RUCK AND ROLL
GAVIN RICH: Aussie-bashing straddles codes at Newlands grounds
It felt like Aussie-bashing day for those who spent time on Saturday at both big sport stadiums straddling a railway line that runs through the Newlands precinct in Cape Town’s southern suburbs. With Stormers coach Robbie Fleck complaining afterwards about what he referred to as the cheap shots of his opponents, it brought more similarity at a time when the talk even at the rugby stadium was dominated by the ball tampering controversy on the other side of the railway line. The perceived skulduggery of his opponents left Fleck a frustrated man and caused him to overlook a significant fact: his team was the first South African team to score a win over an Australian side in Super Rugby in 2018. Yep, you read that right. There have been six matches between South African and Aussie teams so far in this year’s competition, and for local sides the record reads played six, won one, lost four and drawn one.That synopsis would have seemed fanciful in recent Super Rugby seasons when Aussie-bas...
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