Archive for March, 2009
It seems fair to say that Danny Cipriani’s Rugby Union career is anything but predictable. After bursting onto the international rugby scene, big things were expected of him.
Despite this, he made a number of mistakes as England picked up the losing habit and was subsequently dropped from the squad entirely. Since then, he has been [...]
The Bulls from South Africa still remain unbeaten after round 6 in the 2009 Super 14 rugby tournament.
Ref Goddard has also been in the spotlight after handing out 5 yellow cards and one red. He seems to have been sidelined for round seven.
Position
Team
Nation
P
W
L
D
PF
PA
PD
Bp
Ttl
1
Bulls
5
5
0
0
141
79
62
2
22
2
Sharks
6
5
1
0
137
106
31
1
21
3
Waratahs
6
4
2
0
110
94
16
3
19
4
Chiefs
6
3
3
0
143
109
34
5
17
5
Blues
6
3
3
0
176
196
-20
5
17
6
Hurricanes
5
3
2
0
117
98
19
3
15
7
Crusaders
6
2
3
1
99
103
-4
4
14
8
Highlanders
6
2
4
0
112
111
1
5
13
9
Brumbies
5
3
2
0
105
108
-3
1
13
10
Stormers
5
2
3
0
116
90
26
4
12
11
W.Force
6
2
3
1
106
127
-21
2
12
12
Reds
5
2
3
0
102
91
11
3
11
13
Lions
5
2
3
0
96
142
-46
2
10
14
Cheetahs
6
0
6
0
73
179
-106
2
2
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Will Genia has been handed a 1 month Ban from Sanzar for this spear tackle on Keegan Daniel. This means that Genia will miss 3 games.
Round 5 saw the Sharks record their first loss in the 2009 super 14. On a night where the Reds could do no wrong not much went right for the Sharks as they were out played. Below you can see the results and check out the highlights video if you missed some of the action [...]
Many English rugby fans will tell you that days where England have
dominated their opposition, provided plenty of entertainment and made
the significant amount of money spent on tickets worthwhile have been
few and far between in recent months.
However, yesterday at Twickenham England were a joy to watch in the
first half of a game where they ran out [...]
Here are the results from round 3 of the Super 14 2009. Below you can see a video of the highlights.
Crusaders v Hurricanes 24 – 30
Waratahs v Highlanders 34 – 16
Chiefs v Sharks 15 – 22
Brumbies v Western Force 16 – 25
Lions v Bulls 9 – 16
Stormers v Blues 8 – 14
Reds v Cheetahs 22 [...]
Indiscipline angers Johnson as England slide down the rankings
1 Comment Published March 3rd, 2009 in .At this moment in time, it isn’t the best time to be an English sports fan. The football team have only just started improving after failing to qualify for Euro 2008 and the cricket team have forgotten what it is like to win a test series.
However, worst of the lot is the English rugby union [...]
After another hard week of Rugby i must say that the battle to be the no 8 for the Springboks is going to be a tough one. Both Spies (Bulls) and Kankowski (Sharks) made their presence felt in round 2. Below is a video of the Super 14 tries from Round 2 in 2009.