Bob Skinstad, one of the most recognisable faces in world rugby, has joined the SuperSport.com team and will be informing and entertaining readers with his views, video clips, pictures and live chats.
Bob played 42 times for the Springboks, and played Super 10, 12 and 14 rugby for three franchise teams - the Stormers, Cats and Sharks. He played Currie Cup for Western Province, who won the title three times on his watch.
After a stint in the UK that involved more work than play, Bob capped off a successful comeback to rugby in South Africa with victory at the 2007 RWC, and although he wasn’t a starting XV player, it was still an incredible experience for him.
Bob is an entrepreneur with various interests and a part of the broadcast team at SuperSport. He likes innovative business, which is why he is a perfect fit for new media, and likes to relax by fishing, surfing and raising his family.s
Eric Miller – a member of the all-conquering 1997 B&I Lions squad – will return to the scene of his greatest triumph; only this time in a more social setting at the 2010 Castle Cape Town Tens.
Having been part of the British & Irish Lions squad that beat the Springboks on their own soil in [...]
Boks lost, good-ish first half but then brain explosion second half saw them giving the ball away at any opportunity…. they must be frustrated with themselves cos that was about as good as Ireland can play and it was almost snatched back at the death. Then, on the off chace and on my way through [...]
As always I am running a #guessthescore competition, it is the last chance to win a Bok jersey with the correct guess this year. You have to #guessthescore of the Ireland South Africa test match at Croke Park. There is only one place you can play.
CLICK HERE to have your go.
Enjoy,
Bob
Springbok team: Zane Kirchner, JP Pietersen, Jaque Fourie, Wynand Olivier, Bryan Habana, Morne Steyn, Fourie du Preez, Danie Rossouw, Schalk Burger, Heinrich Brussow, Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha, BJ Botha, John Smit (captain), Tendai Mtawarira. Reserves: Bismarck du Plessis, CJ van der Linde, Andries Bekker, Jean Deysel, Dewald Potgieter, Ruan Pienaar, Jean de Villiers.
The idea that [...]
The Springbok press conference had a different feel about it, usually welcoming, the Irish media were definitely trying to get Pieter to say something that they could prey on, but he was very good at deflecting any barbed questions.
The South African journos were far more interested in what the team is going to look like [...]
Not a lot of surprises in the Bok Squad – but plenty to think about – who will play the Leicester game , who will be the test starting fifteen and how are the combinations going to work ?
Should be great fun to watch it unfold over the next few weeks – what do you [...]
