Ackers, the Gambler
At this stage of the Super Rugby competition, the words of the Don Schlitz song, made famous by Kenny Rogers, come to mind: You’ve got to know when to hold ’em Know when […]
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Legal precedent set as Odendaal’s assets forfeited in Steinhoff fraud battle
The SARB has forfeited to the state cash totalling R42m from Berdine Odendaal’s bank accounts, as well as her R18m property in Paarl’s Val de Vie estate.
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Super Rugby Playoffs
The quarter finals are here at long last. I thought you may find it interesting to hear the views from rugby writers in New Zealand, as all three our matches are against Kiwi […]
All Blacks skep hul eie voorsprong
Baie mense in Suid-Afrika raak warm onder die kraag as van hul landsgenote die All Blacks ondersteun wanneer hulle teen die Springbokke speel. Dieselfde geld vir my as ek sien hoe kollegas wat […]
The End of an Era
Bobby Londt To describe King Kallis’s career in a blog would not be possible, nor would it do justice to a career that ranks up there with the best. For this reason, this […]
Will History Repeat Itself?
I want to take you back to 17 May this year. The Sharks recorded one of their finest victories ever on this day when they broke the SA drought against the Crusaders in […]
Sharks take on Scots
Well, I thought to myself, if this Kiwi team wants to take its name from the Highlands of Scotland, they had better live up to the glorious past they choose to represent. The […]
The long and winding road
Jake White was upbeat about the fortunes of the Sharks over the next few weeks after his side thrashed a willing Stormers team on Saturday. With limited possession, they managed to score the […]
World Cup Mania
When last, if ever, did you experience such a reaction to a sporting event as Brazil’s loss to Germany on Tuesday night? Apart from the record number of tweets, the jokes poured in, […]
The Exodus Continues
This morning’s newspaper contains a new list of players heading overseas, mainly to Japan and France. The French market appears to be near saturation point, with 51 of our players in the top […]
Welcome Breather Ahead
Thank goodness this is the final Super Rugby round for a few weeks. I was about to declare myself injured after all these matches which started more than three months ago. The break […]
Bok team taking shape
They say that, in golf, every shot pleases someone – either the player, or his opponent. The bad news about the incumbent Bok captain probably solves a quandary for the coach while at […]
Bestendigheid Meyer se Basis
Die afwesigheid van sleutelspelers in die Bok oefengroep moet nie gesien word as ‘n aanduiding dat Heyneke Meyer beoog om ‘n klomp nuwelinge in te sluit in die span wat teen die internasionale […]
Time to draw a line
Several episodes over the weekend involving match officials yet again shifted the focus from where it should be. Let me start off by saying that the two red cards were fully deserved, and […]
The Stats tell a Tale
The Vodacom stats app is really addictive, for those passionate about rugby. I spent the weekend deciphering some of the figures to try and gain some insight into why four out of 5 […]
Super Fifteen Super Games
An unbiased rugby lover can look forward to a couple of great contests this weekend. Top of the Pops The main match this weekend must be the tussle between the two sides heading […]
Stirring the Pot
If you like listening to music while reading this column, click on this link to enjoy Billie Holiday singing “They can’t take that away from me”. Way back in 1996, the Crusaders became […]
