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Lions
Time for predictions – Sharks, Stormers, Waratahs
19 Apr 12 08:13 by Letgo | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks, Super Rugby | 15 Comments
Time for predictions – Cheetahs, Chiefs, Crusaders
18 Apr 12 14:53 by Letgo | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Other SA Teams, Stormers, Super Rugby | 4 Comments
Sharksworld’s Team of the Week 8
17 Apr 12 12:00 by Letgo | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 16 Comments
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We’re almost halfway through the competition and so far the South African teams have handled themselves fairly well but are probably not entirely on par with the New Zealand teams who only have one team failing completely. This may however change in the final week as most of the teams have a fair few local derbies to contend with in the final 10 weeks. This could boost the Australian teams as the New Zealand teams will have to battle it out against each other and a few of them would certainly then have to drop down the ladder. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Anything can still happen!
17 Apr 12 08:22 by Letgo | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Stormers, Super Rugby, WP | 26 Comments
It’s been eight weeks of interesting Super Rugby, it has been lacking much, like a competitive Australian team, but for all the things this year’s Super Rugby has been lacking it has had intrigue. It’s been extremely hard to predict outcomes this year and just when you thought it was only an upset the same teams did it [...]
Butch calls time on test career
Maritzburg College’s finest – former Shark and World Cup Winner Andrew David James – has opted to retire from test rugby at the age of 33, according to a press release from SARU. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Lions (18) vs Bulls (32) F/T
The final game of the weekend takes us to Johannesburg, where the bottom of the log Lions take on a Bulls team that has its confidence back after the slight stumble they took a few weeks ago with losses against the Blues and Stormers. [...]
Springbok planning starts
As the June International tests against England come closer, Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has announced that he will have three planning camps with players from various Super Rugby franchises, in an attempt the prepare for the three test series. [...]
Punter’s weekend betting
12 Apr 12 13:30 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 9 Comments
Round 8 of Super Rugby sees one tough weekend of rugby matches, which does play into your hands as a punter, as the return for being on target is much greater. Head on over to the Marshalls World of Sport website and have a look at the following games: [...]
Sharkworld’s Team of the Week 7
11 Apr 12 16:31 by Letgo | Admin, Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Other SA Teams, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 26 Comments
Mitchell forced into changes for Lions
The Lions have announced their team to face the Bulls at the weekend, with a few changes due to both injuries and form, with Stephan Greef replacing the injured Paul Willemse in the second row and Ross Cronje coming onto the bench for Michael Bondesio, who is injured yet again. [...]
Good and bad news for Lions
The Lions received a bit of good news amongst all the bad news, with Josh Strauss’s injury not serious enough to rule him out of this weekend’s clash against the Bulls, with the captain’s back injury clearing in time for the game. [...]
More injury woes for Lions
The Lions have lost young lock forward Paul Willemse – who made his Super Rugby debut for the side against the Cheetahs last weekend – to a shoulder injury and will need to look elsewhere for second row options against the Bulls this weekend. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Cheetahs (26) vs Lions (5) F/T
The first of two local games tonight sees the battle of the felines as the Cheetahs host the Lions in the reverse fixture of the opening round match, which the Lions just won. The Cheetahs are back from their overseas tour, racking up 11 points and will go into this match with a lot of confidence. [...]
Rugby vs Winning Rugby
7 Apr 12 09:00 by pierre_mackie | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 40 Comments
Firstly, I’m not writing this to blame anyone or to call for the head of anyone. I’m just hoping we could look at the different brands of rugby being played by the different South African teams, and have an open discussion or opinions on the facts. [...]
Theron selects squad for Argentinians
5 Apr 12 11:00 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, WP | 8 Comments
SA U20 coach Dawie Theron has announced his squad to attend a training camp and play two matches against Argentina during the course of the two weeks, starting 10 April 2012. The squad consists of 42 players, made up of both U20 and U19 players, and will be the last preparations ahead of the IRB Junior World Championship taking place in Cape Town later this year. [...]
