‘Four Nations’ venues confirmed
31 May 2012
The Springboks will play their three home Rugby Championship Tests at Newlands, Loftus Versfeld and Soccer City.
Saru has confirmed the venues for the inaugural Rugby Championship. South Africa will play Argentina at Newlands on 18 August, Australia at Loftus Versfeld on 29 September and the All Blacks at Soccer City on 6 October. All three of the Boks’ home matches will kick off at 17:00.
The South African kick-off times of the Boks’ tour matches are: 21:10 against Argentina in Mendoza on 25 August; 12:35 against Australia in Perth on 8 September and 09:35 against New Zealand in Dunedin on 15 September.
There are two bye weeks to allow for travel. The 2012 Rugby Championship runs from 18 August to 6 October.
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31 May 2012, 11:52 am
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-49:
no, the refs put it to bed.
you choked…..
31 May 2012, 11:52 am
Trans
There was no procedure. I saw a news report on it. No proof of residence was requested from purchasers. They just had to be black (and proud)
31 May 2012, 11:52 am
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-49: Oh did you now… To honest Rugby supporters its a collective continuous 24yr choke and counting…
France dominated… ABs flaked or “choked” again… The difference was Paddy’s little tame Saffa Craigie…
Thats all…
Kiwis and AB’s – undoubted World Class experts in choking… and cheating…
31 May 2012, 11:53 am
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-49:
ermm…NO
bryce just shelved it for you boys for a while,thats all.
31 May 2012, 11:56 am
@houston, we have a problem…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-46:
lol
I remember they did two games in the 3 nations. Does that mean every game as you suggest, the ABs cheat to win?
Surely you cant say the Boks dont get away with everything?
Ok the ABs cheat….. you happy now.
The Boks bite, gouge and allow supporters to attack refs, are we all good?
31 May 2012, 11:59 am
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-53:
France have dominated Boks in the last 10 years as well havnt they?
At least we admit that the French are a problem to us.
You guys blame the ref, weather and everything else but say the other team was better or played better.
And whats this 24 years you talking about?
We lost the RWC in 1991.
31 May 2012, 12:00 pm
I heard that the Zulu warrior will lead the boks out again in the home games ?
31 May 2012, 12:01 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-55: Leaving it at “Ok the ABs cheat….. you happy now” would have been perfect… the most honest thing ever heard from a Kiwi…
But alas…
31 May 2012, 12:02 pm
Then I saw this as I googled the Zulu warrior. Sad sad
Pietermaritzburg – Voortrekker High School in KwaZulu-Natal has banned a rugby player found guilty of racial abuse in a first team match against Pinetown Boys High School on the weekend, as part of a concerted effort to combat unsportsmanlike conduct at high school rugby matches.
A brawl erupted following a spear tackle incident, which was followed by a racial taunt from a Voortrekker backline player. After reviewing evidence and consulting the referee in charge of the match the school has banned the boy involved from all rugby for the entire time that he is a pupil at Voortrekker.
“Voortrekker has for many years been known for the good, hard, clean rugby that we’ve played and this behaviour from coaches, players and parents will not be tolerated,” said headmaster Jan Nel.
Nel has also vowed to make sure that the school communicates with its supporters on an ongoing basis to ensure that abuse from the sidelines, whether targeted at players or the referees and linespersons on duty, does not occur.
31 May 2012, 12:02 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-56: Cough… ahem… splutter… *choke*
31 May 2012, 12:02 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-58:
Actually the last line can be searched for on you tube.
Dont you believe me?
31 May 2012, 12:05 pm
Found the article , not sure if I missed it on keo.
SA Rugby is to unleash a potent new weapon on the English in the coming test series… and no, it’s not another Jonah Lomu.
Instead, the Boks’ new power comes from the return of a mighty Zulu warrior, who will once again lead the men in green and gold into battle.
Jenny Wentzel, events manager at Saru, told the Cape Argus: “Years ago we brought in a Zulu warrior, but when Jake White was appointed he wanted a fresh start, so we dropped it. But since then, so many people have been asking for this, so now he returns.”
Wentzel began by consulting a cultural expert at Iziko museums “to ensure we use historically authentic clothing”, adding: “We’re doing this by the book.”
