Archive for July, 2008


Is Butch good enough?

Kiwi journalist Chris Rattue - who frequently likes to stick his neck out - has written a ridiculous attack on something he clearly has very little understanding of…
“Positive discrimination is alive and well in the Springboks camp and they will continue to pay a high price for it until new coach Peter de Villiers comes […]

Is De Villiers a puppet?

This is an excerpt from a nice piece from Australia’s RugbyHeaven:
“It’S clearly that time of the year when rugby officials, who should know better, try to fight the winter chill by warming themselves up through talking hot air.
Over in New Zealand, Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has played the race card after former All Blacks […]

Bravo Bobby

It’s been a long time since SuperSport did anything with their rugby coverage to impress me…a long, long time!
But the inclusion of Bobby Skinstad onto the panel discussion prior to Saturday’s Test was a master-stroke. The former Bok skipper is eloquent and insightful - adding genuine value.
It’s time to put Naas to pasture and replace […]

The world’s greatest rugby nation

Sportingo - James Mortimer (06/06/2008)
As the Southern Hemisphere international season commences, many - including some Kiwis - gloat about and mock the New Zealanders’ demise. How uninformed they are.
‘… let’s get this hollow commercial concept of World Cups out of the way. The only real tournament was played in 1987 – which the All Blacks […]