The Rugby thread

[cavedog]

This weekend is going to be absolutely crazy sport wise.

Dubai Rugby 7s
URC
IREvAUS

and then if you watch cricket also even more. All overlapping each other.

That said our 7s team are in for a very rough start. Australia, Kenya and France on day 1. It's going to be tight.

 

[dualmeister]

Steven Kitshoff’s neck surgery ‘a big success’ as the Springbok veteran prepares for ‘long recovery journey’

Double World Cup-winning Springbok, Steven Kitshoff, confirmed that his neck surgery went well as he hopes to recover well enough to return to the field of play.

www.planetrugby.com

 

[Pegging]

Steven Kitshoff’s neck surgery ‘a big success’ as the Springbok veteran prepares for ‘long recovery journey’

Double World Cup-winning Springbok, Steven Kitshoff, confirmed that his neck surgery went well as he hopes to recover well enough to return to the field of play.

www.planetrugby.com

I hope he doesn't play again. He should enjoy his life, that injury could have put him in a chair.

 

[imaskidaddle]

but seriously, does the awards "vommittee" hate rassie and s.a?
or am i missing something?

 

[Agent_Smith]

Bok 2025 home test opponents confirmed

Springbok home fixtures in 2025 (venues and kick-off times TBC):

5 July: SA v Italy

12 July: SA v Italy

19 July: SA v Georgia

16 August: SA v Australia

23 August: SA v Australia

27 September: SA v Argentina

Venues and kick off times TBC

 

[Werner1975]

Bok 2025 home test opponents confirmed



Venues and kick off times TBC

No games against NZ ??? I read that wrong - Home tests. So we play NZ away.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

That's really bleak .... those fixtures are shyte apart from the Argies

 

[Speedster]

No games against NZ ???

We played them twice in SA this year, so twice in NZ next year (inverse with Aus)

 

[Speedster]

That's really bleak .... those fixtures are shyte apart from the Argies

There's a Lions tour, so home nations are out, and France is touring NZ

 

[Werner1975]

We played them twice in SA this year, so twice in NZ next year (inverse with Aus)

gonna be tough to beat the Kiwis on their home turf

 

[Pegging]

 

[Agent_Smith]

There's a Lions tour, so home nations are out, and France is touring NZ

Yeah, when it comes to international rugby interest next year, we won't feature too highly.

 

[Agent_Smith]

I see our fixtures against the Wallabies are after the B&I tour which makes me wonder what kind of opponents we're going to face. Guessing they won't be holding anything back in trying to secure that win over the Lions which makes think we might get a touring team over here well bereft of front line players in their prime.

Or, they beat the Lions and come over here full of beans and bounce, in which case it should make for some good rugby.

 

[Speedster]

I see our fixtures against the Wallabies are after the B&I tour which makes me wonder what kind of opponents we're going to face. Guessing they won't be holding anything back in trying to secure that win over the Lions which makes think we might get a touring team over here well bereft of front line players in their prime.

Or, they beat the Lions and come over here full of beans and bounce, in which case it should make for some good rugby.

That's the normal calendar. Incoming tours first followed by TRC.

 

[Brawler]

 

[Pegging]

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Looks like he’s been using Etsebeths dumbbells.

 

[Whright]

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Hahahaa, baaie snaaks jou etter plubs.

 

[sand_man]

Don't forget your picks lads!

 

[cavedog]

7s now have Pitch 1 and Pitch 2.

Pitch 1 is the main event and shown on supersport. Pitch 2 needs to be viewed on rugbypass.tv

 

[cavedog]

3 screens on. Crazy

Stormers have to win a lot of games now if they want to make it to the playoffs.