Forget the Rugby World Cup on the go, there is a much bigger showdown looming on the rugby horizon.Sanzar (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia) is the tripartheid organisation managing the Super Rugby series and the Tri-Nations. Sixteen years ago pr...
There is no doubt that the whole of New Zealand is praying twice a day, if not more, that their All Blacks finally overcome the hurdle of winning their second RWC and matching up with their Sanzar partners. Those that can't pray are having dreams abo...
At the beginning of every season the call goes out from the rugby public for refs to blow according to the laws. Strictly according to the laws, I might add.
Then the games begin, and refs blow for so called miniscule infringements and the call ch...
International rugby is really squaring up to a North vs. South battle between the hemispheres, as to who gets to harvest the financial returns or not.
The next five years will be particularly challenging for the Sanzar countries in spite of them o...
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...
Why the fecking hell are Saru continuing to allow themselves to be bullied by Aus in the Sanzar alliance? It makes absolutely no sense at all from any angle.
New Zealand has 145 472 players registered with its 26 (mainly marginal) unions.
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Melbourne or Mandela Bay?
The decision as to which franchise gets the 5th Australian-based and 15th Super Rugby franchise, will be announced on October 21 by Sanzar. This has not been a simple bid process in which prospective Super Rugby franc...
While SA Rugby deals with charges from the IRB about bringing the game into disrepute and receives a sanctioning or fine regarding the senseless "masking-tape protest" there are distractions like the roll-out of the Currie Cup around the country,...
"I met a couple of South Africans in the hotel lobby the other day and they asked me how I was involved with the Lions. When I told them I was the defence coach they just said, 'best of luck mate'."
Shaun Edwards, British & Irish Lions def...
The good news is that the South African government and Eastern Cape government, along with the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, have collectively spent R2 billion in developing a magnificent and spectacular multipurpose sports facility in t...
