The Springboks return home after what can only be described as a failure of an away leg of the Tri Nations, and even though every single supporter out there expected them to lose, we didn’t quite expect it to be quite as bad. [...]
Posts tagged with: Bjorn Basson
Where to from here?
1 Aug 11 08:54 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, Springboks, Tri Nations | 72 Comments
Mostert gets a Bok start
There are some injury enforced changes in the team to face New Zealand, with Gerhard Mostert getting his test debut for Flip van der Merwe and Pat Lambie coming in at fullback to cover for Gio Aplon. [...]
Currie Cup 2010-2011
15 Jul 11 07:47 by Franshark | Currie Cup, Original Content, Reader Submissions, Sharks | 16 Comments
Now that we are on the brink of CC2011, let’s take a peek at what happened a year ago. [...]
Waratahs sign Sarel Pretorius for 2012
1 Jul 11 05:18 by Hertford Highlander | Cheetahs, In the news, RWC 2011, Springboks, Super Rugby | 16 Comments
SANZAR Communications report that the Waratahs have confirmed the signing of Cheetahs scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius for the Super Rugby 2012 season. [...]
Taking a closer look
After the 37 man squad announcement this week we have a clearer indication of which players are going over to New Zealand representing the Springboks and defending our most prized possession, the Rugby World Cup. [...]
Windhoek Lager Team of the Week
31 May 11 10:00 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 23 Comments
Welcome to the Windhoek Lager Team of the Week for Round 15. We have decided to make it an all South African team and base it only on the weekend matches. So if your favourite player did not play on the weekend, he will not be in the team.
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Match Review – Bulls feel the Force
Planet Rugby reports the Bulls slumped to their third Super Rugby defeat in a row after losing 26-21 in Perth to the Western Force on Saturday. [...]
Windhoek Lager Team of the week
Welcome to the Windhoek Lager Team of the Week for Round 9. We have decided to make it an all South African team and base it only on the weekend matches. So if your favourite player did not play on the weekend, he will not be in the team.
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Griquas the side to watch
One would expect them to be in disarray, given that their regular coach has just left to take up the Baby Bok job and most of their “big name” stars are in the Cheetahs squad, but Griquas are showing some ominous form ahead of the 2011 Vodacom Cup. [...]
Kirchner the only casualty as Bulls win well
A near full-strength Bulls team ran riot in Nelspruit this weekend, but a rib cartilage injury sustained by fullback Zane Kirchner may have taken some of the gloss off the result. [...]
Bulls, Cheetahs name sides
The two South African franchises that aren’t competing in the Neo Africa Tri-Series will both play warmup games this weekend against local opposition. [...]
Basson and Chiliboy cleared
Springboks and Blue Bulls players Chiliboy Ralepelle and Bjorn Basson have both been cleared to return to play after a Judicial Committee found them to have “no fault” in the doping matter. According to a media release from SARU, the players can start playing rugby immediately. [...]
Banned Bulls pair expected to get off
Media reports from the capital suggest that suspended Bulls players Chiliboy Ralepelle and Bjorn Basson will be exonerated when the results of the judicial enquiry into their positive doping tests are announced tomorrow. [...]
Chilli and Bjorn – no news is, well, no news
How’s this for surprising… the judicial committee appointed to hear the case against Bulls players Bjorn Basson and Chilliboy Ralepelle has deferred it’s decision until later. [...]
Hearing date set for Chilli, Bjorn
SARU has announced that it has appointed a Judicial Committee to investigate the doping charges against Blue Bulls players Chilliboy Ralepele and Bjorn Basson at a hearing in Cape Town on 25 January. [...]
