Make Ackermann Bok coach
8 years ago by Front Row GruntStuff it, says TANK LANNING in his Sport24 column this week, forget this hogwash about him not being ready for the job – Let’s make Lions coach Johan Ackermann the Bok coach. Tank Lanning Stuff...
Weekend predictions
8 years ago by Front Row GruntSo after enough previews to sink the Queen Mary, Super Rugby 2016 is eventually here! Time to haul out the YES/NO coin and make a few predictions. Tank Lanning Call this a science, and I call you a liar...
Flawed S18 a result for SA
8 years ago by Front Row GruntMoan all we like about the new Super Rugby format, but Tank Lanning, writing for Sport24, sees the Sharks, Bulls, Lions and Stormers competing for three quarterfinal spots as a result for SA. Tank Lanning...
Insurers to demand an off-season?
8 years ago by Front Row GruntPlayers may be happy to skip an off-season, instead chasing cash in Japan, but TANK LANNING, writing for Sport24, suggests that it cannot be too long before player insurers start demanding one. Tank Lanning...
Odds on Eddie to win Six Nations
8 years ago by Front Row GruntIf the odds are to be believed, it looks like Eddie Jones is set to start his England coaching career with a Six Nations trophy. Tank Lanning takes a gander. Tank Lanning The all new, and all confusing...
Mitchell the perfect concrete pill
8 years ago by Front Row GruntWith the Stormers in need of a shakeup, the current coaches just a smidgen green, and the recent Eddie Jones debacle, TANK LANNING believes it to be “Mitchell time.” Tank Lanning writing for the Vodacom...
Hougaard to Kings for R100k per game
9 years ago by Front Row GruntAs part of SARU’s radical rescue plan for the Kings, Francois Hougaard will apparently join the Kings when he is not involved with the Blitzbokke, being paid R100 000 per game. Netwek24 are reporting...
Heineken Cup for dummies
9 years ago by Front Row GruntYes, Tank knows it’s now officially called The European Rugby Champions Cup, but he does not know a single person who does not still call it by it’s original name – The Heineken Cup! The basics,...
Bok Ratings – Louw steals the limelight
9 years ago by Front Row GruntPretty turgid is how TANK LANNING describes the Bok’s 24-13 win over Argentina, and as such, his player ratings are not particularly stellar, with Francois Louw being the exception. Tank Lanning Sister...
Five steals from Louw!
9 years ago by Front Row GruntArgentina dominated all the attacking stats, but they gave away 15 penalties while the Boks amassed 13 turnovers, five of them via Francois Louw. Take in all the match stats from their 24-13 win over Argentina....
