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4 Apr 2012
PERCY MONTGOMERY says Frans Steyn must rejoin the Sharks and play at inside centre for the Springboks.
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20 Jun 2013
Heinrich Brussow will play in Japan after failing to make an impression on Bok coach Heyneke Meyer. The Volksblad newspaper reported that Brussow will take up a club career in Japan after the Cheetahs complete their Super Rugby commitments. The nature of his Japanese club contract is such that he is not available for national selection, as it is with all the South African players in Japan. He will continue to play Super Rugby for the Cheetahs. Meyer has not rated Brussow since taking charge and the player has been described as a penalty liability and not a good enough all-round player. It ... Read Article1 Jun 2013
The Bulls are South Africa's best team and they proved it in Bloemfontein. The Cheetahs have been outstanding all season and they were as good on Saturday night as they have been at any stage. Still it wasn't good enough to beat the Bulls, who won 30-25 after leading 30-13 with 10 minutes to play. The Cheetahs finished brilliantly and deserved the bonus point, but the Bulls consolidated their top two league placing thanks to an imposing first hour. Pierre Spies was impressive as team and pack leader, Arno Botha was ever present and the No 9, 10, 12 Bulls axis of Francois Hougaard, Morne ... Read Article11 Jun 2013
Brendan Venter's appointment as Sharks Director of Rugby is a good one. But the decision to end John Plumtree's Sharks coaching tenure is not. Former Springbok and Italy coach Nick Mallett turned down an invitation for the role of Sharks Director of Rugby and Venter, formerly the head coach and Director of Rugby at Saracens, will start his job at the outset of the Currie Cup season. Plumtree remains the Super Rugby head coach until the end of this season's tournament but his contract has not been renewed. Plumtree is highly rated in Europe and will in all likelihood link up with a European ... Read Article20 Jun 2013
Dan Carter is one of five changes to the All Blacks, while the French have made eight changes to the side kept scoreless in Christchurch. The All Blacks have already won the Test series after the crushing 30-0 triumph in the second Test and coach Steve Hansen will give Test debuts, either as a starting option or as substitutes, to all the uncapped players in his squad. Blues duo Steven Luatua and Charles Piutau are among the substitutes, as is Crusaders flank Matt Todd. Carter teams up with Piri Weepu in the halves and Rene Ranger finally gets a start ahead of Julian Savea. Victor Vito ... Read Article27 May 2013
Kiwi Vern Cotter is Scotland's new head coach. Cotter will only take up the position in a year's time. He will see out his contact with French club Clermont. Cotter's appointment means that New Zealanders will coach Scotland, Ireland (Joe Schmidt) and Wales (Warren Gatland). New Zealander Robbie Deans has been at the helm of Australia for the last five years and current Blues coach John Kirwan coached Italy and Japan. Kiwi coaches have also been at the helm of Samoa and Fiji in recent years. 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 Article4 Apr 2012
PERCY MONTGOMERY says Frans Steyn must rejoin the Sharks and play at inside centre for the Springboks.
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4 Apr 2012, 17:33 pm
@Jeraldjay(Jeraldjay)-200: really? “penetrate”
Most Linebreaks
1. Andre Taylor (Hurricanes) 6
2. Hosea Gear (Highlanders) 5
2. Sona Taumalolo (Chiefs) 5
4. Adam Thomson (Highlanders) 4
4. Bernard Foley (Waratahs) 4
4. Christian Lealiifano (Brumbies) 4
4. Dom Shipperley (Reds) 4
4. Israel Dagg (Crusaders) 4
4. James Stannard (Force) 4
4. Luke Morahan (Reds) 4
4. Nick Cummins (Force) 4
4. Piet Van Zyl (Cheetahs) 4
4. Robbie Robinson (Chiefs) 4
4. Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs) 4
4. Tom Carter (Waratahs) 4
4. Willie Le Roux (Cheetahs) 4
4. Wynand Olivier (Bulls) 4
4. Zac Guildford (Crusaders) 4
19. John Hardie (Highlanders) 3
19. Phil Burleigh (Highlanders) 3
he can’t buy a linebreak though…or offloads either
Most Offloads
1. Johan Goosen (Cheetahs) 13
2. Sonny Bill Williams (Chiefs) 12
3. Andre Taylor (Hurricanes) 9
3. Ben Tapuai (Reds) 9
3. Keegan Daniel (Sharks) 9
6. JP Pietersen (Sharks) 8
6. Shaun Treeby (Highlanders) 8
8. Ben Mowen (Brumbies) 7
8. Digby Ioane (Reds) 7
8. Hosea Gear (Highlanders) 7
8. Mark Gerrard (Rebels) 7
8. Matthew Hodgson (Force) 7
8. Riaan Viljoen (Sharks) 7
8. Robbie Robinson (Chiefs) 7
8. Rod Davies (Reds) 7
8. Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Chiefs) 7
8. Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs) 7
18. Ben Smith (Highlanders) 6
18. Conrad Smith (Hurricanes) 6
18. Jaco Taute (Lions) 6
does he penetrate and recycle?
