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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: WEEKEND 29/2,1/3 - The standard of pl...

The standard of play in all spheres remains high. Most of the matches were gladiatorial in spectacle: hard, concentrated, no quarter asked or given. That is, apart from the mismatch...

SUPER 15: WEEKEND 29/2,1/3 - The standard of pl...

The standard of play in all spheres remains high. Most of the matches were gladiatorial in spectacle: hard, concentrated, no quarter asked or given. That is, apart from the mismatch...

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...

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

The only things to mention in this encounter were:
 1. A superb performance by the brilliant and erratic Quade Cooper. He controlled possession with an instinctive feel for decision-making. The...

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

The only things to mention in this encounter were:
 1. A superb performance by the brilliant and erratic Quade Cooper. He controlled possession with an instinctive feel for decision-making. The...