Looking at the Springbok game over the weekend there was great sadness at the defeat and anger at the way in which we lost but there is also a faint glimmer of hope thanks to the performance of certain individuals within the team. With a few tweaks and a chnge in gameplan we can right the ship and get back to winning ways. Here then are a few cures for what ails the Boks: [...]
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A list of cures
17 Sep 12 12:17 by ChrisS | Original Content, Reader Submissions, Springboks, The Rugby Championship | 25 Comments
With just one hand
Paul Roos Gymnasium went up from Stellenbosch to Bloemfontein for a variety of competitions with Grey College. Some 700 went up in buses, including 27 rugby teams – including Kerwin Noemdo.
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The Rugby Report on PharSide Live
We were honoured to be invited back to do the weekly Rugby Report on PharSide Live yesterday. [...]
Sharksworld SuperBru Pools
20 Jul 12 11:11 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, Original Content, The Rugby Championship | 3 Comments
In case anybody missed the first article, or did not get the invite from SuperBru itself, here is a summary of the new pools we have started. [...]
Sadie’s Bulls dream appears over
SuperSport’s Brenden Nel yesterday confirmed a rumour that has been circulating for a while; high-profile young centre, Johann Sadie, has fallen so far out of favour with his new union, the Blue Bulls, that he may be looking at an exit after just six months of his contract there. [...]
McCaw’s days numbered!
In the wake of the 60-0 drubbing of Ireland last night at Waikato Stadium, All Black captain Richie McCaw’s days look numbered at openside flanker for the nation’s top sporting team. [...]
An unforgettable evening with a true character of the game
Game On Sports and Travel, in association with College Rovers, are hosting a fun and informative rugby panel evening on Friday, with the inimitable Hugh Blayden as host and compère. [...]
A whole new set of rules
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has confirmed that there will be a host of rule changes that will take effect in August for the Northern Hemisphere and in January for the Southern Hemisphere, and includes both domestic and international fixtures. [...]
I’m right, but I might be wrong
“Don’t lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality” wrote Ralph Marston, and how true these words are when you relate it to our favourite rugby teams, and how fine the balance is between supporting your team at all costs, and supporting them blindly to the point of insanity. [...]
Heyneke’s men confirmed
With the conclusion of the three planning camps held by Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer, it was also announced that his assistants were confirmed. [...]
If you could do ONE thing…
Time for us to put our “armchair analyst” skills to good use, Sharksworld… [...]
Steph’s Bok legacy uncovered
Huge credit here to Beeld’s Pieter Jordaan for alerting me to something that I didn’t previously know about one of our most exciting young Sharks stars. [...]
Who’s been rucking it?
One of the comments that came through this week was that the Sharks need to do some work at the ruck, getting quick and clean ball. We know that the Sharks have a lot of ball carriers in Alberts, Bismarck, Chadwick, Coetzee, Sykes and even Daniel, but that doesn’t leave many players to clean the ruck. [...]
Hargreaves on the comeback trail
Good news for the Sharks beleaguered second-row stocks; Alistair Hargreaves is out of his moonboot and on the way back to fitness. [...]
Reds pick up Cape schoolboy
Former Bishops pupil Sam Lane has joined the Reds on a short-term contract, according to a SAPA report. [...]
