The game of this coming weekend is the top of the New Zealand conference clash between the Crusaders and the Blues, and will most likely decide which team will finish the top New Zealand team. The Crusaders have announced their team for this huge game, with a few big name changes. […]
Posts tagged with: Chris Jack
Crusaders ready for Blues onslaught
8 Jun 11 11:29 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 4 Comments
Jack gets his 100th for the Crusaders
9 Mar 11 04:28 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 6 Comments
Lock Chris Jack will play in his 100th match for the Crusaders after replacing All Black Brad Thorn in the starting 15 for Friday night’s Super Rugby match against the Brumbies at Trafalgar Park in Nelson. […]
2010 Super 14 season set to be a cracker
23 Jan 10 15:34 by Warren Smith (war1) | 1 Comment
February the 12th and the start of the 2010 super 14 is almost upon us and some of the teams have already started their warm-up games, which have up to so far produced some interesting results. Now, we know that pre-season friendly results mean little but by taking a look over the squads of the 14 teams, it looks like most teams will have improved personnel and this bodes excitement for Southern hemisphere rugby fans. […]
Burger adds to WP’s unavailibilty woes
15 Sep 09 04:44 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 4 Comments
Western Province, already without several key players, may also lose the services of fiery Springbok flank Schalk Burger for the remainder of the Currie Cup season. […]
Only one change for Province
26 Aug 09 13:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
Western Province coach has named a largely-unchanged 22 for Saturday’s crunch match against the Sharks in Durban. Lock Adriaan Fondse sustained a season-ending knee injury in last week’s match against the Lions and is replaced by Chris Jack in the starting fifteen. […]
McLeod, Strauss doubtful for Province match
24 Aug 09 22:56 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 55 Comments
The decision about which of his scrumhalves to pick for the upcoming clash with Western Province may just have got a bit easier for John Plumtree. Charl McLeod, superb in his last two outings, has picked up an injury against Griquas and is a doubtful starter for this weekend. […]
Where are the hard men?
15 Jul 09 13:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 125 Comments
I had a very interesting chat with fellow blogger Morné yesterday and as always, he got me thinking to the extent that I just had to write an article! We were pondering a pretty diabolical performance from a Sharks pack that, on paper at least, really should have had the match of their Province counterparts last weekend. […]
Its nice to win
14 Jul 09 09:41 by Clayton Saville (Clayton(PJLD)) | 76 Comments
As a long suffering WP fan it was nice to put one over on the Sharks on Saturday.It was cold, it was wet and it was miserable out but at the end of 80 minutes the scoreboard showed that WP had beat the Sharks Currie Cup champions of 2008 by 29 points to 15.
Credit where credit is due
14 Jul 09 05:00 by Alan Williams (Baldrick) | 116 Comments
While there is plenty of wailing and gnashing of teeth (anyone remember Dennis the menace and gnasher, pronounced g-nasher) going on about the lily-livered performance of the Sharks, perhaps there are a few other points of consideration worth… considering. […]
Blame the forwards, not the flyhalf!
13 Jul 09 09:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 93 Comments
The Sharks lost against Province on Saturday because we got certain selections wrong up front – but more so because the guys that were picked didn’t front up to the massive physical challenge that the WP pack mounted. Trying to blame rookie flyhalf Guy Cronjé is frankly nonsensical and smacks of the politics of desperation. […]
Kicking duel will be key in the wet
10 Jul 09 11:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 93 Comments
Both the Sharks and Western Province have named sides with a fair few strengths, along with some glaring weaknesses. Let’s have a look at some of the key match-ups and try to predict a winner. […]
WP side announced
8 Jul 09 12:57 by Wesley Weber (wpw) | 20 Comments
Star loose forward Duane Vermeulen, who recently excelled for the Emerging Springboks against the touring British & Irish Lions, has not been included in the Western Province Currie Cup side to play the Sharks at Newlands on Saturday afternoon. […]
Jack set to make WP debut
7 Jul 09 07:24 by Wesley Weber (wpw) | 19 Comments
Western Province will take on the Currie Cup champions, the Sharks, on Saturday with an All Black in their side. On Monday lock Chris Jack trained for the first time with his new team-mates and could make his debut at Newlands on Saturday. […]
Anyone keen for Currie?
6 Jul 09 12:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 253 Comments
Hey guys – the Currie Cup kicks off this weekend. Here are a few snippets of news. […]
Chris Jack to play for WP
18 May 09 10:03 by Wesley Weber (wpw) | 29 Comments
All Black superstar Chris Jack will play for Western Province in this year’s Currie Cup. […]