It was no consolation at all to All Blacks coach Steve Hansen that a post-game meeting with last week's referee Jaco Peyper yielded a frank "mea culpa" from the South African whistle-blower. Hansen factored a poor refereeing performance into the contributing reasons for a sub-par All Black performance in last week's 12-12 draw with the... Continue Reading →
Juan Smith back in Springbok Test team for Sat test
Juan Smith will complete a remarkable return to international rugby when he runs out for the Springboks against Argentina in Salta on Saturday, in the second Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series (kick-off 21h40 SA time). Smith’s inclusion at flank is one of three changes to the starting XV, with a further four changes... Continue Reading →
Springboks honour the late Mateo Uriburu at San Isidro Club
The Springboks on Tuesday honoured the life of Mateo Uriburu, a young Argentinean rugby player who sadly passed away during a tour of San Isidro Club’s Under-18 side to South Africa earlier this year. The 17-year-old Uriburu passed away in March. He felt ill during a training session and was admitted to hospital in Cape... Continue Reading →
Signal Hill this morning 21 gun salute
Signal Hill this morning 21 gun salute
Envy him Love him or hate him Richie McCaw Still World Rugby’s Best Openside Flanker
Richie McCaw Still World Rugby's Best Openside Flanker By Jeff Cheshire , Correspondent Aug 19, 2014 Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Richie McCaw has been under more scrutiny this year than at any other time in his career. The All Black captain has been one of the most talked about players after the weekend's draw with Australia,... Continue Reading →
Where are the weaknesses that the All Blacks have to fix if they are to stay ahead of the world ?
OPINION: Love the rain. Give me a stick of dynamite and I would blow the roof off the Millennium Stadium. Wet weather rugby is a whole new ball game. It demands a higher skill level, a flexible tactical mind and it gives the fate of the contest to the forwards. Suddenly these All Blacks didn't... Continue Reading →
HMS Iron Duke will receive a 21 gun salute when it nears Robben Island around 7:30 tomorrow morning
The South African Navy will welcome a British Royal Navy ship to Cape Town in grand style. The HMS Iron Duke will receive a 21 gun salute when it nears Robben Island around 7:30 tomorrow morning (20 Aug 2014). The vessel left the UK in June on operational deployment. Picture: Wikimedia Commons. HMS Iron Duke... Continue Reading →
Cape Town in September is an exciting time, especially if you’re a fan of spring and Roeshdien Jaz
The day to diarise is Saturday 27 September. That’s when the “Perfect mood”, “Feel for life”, “Inside ’n out” and “Love is in the house” hit maker, along with his five-piece band, will take to The Nassau Centre’s stage on Palmyra Road in Newlands. The theme of the Multi-talented, Singer/Songwriter, Lifestyle Coach and Inspirational... Continue Reading →
All Black coach Hansen hint’s strongly at dissatisfaction over the refereeing of South African Jaco Peyper
The All Blacks will be sweating on the fitness of star second five-eighths Ma'a Nonu ahead of next Saturday's Bledisloe rematch against the Wallabies at Eden Park. Coach Steve Hansen confirmed today in Sydney, shortly before making the journey back across the Tasman, that Nonu and loose forward Jerome Kaino were the main fitness concerns... Continue Reading →
Hansen admits All Blacks ‘gutted’ to miss win
The All Blacks were left feeling "hollow" and "gutted" after their record-equalling test win streak came to a limp end on Saturday night at the Olympic stadium. To that they might have added relieved at escaping with a draw they scarcely deserved. Truth be told, the All Blacks were fortunate indeed to slip out of... Continue Reading →
All Blacks and Wallabies draw first Bledisloe test in Tryless game
The Wallabies have done it. Sort of. For the second time in recent years they've halted a significant All Blacks winning streak with a dramatic draw that will do wonders for their confidence, if not their prospects of ending an 11-year Bledisloe drought. In a tryless affair at the cavernous Olympic Stadium the Wallabies rode... Continue Reading →
Heart 104.9FM TOP 30 – 16 August 2014 RJ Benjamin and Can Skylark over 10 weeks on chart at 7
RJ Benjamin and Can Skylark have been on the Heart 104.9FM Top 30 for over 10 weeks now HEART 104.9FM TOP 30 - 16 August 2014 POS ARTIST SONG TITLE MOVE L/W PEAK WEEKS NOTES 1 Usher feat. Nicki Minaj She Came To Give It To You NC 1 1 (2) 5 Last Week's #1... Continue Reading →
All Blacks can make history today at Sydney’s Olympic stadium
The reshuffled All Blacks can make history tonight at Sydney's grand Olympic stadium and could also go a long way to consigning one of their great rivals to history in the process. This is a test match that shapes as a defining moment for one team and a crowning one for the other - providing... Continue Reading →
The Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend with Australia and South Africa both confident of their chances of knocking New Zealand off their pedestal.
The third edition of the Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend with Australia and South Africa both confident of their chances of knocking New Zealand off their pedestal. With Australia having enjoyed their best Super Rugby season in ages and Heyneke Meyer's Springboks continuing their upward curve, 2014 has the makings of an intriguing season.... Continue Reading →
Richie: “Hey coach, did you hear the rumors of an Aussie victory on Saturday?”
Richie: "Hey coach, did you hear the rumors of an Aussie victory on Saturday?" Hansen: "You must be joking!" credit Romeo Kok
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has lobbed a tasty grenade right into the Wallaby camp ahead of Saturdays game
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has lobbed a tasty grenade right into the Wallaby camp by suggesting Kurtley Beale may have been picked at No 10 for Saturday's Bledisloe opener in Sydney because of political pressure. The All Blacks coach was asked by Fairfax Media at today's pre-departure media conference about his thoughts on the... Continue Reading →
There’s a spring in the step of the record-chasing All Blacks
There's a spring in the step of the record-chasing All Blacks as they prepare for a Bledisloe Cup opener of monumental proportions - a situation assistant coach Ian Foster takes as a very good sign indeed. After the constraints of June, when three tests are indecently squeezed in three-quarters of the way through a Super... Continue Reading →
All Black fans will like this read
All Black fans can rest easy. This is the most successful rugby nation in history, which is about to add a further record to its accomplishments, that of 18 consecutive test match victories. Six times International Rugby Board team of the year since 2005, only one loss in 31 tests under Steve Hansen, the No... Continue Reading →
The All Blacks team to play the eagerly-awaited opening Bledisoe Cup Test match this weekend has been named.
The All Blacks team to play the eagerly-awaited opening Bledisoe Cup Test match of the Investec Rugby Championship this weekend has been named. The All Blacks will take on Australia at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Saturday 16 August (kick off: 10.05PM NZT, 8.05PM AEST and 12h05 SA Time ) with what is again a... Continue Reading →
Cape Town Collaborative who met at Music Exchange have put together a special track titled “I Am Woman”
The month of August is dedicated to all women in South Africa. In celebration of Woman’s Month, Cape Town Collaborative have put together a special track titled “I Am Woman”. It available as a free download, on their Reverbnation Page - http://www.reverbnation.com/epiphanybandsa Valentino van der Schyff and Tina Gordon are a male and female duo called Epiphany,... Continue Reading →