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
Amazing to be in Toulouse, this beautiful french city has its old world charm complimented by a passion for rugby, bordering on the religious.
Bok team announcement held no real surprises – with a few trains of thought being that we might have gone for an extra loose forward instead of an extra hooker, given that [...]
Just arrived, unpacking and getting geared up to go to the Tigers stadium to check comms etc
My guess is 28 – 20 to the Boks
what is yours and why – mail me a guess to bob.skinstad@gmail.com
enjoy !
Bob
Leicester coach Richard Cockerill hasn’t confirmed his starting lineup as I write, but he has said that Aaron Mauger will captain the side and Lote Tuqri will play off the bench – that’s some pretty serious experience !
Welford road is a really tough place to win for anyone and it will be a stern test [...]
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 [...]
The young Cheetahs have already won the under 19 game – the game is going into extra time for the under 21’s and the Seniors are champing at the bit to get going.
To win a bok jersey, get your #guessthescore into bob.skinstad@gmail.com
Still a bit of time !
Bob
….from all the accounts around the country – although Chiliboy hasn’t made it through a late fitness test, the rest of the squad is ready – Bryan Habana is leaving for the WP after this one, and the home side want to make it the greatest rugby season, ever …. what do you think, is [...]
Apologies for the slow update level this week and last – but we have moved our content management system across to a new one – while that was taking place and between the semi’ and final of the Currie Cup – I have slipped ove to NYC for a non- profit seminar for our foundation, www.bobsforgood.com [...]
#Guessthescore is my game where I get to learn how good you are at predictiong the outcome – we have loads of fans who have an opinion , but how many can get it spot on , not only week in and week out , but ever – it’s a really tricky thing to do.
We [...]
Matty Pearce writes a great weekly diary so you can see what we all get up to from his point of view here –
check it out ! The tastes, sights, sounds and insights are coming back at you thick and fast !
Bob
P>S both teams – who should be playing /////??????? tell me [...]
The Boks trained this morning at Brisbane Boys High School and had their press contingent waiting for them – I took these behind the scene pics of the set up team and the general interest on the side of the field.
Afterwards Peter De Villiers was in a game mood at the press conference and confirmed [...]
