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Jan 14, 20223 min read
RWC Around the Corner
The year has kicked off on a positive note already! I am late to the party as always, but happy new year to my readers! I hope that this...
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Jan 7, 20223 min read
2022 is here, what do we want from the Boks this year?
The last full year cycle before the Springboks mount their World Cup title defense has arrived and there is a lot of rugby to be played....
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Jan 6, 20223 min read
Joining the Sharks, the best move for Kolisi
Siya Kolisi signed for the Cell C Sharks in 2021 in what was a massive coup for the Durban based side over their coastal compatriots. It...
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Jan 3, 20222 min read
The 2022 Currie Cup is here
In just under two weeks, South Africa will see the Currie Cup kick off. The countries oldest tournament, having started all the way back...
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Dec 8, 20213 min read
The Rand is not SA's biggest stumbling block to player retention.
Traditionally the weak rand when compared to the lucrative Pound and Euro contracts offered abroad has posed a massive struggle to our...
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Dec 6, 20212 min read
WP Rugby should be the Real Madrid of World Rugby
A bit of WP Rugby philosophy. After yesterday's woeful display against a spirited, and dare I say it, better coached Lions team, most...
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Dec 5, 20213 min read
Friday Night lights, the perfect medicine for SA Rugby & the URC.
On Friday night, the United Rugby Championship made its debut on South African shores as the Sharks faced off against the Blue Bulls down...
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Nov 24, 20212 min read
The Boys Are Back In Town!
We have just been witness to some of the greatest International Rugby the game has ever seen. The Autumn Internationals held in Europe...
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Nov 9, 20213 min read
Frans Steyn, sets yet another record.
On Saturday when Francois Phillippus Lodewyk Steyn takes to the field against Scotland at Murrayfield, he will set yet another record in...
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Oct 26, 20213 min read
Evan Roos, SA's next big thing?
South Africa... the land where animals roam the great plains, everyone understands that BBQ is the flavor of a chip and a braai is what...
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Oct 17, 20212 min read
United Rugby Championship coming to South Africa
South African sides had another torrid weekend in the URC with only the DHL Stormers managing to secure a win, against Welsh side Dragons...
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Oct 16, 20212 min read
Boeta in the Back
Henry "Boeta" Chamberlain. The man, the myth, the drop goal machine! Are we expecting more of his magic in games to come? He has had a...
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Oct 14, 202111 min read
Why am I still worried?
The recent victory against the All Blacks was a great way to end the Rugby Championship, but with the euphoria still permeating the air,...
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Oct 11, 20212 min read
A better showing from the South African's in the URC.
In the 3rd week of the newly established United Rugby Championship, the domestic sides from South Africa fared much better than the first...
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Aug 31, 20215 min read
The Cup from 1892, has it lost its shine?
There is a rugby Cup that has been contested since 1892 in South Africa - simply put - the Currie Cup as all local and many overseas fans...
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Aug 22, 20213 min read
Springboks inclusion in the 6 Nations would be a mistake.
With the All Blacks refusing to travel to Perth ahead of their second Rugby Championship fixture, and the entire competition thrown into...
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Jul 19, 20213 min read
South Africa Still Work To Do
On Saturday the South African "A" side faced a strong Bulls side at Cape Town Stadium. The men in green opened the game with a brilliant...
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Jul 18, 20212 min read
SA "A" vs Blue Bulls, an exercise in futility.
SARU Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus had pleaded with the British & Irish Lions for a re-run of Wednesdays clash on Saturday in order...
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Jul 15, 20217 min read
Is that really the law?
Watching rugby the last few weeks I started believing my menopause is really here. Mood swings from elation to frustration. The reason...
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Jul 13, 20213 min read
SA "A" vs British & Irish Lions, a test but not in the normal sense.
The majority of the Springbok squad was cleared to return to training on Monday after being in isolation the entire week. Whilst some big...
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