Playing time between senior rugby players of different ethnic groups across all levels of South African rugby, 2007- 2011 Background. The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has had a continual challenge to make the game representative of players of all ethnic groups at all level... JD Toit,J...
Free Essay: This Saturday when the springboks play their opening rugby world cup math between Japan you are bound to see a tall Roberts on the sideline...
After the thrilling round of theRugby Championshipaction, Planet Rugby’s James While brings you our Team of the Weekend. Rugby Championship Team of the Week – Round Four 15 Juan Cruz Mallia(Argentina):Two tries and an assured running display sees the versatile ...
Byline: ALEX McGREEVYALAN Solomons, the former South African coach, was yesterday handed the task of returning Ulster rugby to the forefront of the game.Solomons has been appointed as Ulster director of rugby and will take over from current coach Harry Williams as soon as interest in the ...
There is no other sport on earth that evokes so much passion, physicality, with so many long-term injuries and potentially with so much elation as the game of rugby. It means that much to us, individually and as a nation. With so much at stake, how can one person control the destiny...
“Curwin is a great rugby player. When you miss kicks at goal, that doesn’t make you a bad rugby player. Curwin has been outstanding for us and I thought generally today his game management was really good. We back him 100 per cent.” ...
Ever since the game went professional following the first of South Africa’s four Rugby World Cup wins nearly three decades ago, 26 different players have worn the No.10 jersey. But only once in all that time has a fly-half been appointed captain – Handrè Pollard against Wales in June ...
This morning I was standing in the shower and thought how I was sick of losing and how it was about time I had a big game. —Benji Marshall 4 It's the first time I've been cold for seven years. I was never cold playing rugby league. —Jonathan Davis ...
The springbok has been an important symbol of the South Africa rugby team and the government since the early 20th century. Due to its association with the country’s history of racial discrimination and segregation, this symbol became a source of controversy following the end of the apartheid gov...
“Lions tours come around only every 12 years, so we thought it appropriate to create a jersey that is indisputably unique,” said Jurie Roux, SA Rugby CEO. “It will be worn by the team on only three occasions and we wanted to make it memorable and special for the players and hopefull...