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13 May 2013
Duane Vermeulen is out of the June Tests. Stormers strong man Duane Vermeulen returned home from the Stormers Super Rugby tour because of injury and conservatively won't play again until July. It could be that he is out for the remainder of the Super Rugby season as well because of knee ligament damage. Stormers loose-forward Rynhardt Elstadt is also out for at least six weeks as the Cape-based franchise's season went from bad to worse in Sydney. Vermeulen, Meyer's first choice No 8, will be nursed back to action for the Rugby Championship in August. His injury means a likely Bok start ... Read Article18 May 2013
Keo.co.za brings you live Super Rugby score updates from South Africa. Match report to follow... Read Article25 Apr 2013
Jan Serfontein, the player of last year's under 20 World Championship, will head the baby Boks defence in France. Serfontein and Kings wing Sergeal Petersen are two Super Rugby regulars to make Dawie Theron's squad and brilliant flyhalf Handre Pollard is another to play in a second successive tournament. Theron's squad lost a three-match series 2-1 to Argentina in Argentina. Serfontein, Petersen and Western Province's Cheslin Kolbe did not play in those matches. Bulls loose forward Ruan Steenkamp is captain. Serfontein and Pollard are the only two squad members from last year's ... Read Article14 May 2013
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has selected several uncapped Blues players in his training group. Hansen confirmed 38 names and this included many from the potent Blues backline. The Highlanders, despite only winning one match in this year's Super Rugby competition, have six players in the group. An obvious area of weakness is at hooker where Hansen has selected veterans Andrew Hore and Keven Mealamu and Canes Dane Coles. Options are limited and it certainly is a concern for New Zealanders. No overseas-based players were considered, as it is NZRFU policy. Among the uncapped players ... Read Article15 May 2013
French coach Philipe Saint-Andre has included three South African-born players for the three-Test series against the All Blacks in New Zealand. Racing Metro flank Bernard le Roux and Clermont prop Daniel Kotze join Antonie Claassen in a squad that includes eight new caps. Fijian-born Clermont winger Noa Nakaitaci is among the newcomers. Saint-Andre has rested flyhalf Francois Trinh-Duc, but included Toulon's Frederic Michalak. France play world champions New Zealand on June 8, 15 and 22 in Auckland, Hamilton and New Plymouth respectively. French super club Toulon's foreign dominance ... Read Article5 Mar 2013
MARK KEOHANE writes the Varsity Cup in its first year rocked. Since then it's just another professional tournament. The Varsity Cup may have the innovation of doing a few things differently, but what was supposed to be a celebration of student rugby somehow just seems like another tournament, in which the traditional power houses remain the traditional strengths in the tournament. Much has been made of the Port Elizabeth-based Nelson Mandela University display this season and equally there has been bewilderment at how poor Shimlas have been. But it seems the old one two of Stellenbosch University ... Read Article12 May 2013
Marcus Watson scored in extra time to beat the Blitzbokke in the London World Series Sevens Cup quarter-finals. The teams were level 14-all at full time. Watson's try came four minutes into extra time. England won 19-14. England had the chance to win the match with the last play of the game in normal time. They were awarded a penalty and opted to take a drop kick for goal. It missed. Watson then rounded off a move after England had retained possession for two minutes. South Africa suffered further embarrassment when they lost for a second time in the tournament to the USA and were eliminated ... Read Article8 Jan 2013
Limpopo will play in the Vodacom Cup as a separate side for the first time this year. The region, which is a sub-union of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, has been granted a place in the tournament in its own rights to help foster rugby in South Africa’s far north. They join the 14 provincial unions as well as the returning Pampas XV from Argentina in the tournament, which kicks off in the second week of March and concludes in mid-May. The Polokwane-based Limpopo team will play in the North Section of the competition, along with the Blue Bulls, Golden Lions, Griffons, Leopards, Pumas, Valke ... Read Article28 Aug 2006
Tell us what you think of the new-look issue of SA Rugby magazine and you could win a Bok jacket worth R600.
Last month’s jacket went to Donald Tuck, whose jacket has been couriered to his door.
Give us some constructive feedback and you could win the prize this month.
Simon has written 2608 articles.
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28 Aug 2006, 14:22 pm
I want an All Black handbag
28 Aug 2006, 14:23 pm
don’t want one thanks though.
