Zimbabwe used to have quite a powerful rugby team, specially when they were still known as Rhodesia. Famous players like Ray Mordt, David Smith, Des van Jaarsveld, Bob Skinstad, Adrian Garvey and Gary Teichman all originally hail from Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe also played in the first two Rugby World Cup tournaments in 1987 and 1991. Let’s […]
Here it is Real Rugby fans! The 10 greatest tries scored by the Springboks between 1949 and 1989. What do you think of this list? Leave your comments below. The top 10 includes tries by Tom van Vollenhoven, Hermanus Potgieter, Ray Mordt, Uli Schmidt, Gerrie Germishuys, Gert Muller, Frik du Preez, Mannetjies Roux and of […]
We continue our countdown of the 100 greatest Springbok tries and this week we feature some great tries by Danie Gerber, Ockie Oosthuizen, Gert Muller, John Gainsford, Ray Mordt, Carel Du Plessis, Gysie Pienaar, Willie Kahts and Jannie Engelbrecht. Enjoy and thanks for watching!
James Small was a great wing for the Springboks during the 90’s. He broke Danie Gerber’s test record for tries when he scored his 20th try in his last test against Scotland in 1997. Controversy seemed to follow him around, but the fact is he was an individual, which is still rare in today’s rugby. […]
This is the 7th video in our series on the history of the Currie Cup. This week we look back at the mid to late 90’s when we saw four different teams winning the cherished cup. Natal won it back to back in 1995 and 1996, followed by WP, The Blue Bulls and The Golden […]
The glory days of Super Rugby was definitely in the early years between 1996 and 2005. Attack rugby was part of every team and even though some teams like the Bulls and the Cats struggled initially, they were always willing to run the ball. The first decade also delivered some great finals, the best of […]
Pieter Muller was a well rounded centre who first made name alongside his brother Helgard and then next to Brendan Venter in the Freestate team. He was selected next to the legendary Danie Gerber for South Africa’s first test back in 1992 and scored a memorable try against the All Blacks. He will most fondly […]
Ruan Pienaar was a player who often divided opinion. In our opinion, he was a very skilled player who could cover almost any position in the back line, just like his legendary father, Gysie Pienaar. Like Gysie, he was a fluid runner who could easily spot a gap and create opportunities for the players outside […]
AfriForum het pas klagtes teen sportkwotas en politieke inmenging in sport by Wêreldrugby in Dublin, Ierland, en die Internasionale Netbalfederasie in Manchester, Brittanje, ingedien.
Die afvaardiging onder leiding van Kallie Kriel, uitvoerende hoof van AfriForum, vergader ook met van die liggame se besture om die kwessie internasionaal te belig. ’n Verslag getiteld: Transformasie in SA Sport: Telbord nie in regering se guns, wys op die vergrype in Suid-Afrika waar sportlui op grond van kwotas en nie meriete nie in spanne ingesluit word.