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Champions of the World

Keohane’s book joins the Christmas queue

Wednesday, 14th November 2007 at 10:39 pm

The past weekend saw a blur of media response to Jake White’s much-anticipated autobiography, ‘In Black and White’, a book that’s unlikely to further endear him to the Watson family, the Presidents Council, or the crowd down at SARU. Three …

Madiba and Jake White

No surprises as Jake White departs

Wednesday, 31st October 2007 at 5:39 pm

Saddened? Most certainly. Surprised? No, unfortunately not. That Jake White survived the gauntlet of South African rugby for as long as he did, let alone won the World Cup, is testament to his self-belief, his ability, and above all his …

Jannie du Plessis

A big week for Jannie du Plessis

Wednesday, 31st October 2007 at 4:31 pm

Normally, there wouldn’t be any debate - World Cup trumps domestic title every time. But in Bloemfontein the Absa Currie Cup is religious artefact and then some, which makes winning the trophy a massive achievement for any Free Stater. Os …

Springbok bus tour

Springboks take to the road

Sunday, 28th October 2007 at 10:59 am

The reception they received at OR Tambo confirmed what everyone suspected: the returning Springboks were set for a countrywide welcome the likes of which no sports team has every received before in South Africa; even the Bulls didn’t elicit quite …

John Smit and Thabo Mbeki

Thabo Mbeki joins Springbok management

Sunday, 28th October 2007 at 10:42 am

Nothing’s been made official yet, but as usual Feverpitcher has the inside track, and so can break the post-World Cup story of the year: Thabo Mbeki is set to join the Springbok management team after his successful secondment to the …

OR Tambo crowds

Boks fans turn out in thousands

Tuesday, 23rd October 2007 at 3:23 pm

Had the Pope arrived with Michael Jackson, Britney Spears and John Lennon (now there’s a fourball for a celebrity golf day), you wouldn’t have got as big a crowd: the day after the South African public celebrated the World Cup, …