Today has been a very eventful day in sports news. From the possibility that Michael Schumacher could race in the 2009 F1, to Morné Steyn replacing Ruan Pienaar, to SA losing their 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cup bids, to the possibility that SA could host the 2020 Olympic Games. Yet I find that...
Ruan Pienaar's errant kicking was at the center of discussion at yesterday's team selection meeting, and when the Springbok team selection will be announced today, it is expected that Ruan Pienaar will be replaced by Morné Steyn in the starting XV.
WP coach, Allister Coetzee, defended WP captain, Luke Watson, at a press conference today, saying "we're going to Loftus as a team. It's not Luke vs the Bulls or Luke vs Loftus!". This comes after Luke Watson was booed during a Super14 game earlier this year against the Bulls at Loftus...
It all starts next week with the Boland hostring the Leopards in Wellington.
The rest of the weekend look like this:
Fri:
Boland v Platinum Leopards Boland Stadium, Wellington 15:30
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs v GWK Griquas Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein 19:10
Sat:
Vodacom Blue Bulls v...
Official Tri-Nations 2009 Thread - SA WINS!!!
Tri-Nations 2009 Fixtures:
18 July 09:30 - NZ vs Aus - Eden Park, Auckland, NZ - NZ Wins 22-16
25 July 17:00 - SA vs NZ - Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein, SA - SA Wins 28 - 19
01 Aug 17:00 - SA vs NZ - ABSA Stadium, Durban, SA - SA Wins 31 - 19
08...
In which is propably the funniest typo on TV in a long time, SuperSport involuntarily insulted all 'player23's' by refering to 'Springbok Scrum Power' in an on-screen graphic during highlights of the game as 'Springbok Scum Power'!
I so hate it when people refer to my beloved sport as 'rugger' or 'rugga'. It's RUGBY! That's what it's called. Nothing else.
(PS. Go my Bulletjies! Ek is lief vir julle! Maak my dag môre. Ag, maak my fkn JAAR! Jul is legends!)
Who would be your match 22 if the Boks had to run onto the field tomorrow against the Lions?
Would be interesting to see how people's teams differ.
After the weekends game I'm sure as hell that Morne Steyn should be in the group.
What do you guys and girls think?
In what seemed like an easy match for the Cheetahs, the worst team in the Super14, they destoyed the number 1 team, The Sharks, 31 - 6!!! Shocking! :eek:
The Sharks though seemed unphased by the loss. Perhaps because they know they are so far ahead in the Super14 that they would need to lose...
My fuzzy feeling is never wrong. Last week I had a fuzzy feeling that they would lose last week's match. I had no substantial reason to think they would, just a feeling.
Last week the Bulls did play into direct sunlight in the 1st half at that poorly built k.a.k stadium in NZ that offered no...
SO the IRB have had their meeting for the last two days on this and have made some recommendations on which ELV's should stay and which laws (ELV's) should be done away with.
I'm in favour of everything recommended except for one. The fact that each team can determine their own numbers in the...
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I must admit, I have great admiration for Joost vd Westhuizen as a rugby player, but not as a commentator. His knowledge of the law of the game is shocking to say the least!
Here is the email that I have sent out. Please forward this to all of your contacts - thank you...
As many of you probably already know, plans to change our national rugby emblem from the springbok to the protea are in an advanced stage, after our government’s previous and numerous failed...
This is really starting to annoy me now. Referees seeing a player in an offside position for example who is clearly interfering with play, either directly or indirectly. He will then shout at the player to get back - why!!!?? Just penalise him already man!!!
A player in an off-side position...
on the 30th of August we (myself and a handfull of girl friends) watched the bokke stomping the Ausies. At the end of the match the place was riddled with drunks. When we walked out we were harassed and pushed around by a group of 5 drunk guys and there was just no security to be found?
And...
Pieter De Villiers' Sex and Blackmail Scandal...
http://sport.iafrica.com/news/1134440.htm
*waves bye-bye*
What an embarrassment.
I wonder who the player is - any guesses?
Blue Bulls flyhalf Derrich Hougaard has signed a 3 year contract to play rugby at Leicester Tigers with his mentor and coach Heyneke Meyer...
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This is very sad, but I wish him well and hope that he reaches all his goals while there! He will surely be missed!
This is a great loss...