After months of speculation, the inevitable has been confirmed by SA Rugby. Rassie Erasmus is back in the country. […]
Posts tagged with: Jurie Roux
Erasmus is back
30 Jun 17 12:07 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 9 Comments
The tyranny of geography
12 Apr 17 08:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 49 Comments
There’s a lot of discussion at the moment regarding Super Rugby – with SANZAAR having scored something of a coup in convincing their broadcast partners to allow them to change the competition format mid-flight without any financial implications to themselves. […]
Rassie takes Irish option
26 Apr 16 09:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 29 Comments
SA Rugby yesterday confirmed the long-running rumour that GM of the Rugby Department, Johan Erasmus, is set to leave his post. Erasmus has been appointed to the vacant Director of Rugby role at Munster Rugby Football Club in Ireland and will join up with his new team ahead of the 2016/2017 European season. […]
The Boks need a coach!
2 Mar 16 10:17 by Stephen Smith (StevieS) | 53 Comments
Hi Bok fans. While Super Rugby has been dominating the headlines, and quite rightly so, after a marvellous opening weekend, I think it’s time to turn our focus to the Boks for a bit. […]
Bok coach – no announcement any time soon
11 Jan 16 11:09 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 39 Comments
SARU have agreed to give themselves at least three more months to decide on Heyneke Mayer’s successor, with the General Council agreeing that the post will not be advertised. […]
Ready or not, Super Rugby is coming
5 Jan 16 13:40 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 59 Comments
You don’t need to be a fortune teller to know that Super Rugby will hit the Southern Kings like a ton of bricks when they face The Sharks at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on the 27th of February. […]
SARU steps in to take over Kings
17 Nov 15 17:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 68 Comments
The South African rugby Union will assume control of the Kings franchise in super Rugby next year, as per a media release issued moments ago: […]
SARU clarifies player rest agreement
18 Mar 15 10:32 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 73 Comments
I’m sharing the following release from SARU’s Corporate Affairs department in its entirety:
Springbok player management during Vodacom Super Rugby […]
It’s time to host the RWC again
6 Mar 15 10:05 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 30 Comments
South Africa is considered as one of the frontrunners to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, after the South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed on Wednesday their interest to host the prestigious event. following the announcement of the tendering process by World Rugby. […]
Frans quits Bok squad
10 Jun 14 19:09 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 98 Comments
Cell C Sharks centre Frans Steyn has been released from the Springbok training squad – at his own request. […]
South Africa’s sixth sense
3 Sep 13 15:12 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 7 Comments
South Africa will, from 2016, have six Super Rugby franchises in Super Rugby. […]
Kings, set up for failure?
20 Aug 12 09:05 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 16 Comments
SARU confirmed on Thursday that the Southern Kings will participate in the 2013 Super Rugby Competition, but this inclusion comes at the expense of the Lions. […]
The Kings Saga – Part 79: Voted off the island?
17 Jul 12 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 26 Comments
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of South African rugby’s life as the ongoing Kings soap-opera-cum-debacle lurches towards yet another embarrassing back track. After weekend reports that Cheeky Watson and his merry band of New Zealanders had accepted a massive bribe to go away were quashed, SARU honcho Jurie Roux seems to have come up with yet another new strategy. […]
Still in the dark
22 May 12 09:53 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 66 Comments
In further developments in the Southern Kings Super Rugby saga, SARU met on Monday to discuss possibilities and procedures, all very positive with no actual detail of what was discussed released to the public. […]