The Springboks start their 2013 season off against Italy in less than two weeks and while there is some debate as to who should wear the ten jersey, my concern is rather the one who feeds the flyhalf. [...]
Posts tagged with: Europe
Feeding the flyhalf
28 May 13 08:16 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 9 Comments
New captain for All Blacks
31 Oct 12 09:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | Comment?
The All Blacks will have try out a new captain on their end of year tour to Europe, in anticipation of Richie McCaw’s sabbatical from rugby next year. [...]
Two debutants in experienced All Black tour squad
29 Oct 12 09:00 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 1 Comment
The All Blacks have named their squad for their tour of Europe with two uncapped players called into the 32 man squad that has 1103 caps amongst them. [...]
Two more Cheetahs lost to European clubs
23 May 12 08:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 19 Comments
The Cheetahs have lost the service of two locks to European clubs, with George Earle and Izak van der Westhuizen both moving to Pro 12 clubs in Wales and Scotland. [...]
Skeate is off – confirmed
18 May 12 11:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 38 Comments
To follow up on a rumour we reported yesterday, Sharks lock Ross Skeate has confirmed that he will leave Durban to join French club side Agen ahead of the 2012-2013 European season. [...]
Sharks must go for experience
20 Feb 12 10:35 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 52 Comments
Those reading the headline, then checking the author of this piece, may just find themselves doing a double take. Could it really be me suggesting that the Sharks should do something other than backing their own youth structures? [...]
Nel is Edinburgh bound
16 Feb 12 09:20 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 8 Comments
Cheetahs prop WP Nel has signed a 3-year contract to play for Scottish club side Edinburgh and will head north to join his new team later in the year. [...]
Working towards a common goal
30 Jan 12 16:17 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 5 Comments
New Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has made it clear that he will work with the SupeRugby franchises, as well as approaching the overseas based players and agents, to be able to select the best possible Springbok squad. [...]
Michalak agrees to Toulon deal
24 Dec 11 09:46 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 17 Comments
Reports in the European press suggest that Frederic Michalak will join RC Toulon for a three year stint on completion of his Super Rugby commitments in Durban. [...]
Fresh du Plessis exit rumours surface
3 Aug 11 07:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 40 Comments
The Twitterverse is again abuzz this morning, with the oft-reliable Tank Lanning getting silly season under way by announcing that Bok front row duo, Bismarck and Jannie du Plessis, will be leaving the Sharks at the end of the Currie Cup. The tweet in question is, infuriatingly, devoid of any further details, such as the alleged destination of the pair, or the source of this information. [...]
Cheetahs lose two, but (probably) not Sarel
8 Jun 11 07:36 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 5 Comments
Two current Cheetahs Super Rugby squad members have signed contracts to join Italian club Aironi on completion of this year’s Super Rugby competition. [...]
Heineken Cup semi-final preview: Leinster v Toulouse
29 Apr 11 23:14 by Gwyn Pratley (Hertford Highlander) | 12 Comments
James Mortimer reports on All Blacks.com that one semi final holds more appeal than the other. [...]
Bakkies scores big time
21 Feb 11 20:15 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 24 Comments
It has been reported that Bakkies Botha has signed a massive deal with French club Toulon, after reportedly signing a deal on Friday night that is worth R21 million over three years. [...]
Poor Tri-Nations good motivation for the Boks
8 Nov 10 21:38 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 30 Comments
South Africa number eight Pierre Spies says the desire to atone for a poor Tri Nations campaign is a major motivation for the Springboks as they prepare for the second leg of their Grand Slam tour against Wales on Saturday. [...]
Someone save Southern Hemisphere rugby
29 Jun 10 10:42 by Warren Smith (war1) | 15 Comments
A quick glance at the IRB world rankings will tell you that the Tri Nations teams are the best in the world, this has been so for a long time with only England and France being anything close to real threats to that dominance. Why then are players leaving Super 14 teams in their droves to play for European teams and to a lesser extent Japanese teams.
The answer lies simply in finances. [...]
