The Springboks open their tour of Europe with a match against the Barbarians, which would have been an ideal match to get combinations going ahead of much trickier fixtures, but that will not happen. […]
Posts tagged with: Morne Steyn
Interesting choices ahead of BaaBaa’s game
We won, what now?
The Springboks beat the Wallabies at Loftus to maintain some sort of fortress status at the Pretoira stadium. Where to from here though? […]
Changes aplenty for Bok backs
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has made a few changes from the team that lost to Argentina to face the Wallabies this weekend. […]
Mvovo, Hougaard called to tour
Sharks wing Lwazi Mvovo and Sevens star cum Worcester scrumhalf Francois Hougaard are the new faces to the Springbok group that is set to tour Australia and New Zealand. […]
Combrinck out, Jantjies doubtful
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee will have a lot to ponder after Saturday’s loss against Argentina, and these latest injuries will not help. […]
Single change for Boks
Vincent Koch moves up from the bench to replace the injured Julian Redelinghuys at tighthead in the Springbok team named to face Argentina in Salta on Saturday. […]
Boks call up Steyn
No no, not Frans…. Morne! […]
Australia’s Brumbies return, Stade Francais join World Club 10s
The Aquis Brumbies and French champions Stade Francais are the latest teams to join the line-up for June’s World Club 10s in Mauritius, where the Australian franchise will look to make up for their defeat in the 2014 final in Singapore. […]
Springbok squad announced
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has named his 31 man squad for the Rugby World Cup to be held in England and Wales, kicking off in three weeks’ time. The squad has it’s talking points, much of which were discussed before the announcement already. […]
Pollard returns for Wellington clash
Heyneke Meyer has once again overlooked Sharks pivot Pat Lambie and rather opted to hand Bulls man Handre Pollard a start at flyhalf in Saturday’s Rugby Championship test against the All Blacks in Wellington. […]
The Weekly Whinge
Having found myself completely disinterested in any form of rugby for most part of the year so far, my fingers started itching to put pen to paper, in the figurative sense of course, after watching some of the so-called rugby dished up over this past weekend. […]
Meyer on changes for Scotland
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer was forced to include 5 uncapped players in his match day 23, to face Scotland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. […]
Goosen, Bakkies in doubt
Flyhalf Johan Goosen and lock Bakkies Botha appear to be the injury casualties after South Africa’s great 38-16 first-test win against Wales on Saturday. […]
Bok flyhalf troubles
The Springboks kick off their first match of the year in exactly two months, against Wales, and although many would feel it is too soon to speculate the team, the Super Rugby season to date is making the list of suitable candidates shorter by the week. […]
An argument for both Morne Steyn and young flyhalves
I am a huge Lambie fan, by now everyone knows this. I feel the kid (by now I should say man), has huge potential and talent for a young player. And I don’t think I am the only one that feels this way. Since coming onto the scene Lambie has shown something we haven’t seen in South African flyhalfs for a while, innovation and vision, but surprisingly I have to agree with most comments recently, that Morne should be the man to continue as the incumbent with Heyneke Meyer. If Morne is on form and not playing like he did last year, and Meyer is the Bok coach, he has to play. Our backs barely ever see the ball and our flyhalf doesn’t do much more than kick for touch and line up those all important kicks at goal. This is not meant to be a criticism, merely an observation. […]