Comments on: Snyman offered Bok contract

By: cab

cab — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:55:51 +0000

both superb players, the cup will be ours in 2007, oh yes.

By: pierre

pierre — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:22:07 +0000

Snyman was an awesome player who would have become a great player, but his injuries derailed him and he was never able to compete at the same level again. I definitely don’t think he is Bok material at the moment, on the strength of the Heineken Cup games I’ve seen on the highlights channel.

sharkgirl – “namedropping” is not the same thing is “name-calling”. Rather, it refers to the lame-*** practice of claiming friendship or acquaintance with famous or well-known people.

By: mojo

mojo — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 07:56:15 +0000

i think jake white has made a wise choice, andre snyman been playing the best rugby of his life but one should not count the likes of willemse on the right wing i belive this should be the team 9.januarie
10.pretorius
11.Habana
12.jean de villers
13.Fourie/jouba
14.willemse/snyman/jantjies
15.percy/jantjies/roots

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 07:40:32 +0000

Ag please!! Everyone is blowing hot air up Jean’s backside, yet beside the very first test that he and Jacques Fourie played against the French, they have lloked as useless as De Wet Barry and Joubert, and we have scored ONE (I think) try from a first phase set move. Jean can’t tackle and with Pretorius at 10, there is a huge gap between 10 and inside centre channel.

About Snyman, he was such a ‘legend’ he knocked about 5 balls in his last Test match on a dry sunny day! – hopefully it’ll stay his last.

Biggest problem with SA rugby is that the testoterone affects their brains! Everyone wants to ‘intimidate’ with their ‘power’, yet virtually no backline player in SA can step off both feet at pace, kick with both feet, pass the ball equally well to both sides, offload in the tackle etc.!

Years ago Johan Heunis was rated good, but not remarkable, yet today when a fullback catches 50% of up&unders, and kicks 50% of his line kicks out, he’s the “next” Springbok fullback! Most of them are a bunch of pallookas – Dan Retief was right – they are too dim!

By: capebull

capebull — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 06:20:16 +0000

Keo

How about a new article, maybe the fact that Jaco v d Weshuisen is practising with the Bulls as we speak. He does say that Jake wants him at the Stormertjies

By: sharkgirl

sharkgirl — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 06:03:46 +0000

Pierre i haven’t called anyone names yet you jackass!
Must be toough not having a mother that loves you!

By: BlouBal

BlouBal — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 05:47:26 +0000

Stoffel, did you play rugby? I was in Affies when Sowerby was in school, maybe we played against each other.. small world

By: Stoffel

Stoffel — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 05:43:30 +0000

Sowerby is a big *******, he went to my high school. When he was in matric he used to make his standard 6 sit on the toilet in winter before he used it to warm up the seat!

By: GCC

GCC — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 05:35:58 +0000

bloubal

haven’t seen snyman play recently, therefor can’t comment on that one. i’d prefer fourie at 13, regardless.

after seeing how donut dunning shoved bands’ head up into his own arse in the s14 semi last year, i just can’t see what’s so great about this guy. still have the images of him scoring his amazing try against the all blacks and running over richie mc, but the horror of seeing him going backwards in the scrums, clouds all of that.

By: BlouBal

BlouBal — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 05:27:22 +0000

Guys

How is this this for a backline in RWC 2007 ?

9. Ricky
10. Pretorius / Houghaard / Bosman
11. Habana
12. Jean De villiers
13. Andre Snyman
14. Jaque Fourie
15. Percy

And Front eight like this :

1. Os
2. Smitty
3. Richard Bands
4. Bakkies/perhaps that new Province guy with the beard
5. Victor
6. Schalla
7. Jaun
8. Sauerby/Cronje/Big Joe

Sounds like a winning team to me

By: Lem

Lem — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 05:09:14 +0000

Piere you sound like a real prick! Are still upset about being turned away by the (insert any country name here) immigration dept?

Maybe they just dont want tossers like you.

By: wpw

wpw — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 04:56:29 +0000

kingpaul, so nokwe is a bad player after having one bad game? the rugby ‘experts’ on this site make me sick…

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 04:54:02 +0000

snyman this oak was destined for greatness till he broke his leg!!! it really annoyed me that robbie fleck used to start test wen it could have been andre

By: pompies

pompies — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 04:22:52 +0000

Onlooker your really sound like areal arrogant guy chill guys even if he’s living in a wendy house in the back yard

By: tokolosi

tokolosi — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 23:16:40 +0000

I think that Snyman will give the Boks some stability in the backline at wing or centre but I am not too sure about Shaun Sowerby, he aint very old, but he’s only had one test cap back in 2002 coming on as a replacement. So if Jake wants to use Shaun then he has to give him a go in the pre-season Bok tests….BTW I am a rocket scientist working for NASA so don’t tune my opinions…Pierre…lol

By: Sloth man

Sloth man — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:49:36 +0000

What a fantastic coach white is, I reckon the best since Christie, thats my honest opinion. Snyman would be a brilliant addition, although he has been playing on the wing in the UK, wheras I would prefer him to be outside Jean de Villiers. But still, I’m a big supporter of the de villiers fourie combination, so lets not forget about fourie.

But Snyman could do alot, and yes get Sowerby in the mix, although, Burger, Smith and Joe are the starters. Sowerby is better than Cronje and Wannenburg.

By: KingPaul

KingPaul — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:54:51 +0000

Pierre
I think you are a racist. Why is it everytime someone critisize a not white player, than he is a racist in your eyes. I agree that Greeff and Theron is kak, but so is Nokwe. And i’m still waiting for Burger to start playing rugby this season.

By: CouchRugga

CouchRugga — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:51:47 +0000

we have way too many options in those positions.

even ’3-try against the Kiwis’ Joubert may not even get into the team again. And you want to call back an overrated, old dud like Snyman .We are not that desperate! FFS!

By: Johnny7

Johnny7 — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:36:55 +0000

Admitedly Snyman was NOT in best form the last time he was playing for the Boks. But the man is pure class; He has skills, pace, strength and deadly defence. Snyman in form and heading back is bloody good news.

By: jondood

jondood — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:14:14 +0000

pierre

Ever been laid?

No, I am not asking about your mother.