Since the expansion of Super rugby arrived, there have been suggestions indicating that the days of the oldest domestic rugby competition in the world are numbered. It was a decent conclusion, considering that from next year the Currie Cup will be be...
Congratulations to the Australian Rugby Union who against all odds have managed (read carefully and meticulously choreographed) to bring the 15th Super Rugby franchise to Melbourne, especially when ARU has 80 000 registered rugby players an...
Tomorrow's Absa Currie Cup final will see the best of the north travel to the Cape to try and blitzkrieg the Newlands faithful. It doesn't get any more provincial then Western Province versus the Blue Bulls. Newlands is sold out and a great atmospher...
The Sharks and Western "Problems" are in.
The Bulls are a shoo-in and Griquas should be able to do enough to make it. I'm backing Griquas over the Cheetahs because with the Sharks needing a full house of points, the game is surely to open up and G...
It's funny what a few weeks can do to change the complexion of things. The Tri-Nations was still under way, the Sharks and Western Province looked to be favourites (touch wood there for all those wearing blue and white ... it's been a very long time)...
The Cheetahs are fresh out of wings (and ideas it seems), just last week we dispensed of the milk dispensers formerly known as Die Bulle with a brilliant Union interpretation of “Dutch Total Football”, the Lions are battling to keep their players...
The Sharks Currie Cup win over the Lions this past weekend was, in all honesty, an unattractive, long, hard grind but I do believe that in time, the importance of this victory will come home to roost.
After heavy losses to the Bulls and Cheetahs...
