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23 May 2013
Willie le Roux and Lappies Labuschagne have finally been rewarded with spots in the Springbok training group. They are two of eight that are first timers in Springbok training groups this year. The others are Gio Aplon, Trevor Nyakane, JJ Engelbrecht, Lionel Mapoe, Wiehahn Herbst and Demetri Catrakilis. The group of players will assemble in Durban for the second training camp of the year, before the final squad for the Incoming Tours is selected. Players not considered due to injury include: JP Pietersen, Jaco Taute, Frans Steyn, Johan Goosen, Duane Vermeulen, Pat Cilliers and Frans Malherbe. ... Read Article23 May 2013
MARK KEOHANE, in his weekly KEOtv offering, is picking the Bulls in Durban and another Stormers shambles in Cape Town. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m3yMKuy8yM 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 Article2 Feb 2013
The Cheetahs triumphed in Bloemfontein with an injury time penalty.
The Cheetahs won 27-26 to take the Reconciliation Cup.
There is no such thing as a pre-season hit out in South African rugby. This could easily have been the real deal as the Stormers led 16-3, the Cheetahs fought back to lead 17-16, the Stormers found an extra gear to go ahead 26-17 and then the Cheetahs hit back with 10 points in the last five minutes.
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23 May 2013
23 May 2013
MARK KEOHANE, in his weekly KEOtv offering, is picking the Bulls in Durban and another Stormers shambles in Cape Town. Read More
Willie le Roux and Lappies Labuschagne have finally been rewarded with spots in the Springbok training group. They are two of eight that are first timers in Springbok training groups this year. 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
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2 Feb 2013, 13:51 pm
Bloemtown Rats to take this one.
Dragons that they are.
2 Feb 2013, 13:58 pm
@cane, your’re right bout the rats part. Bloemfontein def is the 2nd k@kkest city in SA …after Dirtban.
2 Feb 2013, 14:00 pm
Eish conundrum time..Im a blackandwhite dynamite supporter.
2 Feb 2013, 14:04 pm
@Slappes-3:
In Dirtban the c ockroaches grow nearly as big as the rats in Bloem.
2 Feb 2013, 14:35 pm
@Robzim, lol…eish Im told the human variety in Dirtban are worse.
2 Feb 2013, 14:42 pm
Does anyone know how to watch this in the UK? Is it on Sky, or is there a way to steam it on the internet?
2 Feb 2013, 14:53 pm
@blik-6: supposed to read “stream”
2 Feb 2013, 15:04 pm
Am waiting for this RECONCILIATION CHALLENGE!
2 Feb 2013, 15:40 pm
@Dawn-8: Annoying how they have to turn every game into some sort of cup or “challenge” – whatever that is.
Just call it a friendly ffs
2 Feb 2013, 17:17 pm
Taute is a Stormer
Who knew!
2 Feb 2013, 17:33 pm
@silent_shadow-9: Agreed. Jislaaik but how boring is this game so far – skittlesticks much more interesting, Skop. It seems our team will once more bore everybody else into losing.
2 Feb 2013, 17:37 pm
Jinne how hard is it for these guys to get used to new scrum call
2 Feb 2013, 17:37 pm
refs got the scrum sequence totally wrong.
2 Feb 2013, 17:39 pm
Taute looks quite good so far in this practice match.
2 Feb 2013, 17:41 pm
Taute looks quite good so far in blue
Salaam and welcome back Nizaam
2 Feb 2013, 17:46 pm
@Dawn-15:
Makes me think of the nice gediggie by Jan Celliers.
Dis die blond,
dis die blou:
dis die veld,
dis die lug;
en ‘n voël draai bowe in eensame vlug -
dis al
Dis ‘n balling gekom
oor die oseaan,
dis ‘n graf in die gras,
dis ‘n vallende traan -
dis al
2 Feb 2013, 17:51 pm
Louis Schreuder is k@k
2 Feb 2013, 17:54 pm
cheetahs guilty of their old tricks
stormers are just plain boring
2 Feb 2013, 17:55 pm
i would pay good money not to watch this team.
