The appointments of Tony McGahan, Andrew Blades and Nick Scrivener has completed the Qantas Wallabies coaching team for the upcoming 2012 Castrol EDGE Rugby Series, which includes the inaugural Southern Hemisphere Rugby Championship featuring Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, and South Africa. McGahan will return to Australia in the newly created position as the Qantas Wallabies... Continue Reading →
My Super Bru picks for this weekend
Game Date and time Your pick [55] Highlanders v Blues 20 Apr 19:35 (local) 20 Apr 09:35 (your time*) Highlanders by 7 [56] Reds v Stormers 20 Apr 19:40 (local) 20 Apr 11:40 (your time*) Reds by 7 [57] Hurricanes v Crusaders 21 Apr 19:35 (local) 21 Apr 09:35 (your time*) Crusaders by 5 [58]... Continue Reading →
Reds v DHL Stormers- Preview
Reds v DHL Stormers The defending Vodacom Super Rugby champions await the DHL Stormers in Brisbane on Friday morning at a venue most South Africans are not very fond of. And while the Reds’ home ground of Suncorp Stadium can’t really be described as a South African graveyard, teams from the Republic have struggled there... Continue Reading →
Sold-out headline act known in neon lights as Sonny Bill Williams,
He was the last of the Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks to commit to a Super Rugby squad this year but his signature was probably the most valued; he is the New Zealand heavyweight boxing champion and is undefeated in five professional fights; he has played Rugby League for New Zealand and broke transfer... Continue Reading →
DHL Stormers to play Reds with no Jean De Villiers
Coach Allister Coetzee today named his team to take on the Reds on Friday night at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, in the teams’ third tour match. There are 2 positional changes in the backline with Bryan Habana wearing the 13 jersey, partnering Juan De Jongh who moves inside in jersey 12. In addition, Gio... Continue Reading →
England will play midweek tour matches in Kimberley and Potchefstroom during their three Test series against the Springboks in June
England will play midweek tour matches in Kimberley and Potchefstroom during their three Test series against the Springboks in June, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed today. The series is a return to “traditional-style” touring which will see an England midweek team play matches on the platteland as well as Tests in Durban, Johannesburg... Continue Reading →
Rugby World Cup winner Butch James retires from Test rugby
Veteran Springbok flyhalf Butch James, a member of the Rugby World Cup winning team in 2007, has decided to retire from Test rugby with immediate effect. James is the most capped Springbok flyhalf, having played 37 of his 42 Tests for South Africa in the No. 10 jersey since making his debut against France in... Continue Reading →
DJ Fresh from 5FM could not resist hanging out with the “On the Couch team “from Heart 104.9fm
MTN Radio awards was great fun on Sat night in Johannersburg The pic below sums up the event. DJ Fresh from 5FM could not resist hanging out with the "On the Couch team "from Heart 104.9fm with the hosts Tapfuma Makina , Martin Myers (who founded the show 7 years ago) and Flapper as well... Continue Reading →
Crusaders v DHL Stormers preview
No team in the history of Vodacom Super Rugby is as formidable at home as the Crusaders, seven time champions and hosts of the table-topping DHL Stormers in Christchurch today at 9.30 SA time . Since rugby turned professional and the franchise system was first used in New Zealand, the Crusaders have won 91 of... Continue Reading →
Blues v The Sharks preview
The Sharks have not lost to the Blues since going down by 36-13 in Auckland in 2005. That is seven straight victories over the team that won the Vodacom Super Rugby crown in 1996, 1997 and 2003. It’s quite remarkable, because in that time, the KwaZulu-Natalians twice beat the Blues in New Zealand and also... Continue Reading →
Lambie blow for Sharks match
THE accidental blow Patrick Lambie took to his jaw from a Waratah’s knee in the first half of his team’s match against the Waratahs last week may prove to be an even more telling blow to his team after he was yesterday ruled out of Saturday’s match against the Brumbies in Canberra. The 21-year-old has... Continue Reading →
WP Rugby and DHL are running a charity initiative at Newlands tonight.
In a bid to drive entrepreneurship and community development, WP Rugby and DHL are running a charity initiative, spearheaded by the DHL Stormers, DHL Express and Shawco. All supporters attending games at DHL Newlands this season are requested to bring along any unwanted items of clothing and deposit them into the 8 marked and manned... Continue Reading →
STORMERS v BLUES In Cape Town: Played 6, Blues 4, Stormers 2
STORMERS v BLUES When: Friday Mar. 16, 7.10pm Where: Newlands, Cape Town Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Head-to-Head: Played 15, Blues 9, Stormers 6 In Cape Town: Played 6, Blues 4, Stormers 2 Last match: Round 14, May 20, 2011: Stormers beat Blues 28-26 at Eden Park, Auckland TAKE A look at the Blues’ record... Continue Reading →
Reds Ewen McKenzie on Rugby
THE Super Rugby champions blew out of Brisbane last Sunday hoping to get some reprieve from one of the wettest Queensland summers in ages only to fly into the final flourish of Cyclone Irina off South Africa’s east coast, and it was touch and go that they were to be diverted to Bloemfontein. But land... Continue Reading →
Dippenaar set to make Bok Sevens debut in Far East
Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu has made three changes to his SA Sevens squad for the upcoming HSBC Sevens World Series tournaments in Hong Kong and Tokyo. William Small Smith replaces the injured Mark Richards, Pieter Engelbrecht got the nod ahead of Chase Minnaar while Dirk Dippenaar is set to make his SA debut as... Continue Reading →
Stormers team to face BLUES -Fri 7.10pm
Allister Coetzee has once again named a strong Stormers side to take on the Blues at DHL Newlands on Friday night at 19h10. The only positional change to the team of last week is that of Peter Grant who claims the No: 10 jersey, with Gary van Aswegen moving to the bench. The team to... Continue Reading →
DHL WP Coach John Dobson today announced his side to take on Boland on Saturday 10 March
DHL WP Coach John Dobson today announced his side to take on Boland on Saturday 10 March at DHL Newlands (KO 1600), in the opening round of this years’ Vodacom Cup competition. Team was announced as follows: 15. Kurt Coleman 14. Danie Poolman 13. JP du Plessis 12. Marcel Brache 11. Ederies Arendse 10. Demetri... Continue Reading →
South Africa’s rugby teams have been waging bloody Super Rugby war for two weeks
South Africa’s rugby teams have been waging bloody Super Rugby war for two weeks now but the battles we have seen at Loftus Versfeld, Newlands, Ellis Park and the Free State Stadium will seem like Sunday school picnics compared to what is going to unfold off the field later this month as the country’s administrators... Continue Reading →
My Super 15 picks round 3
[15] Crusaders v Chiefs 9 Mar 19:35 (local) 9 Mar 08:35 (your time*) Crusaders by 8 [16] Force v Hurricanes 9 Mar 19:05 (local) 9 Mar 10:05 (your time*) Force by 8 [17] Brumbies v Cheetahs 10 Mar 15:35 (local) 10 Mar 06:35 (your time*) Brumbies by 20 [18] Highlanders v Waratahs 10 Mar 19:35... Continue Reading →
Allister Coetzee announces the WP team vs Lions for currie cup Semi final on Sat
Allister Coetzee today announced the WP team to take on the Lions at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday 22 October in the Absa Currie Cup semi-final. The team to play is: 15 . Gio Aplon 14. JJ Engelbrecht 13. Jaque Fourie 12. Jean De Villiers 11 . Bryan Habana 10. Demetri Catrakilis 9 .... Continue Reading →