Willie’s Sharks debut is delayed
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comLambie will lead a strong Cell C Sharks team against Toulon in a Vodacom Super Rugby warm-up game on Friday night but there are some key squad members, including newcomer Willie le Roux, who won’t be...
One Change For The Springboks
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyThere is a single change for the Springboks this weekend and that is on the bench as the fir again Victor Matfield takes the place of Pieter-Steph du Toit.The Full Back option has been a contentious one...
Meyer must look at fullback options
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comThere is a point where Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has to give serious consideration whether the potential good that Willie le Roux brings is worth the risk of him making the mistake that costs you.
What We Learned: SA v Scotland
1 decade agoScotland failed to select their strongest team – targeting Samoa in their final pool game as their access to the quarter-finals – and started the game tentatively (again), and in the end were comprehensively outplayed...
Visser ready for physical Springboks
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland flyer Tim Visser is ready for a physical clash against the Springboks this weekend.The two Pool B sides will fight it out to try finish the weekend on top of their group, with Scotland currently...
South Africa bounce back with convincing victory over Samoa in Birmingham
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpSouth Africa bounced back from their shocking defeat to Japan a week earlier to put in a much improved performance and beat Samoa by forty points. Winger JP Pietersen scored a hat-trick of tries as the...
Springboks - State Of The Campaign
1 decade agoJean de Villiers is a rugby icon – 109 Test matches, 37 as captain, scoring 27 Test tries, 50 matches for Western Province and 105 for the Stormers; he came through SA Schools and under 19 and under...
South Africa vs Samoa - What SA Learned
1 decade agoIf you control territory, as the Boks did, the opposition are going to struggle to stay in the game. If you manipulate the defence, as the Boks did against Samoa, rather than play predictably, as the...
Heyneke Meyer Rings The Changes
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyHeyneke Meyer makes a number of changes for South Africa's second World Cup pool game against Samoa. There is a change in the half back pairing with Fourie du Preez and Handre Pollard replacing Pienaar...
Can the Boks go all the way?
1 decade ago by LadbrokesTodays Special Ladbrokes are offering 7-1 for the Boks to win the RWC for a record 3rd timeThe two-time champions will be looking for their third World Cup triumph having previously won rugby’s...
