SA coach dies at 43

SA coach dies at 43

Tributes have poured in from across the rugby world following the sudden death of former Wales Women’s head coach Warren Abrahams. The South African coach passed away at the age of 43 while in Nairobi, Kenya, where he was guiding Belgium’s national women’s sevens team...

Washtenaw Golf Club Clubhouse 1914

The post Washtenaw Golf Club Clubhouse 1914 appeared first on GolfBlogger Golf Blog. I recently acquired a 1914 postcard showing the original clubhouse of the Washtenaw CC near the railroad tracks that once ran along what is now Packard Road. The post Washtenaw Golf...

Ackers: Families fight too

Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann has responded to criticism from Bulls president Willem Strauss after the team’s 28-7 defeat to Ulster in Belfast. Strauss did not hold back in a broadcast group message, describing it as “arguably our worst performance since joining...

Ackers urges patience with Pollard

Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann says “everyone must just be patient” with Handré Pollard. SIMON BORCHARDT reports. The Springbok flyhalf’s first appearance for the Bulls in more than five years ended in a 28-7 defeat to Ulster in Belfast on Saturday night. Pollard...

Plum: Massive job ahead of Sharks

Coach John Plumtree says the Sharks will have to work hard to get their Vodacom URC campaign on track after a winless start continued with a 31-5 defeat to Leinster in Dublin. The Durbanites were outplayed by the defending champions on Saturday, leaking five tries to...

Eben opens up on Bok leadership breakdown

Eben Etzebeth has revealed how leadership failures and player discipline within the Springbok squad left him disillusioned during two key periods early in his Test career. In his new autobiography Unlocked, the 33-year-old Test centurion recalls how, as a 23-year-old...

Bulls call for SA competitions shake-up

Bulls president Willem Strauss has requested a strategic workshop involving all key role players to address SA Rugby’s competition structures. In a letter to SA Rugby, Strauss said the move away from Super Rugby to the nothern hemisphere has created “many challenges”...

Bok loosie ruled out of year-end tour

Rassie Erasmus will be without the services of a hard-hitting loose forward for the Springboks’ end-of-year tour starting in November. Jean-Luc du Preez has undergone knee surgery following the injury he picked up in the lead-up to the 6 September Test against the All...

Former Bok captains hail Siya as best ever

As Siya Kolisi nears yet another milestone, former Springbok captains say he’s the best leader the Boks have ever had. The inspirational skipper is on the brink on adding his name to the eight Bok centurions and currently stands on 98 Tests – with his 100th likely to...