A quick wrap of the weekend’s rugby activity …
Saffa-laden Saracens’ seven-match winning streak in the English Premiership was broken after they suffered a 30-8 away defeat to Northampton Saints with John Smit at the helm. GARETH DUNCAN looks at the Saffas who featured in Europe over the weekend … More
The Blitzbokke won the first ever play-off for third place in the HSBC Sevens World Series, beating Australia 17-7 at the Gold Coast on Saturday, but they were taken to the cleaners by Fiji in the semi final, and at this stage the series looks like a two horse race between the Fijians and All Blacks … More
The Wallabies destroyed a woeful Victor Matfield lead Barbarians team in their one-off match at Twickenham in London, bringing fresh fodder to the debate re the relevance of the Baa baa’s iun a pro era. Steve Hansen makes a good point re the game being a warm up for the Aussies and not an end of tour run around, hence them taking it more seriously … More
Stormers-bound prop Deon Carstens came off the bench for Saracens, but was part of a front row well beaten by Northampton Saints, who had tighthead prop Brian Mujati was come off the bench early in the second half.
It was only a matter of time before it happened, and it has … Former Bok coach Jake White has dropped a hint that he would welcome an approach to succeed Martin Johnson as England coach … More
The British and Irish Lions will play the Wallabies in three Tests on their nine-match tour of Australia in 2013. The Lions will take on Australia in Brisbane on June 22, Melbourne on June 29 and Sydney on July 6 … More
Samoa’s Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has lost his appeal against a six-month sentence imposed after a Twitter rant during the RWC. Fuimaono-Sapolu could be banned from rugby … More
With Berick Barnes potentially not being available after he was accidentally kneed by Barbarians lock Simon Shaw, James O’Connor says he is ready, willing and able to play his first Test against Wales at No 10 this wekend after excelling against the Barbarians. One must remember that his opponent on Saturday was the inept Danny Cipriani though … More
