Newlands
Stormers (16) 22 / 15 (6) Sharks (Final Score)
The DHL Stormers and The Sharks did battle in Super Rugby at Newlands Stadium, Cape Town at 17:05 SA Time (05:05 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Stormers (11) 14 / 19 (13) Crusaders (Final Score)
The DHL Stormers and Crusaders did battle in Super Rugby at Newlands Stadium, Cape Town at 19:10 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Stormers (22) 35 / 22 (10) Brumbies (Final Score)
The DHL Stormers and Brumbies did battle in Super Rugby at Newlands, Cape Town at 19:10 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Stormers (26) 36 / 34 (17) Chiefs (Final Score)
The DHL Stormers and Chiefs did battle in Super Rugby at Newlands, Cape Town at 17:05 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Springbok centre Frans Steyn will on Saturday play in his 50th Test for South Africa when they take on Argentina in the opening round of The Castle Rugby Championship at DHL Newlands in Cape Town.
Newcomers Argentina may be the weakest outfit by IRB ranking in the Castle Rugby Championship, but the novelty of their first match in the competition looks like luring a full house to Newlands on Saturday.
After a brilliant end to the second semi-final last night, the play-off places and the finals look like this:
The scores from the various matches will be updated here as a live thread. All the games are live on SS1 and SS5
As much as I hate this clichéd saying that every sports commentator has used with gay abandon since the 1980’s, where the English football hacks had run every overused idiom, including this one into the ground, it is most apt for this game. This really was “a game of two halves”.
It wasn’t the stronger team that won this match, there wasn’t one. It was a little bit of perhaps slightly better planning by the Stormers, and a little bit of luck.
The Western Province Rugby Union and the City of Cape Town have enter into “formal talks” about the possibility of the WPRFU moving base from Newlands to the city’s new stadium in Greenpoint.
Stormers grind out a 13 point margin win against the Hurricanes at Newlands.
Yesterday speculation was rife that Newlands and possibly Kings Park would not be used in future for rugby events, and more specifically for Test Rugby.
This follows from New Safety Regulations governing Sports events, in the process of being passed into law.
As often happens, only part of the story was reported, by overzealous journalism.
Here’s the happy sequel to the story….
Folks, it can be that big time Rugby may no longer be played at Newlands
As per my comment in the live thread, not a great game, but according to both coaches a good day at the office, and preparations for the Start of the Super 15 well on track.
Allister Coetzee has named the Stormers team to face Toyota Cheetahs on Saturday at Newlands:
Saracens have been forced to move their Heineken Cup match against Biarritz in Cape Town from the new Cape Town Stadium to Newlands which is home to Western Province Rugby.
It is way too early to start hitting the panic buttons after the Springboks narrow win over Wales on Sunday.
The Sharks are apparently without a Springbok hooker on their list of contracted players for the 2012 season.
Some players announce themselves on the rugby scene the moment they take the field in front of our television cameras, some take longer, but it is no less worth the wait!
John Smit is being done a massive disservice at the moment, one that could spell disaster and cost him the Springbok captaincy for the Rugby World Cup later this year. Continue reading
Statistics are like a lamppost to a drunk man. It does not serve to illuminate but rather, to keep him upright. Continue reading
I know the rugby experts are going to take issue with me on this one…but bear with me and just consider something for one second.
I know everyone says John is not a tighthead prop. But damn, we did some good work when both John and Bismarck was on the park together!
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When a team loses as badly as the Springboks have done in recent weeks there are millions of theories around to try and answer why. I have my own, but it is very different from what has been suggested so far… Continue reading