Pieter Burger (Pumas - Facebook) Smart budgeting has allowed the Pumas to mitigate some of the financial losses it will suffer from not being able to host this year's Springboks-All Blacks Test.Due to the international fixture list being announced relatively late, the union didn't budget for the potential windfall, assisting them in not making unnecessary…
Jimmy Stonehouse gives a wry chuckle when you ask him about continuity.It's a word that's nowadays used sparsely at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, the Pumas' HQ.As ominous as it sounds, it's actually perfectly illustrative of why one of South Africa's premier underdog unions continues to carve out a relatively decent existence in a continuously…
Dane Coles of the All Blacks gets in a scuffle with RG Snyman of the Springboks during the 2019 Rugby Championship Test Match between New Zealand and South Africa at Westpac Stadium (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images) "The proudest moment in the Mpumalanga Rugby Union's history might also become our ultimate tragedy."Pieter Burger, the Pumas'…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…