Sharks scrumhalf Cobus Reinach has been rewarded for his good form over the last few weeks with a call-up to Heyneke Meyer’s first Springbok planning camp. starting in Cape Town this morning. [...]
Posts tagged with: SA Rugby
Bok call-up for Reinach
SARU announces Player of the Year candidates
Celebrating what has been a pretty good year for the Sharks on the domestic front, no fewer than six player from the East coast have been included in SA Rugby’s short list of ten for the coveted “South African Rugby Player of the Year” award. [...]
Semi-final refs announced
SA Rugby has confirmed the refereeing appointments for this weekend’s round of matches, which include the Currie Cup semi-finals. [...]
SA Rugby shocked at Analyst’s passing
The South African Rugby Union yesterday shared the sad news that former Springbok Analyst Malome Maimane had passed away, at the tragically young age of 41. [...]
Lions fate decided today – we hope
Representatives of the 14 unions that make up the professional rugby landscape in South Africa will meet this morning to finally vote on the thorny issue of Super Rugby participation for 2013. After a huge amount of to-ing and fro-ing to date, we’re told that it will all come down to a very simple matter this morning – a straight vote as to whether the Southern Kings should replace the Golden Lions in Super Rugby as from next year. [...]
No quick outcome for Mitchell
Decisions never seem to be taken quickly when it comes to SA Rugby – and in particular the Lions – and with the spectre of Super Rugby elimination hanging over their heads like the sword of Damocles, the last thing that union and its players really need is yet more uncertainty. [...]
Farewell Oom Stef
Former Sharks winger/fullback/centre Stefan Terblanche has called time on his career, and fittingly so, in front of a near full Twickenham in the Heineken Cup final this past weekend. [...]
Sharks “can’t afford Steyn”… but is this just a ruse?
Many of us have been growing concerned – if not outright alarmed – at the lack of progress in the Sharks attempts to re-sign Francois Steyn. [...]
Met eish ja, met eish
Yesterday SARU and Klipdrift announced a 5 year partnership deal at the Klipdrift distillery in the scenic town of Robertson. I was lucky enough to attend. [...]
Sharks confirm Steyn talks
According to an article in the Mercury this morning, Sharks CEO Brian van Zyl has confirmed that the union has entered into preliminary discussions with Springbok Frans Steyn regarding a mid-year return to Durban. [...]
The greater good of SA rugby
20 Feb 12 09:35 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, EP Kings, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 13 Comments
There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the possible inclusion of the Kings in the Super Rugby competition from 2013 onwards, and how exactly this will happen. I am not interested in getting into a debate about this specific matter, but rather how the players will be treated should this happen. [...]
Southern Kings to play Super Rugby in 2013
The Southern Kings will participate in next years Super Rugby competition. [...]
SA rugby world tying itself in knots
I’ve tried to sit back a little over the last few days and watch (and chuckle) as the local rugby media, both professional and amateur, has whipped itself into a right froth about the upcoming Bok coaching appointment. [...]
Pat, Bismarck and Sbura rewarded
Bok flanker Schalk Burger picked up the prestigious Rugby Player of the Year award at SA Rugby’s annual award ceremony last night, but three Sharks players also picked up gongs in their respective categories. [...]
SA Rugby heading for an implosion
A common trend in South African rugby is the emphasis on short term gains rather than long term vision. [...]
