Category: Exchange
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The Power of Winning Ugly, in Rugby & in Life
A cliché you often hear in rugby is ‘winning ugly’, which means getting a result despite being off your best.
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Hey, Bro, Do You Even Know Rugby?
There really is nothing like watching the match live. It’s electric. And alive and unedited. And you really should pay attention to the kit your team wears so that you don’t look a complete twit and cheer for the wrong team.
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The Unintended Consequences of Super Rugby’s Big Team Divorces
SA Rugby have just retrenched the Cheetahs and Kings. Or are they going through a divorce? Either way, both teams are out of Vodacom Super Rugby and as part of the settlement, the discarded franchises are off to Europe to play in an expanded Pro12 tournament, starting in September.
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Should Rugby be Played With the Head or the Heart?
Rugby is a contact sport so emotions will run high, but they need to be harnessed for good. The next time you watch a game, look out for the draining effects of emotion.
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The Accountant With a Head for Rugby
Western Province Captain Chris van Zyl didn’t get into professional rugby the traditional way, and it’s seen him playing with a chartered accountancy qualification under his belt.
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Let’s Keep it Local, Bokke!
As seen in the recent series against the French, a series that saw coach Allister Coetzee pick only locally based players in the run on XV, the Boks can win without the overseas based players.