The costume is being made by someone who works with film and commercials.
And the “warrior” himself?
“He’s a professional dancer from Johannesburg, and he is Zulu-speaking. But because this is the Springboks he will be leading out, he had to be perfect. So he is taller than six-feet, he’s lean, sculptured and athletic.”
Wentzel says that as the last England player runs out, the warrior will walk on to the centre of the pitch.
“He is an authentic Zulu dancer, so he knows his moves, they will not be choreographed. As he reaches the centre of the field, he will touch a button on his shield and spear and this will ignite pyrotechnics on the side of the field, including six-metre-high flames.”
The spine-chilling power-play will be to the accompaniment of the famous song, Impi.
“We have also had it recorded by the Bala Brothers, Zwai, Loyiso and Phelo,” Wentzel said. “We will test both versions once we’re in the stadium, and then decide.”
The Springboks first had a war cry on the tour of Britain in 1906, captained by Paul Roos – the tour which also saw the birth of the “Springbok” brand.
The war cry was “Ghee gammilio gshee”, repeated three times.
According to internet sources, the Springboks’ John Hirsch, a Port Elizabeth player who had earlier spent time in England studying at Clare College, Cambridge University, explained: “When they rush into battle, Zulu etiquette does not allow their warriors to mention the name of the man to be slain.
“However, as soon as the attacking party sees the wretched victim, the leader shouts ‘Gammilio’, which means ‘that is his name’, at the same time pointing to the victim with his spear, and thus the difficulty is overcome. The ‘gshee’ is meant to describe the hiss or whizz of the spear as it flies through the air.”
In later years, another war cry was used, said to have been adopted from the Natal Mounted Rifles.
31 May 2012, 12:05 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-60:
Aghh the sound of the quarter final between OZ and the Boks.
Then again Boks didnt choke, Ozzie were the better team, dont you agree?
31 May 2012, 12:08 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-55:
ja, its a start on the admission.
and no, biting and gouging is from the eighties and beyond. we havn’t done any of that stuff post madiba/95wc.
the bok have probably been the cleanest team in world rugby for the last 20 years…. there has on the other hand been some filthy citing commisioners and judicial panels over the years…
and no! we do not ‘allow’ our supporters to attack refs. we do however have the good grace to allow our opposition to moer any stupid supporters who do
31 May 2012, 12:08 pm
with a half decent tan i am blacker than ryan vrede.
where do i get my discount seats?
@nama1(nama1)-32: ag dont be so sensitive nama, you come across as an apologist.
fight for those udm principles, like terror lekota is doing!
non-racial means no preference based on colour.
what next? discounted electricity, water, rates, toll fees…..oops! we already have those.
its ok, i will pay just please let the bok emblem stay, ok?
31 May 2012, 12:11 pm
@Brigadier Van Zyl(Brigadier Van Zyl)-18: Wow , did someone steal your orange , white and blue flag ?
31 May 2012, 12:20 pm
@houston, we have a problem…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-6:
Yes you are. Who would I be supporting if I wear a Bok jersey to an Argentina/All Bleck game? Think about it.
31 May 2012, 12:23 pm
@rangerman(rangerman)-65:
Ag Rangerman, you like to put people in a box if their views differ from yours, don’t you?
Discounted water, electricity, rates…that’s available to all who qualify for it. People earning less than a certain income, pensioners etc. Colour has nothing to do with that.
It just so happens that the majority tend to be black. I wonder why?
31 May 2012, 12:25 pm
I bet you can’t wait for the world champs to arrive in town, the black machine will take you again at Soccer city and if the Argies bring their A game i’m picking yet another wooden spoon for the Bokke.
31 May 2012, 12:31 pm
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-69:
Such anger.
31 May 2012, 12:36 pm
@Great White Shark(Predawn)-70:
No anger, just a rugby prediction.
31 May 2012, 12:47 pm
@rangerman(rangerman)-65:
indeed.
I am sending Maevis to pick me up a brace.
31 May 2012, 12:48 pm
@69 very unlikely
Its NZ that should worry a bit. Hansen must be jaded going into a 9th straight year with the AB’s. And he’s got too much depth in some positions, meaning some very good players are not in the squad or will be on the bench
31 May 2012, 13:01 pm
@NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-71:
Dude, what’s with the fishing? It’s a little bit childish.
