A very strong South Africa A team has been selected by Johan Ackermann to face the French Barbarians on Friday afternoon with seven Springboks in the match 23. […]
Posts tagged with: Johan Ackermann
Strong SA A team for French BaaBaas
14 Jun 17 11:27 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 54 Comments
De Jongh asked to lead
9 Jun 17 08:31 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 1 Comment
Juan de Jongh has been appointed SA A team captain by coach Johan Ackermann for the 2 match series against the French Barbarians. […]
Congrats Sharks!
29 May 17 13:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 32 Comments
Some good news for fans is that after this weekend’s results is that the Sharks have qualified for the Super Rugby knockout phase with two matches still to play. […]
Bok A squad for French Barbarians announced
23 May 17 14:02 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 19 Comments
The South African A squad to face the French Barbarians was also announced and will once again be coached by Johan Ackermann. […]
Lions lose Ackermann
3 Apr 17 11:03 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 45 Comments
Lions coach Johan Ackermann has just announced at a press conference that he will leave his post at the end of the current Super Rugby season. […]
Coetzee, Smith confirmed for Boks
27 Feb 17 15:16 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 21 Comments
SA Rugby have confirmed national coaching appointments for the coming year, with embattled head coach Allister Coetzee set to stay in post despite many calling for his head. […]
Stormers set the early pace
27 Feb 17 10:14 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
It was a mixed bag, results-wise, for the six South African franchise teams in Super Rugby’s opening weekend. The Stormers, though, were arguably the pick of the bunch with their big win against the Bulls at Newlands on Saturday evening. […]
Tecklenburg drops retirement bombshell
24 Jan 17 10:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments
The Lions have announced that, in a rather shocking development, loose forward Warwick Tecklenburg has retired from rugby with immediate effect. […]
Du Toit big winner, Bosch also rewarded
25 Oct 16 08:20 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 42 Comments
Pieter-Steph du Toit has been named the SA Rugby Player of the Year at the national awards held last night. […]
Ackermann takes the risk
13 Jul 16 10:10 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 26 Comments
Lions coach Johan Ackermann has taken the gamble, sending a complete B squad to Argentina to face the Jaguares on Saturday evening. This has a direct influence on the Sharks schedule for the potential playoffs the following weekend. […]
Backing April
6 Jul 16 09:32 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 108 Comments
It’s now official that Pat Lambie has been ruled out for at least another week, meaning the Sharks flyhalf jersey for this weekend’s game against the Cheetahs is “up for grabs”. In my view, Garth April is the man who simply has to be backed in that key position, despite an indifferent performance at Ellis Park on Saturday. […]
Changes for “A” side
14 Jun 16 17:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 92 Comments
Johan Ackermann has opted not to use any Springbok players this week as he’s rather focused on ensuring game time for all the member of his South Africa “A” squad. The team to face the England Saxons in Friday’s second match in George shows a good number of changes to the unit that lost in Bloemfontein last week. […]
Sometimes you’re the statue…
13 Jun 16 09:17 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 126 Comments
There’s no sugar-coating this – it was a very dark weekend for South African rugby, with all three of the teams that took the field in green and gold at the weekend suffering humiliating defeats. While the Springboks’ 20-26 reversal against a 14-man Irish side is the understandable focus, losses for the Junior Springboks against Argentina and South Africa “A” side against the England Saxons only served to pile on the misery for fans. […]
Three Sharks start for Ackermann’s “A”‘s
8 Jun 16 12:51 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 121 Comments
Johan Ackermann has named his South Africa “A” side to play the England Saxons in the first of a two-match series in Bloemfontein on Friday evening. […]
Four Boks go down
7 Jun 16 14:22 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 89 Comments
Allister Coetzee has released four members of his 31-man springbok squad to play for the SA A-Team in Bloemfontein this weekend. […]