All Blacks: McCaw named world's best

Springbok : South Africa | 1 day ago

All Black skipper Richie McCaw's evening in Marseilles ended on a double high as he collected the IRB Player of the Year award after the 39-12 thumping of France...The award was the perfect end for ...

Tags: Croke Park as Ireland, Richie McCaw, All Blacks, South African jersey, France, captain richie, Marseilles, irb player, New Zealand, South Africa

irish will have to Boks clever

Dublin : Ireland | 2 days ago

THE build-up to this afternoon's meeting of Ireland and South Africa in Croke Park has been Don King -esque. It has been billed as a world title bout, a hemisphere showdown between the best of the ...

Tags: South African, Ireland, slam champions, champions ireland, Springboks, grand slam, Croke Park, Victor Matfield, Dublin, Sports

Bowe buzzing for Boks battle

Cape Town : South Africa | 3 days ago

IT is five years since Tommy Bowe made his try-scoring debut for Ireland at Lansdowne Road against the USA . Eddie O'Sullivan 's side won the game comfortably 55-6, with Bowe's touchdown one of seven ...

Tags: Ireland, South Africa, bad blood, Cape Town, South Africa national rugby union team, Sports, White South Africans, Tommy Bowe, Peter de Villiers, Bakkies Botha

boks look to de villiers

Dublin : Ireland | 4 days ago

De Villiers was last night given permission by Munster to replace Adi Jacobs , despite previous assertions from coach Tony McGahan that the marquee signing would be remaining with the province during ...

Tags: South Africa, Ireland, Irish Lions, Dublin, Sports, South Africa national rugby union team, Ronan O'Gara, White South Africans, Tri Nations, Ireland national rugby union team