Archive for the 'Community Bloggers' Category


Sanibonani

Greetings from the Gateway to the Zulu Kingdom, the Last Outpost of Colonialism and the home of the Bunny Chow, South Africa’s greatest rugby union and rugby’s sexiest blogger *blushes*. A week of post-exam release and Steers King Size Deals has come to an end. Cane sales sky-rocketed, pavements were painted, dance moves were invented, girls […]

Southern Hemisphere 3 - Northern Hemisphere 1

Firstly, I must apologise for my radio silence over the last week. My final two exams sucked the life out of me and it took roughly infinity cane and cokes on Thursday night to rid me of the vexation that is Financial Reporting. That devil’s tonic provided me with a hangover the size of Kim […]

I’m Just Tryin’ to be Strong for My Squad.

In perfect reverse motion to the intrepid voyages of those early explorers who sailed down from the frosty climes of the Northern Hemisphere seeking new lands to pillage down South, the rugby giants of the Southern Hemisphere will set off in the coming weeks to challenge our Northern brethren.
The South African squad, the Springboks, have […]

Jinkies

Wow, that was quite a Saturday. Air New Zealand Cup final, Home and Away omnibus, ACC3022H studying, Currie Cup Final, Sharks victory, Bok Squad announcement, Earl Rose, Braai.
The ANZ Cup final was as tight as expected with Auteroa’s two best sides slugging it out in Wellington’s best attempt at Spring weather. Westpac Stadium and all […]

“Welcome, Welkom, Bienvenue, Wilkommen.”

The title above is a direct quote from a good friend of mine whom I’d taunted during our first two years at UCT for being a mere B.Com student, as that is what he said to me the day I deregistered from my putrid attempt at a B.Bus.Sci. and took the step down to the […]

To franchise or not?

Graham Henry has stated that he can see the day in the not too distant future where kiwi’s choosing to play for Sth African and Australian S14 sides will be considered for AB’s selection.
This would have raised more than a couple of eyebrows at NZRFU hq to see “their AB’s coach” muttering those blasphemic words […]

Exciting times for blogs.sarugby.com

Two of SARugby.com’s most entertaining and insightful community members have agreed to join us a community bloggers.
Burton and Kiwijoe are the first two ‘celebrity posters’ (if you like) to stick their necks out and give us their unique insights.
Kiwijoe (as his name suggests) is from NZ and has built up quite a fan base on […]