The Blue Bulls and Sharks comprise the bulk of the SA U20 training squad as Eric Sauls prepares for the 2009 Junior World Championship in Japan.
The Baby Boks will meet for a training camp in Pretoria from 18-25 January. The greater squad includes 12 Bulls players and 10 players from the Sharks. Sauls will be joined by Deon Davids (Boland) and Nico Serfontein (Bulls) on his coaching staff.
The tournament kicks off on 5 June and will be played across four Japanese cities in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka.
SA U20 training squad:
Blue Bulls: Gideon Helberg, Gerhard van den Heever, Yondela Stampu, Omphile Seabela, Francois Brummer, Tendayi Chikukwa, Wilhelmus Nel, Marnus Schoeman, Cornell Hess, Andries Ferreira, Mlungise Bali, Pieter Rossouw de Klerk
Boland: Sampie Mastriet
Free State: Josias Ebersohn, Lionel Cronje, Christoffel Phillip van der Walt, Trevor Nyankane
Golden Lions: Jakob Taute, Riaan Arends, Elton Jantjies, Rudy Paige, Jacobus Albertus Kriel, David Bulbring, Caylib Oosthuizen
Griffons: Eugene Cunha
Leopards: Andre Esterhuizen, Evan Richter
KwaZulu-Natal: Faizel de Bruin, Wynand Pienaar, Xolane Mnisi, Ross Cronje, Meyer Swanepoel, Lambert Groenwald, Kenechukwu Okafor, Julian Redelinghuys, Kyle Cooper, Dale Chadwick
Western Province: Nicolaas Hanekom, Johann Sadie, Johannes Engelbrecht, Yaasir Hartzenberg, Sidney Tobias, Ruan-Henry Smith
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Sharks, Bulls dominate Baby Boks
The Blue Bulls and Sharks comprise the bulk of the SA U20 training squad as Eric Sauls prepares for the 2009 Junior World Championship in Japan.
The Baby Boks will meet for a training camp in Pretoria from 18-25 January. The greater squad includes 12 Bulls players and 10 players from the Sharks. Sauls will be joined by Deon Davids (Boland) and Nico Serfontein (Bulls) on his coaching staff.
The tournament kicks off on 5 June and will be played across four Japanese cities in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka.
SA U20 training squad:
Blue Bulls: Gideon Helberg, Gerhard van den Heever, Yondela Stampu, Omphile Seabela, Francois Brummer, Tendayi Chikukwa, Wilhelmus Nel, Marnus Schoeman, Cornell Hess, Andries Ferreira, Mlungise Bali, Pieter Rossouw de Klerk
Boland: Sampie Mastriet
Free State: Josias Ebersohn, Lionel Cronje, Christoffel Phillip van der Walt, Trevor Nyankane
Golden Lions: Jakob Taute, Riaan Arends, Elton Jantjies, Rudy Paige, Jacobus Albertus Kriel, David Bulbring, Caylib Oosthuizen
Griffons: Eugene Cunha
Leopards: Andre Esterhuizen, Evan Richter
KwaZulu-Natal: Faizel de Bruin, Wynand Pienaar, Xolane Mnisi, Ross Cronje, Meyer Swanepoel, Lambert Groenwald, Kenechukwu Okafor, Julian Redelinghuys, Kyle Cooper, Dale Chadwick
Western Province: Nicolaas Hanekom, Johann Sadie, Johannes Engelbrecht, Yaasir Hartzenberg, Sidney Tobias, Ruan-Henry Smith
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The Baby Boks will meet for a training camp in Pretoria from 18-25 January. The greater squad includes 12 Bulls players and 10 players from the Sharks. Sauls will be joined by Deon Davids (Boland) and Nico Serfontein (Bulls) on his coaching staff.
The tournament kicks off on 5 June and will be played across four Japanese cities in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka.
SA U20 training squad:
Blue Bulls: Gideon Helberg, Gerhard van den Heever, Yondela Stampu, Omphile Seabela, Francois Brummer, Tendayi Chikukwa, Wilhelmus Nel, Marnus Schoeman, Cornell Hess, Andries Ferreira, Mlungise Bali, Pieter Rossouw de Klerk
Boland: Sampie Mastriet
Free State: Josias Ebersohn, Lionel Cronje, Christoffel Phillip van der Walt, Trevor Nyankane
Golden Lions: Jakob Taute, Riaan Arends, Elton Jantjies, Rudy Paige, Jacobus Albertus Kriel, David Bulbring, Caylib Oosthuizen
Griffons: Eugene Cunha
Leopards: Andre Esterhuizen, Evan Richter
KwaZulu-Natal: Faizel de Bruin, Wynand Pienaar, Xolane Mnisi, Ross Cronje, Meyer Swanepoel, Lambert Groenwald, Kenechukwu Okafor, Julian Redelinghuys, Kyle Cooper, Dale Chadwick
Western Province: Nicolaas Hanekom, Johann Sadie, Johannes Engelbrecht, Yaasir Hartzenberg, Sidney Tobias, Ruan-Henry Smith
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Reflections....
