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...
Views: 350 | No Comments » | posted on Sunday, December 11th, 2011 | Tags: none
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...
Views: 404 | 2 Comments » | posted on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 | Tags: Rugby World Cup, Wales
If you are in the New Zealand Black Caps camp tonight you are certainly a sad and perhaps concerned team member. The Kiwis are taking on the Australians in down under, the first Test completed at the Gabba in Brisbane with fairly good weather, great ...
Views: 163 | No Comments » | posted on Sunday, December 4th, 2011 | Tags: Australia, Black Caps, Test cricket
I have read and listened with great worry over the last two months at the threat which Test cricket is perceivably under -- made even more flamboyant by a media contingent keen to increase the content in their publications, on the Twitter pages and o...
Views: 253 | No Comments » | posted on Monday, November 28th, 2011 | Tags: Test cricket
The Test series between SA and Australia is quite sadly coming to an end. I find myself almost thinking was this even worth it for all concerned. Sunfoil sponsored the Test. When I first heard this I thought it was a sunscreen company to then realise...
Views: 381 | 1 Comment » | posted on Sunday, November 20th, 2011 | Tags: Australia, Test cricket
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 ...
Views: 1478 | 2 Comments » | posted on Saturday, October 29th, 2011 | Tags: none
When the first overseas team to tour South Africa in 1891 arrived they carried with them a particularly precious bit of cargo. They had a golden cup given to the British Isles squad by Sir Donald Currie, owner of Union-Castle Lines, the shipping comp...
Views: 916 | 4 Comments » | posted on Thursday, October 27th, 2011 | Tags: Currie Cup, Lions, Sharks
I have been watching very closely the ability of sports "managers" getting worse and worse. To my mind pops Boxing SA, Athletics SA, rugby at most times has had some question hanging over it although not in the last eight or so years, SA football and...
Views: 254 | 2 Comments » | posted on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 | Tags: Caster Semenya, Cricket SA, Gerald Majola, Leonard Chuene, Mtutuzeli Nyoka, Safa
I have held reservations in the last two weeks about the appropriateness of the Rugby World Cup but in looking at other sports it is the general trend that it is a “once-off” tournament which has no bearing on world rugby. It just means that for ...
Views: 205 | 2 Comments » | posted on Sunday, October 16th, 2011 | Tags: All Blacks, Rugby World Cup
So we entered what we all thought would be a sustainable and successful era of growth for SA football. We hosted an amazing Fifa World Cup in 2010 under coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, who was assisted by current head coach Pitso Mosimane.The next hur...
Views: 286 | 3 Comments » | posted on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 | Tags: Afcon, CAF, Pitso Mosimane, Safa
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