Archive for February, 2008

Schalk gets 2 week ban

Springbok and Stormers flanker, Schalk Burger, has been handed a two suspension for his antics on Saturday after he received a yellow card. Burger was found guilty of breaching the code of conduct and bringing the game into disrepute. Burger admitted his actions was wrong but said that he did not insult the assistent referee. […]

Blues destroy toothless Lions

The Blues put up a fantastic display of controlled running rugby to destroy the Lions at Ellispark.
The Lions made to many basic errors and they had no answer to the skills of the Blues. The Blues secured the bonus point before half time and ran in 7 tries in total to secure an easy victory. […]

Two yellow cards in the second half cost the Stormers dearly in their match against the Sharks in Durban.
The Sharks dominated play in the opening exchanges but great defence by the Stormers stopped the home team from scoring any points. The Stormers finished the first half stronger, and a well worked try saw them […]

The Brumbies opened their Super14 account with a narrow victory over the Highlanders. Both teams have lost a lot of experianced players and it looks like they will struggle in the competition this year. These teams both have a proud history though and they will certainly keep on trying.
The Brumbies ran out to 17-7 […]

Chiefs back to winning ways

The Chiefs managed to secure their first victory of the 2008 Super14 competition when they beat the Waratahs in Waikato.
The Chiefs started the game the better of the two sides and scored two tries in the first half to take a 12-0 half time lead. The Waratahs came back strongly in the second half, […]

Crusaders thump Bulls at Loftus

The Crusaders came out on top in a grudge match against the Bulls at Loftus. The Crusaders were in a class of their own and destroyed the defending champions with a fine display of running rugby.
The Bulls started the game realy well and after half an hour they were leading 12-0, but two lapses […]

The Force put a difficult week behind them by stealing a late victory over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.
The Cheetahs took the early lead through a try by Hennie Daniller, but the Force struck back with a Matt Giteau try to level the scores. A penalty by Giteau then gave the Force the lead before […]

Hurricanes recover to beat Reds

The Hurricanes came from behind to beat the Reds, thanks to a great try by Ma’a Nonu. Nonu produced a great display of power and pace and proved that he is still one of the best attackers in the game.
The Reds started the better of the 2 sides and had a 10-3 lead after the […]

Lions come out on top in cat fight

The Lions won their first Super14 match of the 2008 season by beating the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Both teams played some realy good rugby at stages and were pretty keen to play open, running rugby. The Cheetahs scored three tries to two by the Lions, but a moment of stupidity by Cheetah scrumhalf, […]

Bulls struggle to scrappy win

The Bulls started the defence of their Super14 title with a scrappy win over the Stormers at Newlands on Saturday.
The North-South derby was played like a test match, both teams played hard physical rugby and both teams defended realy well. The Stormers started the game well, and took a 9-0 lead after 27 minutes, […]