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22 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 Article22 May 2013
Ryno Benjamin brought in ahead of Raymond Rhule for Port Elizabeth clash. Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has kept the rest of his team unchanged, hoping the momentum from the Reds victory will lead them to a win against the Kings. That does mean that Burton Francis remains out of the match 22, Elgar Watts continuing ahead of Riaan Smit, who is on the bench yet again. Willie le Roux and Lappies Labuschagne will use this match to show why they have been included in the Springbok training squad. Both will be pushing hard to be among the final names for the upcoming Incoming tours against Italy, ... 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 Article2 May 2010
Biarritz beat Munster 18-7 to set up a European Cup final with Toulouse.
The Irish outfit were recognised as the side to beat in play-off scenarios, but Dimitri Yachvili slotted six penalties as Biarritz outplayed Munster. Jean de Villiers set up Munster’s first and only try through Keith Earls as they grabbed a 7-0 lead, but the result was not to be as the home side dominated.
Biarritz will now face their fellow countrymen in the final in Paris.
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Ryno Benjamin brought in ahead of Raymond Rhule for Port Elizabeth clash. 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
48 Comments
2 May 2010, 19:50 pm
Tryimg to watch a replay now but the pace seems quite a bit slower than Super 14. Makes for difficult watching.
2 May 2010, 20:04 pm
Ok Jean. Pack your bags and head on back to the land of the table mountain.
2 May 2010, 20:09 pm
So CJ got mugged yesterday
I said it before on this site CJ is not so fly and BJ has some technical issues which makes him penalty prone
2 May 2010, 20:10 pm
If devilliers has anything in his head, he’d go to the sharks.
Personally, i hope he goes to the stormers, the final piece added to an aging backline with no more than 2 seasons left in it.
2 May 2010, 20:11 pm
@JL1(JL1)-3: so what you reckon?
stay with smit at 3?
2 May 2010, 20:12 pm
@Brigadier Van Zyl(Brigadier Van Zyl)-4: 4 ja…apparently he is coming back to stormers.
2 May 2010, 20:15 pm
Forget about french flair….Froggs play with a super powerfull scrum and good defense, that´s how they won the 5 nations. It´s time to bring Saffas props playing in the top 14 french national league starting with Daan Human.
2 May 2010, 20:15 pm
Sharks scrum was much better than the Bulls one. Only when Smit went to 3, did they struggle. I would play Smit at hooker now for sure. Otherwise 1.
2 May 2010, 20:16 pm
@grant10(grant10)-5: The more I think about it the more it makes sense to have that versatality with Smit now
Sean Fitzpatrick played when he was not the number one hooker, John Eales also carried on due to his captaincy
What a team needs is calm heads when the going gets tough and some good changes if things do not work out
2 May 2010, 20:17 pm
@JL1(JL1)-9: seems no matter what Matfield achieves he will always be seen as a lesser skipper than Smit?
2 May 2010, 20:19 pm
@Bill Reyts(Gumboots)-8: @8
Smit is not too bad at tighthead, but not brilliant either, he is a bit tall for the position in my opinion
You need a short bugger that can get in under the loosehead and jam the hooker to make it really uncomfortable for the pack to scrum
Technique I say.
Proudfoot has done this well, Brok and friends are not that stronger than last year, but technically they are sharper
2 May 2010, 20:20 pm
June 12 ….france vs boks …newlands.
France have 2 teams in Heineken cup final….maybe saffas will have 2 as well in super 14 final.
We world champs….they 6 nation champs….a lot at stake.
As PEPENILLO SAYS….THE FRENCH WILL LOOK TO DOMINATE AT SCRUM TIME …THATS A GIVEN.
tHEY SEE SMIT AT 3 ITS GOODNITE NURSE….THEY WILL BEAT US….
YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK.
2 May 2010, 20:21 pm
@JL1(JL1)-11:
I didn’t say he was bad, but internationally he has struggled and has been found out. He MUST play 2 now that Bissie is injured.
