It started as a pipe dream, slowly turned into a half decent idea and eventually became reality when I set off from the annual PKF Beerfest to make my way to Johannesburg to watch the Currie Cup Final at Ellis Park. Most of you will know the eventual result of this match, but we have to start this story at the very beginning. [...]
Posts tagged with: Ellis Park
The dream trip
Ending the fairytale
The major difference between real life and the stories we like to read to our kids to help them sleep is this: sometimes in real life, the good guys don’t win. [...]
Lions to stay in Doornfontein
The Golden Lions Rugby Union yesterday finally ended months of speculation surrounding a possible stadium move. A potential move away from their Coca-Cola Park base in Doornfontein, Johannesburg, to the Soccer City complex in Soweto has now been finally ruled out. [...]
An epic in every sense of the word…
So. There we have it. The Hawera Cup stays put in Durban, for now at least, after the Lions failed to win it and the Sharks failed to defend it. Like the Sharks’ A Game, it lays in limbo, in a state of suspended animation, waiting for the next instalment of the epic saga of rivalry between the sides and their bosom buddy coaches, Messrs Plumtree and Mitchell. [...]
Match Review – Chiefs take bonus over Lions
Sportal.co.nz reports Flanker Scott Waldrom scored two tries to help the Chiefs earn a bonus-point 34-30 victory in Sunday’s clash with the Lions at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. [...]
Sex may sell rugby, but is anyone buying?
The role of sex in rugby has been thrust into the spotlight this week, and all indications are that it could change the way South Africa’s rugby viewing public watch the sport and even affect the nation’s participation at this year’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [...]
