Gary Botha and Bismarck Du Plessis talked about their selection for the Bok team to face the All Blacks on Saturday. Botha will start at hooker in place of the injured John Smit, while Du Plessis warms the bench as Botha’s replacement. (more…)
An interesting insight into the mindset of the average New Zealand rugby fan was published today on Yahoo!Xtra Rugby titled “Dear Mr Henry - a fan’s plea†(more…)
South Africa’s talented lock forward ‘Big’ Victor Matfield will become one of the highest paid rugby players in the world when he joins French second division club Toulon after the Rugby World Cup. (more…)
Australian coach Knuckles Connolly, writing in his weekly column in the Sydney Morning Herald, stated that he believed drop goals should be reduced from three to just one point. This comes after the Wallabies were beaten by two late Frans Steyn drop goals in their opening Tri Nations test against South Africa. (more…)
The second day of the buildup to Saturday’s test passed fairly uneventfully. It is interesting to see (or rather hear) the difference between the buildup towards playing the All Blacks, as opposed to the Wallabies. (more…)
Nathan Sharpe, the slap-headed Wallaby and Western Force lock, says that the Australians are looking forward to having another go at the Boks – this time in Sydney. In his opinion, the Springboks aren’t as good as they make themselves out to be. (more…)
On day one of the preparations for Saturday’s test, the All Blacks named their strongest possible side, the Boks cancelled their planned training session, John Smit was ruled out for a month due to injury, and various All Black players and coaches talked about the upcoming Tri Nations clash. (more…)
Schalk Burger is looking forward to the challenge of fronting up to the New Zealanders on Saturday. (more…)
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New Zealand have announced a strong side to play South Africa on Saturday 23 June 2007 at the ABSA Stadium in Durban: (more…)