2 May 2010, 20:22 pm
@grant10(grant10)-10: Oh but he is a lessor skipper than Barney.
2 May 2010, 20:22 pm
smit will be a huge liability at 3….and those that dont think so….well play him there vs french…..
2 May 2010, 20:22 pm
@grant10(grant10)-10: @he is not lesser than Smit
Smit is the jel in the team
He is the one players that keeps the players honest
He is the one that removes race and provincialism. He is mates with the dutchies and souties and coloureds and blacks.
That is the difference, he has the uncanny ability to keep coaches, players and refs on his side no matter what -RESPECT I say
2 May 2010, 20:24 pm
@Kronung(redj)-14: 14Okay…..smits captaincy must be really special….because he aint there for his playing!
2 May 2010, 20:25 pm
@grant10(grant10)-12: If they beat us it will be because they have a great record against us, the previous four wins against us was not because Smit played 3, get real
Smit is not a 3 of international class, but name the international 3s of class??
Please list them……..????
2 May 2010, 20:26 pm
@JL1(JL1)-16: ja….see my 17….he must be very special….as i said …its not his playing ability…must be the magical captaincy.
Only works with the boks i see….sharks not so receptive to this wonderful aura….
2 May 2010, 20:27 pm
@JL1(JL1)-18: 18
I will list those saffa 3 s better than Smit
BJ
CJ
W KRUGER
BROCK HARRIS
JANNIE DU PLESSIS
WP NEL
THE U 15 WYNBERG GIRLS HIGH PROP….
2 May 2010, 20:28 pm
@grant10(grant10)-19: @19 The Luke Watson must a really k@k captain, he could not get us to where we are today when he captained
2 May 2010, 20:28 pm
Take any Saffa tight head prop playing in Europe, he will be miles better than Smit !!!!!!!!
2 May 2010, 20:29 pm
@grant10(grant10)-20: Please read properly, I said of international class
2 May 2010, 20:29 pm
@pepinillo(pepinillo)-22: Mujati? bwhahahahahahaha!!!
2 May 2010, 20:31 pm
@pepinillo(pepinillo)-22: 22 exactly…..
@JL1(JL1)-23: bj….cj….and the young werner Kruger and Brock all showing good promise here in SA….
anyone but bloody turbo reverse tango artist…please man.
2 May 2010, 20:32 pm
@JL1(JL1)-24: MUJATI A BETTER BET AT 3 THAN SMIT …THATS FOR SURE!
oops…sorry caps..
2 May 2010, 20:33 pm
@pepinillo(pepinillo)-22: Lawrence Sephaka was also not loved by the French fans, they like gladiator type players, Sephaka was soft
2 May 2010, 20:36 pm
@grant10(grant10)-26: Grant now you have realy shown your lack of knowledge around this area
Good promise and delivering the goods are worlds apart, none have done so on international level
I thought WP Nel could be the man, but it just shows how much experience counts in that position. This year he was a shadow of last year
Owen Franks also arrived on the scene with all the trumpet sound and now?? Just another prop!!
2 May 2010, 20:37 pm
@JL1(JL1)-21: 21
Jeepers….drag watson into this?
stormers made 2 semis in bloody years….now we naming and shaming watsons captaincy?
JDV was skipper last year….watson last 3 or 4 games….that stormers won!
2 May 2010, 20:39 pm
@JL1(JL1)-28: 28
i am not as dumb as i may sound….i know a little bit about this game mate.
34 years loving and studying the game …i am no expert but i know a fish out of water when i see one….
and smit at 3 is like a beached whale mate.
2 May 2010, 20:43 pm
@grant10(grant10)-30: You still have not answered me about all th einternational class 3′s out there and in other countries
2 May 2010, 20:44 pm
@grant10(grant10)-30: Your “knowledge” knows no bounds…Table Mountain tea leaves facilitate this…Worship of the Puker confirms this…Truly remarkable…Out of this world…
2 May 2010, 20:46 pm
@JL1(JL1)-31: see post 25
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-32: not claiming anything….just that i am not as dumb as jl1 thinks i am.
