Kaptein, span die seile!
A challenge awaits If there was ever a challenge set for a brand-new skipper of a Springbok team, the recent call to duty for Kyle Brown is it. His side already decimated due to injury and SuperRugby call-up, the new Springbok Sevens Skipper will be leading what will be a Sevens team made up of primarily young, [...]
Shanghai Sevens preview
04 September 2010
There will be an extra reason for teams to do well in the first ranking leg of the Asian Rugby Sevens Series in Shanghai this weekend; that is grabbing the psychological high ground before the upcoming Asian Games in Guangzhou in November. The top six teams decided over the two ranking legs of the series – [...]
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Mr Pick ‘n Pay presents Bok jerseys
03 September 2010
South African business icon Raymond Ackerman presented the Springboks with their match jerseys in Bloemfontein on Friday. The Springboks host the Wallabies in a Vodacom Tri-Nations Test at Vodacom Park tomorrow. Ackerman, the founder of Pick n’ Pay, praised the team on its comeback victory last week and wished them well for the forthcoming match. “It took enormous [...]
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Treu: improving yourself as coach
03 September 2010
Last week we reported on Springbok Sevens mentor Paul Treu‘s regular article on www.irb.com In it the BlitzBokke coach wrote of his annual professional development trip further south (in fact on the other side of the globe) to, Melbourne, Australia. “Every year I go on at least one professional development trip and, even as I write this [...]
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Nicole Beck, you beaut!
02 September 2010
It’s not that I wanted to plagiarise Francois Pienaar when he called Joel Stransky “a beaut” after THAT 1995 drop-kick, nor did I want to be seen as calling a woman rugby player that. However, after seeing this tackle, you too will call Australia’s Nicole Beck a beaut (or something similar). About 19 minutes into the [...]
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Hong Kong Rugby Calendar
01 September 2010
(This story originally appeared on Howzit-HongKong) Back home we have the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Fund who looks after the needs of rugby players who suffered serious injuries playing the game. The Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund pays homage to two young rugby players who died playing the game they loved. In 1980, Western Province fullback Chris [...]
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Bok Pride!
30 August 2010
In the afterglow of the Springboks fine victory over Australia last Saturday (44-31) BlitzBokke.com would like to pay tribute to all three our Springbok Centurions. Click on their names to view their full SARU profiles: 1. Percival Colin Montgomery Springbok number: 651 Provinces: Western Province (1997) Newport, Wales (2004) Natal (2005) Perpignan, France (2008) 2. John William Smit Springbok number: [...]
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Treu: Delhi and beyond…
30 August 2010
In his latest irbsevens.com column, Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu assesses his team ahead of the Commonwealth Games – from the airport lounge in Cape Town… To Delhi and beyond – against all odds That’s the way I’m approaching the next few crucial months with my South Africa Sevens team. The Commonwealth Games only come around once every [...]
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Follow us @BlitzBokke
30 August 2010
BlitzBokke.com has been on Twitter for a while now, though we haven’t really been using the social network to it’s full extent. (It’s bloody hard work too!) With the 2010/2011 season a few months away, we felt we should start to build this network and integrate it into our current social network offering so that it [...]
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Paki shares his Rugby IQ
28 August 2010
When asked recently about suggestions for a technical contributor to a rugby website, the name Dallen Stanford came to mind. Fortunately the person who asked also had the same former USA Eagles Sevens player in mind and the deal was signed, sealed and today it delivered… the first online contribution that is. Dallen “interviews” another Eagles strongman [...]
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Brown to lead BlitzBokke at Games
26 August 2010
Kyle Brown will captain the Springbok Sevens team announced by the South African Sports Commission and Olympic Confederation (SASCOC) earlier today. The team will participate as part of the greater “Team South Africa” at the Commonwealth Games in India in October. Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu recently met with representatives from SASCOC to finalise the team [...]
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Bok Sevens Team for Games
25 August 2010
SASCOC president Gideon Sam on Wednesday announced the addition of 32 more sportsmen and women for the South African team to do duty at this year’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India in October. Added to the squad at the announcement at Olympic House in Johannesburg were further representatives from track and field, rugby sevens, cycling, [...]
