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Doron Katz sits down with Western Force flyhalf Andre Pretorius, who had unfortunately sustained a season-long injury, prior to the commencement of this year’s Super 14 competition.
The Australian Rugby Union over the past decade had flirted with the notion of approaching and acquiring Australian rugby league players, with a recipe of sprinkling a generous amount of money, adding water and creating an instant Wallaby, from an already-established rugby league superstar, producing the likes of Andrew Walker, Wendell Sailor, Lote Tuquri, and Matt Rogers.
SARugby.com Australian correspondent, Doron Katz, takes a look at the recent rumours linking South African players to the 15th Super Rugby team the Melbourne Rebels and the possible consequences should Rod MacQueen's team go on a South African hunting exhibition.
Four Chiefs players are returning to New Zealand from Perth today – three with injuries and the fourth due to a two-week SANZAR suspension for foul play.
Whilst the new Super 15 franchise, the Melbourne Rebels have been given a permission slip from the ARU to sign up to 10 internationals, the ARU has warned the side not to approach any Australian contracted players playing in any of the other Aussie Super 14 teams, until June 1 (Australian Sevens and academy players are exempt from the rule). The ARU has insisted that this anti-poaching rule is applicable to any of the Australian provincial sides, the Rebels claim that they are at a real disadvantage and may escalate this matter to the courts, if the ARU do not ‘budge’.
SARugby.com recently signed up an old contributer to the site who is now living in Australia, Doron Katz, who is going to be our man on the ground Down Under. Doron will be bringing us regular insider information as to what is happening in Australia as well as reporting on matches and interviewing some of the big names.
We're very happy to have Doron back on board and think that his 'News from Australia' column is going to become a popular feature. Without further ado let's see what he's got to tell us this week....
Pre-season trial matches count for precious little as far as results are concerned but the back-to-back defeats suffered by the Sharks in the Neo Africa Tri-Series in Cape Town this week paints a worrying picture ahead of the upcoming Super 14.
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Current captain John Smit tops our list as the single greatest Springbok since re-admission.
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Our latest set of feature articles outlines the Top 50 Springboks to don the Green and Gold since re-admission.
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Our latest set of feature articles outlines the Top 50 Springboks to don the Green and Gold since re-admission.
Some great players have represented South Africa in the past 17 years and we've decided to take a trip down memory lane and remember and list the SARugby.com 50 Greatest Springboks since re-admission.
Contribution to the Springboks, Test caps, tries and the sheer skill and brilliance of the players were considered as a panel of journalists worked out our list of honour.
Over the short rugby off-season, we will be working our way backwards from player number 50 towards our best Springbok player since re-admission.
Join us as we work our way through the list and let us know where you agree, or disagree, with our selections.
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Our latest set of feature articles outlines the Top 50 Springboks to don the Green and Gold since re-admission.
Some great players have represented South Africa in the past 17 years and we've decided to take a trip down memory lane and remember and list the SARugby.com 50 Greatest Springboks since re-admission.
Contribution to the Springboks, Test caps, tries and the sheer skill and brilliance of the players were considered as a panel of journalists worked out our list of honour.
Over the short rugby off-season, we will be working our way backwards from player number 50 towards our best Springbok player since re-admission.
Join us as we work our way through the list and let us know where you agree, or disagree, with our selections.
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Our latest set of feature articles outlines the Top 50 Springboks to don the Green and Gold since re-admission.
Some great players have represented South Africa in the past 17 years and we've decided to take a trip down memory lane and remember and list the SARugby.com 50 Greatest Springboks since re-admission.
Contribution to the Springboks, Test caps, tries and the sheer skill and brilliance of the players were considered as a panel of journalists worked out our list of honour.
Over the short rugby off-season, we will be working our way backwards from player number 50 towards our best Springbok player since re-admission.
Join us as we work our way through the list and let us know where you agree, or disagree, with our selections.
.jpg)
Our latest set of feature articles outlines the Top 50 Springboks to don the Green and Gold since re-admission.
.jpg)
Our latest set of feature articles outlines the Top 50 Springboks to don the Green and Gold since re-admission.
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Our latest set of feature articles outlines the Top 50 Springboks to don the Green and Gold since re-admission.
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