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
The Stormers were magnificent this weekend, and blew the Chiefs away on their home patch, the Bulls not so much as they seemed tired and lethargic against a very fiesty and energetic Reds team. The Sharks have it all on the line still as they can still technically make it – the Lions and the [...]
Like a golfer who sits at the halfway house, eating his pie and gravy, thinking about his performance on the front-nine and how he’s going to go about playing the back-nine, I am sitting here reflecting on the first half of this year’s Vodacom Super 14 and also making my own predictions as to what [...]
PHILLIP GIBB wrote:
confident patience
RYAN wrote:
Patience, belief and experience are important, but discipline helps avoid having penalties awarded against you. As I type this, the Highlanders get awarded a penalty try. Game over. It was looking so promising for the boys from Jhb.
Go Stormers
ARDU wrote:
I think the biggest factor is the captain – coach combination. Most [...]
After a quick stint in Hong Kong – I flew in (Tues and out Thurs) I am sitting in the BA Lounge watching the Lions take on the Highlanders, nice start from the struggling Gauteng side but the Highlanders are clawing their way back…
Drawing on some readers thoughts for a blog posts – what are [...]
After hoping against hope for the Sharks in Christchurch, especially at 10 – 6 down at halftime – I was at the Stormers game, and watched the Lions succumb bravely on Saturday, fleetingly saw the Cheetahs lose their way and then saw the highlights of the Bulls in full flight.
There is something that the Bulls [...]
Highlanders will take this one, just a gut feel, that they are better than last weeks result.
Reds were sharp, Crusaders to edge them here though, too much in tank; Cheetahs to provide an upset at the Shark tank.
Canes too strong at home, watch them for semi’s.
Chiefs to spread the ball and smash John Robbie’s home [...]
