off of the 2009 Currie Cup Final between the Blue Bulls and Free State Cheetahs. Continue reading
Yes, we do have some other, not so important rugby on today… Continue reading
Sheesh, it seems the Wallabies has found a counter for Andre Pretorius. All he had to do was injure the ankle on the flight over and that would have been that! Continue reading
The Pumas took on the Boland Cavalliers at Witbank in their second round Promotion / Relegation game to decide who will take part in next year’s Curry Cup Premier Division. The Pumas absolutely demolished Boland, beating them 40 / 3.
It has been confirmed that the Lions are negotiating with Irish centre Brian ‘O Driscol.
The SWD Eagles took on the Platinum Leopards at Outeniqua Park, George in their second round Promotion / Relegation game to decide who will take part in next year’s Curry Cup Premier Division. The SWD Eagles won the game 18 / 17 but it was not enough to oust the Leopards from the Currie Cup Premier Division. The Leopards go through on points difference after both teams finished tied on the Mini Log, 6 / 6.
Predict the Currie Cup Winning team & score and win with Rugby-Talk. Continue reading
Who is not amped up for the Currie Cup Final? Even supporters from non-participating teams cannot wait for the epic battle due to follow on Saturday 30 October 2009.
I found this article on news24 and found it worth a read. It provides some facts on Currie Cup finals. Continue reading
Friday 30 October 2009 sees the 2 final promotion / relegation games between SWD Eagles vs Platinum Leopards and Boland Cavalliers vs Pumas, respectively.
I recently had the pleasure to listen to how the season that was (2009), have been one of the more successful for WP Rugby. Continue reading
Almal kla altyd oor provinsies wat spelers koop en steel by ander provinsies, maar kyk ‘n bietjie wie speel deesdae waar.. Continue reading
Wikus van Heerden will once again play for the Lions.
The Test matches and all other matches for all End of Year International Tours will be as follows.
The coach of the Vodacom Blue Bulls, Frans Ludeke, named an unchanged team for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup final at Loftus Versfeld against the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls’ Springbok trio of Bakkies Botha, Victor Matfield and Fourie du Preez will celebrate their 50th appearance for the Blue Bulls when they play against the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs in the Absa Currie Cup final on Saturday.
Beep-beep, beep-beep… as an SMS Text message comes through. That’s normal, right? That should have been a warning to me and sent the alarm bells ringing!
With courtecy to Stephen Nell and News 24 ( die Burger ) , A Afrikaans article regarding the latest news on the Alberts , Ludick move to Durban
It seems a simular pattern will follow to that of J Fourie.
Ireland and South Africa provided six of the nine rugby union greats inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame on Tuesday at a ceremony at Rugby School. Continue reading
No place for two Boks but Adriaan Strauss is back at hooker and will be wearing the captain’s armband on Saturday. Continue reading
thebulls.co.za has announced that Jaco van der Westhuyzen is on his way back to Pretoria after signing a contract with the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd on Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading
Fellow Rugby-Talkers, some of you may have noticed that GBS has been conspicuous by his absence on this site today. To find out why read on….. Continue reading