Red card, yellow card… how about following football’s lead? BOOK THEM!! […]
Posts written by: Gavin Whindus (Whindy)
Stop the carding!
2 Aug 10 09:08 by Gavin Whindus (Whindy) | 9 Comments
Rugby mourns death of Bill McLaren
20 Jan 10 06:47 by Gavin Whindus (Whindy) | 9 Comments
Long-time rugby union commentator Bill McLaren has died at the age 86, it was announced on Tuesday.
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Time to salute John Smit
30 Jul 09 07:54 by Gavin Whindus (Whindy) | 106 Comments
John Smit will tomorrow become the most capped test captain ever and like a lot of his Springbok predecessors he has taken his fair share of flack, but I think its time we acknowledge, what he has achieved and also what he has brought to the Springbok table. […]
Lions Tour 2009- Opportunity missed
24 Jun 09 09:49 by Gavin Whindus (Whindy) | 35 Comments
I have been looking forward to this tour since the end of the world Cup. The first game of rugby, I ever attended was as a 12 year old on a Wednesday afternoon, when the all conquering 74 lions took on the Quagga Barbarians at the old Ellis Park, and but for poor refereeing they would have lost their unbeaten record, it was the front runner to the Piet van Zyl’s of the world and the ref, a Mr. Ian Gourlay, was assaulted and pelted with naartjies after the game, the passion was something I had never experienced before. The Fly half was an unknown up and coming 19 year old, Peter Kirsten and his inside centre Gavin Cowley. The game left a huge impression on me and I have played and been a fan ever since. […]
To be or not to be? That is the question
19 May 09 09:08 by Gavin Whindus (Whindy) | 40 Comments
Pieter De Villiers has some very interesting problems facing him over the next couple of weeks. The intensity shown in the final game of the season between the Sharks and the Bulls was outstanding and for my mind was the equivalent of a final, but had the added interest of the Bulls having to win to top the table and the Sharks having to win with four tries, so no “cup final” mentality was involved. What an outstanding advert for SA Rugby. […]