Damian de Allende rugby player
Damian de Allende rugby player

Damian de Allende

25th Nov 1991 1.90m/105kg Inside Centre

SARU 'quotas' achievable on merit

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

After my article last week - which stated that quotas in South African sport must stop - I decided to put on a coach/selector's cap and named a Springbok team on merit. I attempted to see how many...

Stormers beat spiteful Blues

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

The Stormers got their second win of the season, a 27-16 triumph over the Blues at a sun-bathed Newlands on Saturday. It is a win that will be both celebrated and loathed. The celebration will...

Super Rugby Round 2 Preview Part 2

1 decade ago by Len Kaplan

The Highlanders come off a first-round bye to play against the Crusaders in Dunedin, with the Crusaders trying to recover from their first-round fiasco. The Reds, similarly dreadful last week, have...

Preview: S15 Round Two, Part Two

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

It is going to be an interesting Saturday, because most of the teams in action will be chasing their first win of the season. Only two of last week's winners will be in action on the day -the Stormers,...

Weekend teams and predictions

1 decade ago by Front Row Grunt

Cheetahs take a breather, but it’s game on for the other 4. Take in the weekend’s teams, times, SuperBru Community picks, odds, and Tank Lanning’s pesky predictions. Tank LanningThe Canes took...

Stormers jou lekka ding!

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Wow, only one home team won their Super Rugby first round game! Never has this happened before. For tipping it was not good for most. However, for Super Rugby this was great. So many upsets! The...

When reputations count for nothing

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Round One of Super Rugby 2015 was absorbing and produced some fascinating results. It was clear reputations counted for nothing. There are four matches that stand out for me, where this 'lack of...

Stormers start with a bang at Loftus

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

The Stormers laid down an early marker when they overpowered the Bulls 29-17 in their Super Rugby opener at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Despite some determined early endeavour by the Bulls, the energy...

Super Rugby Round 1 Preview Part 2

1 decade ago by Len Kaplan

Super Rugby is back and excitement mounts, with round one starting on Friday after the annual months of speculation as to which teams have done well with acquisitions and which teams will suffer from...

De Allende comes of age for Boks

1 decade ago by iol.co.za

Damian de Allende's selection in the Bok squad is a birthday present that comes at just the right time, says Ashfak Mohamed.