28 Aug 2006, 14:24 pm
do a polygraph test on jake.
28 Aug 2006, 14:25 pm
New layout of the mag looks great, 100% better than the old mag!
Must say that the artilce on a “Perfect Fetcher” was excellent, also where you compared the players heights, weights etc.
28 Aug 2006, 14:26 pm
Cant we rather just win a Test?
28 Aug 2006, 14:26 pm
and an IQ test…something appears to be wrong upstairs.
28 Aug 2006, 14:26 pm
It looks good. Good title for the featured article. The black background and the text design for the title “SA Rugby” has a very sleek executive look about it.
Only constructive feedbback could be perhaps a few more action shot pictures of crucial moments in the last month, and more comments and articles about players where they dont just give us the classic my favourite food is………..and my favourite music is………But perhaps get their brains picked more by questions relating to strategy, so we get a feel for how a rugby players rugby mind works.
Nice mag, always a pleasure to read.
28 Aug 2006, 14:29 pm
you’ll exhaust the players with more intellectual questions. burnout before they run on the pitch. stick an ice cream in their hand and tell them to sod off. interview real players like dan carter.
28 Aug 2006, 14:29 pm
JoeO,
Where in the mag did a player tell us what his favourite food/music is?
28 Aug 2006, 14:31 pm
B-E-A-U-T-F-U-L – Lets just hope Jake White will read it!!!
28 Aug 2006, 14:31 pm
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L – SORRY!!
28 Aug 2006, 14:38 pm
Excellent graphic designs and visual effects!
Love the poster too thanx.
Would you send a copy to Jake White please?
28 Aug 2006, 14:38 pm
oooooh oooh, please choose me!
So I can also have an overpriced jacket of a team of wannabe losers that pose as rugby players!
green and gold is so last season, dahling…
28 Aug 2006, 14:38 pm
LOL@WPforever #1
28 Aug 2006, 14:39 pm
I don’t enjoy the typeface you guys have used but I’msure there is a reason behind it. It give the mag a bit of a computer game mag look. In terms of content I would say you guys have a great mix and there is a lot fluidity in the articles that you have. To put in one sentance, there is something for the boffins and for guys who read with pics.
28 Aug 2006, 14:39 pm
Didn’t mean for that to be a link.
Sorry IG.
28 Aug 2006, 14:39 pm
Strange that they never mention the guys who won on this site.
28 Aug 2006, 14:39 pm
no thanks will be to embarresed to wair it in public
28 Aug 2006, 14:43 pm
Andre_WP,
You obviously can’t read.
28 Aug 2006, 14:46 pm
Goeie leesstof en opvoedkundig. Sal graag ook meer wil lees oor vroue rugby in die toekoms. Oudspelers en wat hulle dink van vandag se rugby. Onderhoud met Jake voor die volgende WB as hy nog daar gaan wees. Kies elke keer iemand anders vir julle kolome. Wat gebeur op skole vlak en wat hou dit in vir die toekoms , sien van die skole gaan ontrek van sekere games omdat te veel spelers seerkry. Oor die algemeen baie goeie tydskrif. Sou like om meer girls te sien in die tydskrif.
28 Aug 2006, 14:47 pm
Simon , not talking about this one , what about the other’s
28 Aug 2006, 14:50 pm
Who wants one anyway
28 Aug 2006, 14:59 pm
Skim eet die hoender
28 Aug 2006, 15:00 pm
I don’t want he jacket though. Give it to the needy or CJ Venter.
28 Aug 2006, 15:02 pm
Simon,
It was just a suggestion as opposed to the more general questions usually posed.
28 Aug 2006, 15:07 pm
much, much better than the last one (monty issue).
could see from the content that a lot of work went into the issue.
please:
1. keep up this standard.
2. dont send me that jacket
28 Aug 2006, 15:12 pm
Actually, send the jacket back to SARU with a big hole in it where it covers your ***…
28 Aug 2006, 15:14 pm
agree with skunk @ 24
please send the jacket to cj venter and please, please, please include a “i love jake” t-shirt
28 Aug 2006, 15:15 pm
Oh ja the title has an unbalanced look about it. Why is that?
