We all know the feelings that were aired and accusations that were made against Francois Steyn’s agent Gerrie Swart when Steyn left the Sharks and when Steyn withdrew from the Springbok match against Wales in 2010. Well from reading recent news items it seems, to me anyway, as if Swart is not out to make himself any new friends. [...]
Posts tagged with: Springboks
Is Steyn’s agent at it again?
Can we PLEASE stop the excuses?
I’m not sure whether to view the latest round of excuses coming out of Durban with mirth, or disdain, although I’m tending towards the latter. I’m referring, of course, to John Plumtree’s post-Final utterances about how difficult it was to re-integrate the returning Springboks into his side and that there wasn’t enough time to do so successfully… and so on. [...]
SA vs Sharks
A phrase that we seem to be hearing a lot these past few days is: “They deserve it”. Blah…blah…blah…
The heat is on, and it’s cooking time. Time for the Currie Cup Final! [...]
Sharks pack the bench with Boks
The Sharks have opted to use all of their returning Springboks – with the exception of John Smit and Beast Mtawarira – for this weekend’s game against the Lions, with the bulk of those playing off the bench. The return from injury of Craig Burden and Ryan Kankowski further strengthens the match 22. [...]
No pressure whatsoever
6 Oct 11 16:52 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, WP | 57 Comments
I was shocked to learn that SARU’s commercial manager, Andy Marinos, was quoted as saying that should the Boks be eliminated from the World Cup this weekend, the players would be able to join their unions and bolster squads ahead of the final weekend of round robin matches. [...]
Is this really the pride of the provinces?
I’ve been sitting and watching, silently, for weeks now. At first I was upbeat and positive that this year’s Currie Cup would be exciting and full of spice, not in spite of South Africa’s “star” players being whisked away on Springbok duty but BECAUSE of them being absent… [...]
Introducing: Bokworld
It’s the 2nd of September and the 2011 Rugby World Cup is just a few short days away. We’ve been beavering away behind the scenes to prepare a special surprise just in time for the start of the greatest rugby competition on earth and are proud to announce the birth of our sister-site (insert drumroll)… Bokworld! [...]
Bok-filled backline for Bulls
31 Aug 11 13:39 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Currie Cup, In the news, Original Content, Sharks | 33 Comments
The Bulls team to face the Sharks at Loftus on Saturday has been announced with Springbok flanker Dewald Potgieter returning to the side of the scrum. [...]
Step into their shoes
24 Aug 11 08:00 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, Original Content, Sharks, Super Rugby | 92 Comments
I sat myself down on Sunday, still feeling the effects of a below par Sharks team scraping yet another win against a minnow team, and decided to voice my concern in an article highlighting the centres at the Sharks. This was met by some interesting comments, most that I did not expect, about which players should be bought, from an over the hill Doppies la Grange to a player who has not played any Vodacom Cup, Currie Cup or Super Rugby in JP du Plessis. So this got me thinking…
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Rent-a-Quote grinds his axe again
Some love him some dislike him, I don’t like using the word but my feeling for this guy are much stronger than dislike. [...]
Where to from now?
21 Aug 11 15:05 by Richard Ferguson | All Blacks, Original Content, RWC 2011, Springboks, Tri Nations, Wallabies | 60 Comments
The Springboks beat the All Blacks in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, finally getting a victory after three straight losses in the Tri Nations tournament so far. The Springboks will still remain rooted to the bottom of the Tri Nations log, and still a disappointing campaign after all. [...]
All Blacks named for Port Elizabeth
18 Aug 11 07:18 by Hertford Highlander | All Blacks, In the news, RWC 2011, Springboks | 12 Comments
All Blacks.com reports that the All Black coaches have named the All Black team to play South Africa at 3am on Sunday morning (NZT). [...]
4th reinforcement joins the Boks
16 Aug 11 10:04 by KSA Shark © | Cheetahs, Currie Cup, Original Content, Springboks, Tri Nations | 14 Comments
The Boks have called up a 4th reinforcement as cover for the match against the All Blacks. [...]
Smit hopes to be fit for PE
14 Aug 11 09:13 by KSA Shark © | All Blacks, Original Content, RWC 2011, Springboks, Tri Nations, Wallabies | 14 Comments
John Smit believes his shoulder injury is nothing that a little bit of strapping won’t be able to fix. [...]
Smit to miss RWC?
It is believed that Springbok Captain John Smit has torn the ligaments in his shoulder and could miss the Rugby World Cup. [...]
