Martin talks his 1st love rugby with Dylan Jack from SA rugby Magazine and Ziaan Siems from Smile FM

Rugby Talks - A look at Round 3 of the Rugby Championship with Ziaan Siems, Dylan Jack and Martin Myers We look forward to the rugby championship games this weekend and reflect on the losses last week for both the All Blacks and Springboks. Listen to the Podcast at https://echocast.fabrik.fm/NLx5wYpW4R42qM

DHL Stormers 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby fixtures:

Saturday, February 1 (Kick-off: 15h05) v Hurricanes at DHL Newlands Saturday, February 8 (Kick-off: 17h15) v Vodacom Bulls at DHL Newlands Saturday, February 15 (Kick-off: 15h05) v Emirates Lions at Emirates Airline Park Saturday, February 22 (Kick-off: 15h05) v Jaguares at DHL Newlands Saturday, February 29 (Kick-off: 15h05) v Blues at DHL Newlands Saturday, 14... Continue Reading →

King Carlos Spencer announced as EP Kings Currie Cup head coach for 2014

Carlos Spencer, who joined EP Rugby in December last year, has been appointed as the EP Kings Currie Cup head coach ahead of their foray into the Premier Division. Speaking at a press conference at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium today, EP Rugby CEO, Charl Crous, confirmed that the former New Zealand flyhalf would be head... Continue Reading →

The talk is about how much the Boks have to prove in their finale at Ellis Park against New Zealand

5. Boks-All Blacks II All the talk is about how much the Springboks have to prove in their Rugby Championship finale at Ellis Park against New Zealand. But I wonder. Knowing the mentality of the All Blacks, and the pride they take in their status in the game, I'm sure they would have been as... Continue Reading →

Dan Carter not back before Nov end year tour

Dan Carter will not be back before November's tour north, but the jury's still out on whether skipper Richie McCaw could make the All Blacks' hotly anticipated Johannesburg rematch against the seething Springboks. Coach Steve Hansen today confirmed Carter would be out for around six weeks after suffering a grade 3 AC joint (shoulder) injury... Continue Reading →

All Blacks need a strong Springbok team to validate them.

My great friend Mike Greenaway has been fortunate to cover many of South Africa’s post-isolation Test matches in New Zealand and have learned beyond any shadow of doubt that the Kiwi rugby public loves nothing better than a strong Springbok team visiting their shores. He recalls being in 2005 being in Dunedin for the match... Continue Reading →

Five starting changes to the All Blacks team to take on the Springboks in Auckland on Saturday.

Liam Messam and Dane Coles will be hot topics today. The pair are two of five starting changes to the All Blacks team to take on the Springboks in Auckland on Saturday. Messam, who has recovered from a calf injury suffered in the lead-up to the opening Bledisloe Cup test, has ousted Steven Luatua. With... Continue Reading →

The bold and brave new era of All Blacks rugby continues with promotion of an uncapped 24-year-old

The bold and brave new era of All Blacks rugby continues apace with today's dramatic promotion of uncapped 24-year-old Canterbury son-of-a-gun Tom Taylor to his first test start. The theory that coach Steve Hansen is rewriting the once conservative book on All Black selection gained further credence when Taylor was named to start at No... Continue Reading →

All Blacks blow Wallabies away in Sydney

The All Blacks celebrated their 100th test victory over the Wallabies to safeguard a decade-long ownership of the Bledisloe Cup in Sydney tonight, as the start of Ewen McKenzie's tenure added to Australia's recent sporting humiliations. McKenzie was unable to match his predecessor Robbie Deans by savouring a win in his first trans-Tasman test as... Continue Reading →

Stamp out the feel-good factor around new Wallabies coach is the All Blacks focus for Sat

Stamping out the feel-good factor around new Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie is the All Blacks early focus as they brace for a tough Rugby Championship opener in Sydney. The All Blacks believe McKenzie's arrival will give their trans-Tasman rivals a major boost this season and particularly during his first match in charge. "You only have... Continue Reading →

Boks are work in progress rather than title contenders for Rugby Championship 2013

THE Springboks are into their second year now under coach Heyneke Meyer and while they are better prepared than last year, they are still very much a work in progress and some way off being genuine Rugby Championship contenders. This time last year, Meyer had not been long in the job and expressed his frustrations... Continue Reading →

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