World Cup door was never closed for Spies, says Jake
DURBAN: Tomorrow afternoon Pierre Spies will learn if he has indeed been given a World Cup reprieve. The No 8 will see an internationally renowned specialist in Cape Town for a third - and casting - opinion on the mystery ailment that caused him to leave the Bok camp in Durban a week ago under a... |
White has five days to make up his mind about Spies
Springbok coach Jake White has five days to make a decision on whether Blue Bulls flank Pierre Spies is going to the World Cup or not. Tuesday, August 14, is the International Rugby Board's cut- off date for participating nations' final 30-man squads to be handed in and the only alterations to the... |
Women's Day event will encourage girls to play role in science and technology
SOME of the Western Cape's brightest schoolgirls will celebrate Women's Day by learning about the important role they could play in the future of science and technology in the country. At least 200 pupils from 35 schools will take part in the South African Women in Science and Engineering (Sawise)... |
Fighting to keep the dream alive
Barbara Morgan, an Idaho teacher, was watching from the roof of a concrete building when the pillar of smoke that marked the Challenger space shuttle blossomed into a fireball. As the gyrating booster rockets zig-zagged crazily away from the explosion, Morgan was among the first to react.... |
from hiding in car boots to bok manager
SPRINGBOK team manager Zola Yeye was a controversial appointment last year. The talk was that coach Jake White had requested that former Bok icon Naas Botha get the job. In certain circles, the cry was: "Who is this Zola Yeye? What does he know about rugby?". But Yeye was, in fact, a "black... |
Strettle proves he can break it like Beckham
What is it with these metatarsal things? Every time an England squad goes near a World Cup, someone suffers a snappage in the foot department and throws the coaching team's best-laid plans into serious confusion. David Strettle is the latest victim, breaking it like Beckham during a routine... |
A flying start for schoolleavers
A Royal Navy initiative is using the promise of academic qualifications in a bid to attract more school-leavers to train as naval aircrew. The Navy's Fleet Air Arm has started an academy running courses validated by The Open University, so that its trainee aircrew officers can get a foundation... |
Castleford may go to court over Wigan salary breach
Castleford are threatening legal action in the wake of Wigan's four-point deduction for breaching last season's salary cap. Castleford were relegated from Super League last year, finishing three points behind Wigan, who have been revealed to have overspent by more than £222,000. They are... |
Ulster to get more tickets for Ravenhill international
RUGBY supporters will get a second bite of the cherry tomorrow to buy tickets for Ireland's first full Ireland international match at Ravenhill in over 50 years. Eddie O'Sullivan's side are set to take on Italy in Belfast on August 24 in the second of two warm-up games for the Rugby World Cup in... |
Wigan hit by four-point penalty for breaching salary cap
Wigan have lost four points from this season's Super League total, plunging them to ninth in the table, for breaching last year's salary cap by almost £250,000. The club were found guilty at a hearing in front of an independent panel in Leeds last night of exceeding their spending limit by... |
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