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Springboks coaches Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber have explained why they moved from their traditional team announcements for the Rugby World Cup quarter-final against France. Leading up to Test matches, teams typically announce their matchday lineups at least 48 hours in advance. However, since the 2019 World Cup, the Springboks coaches made a point of revealing their hands early and named their teamsheets on the Tuesday before a Test match. The move was to stop speculation around the teams and with the Bok coaching team already deciding the lineup by that point and had announced it to the team, they believed that…
The Springboks have never been on the losing end against 12 of the 25 opponents they have ever played. Any guesses? The Springboks have played 25 different opponents in their 542 official Test matches in their history. They have won 342 of those matches for a win percentage of 63%. They have lost 176 times and drawn on 24 occasions. The Springboks have never been on the losing end against 12 of those opponents, as listed below from most Tests played to fewest. NOTE: Only fixtures recognised as Test matches by the South African Rugby Union are listed. Opponent Played Won PF PA Diff Samoa 9 9 431 99 +332 United States 4 4 209 42 +167 Canada…
The Pittsburgh Steelers lose a wide receiver to the New York Giants. The club is casting a wide net on some areas of need in advance of the draft. We recap a wild night in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. And we preview what’s next for the Pirates. Bye-bye, Boykin The Steelers are losing a special-teams regular in Miles Boykin. The New York Giants announced that they have signed the free-agent wide receiver. We have signed WR Miles Boykin Details: https://t.co/4JwxSzFS3G pic.twitter.com/qDquICly0E — New York Giants (@Giants) April 9, 2024 Boykin barely contributed on offense while he was here, catching just five passes in…
Micky van de Ven has become one of the standout stars for Tottenham this season and only looks like improving after being compared to Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk. Still just 22 years old, the defender has already established himself as one of the most important players in Ange Postecoglou’s team and shows signs of getting better every week. Having missed 11 games through injury this season after suffering a hamstring blow, playing just 20 of 31 so far, concern may grow about his fitness, but if he can stay fully fit he will continue to improve. Van de Ven…
Celtic’s draw with Rangers was packed full of incidents and controversy as both clubs battled to come out victorious in the race for the title. A VAR ruling that gave Rangers a penalty after Fabio Silva was deemed to have been fouled in the box after first receiving a yellow card for diving had an impact on the 3-3 outcome. Pundits, former players, and retired officials have all weighed in on the judgment, which has been hotly debated. The only thing that is certain is that there is disagreement about whether or not the award was appropriate. John Hartson, though,…
The Tottenham midfielder has been speaking about his season and what the club is capable of under the management of Ange Postecoglou Yves Bissouma, who plays for Tottenham, has acknowledged that he has made mistakes this season, but he is enthusiastic about what the team may accomplish under Ange Postecoglou. The 27-year-old’s season with the Spurs has been uneven. He began the year on fire, but two red cards and a ban for receiving five yellow cards caused him to miss games. In January, he also traveled to Mali for the Africa Cup of Nations. Bissouma has not performed as…
It has been an unfortunate season for the Devils as they’ve been struggling with losses here and there, and short losing streaks in between huge victories. However, that is not the only letdown… Jack Hughes is out once again with an upper-body injury. This had been announced by head coach Travis Green on Tuesday when he had been sharing updates about players and the upcoming matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Hughes has been out a couple of other times this season, and the times he’s been out due to suffering an injury weren’t very short periods of time,…
Revamping the wide receiving corps around Patrick Mahomes might hold the key to the Kansas City Chiefs making a legitimate run at a third consecutive Super Bowl title, and even after signing Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, general manager Brett Veach’s work isn’t done. Brown adds a deep-threat element that the Chiefs lacked in 2023 but as the 2024 NFL Draft nears, Kansas One of the more intriguing, albeit less well-known, candidates in this year’s class may be City. The Kansas City Chiefs are a squad that University of Florida first-round sleeper Ricky Pearsall should keep an eye on, according to Pro Football Focus. According to…
Former England hooker Brian Moore has been criticised after he complained about the size and power of the Bordeaux-Begles forwards. The French outfit fielded a massive pack which completely overwhelmed English champions Saracens at the weekend. They dominated the match to secure a 45-12 victory and move into the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup. Bordeaux played some superb rugby but it was aided by the efforts of the likes of 23st prop Ben Tameifuna. After he had finished his shift, the 21st South African Carlu Sadie came on to replace him. Springboks in the firing line Moore also used the Springboks as an example…
Alabama football has a large group of freshman early enrollees going through spring football practice with the team at the moment. A group of them have stood out and garnered attention from their teammates and coaches. Here is a look at five garnering the most attention: Red Morgan Red Morgan has received praise from Alabama football’s coaches and players throughout the spring. Morgan signed with the Crimson Tide as a four-star defensive back prospect, who closed on the football with heat-seeking speed and played a lot bigger than his listed height and weight. Kalen DeBoer mentioned Morgan has been one…