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17 Aug 2012
MARK KEOHANE and RYAN VREDE don’t believe Francois Hougaard is the answer as a starting scrumhalf. That man is in Japan and will still play a crucial role with the Springboks.
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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 Article20 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 Article17 Aug 2012
MARK KEOHANE and RYAN VREDE don’t believe Francois Hougaard is the answer as a starting scrumhalf. That man is in Japan and will still play a crucial role with the Springboks.
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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
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17 Aug 2012, 15:02 pm
Sounds of Silence…
What… is it the multinic tea break??
17 Aug 2012, 15:02 pm
@bryce_in_oz-48:
Nope, I am not out of the game. Botha is indeed the best heavyweight in SA – he is in fact the only South African heavyweight who is ranked in the top 100 by the IBO (probably the most reputable boxing organisation in the world) and also by a few other organisations.
In his last fight against a South African in 2011 he knocked out a bloke called Simba who was at that stage undefeated and seen as the next big local hope.
I am not saying that he is a world beater but only said he is still the best heavyweigh boxer in this country and that statement is backed by the world rankings.
17 Aug 2012, 15:03 pm
@44
should read counter insurgency
keep in mind in this week 10 people has been killed,2 were cops that was hacked to death and a woman was gangraped.
I would have opened fire aswell if you stormed me and my life was in danger.
End of topic.
17 Aug 2012, 15:03 pm
@Robzim-52:
I think he has too much ammo for sbw
17 Aug 2012, 15:04 pm
Looking forward to seeing King Keegan the Lionheart in a more compatible partnership with his fellow Sharks at loosie… Nothing like going into Rugby battle against the Argies with Bone Collector on one side and Wrecking Ball on the other side of the pack…
Farken Dynamite Combo…
17 Aug 2012, 15:05 pm
HG it seems like Pooper is in need of some intervention from you.
Mt Pooper nearly erupted a couple of times this week.
17 Aug 2012, 15:05 pm
@Fern-53:
Agreed. But it could have been handled more profesionally before reaching that point.
17 Aug 2012, 15:05 pm
@Heavens Game-55:
He is just going to state what we all know
17 Aug 2012, 15:06 pm
@Heavens Game-49:
Hi HG
Did they release you from your cubicle at last?
17 Aug 2012, 15:06 pm
@Tacitus-57:
Tac it was a stuff up from the start.
17 Aug 2012, 15:07 pm
We are Black…
We are White…
Naah…
We are Gold
We are Green…
We are
We are
A farken mean machine…
With much black and white dynamite in the engine room.
17 Aug 2012, 15:08 pm
@Heavens Game-50:
hehehehe HG ya mad fugger lmfao, howzit boet??
17 Aug 2012, 15:09 pm
I am sure Sharksgirl Lite will be happy with us losing in the final and Plumtree taking a break from coaching for this cc season.
17 Aug 2012, 15:09 pm
@Fern-56: The Fatty gone Hormonal again? Sheezus… Damn, I missed the fun
17 Aug 2012, 15:10 pm
17 Aug 2012, 15:11 pm
@Fern-58: Yes… It will be good for him to be with players that understand his play… Hope he takes this opportunity to really show his ability at Test level.
17 Aug 2012, 15:11 pm
@Heavens Game-64:
I just asked him if his mom would be proud if she saw how he carries on here and how he returns serve.
I was merely holding up a mirror for him.
He called me a fck and asked me when I am going to be in Sydney again cause I must say that to his face.
17 Aug 2012, 15:11 pm
@sharks_lover-62: Huzzit SL… All good. Bring on Rugga weekend.
17 Aug 2012, 15:12 pm
@Heavens Game-66:
And the Boks will see what are gained by Spies not being there.
17 Aug 2012, 15:13 pm
@Heavens Game-68: Yeah man cant wait, gonna be a cracker
17 Aug 2012, 15:13 pm
@Fern-67: Oh dear… Must be full moon now in Kings Cross Sydney
17 Aug 2012, 15:13 pm
@Fern-69: Hey Fernsy,
17 Aug 2012, 15:14 pm
@Heavens Game-71: I was not being disrespectfull or insulting,my question was legit and seems he has been doing some introspection cause he has been scarce since then
17 Aug 2012, 15:15 pm
Hello sl,are you in deben now?
