No logic to Bok Currie Cup ban
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntThe Currie Cup blanket ban for contracted Boks is laughable, providing further proof of how EXCO’s and Governing Bodies in SA are made up of clubs and unions that fight not for the good of rugby, but...
Contracted Boks out of Currie Cup
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntThe 20 contracted Springboks will take no part in the business end of the Currie Cup, instead attending a training camp in Stellenbosch in preparation for the End of Year Tour. The decision to invite the...
Weekend teams and predictions
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntAll Blacks lose Crocket and Retallick and might have a foot on the plane, Boks bring in Bismarck, but sweat on Vermeulen. A look at the weekend’s teams, times, refs, odds, weather and Tank’s predictions. Tank...
Good call to stick with Oupa
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntSelecting Schalk Burger at 7 must have been tempting for Meyer, but Tank Lanning, in his weekly Sport24 column, believes sticking with Oupa Mohoje is a brave call that will resonate with the players. One...
Time to stress test new Bok game plan
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntThe Argentinians have a golden opportunity to get that first RC win and set up their RWC campaign, while the Boks will need their wits about them if hoping to continue a ball in hand approach against the...
Weekend teams and predictions
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntAll eyes on new boys Oupa and Cobus, but the scrap between Coetzee and Hooper might define the result. Catch the weekend’s teams, times, refs, odds, weather, community picks and Tank’s predictions. Tank...
Bok train on the right track
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntAn incredibly strong and balanced bench, together with talk of a ball in hand game and a flyhalf to make it happen, has Tank Lanning singing the Bok praises in his Sport24 column this week. Tank LanningWhen...
Bigger worries than boozing players
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntCongrats to Steve Hansen for handling the Aaron Cruden incident in the mature fashion he has says Tank Lanning, who deems rugby to have much bigger fish to fry than the odd boozing player. Tank Lanning...
Pollard is the way forward
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntThe debate and discussion should be around the Bok scrumhalf, not flyhalf, says Tank Lanning in his Sport24 column, who also reckons the Bok 50/50 transformation plan might be a dig at the coach. Why...
Pollard is back!
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntBismarck stays on the bench, Lood remains ahead of Bakkies and Pienaar gets another go. The Bok side shows only one change from last weekend, with Handré Pollard starting at flyhalf. The Springbok...
