My great friend Dave Thompson sent me this biog and song to play on our mesport show on the taxi between 2 and 3pm on Thurs which we will do ..Please log onto http://www.thetaxi.co.za , Tell us what you think, is the music better than the Western Force play rugby? Sun City is an Electro-Indie-Pop... Continue Reading →
Evolver One on Hollywood bill at Worldwide Radio Summit
EVOLVER ONE ON HOLLYWOOD BILL AT WORLDWIDE RADIO SUMMIT Johannesburg, 23 March 2011: Johannesburg-based rock band Evolver One has been selected as one of 16 acts internationally to perform at a showcase at the Worldwide Radio Summit in Hollywood on 29 - 30 April 2011. The band, selected via a rigorous selection process from submissions... Continue Reading →
One of the oldest clichés in the book is that “rugby is a funny old game”
One of the oldest clichés in the book is that “rugby is a funny old game”, a reference to the weird things that can happen on the pitch, but this week we will see one of the stranger things to happen in rugby OFF the field. Think about it. The Sharks will spend the week... Continue Reading →
There are so many different slants we can take on the phenomenal throw-up of a Sharks versus Crusaders match at Twickenham
There are so many different slants we can take on the phenomenal throw-up of a Sharks versus Crusaders match at Twickenham, but the most significant from a rugby point of view is that the Sharks have their best chance in years of beating the seven-times champions in an ‘away’ fixture, and the Durban team’s decision... Continue Reading →
Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) Tournament partners have reluctantly announced that Christchurch will be unable to host the seven matches currently scheduled
Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) Tournament partners have reluctantly announced that Christchurch will be unable to host the seven matches currently scheduled to be played at Stadium Christchurch and that, as a result, these matches will now be reallocated to be played at other venues in New Zealand. This follows a detailed review of... Continue Reading →
Canterbury Crusaders will host the Sharks in a historic, one-off match at the hallowed home of rugby, Twickenham in London, on Sunday March 27.
A ripple effect from the tragic Christchurch earthquake of February 22 is that the Canterbury Crusaders will host the Sharks in a historic, one-off match at the hallowed home of rugby, Twickenham in London, on Sunday March 27. England’s Rugby Football Union yesterday agreed to permitting a match which is likely to be the first... Continue Reading →
You can’t win ugly all the time – eventually you get caught out.” TAKE NOTE STORMERS FANS!!! !!!
What was good enough to get maximum log points from a fortnight in Australia will not suffice on the New Zealand leg of the Sharks’ Super Rugby tour, coach John Plumtree has told his troops ahead of Friday’s match against the Chiefs (and the tour finale against the Crusaders at a venue still to be... Continue Reading →
Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse – My City: Soweto
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THE Sharks have taken up residence in the Auckland city centre
THE Sharks have taken up residence in the Auckland city centre after arriving in New Zealand with an impressive 10 log points from their fortnight in Australia, and when they take the 90-minute bus journey south to Hamilton on Thursday, they will be in the ideal mental place to take on the unpredictable Chiefs given... Continue Reading →
The rebels vs sharks preview
by MIKE GREENAWAY .www.iol.co.za An anomaly for the Sharks in Super Rugby history is their abject failure to win matches in Australia. Last week’s victory over the Force was only their fifth in 25 attempts, an appalling effort given their proud record of beating generally better Kiwi teams in New Zealand. There is something in... Continue Reading →
THE South African Super rugby challenge hasn’t had the greatest star
THE IMPORTANCE OVERSEAS WINS IN WORLD CUP YEAR THE South African Super rugby challenge hasn’t had the greatest start given the poor form of last year’s finalists, the Bulls and the Stormers; the failure once again of the Cheetahs to improve from the Currie Cup; and the success of New Zealand teams over here in... Continue Reading →
In a bizarre twist to the Sharks Super Rugby campaign, they could end up playing their tour match against the Crusaders at Twickenham in London on March 25.
In a bizarre twist to the Sharks Super Rugby campaign, they could end up playing their tour match against the Crusaders at Twickenham in London on March 25. Sharks CEO Brian van Zyl has been approached by his Crusaders counterpart who has proposed the game as a money-spinner for his union following the financial losses... Continue Reading →
Ish’ Dollie is back from his stint in Japan
Ish' Dollie is back from his stint in Japan. Myself and Egon Seconds will have the Talented Flyhalf in studio with us on Thursday 2-3pm on http://www.thetaxi.co.za Listen in, and hear why our Boy did not slot into the team as easily as Peter Grant did when he got back from Japan. Good to have... Continue Reading →
John Plumtree has been around the block enough times
John Plumtree has been around the block enough times to know that caution rather than elation is the watchword for the unbeaten Sharks as they approach a relatively easier fourth-round fixture in Melbourne on Friday. “I try not to get excited about anything these days,” he said wryly. “In this game, the moment you pat... Continue Reading →
Durbanites know they have the brute force to smash an Australian team that is brimful of talent out wide but suspect up front.
Sharks coach John Plumtree yesterday named an unchanged pack of forwards for tomorrow’s Super Rugby tour opener against the Force in Perth (1.05pm SA time), and that will surprise nobody given than the Durbanites know they have the brute force to smash an Australian team that is brimful of talent out wide but suspect up... Continue Reading →
sharks on tour
The warm, dry conditions of sunny Perth could well inspire the Sharks to return to the invigorating, ball-in-hand rugby that set the Currie Cup alight last October. They kicked far more in their opening two Super Rugby wins because of the humidity of Durban in February, and traditionally the Sharks have always appreciated the opportunity... Continue Reading →
House Africa presents Andy Compton
Andy Compton – Kholofelo Remixed Deeply prolific Devon-based house connoisseur Andy Compton has released over a dozen albums and close to 100 EPs (either under his own name or as part of The Rurals) on his essential Peng label and many others, and his mass of jazzy, soulful output has also already been the focus... Continue Reading →
the Sharks are a happy team so far
MIKE GREENAWAY This time last year, the Sharks were in Christchurch preparing for their first tour game, with just two points in the bank (from two narrow losses at home) and no flyhalf to speak of (Andy Goode joined the team later that week. A year on, John Plumtree’s decidedly merrier men are top of... Continue Reading →
rugby Sharks win
SHARKS -16 BLUES -9 FROM MIKE GREENAWAY AT KINGS PARK THE Sharks have their share of bogey teams – the Reds and the Cheetahs spring to mind – but in turn one wonders how Auckland’s finest feel about a Sharks team that yesterday extended their victory streak over them to a magnificent seven? The Sharks... Continue Reading →
