What a Wonder Weekend

I hummed this adaptation of the Louis Armstrong hit to myself as I drifted into a peaceful sleep last night. Bulls Played the Blues Must admit I enjoy reading the NZ newspapers the […]

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Drive for Show…

Daar word tans ‘n groot bohaai gemaak oor die gehalte spel van die Nieu-Seeland spanne, amper asof hulle al reeds die kompetisie gewen het. Veral die Chiefs en Blues loop tans op water, […]

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Helpers out – Round 2.

Chiefs vs Cheetahs From NZ Herald: Chiefs coach, Dave Rennie, is wary of a Cheetahs side which lost to the Sharks in their opening game, but there is no doubt he is taking […]

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Sharks in Shallow Waters?

Looking at the fixture list for the Super 15 series, the Sharks, like the Stormers, face a rather hectic schedule at the start of the tournament. They play the Cheetahs in Bloem, the […]

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Rise and Shine

One of the best things to happen in South African rugby last year, was the brand new crop of brilliant youngsters. Eben Etzebeth and Marcel Coetzee, for example, made their mark in no […]

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From Heroes to Zeroes

To describe the series loss as a disappointment, is an understatement.  Although the Proteas seemed to be cruising to a win at a 160 for 1 the side imploded to lose the game […]

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David does it Again

It was not difficult, finding a song for you to listen to as you read this article. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s It’s a long time coming (to the dawn) is certainly apt […]

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Super 15

The log this past weekend reminded me of the balls being juggled for the lottery draw. Up and down, sideways, then up, then down. This year’s competition is really a very good one, […]

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Heroes and Villains

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 […]

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Save the second last dance for me

The Crusaders did themselves no favour by losing to the Hurricanes over the weekend. By picking up just one bonus point, they opened the door ever so slightly for three teams hovering on […]

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The long and winding road

The Super 15 series is now at that stage where one can look cautiously at the remaining matches in the knock-out stage of the game to try and predict who will end where. […]

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Concerns Vanish after ten minutes!

A very shrewd reader from chameleon country (where blue changes to pink overnight) recently expressed his appreciation for the unbiased writing in this column. He was of course brainwashing me, perhaps before the […]

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Satisfying indeed…

Proteas The last time the Proteas came back from the land of the long white cloud in 2003 /2004 it was with a taste of bitterness and humiliation as they drew the test […]

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It’s all to play for!

The Black Caps looks set to play an additional batsman and forgo the four man seam attack for the last and final test. Perhaps a test too late, but they have identified the […]

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The Mother of all Collapses…

A brave decision by Proteas skipper, Smith, paid out more than they bargained for. The play on words “paid out” is deliberate as I think it was a gamble on a pitch which […]

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Rugby Colours & Onto the real deal

I could not help thinking of Donavan’s memorable song “Colours” when contemplating this column. While the Bulls hogged the lime(?)light for obvious reasons, a few other factors related to hues also raised some […]

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