2 Feb 2013, 18:02 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-19:
Switch your TV off. It is free, you might even save electricity
2 Feb 2013, 18:12 pm
@Robzim-20:
i blame supersport/multichoice.
if they gave us more control/subsciber choice over the sports package there are two teams i would quickly strike out of existence.
2 Feb 2013, 18:20 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-21:
I guess the 2 unlucky teams would be the AB’s and “my” team
If Carr can stay healthy he will play for SA by the end of the year.
2 Feb 2013, 18:21 pm
Juan Smith seems quite ok so far
2 Feb 2013, 18:24 pm
cheetahs back in the game.
2 Feb 2013, 18:26 pm
Bakkies you yard of wet tripe
2 Feb 2013, 18:27 pm
@Robzim-22:
good guess
Carr’s ok but still too early to call it imo.
@Robzim-23:
yip.
not blowing minds with hints of old.
2 Feb 2013, 18:27 pm
Like Rob said switch it off if you hate it that much
2 Feb 2013, 18:29 pm
Every thread you pollute with your misery and your angst and “innocent” racism
I’m off to Scotland thread, where you aren’t
2 Feb 2013, 18:32 pm
mooi so cheetahs!
go boys
go!
@Dawn-27:
dont shoot the messenger, Dawn.
its a sort of ‘mesmerisingly boring’… if you wil…
2 Feb 2013, 18:33 pm
stormers selling decoy runners two for the price of one
cheetahs aint buying
2 Feb 2013, 18:34 pm
I shoot who I will
You are mesmerisingly boring.
2 Feb 2013, 18:35 pm
Juan Smith is a towering talisman for the cheetahs
that much is clear
do it cheetahs
do it
2 Feb 2013, 18:37 pm
Go Cheetahs.
2 Feb 2013, 18:41 pm
I’m yearning for real rugby..when does the BW Dynamite play?
2 Feb 2013, 18:41 pm
Slappes wtf
2 Feb 2013, 18:48 pm
shameful by habana
shameful
2 Feb 2013, 18:49 pm
well done cheetahs
its not too late
you can win it
2 Feb 2013, 18:49 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-36:
Yes not very good from such and experienced
player
2 Feb 2013, 18:53 pm
How can the stomers not be ready for the short kick at 22 ?
2 Feb 2013, 18:55 pm
YESW
YES
YES
YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
2 Feb 2013, 18:55 pm
bwahahaaa
2 Feb 2013, 18:55 pm
WHAT A KICH
BEAUTIFUL!
BEAUTIFUL!
2 Feb 2013, 18:55 pm
Wow Stormers how can you kick the drop and not keep possession for 1 min?
then lose the ball att eh 22 drop out?
2 Feb 2013, 18:57 pm
Cheetahs!!!
2 Feb 2013, 18:58 pm
Ref seemed intent on handing Cheetah’s penalty after penalty but its a warm up game so its cool and Stormers will now know that their halfback pairing is just plain k@k. Anybody care to break DD’s other leg?
2 Feb 2013, 19:00 pm
I’m quite glad we lost this. Hopefully it will be a wake-up call to AC to stop playing boring rugby. Because we have enough talent not to do this. Bakkies, I hope you enjoyed that. It’ll be one of your last joyful moments of 2013.
2 Feb 2013, 19:03 pm
Bakkies go clean yourself up and leave your wanger alone
2 Feb 2013, 19:05 pm
@Dawn-47:
whats a wanger?
2 Feb 2013, 19:10 pm
Stormers behoort met hierdie boring kak darem die halfeind te haal. Klomp tweede keuse spelers wat vandag gametime gekry het.
2 Feb 2013, 19:11 pm
@CoachPete-38:
absolutely.
it was very uncharacterisic of him but that’s no excuse.
he should be punished.
@playtheball-46:
the cheetahs were guilty of their usual helter skelter running too much stuff and the stormers were predictably just plain boring.
but i was rooting for the cheetahs and the way they played themselves back in and never looked to surrender was sweet.
welcome back Juan Smith
@Dawn-47:
its about the rugby, Dawn.
well done to the cheetahs.
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