Posts Tagged "South Africa"

The American historian, Howard Zinn, said something I think apropos to the subject of the All Blacks and the RWC. Zinn said, “I can understand pessimism, but I don’t believe in it. We don’t need certainty, only possibility.” Pessimism and possibility.

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2011 has shaped up to be one of the most unusual years in sport with under-performing teams rising in the latest tournaments. This means there could be more tight contests or a greater number of upsets.

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Normally I am a big MS Dhoni fan and have often written that he is India’s best captain of all time. But he disappointed me in the cliff-hanger against South Africa on Saturday night.

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To some South Africans, criticism of the Springbok players is close to blasphemy. This week’s article about the circumstances surrounding David Pocock’s knee injury stirred up a veritable hornets’ nest.

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England revived their madcap World Cup campaign with a dramatic six-run win over South Africa, raising new doubts over the Proteas’ ability to close out matches under pressure.

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With the introduction of the new rules, many pundits think Aussie teams have a better chance of winning the Super Rugby title in 2011. I agree with this notion, but I’m still tipping a South African team to win the title.

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So after nearly two months of no rugby of real significance south of the equator (other than good old Sevens) to indulge in, it’s safe to say that I, as I’m sure is the case with many others like myself, have been feeling withdrawal symptoms quite acutely, which is why February can’t come by quickly [...]

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All of a sudden the Proteas are cock-a-hoop over Pakistani-born leg-spinner Imran Tahir, who has been drafted into their provisional World Cup squad.

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As Australians are grieving the loss of the Ashes, the Indians are celebrating their team’s stunning victory in Durban against South Africa to square the series one-all after losing the previous Test in Centurion by an innings.

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India are apparently already hard at work preparing for the second Test in Durban, South Africa, after being pummelled in the opener at Centurion by an innings and 25 runs.

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Cricket throws up many interesting statistics and glorious or infamous if you want to find it, someone’s recorded it. Shane Warne has the ignominy of having scored the most Test runs without converting an innings to triple figures, while with over 11,400 runs in the bank Jacques Kallis had the record for the most runs [...]

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South Africa coach Peter de Villiers feels his side’s dreams of retaining the World Cup in New Zealand next year have been given a big lift by their hard, if only half successful, campaign in the northern hemisphere.

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Australia winger Drew Mitchell scored two tries as the Barbarians beat South Africa 26-20 at Twickenham on Saturday to end a disappointing year for the world champions.

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England routed Australia 35-18 in a rare moment of cheer for northern hemisphere rugby, while New Zealand and South Africa moved halfway to Grand Slams on their European tours on Saturday.

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It’s been a while since I hammered away an article for The Roar – must be the work thing, and if I had to be honest after a dismal Tri Nations campaign, a bit of ambivalence.

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Former All Blacks coach John Mitchell has survived being stabbed by intruders in his hotel room while in South Africa.

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Whichever way you look at it, the Twenty20 Champions League currently on the go in South Africa has demonstrated that the smash-and-grab version of the game is here to stay, for the time being at least.

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The most recent edition of Channel 9′s ’60 Minutes’ program featured a daring insight by Ray Martin into the development of Australian Rules Football throughout the world.

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When the idea of a Rugby World Cup was mooted, eventually it was the Australasian axis aided by France who had to drag the remaining Northern Hemisphere unions kicking and screaming to the voting table.

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My attention was drawn to a comment on a website made by a rugby journalist representing a top private television station in South Africa, saying that the Springboks should admit now that passion alone won’t win them games.

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