31 May 2012, 13:02 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-72:
@nama1(nama1)-68: because the anc has failed the majority of the people in this country?
31 May 2012, 13:03 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-26: There are more than a few Dirtbin refugees in the fairest Cape – enough, thank you. Typical post menopausal toppies, riding around with their Sharks stickers plakked all over their Hummers. The vehicles don’t look that bad kitted out like that – it’s just always rather tragic to see a little bitty hunchbacking geezer with ponytail, medallions and floral board shorts falling out of said vehicles. (Even sadder when the personalised number plate says something like “I Bite” or “Big boy”.)
31 May 2012, 13:05 pm
Specifically too much depth in the outside back positions
31 May 2012, 13:08 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food(The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food)-76:
Such anger. Ai tog! Got a thing about age and ponytails. That means you’re angry with a few million people. Such anger….aich!!
31 May 2012, 13:08 pm
@75 maybe, but go back just a few years before then. . .
31 May 2012, 13:08 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food(The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food)-76:
31 May 2012, 13:09 pm
@viewer(viewer)-73:
We’ll be fine Hansen knows the drill, plenty of young talent coming through.
@CenturionShark (aka LondonShark)(londonshark)-74:
I like fishing.
31 May 2012, 13:10 pm
@rangerman(rangerman)-75:
she will be economically emancipated for her trouble.
@CenturionShark (aka LondonShark)(londonshark)-74:
if you leave him he goes away.
in reality he has nothing else to say.
31 May 2012, 13:11 pm
@rangerman(rangerman)-75:
Zooma got his big behind handed to him in parliament. Did you listen to 5 FM this morning?
ANC has been likened to Nazis.
31 May 2012, 13:14 pm
Says he who tried to engage for months on end.
31 May 2012, 13:15 pm
@Great White Shark(Predawn)-83:
The ANC doesn’t know how to merge ‘African Culture’ with Western desires. That’s the major issue.
It is possible, but there must be some sacrifices (i.e. only have 1 kid).
31 May 2012, 13:16 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-82:
Noted.
31 May 2012, 13:20 pm
@Great White Shark(Predawn)-78: I speak the truth about the Sharks fans living in the fairest Cape, based on my observations. I’m sure there are many Sharks fans under the age of 65, I just don’t get to see them down here in CT – that’s all. (On the pony tail PLUS age front – you have me…….I find it very Willie Nelson, and it ain’t a good look (not even for Willie Nelson)
31 May 2012, 13:22 pm
CS
Oh boy
31 May 2012, 13:22 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food(The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food)-87:
If you say so many ponytailed oldies hatin’ person.
31 May 2012, 13:24 pm
@CenturionShark (aka LondonShark)(londonshark)-85:
They call the shots they can do as they please.
31 May 2012, 13:27 pm
87
Willie Nelson remind you of your mother,especially the wispy beard.
31 May 2012, 13:29 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food(The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food)-87:
speaking of ol willie?
what’s the worst thing you can hear after having s.ex with willie nelson?
31 May 2012, 13:30 pm
Well, anyone looking to the ANC to actually deliver anything better wake up NOW
31 May 2012, 13:30 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food(The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food)-76: GWS has really taken to his “such anger” catchphrase with gusto. He’s given up on “I think I can, I know I can”.
31 May 2012, 13:32 pm
I’m not willie nelson.
31 May 2012, 13:33 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-95:
31 May 2012, 13:34 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-95: OK – this is officially the funniest thing I have heard all day. Thanks for the laugh (I don’t know how to insert a ‘smiley’ so – SMILEY
31 May 2012, 13:35 pm
@Great White Shark(Predawn)-89: Are you a ponytailed oldie?
31 May 2012, 13:37 pm
@mad eye(mad eye)-91: No, Willie Nelson just reminds me of, well, Willie Nelson.
31 May 2012, 13:37 pm
@viewer(viewer)-93:
Yeah & DA must deliver to surrounding communities in WESTERN CAPE not just Cape Town like they are mandated to…ie: Khayelitsha,Samora Michel,Mitchell’s Plain,Gugulethu etc
Must those same communitites who put them in power also “wake up” in them delivering as they have been in power the longest in that region?
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