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23 May 2013
Willie le Roux and Lappies Labuschagne have finally been rewarded with spots in the Springbok training group. They are two of eight that are first timers in Springbok training groups this year. The others are Gio Aplon, Trevor Nyakane, JJ Engelbrecht, Lionel Mapoe, Wiehahn Herbst and Demetri Catrakilis. The group of players will assemble in Durban for the second training camp of the year, before the final squad for the Incoming Tours is selected. Players not considered due to injury include: JP Pietersen, Jaco Taute, Frans Steyn, Johan Goosen, Duane Vermeulen, Pat Cilliers and Frans Malherbe. ... Read Article23 May 2013
MARK KEOHANE, in his weekly KEOtv offering, is picking the Bulls in Durban and another Stormers shambles in Cape Town. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m3yMKuy8yM 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 Article21 Mar 2009
Butch James scored 19 points as Bath downed Newcastle 36-25 on Saturday.
James kicked two conversions and five penalties to help his side to the win. Joe Maddock also contributed with a brace, but James’s tally proved telling.
In other English fixtures, Leicester smashed Saracens 46-16 to go top of the Premiership.
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31 Jan 2013
31 Jan 2013
MARK KEOHANE, in his weekly KEOtv offering, is picking the Bulls in Durban and another Stormers shambles in Cape Town. Read More
Willie le Roux and Lappies Labuschagne have finally been rewarded with spots in the Springbok training group. They are two of eight that are first timers in Springbok training groups this year. Read More
The Rugby Football Union has turned down a proposal from their Welsh counterparts to stage the 2015 World Cup pool match between England and Wales in Cardiff. Read More
Marcus Watson scored in extra time to beat the Blitzbokke in the London World Series Sevens Cup quarter-finals. Read More
French coach Philipe Saint-Andre has included three South African-born players for the three-Test series against the All Blacks in New Zealand. Read More
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has selected several uncapped Blues players in his training group. Read More
9 Comments
21 Mar 2009, 19:31 pm
butch james Dragon!!!!!!!11
21 Mar 2009, 19:33 pm
i seriously think the bok selectors shud consider butch for the lions tour
21 Mar 2009, 20:24 pm
Wonder what old one eyed skopskiet aka lydia will think of this…
21 Mar 2009, 22:02 pm
#3 spooner: Butch should get selected for the Lions tour. Even if he has to be on the bench. Would be nice to know we have him.
21 Mar 2009, 23:59 pm
Butch was sin-binned in this game, didn’t hear what for.
22 Mar 2009, 01:45 am
“Burch” James – thats a new one J.C.!
22 Mar 2009, 07:45 am
We have got to have Butch in the squad against the British Lions.
Much better option than anything we have playing here at the moment. Bring back CJ and BJ whilst you are at it.
Then we have a cracker of a team but looking thin on Goal kickers and back up fullback!
1. Beast Mtawira
2. John Smit / Bismarck Du Plessis
3. BJ Botha / CJ Van der Linde
4. Bakkies Botha / Danie Rossouw
5. Victor Matfield / Andries Bekker
6. Schalk Burger / Heinrich Brussow
7. Juan Smith / Jean Deysel
8. Ryan Kankowski/ Pierre Spies
9. Fourie Du Preez / Ricky Januarie
10. Butch James / Ruan Pienaar
11. Bryan Habana
12. Jean De Villiers / Francois Steyn
13. Adi Jacobs / Jacques Fourie
14. JP Pietersen / Odwa Ndungane
15. Conrad Jantjies
22 Mar 2009, 15:09 pm
Oubaas
Add
Heinke vD at 1
Terblanche at 15
then its a complete team.
Its going to be very interesting to see who makes the cut. honestly, I dont believe that Snor will bring back BJ, CJ and Butch. I reckon that he will stick with Smit at 3, bringing in Chilliboy (kuk) and Mujati (superkuk) to fill the spaces. Oh and Rose as cover for 10. Remember its all about transformation… kuk…
22 Mar 2009, 19:01 pm
Is Butch the greatest?
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