28 Aug 2006, 15:18 pm
skunk @ 29
maybe because the words “win” and “bok” are used in the same sentence?
28 Aug 2006, 15:22 pm
I like the layout.
Enough about watson now tho, its getting old.
Keo, can you confirm the “physical stats” on Mcaw, I cant believe that he is shorter than Watson.
Between you o’s, supersport and SKY, there are some differing figures.
I’m too stessed on accuracy, to quote Phil Kearns in 2003 :”Richard Bands a hundred and ten kilo’s?!, yeah right, in his left thigh!”
28 Aug 2006, 15:23 pm
It looks lovely. Luke is so handsome in his new jersey….right where’s my jacket?
28 Aug 2006, 15:29 pm
Hi guys
Thanks for the opportunity.
Okay – firstly, I need to start subscribing! The monthly trips my my local CNA has the “Wit-Ou’s” looking at me swiff – apparently they didn’t know any “Charou” could love the game of rugby enough to actually go out and buy a SA Rugby Mag!
So from my side:
1. The face-lift was long overdue. The choice of title font, as well as header font throughout the mag is spot-on. Rugby is evolving rapidly, and new technology/software and kit is the diference between winning and losing. So the futuristic font fits the “personality” of Rugby like a glove.
2. Pics-wise, it’s always a pleasure to page through. Plenty relevant action shots of top quality [thanks for the poster!], which makes for a fluid, enthralling read.
3. Design-wise – Very easy on the eye, considering the amount of info that needs to be crammed into a monthly publication. “The Perfect Fetcher” piece is a confirmation of my point about being futuristic etc. Well executed, as is ALL the design work!
4. Your choice of body font complements headers beautifully.
5. One suggestion – Maybe it’s time to re-jig the affiliated keo.co.za blog so that it is in keeping with the mag? Same sporty, future, slick theme would go a long way in blending the two forms [web and print] into a complete package, unrivalled anywhere else.
6. Oh ja – one more thing: You need a little more bait on this site to get the bloggers to go and buy the mag: More interactivity that bounces off the site to the mag, and vice-versa.
7. I am not related to Michael Naicker.
Lukka!
28 Aug 2006, 15:31 pm
better than a porno mag, send my prize to Big Luke its the only bok kit he’ll get to wear whilst jokes White is around
28 Aug 2006, 15:36 pm
r0d @ 33
if you get the jacket, i’m gonna scream transformation!!
28 Aug 2006, 15:44 pm
asha1>>
and you would be right… Keo needs to get his quota system in order, and I’m just here as “window-dressing”…:)
28 Aug 2006, 16:23 pm
It had Luke Watson on the cover… Need I say more…
28 Aug 2006, 16:26 pm
I am an ethnic half white and previously disadvantaged.
It’s really cold today and I need the jacket please?
Only stole my mag yesterday so I have to think of an excellent comment for the very irritated Simon.
28 Aug 2006, 16:39 pm
When will the new copy get to the library?
28 Aug 2006, 16:54 pm
OK my comment.
That bladdy Judge is damn rude.
28 Aug 2006, 16:55 pm
Who’s Donald Tuck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
28 Aug 2006, 16:59 pm
Its the ugliest mag i have ever seen…
28 Aug 2006, 17:05 pm
Can I have the cash?
28 Aug 2006, 19:20 pm
do we have to say nice things about the mag to get the jacet???
ok, nice mag!
did luke enter the comp, the only way he’s gonna get a jacket!
28 Aug 2006, 19:27 pm
I know I have to be the perfect candidate,I bought tickets to both Bok tests against the poms and I know i am going to freeze my dissing off so please help make the trip easier by keeping me warm with a shiny Bokgreen jas. Ilove u all at KEO.
28 Aug 2006, 19:44 pm
Great read, but I think you are using pictures to make up space. Its nice to have a full page picture now and again but I think you went overboard in the last issue.
I’m also not sure what happened to Simons picture. It looked like someone ate an entire beetroot and shat on his head.
28 Aug 2006, 19:44 pm
Oxford shark,how much and how the hell did you get them?
28 Aug 2006, 19:45 pm
But the articles were top notch.
28 Aug 2006, 19:50 pm
london: hey mom i’m coming from Duban and all I go a conection,dont frite to choon.
28 Aug 2006, 19:51 pm
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