2 May 2010, 20:49 pm
@grant10(grant10)-20: Daan Human made CJ his little ***** yesterday – just finished watching a recording of the HC semi.
Hmmm, your fountain of “knowledge” dries up ever so slightly…
2 May 2010, 20:50 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-34: ***** = b itch
2 May 2010, 20:50 pm
@grant10(grant10)-33: Which one is international class???
2 May 2010, 20:51 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-34: With regards to front rows and captains obviously. The rest of the “knowledge” seems pretty solid
2 May 2010, 20:53 pm
@grant10(grant10)-30: Have your boyfriend or girlfriend read your posts back to you so you can hear your pearls of wisdom out loud
2 May 2010, 20:55 pm
@JL1(JL1)-36: bj is world class….
But his is going nowhere….
i contend that smit at 3 will destroy boks chancs come wc 2011….i hope pdv is not oblivious to this .
Seems you guys would have smit there as long as it means he plays….
personally i think he is a liability to bopks….but enoughs enough for me.
cheers
outta here
2 May 2010, 20:56 pm
his is this
2 May 2010, 20:59 pm
@grant10(grant10)-39: Why would that be, they play Wales-so no danger there in th epool games, then on to the Pcific Islanders with their monster looseheads (only kidding)then Ireland in the Q finals, and they have a wek frontrow and then the All Blacks in the semis or France. And then and only then you need to box clever
2 May 2010, 22:00 pm
@JL1(JL1)-41:
it is exactly that kind of arrogance that scares the hell out of me…thats what costs world cups…..
Never underestimate any team on a 1 off….have you so easily forgtten Fiji and Tonga….we could so easily have lost ….
No…i have a different mental wiring to you….
respect the opposition and treat every wc game as a real test…never let the guard down.
You make wales sound like easy beats? No man…..you are so wrong….we go in with specialista and no passengers…..
2 May 2010, 22:04 pm
@grant10(grant10)-42: Yeah that mental wiring is certainly different…Its amazing what long term use of cannibis sativa can do to the most lucid of rugby minds…
2 May 2010, 22:07 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-43: must be the windhoek lagers….
i dont smoke….
but admit to a cookie or 2 in my youth…
3 May 2010, 00:28 am
grant10.
Enough.we have heard ur view on Smit countless times. U obviously don’t rate the man.but so did many calling for Gary Botha to be Bok 2.he was more mobile bk then playing much like Liebenberg is now but was dogsh*t on Test stage.same with sidestepper Britz.
So Smit at 2 is still of international class.best tight hooker on the planet.showed it vs Bulls ystday.will lose the weight as season continues.
I agree he shouldn’t play hooker if BJ is availble.but CJ/Kruger/Jannie vs Smit its much of muchness if any.BJ for all his technical shortcomings is still a better bet.
Now please stop the “crusade” to denigrate Smit.we note u have specific valid arguments against Smit.
But ud swear Smit is Matt Dunning/Adam Freier/Saimone Taumopeaiu/Marius Hurter the way u go on.
3 May 2010, 08:26 am
French and SA rugby is looking extremly strong at the moment.
3 May 2010, 12:28 pm
@Brigadier Van Zyl(Brigadier Van Zyl)-4: Aging backline? And Sharks with their pensioners at FH and FB, please wake up and smell the cr@p you are talking.
3 May 2010, 12:33 pm
@mshiniwami(mshiniwami)-45: 45
at tighthead the props you mentioned were better than smit!
now smits neck hurt….dont say i didnt warn you lot he was not up for it.
And read the thread properly….this was a decent discussion….and dont preach to me….i dont tell you what you can and cant post….its called freedom of expression….
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