The new face of Super Rugby
20 Dec 2010
Find out everything you need to know about the expanded competition in the bumper 156-page issue of SA Rugby magazine.
We kick off our Super Rugby preview section with an idiot’s guide to the new format (if you still don’t know how it works after reading this, we can’t help you). That’s followed by three pages on each South African team (how they are shaping up, player signings/losses, fixtures, previous log finishes, numbers that matter etc) and one page on each of the Kiwi and Aussie sides.
Also in the new issue:
– The Springboks failed to make any progress on their end-of-year tour
– Is Victor Matfield too conservative to be Bok captain?
– The All Blacks capped off an outstanding 2010 with their third Grand Slam in five years
– The Wallabies were frustratingly inconsistent on their end-of-year tour
– If England are to seriously challenge for the World Cup, they will have to stand up to the big beasts of the game
– Behind the swagger lies a secret diary that is driving England wing Chris Ashton to new heights
– Why the Barbarians are still relevant in the professional era
– Yet again the World Cup schedule helps the big nations and hinders the smaller ones. Why can’t the IRB make rugby’s showpiece event fair to all?
– Plus: Why Stuart Abbott is back in SA, Tim Noakes on the Boks ‘doping’ controversy, Heinrich Brussow’s injury battle, SA players in Europe
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20 Dec 2010, 11:24 am
@Mighty Horua : 47 no way Loffie definitely had a 3 year plan.
20 Dec 2010, 11:24 am
@Two Eyed :
Both finals in 2010 ? Which other SA team made both finals this year ?
a 1 year plan b!tch.
20 Dec 2010, 11:26 am
@wp_boytjie : Runners up counts for nothing. Nobody remembers them
20 Dec 2010, 11:30 am
@Two Eyed :
Stats do the talking man , if you made Number 2 out of all top Southern Hemisphere clubs in Super 14 then you can consider it a success , if you become the only SA team in Super Rugby history to beat all Kiwi sides. 15 year plan bla blah haha
20 Dec 2010, 11:32 am
@Transformation :
Are you sure? I thought it was a Fiver?
20 Dec 2010, 11:33 am
But how long have Rassie been with the WP/Stormers?
20 Dec 2010, 11:39 am
BTW
I hope they drop that USELESS Paul Harris!
And since when is Paul Harris fielding at Slip?
Johan Botha way, way, way better than this quota
20 Dec 2010, 11:41 am
From a pool of 55 million Saffas (ZImbos included), there no better SPIN bowler than Paul Harris?
20 Dec 2010, 11:45 am
15 year plan.
snort
20 Dec 2010, 11:49 am
@Mighty Horua :
Agreed, although no one is more useless than Tsotsobe.
Epic quota.
In what universe and on what planet is he a better cricketer than McLaren?
Day 1 of this test, ball moving all over the place, batsmen looking in trouble and this clown goes for 50 in 9 overs??!
Ditto for their second innings.
At least Harris took a few important wickets.
20 Dec 2010, 11:50 am
@Mighty Horua : Tsotsobe battles to get above the 130km/h mark. On that first day with all the help from the pitch he was useless.
20 Dec 2010, 11:51 am
@John Galt : Yep….agree.
20 Dec 2010, 11:52 am
@Mighty Horua : ja Drie jaar plan boet
20 Dec 2010, 11:54 am
@John Galt : lopsy is not effective, needs to go back to supersport series.
20 Dec 2010, 11:54 am
@John Galt :
Agree on Tsotsobe but the USELESS title must go to Paul Harris
I think the reason why hes at slip is that he’s effing slow or just effing lazy.
There are much better fielders that could be slip – Like AB or Amla
Johan Botha should play – however the clique will decide otherwise
20 Dec 2010, 11:59 am
Who was MOM?
20 Dec 2010, 12:00 pm
Apart from just bowling 40 overs of arm balls, taking the odd wicket in between, looking at the oppostion players as if the ball spun – Paul Harris contributes F-ALL
20 Dec 2010, 12:01 pm
@Two Eyed :
Kallis
20 Dec 2010, 12:04 pm
@Transformation :
loppers needs to find an extra two yards of pace.
if parnell has come through the 4 day game unscathed they might go with him.
otherwise its maclaren.
