David Skippers
@DavidSkipster
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Rugby writer for @PlanetRugby Ex WP club rugby player. Views expressed here are my own.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined May 2013
There were about 180 towers in Bologna in the 12th century. The tallest, 97 meters high, still stands.
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Does this mean we have three hookers in the starting lineup? ๐
๐จ Springboks team to face Italy. - Marco van Staden at 8 and covering hooker - Willemse, Kolisi, KLA and Venter the only 4 starters retained. #ITAvRSA
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Heart and soul of the club. What a wonderful woman. We will never forget you dearest Kath. R.I.P โค๏ธ๐ @ManUtd
In loving memory of Kath Phipps: friend, confidant and treasured colleague. United will never be the same.
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Danko ๐๐พ
Congratulations to Ox Nche for winning the Sports Personality of the Year at the 2024 Sports Industry Awards๐
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"My father was Sotho, my mother was Xhosa. My wife is Zulu. My children speak Sotho best. Tribalism is our enemy number one" - Robert Sobukwe
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๐ฟ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ been a long roadโฆ
Edwill van der Merwe and Jordan Hendrikse debut in Springboks' starting XV against Wales, Ben-Jason Dixon and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to get first caps off the bench. Malcolm Marx is back ahead of the Ireland series!
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๐ฆ The Sharks launched a stunning comeback against Clermont. #SHAvASM โ๏ธ Check out our report from the #ChallengeCupRugby semi-final. ๐ https://t.co/8nm3Q3B2bo
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The Sharks advanced to the Challenge Cup final courtesy of a thrilling 32-31 win over Clermont Auvergne at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday.
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๐ฃ๏ธ "Leinsterโs general showed his brilliance with excellent assists for Loweโs first two tries and continued to test Saints' defence as the match progressed." #LEIvNOR โ๏ธ Leinster's player ratings after their #InvestecChampionsCup win over Northampton. https://t.co/rWxe968eBt
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How Leinster's players rated in their Champions Cup semi-final victory over Northampton Saints at Croke Park on Saturday.
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๐ฃ๏ธ "At the age of 32, he is in the twilight of his career but the New Zealand-born scrum-half is ageing like a fine wine." #InvestecChampionsCup ๐ต๐ Five takeaways from Leinster's win over Northampton Saints. #LEIvNOR
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Following Leinster's 20-17 triumph over Northampton Saints at Croke Park on Saturday, Planet Rugby picks out five takeaways from the action.
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Tomorrow is day one of 52 days of rugby. ๐ 48 games. 20 countries. I aim to watch every. Single. Game. And post Gifs on each, if World Rugby permit it. I. Can. Not. Wait. #RWC2023.
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๐ฅน๐ฆ๐ท Paulo Dybala to @SofiMMartinez: โWhen Montiel scores the penalty I run out to hug him and suddenly I saw Dibu who was alone. And I said 'nah, I'm going to hug Dibu'. He was the first one I hugged. We shouted 'WE ARE CHAMPIONS'โ https://t.co/NjEjF6Cn43
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You are talking about it right now. All the major media outlets have been talking about Noah Lyles for a week. For better or worse, there are more eyes on Track and Field now.
Canโt say Iโve seen anyone actually talking about track lol so we can agree to disagree on that one.
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I'll tell you one thing that won't help Mannie Libbok. Is people having a pop before the RWC has even started. He's an excellent 10.
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