Congratulations to the Blue Bulls on an excellent win in the 2009 Currie Cup final. What a great contest between the two teams who have dominated Currie Cup finals over the last 5 or so years. There where one or two instances where I felt that the Cheetahs were unlucky in calls not going their way, Habana’s try in the 14th minute was clearly forward, but it was a hard fought contest all around and a great game. Pity about the unnecessary argy bargy after the final whislte. I definately think Bakkies would have dominated that one… A special mention should go to Jonathan “JK” Kaplan for letting the game flow.

Enjoy the highlights: [Rugbydump]

2009 Currie Cup final – Blue Bulls VS Freestate Cheetahs

The Man in the Mirror tells the truth, and nothing but the truth. It will blow your socks off.

“Joost do it!”

And that is exactly what he did. After much media hype and speculation over the last few months surrounding a speculated Joost sex tape, he has now come clean and is willing to accept the consequences.

The former Springbok scrum-half has owned up and admits to feeding the (his) ball(s) to a “hooker” of a different kind, as well as running down the other “white line”. (Oh, please do excuse the puns!)

Joost’s SuperSport contract as commentator and presenter has also been terminated following discussions between the two parties upon which they both mutually agreed to part ways. Click to read more about where “SuperSport Axes Joost”.

Not many people have seen the footage and just in case you missed the late night movie on ETV over the weekend check out the sex tape video below and see what you think.

The sex tape is published across 9 video clips; below is the first:
If you are still keen for more (the actual naughty stuff) you can watch them all at Heat.co.za.

The handbag in the clip seems to have a rather clunky zip, definitely no Prada or Gucci label that.

I wonder how much her match fees were…

Clip 01 – The Camera Setup in the bathroom prior to their meeting.
WARNING! Please note these clips may be offensive to sensitive viewers and contain scenes of a sexual nature…(No under 18’s)

Get off of me you fly...

In a heavy blow to the Springboks, Pierre Spies has been ruled out of the Springbok end of year tour with a surgery requiring finger injury. Spies apparently injured his finger in the Currie Cup final this past Saturday an had to have surgery on Monday night. Spies’ athleticism will no doubt be missed by many of the Springbok fans, but all is not lost. In a country where we are currently blessed with a whole host of extremely talented loose forwards, as the door closed for Spies last night, it opened for Sharks loose forward, Jean Deysel.

Many rugby fans around the country were disappointed to see Deysel originally left out of the Springbok end of year tour squad, whilst a host of shock selections, some unwarranted, were included. Deysel has been knocking on the door for Springbok selection, or there andthere abouts, for some time now. Diesel Deysel as he is called by many of his fans has what it takes to make the step up an should do us proud in the Green and Gold strip. He is a player who relishes in the physical contact, enjoys running with the ball, and shows good interplay. My only gripe with him is that from time  to time his handling is a bit kak, but I’m sure he will be working on this. All in all, I think it is not a bad call at all.

In other news, Fourie Du Preez has been rewarded for his sublime form this season Read More >>

Appologies for the lack of posts of late, things are up and running as per usual once again.

Answer from Tuesday trivia#26: During the infamous 1986 NZ Cavaliers tour.

Q: Who captained the Springboks in the 1st test match against the All Blacks in 1937?

Answer from Tuesday trivia #25: Os du Randt, 08 Oct 1994 – 20 Oct 2007, 13 years 12 days.

[Come on guys, I gave you the answer in Friday's Exclusive Q&A sesh with Os du Randt]

Q: During which famous tour did referee Fransie Muller tell Springbok hooker, Uli Schmidt, “Uli, jy is gelukkig ou pel…” [Uli, you are lucky mate], after punching an opposition player?

en-route to RWC medal #2

Making his test debut on 8 Oct 1994 at the tender age [for a prop] of just 22, against Argentina and his last Springbok appearance on 20 Oct 2007, against England in the Rugby World Cup final, Os du Randt is the longest serving Springbok player ever with an international career spanning 13 years, 12 days.

Known for his phenomenal work-rate, Jacobus Petrus du Randt, or “Os” [Ox] as he is better known throughout the rugby world, is the 5th most capped Springbok of all time. He is the only South African rugby player to hold two world cup medals and is probably the best loose-head prop the modern game has ever seen.

BlogSpotRugby caught up with Os du Randt and asked him a few quick questions regarding the scrums.

Here Goes: Read More >>

What a weekend of upsets, who would have seen that double whammy coming? I’m still speechless! Here are the highlights: [WRN]

Currie Cup 2009 – Semi Final 1 – Sharks VS Free State:

What you missed just before the opening shot in the clip above is that just prior to The Beast lifting his hands in complete and utter ”innocence”, he had already illegally scooped the ball through to the Sharks’ side… 5 points.

Currie Cup 2009 – Semi Final 2 – Western Province VS Blue Bulls: Read More >>

Take that you "bliksemse bal"...!

Naas Botha is quite simply the face of rugby as far as South Africa is concerned. Naas is still baas [boss] as far as tactical rugby knowledge goes, and love him or hate him, his opinion is generally respected across the rugby playing fraternity. At times during his playing days he was criticised for not getting involved in too much contact, nor keen on having a go himself. Whilst the first part of the above might be true, I definately don’t believe the second part is. Perhaps the view that his running game was below par is due to the fact that his kicking game was so far ahead of anyone else at the time.

Naas was devastating with both his left and right boot, earning him the nickname, “Nasty Booter” from the British press during the 1980 British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa. They found out just how nasty he could be in the third test in Port Elizabeth when Botha, under immense pressure, put a touchline conversion between the uprights in wet conditions to give the Springboks a 12-10 victory and an unbeatable three-nil series lead.

As well as being a devastating kicker of the ball, whether it be drop kicking, punting or place kicking, Naas had impeccable handling skills and was able to get his backline moving very quickly at any given moment with his accurate long and short range passing. He had an eye for a gap and was a deceptively quick runner.  This coupled together with his handling and superb passing skills resulted in countless tries for the players outside of him.

Naas controlling the 1986 rebel New Zealand Cavaliers test:

Naas had a tactical reading of the game that was second to none. Read More >>

Answer from Tuesday triva#24: Morne, Willie, Daan and Tommy

Q: Which former Springbok has the longest career span from 1st test match played to last test match played?

I found this video on Youtube [CombatBok] and thought it was quite funny. It’s friday, sit back, relax and have a laugh…