ER24 is well-known for quality medical assistance at rugby games across South Africa. They do not only provide life saving assistance to players on the pitch, but also to spectators attending at the stadiums. ER24 and Blue Bulls concluded an agreement where ER24 renewed its role as the official medical partner for BBRU. ER24 looks [...]
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Springbok scrumhalf Ricky Januarie will perform 20 hours of community service after drunk-driving charges against him were withdrawn in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Januarie was ordered to coach rugby at schools selected by the National Institute for Crime Prevention and Re-integration of Offenders (NICRO). He is expected to do this community service between [...]
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The Free State Cheetahs have once again stunned the South African rugby public! I remember how in 2005, after winning the Currie Cup for the first time in 29 years, rugby supporters from other teams joked that it will take another 29 years for the Cheetahs to win the Currie Cup…! Guess what? Nobody joked [...]
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In the literal sense – yes they are – and nobody will dispute that you may not lay a hand on or throw a glass of coke at the face of a referee! But may we criticize weak decision making and will they be punished for biased and poor decision making? I have a few [...]
This might not be a recognized medical term yet – but to provide my own definition I would like to offer the following: Giteau Disease: That condition that presents itself as temporary / partial blindness to the eyes of match officials/ citing commissioners and causes them to regard brutal acts of intentional reckless and dangerous [...]
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I am overjoyed at another Springbok Victory! This Blog post is not an analysis of the game yesterday – but only of one specific moment in the game which fascinated me. I would like to refer to the moment when the All Blacks scored their last penalty – and I would like to refer to the [...]
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Viewing the status updates of friends on Facebook, I find references to the Springboks and messages of support from Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town and the fortunate guys and girls in Durban. We will again be having the best possible Saterday – a day with family and friends –dressed in green Springbok jerseys and discussing the Bok [...]
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I was very impressed with the performance of Victor Matfield on Saterday. We have over the past few years witnessed the value of Victor as a lineout specialist and above all – a clever rugby player! He brings fear to the opposition with his ability to “work out” lineout calls. On Saterday he proved his value [...]
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I am blessed to be able to attend this match in Bloemfontein. It is bitterly cold in Bloemfontein as I am writing this on an early Friday afternoon – but I am convinced that it is going to heat up nicely in pubs and restaurants across Bloemfontein! Bloemfontein is known for beautiful ladies and good [...]
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Much has been written about our Rugby Coach, Pieter De Villiers. He received a lot of ridicule and criticism in the media and some even referred to him as a “clown”. I am your average rugby fan – or let me rather correct myself – very much a rugby fanatic!! – and someone blessed to [...]
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