Probable Bok Team for 1st Lions Test
Based on reports surfacing in some media circles, PDV may have revealed his probable team for the first test. It appears that the team looks like this : 1)Beast 2)Bismarck 3)Smit 4)Bakkies 5)Big Vic 6)Juan 7)Dannie 8)Pierre 9)Fourie 10)Ruan 11)Habana 12)Jean 13)Adi 14)JP Pieterson 15)Frans I would have liked to see Heinrich at 7 to give...
Lions vs Sharks verdict by Guru and Manny
Guru’s take on the game: The B&I Lions in summation, had a terrible first half. They ended up pulling it together from the 46th Minute onwards. They looked very rusty, uncoordinated and got easily frustrated at the breakdown where only in the second half, did they manage to clean out their opponents effectively. All I...
Richie McCaw…..the difference?
love him, or hate him, you cannot deny the influence Richie has as both a player and a captain. i have found this article in the NZ Herald that seems to have found some stats to show how much of a influence he does have. recall, that the only 2 tests the ABs lost last...
Wallabies team to take on Italy
As I had told people on iLoveRugby.co.za and they disagreed with me, Phil Waugh’s test career looks set to be over. Robbie Deans has named his Wallaby XV to take on Italy on Saturday and Waugh was not even part of the 22 man squad. He together with Lote Tuqiri have been left out by...
All Blacks team to play France named
The test season for 2009 gets underway for the All Blacks on Saturday (13 June) when they take on France in Dunedin. Even with all the injuries the All Blacks have, coach Graham Henry has been able to name a starting XV that I feel can get the job done against France. The team is...
Why the Lions will beat the Boks
Even though I am backing the Lions to win the series I have noticed that they have two big weaknesses which are somewhat related. First they are very susceptible to the counter attack. Secondly they do not have a decent fetcher and as such dont get much turnover ball and cant prevent the opposition from...
Sonny Bill Williams
This guy has got to be one of the most contriversial rugby players to come out of austrilasia following his departure from league to union in toulon. Having played against the aussies this last weekend for the barbarians, I have read a couple of sights saying that he had a storming game and other columns...
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