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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Super Rugby & African balance restored…

Super Rugby Round 2 – Will some Fallacies be Exposed? by Paul Despite rigorous pre-season training, the walking wounded, after the warm-up matches and last week’s first round bouts, must delight the medical […]

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Cricket journalism or player bashing?

Pitched online by Bobby My frustrations with the press are growing deeper and deeper as these gramophones just keep whining the same old song! What I am referring to is the Smith & […]

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A “good loser” is a habitual loser…

Pitched online – by Bobby Reading the comments on various websites this morning I realised once again that Protea fans are really bad losers, which, to be honest, doesn’t really bother me that […]

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Dropping catches, players…

Select the link to download the 2012 Rugby Calendar for Outlook: Piched online by Bobby I find myself slightly bored with the current series – perhaps it is because we could afford to […]

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Quo Vadis SA Rugby

Paul se perspektief Dan Retief concluded his blog overview of the previous rugby season with the following comment: What an indictment John Mitchell’s resurrection of the Lions is of his immediate predecessor at […]

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SA versus Sri Lanka: A series of value

Bobby’s Bouncers Originally we thought that the series against Sri Lanka might be a bit of a doddle and we questioned the value of such a series in terms of preparation for the […]

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White wash for Proteas?

Pitched online – by Bobby Centurion plays host to the first of a three match test series between the Proteas and Sri Lanka tomorrow. Many predict a comfortable ride for the Proteas and […]

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All set for the 1-Day Cup Final

 Pitched online by Bobby It’s not often that the Newlands faithful are able to see a host of Proteas players at domestic prices. This should contribute to a sold-out crowd at Newlands for […]

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To retire or to be left behind?

Pitched online – by Bobby One thing all great players of cricket, or any sport for that matter, have in common is the decision about when to call it quits. Carry on too […]

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Cobras set for silverware?

Pitched online by Bobby The star-studded Cape Cobra side proved too strong for the Sunfoil Dolphins last night  at Newlands, securing a home final on 9 December. The playoffs have also now been […]

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Quotas, Bouch & Hansie!

Pitched online by Bobby This week the Minister of Sport, Fikile Mbalula, confirmed that the quota system would continue with the direct selection of black players into national codes using the adopted scorecard […]

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