20 Dec 2010, 12:05 pm
Even JP Dumniny posed a bigger threat than Paul Harris – and that was last year vs Poms
20 Dec 2010, 12:10 pm
The reason Paul Harris left the Titans – actually the Titans discarded him cause he was behind Roelof
Paul isnt even first choice at his franchise
20 Dec 2010, 12:12 pm
@Mighty Horua :
I remember that, JP got a few key wickets whilst relegating Harris to the ‘specialist fielder’ tag.
Harris is very unathletic. Same with Lonwabe ‘Kwashiokor’ Tsosobe.
I think they both need a good gym program.
20 Dec 2010, 12:14 pm
Paul Harris cannot even turn a bloody doorknob
20 Dec 2010, 12:15 pm
Milk has a more consistent record of turning than Harris
20 Dec 2010, 12:16 pm
The only way he ever gets wickets is when batsmen are fooled to play for the turn (which is never there).
20 Dec 2010, 12:17 pm
@John Galt :
Gym wont help!
They are good provincial players and needs to be content within that realm
20 Dec 2010, 12:18 pm
@PissAnt :
20 Dec 2010, 12:18 pm
When is Parnell going to be fit again?
20 Dec 2010, 12:19 pm
@John Galt :
Imagine they send Paul Harris to the Gym – We might end up with a Shoaib Aktar looking Harris
20 Dec 2010, 12:22 pm
i’m loving all the articles poking fun at the poms tltltltl funny as hell!
20 Dec 2010, 12:23 pm
@gunther : lopsy looks a tad chubby to me, he needs to be fit as a fiddle, maybe some fitness training with that warhorse makhaya will do him some good…
20 Dec 2010, 12:28 pm
Come on guys its not as if we have ever had a good spinner in recent years.
Gogga Adams, Nicky Boje,Johan Botha, Harris , Symcox etc etc, they never scared opposition.
Vinnige Fanie, Donald, Pollock , Steyn , Morkel.
We breed fast bowlers, spinners are not in our blood.
20 Dec 2010, 12:45 pm
@wp_boytjie :
symcox was ten times the spinner harris is.
adams and boje even robbie petersen were all better than harris.
harris can’t even tie up an end.
he is the worst spinner in world cricket.
even that dude from zim is better than him.
the sooner Imran Tahir qualifies the better.
20 Dec 2010, 12:46 pm
@Mighty Horua :
“Agree on Tsotsobe but the USELESS title must go to Paul Harris”
In fact he is so useless he is currently ranked 14th out of the top 100 test bowlers in the WORLD!
Dilettante!
20 Dec 2010, 12:52 pm
@Transformation :
he needs AD to look at him as well.
heed needs dome work on his action.
20 Dec 2010, 13:00 pm
Great send-off for Jinx. The rest of the keo gang are still knocking back the whiskeys in Obs, but alas, the katman must work.
Cheers Jinx the Lynx. Catch you on the B-side.
20 Dec 2010, 13:10 pm
Imraan Tahir is a must for the Proteas. That guy is a fantastic Legspinner! Can you imagine the team with him in it! All round they would be good. Harris is ok, but not a match winner in Imraan’s class. He is married to a SA girl and has qualified.
Well done Proteas and congrats Jacques! The ****** is off your back now.
20 Dec 2010, 13:20 pm
Whats wrong with m o n k e y.
20 Dec 2010, 13:28 pm
@>^..^< katman : 86 – Katman, did you go? Not sure if you live in CT or Joburg buddy.
Jinxie’s last journey today. Keep the beers cold Jinxie. We will all catch up sometime.
20 Dec 2010, 13:31 pm
@Bill Reyts : does he have a bar-coded ID or passport?
