It is believed that Springbok Captain John Smit has torn the ligaments in his shoulder and could miss the Rugby World Cup. [...]
Posts tagged with: Rugby World Cup
Smit to miss RWC?
Vito looms as an intriguing All Black selection for Port Elizabeth
11 Aug 11 05:55 by Hertford Highlander | All Blacks, Original Content, RWC 2011, Springboks | 8 Comments
Victor Vito looks bound for Port Elizabeth next week and could make the All Black match day 22, in what is an intriguing All Black selection a mere two weeks out before the 30 man Rugby World Cup squad is named. [...]
Final trial looms for All Blacks in Port Elizabeth
8 Aug 11 07:20 by Hertford Highlander | All Blacks, Original Content, RWC 2011, Springboks, Wallabies | 4 Comments
The All Black selectors look likely to use their away leg match of the Tri Nations in Port Elizabeth as the final selection trial for their 30 man Rugby World Cup squad. [...]
Sharks favourite to lift Currie Cup
2 Aug 11 14:13 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Currie Cup, Original Content, RWC 2011, Tri Nations | 11 Comments
There is quite a bit of rugby on at the moment, with the big World Cup starting in just over a month, as well as a good few football leagues kicking off in a matter of weeks. So here is a quick look at where the odds are standing in each competition. [...]
World Cup SuperBru Pool
Our good friends over at SuperBru have opened the Rugby World Cup 2011 competition and as is standard practice, Sharksworld will have a massive pool filled with avid supporters, with a cool prize for the winner at the end of the tournament. [...]
Staaldraad II
With 42 days left to the opening of the Rugby World Cup, an embattled coach taking flack on foreign soil for his selections, the Boks coming off the back of a loss to the Australians and with the All Blacks looming in a couple of days, it was left to South Africa’s very own, self-styled Rebekah Brookes to break the worst-kept secret in SA Rugby.
Spots still for grabs in All Blacks top starting XV
NZPA reports with four tests to go before the All Blacks kickoff the rugby World Cup against Tonga the team’s selectors have yet to make up their minds about what 15 players constitute their best lineup. [...]
Bekker out of the World Cup
Springbok lock forward Andries Bekker will undergo ankle surgery on Tuesday and has consequently been ruled out of contention for the Rugby World Cup. [...]
Too Much Rugby – What Is To Be Done (Part 1)
11 Jul 11 11:39 by The Sharks Sharkie | Original Content, Reader Submissions, Super Rugby | 35 Comments
The very first Super 15 season has just reached its grand conclusion (well done Reds!!!) to what has been an extremely long and exhausting tournament for the players and fans alike. We all need to sit back and reflect on the positives and negatives of the new Super Rugby format. One notable negative point that I think most of us will reflect on is that there is simply too much rugby being played which has led to increased injuries as well as player exhaustion. This has of course led to poor quality rugby being produced in many of this year’s Super 15 fixtures, including the first two knockout games which usually produce high quality rugby. Fortunately the semi-finals and final made up for the dour quarterfinals, but the problem of too much rugby remains lurking and certainly should be on the forefront of SANZAR’s season review. [...]
Boks hit by injury crisis
SARU has released a medical assessment update on the players in the training squad and it doesn’t make for pretty reading. A host of injured players have been put on intense rehabilitation programmes and aren’t up for selection for the overseas leg of the Trinations.
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Boks to learn from Stormers defence
Western Province and Stormers defence coach Jacques Nienaber has been pulled into the Springbok fold and will assist the national side with this key aspect both ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
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Burger injury concern for Boks
Stormers flanker Schalk Burger has been ruled out of all rugby for two months after dislocating his thumb in the first half of Saturday’s Super Rugby semi-final loss to the Crusaders. The first-choice Springbok open-sider underwent an operation on Saunday morning to repair the damage. [...]
Waratahs sign Sarel Pretorius for 2012
1 Jul 11 05:18 by Hertford Highlander | Cheetahs, In the news, RWC 2011, Springboks, Super Rugby | 16 Comments
SANZAR Communications report that the Waratahs have confirmed the signing of Cheetahs scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius for the Super Rugby 2012 season. [...]
Sharks provide blueprint to beating the All Blacks
30 Jun 11 01:38 by Hertford Highlander | All Blacks, In the news, RWC 2011, Sharks, Springboks, Super Rugby | 14 Comments
James Mortimer writes on All Blacks.com that the Sharks were able to shut down the vaunted Crusaders machine in the opening stages of their match, but while their success might be able to be applied to the All Blacks, it wasn’t without flaw. [...]
McLeod added to Bok squad
Sharks scrumhalf Charl McLeod has been added to the Springbok preliminary training squad to replace Ricky Januarie, who announced his retirement from the international game last week. [...]
