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Please read all three of my posts. The one you quoted is a wish list, which yes, will have maximum benefit South Africa. An Australian wish list would look completely different, which is fine. The point of the whole exercise is that all the parties say (honestly) what they want and where...

Oh, I probably need to say what I kind of competition I want - Short, from Late Feb/begining of March ending before the in bound tours. Majority of games against foreign opposition. SA having +- 5 teams.

I'll start with point number one. I want super rugby to be super. I want Super rugby to be something else than simply a domestic competition. This infers two things. One, the super rugby must be superior to something else and two that there must be something foreign and exotic about the...

The last round of negotiations got extremely ugly between the partners, I hope this time around things can be different. (want to include a snide comment about a recently departed CEO, but in the spirit of consensus seeking I am going to restrain myself). So I have an idea Lets use the...

Arrogant, cocky, full of himself (direct translation windy (wind) ass (gat), don't understand it either)

hmm, you lot are missing Pierre Spies and Arno Botha through injury and Juandre Kruger through an inability to read a calender properly. Stormers were missing Tiaan Liebenberg, Frans Malherbe, Andries Bekker, Siya Kolisi, Schalk Burger :( , Micheal Rhodes, Duane Vermeulen, Peter Grant, Joe...

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I have slightly more relaxed view of things than most here. Booing the kicker - slight annoyance, but I can forgive the crowd for wanting to get involved the game. Goading an opposition player who has made a mistake or as you are about to score - no problem whatsoever, if you don't want to...

Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Mornè Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Dewald Potgieter (c), 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Grant Hattingh, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling...

Random thoughts. The crusaders were brilliant. Their tactics were spot on (and if wasn't they have through the season shown that there are a plan b and c available). Their forward runners in the midfield did a great job of bending the line, but the most impressive thing was how they always...

As an aside, I think there is a misapprehension of South Africa's position to Super Rugby. We really love Super Rugby, it enjoys a massive amount of support and people are passionate about their teams. The fans love the international nature of the competition allowing us to super multiple...

But Murdoch on the other hand... Look, SANZAR is a commercial deal between the different unions aimed at maximizing revenue and product. The rugby championship works for all involved. It would be financial suicide for all the parties if they choose to end it. Of course there is nothing...

Six Nations, no, and I don't think there is much of a disagreement with regards to the Rugby Championship portion of SANZAR. Heineken Cup is a completely different issue. I don't know if you have been following the going ons in Europe, but the future of the Heineken Cup is far from clear...

I hate how discussions around Super Rugby future always venture into debate about absolutes. The whole idea that SA must FIFO with continued expansion of Super Rugby until it becomes the only domestic competition in the southern hemisphere is misguided. Truth is that super rugby offers...

There intra conference performances were actually ok. Wins against the Force, Rebels (away) and Highlanders and a draw away from home against the Brumbies. The flipside of course was heavy losses to the Crusader, Hurricanes, Chiefs and Waratahs. What sank them were their poor results...

I'll give it a go... The Cheetahs will play like the Reds and don't mean that as complimentary as many here and elsewhere would. Expect them to tackle, spoil and generally slow down the everything the Brumbies try to do in attack. They also not above a bit of gamesmanship. Whenever there is...

It was never clear who pushed for what during the negotiation that lead to the Super 15, but Australia were definitely the biggest beneficiaries. The extra derby games help Australia (and New Zealand to a lesser extent), but all South Africa did was swap Currie Cup games for Super rugby games...

At a guess players might not be available, final exams are held through september and october.

It is his job to judge players (Alexander in this case) harshly who refuse to bind and bellies out when it suits them.

That article contains absolutely no facts, the journalist doesn't even claim that she has any evidence. Might be true, but that article is simple rumour mongering disguised as a news piece.