Archive for October, 2007

All the speculation has come to an end, it is official. Jake White has resigned as the Springbok coach and the end of year tour to Wales will be his last as coach. The game against the Barbarians on the 1st of December will be his last game in charge.
At a news conference in […]

White set to quit SA Rugby

Jake White called a press conference for Wednesday(today) at lunch-time where he will probably announce that he will step down as Bok coach. It is unclear if this will be with immediate effect or if White will still travel to Wales with the Springboks.
This development follows confirmation by the Australian Rugby Union that White […]

White unhappy with SA Rugby

SA Rugby announced that they have put together a short list of 4 people interested in the top coaching job in the country. The names on the list have not been revealed but Allister Coetzee, Peter de Villiers, Chester Williams and Heynecke Meyer have all stated that they are interested in coaching the Springbok […]

The Cheetahs retained the ABSA Currie Cup when they overcame a valiant Lions side in Bloemfontein. After all the euphoria of the RWC these two teams had to come up with something special and this they did. Both sides were keen to play rugby and there were plenty of action in the game.
The Cheetahs […]

New French coach named

Former French international, Marc Lievremont, has been named as the new head coach of the French national team. Lievremont, who played the last of his 25 tests in the 1999 RWC final against Australia, takes over from Bernard Laporte. Lievremont coached French side US Dax back into the top 14 competition of the FFR. He […]

The Cheetahs and the Lions named their teams for Saturday’s ABSA Currie Cup final. The Lions named an unchanged side from the one that beat the Sharks in the semi-finals. The Cheetahs made only one change to their matchday 22, bringing Springbok prop Jannie du Plessis onto the bench. He is the only one […]

New Zealand’s reign over

New Zealand dominated the IRB world rankings by being at the top for 40 weeks. This is the longest stint any team has been at the top of the official IRB rankings. The new IRB rankings were released on Monday, and the All Black reign has come to an end, for now. The RWC […]

ABSA Currie Cup final is here

After all the hype of the 2007 RWC it’s time to return focus to SA’s premier local rugby competition.
The Currie Cup final takes place in Bloemfontein this Saturday between the Cheetahs( their 4th final in a row) and the Lions. This all “Cat” affair should be interesting since these two teams were franchise partners […]

South Africa added several major awards to their world cup celebrations at the weekend, with star winger Bryan Habana named as the International Rugby Board (IRB) Player of the Year at the closing awards ceremony on Sunday.
He is the second South African, after team mate Schalk Burger in 2004, to pick up the prestigious award.
South […]

Springbok Wallpapers

The guys over at Sport24 have released a set of Springbok wallpapers for you to download and theme your PC desktop! Point your browser to their Wallpaper area and see for yourself!