Gert Smal has issued a statement regarding the position of South Africa Head Coach: "I was deeply honoured to be linked to the position of Head Coach for the Springbok team and having being involved with the team before, it was obviously something that I would have thought about very carefully. A big part...
Read more »
Newcastle Falcons owner Semore Kurdi today announced that Gary Gold has been appointed as director of rugby for the remainder of the current season. He will be joined at Kingston Park by Mike Ford who will fulfil the role of defence coach. Alan Tait has taken a break from rugby but the remainder of...
Read more »
Newcastle Falcons have bolstered their forward pack with the signing of Stormers and Western Province second row Adriaan Fondse. The 28-year-old South African, who has over 30 Super Rugby appearances for the Stormers, is excited at the prospect of playing for the North East’s premier rugby club. Speaking from his home in South Africa,...
Read more »
France captain Thierry Dusautoir has been named the IRB Player of the Year at the 2011 IRB Awards in association with Emirates Airline, during a star-studded ceremony at Vector Arena in Auckland on Monday. Dusautoir is the second Frenchman to win the Award, following in the footsteps of former national team captain, Fabien Galthié,...
Read more »
South Africa 17-16 Wales South Africa got out of jail after a sterling performance from Wales, who can consider themselves unlucky not to have won a close encounter that the World Cup holders only managed to win in the dying minutes of the game. Wales took a 16-10 lead after 54 minutes when Toby...
Read more »
Wales have reverted largely to the side which triumphed over England at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff three weeks ago for their Rugby World Cup opener against the reigning World Champions in Wellington on Sunday (Kick-off 8.30pm.) The Wales side to face South Africa shows just three personnel changes from that which defeated the...
Read more »
In one weeks time the All Blacks will take on their Pacific Island neighbours of Tonga as they raise the curtains on the 2011 Rugby World Cup. New Zealand will not only be hoping for Richie McCaw to be lifting the Webb Ellis Trophy come the end of the tournament, but will be hoping...
Read more »
All Blacks Coach Graham Henry and his Assistant Coaches Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith have named the All Blacks team to play South Africa in the Investec Tri Nations Test at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, on Saturday 6 August. Starting XV: 1. Tony Woodcock (74) 2. Keven Mealamu – captain (84) 3. ...
Read more »
All Blacks Coach Graham Henry and his Assistant Coaches Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith have named their 25–man squad which will be travelling to South Africa for the Investec Tri Nations Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth on 20 August. The squad is: Forwards: John Afoa, Wyatt Crockett, Ben Franks, Jarrad Hoeata *,...
Read more »
Wellington loose forward Victor Vito has been called into the All Blacks squad. 24–year–old Vito, who played six Tests for the All Blacks in 2010, will this morning assemble with squad members who are arriving in Auckland today for a two–day camp to prepare for the final two Investec Tri Nations Tests against South...
Read more »
