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2013….the rugby year ahead!
Having survived the potential threat of a Mayan apocalypse, most people (well me anyway) are now merrily plotting their 2013 rugby-viewing calendar. As always, there’s much to look forward to and in...
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The Lions 2013: a game of thrones
After finding themselves on the wrong end of SARFU backroom dealings, the Lions will not be participating in this year’s Super 15. This weekend saw them taking on the less fancied Russian...
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The battle of the Celts
The 6 Nations tournament kicks-off today with a mouth-watering encounter between two Celtic nations who have really upped their game in recent years. Since winning the grand slam last year, it’s fair...
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Thierry Dusautoir….the man who was raised by bears
Not many people know this about the former French captain Thierry Dusautoir, but he was raised by bears. This hasn’t stopped him from becoming one of the greatest flankers the game has ever seen, but...
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S15 preview: Get ready for the Southern Kings screwjob
Southern Kings (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Southern Kings unfortunately decided to switch their logo at their last minute before the 2013 season kicked off. The more fitting image of a baby seal...
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Revenge is a dish best served cold…and washed down with Guinness
Everybody knows the Irish like nothing more than beating the English, which is exactly what they’ll be hoping to do this Sunday. It doesn’t matter how, when, at what, or with what….as long as a pasty...
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The beautiful game…
There was once a time (let’s call this period BC for reasons that will become clear later) when rugby players thought long hair was for girls. And possibly ponies, especially girl ponies. Then this...
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Blue Bulls release musical crime against nature: Stand by Me
In what critics are calling “a crime against nature” the Bulls have released a version of themselves singing “Stand by Me”. See the video below: After viewing this, I can only say… What the fuck? In...
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Things I forgot about Super Rugby during the off-season
With Round 2 of the 2013 Super 15 recently behind us, last weekend was when most of us got round to actually watching a game with a pint in hand. During the off-season, I forgot a few things that just...
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Les Miserables
If you thought the big-screen version of Victor Hugo’s famous novel was the must-see tear jerker event of the year…think again! A tragedy of a much grander scale is likely to unfold this weekend if Les...
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What the hell happened to the Cheetahs?
Huh? Two consecutive wins in Australasia on tour. The Cheetahs? When did they become a team that wins comfortably on tour? I knew they were onto a good thing when they hired Tony Soprano to be their...
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Allister Coetzee has a message for Jake White
Seen in the Brumbies changing room after full time at Newlands on Saturday night…. Allister Coetzee confronting his former mentor Jake White: Allister “I’m much stronger now” Coetzee Other comments...
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Stormers fans to pretend they’re “not that into rugby” this week
What part of Christchurch are you from, son? After talking a good game in the office last week, Stormers fans will be pretending they’re “not that into” Super Rugby this week as they return to face...
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Cheetah’s hooker defies modern science
Springbok and Cheetah’s hooker Adriaan Strauss continues to defy the laws of physics by consistently running faster than should be possible for a man of his weight and girth. His bursts of pace show...
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Waratahs’ hooker Polota-Nau releases his electro-pop EP on Soundcloud
TATAFU POLOTA-NAU (Photo credit: paddynapper) NSW front rower Polota-Nau has released his new single “Nightcall” under the stage name of “Kavinsky”. Rolling Stone magazine has hailed it as a tour de...
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Habana charge-down
When was the last time you saw a conversion charged-down?! Most likely the 20th, possibly even 19th century…when a rugby ball was basically an animal’s lower intestine filled with porridge, which then...
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America delivers a big wedgie to the Springbok reputation
Ahhh. Somewhere in the States today, there sat a fellow in a faded green and gold jersey (circa 1995 or 2007?), slowly sipping on his Sierra Nevada, with the sudden realization that the Blitzbokke...
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That familiar sinking Springbok feeling: 2013 edition
It’s early days, but I’ve got Springbok deja vu all over again. That feeling in the pit of your stomach that despite all of this amazing talent available to the Bok rugby team, somehow between the...
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The South African rugby disease
Former Wallaby coach Rod Macqueen once famously described South African rugby players to Harry Viljoen as “big, powerful and fucking stupid”. To that I’d like to add “dumber than a pile a bricks”. If...
View ArticleSpringbok rugby fans torn between cynicism and wildly misguided hope this...
In offices and pubs around the country, South African rugby fans are sharply divided into two camps. On one hand, we have the dreamers, the romantics, the hopeful misfits. They can be heard consoling...
View Article2013 Currie Cup: First Round update
No one cares. Let’s get to the real rugby. Please Supersport and all print newspapers stop trying to make me care. It’s embarrassing – like the awkward guy at the pub trying to get the ladies...
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Ruan Pienaar vs Fourie du Preez: Ultimate scrumhalf matchup
Who is the better scrumhalf? If anybody hasn’t been paying attention to Springbok rugby in the last few years, we thought we’d line them up, by the stats. You decide for yourself who should the Bok...
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If Saturday’s test match doesn’t get you excited that little rugby fan inside...
Another Supersport viewer about to be disappointed by the standard of Hugh Bladen’s commentary. Saturday is pretty much as good as it gets for a rugby fan. A rising South African side, buoyed by a...
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Leaked photo clearing Bismarck
The IRB reveals the persuasive photo evidence that cleared Du Plessis of his red card. Not sure who the original poster was here. The post Leaked photo clearing Bismarck appeared first on Big Daddy Rugby.
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Shock as Jake White quits Brumbies coaching role after taking Intro to...
News of Jake White’s resignation from coaching the Brumbies has hit Australian papers and blogs today. What could possess a man who was poised to inherit the Wallaby coaching position to burn his...
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Is John Smit the new villain of SA Rugby?
A few years ago there was an episode of South Park that featured Mickey Mouse as a brutal dictator of the Disney empire. While Mickey presented a smiling, cuddly personality to the public, behind the...
View ArticleBok camp rife with infighting ahead of Wales Test
Our reporter on the ground in the UK this week has uncovered that far from the gentle harmonious image portrayed on most mainstream media sites, the Springbok camp is in fact rife with infighting and...
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Blue Bulls camo jersey – the ultimate in self parody?
One tries really hard to make fun of the Bulls. But then they do such a good job it for themselves, I sometimes wonder, why bother parodying them at all? Aren’t they just the biggest parody...
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A legend retires
Thank you Brian O’Driscoll. We will miss you. Probably the best way a legend can leave the game. The post A legend retires appeared first on Big Daddy Rugby.
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Reasons I am struggling to get into Super 15 rugby this year
The Stormers suck (yes, tough start to the year, tough break on injuries, but still…) The Bulls just quite aren’t that menacing bully team you love to hate (have you seen their flyhalf?) The Sharks...
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