There was much to report on this year with multiple World Cups taking place across several sporting codes
South African rugby was racist, is still racist, and nothing will truly transform it.
The Boks finished the year with a 50% win record
If our national teams are adverts of who we are then it’s little wonder we are so quick to hold them to account. So let’s do just that.
The 45-year-old will take over coaching duties from Allister Coetzee, who was in charge of the Boks for the last two years
By keeping the ball and focusing our kicking game, we may at least avoid another drubbing
The Bok coach needs to get a grip on his team selections to give us a shot at restoring dignity
The justifiably self-assured All Blacks need their skills to be put to the test but much depends on the young South African players coming up
Seemingly invincible just a year ago, the All Blacks have hit a wobble, boosting the South Africans’ hopes
Some claim that their five-win run has less to do with their capabilities than with their opponents’ shortcomings
The Lions players have transformed a lacklustre national team in a way few people thought possible
In some ways, the Boks hark back to better days but the coach’s choices are decidedly questionable
As Allister Coetzee is discovering, coaching a South African national side is like teaching a huge kindergarten class. But happier days might await.
The Springboks conceded nine tries as they ended their Rugby Championship campaign with a humiliating defeat, their fourth in the competition.
South African rugby
is at a low ebb right now and coach Allister Coetzee is facing an impossible dilemma
Hopes that the new coach would brave the storm die as Coetzee heads back into familiar territory.
A dark moment in SA rugby history is providing fresh insight into some of the coach’s choices.
After Saturday’s shock loss to Ireland, Allister Coetzee must make some tough decisions on the players who are proving to be liabilities.
As the Coetzee era dawns, the Ireland tour signals a fresh start and a great leap into the unknown.
But the team will have to reinvent itself to stay ahead after thrashing the Blue Bulls at Loftus.
Allister Coetzee faces all kinds of problems, and pressure, when he picks the new squad
Coetzee faces all kinds of problems, and pressure, when he picks the new squad but there cannot be any debate about including more players of colour.
Tears flowed when the minister curbed some sports but critics should consider another spin-off; audiences transform when teams transform.
Allister Coetzee won’t have an easy ride as Bok coach, but he’s been through difficult times before and can prevail.
What has always been a tough job has grown even more difficult with the pressing need for transformation of the team.
The man who coached the Stormers to successive South African conference titles in the extended Super 15 in 2011 and 2012 is to coach a Japanese team.
The Sharks have rained on Western Province’s parade by defeating the home side 25-23 in their opening 2012 Currie Cup match at Newlands.
The Stormers captain’s quiet authority and top form has boosted the team doing the Super Rugby battle in the antipodes.
Schalk Burger will captain the Stormers in Friday’s Super Rugby warm-up clash against the Lions at Newlands.
The new season is about to start and will provide
a weekly dress rehearsal for Springbok selectors.
The pragmatic coach is one who knows when to take the foot off the accelerator.
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/ 18 October 2010
Western Province coach Allister Coetzee has banished his squad from its training base for a few days in an effort to combat player fatigue.