It’s agonising. Counting the days, hours and minutes until the start of the rugby season is soul destroying. You’d think the powers that be on the box would have an inkling of what every self-respecting rugger fan is going through in this final stretch before SupeRugby and would throw us dogs the proverbial bone with a re-run or analysis programme here and there… But it seems the Lords of SuperSport have better things to do showing obscure soccer matches from the nether regions of the continent and the same cricket match on three separate channels… [...]
Posts tagged with: Heineken Cup
Watching paint dry…
Irish clubs to close ranks
The Irish Rugby Football Union has passed new regulations that could seriously limit the number of foreign players eligible to represent their top three club sides. Under the new restrictions, set to come into force in time for the 2013 season, Ulster, Leinster and Munster would need to field sides comprising mostly Irish-qualified players. [...]
Terblanche poised for Ulster debut
After waiting for what seems like an age for all his paperwork to be finalised, Stefan Terblanche has finally arrived in Northern Ireland and started training with his new Ulster team mates yesterday. [...]
Theron names his assistants
SA Under 20 coach Dawie Theron has named his assistant coaches for the 2012 season, as a squad of 45 players gathered in Cape Town yesterday to take part in the first of a number of training camps ahead of next year’s Junior World Championship. [...]
WPRU so sharp they cut themselves
The much anticipated Heineken Cup game between Saracens and Biarritz, scheduled to take place in Cape Town in January, has been relocated to London at the behest of the London club, citing in-fighting between the Western Province Rugby Union and the City of Cape Town as the reason behind the decision. [...]
Heineken Cup semi-final preview: Northampton v Perpignan
29 Apr 11 23:17 by Hertford Highlander | All Blacks, In the news, RWC 2011, Six Nations, Springboks | 9 Comments
James Mortimer reports on All Blacks.com that Northampton Saints, winners of the Heineken Cup in 2000, will meet the only team left in the 2010/2011 tournament not to have claimed Europe’s most prestigous domestic title. [...]
Heineken Cup semi-final preview: Leinster v Toulouse
James Mortimer reports on All Blacks.com that one semi final holds more appeal than the other. [...]
Knuckles applies for Griquas job
Sharksworld has been reliably informed that former Wallaby coach John “Knuckles” Connolly has applied for the head coaching role at Griquas that will be vacated by Dawie Theron when he becomes SA Under 20 coach later this year. [...]
Ready to make his mark: Sharksworld chats to Steve Meyer
After something of a false start to his Sharks comeback earlier this year, flyhalf Steve Meyer is very much committed to making a huge impact on this year’s Currie Cup campaign for the Sharks. Sharksworld caught up with him for a quick chat. [...]
Meyer’s please to be back
Sharks flyhalf, Steve Meyer, is back in town after a lengthy stint of club rugby in France, and now, on a two year contract with The Sharks, admits to being excited about fulfilling a dream. [...]
ERC confirm Ospreys investigation
European Rugby Cup officials have confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the Ospreys’ 16th-man controversy during their Heineken Cup win against Leicester. According to a report on www.scrum.com [...]
Collins full of praise for Januarie
All Black legend Jerry Collins has praised the contribution of Springbok Ricky Januarie during the Ospreys’ 62-7 victory over Viadana on Saturday, saying the Stormers star had been forced to play ‘blindfolded’ and yet still showed his quality. [...]
CJ in injury rumpus
Springbok prop CJ van der Linde’s curtailed, 18-minute appearance for Irish club Leinster against London Wasps at Twickenham has ruffled fresh feathers over the “uncontested scrums” phenomenon. [...]
Does the Heineken Cup Have the Right Recipe?
We are only a matter of weeks away from the start of Super XIV 2009 and while the debate will always rage as to which is the better competition – The Super 14 or the Heineken Cup – I don’t think we should be too quick to write off our Northern rivals. There is a lot to be said for the Heineken Cup…. [...]
Sarries want to move to Craven Cottage
Saracens have reportedly opened talks with Fulham Football Club about a move to London to share the Premier League side’s ground – having spent the last 11 years sharing grounds with Watford. [...]