It’s almost that time of year again, when Superugby relegates the other fun stuff we find to do on weekends during the off season to the bin of discarded activities for another 8 months.
The 2012 edition will be no different I imagine, well, it will be different, but not in a dress in women’s clothing and high heels whilst singing the theme song to Airwolf on a table kind of way. [...]
Springbok management has decided to release a group of 15 players that were involved in the away leg of the Tri Nations for selection at Currie Cup level this weekend, along with a further 8 players that were selected as part of the Preliminary squad, who did not tour . [...]
The news that fiery number 4 Rynhardt Elstadt has ruled himself out of rugby for 3 months will add further to the insomnia sure to be plaguing Western Province forwards coach Matt Proudfoot as he looks to the upcoming Currie Cup season, which kicks off against Griquas on Friday. Elstadt’s knee injury will seriously weaken a Province tight five that needs to step up and show its mettle this season after being dismantled (in Stormers guise) by the Crusaders in the Super Rugby semi-final 10 days ago. [...]
The Stromers played all the rugby and kept all of the log points on offer in beating the Sharks by 32 points to 12 in Cape Town this evening. The home side scored four tries to zero and have extended their lead at the top of the South African conference to 8 points as a result. [...]
Just before the halfway stage of the competition, lets have a look at the player numbers. [...]
Despite a report to the contrary on a popular website, Sharksworld has reliably learned that Stormers flanker Francois Louw has indeed signed a contract to join Bath in the UK. [...]
Stormers lock Anton van Zyl will play no rugby for around six weeks following a shoulder dislocation suffered at training. This takes the former Lions stalwart out of contention for his side’s opening Super Rugby game – against his former team mates. [...]
According to recent reports, star Stormers and Bok flanker Francois “Flo” Louw is said to be a target of Bath Rugby Club. The English club are understood to be sending a high-powered delegation, under director Ian McGeechan, to South Africa to search for a replacement for the Kings-bound Luke Watson. [...]
Discipline and not revenge will be the main thought on the minds of Western Province’s players ahead of Saturday’s Currie Cup showdown with the Blue Bulls at Newlands, coach Allister Coetzee says. [...]
Veteran flank Schalk Burger has been withdrawn from the Springbok team to face Italy at the Puma Stadium in Witbank on Saturday. [...]
The rugby365.com ‘selectors’ got together on Monday and after a thorough assessment of the weekend’s games produced their All Star XV. [...]
Having had almost two days for the Bok selection for the Wales test to sink in, I must admit that I’m still scratching my head about it, to a large extent. While it’s not really a bad team per se, there just doesn’t seem to be any real common thread to many of the choices. [...]
While the Bulls’ charmed season looks set to continue, Allister Coetzee’s Stormers will have a few fresh hurdles to overcome as they face the dangerous Brumbies in round 3. [...]
Two of the consistently most hyped teams in Super rugby round off week 2′s action. [...]
Stormers skipper Schalk Burger missed training on Tuesday with the shoulder injury he sustained against Boland last Saturday. [...]