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Adam Wakefield
So Heinrich Brussouw is out of rugby till next year. While it is indeed bad news for Cheetahs and the Springboks, it is important to look at the factors that contributed to his injury rather than the superficial circumstances of it.
I say this hav... |
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Views: 14 | No Comments » | posted on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 | Tags: Putting Rugby First, rugby, SA Rugby
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Adam Wakefield
I've only been involved with professional rugby journalism for just over a year, and one of the urban legends that I've picked up on my travels is that there is a bubbling (nothing too discernable) feeling from a section of rugby followers that medi... |
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Views: 172 | No Comments » | posted on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 | Tags: media, rugby, super 14
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Adam Wakefield
The Super 14 began in earnest on Friday morning with the Hurricanes overcoming a deficit and defeat the highly talented (but inconsistent) Blues.
So, before the competition gets truly underway, it is time to place one's head on the guillotine (whi... |
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Views: 296 | 5 Comments » | posted on Friday, February 12th, 2010 | Tags: australia rugby, New Zealand Rugby Union, South African rugby, super 14
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Adam Wakefield
South African rugby enjoyed a great season in 2009, with the Springboks beating the British Lions, clean sweeping the All Blacks on the way to Vodacom Tri-Nations glory (including both the Freedom Cup and Mandela Plate) and the Springboks Sevens team... |
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Views: 111 | 2 Comments » | posted on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 | Tags: champion tour, SA Rugby
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Siyabonga Ntshingila
Bulls
Established
Fourie du Preez. The IRB brainfart notwithstanding, he was indisputably head, shoulders and socks above every other player in the world last year. The question this year will be whether he can maintain that level of performanc... |
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Views: 392 | No Comments » | posted on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 | Tags: Carlos Spencer, Earl Rose, Fourie du Preez, Juan Smith, Ruan Pienaar, Schalk Burger, super 14
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Siyabonga Ntshingila
The Bulls: Take probably the best provincial/regional team ever assembled, lose probably the best winger of the last five years, add two returning heroes, plus Heyneke Meyer back pulling the backroom strings and what do you get? A very likely repeat.... |
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Views: 329 | 5 Comments » | posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 | Tags: Blue Bulls, Earl Rose, fatigue, Free State Cheetahs, golden lions, John Smit, rugby, schalk burger, Stormers, super 14, the sharks
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Siyabonga Ntshingila
1. The Stormers will win the Super 14. That is the local pre-season tourney for the top 14 clubs in the Province/Boland area.
2. Rassie will dictate on field moves via strobe lights from the top of Table Mountain.
3. The Bulls machine will rumb... |
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Views: 269 | 5 Comments » | posted on Thursday, January 14th, 2010 | Tags: benni, bryan habana, Graeme Smith, Komphela, makhaya ntini, naas botha, Peter de Villers, Ricky Januarie, rugby, SA Rugby, SAFA, sharks
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Adam Wakefield
Can you feel it? I don't know about you but I can. I can sense it in my bones and in the air. Cricket season is in full swing, a time of joy, sunshine and this season, squishing English ambitions.
However, like the days following a trance party, i... |
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Views: 363 | 3 Comments » | posted on Thursday, January 7th, 2010 | Tags: rugby, South African rugby, Super 14
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