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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 Article19 May 2013
GREGOR PAUL, in the Herald on Sunday, writes world rugby will get its integrated season after the 2015 World Cup and Super Rugby won't break to accommodate an international window. Super Rugby will shift to a March start and won't break for test matches, the June window will be shifted to July and all players will have a 14 to 16-week off-season. Other innovative plans are being discussed, such as building a world series of tests in years that fall between the World Cup and British Lions tours. The revolution that All Black coach Steve Hansen called for last week is coming. The players ... 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 Article8 May 2012
Doppies la Grange has signed a two-year contract with Benetton Treviso in Italy.
The Lions centre will leave the union on 30 June.
La Grange was named vice-captain of the Lions this Super Rugby season but has seen his playing time curtailed by injury.
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29 Jan 2013
GREGOR PAUL, in the Herald on Sunday, writes world rugby will get its integrated season after the 2015 World Cup and Super Rugby won’t break to accommodate an international window. 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
15 Comments
8 May 2012, 13:49 pm
Goodbye Doppies, thanks for the service over the years .. I just wish that Fraco vd Merwe and Baywatch follow too. Deon v Rensburg should be left to rot in middle earth.
8 May 2012, 13:51 pm
Expect to see alot more of this! You cant blame these okes for looking for greener pastures because of the rapid decline of a once reputiable franchise and the uncertainty of their Super Rugby future.
8 May 2012, 13:52 pm
And so it begins ….
My comisserations Lion fans
8 May 2012, 14:05 pm
1. Oosthuyzen
2. Strauss (captain)
3. Cilliers
4. Smith (here’s hoping he can still play)
5. Van Der Merwe
6. Brussow
7. Minnie
8. Strauss (vice captain)
9. Van Zyl
10. Goosen
11. Le Roux
12. Strauss
13. Ebershon
14. Mapoe
15. Taute
16. Maku
17. Van Der Linde
18. Botha
19. Labuschagne
20. Bondesio
21. Jantjies
22. Killian
Plus – most importantly – some depth beyond frontline 22 if the best of Cheetahs and Lions squads are combined.
‘Nuff said.
8 May 2012, 14:05 pm
The current CC champs and one time Super10 champs… Cheers
8 May 2012, 14:10 pm
@puff(puff)-4: no puff nuff not good enough! Unless you are suggesting that the Lions buy those farm boys you selected.
8 May 2012, 14:18 pm
beginning of the Transvaal exodus
8 May 2012, 14:27 pm
@RL(RL)-6:
A pack containing Oosthuzen, Strauss, Cilliers, Smith, Van Der Merwe, Brussow, Minnie and Strauss
Along with Goosen at 10
And players like Le Roux, Ebershon and Taute in the backline.
Not good enough?
I reckon a team comprising of these players could do some damage.
As for the details of how this can be achieved… I’m glad I’m not the one making those decisions!
8 May 2012, 14:42 pm
A team with Cilliers starting, already has a deficiency, add Minnie and van der Merwe for what reason? Minnie is a penalty machine, can’t play two opensiders, if you want to concede penalties just pick james already… Rhodes is a better option next to Brussow, but the locks are pathetic…
8 May 2012, 14:55 pm
cheers doppies!
8 May 2012, 14:57 pm
En daarmee is die Leeus se Doppies dan ook geklink.
8 May 2012, 14:59 pm
Dawn will be devastated…
8 May 2012, 15:35 pm
@puff(puff)-4:
You’ve left no quality players left for a 5th team.
8 May 2012, 17:15 pm
@Bill Reyts(Gumboots)-12: Dawny won’t shed a tear … she is a MILF, no strike that a GILF and G as in Granny. She likes them really young and in not older that 21.
8 May 2012, 20:01 pm
Doppies didnt leave, he farkin ran! Lmfao
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