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NZ 22 – Australia 0 It took the All Blacks more than 25 minutes to score their first points. Full marks to the Wallabies for keeping the game tight, minimizing opportunities for the […]
NZ 22 – Australia 0 It took the All Blacks more than 25 minutes to score their first points. Full marks to the Wallabies for keeping the game tight, minimizing opportunities for the […]
Wow, what a final day that was! The result is in the bag and the Proteas have laid claim to that elusive Number 1 ranking they have been working towards for so long. […]
We are all set for the last day. England were set a mammoth 346 runs to win and so square the series to cling to their number 1 ranking. As things stand, England […]
Apart from the sideshow created by the Kevin Pietersen saga, the last “text match”, as it was dubbed in the media, gets underway at Lords today. At stake are the series and the […]
Bobby Londt reports: After the epic lesson given at The Oval, the cricketing world keenly awaited the next round of this mini world championship. The second tests starts today at Headingley in Leeds. I […]
Bobby Londt reports: Proteas re-writing history The 1st test win was described as one of the most significant wins for the Proteas since re-admission. Reasons may be down to the way it was […]
Bobby Londt reports: After the 1st day of the 1st test few of us would have been so brave as to predict the current situation in the test at the Oval. In my […]
By the time you read this the teams might already be in battle – or not ….as rain is forecast for the next few days. A lot has been said about both bowling […]
My friend John Bustin in Durban wrote as follows: Hi Paul I thought my ‘morning after’ thoughts may, like Quasimodo, ring a bell with you. Dickens penned the novel “The Tale of Two […]
One unforeseen outcome of the extensive Super 15 series is the long list of fallen comrades. If one bears in mind that the competition has been running for nearly 5 months, with a […]
It has become a bit of a habit to use a song title for this column. I was stuck this week until a very unlikely character came to my rescue, and reminded me […]
We certainly had some lively discussion on Monday’s blog. In particular, Morné Steyn’s performance came under the spotlight. There were some great chirps: Tony: Although I really like Jean De Villiers, he needs […]
Mens wonder soms oor ons as ondersteuners se ongenaakbare verwagtinge van ons nasionale rugbyspanne. Ek lees vanoggend in die koerant dat daar in Suid-Afrika geen middelgrond is nie. Ons skree “Halleluja” as ons […]
No, we are not shifting focus to motor rallying this week. Having ground down the England side in four-wheel drive, we now move into normal drive to pick up some speed as we […]
Super 15 Roundup Injuries and lack of form have led to some interesting selections for this weekend’s Super 15 matches. Sharks versus Hurricanes With three Springboks out through injury, and Bismarck out of […]