20 Dec 2010, 13:37 pm
After England match
“Harris “to be charged” for contravening Trade Descriptions Act
Sources tell me that the South African government is in the final stages of an investigation into whether Paul Harris has contravened the South African Trade Descriptions Act.
The investigation was started following video evidence provided from the third test match between South Africa and England at Cape Town, which finished on 7 January. The video evidence mainly centred on the final days play when Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell and Graham Onions saw England to a narrow nine wickets down draw much to the frustration of Graeme Smith, Proteas supporters and so it seems the South African government.
Having checked a wealth of other materials including Wisden, CricInfo and transcripts of interviews with Harris himself, the investigators found that he was described by all as a slow left arm spinner.
However, on viewing the video evidence from Cape Town and that of several other test matches that Harris has played in, the investigators found no evidence of spin, turn or even a mild tweak. My source tells me the fact that JP Duminy was able to extract considerable spin and turn from the pitch was the final nail in the coffin for Harris.
Charges are expected to be brought shortly and Harris’ place in the squad for the impending tour of India is expected to be in jeopardy.”
20 Dec 2010, 13:38 pm
some dudes must be bloated from the humble pie down under
No Beer?
by David Lloyd
It looks like a u-turn rather than a U2 for Australia in the third Test match.
They’ve made some extraordinary selections and the talk is that they’re going to play four pace bowlers with Michael Beer being left out. They’ve got Steven Smith to provide a bit of spin, but I think they’ll need Simon Smith and his amazing dancing bear to beat England!
There’s a programme called Inside Cricket on Fox Sport out here, and the panel have been getting really stuck in to the Australian players. Of Xavier Doherty, Mark Waugh said: “He bowled that many pies he should have opened a bakery.”
Ricky Ponting says they deserve all the stick they’re getting after playing some pretty ordinary cricket. He’s not hiding and I admire him for that. As usual people are talking about sacking the captain, but if you take a step back you wonder who else could do the job. He’s only as good as the team he’s got.
In my opinion, the best bowlers are in the side, but the problem is they’re all coming back from injury. It was pretty clear they were unfit in the first two Tests and maybe 10 days off will have helped.
They need a spark and everybody here is saying that Mitchell Johnson has to perform. This bloke was International Cricketer of the Year in 2009, but as I’ve written in this blog before, we in England have never seen anything like that. I don’t think it’s unfair to say he’s been dreadful every time I’ve watched him.
I thought they might send him away to play some cricket, but he has stayed with the group and just netted. Well, there’s a time when those nets are going to get taken away.
And if he was that great, why did he get left out in the first place?
A final word on Australia. You could say that their cricket is a bit of a laugh at the moment. Well, I’ve just been watching a one-day game on TV and a fellow called Tommy Cooper has taken two catches!
20 Dec 2010, 13:48 pm
@Puma : Yep, I was there. Service was in Maitland and wake was in Obs.
Dawn, UFO, Grant10, Slappes, Robzim, JustRugby were still there when I left – sitting on the stoep drinking whiskey and beer (except Dawn was on the ginger ale). I’m sure Jinx would approve.
20 Dec 2010, 13:49 pm
@>^..^< katman :
I only drink when it’s dark.
Go well Jinx!
20 Dec 2010, 13:51 pm
@>^..^< katman : 93 – Great everyone went. I would have gone had I been in CT.
Gonna miss Jinxies posts plenty.
20 Dec 2010, 13:57 pm
@Dawn : And how you must pray for sunset…
20 Dec 2010, 13:58 pm
@>^..^< katman :
Actually, it’s too darn hot to get gesyp now!
And I’m out of whiskey. That’s wy WPTID didn’t pitch.
He owes me.
20 Dec 2010, 13:59 pm
Great to see everyone again. I need more beer though… Cheers Jinx! (Dawn, sal jy asb organise vir die volgende keer?)
20 Dec 2010, 13:59 pm
Good grief.
I still can’t believe I just went to Jinx’ funeral.
20 Dec 2010, 14:00 pm
@Slappes :
I ain’t organising skwat!!!
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