Mbonambi starts as two Boks return
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Stormers have been boosted by the return of two Springboks - one in the starting XV and another on the bench. At the same time Bulls import Bongi Mbonambi will get his first start for the Stormers,...
Weekend teams and predictions
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntChiefs change 11, Hendricks back for the Cheetahs and Kanko back for the Sharks. Take in the weekend’s teams, SuperBru Community picks, collated odds and Tank’s predictions. Tank LanningFriday,...
Dock log points for a red card
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntIn his column for Sport24 this week, Tank Lanning suggests that a 15 vs 14 man game is unsustainable in a professional world, so has come up with a few eyebrow raising alternate red card punishments. Tank...
Three Kiwis banned for punching or striking in Round 2 of Super Rugby
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpIt has been an eventful few days for Kiwi forwards, as three were suspended following striking and punching incidents in round two of Super Rugby. Owen Franks, Kane Hames and Hayden Triggs will all be...
Hayden Triggs Punches Duane Vermeulen
1 decade agoView the punch that earned Hayden Triggs a 1 week ban as he flattens Duane Vermeulen.
SARU 'quotas' achievable on merit
1 decade ago by Rugby 365After my article last week - which stated that quotas in South African sport must stop - I decided to put on a coach/selector's cap and named a Springbok team on merit. I attempted to see how many...
Punching Triggs gets one week off
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Blues lock Hayden Triggs has been suspended for a week for punching Stormers captain Duane Vermeulen during their match in Cape Town.
Blues 'cop it on the chin'
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Blues coach John Kirwan admitted that his biggest concern is his team's discipline, which cost them dearly against the Stormers. The Auckland side were reduced to 14 men for much of the contest at...
Kiwi trio to answer striking charges
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumHayden Triggs, Owen Franks and Kane Hames will all front SANZAR judiciary hearings this week to answer striking charges. Franks and Hames were charged following separate incidents in Saturday night's...
Stormers beat spiteful Blues
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Stormers got their second win of the season, a 27-16 triumph over the Blues at a sun-bathed Newlands on Saturday. It is a win that will be both celebrated and loathed. The celebration will...
