The Reds’ injury list grew even longer after their loss to the Stormers on Friday, when both Sam Lane and Ben Tapuai left the field within the opening ten minutes of the game. [...]
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More injuries for Reds
The last man standing
After two weeks of Super Rugby, we promised to keep tabs on how the Sharks were doing in terms of player management, with the goal being to avoid the situation where key players break down due to overuse – one of the factors that derailed the side in last year’s tournament. [...]
Bismarck not out of the picture
Despite conceding that Bismarck du Plessis has, quote-unquote, “a number of minor issues with his body”, John Plumtree looks set to make a late call on whether to start the Bok hooker against the Chiefs on Saturday. [...]
Consistency and Defence will be Key
The Sharks will be looking for some consistency going into this weekend’s game against the log leading Chiefs, not only by playing a full 80 minutes of good rugby, but by gaining only their second consecutive victory of the season. The Chiefs will be a different prospect to what they have been in previous years. [...]
Stormers lose another captain
Bok centre Jean de Villiers’ nightmare run with injuries seems to be continuing, with Die Burger reporting that the Stormers captain has had to return home from tour after damaging ligaments in his hand. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Anything can still happen!
17 Apr 12 08:22 by Letgo | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Stormers, Super Rugby, WP | 26 Comments
It’s been eight weeks of interesting Super Rugby, it has been lacking much, like a competitive Australian team, but for all the things this year’s Super Rugby has been lacking it has had intrigue. It’s been extremely hard to predict outcomes this year and just when you thought it was only an upset the same teams did it [...]
Butch calls time on test career
Maritzburg College’s finest – former Shark and World Cup Winner Andrew David James – has opted to retire from test rugby at the age of 33, according to a press release from SARU. [...]
Mitchell forced into changes for Lions
The Lions have announced their team to face the Bulls at the weekend, with a few changes due to both injuries and form, with Stephan Greef replacing the injured Paul Willemse in the second row and Ross Cronje coming onto the bench for Michael Bondesio, who is injured yet again. [...]
Round Seven injury update
4 Apr 12 10:00 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 28 Comments
The injuries continue to mount, and below is a breakdown of most of the injuries that I am aware of. It is a bit of a rushed job, seeing as the Super Rugby weekend starts tomorrow, so if I have missed anything, I do apologise. [...]
Smith pauses rugby career
According to Die Volksblad, Cheetahs and Bok flank Juan Smith has decided to take an indefinite hiatus from rugby as he continues to struggle with the Achilles injury sustained during his side’s opening Super Rugb match over a year ago. [...]
Bulls counting casualties ahead of Crusaders visit
Bad news for bulls fans is that Deon Stegmann and Willie Wepener are both expected to miss this weekend’s clash with the Crusaders at Loftus Versveld, with several other also nursing injuries ahead of the big game. [...]
Piling on the Aussie pain
A new joke is doing the rounds after 6 weeks of Super Rugby in 2012… It goes “What do you call the bottom half of the Super Rugby Log? Why, the Aussie conference, of course…” [...]
JP Nel in surprise Lions switch?
In a move likely to rise the hackles of many a supporter, the Lions are reportedly trying to secure the services of former Bulls centre JP Nel to help alleviate their midfield injury crisis. [...]
Rebels get their Wallabies back
There’s some good news for the Melbourne Rebels ahead of their tricky round 6 visit to Invercargill to face the Highlanders; Wallaby backs Kurtley Beale and James O’Connor have both recovered from the injuries that saw them withdrawn from the team that beast the Force last week. [...]
Flyhalf curse moves to Dunedin
Last year it was the Stormers who suffered from a debilitating string of injuries in the number 10 position, seeing them forced to field their fourth and fifth-choice flyhalves at stages during the Super Rugby season. The year before, the Sharks suffered a similar fate, leading to the much-ridiculed decision to bring in porky Englishman Andy Goode as cover. [...]
