Springbok flyer Bryan Habana has described the second Test, when South Africa go head-to-head with the British and Irish Lions in Pretoria, as the watershed of the three-Test series. [...]
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Habana: ‘This is a watershed Test’
Lions Tour 2009- Opportunity missed
I have been looking forward to this tour since the end of the world Cup. The first game of rugby, I ever attended was as a 12 year old on a Wednesday afternoon, when the all conquering 74 lions took on the Quagga Barbarians at the old Ellis Park, and but for poor refereeing they would have lost their unbeaten record, it was the front runner to the Piet van Zyl’s of the world and the ref, a Mr. Ian Gourlay, was assaulted and pelted with naartjies after the game, the passion was something I had never experienced before. The Fly half was an unknown up and coming 19 year old, Peter Kirsten and his inside centre Gavin Cowley. The game left a huge impression on me and I have played and been a fan ever since. [...]
Why all the kicking?
In a game where there is nothing riding on the result for the Emerging Boks, and when I can’t recall us retrieving one up and under, what was the point of all the kicking? [...]
Ralepelle excited by Lions opportunity
Springbok hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle admits he is hugely excited by the prospects of running out against the 2009 British & Irish Lions in front of his home crowd at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. [...]
Lions denied victory
Coach Dick Muir said the Emerging Springboks did a great job of disrupting the British and Irish Lions ahead of Saturday’s second Test in Pretoria after his charges forced a 13-all draw at Newlands on Tuesday evening. [...]
Lions Tour ’09 – Emerging Springboks v B&I Lions
This could be a cracker! [...]
Bok team announced
Schalk Burger will make his 50th Test appearance for the Springboks on Saturday when he takes to the field in the second Test of the Castle South Africa 2009 Lions Series against the British and Irish Lions at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. [...]
Lions blame SA Rugby for poor crowds
The British and Irish Lions have laid he blame for the poor attendance at their seven tour matches to date squarely at the door of the South African Rugby Union and it’s commercial arm, SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd. [...]
PDV defends Januarie
Peter de Villiers has defended his decision to select Ricky Januarie by saying he didn’t need to listen to people’s opinions. [...]
Bok decision needed on Adi
The series against the British and Irish Lions is there for the taking, but if the Springboks want to be sure of winning the second Test and then have sustained success through the rest of the season, the time has come for the coach to make a difficult decision. [...]
Emerging Springboks announced
Springbok tourist Earl Rose will get his long-awaited break when he runs out at flyhalf for the Emerging Springboks against the British and Irish Lions in Cape Town on Tuesday. [...]
Steyn: ‘The jury is still out on No.15′
Francois Steyn is still not convinced he is a ‘born-and-bred’ fullback, even though Springbok coach Peter de Villiers lauded him for the quality of his performance in South Africa’s 26-21 win over the British and Irish Lions in Durban on Saturday. [...]
Boks ready to ‘maul’ Lions again
Springbok vice-captain Victor Matfield has thanked the law-makers for bringing back the maul, which he said remained a strength of the South African game and is likely to be in play again in the second Test against the British and Irish Lions. [...]
Cometh the hour, cometh the Beast
Tendai Mtawarira, in only his second season of international rugby, left his mark on the first Test between South Africa and the British & Irish Lions in the most emphatic way possible. [...]
Div admits replacement blunder
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers admitted that it was a mistake to send on a rash of second-half replacements, which almost cost his team victory in their nail-biting 26-21 triumph over the British and Irish Lions in Durban on Saturday. [...]