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HK players dabble in rap, Yo!
24 August 2010
I’m on a tram is pha-shiz! Dawg, this video may be old-news on this side of the noodle-curtain, but check this out Aight… Yo! BlitzBokke.com schemed we’d bring this pumpin’ music video to all you homies out there who haven’t seen it so far. Marky “Manila Ice” Komar, Tom “T-Mac” McQueen, Mike “The Real Deal” Hayes, Stuart [...]
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Calendar for 2010/2011 season
27 July 2010
(This calendar will be updated as and when we receive more information. Please check back here regularly.) Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games takes place in Delhi, India in October, 03-14 October 2010 Opening Ceremony (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium) 03 October 2010 Closing Ceremony (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium) 14 October 2010 Venue: North Campus, Delhi University (DU) Training Venues: * Delhi University * Jamia Milia Islamia General [...]
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Yugby… it’s not child’s play
16 August 2010
Baby David obviously has a great future in rugby. Hugh Bladen had better watch out! David knows it all. Yugby… it’s not ballet. Schalk…? David: Burger. Victor…? David: Matfield John…? David: Smith (sic) Bakkies…? David: Botha Pierre…? David: Pies (sic) Wat gaan jy eendag speel? (What will you play when you’re bigger?) Yugby! (Cheers for the video Lara)
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P Divvy: Still room for improvement
31 August 2010
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers says there remains room for improvement following last Saturday’s come-from-behind 44-31 win over Australia in a Vodacom Tri-Nations match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. De Villiers was addressing media in Bloemfontein ahead of the Boks’ final Tri-Nations match, also against the Wallabies, at Vodacom Park on Saturday. “We have yet to achieve [...]
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We’re Number 7!!
31 August 2010
Three weeks ago we reported that BlitzBokke.com was rated as the 11th Most Popular Sport Blog on the Amatomu rating system. Today, Monday 30 August 2010 we checked again and we’re happy to announce that BlitzBokke.com is rated as the: 7th most popular Sports Blog in South Africa! Needless to say the South African Blog Awards system has [...]
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This one’s for Matfield!
29 August 2010
The Springboks made today’s Tri-Nations test against Australia a fairytale for local (Pretoria/Blue Bulls) Centurion Victor Matfield when they beat the Wallabies 44-31 in the penultimate Series game at Loftus Versfeld. Bok Centurion No. 3 Victor Matfield (Pic: SARU) The so-called “curse of the Springbok Centurion” was broken for Matfield (No.3) when the Boks overcame the Aussies [...]
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Can Tokka sing?
27 August 2010
The media invite that arrived in our Inbox read: SARU Media Invitation – Toks van der Linde – anthem singer I’m sure quite a few scribes did a second take upon opening that e-mail. “But Toks is a former rugby player” or “Is this the same Toks who always get’s bullied by his Springbok roommate [...]
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Fan Cam at Soweto Test
27 August 2010
Last weekend’s rugby test between South Africa and New Zealand will be remembered for many reasons. The biggest one will probably be John Smit playing his 100th test for the Springboks. The Springbok skipper became only the second ever player to achieve this after Percy Montgomery. The test was also historic because it was the first rugby [...]
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Aussies set to face 30,000 Matfields
26 August 2010
Victor Matfield will be confronted by 30 000 “look-a-likes” when he runs out at his beloved Loftus Versfeld in a special tribute on his 100th Test cap on his home ground on Saturday. The South African Rugby Union has manufactured 30 000 Victor Matfield masks to be distributed at the turnstiles for fans wear in a [...]
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Air New Zealand flies flag for 2011 RWC
25 August 2010
New Zealand’s national airline has adopted a new attitude to engage with their passengers, recruiting several stars of the All Blacks rugby union team for an in-flight safety video. The Air New Zealand video, which is set to be launched next Monday but is already airing on video-sharing website Youtube, features All Blacks captain Richie McCaw [...]
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