#rugby

source South African rugby recently announced that another junior player had tested positive for the use of anabolic steroids and will most likely face a lengthy ban before his career has even got off

source These days I am no longer refereeing rugby matches, but because you already know the laws you tend to keep up and follow them. The law changes coming through each year are more about player safety

source Over the last few weeks I have been watching the Top 14 rugby matches and it has hooked me because it is so enjoyable. The matches are entertaining along with a vibrant supporting crowd atmosphere

source Yesterday the Springboks played the Wallabies in a "friendly" test match at Optus Stadium in Perth. I never watched the game and had no interest of watching the game especially when it

source It is quite interesting to delve into the All Blacks and New Zealand Rugby financials because it is an eye opener. The New Zealand national team the All Blacks is the only profitable team in New

source After the Greatest Rivalry series had a successful final match in Baltimore last weekend which saw a record rugby crowd attending on US soil. Almost 70 000 packed into Baltimore stadium which bolstered

source This week one of South Africa's former rugby coaches came out saying the current coach Rassie Erasmus is devaluing the Springbok jersey by capping too many players. This could be argued that Jake

source Today I was talking to someone who asked my opinion on tonight's rugby game between the Springboks and the All Blacks and who I thought might win. I had no idea this person had made a bet or bets

source The above photo tells you everything you need to know about scrumming. The SA players legs are like a coiled spring and when the hit comes in will have the position to push. There are too many gaps

source During the third match in the Greatest Rivalry test series between South Africa and New Zealand we saw something unacceptable with an All Black player Cam Roigard feigning an injury. Everyone watching

This evenings match being the third of the four match series between these great rugby playing nations was won by the South African team. 29-24 does not reflect the dominance with the All Blacks scoring

source This afternoon the the Springboks leveled the four match series at one a piece and everything to play for in the final two matches. Todays match was a must win to give them a chance of winning the

source This Is Almost Unbelievable The Greatest Rivalry rugby series which is currently underway had to fight off government interest by making it a solely BEE event. BEE is Black Economic Empowerment

source The Natal Rugby Union which is now known as The Sharks signed up a club rugby player and offered him a professional contract this year. This may sound like nothing because this is how things used

source Only a small percentage are being caught due to only testing once per year at these high end tournaments. Mandatory random testing would clean up the sport. Schoolboy rugby in South Africa is big

source All the talk of the week came to a head this evening when the All Blacks fought back to win the first of four matches convincingly. The local fans were stunned as this was not part of the script.

source The much anticipated 4 match rugby test series between the Springboks and All Blacks kicks off tomorrow . The first match is at Ellis Park which is in Johannesburg and is roughly 30 minutes from

South African Football this week announced a program to try and copy the SA Rugby schoolboy program that has been so successful. I think it is more of a move to try and generate new sponsors for a bankrupt

source School boy rugby in South Africa is a big part of the way of life when it comes to Saturday mornings. Crowds of between 10 and 20 000 can be expected to attend most games and it is a pleasant rivalry

source Last night the All Blacks played a warm up game against the Stormers which they won by a flattering score line. 14 all with 13 minutes to play and the All Blacks eventually won 38-21. Many expected