Posts tagged with: rugby · Colin Seymour

England RFU A Little Too Confident

· 23 Mar '11 ·

English rugby officials have been left red-faced following the leak of a pre-recorded Nike advert which hails England for winning the Six Nations Grand Slam. Except, England were trounced by Ireland 24-8 so England didn't win the Grand Slam. Ooops.

Now if ever you need a story to go with a few old clichés - Don't count your chickens before they…

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Another £250 000 Crossbar Challenge Winner at Wembley

· 13 Jan '11 ·

Back in 2009, Saracens thought the chances of someone kicking a rugby ball from 30 meters and hitting the crossbar were pretty slim, and then someone did it. In the hopes it was a one-off fluke (I'm sure they were hoping it was), they held the competition again on Boxing Day last year and you'll never believe it, some chap …

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How To Convert Three Points Into Seven

· 11 Dec '10 ·

Did you know it's possible to get seven points from a penalty in rugby without the benefits of a penalty try? All you die hard rugby fans out there are probably tutting under your breath thinking I'm a fool and it can't be done. Well watch this...

So if you've got the skills of this Saracens fan, a bit of luck…

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Francois Steyn's Monster Drop Goal

· 16 May '10 ·

Before heading over to France to play a bit of French club rugby (and relinquish his chances of being selected for the Boks for a while), Francois Steyn built himself quite a reputation for being a big kicker who could easily slot the ball between the opposition's posts from within his own half, but check out this drop goal, it's …

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What a Way to Win £250k

· 23 Nov '09 ·

What are the odds of kicking a rugby ball from 30 metres and hitting the crossbar deliberately? What are the odds of doing this in front of 46 000 people in the Wembley stadium? I'd say the odds would be against you considerably, however not for one lucky chap.

This was the challenge Saracens posed to the crowd at last week's…

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Robbie Wessels - Player 23

· 16 Sep '09 ·

If you're South African, you'll probably recognise and be able to understand this song. If you're not, you'll still get the gist of it (there isn't that much afrikaans in it). I think it's a true indication of South Africa's dedication to rugby and definitely a great laugh. Oh and watch out for the drive-by-peeing, they're far deadlier than a …

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O'Gara Gives Away the Series

· 28 Jun '09 ·

What an exciting game yesterday's British Lions vs The Springboks test was. It was a really exciting and nail biting game which, given the way the game started and the overall statistics, South Africa really shouldn't have won.

However a spectacular 2nd half of the 2nd half (or last quarter for the pedantic) by the Boks changed the outcome of the…

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New Springbok Rugby Jersey Has Been Revealed

· 09 May '09 ·

The redesigned Springbok jersey has been revealed (you'll get to see it on the advert on Supersport this evening if you live in SA) and can be seen as a harmonious agreement between one of South Africa's oldest icons, the springbok and the new, the protea.

As you can see from this fetching photo of John Smit, the redesign sees the…

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Percy Montgomery's 100th Cap Tribute

· 05 Sep '08 ·

Only the South African rugby boys can give Percy Montgomery the tribute party he deserves as the most capped Springbok in history...

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In case you missed it, Percy is the only one not wearing a wig, but you'll have to look closely to spot which one he is ;-)

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New Bok Coach

· 09 Jan '08 ·

Take a look everyone, this is the new Springbok coach - Peter De Villiers:

I can't really say if I agree or disagree with his selection as the new Bok coach as I can't say I've actually heard of him prior to this. I don't ever recall him playing for the Boks (not that Jake White ever did), nor do I…

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