Just some fun on a slow Friday evening… (more…)
Month: June 2007
Front Row: Large, often hairy, beer swilling carnivores that can and will smash anything in their path. Reveling in the violence inherent in the scrum, they are rarely considered “nice” people, and in fact to some they aren’t even considered humans at all.  (more…)
“Two sausages at tonight’s barbecue!” – Phil Kearns to Kiwi Sean Fitzpatrick after the former scored a try during a Bledisloe Cup match.
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On his son Huw’s choice to play for England: “I knew he would never play for Wales … he’s tone deaf.” – Vernon Davies (1981) (more…)
“Every time I went to tackle him, Horrocks went one way, Taylor went the other, and all I got was the bloody hyphen.” – Nick England on trying to stop Phil Horrocks-Taylor (more…)
Boy Morkel was 36 years and 258 days when he played against the 1921 All Blacks. (more…)
For four years Jake White, the Springboks coach, worked towards the day where he could select two completely different teams with similar skills and ability, that day has arrived. (more…)
If Samoa do well at the coming World Cup, they will probably acknowledge the debt they owe to South Africa for the help they received along the way writes Gavin Rich for SuperRugby. (more…)
Chances of a surprise result in the rugby test at Ellis Park on Saturday would have been greater had John Smit not captained South Africa, says Samoa’s captain, Semo Sititi writes Michael Green for SuperSport. (more…)
Springbok coach Jake White will rely on his experienced pack to lay the foundation for his relatively young backline to launch a fast and furious attack, when they cross paths with the brawny Samoan s at Ellis Park tomorrow writes Zeena Isaacs for Business Day. (more…)