An interview with French newspaper L’Equipe quotes Fred Michalak as saying he’d like to return to France to resurret his international career. [...]
Posts tagged with: flyhalf
Freddy wants his blue jersey back
Structure the key for Sharks
The biggest lesson that the Sharks need to learn from their somewhat unconvincing semi-final performance is this: their strength lies in their pack and a structured forward game. Deviance from this recipe for the Currie Cup Final would be nothing but folly. [...]
Goosen returns to face Sharks
The Cheetahs have named flyhalf prodigy Johan Goosen to start in the number 10 jersey against the Sharks this weekend, with Sias Ebersohn his understudy on the bench. Both players were missing in action due to injury last week, with Tewis de Bruyn forced to take on the unfamiliar flyhalf role against Griquas. [...]
Three changes for the Cheetahs
The Cheetahs have made three injury enforced changes to their team to take on the Pumas in Witbank on Friday night. A concussed Johan Goosen will not take the field, yet the coaches are hopeful of a return to the team for the Griquas clash next weekend. [...]
The race just got interesting
26 Sep 11 09:30 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Currie Cup, Original Content, WP | 24 Comments
Western Privince went down to the Cheetahs at Newlands this past Saturday after they started the game quite sluggishly, being down 24 – 6 at half time. This is nothing new for Province, after their slow start against the Bulls the week before, where they lost at Loftus, and were even given a scare against the Leopards, after they took an early in that game three weeks ago. [...]
Pat Lambie: not a fullback
I was wholly unimpressed with the performance of Pat Lambie at fullback against Namibia yesterday. I must say, that ever since it was confirmed that Lambie was going along, I held onto a bizarre hope that the youngster would be allowed 80 minutes to dazzle in his best position against the tournament minnows. That was not to be. [...]
Van den Heever in for Ndungane
Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar has made a single injury-enforced change to his starting line-up to face the Lions in Johannesburg this weekend. [...]
Bulls bag Lionel Cronje
Discarded Western Province utility back Lionel Cronje has signed a two-year deal with the Bulls and will join them in November. [...]
The cup runneth over…
14 Sep 11 14:15 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Currie Cup, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Super Rugby, WP | 22 Comments
The flyhalf talent pool in South Africa has never been the first thing you think about in SA Rugby, with our two World Cup winning flyhalves never really hitting legend status, and nobody inbetween really standing out. But things sure look different now… [...]
Du Plessis moves back to Pretoria
Sharks under 21 flyhalf Willie du Plessis has decided to continue his career with Tukkies in Pretoria. [...]
Rumours of a Cronje double exit
Good news, fans – it’s very definitely “silly season” in South African rugby land, as players whose contract expire at the end of October start to lift their heads a little and see what else is out there. [...]
Bulls try third flyhalf
Having already tried (and, it seems, failed) to run Francois Brummer into a dependable flyhalf option over the course of three seasons, the Bulls appeared to have finally given up the experiment in naming Marnitz Boshoff at pivot for last week’s clash against the Pumas. His rise to glory was short-lived, it seems, with youngster Louis Fouche set to be the third starting flyhalf in as many weeks against Griquas. [...]
Boks call up re-inforcements
14 Aug 11 17:03 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, Springboks, Tri Nations, Wallabies | 18 Comments
The Springboks called up Chiliboy Ralapelle, Pat Lambie and Lwazi Mvovo to the squad to face New Zealand in Port Elizabeth next Saturday. The hooker, flyhalf/fullback and winger will add some cover in key areas ahead of the final Tri Nations encounter for the Boks before the World Cup. [...]
The horse becomes a lazy horse
Apologies for the awful title, but former Rovers flyhalf Wes “Horse” Dunlop looks set to make his Currie Cup debut at last – for none other than the Leopards! [...]
Van Aswegen crocked – but how badly?
Western Province’s already meagre flyhalf stocks look to have been further depleted, with Gary van Aswegen likely to miss out this weekend. The young pivot, already a stand-in himself after injury has cut a swathe through the ranks, has picked up his second knee injury of the year, although reports differ as to the prognosis. [...]
