Except for the RWC 2019 Final v England, I cannot recall looking forward to re-watching a game as much I did the first test against the All Blacks from last weekend. Due to unforeseen circumstances I wasn’t able to take up my seat at Mbombela and I don’t know if I will get over that. …
Schools rugby is back! After the winter holidays and the various national youth weeks, the school derby days resume this weekend. The Craven Week at Rondebosch was a real treat, and the national selections were debated long and hard. It was clear that form throughout the season was rewarded, rather than excellence during the week. …
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What an atmosphere will greet both teams on a crisp Highveld winter’s afternoon on Saturday! The capacity crowd which will be at Loftus has been well documented and they are sure to play a massive role in energising the Boks in a match they are heavily favoured to win, and win comfortably. This will be …
Out of the three main Southern Hemisphere series, this is perhaps the most difficult to predict. Both sides are in transition and looking to develop a playing style before RWC 2023. The last time England were in Australia, they smashed the Wallabies in a 3 – 0 whitewash. Nauseatingly, this series was reviewed in excruciating …
Ireland would have arrived in New Zealand quietly confident of getting their first ever test win on Kiwi soil, perhaps even dreaming of a ground-breaking series triumph. The size of their task would have been underscored by the resounding victory achieved by the Maori All Blacks on Wednesday, albeit against an Ireland team who will …
The Gallagher Premiership Final was contested between the best supported team in the country (Leicester) and the least popular team in the country (Saracens). To many minds this unpopularity was intensified watching the Sarries players whooping and hollering after every decision that went their way in the semi-final against arch-enemies Harlequins the week before. There …
On a wet and moody day, the Stormers finally got the monkey off their back in claiming their first trophy as a franchise against the much-favoured Bulls in front of the delirious Cape Town faithful. If only the government wasn’t so stubborn, there could have been an even bigger crowd to witness history being made. …
For the first Bish/Bosch clash of the season, the home side Bishops had a day to forget against their neighbours, losing all but 2 of the 16 games on the day. The wind would play a factor, right from the first games in the morning, but defeat in the First XV game, the 4th in …
Bishops v Rondebosch – Story of the Day – 11 June 2022 Read More »
Paarl Gim had an excellent day out at Rondebosch in the southern suburbs on the weekend. They won 15 of the 16 matches played, only losing the 5th team encounter and recorded an average score of 37 – 9 across all matches. It was a particularly difficult day for the Rondebosch u/14 division who lost …
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In the first semi-final, Saracens welcomed their arch-enemies Harlequins to the StoneX for the London Derby. Quins were vocal in the build-up but ultimately could not back up their bluster. Saracens had to weather an early storm as Quins went out to a 12 – 3 lead after twenty minutes. Saracens came back with two …
Premiership Final Preview Twickenham: Leicester v Saracens – 18 June 2022 Read More »