Month: October 2012

The Rugby Championship
South Africa 16 – 32 New Zealand
Argentina 19 – 25 Australia

Final Rugby Championship standings
The All Blacks have won the 2012 Rugby Championship with an unbeaten record.
1. New Zealand Won 6/6 26pts
2. Australia Won 3/6 12pts
3. South Africa Won 2/6 12pts
4. Argentina Won 0/6 4pts

Currie Cup Premier Division Round 9
Blue Bulls 26 – 13 Western Province
Griquas 37 – 21 Golden Lions
Cheetahs 30 – 37 The Sharks

Currie Cup First Division Semifinals
EP Kings 50 – 27 Leopards
Pumas 37 – 30 Griffons

No changes as Springbok team for Soweto named

Heyneke Meyer has kept faith in the Springbok team that battered the Wallabies last week by naming an unchanged side to take on New Zealand in Soweto.

Boks by 2

Springbok team

15. Zane Kirchner (Blue Bulls)
14. Bryan Habana (Western Province)
13. Jaco Taute (Lions)
12. Jean de Villiers (captain, Western Province)
11. Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls)
10. Johan Goosen (Cheetahs)
09. Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N Ireland)
08. Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
07. Willem Alberts (Sharks)
06. Francois Louw (Bath)
05. Andries Bekker (Stormers)
04. Eben Etzebeth (Stormers)
03. Jannie du Plessis (Sharks)
02. Adriaan Strauss (vice-captain, FS Cheetahs)
01. Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks)

Replacements

16. Tiaan Liebenberg (Western Province)
17. Coenie Oosthuizen
18. Flip van der Merwe (Bulls)
19. Marcell Coetzee (Sharks)
20. Elton Jantjies (Lions)
21. Juan de Jongh (Stormers) / Jaco Taute (Lions)
22. Pat Lambie (Sharks)

The Proteas cricket team retained their title of The Biggest Chokers in the History of Sport with another poor performance in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. The only tournament they’ve ever won was the 1998 ICC Knock Out tournament.

Proteas choking history

  • 1992 Cricket World Cup – Lost to England in the semi-finals with 22 runs required off 1 ball
  • 1996 Cricket World Cup – Eliminated in the quarter-finals
  • 1998 ICC Knock Out tournament – South Africa won beating West Indies in the final
  • 1999 Cricket World Cup – Knocked out by Australia in the semi-finals when Herschelle Gibbs dropped Steve Waugh, and Allan Donald was run out with one run required
  • 2000 ICC Knock Out tournament – Lost to India in the semi-finals
  • 2002 ICC Champions Trophy – Lost to India in the semi-finals
  • 2003 Cricket World Cup – Failed to progress beyond the group stage due to a misunderstanding of how many runs they needed to score in a rain-affected run chase
  • 2004 ICC Champions Trophy – Failed to progress beyond the group stage
  • 2006 ICC Champions Trophy – Lost to the West Indies in the semi-finals
  • 2007 ICC World Twenty20 – Failed to progress beyond the Super 8 stage
  • 2007 Cricket World Cup – Lost to Australia in the semifinals with their lowest ever score in a World Cup as Australia bowled them out for 149 and won by 7 wickets
  • 2009 ICC Champions Trophy – Finished last in their group and failed to progress to the knockout stages
  • 2009 ICC World Twenty20 – Lost in the semi-finals to Pakistan
  • 2010 ICC World Twenty20 – Failed to progress beyond the Super 8 stage
  • 2011 Cricket World Cup – Lost in the quarter final to New Zealand after suffering a dramatic collapse and losing eight wickets for 68 runs
  • 2012 ICC World Twenty20 – Failed to progress beyond the Super 8 stage

2012 Rugby Championship round 6 predictions

Game 5 of 5 Sunday 7 October 01:10 Argentina vs Australia (Rosario)
 
 
Argentina
 v
Australia
 
Rob (Ou Grote): Argentina by 11
James (Ou Grote): Argentina by 7
Bet.coza: Even (0.95 / 0.95)
Ben (TheBounce): Argentina by 8
Tank (FRG): Australia by 5
 
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2012 Currie Cup round 9 predictions

Game 4 of 5 Saturday 6 October 19:15 Cheetahs vs The Sharks (Bloemfontein)
 
 
Cheetahs
 v
Sharks
 
Rob (Ou Grote): Cheetahs by 5
James (Ou Grote): Sharks by 11
Bet.coza: Sharks (0.61 / 1.37)
Rob (Sharksworld): Sharks by 5
Gareth (Keo): Sharks by 10
Tank (FRG): Sharks by 5
 
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2012 Rugby Championship round 6 predictions

Game 3 of 5 Saturday 6 October 17:00 South Africa vs New Zealand (Soweto)
 
 
Springboks
 v
All Blacks
 
Rob (Ou Grote): Springboks by 2
James (Ou Grote): Springboks by 7
Bet.coza: All Blacks (0.72 / 1.40)
Ben (TheBounce): Springboks by 3
JC (Keo): All Blacks by 3
Tank (FRG): All Blacks by 7
 
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2012 Currie Cup round 9 predictions

Game 2 of 5 Saturday 6 October 14:00 Griquas vs Golden Lions (Kimberley)
 
 
Griquas
 v
Golden Lions
 
Rob (Ou Grote): Lions by 5
James (Ou Grote): Lions by 7
Bet.coza: Lions (0.50 / 1.80)
Rob (Sharksworld): Lions by 10
Gareth (Keo): Lions by 12
Tank (FRG): Lions by 5
 
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2012 Currie Cup round 9 predictions

Game 1 of 5 Friday 5 October 19:10 Blue Bulls vs Western Province (Pretoria)
 
 
Blue Bulls
 v
Western Province
 
Rob (Ou Grote): WP by 5
James (Ou Grote): Bulls by 7
Bet.coza: Bulls (0.75 / 1.10)
Rob (Sharksworld): Bulls by 7
Gareth (Keo): Bulls by 6
Tank (FRG): Bulls by 3
 
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