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Blue Bulls Currie Cup Champions 2009

The Blue Bulls must be rated as the best Provincial side in the world. At least in the Southern Hemisphere! The Bulls destroyed the Cheetahs within the first 22 minutes of the final on Saturday, ...

Written by Ian Tait about 28 days ago 189 reads 0 comments
The Currie Cup Heats Up

Sorry abut the delay and long break, but writer block, lack of motivation, whatever you want to call it has been a major problem for me. I was looking for inspiration to write and then it happened...

Written by Ian Tait about about 1 month ago 35 reads 8 comments
Springboks Crush New Zealand

Okay, so I have been in hiding. Call it a lack of inspiration, or just being plain lazy. What has happened over the past few weeks? Well, a lot did...

Written by Ian Tait about 3 months ago 21 reads 0 comments
Lucky Boks Down The Lions

“Lions, Lions, Lions” Erupted from a sea of red! Fifteen thousand plus British and Irish Lions fans called to arms. After five minutes Captain John Smit crossed over for South Africa’s first try...

Written by Ian Tait about 5 months ago 54 reads 0 comments
Rampaging Bulls Super 14 Champions

What a fantastic display of rugby! Yes, the Super 14 final for 2009 was a lesson in how rugby should be played. The Chiefs started off well and were worthy finalists. The Bulls however, are even better and are worthy champions...

Written by Ian Tait about 6 months ago 331 reads 2 comments
Bulls Take Top Spot In The Super 14

Well the semi finals will be upon us in less than 5 days time and the Sharks have only got themselves to blame for not being there. Ten Points would have been more than enough to have ended in 1st place...

Written by Ian Tait about 6 months ago 82 reads 0 comments
Ricky Hatton KO'd in the Second Round (Plus Other Sports)

It was not what I would call pretty. In fact it was exceptionally disappointing. The fact that this was my first Super 14 game of the year and purely because I have been busy with club commitments...

Written by Ian Tait about 6 months ago 98 reads 0 comments
Recaps of Rugby, Soccer, Cricket, and F1

Firstly, I would like to apologize for missing last week. I went away to Underberg for a trout fishing competition. Rugby The Super 14 this past weekend has had a whole lot of surprises...

Written by Ian Tait about 7 months ago 27 reads 2 comments
Sharks Throw Away Prefect Opportunity To Secure Top Spot.

Well it was a game that should have been won by the Sharks. It was a five point freebie, but instead of it going to the log leaders, the wooden spooners took them all. It was shocking and disappointing from a Sharks supporter point of view...

Written by Ian Tait about 7 months ago 19 reads 2 comments
Sharks Blow Hurricanes Away

It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Brumbies lock Shawn Mackay, who passed away this morning after being knocked over by a car last Sunday morning. He was 26 years old...

Written by Ian Tait about 7 months ago 26 reads 0 comments
Sharks Take Top Spot

What a great weekend of rugby. The Highlanders finally pull off a win over the big guns and the Chiefs carried on with their awesome running rugby...

Written by Ian Tait about 8 months ago 27 reads 1 comments
South Africa's Sharks Are Back in the Hunt

Last week the Sharks saw RED and they must have thought they were stuck in the old Beetles song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Everything had gone Pink, well at least the Force did...

Written by Ian Tait about 8 months ago 60 reads 0 comments
Reds Serve Up Shark-Fin Soup

It was Shark Fin soup on the menu at Sun Corp Stadium on Saturday. The undefeated Sharks got taught a lesson in rugby by the Reds, who played away from the Sharks strengths and played to their own strengths...

Written by Ian Tait about 8 months ago 53 reads 2 comments
Sharks Starting To Dominate the Super 14

The question on all Super 14 fans' lips at present is “Where are the New Zealand teams?” The answer is very simple: playing rugby in Japan, Ireland, England, and France. Why, you may ask? It's as simple as "money talks...

Written by Ian Tait about 8 months ago 104 reads 0 comments
Bulls Still At The Top of Super 14 Log

It was certainly a weekend of upsets in the Vodacom Super 14. The Champions losing at home to the Hurricanes, the Brumbies losing at home to the Force and the Stomer’s also losing at home to the Blues...

