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All Africa —
SOUTH African Rugby Union (Saru) national team manager Andy Marinos yesterday denied there was a crisis in the Springbok camp.
add comment 27/07/2010 -
The Guardian —• Springboks annoyed at inconsistency of Premier Rugby ruling • South Africa Rugby Union to raise matter with IRB South Africa will review their policy of playing Test matches in Europe outside the official international window after being forced to pull Butch James from their side to face Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. Bath, governed by a Premier Rugby directive, refused to release the 31-year-old...
add comment 03/06/2010 -
The Guardian —• December match will complete Springboks' tour of UK • Sides first played each other in 1952 Twickenham will host South Africa's end-of-year fixture against the Barbarians, the South African Rugby Union confirmed today. The fixture is set to bring down the curtain on the Springboks' tour to the United Kingdom and Ireland, which features games against all four home nations. The clash against...
add comment 07/04/2010 -
Keo.co.za —
SA Rugby are confident that they have a compelling case for the Southern Kings’ inclusion in the expanded Super Rugby competition in 2011. The Kings will be up against a franchise from Melbourne for the 15th spot in the southern hemisphere tournament, and acting managing director of SA Rugby, Andy Marinos, was bullish about their prospects [...]
add comment 26/09/2009 -
Keo.co.za —
Andy Marinos says the French Top 14 clubs have given Sanzar a concrete undertaking to release their premier Argentine players for the new Four Nations tournament starting in 2012. After careful consideration, Sanzar announced on Monday that it had conditionally invited the Pumas to participate in the expanded tournament. The primary criteria is that they are [...]
add comment 16/09/2009 -
More Than Balls —After the World Cup in France, 2007, the secret of Argentinean rugby was well and truly ousted; and as teams prepare for the next instalment in 2011 the Pumas have been given the recognition they deserve. After years of campaigning from the UAR, journalists and fans across the world, SANZAR have extended the invitation to the South American powerhouse to compete in the Tri Nations from 2012. After...
add comment 15/09/2009 -
The Guardian —• Australia, New Zealand and Springboks want to include Pumas • 'This is a historic development,' says former captain Pichot The Tri-Nations giants Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have invited Argentina to join them in a new Four Nations Championship from 2012. The invitation is conditional on the Pumas having their best players available for the tournament, most of whom currently...
add comment 14/09/2009 -
Keo.co.za —
South Africa’s premier domestic competition faces an uncertain future. During Sanzar’s Super Rugby expansion negotiations, acting SA Rugby MD Andy Marinos insisted his organisation would not allow the Currie Cup – South Africa’s premier domestic competition – to be devalued in any way. So it was somewhat surprising when Sanzar announced a new Super 15 format [...]
add comment 08/07/2009 -
IOL —
South African Rugby's acting managing director Andy Marinos reacted strongly to suggestions that ticket pricing alone was to blame for lower-than-expected attendances for the opening few matches of the South Africa versus the British and Irish Lions Series.
add comment 27/06/2009 -
Keo.co.za —
SA Rugby acting MD Andy Marinos says Lions ticket prices were set before the credit crunch took effect. Marinos was upset at suggestions that the price of tickets alone was the reason for poor attendances. ‘Many factors have been at play, not least of which is the global economic downturn,’ said Marinos. ‘If we knew the general [...]
add comment 26/06/2009 -
Keo.co.za —
Acting MD of SA Rugby Andy Marinos is content with the outcome of the Super Rugby expansion deal. The Sanzar squabbles have been highly publicised over recent weeks, with slanging matches taking place from either side of the Indian Ocean, with Aussie boss John O’Neill particularly vocal. Marinos said some compromise from both sides was vital in [...]
add comment 20/05/2009 -
Keo.co.za —
The new national jersey featuring the King Protea on the left and the Springbok on the right should appeal to all South Africans, says Andy Marinos. Springbok captain John Smit and host of other contracted Boks wore the jersey at the recording for an advertisement for the coming British & Irish Lions Series which will be [...]
add comment 09/05/2009 -
Keo.co.za —
Australian rugby boss John O’Neill believes SA Rugby won’t leave the Sanzar alliance. Last week acting SA Rugby MD Andy Marinos said they wouldn’t be afraid to look for options in the northern hemisphere after Australia suspended the working party agreement between the three countries. But O’Neill believes this is just a ploy by SA Rugby to [...]
add comment 04/05/2009 -
IOL —
Gavin Rich cannot recall if the Sharks team that was due to face the Waratahs in a crucial Super 10 match in Durban in 1994 included what would then have been a youthful and fresh-faced Andy Marinos.
add comment 03/05/2009 -
Planet Rugby —
SARU Managing Director Andy Marinos has confirmed that SARU will not think twice about looking north for competition for their franchises and provinces in the northern hemisphere."
add comment 22/04/2009
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