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Greg Hurvitz
Four years ago, Heyneke Meyer was one of the two final candidates for the position of Springbok coach. Politics played a role and post a very strong era of Bok rugby, we threw our success away for political gain. On January 27, 2012 the South Africa... |
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Views: 258 | 3 Comments » | posted on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 | Tags: none
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Adam Wakefield
Detective Jimmy McNulty once said in The Wire, when referring to lives on the street versus the way politics interacts with those lives, "It just never connects." He was known to be a brilliant detective, but self-destructive, at the cost of those ... |
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Views: 301 | 3 Comments » | posted on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 | Tags: Blue Bulls, Boks, Cape Town, coach, CSA, Currie Cup, DA, de Villiers, Peter de Villiers, politics, race, rassie, rugby, SAFA, Saracens, SARU, season, South Africa, Springbok, Springboks, stadium
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Adam Wakefield
With 2011 done and dusted, it's time for some cheer to be spread among those sportsman and suits who, in a nutshell, didn't say "The boys are disappointed" when asked how they felt about losing:
We will miss you award (if he is not reappointed)
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Views: 305 | 1 Comment » | posted on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 | Tags: Bafana Bafana, Blatter, canada, consistency, Graeme Smith, Itumeleng Khune, media, performance, Peter de Villiers, Richie McCaw, Rugby World Cup, Stanley Cup, summer, Test Cricket, Victor Matfield, world cup
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Greg Hurvitz
What an amazing weekend of Sevens in Port Elizabeth – I have to say that I am thrilled that the South African leg of the tournament was moved to Port Elizabeth. Although I do feel for George, there is no doubt that the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium ha... |
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Views: 327 | No Comments » | posted on Sunday, December 11th, 2011 | Tags: none
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Greg Hurvitz
This past Saturday saw the Wallabies taking on the Welsh Dragons in Cardiff, what a great prospect I felt in the offing. The Welsh most certainly one of the form teams of the Rugby World Cup (RWC) and the Wallabies proving to be the most inconsistent... |
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Views: 381 | 1 Comment » | posted on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 | Tags: Rugby World Cup, Wales
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Adam Wakefield
It is with much amusement that I see the conundrum of the Southern Kings is yet to be solved. Slated to join Super Rugby in 2013, the SA Rugby Union (Saru) is no closer to figuring out a way to squeeze the Eastern Cape franchise into the competition ... |
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Views: 336 | 4 Comments » | posted on Thursday, December 1st, 2011 | Tags: Currie Cup, Eastern cape, Lions, Saru, Southern Kings, Southern Spears, Super Rugby, transformation
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Adam Wakefield
The Rugby World Cup has come and passed. New Zealand slayed the dragon, Quade Cooper was average, France are still the most predictably unpredictable team on earth and Peter de Villiers said it was the end of the road, then changed his mind.
One w... |
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Views: 413 | 3 Comments » | posted on Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 | Tags: Africa, England, fans, flyhalf, France, health, John Smit, Lions rugby, marketing, New Zealand, Peter de Villiers, Pierre Spies, players, Quade Cooper, rugby, Rugby World Cup, season, Victor Matfield, world cup
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Adam Wakefield
The Golden Lions Rugby Union (GLRU) has finished the year in an exceptional manner. After an underwhelming Super 15, where the team didn't win a single home game, the Lions surprised the South African rugby community by winning the Currie Cup last mo... |
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Views: 365 | No Comments » | posted on Friday, November 4th, 2011 | Tags: Bulls, Cheetahs, Currie Cup, ellis park, golden lions, hubris, John Mitchell, sharks, Stormers, Super 15
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Greg Hurvitz
Having just seen the conclusion of the Currie Cup final of 2011, I have to say categorically that I am very happy.
I agree with many pundits in that I like to see the top-ranked team win the Currie Cup and at times I am quite sorry that they need ... |
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Views: 1458 | 2 Comments » | posted on Saturday, October 29th, 2011 | Tags: none
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Peter Church
The All Blacks are world champions and deservedly so. But I have to admit I got very excited when Le Bleus (wearing white, how were the jerseys this WC? England: looking like All Blacks, playing like England!) started working them over in the second ... |
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Views: 393 | 1 Comment » | posted on Friday, October 28th, 2011 | Tags: All Blacks, Brussow, IRB, John Mitchell, Joubert, Lambie, Lawrence, Le Bleus, Trinh Duc
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