Welcome to the Windhoek Lager Team of the Week. 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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Windhoek Lager Team of the Week – Round 14
24 May 11 12:02 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Original Content, Stormers, Super Rugby | 31 Comments
Sharks taught a rugby lesson
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. [...]
Player Ratings: Boks v Wales
South Africa managed to beat a very competitive Welsh team on Saturday, but how well do we rate each o the individual players? [...]
Steenkamp takes the top gong
Gurthrö Steenkamp was on Monday named as the South African Rugby Union Player of the Year for the 2010 season.
The Blue Bulls prop captured the crown at the end of a fabulous domestic season during which he helped his side claim their third Super 14 title. [...]
Bok Selection Worries
The Bokke will be playing Ireland in their first game of their Grand Slam Tour on the 6th. After a physical battle Between the Mighty Sharks and Wp last night, many are walking wounded. The assessment of fitness will be key in selecting a physically strong side to face Ireland. [...]
Boks squad for EOYT named
The selectors on Saturday named six uncapped players in a Springbok squad of 30 for their five-match tour of Britain and Ireland next month. [...]
Player of the year nominations
18 Oct 10 09:59 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, In the news, Springboks, Super 14, Tri Nations, WP | 22 Comments
South African rugby supporters can help decide whether Gurthrö Steenkamp, Gio Aplon, Juan de Jongh, Schalk Burger or Francois Hougaard will win the coveted SARU Player of the Year award, which will be announced at a glittering banquet at Vodaworld, Midrand on Monday 1 November 2010. [...]
Aplon a dead cert to start at 15
South Africa were dealt yet another serious injury blow, as they started preparations for their historic Test against New Zealand in Soweto on Saturday. [...]
SARU screw up again on more than one front.
An administrative blunder by the South African Rugby Union, rather than injury, might turn out to be the biggest stumbling block in the way of Frans Steyn’s return to the Springbok team. [...]
Discipline ‘vital’ for Province
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. [...]
Vodacom Western Province side to face the Barloworld Toyota Fortuner 4×4′s (Pumas)
Allister Coetzee has announced his 22 man team to take on the Mighty Fortuner 4×4′s (read: Pumas) at Newlands this coming Vrydag aand. [...]
Boks selections suggests all-out attack
Bok coach Peter de Villiers made nine changes to his match-day 22 and looking at the selections the Boks are seemingly preparing to run what is bound to be a ring-rusty Aussies outfit off their feet. [...]
Pienaar, Kanko start in Brisbane
The Springbok match 22 to face the Wallabies in Brisbane this weekend shows an astonishing nine changes to the unit that lost against New Zealand on Saturday. Sharks players Ruan Pienaar and Ryan Kankowski have been elevated to the starting lineup. [...]
Springboks dominate the French
After a quieter than usual build-up to a Springbok game, the Boks came out gave quite a performance, shutting out the French in a dominating performance. [...]
Pieterson bids WP au revoir
3 Jun 10 11:56 by Clayton(PJLD) | Currie Cup, Original Content, Springboks, Stormers, Super 14, WP | 72 Comments
