Archive for November, 2007

Newly-wed Du Preez prepares for tour

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Scrumhalf Fourie Du Preez, who struggled through the latter parts of the Super 14 competition as well as the World Cup with a painful shoulder injury, will tour with the Springboks after all, but clarity on Victor Matfield’s situation will only be known on Tuesday night.
While Du Preez, who married on Saturday, will join up […]

Sports minister says ‘quotas are out’

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

South Africa’s sports minister ruled out racial quotas for national teams on Tuesday after the mainly white Springboks’ recent victory in the Rugby World Cup reignited the debate over transformation.
“Quotas are out,” Makhenkesi Stofile told a parliamentary sports committee.