Good news for Sharks fans and bad news for opposing Currie cup teams was that Tendai “the beast” Mtawarira was dropped from the Bok squad for the Tri Nations game against the All Blacks. [...]
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Beast dropped from Bok squad
16 Aug 10 08:37 by war1 | Currie Cup, Original Content, Sharks, Springboks, Tri Nations | 39 Comments
Ruan to join Muller & Botha in September
Ruan Pienaar’s departure date has been confirmed. [...]
Pienaar, Kanko start in Brisbane
The Springbok match 22 to face the Wallabies in Brisbane this weekend shows an astonishing nine changes to the unit that lost against New Zealand on Saturday. Sharks players Ruan Pienaar and Ryan Kankowski have been elevated to the starting lineup. [...]
Kanko gets Bok bench nod
Sharks loose forward Ryan “the Hoff” Kankowski has been elevated to the reserves bench for the Springboks’ second Tri-Nations test against New Zealand this weekend. Team mate and close friend Jannie du Plessis is less fortunate, having been ruled out of the match with a calf strain. [...]
Euro Boks ‘well below par’
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers took aim at the standards of rugby in Europe on Monday, when he said that the South African players from abroad are behind their domestic counterparts. [...]
Butch survives the cut
Bok coach Peter de Villiers on Monday axed five players from the squad that beat Wales 34-31 at the weekend, when he named a 27-man squad for the remainder of the June internationals. [...]
BJ in blue?
According to reports, the Stormers are negotiating with Ulster to get former Sharks prop BJ Botha released on loan to shore up their rapidly-dwindling prop reserves. [...]
BJ’s fate in SARU’s hands
BJ Botha has finally confirmed what we sort of knew all along. He’ll be seeking an early exit from his Ulster contract in order to play Super 15 next year and hopefully force his way into the Boks 2011 World Cup squad. [...]
What’s BJ Botha’s plan?
His name is Brendon James Botha and he’s probably the best tighthead in South Africa. Or out of South Africa and therein, at least for the time being, lies the problem… [...]
Muller move confirmed next week
A report on the BBC website suggests that Ulster RFC will next week confirm the signing of former Sharks captain Johann Muller on a two-year deal. [...]
Muller’s Sharks swansong
It seems as though a number of players are planning on drawing the curtain on their Sharks career at the end of the 2010 Super 14, with Johann Muller the latest to be linked to a big-spending foreign club. [...]
No early release for BJ
It looks like any hopes of an early release for BJ Botha from his Ulster contract have been dashed, with the Irish provincial outfit stating pretty plainly that they will hold him to the terms of his agreement. Botha, a surprise call-up to the Bok squad in Europe last month, was rumoured to be considering a move back to South Africa. [...]
Botha keen on SA return
Former Sharks prop BJ Botha would appear to be interested in a return to South Africa, based on a renewed ambition to represent the Boks at the 2011 World Cup. [...]
John Smit starts at hooker
Peter de Villiers has named his Springbok side to take on Ireland at Croke Park on Saturday. Captain John Smit will pack down at hooker with former provincial team mate BJ Botha getting a start in the number 3 jersey. [...]
Another front-row conundrum
Isn’t it amazing how twenty minutes can change the perspective of an entire nation? [...]
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