It’s not so long ago that the Bok coach was able to pick his squad in May, knowing the knockout stages of the Super 14 would not involve SA sides.
It has been a dramatic week in SA rugby, which began with the best Super 14 match of the season.
If you were looking for an omen ahead of the Super 14 semifinals next week, then Bryan Habana’s try against the Cheetahs at Loftus might qualify.
When the Sharks arrived home from the antipodes with three wins from four starts, it seemed inevitable that they would make the last four.
Tradition looms large whenever a British and Irish Lions team is chosen. The last squad of the “Amateur Lions” was announced in 1993.
With D-Day a little more than three months off, the gloves have come off in Sanzar and the race is on to find some common ground.
The fifth Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament will be played this weekend at a purpose-built stadium in Dubai and South Africa is among the favourites.
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/ 27 February 2009
Andy Capostagno is optimistic about the South African sides’ chances in the Super 14, but he’s cautious about speaking too soon.
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/ 13 February 2009
Although the Super 14 begins for most teams this year on Valentine’s Day, it can be assumed that there will be a minimum of love lost.
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/ 30 January 2009
This week marked 500 days to the start of the Soccer World Cup and the closer we get, the further behind rugby will fall in the popularity stakes.