Comments on: Rustenburg keeps its Test

By: TheTackler

TheTackler — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 04:43:41 +0000

“Rustenburg might help the Boks, cause it must be ****** for any foreign team to play there…”

Hey, but they’ll be able to stay at Sun City and play quality golf in their down-time. Far better than being cooped up in boring Bloemfontein!

And the “Royal Bafokeng Stadium” (hahaha) will raise a chuckle. It might even persuade the NZRU to send the Boks down to the sleet and ice of bleak Invercargill in the following year! Won’t the Japies enjoy the peace and quiet and numbing winter cold of the world’s most southerly “city”? That would be even more of a removal from any comfort zone than The House of Pain which is almost sub-tropical by comparison!

By: blouskop

blouskop — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:27:08 +0000

ktb, garyowen
I sympathize with the Shark’s lousy draw for the second time n a row. But how’s the following quote from News24 for real attitude:

“I love going on tour and so do the rest of the Sharks. Five weeks, four weeks, where is the difference? You’ve got to get out there, play the games and play it tough. We’re staying in lovely places, 10 days in Sydney, some nice places in New Zealand, it’s happy days for us, let’s go.” AJ Venter (The Witness)

By: Murph

Murph — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 11:56:55 +0000

Considering we won the CC we should get a match

The Supporters would be in their best form ever !

and it makes up for us not getting a decent renumeration for a semi and final from the goats and clutch repair chaps

By: gary owen

gary owen — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 11:35:28 +0000

Ballas,

Keep in mind that one SA team is to be relegated come end of S14. Battling relegation with teams that only have 6 away games hardly seems fair.

By: BrumbyIV

BrumbyIV — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:49:41 +0000

I quiet like the idea. you have to spread the games around the country so that more people have a chance to see the boks play. It was great when the ARU finally moved games outside of Sydney and Brisbane.

By: Ballas

Ballas — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:29:34 +0000

KTB, thanks, now I get it. Bloody ******* BvR. At least it looks like his on his way.

By: blouskop

blouskop — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:28:06 +0000

The Royal Bafokeng Stadium was originally built as a venue for the 1995 Rugby Union World Cup. A capacity of about 40,000 is bandied about.

By: Cubiczirconia

Cubiczirconia — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:12:40 +0000

Just remember that Rustenberg will be like an away test for the boks – we all know that they struggle to win the really big games when they play away from major centres. Much better to play Scotland / Wales / a minnow where our guys can win the game without really breaking stride.

By: gecko

gecko — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:55:03 +0000

I’ll write this before StMick does. With the Tri-Nations added a ridiculous three test a year, this watered down format deserves a few waterd down stadiums.

The days of SA-NZ test matches being heaven like are fast coming to an end. Sadly so.

By: CoffeeshopBok;-)

CoffeeshopBok;-) — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:48:06 +0000

Good to see the Tri-nations match being played in Rustenburg, can’t see whats all the fuss about.
There has never been a big match like that played there and the bigger unionalways get big matches, time for the small fish to get some of the picking I reckon.

By: joulekkading

joulekkading — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:34:39 +0000

Ous,

What can we do to moer BvR? Does anyone know where this tjop lives?

By: ktb

ktb — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:30:32 +0000

Ballas.
The problem with the sharks playing away 7 times versus 6 at home is the fact that this is the 2nd year we hve this pattern, we have been shafted by none other than BVR,hence, also, the AB game in Rustenberg, the man is cross that HOSKENS supported that BVR stand down last year, so we get paid back.
That’s how it works in SA RUGBY, you dont make the “boss” mad — simple.

By: out wide

out wide — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:27:03 +0000

Maybe the answer is that SA rugby grootkoppe aren’t so dumb after all? They maximise the playing at altitude thing on 3 consecutive weeks, put the jetlag thing to bed with the Boks never travelling more than 100 km in a week and win 3 games in a row at home! The fact that they piss off every Bok supporter living south of the Vaal is of course a minor!

By: out wide

out wide — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:17:12 +0000

Worst of all they have SA vs NZ in Rustenburg sandwiched in between SA vs NZ PTA the week before and SA vs AUS in JNB the week after. Are supporters in this favoured 80 x 100 x 40 km triangle of SA going to fill 3 stadiums on 3 consecutive weeks? I think not – after the uproar in SA about Carisbrook not being full for the SA vs NZ game last year I think NZ will be watching to see if Rustenburg is filled. How many thousands can the place take anyway? Does the ground have a name and can anyone outside SA pronounce it?

By: joulekkading

joulekkading — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:00:16 +0000

what has 800 legs, fifteen teeth and smells like brendie&coke? the front row of the Rustenburg piepiejol Stafium!

By: ali.h

ali.h — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:58:31 +0000

my bad, how big is rustenburg stadium?

By: ali.h

ali.h — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:57:35 +0000

i’m gonna be lank pissed off if rustensburg don’t pack that stadium out. how bog is their capacity, anyone know?

By: robdylan

robdylan — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:31:48 +0000

munki – you would think so, hey?

By: munkiboi

munkiboi — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:29:00 +0000

All Blacks at Rustenburg? Is this some sort of desperate attempt to buy votes from a small union?

I know he doesn’t have a great relationship with Freestate or Natal – but I would have thought these decisions would be made by a committee, not the megalomaniac running our rugger.

By: wpw

wpw — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:08:00 +0000

haai sies robD. Clayton is more decent than that. lol. (i need to defend my fellow token thug) lol