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I stopped at objective 😂
'Grow up': France coach still crying salty tears over RWC exit, makes 'disgusting' claim about Kiwi ref
Maybe because he doesn’t have 33 instances 😁
There was no dispute that the errors Rassie highlighted were glaring!!
The few Galthie are crying about are pretty open to interpretation.
Maybe not such a guru, just as biased as Berry it seems 😂
I understand you standing up for your inept countryman, but really, be a bit objective too!
'Grow up': France coach still crying salty tears over RWC exit, makes 'disgusting' claim about Kiwi ref
Not an expert! The Kiwis wanted the SA teams out, they made that clear.
So moot point. Where our players play doesn’t change geography! We are a SH country, with our own identity. Each country must do what they think is best. NZ prefers to keep the AB based in NZ in fear of devaluing SR.
SA have tremendous player resources, and maybe Rassie saw the wood from the trees. We cannot hope to compete with the lure of euro/yen, so work around it.
We see it can work, as we are still competitive in the URC and other European tournaments.
It has been a challenging time to transition, but we are seeing the benefit.
Rassie understands that WC trophies are definitive. Sure we would like to win more in between, but the ultimate prize remains Old Bill.
Before Rassie took over in 2018, there was little by way of succession planning. Together him and Nienaber have done a great job!
We have a few old timers that may not make another WC, but in most positions we have players already identified, and being groomed.
Boks will be a force to be reckoned with for a good while.
The u20’s are also getting there, 3rd every year in the junior WC since 2017.
By contrast NZ and Aus are battling to fill the voids left.
Yea Nz did well in the RC, but they have lost their aura, and given the intense competition, may never again gain such dominance
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
It wasn’t part of the SA fans plans no, but given the team selected no surprise! It will again be an experimental team against Wales. Your snide and smug comments aside, tests outside the test window will be predictably weakened for a side like the Boks who have multiple stalwarts playing overseas.
What your smug and snide inferences cannot erase, is the Boks success when it matters most 😊
I can’t even say 4 more years, because how long has it been since a solitary NH World Cup trophy? 2 Decades and counting 😔
I will happily bet that 2027 will also be won by the SH 👍
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
Importance is a perception!
What a spider, deems important, is terrifying for the prey.
What is important to Rassie is how matches fit into his intricate jigsaw puzzle that most of us can’t fathom. Every match is indeed important to him in terms of what he gets out of it, which might not be a test win.
Speak to those that have been working close to Rassie, and the consensus is, that nothing is unplanned. You must differentiate between fan comments and Rassie’s comments. Rassie will always build towards WC, as that is always the ultimate yardstick!
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
Interesting stat, that South Africa have ended third in the U20 Rugby World Cup so consistently 9 times in total and every year since 2017!
Of course SA aren’t as reliant on the SA u20 players as their are also progression through our domestic competitions
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
Lol 😂 I guess you are entitled to your perception. I disagree, as it is clear Rassie is taking the series seriously.
There is enough time for Rassie and his team to build towards the next WC, so I am sure we will see the best available playing in the series vs Ireland and in the RC.
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
Both Wales and Ireland have had the benefit of the Six Nations together as a squad. A month is a fair bit of time away, but less so than almost a year that the Boks haven’t been together as a squad. The weekends that precede the finals also play a role, as the SA players that may contest the playoffs won’t be training with the squad, Rassie is unlikely to pick players that haven’t trained with the squad. Stormers are quite able to make the top 8
That is actually the difference, but I am sure the Boks will be up for it.
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
I also think the Wobblies have the latent talent that an astute coach like Schmidt can unlock.
Boks for some strange reason tend to underperform in Aus.
The Boks have a strong core that have been together a good while, and quite a few will still be around short term.
Rassie is likely to keep to that at least for the next season, before phasing out the older guys.
Ox, Marx, Bongi, Malherbe, Eben, Lood, RG, Kleyn, Kolisi, Kwagga, Marco van Staden, Wiese, Faf, Reinach, Pollard, Libbok, De Allende, Esterhuizen, AM, Kriel, Moodie, Arendse, Mapimpi and Willemse all pretty musc still in the mix.
Only starter we will definitely be without is Vermeulen, and likely Willie le Roux.
So quite alot more consistent than the past seasons, but ho knows what Rassie will have up his sleeve.
'It's time we grew up': The jarring hypocrisy that proves All Blacks are getting key call all wrong
Yeah Jacko! Right you are! It was Barnes that illegally almost broke Bongi’s knee, it was also Barnes that ran head first, and upright into the tackle, resulting in a red card, that most knowledgeable folk agree left the officials with little choice.
Of course it was also Barnes that decided to turn down shots at goal, to score tries against one of the best defences in world rugby.
It was also Barnes that fluffed the kicks that did matter.
Yeah! It makes perfect sense if you are an illogical whiner.
'It's time we grew up': The jarring hypocrisy that proves All Blacks are getting key call all wrong
Boks won’t be playing a warm up game vs Wales. It is outside the test window and the same week as the URC playoffs.
