Topic: Pretoria

In 1890 the British Rugby team sailedto South Africa aboard the Dunnottar Castle on her maiden voyage. This competition is one ofsince South Africa is gripped in the winter months by a fanaticalfervour of rugby - fans follow their teams with total ...
Competition front-runners Northern Bulls hit back from a half-time deficit to overwhelm the New South Wales Waratahs and claim their third consecutive bonus-point Super 14 victory this weekend.The Hurricanes and Chiefs remained unbeaten with the 'Canes piecing together a 33-18 win over ...

SA face torrid start to Tri-Nations defence

Champions South Africa face a demanding three consecutive Test opening to the defence of their Tri-Nations title in the 2010 campaign in the draw announced on Thursday.The world champion Springboks kick off with back-to-back internationals against New Zealand in Auckland (July 10) ...

S.Africa's torrid start to Tri-Nations defence

Champions South Africa face a demanding three consecutive Test opening to the defence of their Tri-Nations title in the 2010 campaign in the draw announced on Thursday.The world champion Springboks kick off with back-to-back internationals against New Zealand in Auckland (July 10) ...
South Africa play the British and Irish Lions in the third and final Test here Saturday with the series already sewn up and seeking a first-ever whitewash in 118 years of fixtures between the two sides.The Springboks won the first Test in ...
Paul O'Connell insists he can rouse his battered and bruised Lions to salvage some pride in the final Test of their gruelling six-week tour of South Africa.. Captain O'Connell admits the ferocity of the Loftus Versfeld clash, which has been overshadowed by ...
I would gladly swap my man of the match medal if it meant the Lions were still in the series.. This is my last Lions tour and the realisation I won't get another chance to help contribute to winning a series is ...

Lions in must-win second Test against Springboks

The British and Irish Lions, having lost the first Test in their three-match series, have no option other than victory when they clash with South Africa at Loftus Versfeld here on Saturday.A defeat would send the cream of the four home nations ...
Paradoxically, the sight of the Springboks filling their boots again in Pretoria on Saturday will merely confirm the pointless nature of the entire exercise. However shocking the scoreline, nobody ought to be the least bit surprised that the Red Rose wilted so ...

Springboks inflict record defeat on sorry England

Paradoxically, the sight of the Springboks filling their boots again in Pretoria on Saturday will merely confirm the pointless nature of the entire exercise. However shocking the scoreline, nobody ought to be the least bit surprised that the Red Rose wilted so ...