Archive for May, 2009
The Welsh winger is the latest injury victim of the Lions Squad. He has not been ruled out but he will not travel to South Africa with the rest of the Squad on Sunday.
Halfpenny will travel back to Cardiff where he will receive treatment to his thigh for 10-14 days. Since he has not been [...]
My Springbok Starting Line Up for the British and Irish lions Tour 09
3 Comments Published May 19th, 2009 in .If I had the duty of picking the starting lineup for the Springboks to take on the British and Irish Lions, this is the team that I would put forward. South Africa have depth in most positions but this is the 15 players that I would start with. At number 10 I would start with [...]
A South African derby was played this weekend in the Super 14 as the Sharks hosted the Bulls in Durban. For the Sharks to make the Semi’s they had to win the game with a bonus point (4 tries) and the Bulls had to win to secure themselves a Semi final at Loftus and top [...]
Leicester Tigers pull off a tight win to take the Guinnes Premiership 2009 and now stand in line to take the Double when they play in the Heineken Cup final next week against Leinster. The macth was not a rugby spectacular by any means but you can check out the highlights Video below.
Unless you been hiding in a cave somewhere by now you would know that Alan Quinlan has received a ban due to an eye gouging incident with Leo Cullen.
I personally think it’s one hell of a ban and strips Quinlan of one of the greatest achievements of his career. I can agree that he was [...]
Many South Africans ahead of the British and Irish lions tour were hoping for the Springbok centurion to return as their kicker . However the Springbok management had different plans for Percy. Instead of playing fullback and being the actual kicker he will the kicking coach for the Springboks.
I was privileged to wear the jersey [...]
After being added to the Lions squad as a replacement for the injured Tomas O’Leary, Scotland captain Mike Blair has vowed to make a good impression to force his way further into Ian McGeechan’s thinking.
Blair managed to pip Danny Care and Chris Cusiter – who were both recently watched by a member of the Lions [...]
Starting the Super 14 as favorites the Sharks loss this weekend leaves them in 6th place on the log with one game against the Blue Bulls. This means that their hopes of winning the tournament are over. The Waratahs managed to keep the home team tryless with a real gutsy defense. JP Peterson and Bismak [...]
Paul O’Connel talks about the up and coming British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa!
The Super 14 is starting to take its toll on players. Springbok coach Peter De Villiers has stated that they are to be expected. However one can imagine a Injury crisis is well on its way.
The injuries list for the Boks reads as follows:
• Frans Steyn (Knee)
• Conrad Jantjes (Broken leg)
• Jean de Villiers (Groin)
• Schalk Burge (Calf)
• Fourie du [...]