Rugby in general.

I honestly don't care about our national side until a decent coaching team is running the show again. They can pick Earl Rose again for all I care...
 
Sharks wohoo :D btw you guys that say such a brilliant performance by WP...lol Cheetahs didn't play well at all, they had no "attack" or creativity, all they tried was to move forward by passing the ball to the next player. Expected more of them, going to be a great final though :)
 
Blue Bulls flank and occasional hooker Derrick Kuun has been cleared of the charge of striking an opponent.

The citing stemmed from an incident in 56th minute of the Bulls vs Sharks semi-final in Durban last week. Kuun was alleged to have struck Sharks hooker Bismarck du Plessis below the belt and accordingly cited.

A SARU hearing cleared Kuun of the charge. This means Kuun, whose playing season with the Bulls is over, will be free to play for his team from the very beginning of the 2011 Super 15 tournament.
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Absolutely disgusting double standards at work ..... the incident is available for anyone to see, clear as day (think it's on YouTube), yet the one eyed judge clears him of it. Once again, a Bully Boy gets away with something that should not exist in rugby.
 
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Absolutely disgusting double standards at work ..... the incident is available for anyone to see, clear as day (think it's on YouTube), yet the one eyed judge clears him of it. Once again, a Bully Boy gets away with something that should not exist in rugby.
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They probably couldn't prove that Kuun can deliberately hit such a little target?
 
Looks like the KZNRU are not the only union with sponser issues:

Cape Town - With the end of the local rugby season in sight there is still no clarity about who will be the new main sponsors of Western Province and Free State Cheetahs next year.

Vodacom’s sponsorship of both unions is running out, while the Sharks also announced on Tuesday that Absa decided to end an association of 11 years as stadium naming rights-holder.

This means that the Shark Tank will be the Absa Stadium for the last time in Saturday’s Currie Cup final between the Sharks and WP.

“The termination of the sponsorship means that The Sharks will now be in the hunt to find a new sponsor ahead of next year’s Super Rugby Tournament,” the Sharks said in a statement.

Sport24 understands the decision on the stadium sponsorship points to a shift in emphasis in Absa’s strategy with regards to sponsorships. Absa are going to sponsor the Springboks from next year, while they also sponsor the Currie Cup competition.

Meanwhile, Free State Rugby Union president Harold Verster told Sport24 that they are close to finalising a new sponsor.

“It’s just about finalised, but still confidential,” said Verster.

He also emphasised that it was difficult to obtain sponsorship in the current market.

“There are a number of renewals in the market. The economy is tough and companies also invested a lot of money in soccer.”

Meanwhile, the Cape rugby community is looking forward to the unveiling of a new sponsorship at the Stormers and WP. Rob Wagner, managing director of WP Rugby (Pty) Ltd, did not return calls on the issue on Tuesday.

While there have been rumours of companies that WP have been negotiating with, no announcement has been forthcoming.

However, WP Rugby (Pty) Ltd board chairperson Pat Kuhn said that he was positive that good news was around the corner.

“We’re busy with it, but nothing has been finalised. We’re confident that things will happen,” said Kuhn.
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News24
 
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EtienneK said:
Lol! I was an under 9 rugby player once and believe me, winning matters! Which is a good thing. It gets players into a winning culture from an early age.

What should happen is just to remove quotas and select players by merit.
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EtienneK said:
Damnit.

Why have our Baby Boks been doing so poorly the last couple of years? The other rugby forums blame quotas. Is this true? Are they pushing in young promising black players ahead of good white players just so they would stay in the system?

Or is it just the rantings of bitter old men?
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I guess everyone just wanna be part of the famous. As long as people get their hands on something they are not good at it, they will rule it.
 
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Photo thanks to Rugby15 and staff photographer Hilton Kotze(HiltonKotze.com)

What a game by this boy! Here is hoping he can do the same in the Green & Gold.

He reminds me of young James O'Connor of the Wallabies. And just look what he did today for the Ozzies.
 
Willem Alberts - Sharks
Bakkies Botha - Blue Bulls
Schalk Burger - Western Province
Keegan Daniel - Sharks
Bismarck du Plessis - Sharks
Jannie du Plessis - Sharks
Alistair Hargreaves - Sharks
Ryan Kankowski - Sharks
Victor Matfiled - Blue Bulls
Tendai Mtawarira - Sharks
Coenie Oosthuizen - Free State Cheetahs
Chiliboy Ralepelle - Blue Bulls
Juan Smith - Cheetahs
Pierre Spies - Blue Bulls
Adriaan Strauss - Cheetahs
CJ van der Linde - Cheetahs
Flip van der Merwe - Blue Bulls

Gio Aplon - Western Province
Bjorn Basson - Griquas
Juan de Jongh - Western Province
Jean de Villiers - Western Province
Francois Hougaard - Blue Bulls
Bryan Habana - Western Province
Elton Jantjies - Lions
Ricky Januarie - Western Province
Patrick Lambie - Sharks
Lwazi Mvovo - Sharks
Ruan Pienaar - Ulster
Francois Steyn - Racing Metro
Morne Steyn - Blue Bulls
 
The backline SUCKS!!! The forward selection is great though. *cough* except for Chiliboy Ralepelle - Blue Bulls & Bakkies Botha - Blue Bulls

Morne Steyn - Blue Bulls - BAD
Ruan Pienaar - Ulster - BAD
Ricky Januarie - Western Province - BAD
Bryan Habana - Western Province - BAD
Gio Aplon - Western Province - BAD
Bjorn Basson - Griquas - BAD, experience lacking major in bigger unions.
 
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I remember on some forum - I think it was on news24 - how ppl were moaning how WP buy the big players and are failing dismally with the young up-and-coming talent. Hope the younger chaps have silenced those critics, though the other unions will be in CT next week with their cheque books. Bound to see some of those youngsters starring for other provinces in the next 1-3 years and hopefully the talent will stay at WP.

And well done to the Sharks.
 
elysian said:
I remember on some forum - I think it was on news24 - how ppl were moaning how WP buy the big players and are failing dismally with the young up-and-coming talent. Hope the younger chaps have silenced those critics, though the other unions will be in CT next week with their cheque books. Bound to see some of those youngsters starring for other provinces in the next 1-3 years and hopefully the talent will stay at WP.

And well done to the Sharks.
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Yeah true, buying Habana did absolutely nothing for them. 1 Try from him. They seem to not be buying the players that have potential but rather the players that are somewhat popular.
 
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