Archive for August, 2007


Bryan Habana

Bryan Habana: Skinstad desciple?

Thursday, 23rd August 2007 at 11:35 am

The most famous tongue in rugby has been somewhat inconspicuous since its return to South African rugby, Bob Skinstad’s aesthetic trademark apparently confined to younger days (remember the American Swiss advert, with the diamond tongue stud?). But if Wednesday’s training …

AmaGlug-glug

AmaGlug-glug, Nigeria all square

Thursday, 23rd August 2007 at 11:28 am

With three years to go until the World Cup, Carlos Alberto Parreira will be weighing up his playing options, and while the bulk of his attention will be on the core of players who travelled to Scotland for Wednesday night’s …

Jordy Smith

Jordy Smith, like, styling bru

Thursday, 23rd August 2007 at 11:17 am

Last week’s win in the Sooruz Lacanau Six Star Pro propelled 19-year-old South African surfing superstar Jordy Smith past the 11 500-point mark in the World Qualifying Series, guaranteeing the teenager a place alongside surfing’s elite next season; there’s no …

JP Pietersen

What did JP Pietersen’s hand do next?

Thursday, 23rd August 2007 at 11:00 am

In the grand sporting tradition of ‘What happened next…?’ - Feverpitcher fondly remembers Bill Beaumont and Ian Botham cheerfully jousting on ‘A Question of Sport’ - here’s one from Tuesday night’s Springbok debacle against Connacht…
Have a close look at the …

Player Magazine

Player Magazine hits the shelves

Thursday, 23rd August 2007 at 10:53 am

Gary Player may be closing in on 72, but South Africa’s greatest ever golfer is still as manic as ever, traversing the globe, designing courses, playing in tournaments - and fronting the cover of his new magazine. Player is a …

Wickus van Heerden

The Wickus van Heerden debate

Thursday, 23rd August 2007 at 9:58 am

If Bob Skinstad is the renaissance man of Springbok rugby, then Wickus van Heerden is the quiet achiever. An unfashionable exponent of an art form Jake White has famously decried on numerous occasions, Van heerden has muscled his way into …