The International Rugby Board announced the pool draws for the 2015 Rugby World Cup on Thursday at Twickenham, London. South Africa are in Pool B with Scotland, Samoa, Asia 1 and Americas 2. There are 870 days left until South Africa’s first match kicks off in England on 19 September 2015 at Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club.
An exciting new collector’s edition of the most spectacular tries that have been scored over the last two decades in Springbok rugby is available on DVD for all Bok fans. And you can win a copy, right here
John Smit is set to become the new CEO of the Sharks and will take up his official postition on 1 July 2013. With stadium violence a concern at Kings Park, his year won’t be “a look and learn,” he will hit the ground running. Click through to listen
News broke earlier this week that former Springbok captain, John Smit would be filling the role of Sharks Rugby Union CEO in the forthcoming months. We have him live on 2ovFM at 11h00 to talk about his new job
Rumours began circulating at the end of last week that former Springbok captain and current Saracens hooker, John Smit would return to South Africa to fulfill the role of Chief Executive Officer at the Sharks Rugby Union. Those rumours have been confirmed. Smit will replace current chief executive Brian van Zyl, who will mentor Smit […]
Bonnie Tyler spent the eighties searching for a hero, for a streetwise Hercules on his fiery steed. She held out long into the morning light. Enrique Iglesias offered his services, but all too late.
Female spectator gets knocked to the ground as she attempts to intervene a fight taking place in the stands at Newlands Stadium for the Stormers v Crusaders match.
This last Saturday, the Stormers lost their Super Rugby fixture to a visiting Crusaders side 14-19 in a tightly contested battle. But it wasn’t the loss that irked injured Stormers wing and international rugby icon, Bryan Habana most that evening. A number of local residents dubbed the Cape Crusaders who have made a tradition out of […]
It may have been the most boring game of the weekend, but the Sharks versus Kings match in Port Elizabeth on 9 March did produce fireworks, even if they were in the stands. The description below the video reads, So what happened was, spectators were expecting their seats to be empty but found that someone […]
Super Rugby is a tough school and over a season it’s not just the form players that will be included in the Bok team. It’s also the players that perform when the going gets tough and can consistently show that they are Springbok material. So without further ado, let’s have a look at the backline players that I’ve put on the radar
It’s a mixed bag of uncapped players, bit-part Boks and established Test players. All of them have something to prove this season if they’ve got Springbok aspirations.
Oh it’s so bad. There’s not much more to say, except for “Your team, Pretoria.” [Source : @ArthurJones]
Think Bryan Habana’s fast? How about Zee Ngwenya, who famously rounded Habana in the 2007 Rugby World Cup? They’re fast, right? Not as fast as Carlin Isles, a US Sprinter on the United States Sevens Rugby team, who may be the fastest rugby player to have ever graced a field. He’s ranked in the Top […]
Together with International Lions and Irish rugby legend, Brian O’Driscoll, tech entrepreneur Ray Nolan recently launched Ultimate Rugby – the first ever global rugby app and online community which brings fans up to the minute news of all professional games around the world.
Western Province Rugby have issued a public apology for the actions of a few players during the provincial rugby side’s ticker tape through Cape Town following their victory over the Sharks in the 2012 Currie Cup Final. A number of players tossed R50 notes to fans who had lined up to catch a glimpse of […]
Sharks coach John Plumtree says that Western Province labeling the hosts as favourites for this Saturday’s Currie Cup final is nonsense. Really? The Western Province team selected for the final has six players that are still eligible for the U21 team (including the whole front row), has an average age of 23 and finished third […]
You just can’t ignore a headline such as “Wood loses testicle in Grand Final.” We know rugby isn’t a game for sissies, but this brings a whole new meaning to pain. You can wince a little bit gents, it’s OK. I did.
2oceansvibe’s sports columnist, Sean Wilson, debates the controversial perils of what happens when you name an unchanged Springbok team. It’s something a Bok coach hasn’t done since 2009.
Heyneke Meyer may have closed the casket on Morné Steyn’s Springbok career once and for all. But probably not.
Tens rugby is about to take Jozi by storm! The weekend that isn’t just about rugby, as we all know, is taking place this weekend – the 14th and 15th of September – at Pirates Rugby Club in Parkhurst.
Sunday night saw M-Net’s Carte Blanche interview Joost van der Westhuizen. After the episode aired, a lot of people’s interest around Joost’s condition has been piqued – especially since the effects of his illness are starting to become more visible.
A report in yesterday’s Beeld newspaper sensationally claimed that former Springbok captain, Bob Skinstad called current Bok coach Heyneke Meyer a “dictator”. The broadsheet, and publications like Die Burger to which the report was syndicated, will today be licking their wounds and considering the issuing of a retraction and apology to Skinstad.
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, is today staring the recovery process from the hangover that the Springboks’ performance gave him this weekend. The Boks delivered what was a decidedly lackluster performance against Argentina in Mendoza on Saturday, that’s for sure.
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, has been crunching the numbers. The bonus point numbers to be exact, and whether they serve any relevance.
The Lions Rugby franchise has been booted into Super15 touch by the SARU bigwigs. The highly controversial and much-maligned Southern Kings will replace the Gauteng union, in a move that has been pegged more for its strategic developmental and politically expedient benefits than pure merit. IOL has more: The top four teams in the South […]
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, took some time out ahead of tomorrow’s titanic Super 15 final taking place between The Sharks and The Chiefs to share his reasons why The Sharks (should think they) will win.
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, mulls over the important aspects of this weekend’s upcoming Super 15 semi-final between the Stormers and the Sharks.
The man responsible for recklessly and childishly ending the Sprinkboks’ 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign shall never referee a test match again!
It is patently obvious that the brand of rugby that the Bulls play is not the way forward for the Springboks. It is vital that Heyneke Meyer ensures that the personnel he selects for the Rugby Championship can play a game that includes intelligence and momentum created from flair and creativity.
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers what we have been able to glean from a totally new format of Super Rugby – the league phase.