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Don’t put the cart before the horse

Don’t put the cart before the horse, says Spies

Bulls captain Pierre Spies says it’s foolish to judge the Blues on their losses in the first two rounds of the competition ahead of their next game.

Spies confident with young squad

Spies confident with young squad

Bulls captain Pierre Spies believes their new-look squad can bounce back in next year’s Super Rugby competition.

Spies added to Bok injury list

Pierre Spies and Danie Rossouw are the latest injury worries for the Boks, ahead of Saturday’s Tri-Nations clash against Australia in Durban.

Grand Slam can atone for Tri-Nations torment

Grand Slam can atone for Tri-Nations torment, says Spies

SA No 8 Pierre Spies believes a successful Grand Slam tour can help the Boks go some way to making up for the pain of the Tri-Nations.

Bulls sweat on injuries ahead of Super 14 opener

Springbok No 8 Pierre Spies is in a race against time to be fit for the Bulls’ opening Super 14 rugby match against the Cheetahs on February 12.

Boks delay naming team for All Blacks Test

SA have delayed naming their team for the Test against New Zealand as they await results of fitness tests on Bryan Habana and Pierre Spies.

Qashqai: crossover with cachet

Doing the job of several vehicles, the Qashqai is difficult to categorise, writes Sukasha Singh.

The Boks’ battle plan

The nature of Test rugby is that it tends to run in four-year cycles, centred on the mammoth spectacle of the World Cup. The Springboks face the next three-and-a-half years as…

De Villiers shows his hand

JP Pietersen’s lack of form in the Super 14 season has cost him a place in the Springbok squad that was named in Somerset West on Wednesday. The Sharks’ World Cup-winning wing…

Few surprises in Bok training squad

Isma-eel Dollie as one of a few lesser surprises in the Springbok training squad of 42 members that was named on Saturday night. The new Springbok coach, Peter de Villiers, has…

Habana strikes twice for Bulls

World superstar Bryan Habana dotted down twice as Super 14 title holders the Northern Bulls crushed the Central Cheetahs 60-20 in a final-round mini-league match on Saturday.…

Bok beauty contest begins

It looks like the closely fought endgame of the Super 14 might turn Saturday’s announcement of the 45-man Springbok squad into something of a damp squib. Springbok coach Peter de…

Hurricanes blow Bulls off course

An early four-try scoring blitz fashioned a 50-22 Super 14 triumph for Wellington Hurricanes over title holders Northern Bulls on Saturday. ”We were shocking,” was the blunt…

Bulls record for Pedrie Wannenburg

Bulls loose forward Pedrie Wannenburg will become the most capped Bulls player in Super rugby when he takes the field against the Western Force in Perth on Friday. Wannenburg,…

Hurricanes look to upset Crusaders

Crusaders coach Robbie Deans is expecting the toughest match so far for his unbeaten team in Friday’s New Zealand Super 14 rugby derby against the Hurricanes in Wellington. The…

Spies back for the Bulls

Pierre Spies has been included in the Bulls side to play the Blues in a Super 14 match in Auckland on Saturday. The inclusion of the Springbok number eight is a major boost for…

Super 14: New year, new ball game

The new Super 14 season, which begins on Friday, could help determine whether South Africa’s dominance of world rugby was a one-year wonder. South Africa provided both teams in…

SA teams face huge task to retain Super 14 title

South Africa’s five Super 14 teams will have to produce some of their best rugby yet if they are to retain the title they so famously won, for the first time, last year. After…

Pierre Spies on comeback trail

South Africa number eight Pierre Spies is expected to return to full training at the end of February after spending seven months on the sidelines. A statement issued by the Blue…

Bulls take stock of injuries among players

It was mostly good news in the Bulls camp on Monday regarding injuries following their warm-up match against the Lions in Windhoek over the weekend, but they were waiting…