Archive for the ‘International’ Category

  • Same teams who started Super Rugby in 1996 to start 2010 Season

    Feb 3, 10 • 1936 Views • InternationalComments Off on Same teams who started Super Rugby in 1996 to start 2010 Season

    Rugby15 has come across an interesting story in the New Zeeland Herald by Wynne Gray. Gray reveals how, after more than 1000 games of Super rugby, the same sides that began the professional rugby series in 1996 will duel at the start of this year’s...

  • Stormers announce squad for Boland friendly

    Feb 2, 10 • 3269 Views • InternationalComments Off on Stormers announce squad for Boland friendly

    The Stormers are expected to rest several key players in their final pre-season friendly against Boland on Saturday. There are no serious injuries and this is an opportunity to give a few other players game time as well! Ricky Januarie, who returned from his...

  • Who will win the Six Nations 2010?

    Feb 2, 10 • 2065 Views • Six Nations, Six Nations NewsComments Off on Who will win the Six Nations 2010?

    We are preparing our schedules to view rugby – and a lot of it! We are invited to weddings and we check our calendars to check if this does not spoil our prior rugby viewing engagements! Not only will the Super 14 start in a fortnight, but the Six Nations...

  • England warned of powerful Welch Front Row

    Feb 2, 10 • 2677 Views • Six Nations, Six Nations NewsComments Off on England warned of powerful Welch Front Row

    In a story posted on the Planetrugby website it appears that England have been warned by Phil Vickery ahead of Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations opener when he described Wales’ front row as “the best in world rugby.” It appears that England will face...

  • Chabal, the Caveman out of Six Nations opener

    Feb 2, 10 • 2863 Views • Six Nations, Six Nations NewsComments Off on Chabal, the Caveman out of Six Nations opener

    France will head into the Six Nations and opening match with Scotland without talismanic forward Sebastien Chabal due to injury. The opening match against Scotland takes place at Murrayfield on February 6. Chabal will now have to join Toulouse lock Romain...

  • Early warning from the boot of Morne Steyn

    Feb 2, 10 • 4379 Views • InternationalComments Off on Early warning from the boot of Morne Steyn

    Last year was a golden year for Bulls fly half Morne Steyn. Few will forget how he was perhaps the biggest weapon in the arsenal of a successful Blue Bulls Team. He managed to take this form into the Lions Series and sealed the series for the Springboks with...

  • Elsom will make Brumbies debut in warm-up against NSW Waratahs

    Feb 2, 10 • 2909 Views • InternationalComments Off on Elsom will make Brumbies debut in warm-up against NSW Waratahs

    The New Zeeland Herald reports that Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom will play his first match for the Brumbies in a near full-strength starting side named to face the NSW Waratahs in their final Super 14 trial match at Viking Park, Canberra on Thursday night....

  • Super 14 Teams will have to adapt to rule interpretation

    Feb 1, 10 • 1893 Views • InternationalComments Off on Super 14 Teams will have to adapt to rule interpretation

    The warm-up matches ahead of the Super 14 have raised the alarms amongst many of our top coaches. There have been many penalties in these games – and the game between the Vodacom Stormers and the Sharks has emphasized the need for swift adaptation to...