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SUPER 15 RUGBY – FIFTH WEEK

We all watched wonderful games this weekend. I'll make some analytical points at the end. How rugby has changed: When I first watched rugby, in 1946/7, 1) A drop counted...

SUPER 15 RUGBY – FIFTH WEEK

We all watched wonderful games this weekend. I'll make some analytical points at the end. How rugby has changed: When I first watched rugby, in 1946/7, 1) A drop counted...

SUPER RUGBY updates: 7/3;8/3/2014

Jordaan. A gift of seven points! The game went back and forth with not too much 'gaining grounds', but the Sharks were better at retaining possession. Their passing was, on...

SUPER RUGBY updates: 7/3;8/3/2014

Jordaan. A gift of seven points! The game went back and forth with not too much 'gaining grounds', but the Sharks were better at retaining possession. Their passing was, on...

Comments and Replies: SUPER RUGBY: 7/3;8/3/2014

Thanks for replies. One comment came from a classmate from Selborne College days, Aubrey Lentin. He says the constraints in the defenders' 22 and 'red zone' are a sufficient to...

Comments and Replies: SUPER RUGBY: 7/3;8/3/2014

Thanks for replies. One comment came from a classmate from Selborne College days, Aubrey Lentin. He says the constraints in the defenders' 22 and 'red zone' are a sufficient to...

SUPER 15 RUGBY WEEKEND 22/23 FEB, 2014: LIONS V...

The Stormers were swept away by a rampant Lions team. As their coach, Johan Ackerman, said after the game, “ Our boys played out of their skins.” They certainly did....

SUPER 15 RUGBY WEEKEND 22/23 FEB, 2014: LIONS V...

The Stormers were swept away by a rampant Lions team. As their coach, Johan Ackerman, said after the game, “ Our boys played out of their skins.” They certainly did....

SUPER 15 RUGBY WEEKEND 22/23 FEB, 2014: SHARKS ...

What a blitzkrieg from the home team in the first few minutes of the match! Their scrum was utilised as an unstoppable series of tank attacks against fairly feeble infantry....

SUPER 15 RUGBY WEEKEND 22/23 FEB, 2014: SHARKS ...

What a blitzkrieg from the home team in the first few minutes of the match! Their scrum was utilised as an unstoppable series of tank attacks against fairly feeble infantry....

SUPER 15 RUGBY WEEKEND 22/23 FEB, 2014: CHEETAH...

What a display of trench warfare! Bodies all over the place. The weather was appalling. The home side won because they kept the ball behind their opponents and tackled with...

SUPER 15 RUGBY WEEKEND 22/23 FEB, 2014: CHEETAH...

What a display of trench warfare! Bodies all over the place. The weather was appalling. The home side won because they kept the ball behind their opponents and tackled with...