The most-capped test player ever, Australian scrumhalf George Gregan, has announced his retirement from all rugby. [...]
Posts tagged with: Japan
So long, Georgie G
Is Grant heading to Japan? Looks like it (updated)
This comes from an incredibly dodgy source, but apparently Peter Grant may skip the Currie Cup this year as he heads off to play in Japan! [...]
Pretorius linked to Sharks
The words “you have got to be kidding me” were the first to form in my mind when a rumour surfaced last week about Andre Pretorius joining the Sharks for this season’s Currie Cup. I’m afraid that this one has now passed my “two unrelated sources” test and thus must have some grain of truth to it. [...]
Dollie IS good enough for S14
Brumbies coach, Andy Friend, believes former South African under-21 and Emerging Boks fly-half, Isma-eel Dollie, is a highly talented fly-half that is good enough to play Super 14 rugby. [...]
Bert will be big in Japan
We’ve known about this for some time, but the Sharks today confirmed that big Albert van den Berg will see out his career playing for Canon in Japan. [...]
Sharks approach Isma-eel Dollie
The Sharks have apparently offered former WP age-group flyhalf Isma-eel Dollie a contract. Dollie, currently playing in Japan, is understood to be given the offer serious consideration. [...]
Treu releases Captain Ebersohn
Paul Treu, coach of the Springbok Sevens team, on Monday released star back Robert Ebersohn to join the South African Under-20 team as they prepare to depart for Japan for the International Rugby Board’s Junior World Championship. [...]
They want to go bigger than 15
The new Super 15 format has been met with widespread criticism, but the expansion of Super Rugby may not be over yet, with plans being put in place for a Super 18 tournament from 2013. [...]
SA shut out talk gains momentum
As Australia and New Zealand struggle to agree with South Africa on the future of Super rugby, a contingency plan involving a replacement Asia Pacific trans-Tasman tournament gains momentum. [...]
Rugby faces struggle just to survive
The term ‘rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic’ means an exercise in futility; mucking about with minutiae while the main concern steams steadfastly towards destruction, as the Titanic famously did in 1912 when it hit an iceberg and sank. [...]
Bulls fail to get Jaco released
Japanese club NEC have rejected an offer from the Bulls to utilise Jaco van der Westhuyzen during the Super 14. [...]
