Springbok team named
The Springbok squad for the end of year tour has been named today. As always there were going to be a couple of surprises. The one that stood out for me was the selection of Earl Rose. As we had debated during the week, we can now confirm that Butch James has not been named...
Sharks win the Currie Cup
As I had predicted, the Sharks won today but I was off with my scoreline prediction. I have to take my hat off to Guru for saying it was going to be a close game. But things could have been different if Ruan Pienaar and Frans Steyn had not had an off day with the...
Butch James to be dropped from Springboks?
I am hearing unconfirmed reports this morning that Butch James maybe omitted from the Springbok squad for the upcoming end of year tour. It is not clear why James would be omitted but it is suggested that PDV will not pick players not playing in South Africa for the Springbok end of year tour. The...
Currie Cup Final: Sharks vs Bulls
The curtain comes down on the Currie Cup this weekend as the final takes place in Durban between the Sharks and the Bulls. This is a repeat of last years Super 14 Final in which the Bulls won so the Sharks will be out to revenge this Saturday. Usually finals are pretty well contested but...
The Springok is illegal
You got to love the politics in South Africa sport! Now we all know that there have been calls for the Springbok emblem to be abolished because it is from the apartheid era etc. But now Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile, has said that SA Rugby is using the Springbok emblem illegally because it failed to...
One year on, where are the Boks now?
It is exactly a year today since the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup on 20 October 2007. How time flies. It seems like only yesterday the whole of South Africa were celebrating the win over England in France. But now fast forward from then until today and what has changed for the Springboks? Share...
Boks to boycott tour if Waston is selected
According to reports in the newspaper on Sunday, it is said that there are some Springbok players who are saying they will boycott the Springboks end of year tour if controversial loose forward, Luke Watson is selected in the squad. This comes after many people, including current Springboks were upset after Watson said he felt...
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