Has the year 2008 been a success in terms of South Africa rugby? As i type this article, already I’m being envisioned about the dark and bright clouds that have fallen on our rugby playing nation. Any mixed feelings with regards to the diagnosis and upshot of this much admirable game?
Barely a year after South Africa won the IRB world cup tournament in France, there has been an out of the blue hullabaloo state of the affairs in our rugby fratenity, both on and off the field. I’m sure the first thought that comes into your mind is non other that the 'so called' controversy surrounding the Puke (sorry i meant to write Luke) Watson saga. 'So called' because in my own opinion, Fluke (damn this keyboard...) Watson has just been a victim of the not so called middling media. I'm of the belief that leaders are not made, but BORN. And such is the headship that Luke Watson exuberates on and off the field. I for one feel that he was caught out of context and the 'rugby superiority’ decided to divert the focus to dim-witted issues instead of concentrating on burning issues surround SA rugby currently, TRANSFORMATION...CHANGE. Yes....like OBAMA would like IT done...CHANGE. To cut a long story short, after a brief chat with Luke with regards to the saga, he summed it all up by saying, "I don’t regret saying what i said at the UBUMBO function at UCT, at least now people know the concealed secrets within the Bok set and white mentality with regards to Rugby".
Moving on to another contentious matter. Our very own coach, Snor was allegedly CITED and implicated in a sexual delinquency. I shall not comment on this allegation seeing I don’t have any inside information with regards tot his subject. However, if I had to be asked to share my judgment on this, I’d quickly jump into DiV’s defense and say, “Those are the perks of being a bok coach”. When asked for comment, DiV quickly jumped to his defense, “I did not have any sexual relations with that woman”. After all, he’s human.
Moving onto the next saga….I need to take a breather on this one. The springbok emblem. Should it go, or should it not? I was initially one of those against the banishing of the emblem, but having read the reactions from the media and some arrogant supremacists. I have since realized that there’s more to SA rugby than just the badge. Then comes the Loftus saga. A black woman who was manhandled by racist white bok fans because, “how can a black woman support the boks”……Honestly, what rubbish is this. F%$^& the EMBLEM. Let it go.
Now on on-field issues, I think the overall Bok performance of 2008 was satisfactory. Big up to DiV for silencing his critics at the EOYT. Viva positive Jealous Viva!!!
Barely a year after South Africa won the IRB world cup tournament in France, there has been an out of the blue hullabaloo state of the affairs in our rugby fratenity, both on and off the field. I’m sure the first thought that comes into your mind is non other that the 'so called' controversy surrounding the Puke (sorry i meant to write Luke) Watson saga. 'So called' because in my own opinion, Fluke (damn this keyboard...) Watson has just been a victim of the not so called middling media. I'm of the belief that leaders are not made, but BORN. And such is the headship that Luke Watson exuberates on and off the field. I for one feel that he was caught out of context and the 'rugby superiority’ decided to divert the focus to dim-witted issues instead of concentrating on burning issues surround SA rugby currently, TRANSFORMATION...CHANGE. Yes....like OBAMA would like IT done...CHANGE. To cut a long story short, after a brief chat with Luke with regards to the saga, he summed it all up by saying, "I don’t regret saying what i said at the UBUMBO function at UCT, at least now people know the concealed secrets within the Bok set and white mentality with regards to Rugby".
Moving on to another contentious matter. Our very own coach, Snor was allegedly CITED and implicated in a sexual delinquency. I shall not comment on this allegation seeing I don’t have any inside information with regards tot his subject. However, if I had to be asked to share my judgment on this, I’d quickly jump into DiV’s defense and say, “Those are the perks of being a bok coach”. When asked for comment, DiV quickly jumped to his defense, “I did not have any sexual relations with that woman”. After all, he’s human.
Moving onto the next saga….I need to take a breather on this one. The springbok emblem. Should it go, or should it not? I was initially one of those against the banishing of the emblem, but having read the reactions from the media and some arrogant supremacists. I have since realized that there’s more to SA rugby than just the badge. Then comes the Loftus saga. A black woman who was manhandled by racist white bok fans because, “how can a black woman support the boks”……Honestly, what rubbish is this. F%$^& the EMBLEM. Let it go.
Now on on-field issues, I think the overall Bok performance of 2008 was satisfactory. Big up to DiV for silencing his critics at the EOYT. Viva positive Jealous Viva!!!
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