It is indeed a strange old game. Last week, thethe remorseful Sharks worked themselves into a frenzy of self-flagellation as they sort to redeem themselves against the Brumbies after their submission to the Stormers. It was all doom and gloom in Durban and the sack cloth and ashes were not far off. But a week... Continue Reading →
Martin Myers & Egon Seconds sat down with All Blacks and Crusaders skipper Richie McCaw in Cape Town on Thursday for an entertaining chat.
ME Sports’ Martin Myers & Egon Seconds sat down with All Blacks and Crusaders skipper Richie McCaw in Cape Town on Thursday for an entertaining chat. Egon Seconds, Richie McCaw, Martin Myers https://soundcloud.com/martinmyers/sets/martin-myers-interviewing Below are some highlights from the interview aired on www. thetaxi.co.za yesterday compiled and edited by our newest contributor, Grant Shub. McCaw... Continue Reading →
McCaw ruled out of Stormers match -OH NO!!!!!!
McCaw ruled out of Stormers match Crusaders captain Richie McCaw is a late withdrawal from the Investec Super Rugby match against the Stormers in Cape Town due to a concussion injury. McCaw took a knock to the head in the match against the Western Force in Perth last weekend. He had had a few headaches... Continue Reading →
Crusaders team to play the Stormers on Saturday 7th May
Crusaders Franchise P O Box 755 Christchurch Phone +64 (3) 379 8300 Fax +64 (3) 365 3565 May 4th, 2011 Team Release – Crusaders versus Stormers The Crusaders team to play the Stormers at 5.05pm on Saturday 7th May at Newlands Stadium, Cape Town is as follows: 1. Wyatt Crockett 2. Corey Flynn 3. Owen... Continue Reading →
Bulls and the Boks and the world cup
Springbok rugby fans would have watched last week's corralling of the Bulls by the rampant Crusaders with a growing sense of foreboding. The men from Pretoria barely pointed a horn in anger at the Kiwis, despite frustrated captain Victor Matfield exhorting them to at least attempt a stampede. Instead they were reduced to a bunch... Continue Reading →
THE Springboks will be banking on this gameplan for the 2011 event.
MIKE GREENAWAY THE Springboks will be banking on the game plan blueprint of the 2007 Rugby World Cup triumph at the 2011 event. This was much suggested in the naming yesterday of what amounts to be a preliminary Springbok Rugby World Cup squad that bares little difference to that of France four years ago and... Continue Reading →
Public criticism of Springbok captain John Smit should be reserved
Public criticism of Springbok captain John Smit should be reserved until he has had an opportunity in his favoured position of hooker in the Super Rugby competition, says national coach Peter de Villiers, who has expressed his frustration at not being able to judge the form of his World Cup captain. Speaking at yesterday’s announcement... Continue Reading →
crunch time for the Sharks
MIKE GREENAWAY THE next fortnight will be crucial to the ultimate outcome of the Sharks’ 2011 Super 15 campaign reckons coach John Plumtree of his team’s matches this week at home to the Stormers and away next week to the Lions. The much-travelled Sharks will then enjoy their bye week and will take stock of... Continue Reading →
Sharks and the Crusaders turned on a Super Rugby classic yesterday
THE Northern Hemisphere had a reverberating jolt of reality in their backyard yesterday when the Sharks and the Crusaders turned on a Super Rugby classic that signposted the direction in which the Rugby World Cup is headed. The New Zealanders prevailed 44-28, but the try count was closer at 5-4, and while the first half... Continue Reading →
this afternoon two of Super Rugbys’ most enterprising teams do battle
MIKE GREENAWAY RUGBY’s northern hemisphere is set for an invigorating breath of fresh air this afternoon when two of Super Rugbys’ most enterprising teams do battle for vital competition points at the hallowed home of rugby. The recently ended Six Nations was a mostly dull affair but rugby in that part of the world will... Continue Reading →
Crusaders team to play Sharks on Sunday
Crusaders team to play Sharks There are two changes to the Crusaders team to play the Sharks in the historic Investec Super Rugby match at Twickenham on Sunday, March 27. Loosehead prop Wyatt Crockett replaces Ben Franks and left wing Zac Guildford comes in for Adam Whitelock. Guildford came off the substitutes bench in the... Continue Reading →
All Black coach Graham Henry’s challenge to Sonny Bill Williams
The Sharks are just going to love the timing of All Black coach Graham Henry’s challenge to Sonny Bill Williams to show more physicality in his game if he wants to start at the World Cup, starting with his performance for the Crusaders at Twickenham on Sunday The 25-year-old sensation has so far offloaded in... Continue Reading →
Three of the Sharks’ wins to date have been against the bottom teams
A sceptic would point out that that three of the Sharks’ Super Rugby wins to date have been against the bottom teams – the Cheetahs, Force, and Rebels – the other win being an impressive one at home against the Blues, who are second in the New Zealand conference and fifth overall. An optimist would... Continue Reading →
Playing the Crusaders at the neutral venue of Twickenham will give the Sharks a helping hand
Playing the Crusaders at the neutral venue of Twickenham will give the Sharks a helping hand, reckons captain John Smit, but they will nevertheless have to pull serious finger if they hope to live with the red-hot, seven-time champions. “Playing them in London is a little less frightening than playing them in Christchurch, but only... 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 →
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 →
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 →
Key Super Rugby changes read more
Super Rugby kicks off in ten days time promising more talent, more tactics and more action as the competition expands and evolves in its 16th year. The Melbourne Rebels have been added as a 15th team, expanding the competition to five teams from each nation, and the competition structure has been re-engineered to meet the... Continue Reading →
The Crusaders will be the team to beat in the inaugural Super 15
The Crusaders will be the team to beat in the inaugural Super 15 but the overall South African challenge will be stiffer than usual, predicts Sharks coach John Plumtree. “The Kiwi challenge should be really strong. The Crusaders are looking pretty ominous and the Blues and the Hurricanes have loads of talent and will be... Continue Reading →