So no English and French based players, and likely to exclude Bulls and Stormers players.
Rassie has already stated that it will largely be two different teams playing.
So no, the Wales test is not preparing for the 1st Irish test.
Of the team that won the WC, for sure Kitshoff, Pollard, Kolisi, Wiese, RG Snyman, Vermeulen (retired), Faf, and Reinach won’t be available.
Likely Marco van Staden, Canan Moodie, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Damian Willemse, and Libbok will likely also be unavailable.
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
But going in cold! Their last competitive match being the WC final. Both teams have stalwarts in their 30’s and nearing the end of their careers. Boks have good succession plans, so will be good to see.
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
Going to be an interesting series. Both Boks and Ireland have quite a few players in their 30’s and mostly stalwarts.
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
Ha ha, so you reckon the AB’s to be the next best? Wow ????
Well it will be a great contest to have Ireland in SA, but with the coaching group Rassie has assembled, and a fair bit of continuity in the players group, the Boks will have a fair shot of toppling the Irish in the series.
We may well lose the 1st given no real warm up match, but then again, the unknown factor might count in our favour.
Ireland hold firm to clinch Six Nations, Gatland offers to quit as Wales hit 'rock bottom', France win thriller over England
I totally agree that NPC and CC are equivalent! It was just Jacko going off about Barnes and that Waikato would win the CC from year one, that needed a rebuttal!
The SA teams that competed in SR, were basically the provinces A team, with the B teams competing in the CC when the tournaments overlapped.
By contrast, the NZ SR teams were regional, with players drawn from the NPC teams. Am I correct?
So in a world where there was no SR, the teams like Waikato, would actually play against full strength CC teams. It would be a stretch to claim that Waikato would beat a full strength SA CC team from day 1
'Fighting with one hand tied': To'omua calls on Rugby Australia to 'pick best Wallabies team' to stop international slide
Yeah Jacko, you Kiwis, should never have selected Barnes to take the shots at goal, or to make the calls of when to take shots at goal.
Would love to see Waikato beat the Bulls, Natal Sharks, Lions, Western Province and even Cheetahs in CC.
Bah, Cheetahs even beat a full strength Crusaders (Regional team) with the likes if SBW, Dan Carter etc in Bloem.
You really are a whiny character
'Fighting with one hand tied': To'omua calls on Rugby Australia to 'pick best Wallabies team' to stop international slide
Obsessed much?
'No one backed us': $8 outsiders Waratahs upset Crusaders AGAIN as Edmed steps up to deliver famous win
I totally get that. To respect an opponent that has been the benchmark, doesn’t make a team ir player weak.
Hope Australia can be great again, I have fond memories of great Aussie players of my era. Campo, Roff, Timmy Horan, Little, Eales, Lynagh etc.
Remember though, the Aussies in 1991 didn’t play the Boks ????
'No one backed us': $8 outsiders Waratahs upset Crusaders AGAIN as Edmed steps up to deliver famous win
Maybe start beating NZ teams more regularly, and you may have a point!
Crusaders are on a pedestal because they have delivered consistently!
Defeatist my ass! Maybe a reality check is what you need! And I am a Saffa! Bit give credit where credit is due!
'No one backed us': $8 outsiders Waratahs upset Crusaders AGAIN as Edmed steps up to deliver famous win
So let me understand this. Daft people making death threats to referees is Rassie’s doing?
Despite numerous other high profile coaches like Hansen (ex), Gatland, and Jones also publicly blaming match officials too. Without sanction I may add!
Rugby News: Rassie eyes RWC history after unveiling new Boks coaching team, Force add another Kiwi, French Six Nations blow
You will be sorely missed I am sure ????
Rugby News: Rassie eyes RWC history after unveiling new Boks coaching team, Force add another Kiwi, French Six Nations blow
If you think out the box and innovate, there will be bad decisions. Fact is he deserves the accolades, as he deserved the criticism.
It isn’t romanticism, the man is an enigma, and a brilliant tactician and innovator.
Rugby News: Rassie eyes RWC history after unveiling new Boks coaching team, Force add another Kiwi, French Six Nations blow
What questions does it raise? Nienaber left because it suited him and his family. There is no sinister reason for Felix Jones leaving. All in all, the new intellectual capital that Tony Brown and Flannery bring will benefit the Boks
I don’t anticipate a serious drop at all, short term, many of the WC winning side will still be available, affording Rassie the chance to ease new players in.
Rugby News: Rassie eyes RWC history after unveiling new Boks coaching team, Force add another Kiwi, French Six Nations blow
Ag sies tog shame
Anything but a snorefest: Revisiting one of the most fascinating RWC finals ever
Played the better rugby on what matrix?
The better rugby is winning rugby and disciplined rugby.
Winning is a mindset!
Scrap the Giteau Law: Rugby Australia should look to Rassie's 'Boks RWC recipe if it wants to re-join the big boys' table