17 Aug 2012, 15:15 pm
@Fern-69: Its up to Daniel now… He has a real opportunity… Playing with team mates and against the Pumas where he will have potential to shine in his first start…. Taylormade!
Good on Heyneke for giving him the opportunity.
17 Aug 2012, 15:16 pm
Dbn Ski Boat Club for a prawn curry is the spot to be right now,that is if you were there in time before it sold out.
That is one lekker dik chow.
17 Aug 2012, 15:17 pm
@Heavens Game-75:
If he shines HM has no reason to let spies just walk back into the team after recovry from his injury.
17 Aug 2012, 15:17 pm
@sharks_lover-70: Yup… Like the look of the side… Happy for Mvovo… Pity SuperPat couldnt start too…But can live with that. an oppurtunity for Zane to perform well though
17 Aug 2012, 15:19 pm
Any protest action undertaken with a weapon should be taken seriously.
Why are they so shocked at the result?
17 Aug 2012, 15:20 pm
@Fern-73: Good man… But it is good to press Poop’s buttons… Sometimes he is gagging for it too much though… You feel dirty doing it because sometimes I reckon the poor fool actually gets off on it…
17 Aug 2012, 15:22 pm
@Fern-74: YUP BOET , In Balito, lekker warm day
17 Aug 2012, 15:23 pm
@Heavens Game-80:
very possible
him and gwailo in china are in the same boat
homesick nicky no mates
17 Aug 2012, 15:24 pm
http://www.therugbysite.com/blog_posts/236-south-africa-and-argentina-haunted-by-fear-by-wayne-smith
Interesting article, talks of Francois Hougaard a bit.
17 Aug 2012, 15:24 pm
@sharks_lover-81:
It was about 26 in jhb/pta today.
lets hope the cold is gone now.
17 Aug 2012, 15:25 pm
@sharks_lover-81: Farken jealous.
17 Aug 2012, 15:28 pm
Later all,Chunt du Fernly has to go and do some shopping shap shap.
17 Aug 2012, 15:28 pm
@mpundulu-83: Very interesting article.
17 Aug 2012, 15:29 pm
@Fern-86: Cheers Chunty
17 Aug 2012, 15:29 pm
@Fern-84: Dont think it’s totally over, but getting there lol
@Heavens Game-85: Just had lunch at that hotel right on the beach front, awesome day
17 Aug 2012, 15:30 pm
@Fern-86: ciao chunty
17 Aug 2012, 15:38 pm
@sharks_lover-89: Was in Umhlanga two weekends back… Was good.
17 Aug 2012, 15:42 pm
@mpundulu-83:
Interesting article – somebody should email it to The Meyer
17 Aug 2012, 15:42 pm
@TooMuchRugby-59: WTF…Cubicle… lol
17 Aug 2012, 15:43 pm
@Heavens Game-91: cool
17 Aug 2012, 15:46 pm
@Heavens Game-93: The one with the padded walls
17 Aug 2012, 15:47 pm
@TooMuchRugby-92: Fully agree mate, Meyer needs to know!!!
17 Aug 2012, 15:50 pm
HG @ everywhere
Welcome back.
17 Aug 2012, 15:51 pm
@Heavens Game-87: Give Meyer a shout boss.
17 Aug 2012, 15:53 pm
@ryecatcher-97: Huzzit… Good that the nicthieves have tired of their fun for a while… A dogshow
17 Aug 2012, 15:57 pm
@mpundulu-98: Meyer’s alright, cuzzie… Keegan is playing…. Lwazi is playing… Happiness is.
Pienaar will take over soon… Last chance saloon is looming for Hougaard, I reckon, especially if he doesn’t perform when and if the Pack dominates.
Also Steyn will have to look sharp quick.
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