Simple title for a simple principle in the game of rugby; If you cannot get the basics right the most talented player will look dead average”. […]
Posts written by: Morné Nortier (Morné)
Basics
17 Apr 13 13:46 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 27 Comments
Same issues, different game for the Sharks
18 Mar 13 09:33 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 43 Comments
“The worst 40 minutes I have ever seen the Sharks play.” […]
Chase the dream
3 Aug 12 10:05 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 63 Comments
The most successful team in Super Rugby history to never win the title. […]
Got game, no brain
31 Jul 12 13:34 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 30 Comments
Having read most of the post-mortems on the Stormers’ failure yet again in a playoff match, I can honestly I don’t buy into any of the reasons offered so far. […]
Leading the pack
3 Jan 12 09:59 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 37 Comments
Of all the challenges that face the Sharks and Sharks coach John Plumtree, the issue of captaincy is one he cannot afford to stuff up. […]
A final for the rugby romantics in all of us
28 Oct 11 11:59 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 38 Comments
The Rugby World Cup might have taken some shine of the Currie Cup this year, but this weekend’s final is for the rugby romantic in all of us. […]
SA Rugby heading for an implosion
16 Aug 11 12:30 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 32 Comments
A common trend in South African rugby is the emphasis on short term gains rather than long term vision. […]
Pride and prejudice
1 Aug 11 12:09 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 6 Comments
Similar to the Jane Austen classic, South African Rugby is a mixture of misplaced pride, shady characters with delusions of grandeur and the inability to focus on the obvious, all of which leads to the degradation and ultimate destruction of that which really matters. […]
It’s time to become brave again
7 Jul 11 11:18 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 12 Comments
The biggest gift we can give our kids or the next generation of sports men and women, is to remove the fear of failure from their minds. […]
How victory is achieved
4 Jul 11 14:07 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 36 Comments
In the lead-up to the semi-finals last week, Paul Dobson wrote a brilliant piece on the art of winning and losing. […]
Hearing is believing
3 Jul 11 10:37 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 69 Comments
Last night’s game will leave Stormers fans with a familiar feeling; ‘So close, yet so far’… […]
To Brits, or not to Brits…?
30 Jun 11 18:09 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 42 Comments
A lot has been made in recent days on the inclusion of Saracens hooker, Schalk Brits, in the Stormers team for their semi-final clash against the Crusaders this weekend at Newlands. […]
Tough stance by SA Rugby required
27 Jun 11 14:56 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 7 Comments
For rugby in South Africa to remain strong, SA Rugby needs to take a tough stance against its own unions before it looks to improve its standing within SANZAR. […]
Improbable, not impossible
23 Jun 11 10:33 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 105 Comments
Improbable, not impossible. This is the feeling amongst most South Africans prior to the Sharks massive qualifier match against the Crusaders this weekend. […]
Which country tops Super Rugby?
22 Jun 11 09:12 by Morné Nortier (Morné) | 41 Comments
Whilst the Super Rugby log might tell us quite a number of things of individual teams and how they performed, it is quite interesting to measure each country as a collective following the league rounds of the Super Rugby competition. […]