Topic: Springboks
The wounded Wallabies limped home Saturday with Quade Cooper on crutches and a hard-fought bronze medal to show for a World Cup campaign that failed to deliver on its rich promise.Australia, who brought one of the youngest squads (average age 26) to ...
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw delivered a masterclass in the art of the 'jackal in the tackle' to rival flanker David Pocock as New Zealand reached the World Cup final with a 20-6 victory over Australia.McCaw showed no sign of the foot ...
South Africa coach Peter de Villiers hailed veteran forwards John Smit and Victor Matfield Monday as the outgoing Rugby World Cup champions arrived home to an enthusiastic welcome from several hundred supporters."They are great people ... they are my heroes," De Villiers ...
New Zealand's bid to win the World Cup suffered a double blow Monday as Mils Muliaina and stand-in fly-half Colin Slade became the latest All Blacks to be ruled out of the tournament through injury.With star No 10 Dan Carter already out ...
The World Cup has distilled down to two compelling semi-finals next weekend: tournament revelations Wales against the great enigmas France and another instalment in the prickly All Blacks-Wallabies rivalry.The weekend's quarter-finals were absorbing battles of wills with France bouncing back from their ...
Peter de Villiers called it quits as South Africa coach after the reigning champions lost a World Cup quarter-final to Australia here on Sunday."It was a brilliant journey," said de Villiers, who took over from Jake White following the Springboks' 2007 World ...
The 'curse of the champions' struck again at the World Cup on Sunday as holders South Africa bowed out following a gruelling quarter-final defeat by Australia.The Wallabies' 11-9 win in Wellington saw them set-up a semi-final clash against old rivals New Zealand ...
Peter de Villiers called it quits as South Africa coach after the reigining champions lost a World Cup quarter-final to Australia here on Sunday."It was a brilliant journey," said de Villiers, who took over from Jake White following the Springboks' 2007 World ...
Australia derailed South Africa's bid to defend their World Cup title in an error-ridden 11-9 quarter-final victory on Sunday despite enjoying little territory and not much in the way of useful possession.The Wallabies spent much of the game on the back foot, ...
South Africa's bid to defend their World Cup title faces its sternest test yet when they meet Tri-Nations foes Australia in a quarter-final on Sunday.The way the draw was made, the Springboks ought to have been playing Ireland. But the Irish pulled ...
