Jonah Lomu’s return to rugby.
Your views on the big man’s return ….. JL is playing for French 3rd division team Marseille .Will he be able to be anywhere near his best ? Or will the fact of playing 3rd division rugby not motivate him enough ? All in all, its great to see this legend healthy and back on the...
Greatest international XV since rugby turned professional
I stumbled across this article on Planet Rugby and thought it made for an interesting debate, given current form of rugby teams etc. not sure which nation ‘owns’ the site, so don’t know if/where any ‘bias’ in decisions would come from: http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16016_5592556,00.html 15 Christian Cullen (New Zealand) – Nobody has yet mastered the art of...
Looking ahead to RWC 2011 – 2 years and counting down (PART I)
Two years ago, the All Blacks were a dominant force, once again the smart money was on them to take the RWC until France, once again, trounced their hopes in the quarters, leaving the Boks the last team standing with the golden cup. 2 years down the line, the tide has changed. After a rocky 2008...
Springboks of 1999 vs Springboks of 2009
I came across an interesting article on the internet today. A journalist was of the opinion that the current Bok team was the best Bok team ever (I assume he means post-apartheid). He then went on to compare it to the 1999 Bok team that won 17 Tests in a row (yes, the same team...
Heinrich Brussow or Schalk Burger?
There is no doubting that the Springboks are a team in great form right now and a large part of this has to go down to Heinrich Brussow. For the first time in a while, the Boks now have a ‘fetcher’ who has shown us that he can even match, if not better the best...
What were the Springboks protesting about?
There has been a lot of controversy over the last couple of days following Bakkies Botha’s two week ban for ‘dangerously’ charging into a ruck without binding during the Second Test against the Lions. Botha subsequently dislocated Jones’ shoulder after the charge. Many Springbok fans and rugby fans thought that this ban was a bit...
What is Robbie Deans saying? Boks are the best in the world?
I have a lot of respect for Robbie Deans. I feel he is one of the best coaches to ever coach the game we all love. But I feel his thoughts that the Springboks are a better team than the All Blacks right now are nonsense! Let’s forget about the IRB rankings for a second,...
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