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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
The Bulls scored a late try to secure a bonus point victory over the Highlanders at Loftus. The Bulls practically had the match wrapped at half time, leading 23 - 6 at the break before winning 35 - 18. Morne Steyn kicked 15 points in a match that was dominated by the physical men from Pretoria. The Highlander were full of running but lacked the basic handling skills to do anything with their possession. The first try of the match was scored in the opening two minutes, JJ Engelbrecht rounding off a well worked move. The second try was a bit more dubious. The Bulls turned over deep in their ... 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 Article13 Sep 2011
Keo.co.za brings you the latest World Cup news from Pool B.
Sheridan blow for Poms – England prop Andrew Sheridan has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup with a shoulder injury. England manager Martin Johnson is yet to decide on a replacement for Sheridan in the 30-man squad.
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The Bulls scored a late try to secure a bonus point victory over the Highlanders at Loftus. Read More
Duane Vermeulen is out of the June Tests. 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
14 Comments
13 Sep 2011, 22:27 pm
Overrated Dragon of note this Sheridan
13 Sep 2011, 22:30 pm
Hey Keo not sure if you are aware but the term “Pom” is considered a derogatory word. From Wikipedia…’many British people or those of British origin consider the expression offensive or racist when used by people not of British origin to describe English or British people.’
Don’t you think its time to desist from using this word? An analogy is calling a South African a ‘Yarpie.” Simply put its not nice and unnecessary.
13 Sep 2011, 23:26 pm
Big blow this for England. A real weapon.
13 Sep 2011, 23:30 pm
@XV(XV)-2:
I have 1000′s of friends in England (possibly hard for some to believe) and Ive always called them ‘Poms’. Ive never had 1 complaint.
Cant say the same about the Irish being called ‘Paddys’ tho, usually too good-natured to say anything, but close mates have said its regarded as derogatory.
I might be naive about ‘Japie’, but doesnt that strictly refer to a ‘farmer’ or specifically ‘Afrikaan farmer’ ? Many people actually thought it was the way Safas said ‘ja’.
13 Sep 2011, 23:33 pm
@JL1(JL1)-1:
he was overrated in his early days – I fondly recall him having his @rse nailed to the Twickenham turf by Hayman – but he has days when he’s in the mood and can be World class in the loose. He was excellent when downing Aus at RWC’07 and similarly gave ABs a hard time on EOYT’10.
Inconsistent, yes.
14 Sep 2011, 02:06 am
The withdrawal of John Smit would be a greater benefit to South Africa than Sheridan’s for England, but not by much.
14 Sep 2011, 09:01 am
Oh dear, just as Keo put him in his world No1. line up….
Despite what JL1 says, he will be a loss to our team!
14 Sep 2011, 09:03 am
@XV(XV)-2:
Speaking as the ‘resident female Pom’ here, I can safely say we are not too worried about that term, however if an Aussie dares to say ‘Whinging Pom’ to my face I may be forced to ‘Moer’ him!!
14 Sep 2011, 09:09 am
Sheridan monstered owen franks last year even if the all blacks accused him of “angling in”.
14 Sep 2011, 10:14 am
Feel bad for Big Ted, he was looking to regain the form of 2005(Lions) and 2007(RWC). But has been riddled with shoulder injuries.
Luckily Matt Stevens and Alex Corbisiero have been looking good. Matt has been the stand out prop in the Prem since his return and Corbs was brilliant in the 6 nations looking good against on Castro and Mas in olny his first two tests.
RE: Pommie….it stands for Prisoner of Mother England, so no complains here up in sunny Nottingham
14 Sep 2011, 10:19 am
@carol(carol)-8: Thanks Black Panther and Carol. I am English and I live in the UK. And trust me it is not an endearing word. if I used it at work it would be a case of shooting oneself in the foot! My point being that its not dissimilar to Japie and I know my SA mates are non too excited about that word.
14 Sep 2011, 10:23 am
@XV thats Political correctness gone mad I tells ya.
But in all serious being English and having grown up in SA I got used to being called that and worse so now I just take it with a pinch of salt…hence my moniker.
14 Sep 2011, 20:31 pm
@JL1(JL1)-1: Interesting that a guy with your scrummaging knowledge would say that, JL1.
I’ve always feared him, even though I think our props have stood up well to him.
Great player IMO.
15 Sep 2011, 12:34 pm
@XV(XV)-11:
Your full of sh*t. Relax, everyone is tired of all the overkill political correctness. I’m english by the way.
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