No one pushes harder than the skipper: Richie McCaw is still the fittest All Black Is he the Terminator? Skipper is still the fittest All Black despite age and a history of injuries that would have stopped lesser men. After a first day mostly spent being photographed and fitted out with new kit, day two... Continue Reading →
Egon Seconds take up the whistle at the Coca-Cola Academy Week
Former rugby players, Monty Dumond, Egon Seconds, Jacques Nieuwenhuis and Mpho Matsaung will take to the field as referees in the Coca-Cola Academy Week at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbiljpark from 6 to 9 July 2015 Egon Seconds represented Western Province and Griquas; Matsaung and Nieuwenhuis played for the Valke. Egon Seconds was a... Continue Reading →
Take a look at World Cup tickets 2015
With global excitement building ahead of Rugby World Cup 2015, Tournament Organisers, England Rugby 2015, today unveiled the official design that will feature on the tickets for the 48 matches. The five variations were revealed by Rugby World Cup 2003 winning captain, Martin Johnson, at Twickenham Stadium. The unique design celebrates Rugby and the rich... Continue Reading →
Boks and playing overseas ?
It was not that long ago that former Springbok coach Jake White made a sage remark about the South African Rugby Union’s decision to pick overseas players for the Springboks. “You are making a rod for your own backs,” White warned the governing body. “This is going to come back and bite you.” Saru, who... Continue Reading →
#1995 RWC squad honored for “greatest day” in SA rugby history #1995reunited
South African Rugby Union president Oregan Hoskins on Wednesday congratulated and thanked the Springbok squad involved in the 1995 Rugby World Cup as they celebrated the 20th anniversary of their epic World Cup final win in Johannesburg. The Springboks won their first Rugby World Cup on 24 June 1995, beating New Zealand, 15-12, in a... Continue Reading →
Mozambican saxophonist MOREIRA CHONGUICA to be awarded SUPERBRAND status
Award winning Mozambican saxophonist MOREIRA CHONGUICA has been selected to receive individual recognition by Superbrands Mozambique at a ceremony to be held in Maputo on Tuesday 30 June 2015. He is the first individual in Mozambique to receive this accolade. It has previously only been bestowed on companies. Moreira Speaking at Music Exchange 2014 -www.mex15.co.za... Continue Reading →
#1995reunited: Relive the Rugby World Cup final with the squad – on Twitter
In a social media first for South African rugby, supporters will be able to relive the 1995 Rugby World Cup final on Twitter tomorrow (Wednesday) – with live commentary by members of the team. The 1995 squad, the South African Rugby Union (SARU), SuperSport and Twitter have come together to create a unique event to... Continue Reading →
Up to the northern hemisphere to play rugby. How sustainable is the player drain?
Rugby is a professional sport and the players must be able to earn a worthwhile income while providing millions with entertainment. No one can begrudge those players the lucrative offers from clubs in foreign lands. This is the nature of professional sport. Year after year more players leave their country of birth to go and... Continue Reading →
Something the DHL Stormers have never touched
Something the DHL Stormers have never touched ,and that Duane never ever lifted up
The view from the press box at Newlands June 2015
Thank you John Golaith for the picture
Duane Vermeulen gets dressing down from Gert Smal today
DHL Stormers captain Duane Vermeulen met with Director of Rugby Gert Smal on Monday morning, to sort out the events that transpired in France last week. Vermeulen visited French Top 14 club Toulon late last week and was unveiled to the local media as their new signing - a move which certainly caught Western Province... Continue Reading →
Dan Carter to start for All Blacks against Samoa, Richie McCaw may be benched
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen talks about his first squad of the year in Auckland. Fresh, fit and hungry, Dan Carter is expected to be thrown the 10 jersey for the All Blacks' opening test of the year against Samoa, but a different approach may be adopted with Richie McCaw. Four first five-eighths were named... Continue Reading →
41 players named in the first All Blacks squad of the year
Let the juggling act begin. All 41 players named in the first All Blacks squad of the year on Sunday have been promised game time in the five tests before the World Cup squad is unveiled. Ultimately,10 players from that group will miss the final cut. But they will all get a chance to audition.... Continue Reading →
Some work we did this week -Happy reading
We write a weekly op ed pice for Next 48 hours and we toke a team to Grabouw with Music Exchange to talk to the youth for 16 June 2015 Siphokazi ,Roesh and Zane all talented artists involved in Music Exchange
Castle Lager rally behind the Boks read all about it
· Fans can get their faces on the back of a Springbok’s jersey · Castle Lager giving away 1100 spots and replica jerseys · Schalk Burger chooses two mates to have a spot on his number –http://youtu.be/m-d18HCg56w 19 JUNE 2015 - As the Springboks take on the world on foreign soil, Castle Lager will be... Continue Reading →
My daughter Casey is 15 – 15 06 15
My daughter CASEY is 15 this is real life baby 15 06 15 we love u with all our love 15 on the 15th June Love DAD AND MOM
MOREJAZZ SERIES IS BACK for the 5th TIME in Maputo 21 and 22 August
It is with pride that we announce that the 5TH edition of the MOREJAZZ SERIES will be held again in Maputo on Friday 21st and Saturday 22 August 2015. The Morejazz Series was first held in 2012 with Grammy nominated smooth jazz saxophonist, Najee and his band, as the headline artist kicking off what has... Continue Reading →
New venue for Music Exchange 2015 -from 24 -26 September
New venue for Music Exchange This year's Music Exchange, to be held from 24 to 26 September, will be held at a new venue: the GrandWest Casino, Cape Town. It opens with a VIP, by invitation only, launch event on 24 September. The preceding two days will see GrandWest's live music venues, the likes of... Continue Reading →
Bismarck du Plessis’s final Sharks interview
There was no masking the emotion on Bismarck du Plessis’s face as he gave possibly his last ever interview in Sharks colours ahead of his Sharks career finale against the Stormers at Kings Park on Saturday. Just how much the Sharks mean to him was etched into every contour of his battle-scarred features. “I read... Continue Reading →