There was something of a mini-uproar in Lions circles earlier in the season when it was spuriously reported that former Bulls prizefighter-cum-center JP Nel may be on his way to join up with the side in Johannesburg. Fans will recall that Nel quit the SA game a few years back in protest to perceived heavy-handedness when it came to the way the judiciary dealt with his serial transgressions. Strangely, he was about the only one to see things that way. […]
Posts tagged with: Ospreys
JP Nel returns – for real this time
Farewell Oom Stef
Former Sharks winger/fullback/centre Stefan Terblanche has called time on his career, and fittingly so, in front of a near full Twickenham in the Heineken Cup final this past weekend. […]
Bulls lose three more
The Bulls have lost three more players to the Euro, adding to their already pretty big list of Fourie du Preez, Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw. […]
Defending the Age-Man
During the recent Super 15 there was a veritable chorus of voices clamouring for Oupa Stefan Terblanche’s omission from the Sharks’ starting lineup, or at the very least, for him to be moved from outside centre to fullback. Moreover, with the appointment of Keegan Daniel as Currie Cup captain, which effectively negates the need for Stefan to start every game, there is every reason to believe that the chorus will only intensify in pitch. […]
ERC confirm Ospreys investigation
European Rugby Cup officials have confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the Ospreys’ 16th-man controversy during their Heineken Cup win against Leicester. According to a report on www.scrum.com […]
Ricki looking good in Wales
News out of the Ospreys camp is that Bok scrumhalf Ricki Januarie is not as terrible as some people would have you believe.
Collins full of praise for Januarie
All Black legend Jerry Collins has praised the contribution of Springbok Ricky Januarie during the Ospreys’ 62-7 victory over Viadana on Saturday, saying the Stormers star had been forced to play ‘blindfolded’ and yet still showed his quality. […]