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Hoskins: 'It's more than just rugby'

It has been a busy few weeks at the South African Rugby Union (Saru). At the end of March Saru's AGM mandated Oregan Hoskins to remain as president for the next two years. Hoskins rebuffed a challenge for the presidency from his vice-president, Mike ...

From ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Mail & Guardian Online,  25 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Saru

Thumbs-down to new rugby rules

Football gets by on 11 rules: a simple game for simple folk. Rugby has 22 laws, each one of which has myriad sub-clauses. On top of that there are the variations, laws adapted for under 19-rugby and different ones for seven-a-side. Now the big boys have ...

From ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Mail & Guardian Online,  29 Feb 2008

So long Whitey

"I want to be honest with South Africa and say that the appointment was not entirely made for rugby reasons. We as an organisation have made the appointment and taken into account the issue of transformation very, very seriously when we made it. I don’t ...

From ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Mail & Guardian Online,  11 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Jake White,  John Smit,  Victor Matfield,  Nick Mallett

Saru sidestep no surprise

Hot on the heels of Springbok coach Jake White’s announcement of his imminent departure, the South African Rugby Union (Saru) seems set to add the name of Dick Muir to its shortlist of candidates to replace White. This is the same Saru that claimed ...

From ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Mail & Guardian Online,  9 Nov 2007
Related Topics: Jake White,  Nick Mallett,  Julian Smith

Mhani are called, but few are chosen

The rugby season is over and the foot-shooting season is upon us again. On the field the game in South Africa is stronger than it has ever been. Proof came in Bloemfontein on Saturday when the Free State Cheetahs took two tries on the chin from the ...

From ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Mail & Guardian Online,  2 Nov 2007
Related Topics: Jake White,  Chester Williams

White needs a little time out

For the first time in its 20-year history, the third place play-off game was better than the Rugby World Cup final. A joyous Argentinian side swept aside host nation France at the Parc des Princes 24 hours before South Africa finally quenched the ...

From ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Mail & Guardian Online,  26 Oct 2007
Related Topics: Jake White,  Francois Pienaar

Can Boks pound the Pumas?

If this World Cup has taught us anything it is that too much preparation can be stifling. It is plain madness to spend four years preparing for a tournament that might be decided by the whim of a referee. The moral is: empower the team you have and ...

From ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Mail & Guardian Online,  12 Oct 2007
Related Topics: Jake White,  Andrew Sheridan,  Eddie Jones

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