4 Apr 2012, 17:41 pm
@Transformation(Transformation)-201:
Watch the movie Moneyball Trans.
Stats doesn’t paint the whole picture.
4 Apr 2012, 17:42 pm
Am I reading right Transie… No Bulls or Stormers on those lists??
4 Apr 2012, 18:47 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-138: You have the audacity to condescend other peeps yet you claim JPP is the best 13 in the SA conference? Kak jy deur jou bek miskien? You sir, have absolutely no rugby knowledge, but seeing you support the Sharks what the fark was I expecting? Fokkin balsak!
4 Apr 2012, 20:08 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-9: Its one of the oldest schools in the country and a very good one at that. Its not their fault he failed 3 times!
4 Apr 2012, 21:11 pm
Percy…you sweetie!!
4 Apr 2012, 22:58 pm
@Jeraldjay(Jeraldjay)-202:well the book MONEYBALL is the reason wayne smith helped develop the VERUSCO stats, so go figure
4 Apr 2012, 23:00 pm
@THE MAULER(THE MAULER)-203: crashball merchants these stormers…
5 Apr 2012, 02:51 am
Lambie
Aplon
JP
Steyn
Habana
Steyn
Hougaard
Spies
Alberts
5 Apr 2012, 02:53 am
Brussouw
Bekker
Etzebeth
Du Plessis
Du Plessis
Oosthuizen
5 Apr 2012, 06:03 am
Etzebeth. Period. Weg is jy.
5 Apr 2012, 07:04 am
@Pee Wee(Pee Wee)-204: Pathetic post! Insulting someone because they support a team you don’t like? What are you 10 years old? Jassus there are some truly immature okes on this site!! So what if HG reckons JPP is a good centre, its his opinion. Someone else on here reckoned Strauss was the best centre in SA. People are entitled to their own opinions. There isn’t some all-seeing, all-knowing rugby brain out there. Although judging from your neanderthal dribblings you don’t have much of a brain at all!
These Stormpies are the biggest windgats around. Sitting at the top of the table you might be but you can’t score tries and have zero bonus points to your name. Sooner or later you’re going to get rolled like the Saders did twice last year. Defence will win you some games but it won’t bring home the champion. Right now it looks like only the Chiefs have the most balanced team this year.
5 Apr 2012, 07:19 am
@Sydney Shark(JayDaFiveOh)-212: you are defending HG!???
because someone insulted him hahaha
you are still.a funny guy jaydafiveoh even as sydney shark
5 Apr 2012, 07:31 am
@Pee Wee(Pee Wee)-204: Squealing in protest that someone has “no rugby knowledge” is the refuge of a fool with more than a hint of a severe lack of imagination.
If you can’t see that JPP is at least as good as any 13 in SA after only 5 games in the position at Super rugby level then you are either blind, racist (since JPP is “bruin”, and not blonde like Donkey De Villiers), or just farken plain thick.
Nice that you referred to me as “Sir”. Keep it that way.
5 Apr 2012, 07:32 am
@Transformation(Transformation)-213: Ja, mhlati wakho umfaan…
5 Apr 2012, 07:32 am
@Sydney Shark(JayDaFiveOh)-212: Good man
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