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Qoutes of the week
Springbok :: South Africa | about 22 hours ago
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From the Springboks' drinking habits to that handball, here are the quotes of the week from the world of sport. "We extend an invitation to every team after a game to come join us in the dressing room for a beer...Maybe they don't like South African beer."...
Tags: Springboks, Irish Lions, South Africa, Springbok, Neil Tovey, Kevin Pietersen, Jacques Kallis, Bafo Biyela, White South Africans, South Africa national rugby union team, Peter de Villiers, allnews
Tourism handed Lions roar
Cape Town :: South Africa | 3 days ago
Credibility A study commissioned by SA Rugby found that the six-week tour had added R1.5bn-odd to our gross domestic product (GDP). The average supporter spent R44 622 in the country over a 16-day visit. The tourism sector is smiling from ear to ear thanks to this...
Tags: Irish Lions, South Africa, Cape Town, British and Irish Lions, Hospitality Recreation
Richie McCaw senses a top performance
Bloemfontein :: South Africa | 4 months ago
Credibility He says it did not come about just by turning up and they had to get everything right , which they hope is the case again this week. McCaw says judging by the way the squad trained today, he feels they are on track. McCaw is expecting plenty of fizz...
Tags: The All Blacks, Springboks, Bloemfontein, Victor Matfield, Richie McCaw, Boks, Irish Lions, Jaque Fourie, Halfback Fourie
All Blacks halfback call tests Graham Henry
Bloemfontein :: South Africa | 4 months ago
Credibility Dropping halfback Jimmy Cowan was among the harder decisions coach Graham Henry has made but he is hopeful his slicker-looking All Blacks backline can outgun South Africa in Bloemfontein. Henry today made two changes for the Tri-Nations encounter on Sunday...
Tags: All Blacks, Graham Henry, Joe Rokocoko, Stephen Nell Bloemfontein, Springboks, South Africa, nations test, Irish Lions, Australia, Conrad Smith
Lions restore pride with Bok bashing
Pretoria :: South Africa | 4 months ago
Credibility Lions signed off from their tough tour of duty in South Africa with a morale-boosting third Test victory at Ellis Park. The series was already lost after Morne Steyn’s last-gasp kick put the Springboks 2-0 up last week in a bruising encounter that left...
Tags: Springboks, Irish Lions, British, South Africa, Pretoria, Bakkies Botha, lions rugby
Vickery sent back into the Lions' den
Pretoria :: South Africa | 4 months ago
Credibility IT MAY be too late to save the 2009 Test series, but Phil Vickery is determined to regain some pride for himself and the British and Irish Lions this afternoon by burying the memory of the scrummaging nightmare that paved the way for Springbok success.
Tags: South Africa, Warren Gatland, Irish Lions, Schalk Burger, Boks, final test, Springboks
Reuters, UK: Rugby-Final game a test of character for the Lions - Gatland
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 4 months ago
Credibility The British and Irish Lions face a test of character in the final test against the Springboks on Saturday, with the series already lost, assistant coach Warren Gatland said on Friday. "Tough questions will be asked of the team tomorrow and it will be...
Wholesale changes for final test
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 4 months ago
Credibility With an unassailable 2-0 lead, South Africa retain just five of their starting line-up while the Lions field eight of the side who lost the second test in Pretoria. With both of his first choice props ruled out through injury, Lions coach Ian McGeechan...
Tags: South Africa, Irish Lions, Springboks, Bakkies Botha
Lions wary of Brüssow
Pretoria :: South Africa | 4 months ago
Credibility Heinrich Brüssow (Gallo) Stephen Nell Johannesburg â The British and Irish Lions realise that Heinrich Brüssow's most likely inclusion in the Springbok starting team will make their job more difficult on Saturday in the third Test at Coca-Cola Park.
Tags: Irish Lions, Paul O'Connell, Luke Fitzgerald, Springboks, South African, Schalk Burger, Peter de Villiers, British, Graham Rowntree, test series
Springboks going for Lions jugular, warns Muir
Pretoria :: South Africa | 4 months ago
Credibility The Springboks will go into the third and final Test match against the British and Irish Lions brimming with confidence as they seek a third straight victory to seal a historic whitewash. Not since 1968 have South Africa claimed a 3-0 series win, albeit...
Tags: South African, Springboks, Irish Lions, Brian O'Driscoll, Luke Fitzgerald, British, Adam Jones, Bakkies Botha, final test, De Villiers
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