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Picking a Bok team 3 months out
On this weeks episode of our podcast, Ronnie & I undertook the difficult task of selecting a starting team to feature in the opening...
Apr 7, 20222 min read
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Manie of the Match
Manie Libbok snapped up Man of the Match this weekend in the Stormers win over the Ospreys in Cape Town. It isn't only the past weekends...
Apr 7, 20222 min read
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Cheaper tickets should be the norm
This week the Blue Bulls, in an attempt to fill the stands for their big clash against Irish side Ulster, reduced the price of some...
Apr 6, 20223 min read
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The rise and rise of Makazole Mapimpi
By now, rugby fans around the world are more than familiar with the try-scoring machine, Makazole Mapimpi. Even before he scored the...
Apr 4, 20223 min read
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Sharks get major coup as Itoje set for Durban stint
The Cell C Sharks signing spree continues with the financial backing of MVM Holdings. One may have thought Etzebeth was the precipice of...
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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Peak-a-Sbu
Sbu Nkosi has been absent from the Sharks starting line up for a couple of weeks now, with debate raging about what is going on with the...
Mar 31, 20222 min read
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No room for the weak, SARU's self created problem
Speaking to the Daily Mail again, South African Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus discussed an issue he believes the South African...
Mar 31, 20223 min read
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Elrigh Louw
There is no doubt that the one position the Springboks never seem to be short of personnel in is the loose trio. South Africa seems to...
Mar 30, 20223 min read
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AFFIES V PAUL ROOS
On Saturday I had the privilege of attending some school boy rugby again, for the first time since 2019. School boys around the country...
Mar 29, 20222 min read
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Under pressure
Curwin Bosch. Photo: BackpagePix. After two rounds of clean sweeps for the SA sides in the URC, the Sharks were sadly the first team to...
Mar 28, 20224 min read
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Evan Roos stake's his claim
The DHL Stormers pulled off a dramatic win against Ulster yesterday, but there was more at play than just the score line. Ulster named...
Mar 27, 20222 min read
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WILL THE REAL URC PLEASE STAND UP
Still in its first full season, the United Rugby Championship has gone through the expected teething problems as North and South struggle...
Mar 25, 20222 min read
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Let's get back to the stadium
When tickets went on sale recently for this year’s Springbok home games, fans leapt at the opportunity to see our World Cup winners in...
Mar 24, 20223 min read
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Seeing red…
Charlie Ewels receives a red card during the recent Six Nations game between England and Ireland. Photo: James Crombie/INPHO Few things...
Mar 17, 20224 min read
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"I want to come home"
In an interview with Sport24, Tendai Mtawarira, also known as The Beast, who is a crucial member on the Sharks Board, explained how he...
Mar 16, 20222 min read
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Sir Rassie? Will he be singing 'god save our gracious queen' soon?
It’s been a few days since Rassie Erasmus sat down with the Daily Mail to discuss in full the British & Irish Lions series, the...
Mar 11, 20223 min read
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The URC is yet to show its true colours
After what feels like another endless series of local derbies, and a random little one-off weekend of games overseas again, the South...
Mar 10, 20223 min read
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Reflecting on joy
When South Africa won the Rugby World Cup in 2019, I was too overwhelmed, too full of joy, to put it into words. And even now, as we draw...
Mar 4, 20225 min read
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Time to get rid of the salary cap Rassie.
Rassie Erasmus needs to take a fast and hard look at removing South Africa's salary cap, if he want's to see more of his beloved Boks...
Mar 3, 20223 min read
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The return of Etzebeth & co is more significant than ever.
It's not unusual for South Africa's domestic sides to bleed international talent faster than the speed of a French ruck. Players obtain...
Mar 1, 20222 min read
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