Archive for May, 2007
Age: 23 (will be 24 for the world cup)
Club team: Blue Bulls
International debut: Twickenham vs. England November 2004
International Caps: 26
Position: Winger
International tries: 19
Bryan Habana, originally a center, has quickly become the winger that everyone is talking about. He is known for his amazing pace. However that’s not all this man can do! Bryan is great [...]
After the weekend there have been 1 change in the top ten IRB world rankings.
Ireland and South Africa have traded places over the weekend. The boks climb up to 4th place while the Irish drop down to 5th position.
Here are the latest rankings:
1 NEW ZEALAND 94.59
2 FRANCE 85.66
3 AUSTRALIA 85.55
4 SOUTH AFRICA 84.95 (moved up 1 position)
5 IRELAND 84.04 (moved down 1 position)
6 ARGENTINA 80.88
7 ENGLAND 79.11
8 WALES 76.26
9 ITALY 75.39
10 SAMOA 74.49
So another weekend of Rugby is behind us. Lets have a quick recap of what happened.
South Africa vs. England
South Africa managed to break all records by thumping England 58-10. John Smith the South African Captain said that his side was “Nowhere near their best”. I must agree with the S.A. skipper. A patch of about [...]
The Wallabies Flyhalf of choice Steven Larkam has been ruled out by their team doctor. It has been reported that the injury is not a major issue however Larkam will not play in Saturdays match against Wales.
I strained a hamstring tendon slightly at training on Wednesday afternoon and right now it feels pretty good. I [...]
The latest rugby world rankings are as follows:
1 NEW ZEALAND [...]
Saturday 26th of May we will be treated to 3 international rugby matches
Australia vs. Whales
The Auzzies and the Welsh who are both in Pool B will clash at Telstra Stadium, Sydney this Saturday.
Australia will be playing Matt Giteau at scrum half. Digby Ioane will make his debut for the wallabies this Saturday.
Colin Charvis has been [...]
South African rugby fans were overjoyed about an all South African final between the Bulls and the Sharks in Durban.The Sharks dominated most of the game and went into half time leading 14 – 10. The Sharks scored a very late try in the second half making the score 19 – 13 which seemed to [...]
• RWC 1987: which was hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The kiwis (New Zealand) came out on top with the French as runners up.
• RWC 1991: Hosted by the inventor’s of the sport England saw the Auzzie’s coming away with the victory.
• RWC 1995: South Africa taking part for the first [...]
The host nation of this the 6th quadrennial Rugby World Cup (R.W.C 2007) will be France. The world championship tournament gets under way on the 7th of September. The opening match will be France vs. Argentina at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. Englishmen Tony Spreadbury will be the Referee.
The Rugby world Cup will [...]