Written by Ian Tait about 9 months ago 194 reads 0 comments
Rugby Rumblings: Bulls Rampage to the Top of the Super 14 Table

If it seemed like Blue Bull country was a little down last week with the loss of Victor Mattfield, well somebody forgot to tell the Bulls. The Blues could have been forgiven for thinking that they might have had a chance in going to Loftus on Saturday...

Written by Ian Tait about 9 months ago 84 reads 2 comments
Cracking Start to the Super 14

Well it was a mad rush yesterday afternoon getting home and search for anything that resembled rugby. The closest thing I could find was highlights for the IRB Sevens, but that was not what I was looking for...

Written by Ian Tait about 9 months ago 39 reads 0 comments
England Get Blown Away

Ok, there are less than five days left before the start of the Super 14. Rugby fever is running wild, Varsity Cup, Six Nations, The Lions tour of South Africa, Tri-Nations, Currie Cup and of course school boy and club rugby...

Written by Ian Tait about 9 months ago 48 reads 2 comments
From the Pitch to the Gridiron: A Week in Review

South Africa is officially the best One Day Cricket Team in the World. The Proteas thumped the Baggy Greens 4-1 in the ODI series...

Written by Ian Tait about 10 months ago 127 reads 0 comments
Good Times For South Africa, With 500 Days Left Until the 2010 World Cup

So yet another series win over the once mighty Australian cricket side. While the Australians were celebrating Australian Day, the Proteas were stealing the thunder and turning it into a day of mourning...

Written by Ian Tait about 10 months ago 149 reads 0 comments
South Africa Dominates Dakar 500 Rally, and Beyond

Well, rugby fever is running high at last in Sharks Country. Starting with week three of the Durban Varsity rugby season, things are looking up for us. New jerseys are arriving in February...

Written by Ian Tait about 10 months ago 70 reads 0 comments
The Heat Is On for Liverpool

The big question on all soccer fans minds this week has the Liverpool coach shot off his mouth to soon. Benitez had a lot to say about Sir Alex, saying that he was the only manager in the league ...

Written by Ian Tait about 10 months ago 29 reads 0 comments
Happy New Year

Well firstly seasons greeting to all of you. I trust that you all had an enjoyable Christmas and a wonderful New Year. I have been away attempting to fly fish, but this time of the year is not the greatest...

Written by Ian Tait about 10 months ago 26 reads 0 comments
Stenson Takes The Million Nedbank Million Dollar

Firstly I would like to appologise for not writing in the last two weeks. I was away in Sun Cityto watch the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Challenge. We spend eight glorious days in Sun Cityand the beautiful Pilanesberg...

Written by Ian Tait about 11 months ago 32 reads 0 comments
The Springboks Destroy England!

“The Springboks were brutal,” said Martin Johnston, England's Coach. These words are most probably the best that could describe the test match played between England and The Springboks on Saturday...

Written by Ian Tait about about 1 year ago 173 reads 0 comments

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Ian Tait Article Archive

Blue Bulls Currie Cup Champions 2009

The Currie Cup Heats Up

Springboks Crush New Zealand

Lucky Boks Down The Lions

Rampaging Bulls Super 14 Champions

Bulls Take Top Spot In The Super 14

Ricky Hatton KO'd in the Second Round (Plus Other Sports)

Recaps of Rugby, Soccer, Cricket, and F1

Sharks Throw Away Prefect Opportunity To Secure Top Spot.

Sharks Blow Hurricanes Away

Sharks Take Top Spot

South Africa's Sharks Are Back in the Hunt

Reds Serve Up Shark-Fin Soup

Sharks Starting To Dominate the Super 14

Bulls Still At The Top of Super 14 Log

Rugby Rumblings: Bulls Rampage to the Top of the Super 14 Table

Cracking Start to the Super 14

England Get Blown Away

From the Pitch to the Gridiron: A Week in Review

Good Times For South Africa, With 500 Days Left Until the 2010 World Cup

South Africa Dominates Dakar 500 Rally, and Beyond

The Heat Is On for Liverpool

Happy New Year

Stenson Takes The Million Nedbank Million Dollar

The Springboks Destroy England!

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