Butch battles on
23 May 2006
Injury-prone flyhalf Butch James says the groin strain he picked at the Springbok training camp in Bloemfontein was not serious.
“I could have trained yesterday (Sunday) if I wanted to but I decided to rest and I’ll be running again on Wednesday,†James told Daily News rugby writer Zayn Nabbi. “I’ve just strained my groin, nothing else. I think it might be because of the cold weather in Bloem, which my body isn’t used to, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be fine.â€
The 27-year-old said it was great to be back, both with the Sharks and Boks.
“I was just happy to be playing Super 14 and I never expected a call up this soon after my comeback,†admitted James. “It’s a bonus that I’ve been selected for the Boks and the atmosphere is much better than the last time I was here,†he said.
James last played Test-match rugby in 2002 when he was part of the infamous Springbok team that lost 53-3 to England at Twickenham.
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23 May 2006, 16:58 pm
Amazon
Speaking of George Bush; Just in from News 24
“BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY DESTROYED BY FIRE Crawford, Texas (AP) — A tragic fire this morning destroyed the personal library of President George W. Bush. The fire began in the presidential bathroom where both of the books were kept. The bathroom suffered severe smoke and water damage during the one alarm blaze, and both books were completely destroyed. A spokesman said the president was devastated, as he had almost finished coloring the second one.”
23 May 2006, 17:00 pm
Butch is our very own Johnny Wilkinson.
23 May 2006, 17:01 pm
Rudebud – there is no way I could leave my belovered WP/Stormers. I know they playing really KUK rugby at the moment but I can’t leave the sinking ship. I have a feeling though next year we will have some life boats and tugs to help us to become Super 14 2007 champs he he
Must go guys cheers
23 May 2006, 17:01 pm
Rude
I must go now china. Thanks for spur.
I as a last comment would like to see tim dlulane take solly ‘s place. or just get a look into the ext squad.
Long live rugby.
23 May 2006, 17:03 pm
wpw, I dont know the stats, but Butch got a card in almost every one of his tests.
Who CARES about Super 12/14. Theres a big difference between that and playing for the Boks.
They should just call him Mr Red Card.
23 May 2006, 17:03 pm
let Butch play-he’s the sort of player who brings the right attitude to the camp and at his best takes n defences with unmatched conviction. The sort of player you would follow into Mordor.
23 May 2006, 17:07 pm
i guess we will have to agree to disagree nickster…
Last yr Schalk Burger also got a few yellows and jake dropped him for a game or two but quickly realised what a big mistake it had been. I suppose i will do the research for you and try to find out how many times butch was sent off. Cant be more than once. (red cards that is)
23 May 2006, 17:08 pm
mpho
You have a way with words. I agree
What I would like to know is if you had to choose 1 player fifteen times over to play each position on the field. Who would it be????
15 schalk burgers ? but you front row will be weak.
15 ollies ?
15 brent russels ?
15 bakkies’ ?
how about 15 schalk britz’s
23 May 2006, 17:10 pm
15 Pierre Spiesse
23 May 2006, 17:11 pm
amazon, in my opinion schalk brits is overrated.
If you had to choose based on talent alone or attitude i would go for:
talent: JDV/Jantjes/Fourie
attitude: Burger/Bakkies/Juan Smith
23 May 2006, 17:12 pm
Min
You think they would beat a fifteen of wahl bartmans. you will battle with the rolling malls / Maybe
Remember ” where there is a wahl ….. there is a way”
23 May 2006, 17:13 pm
wpw
so who would your 15 man team to w cup then be.
15 jantjies’s
or 15 burgers ?
23 May 2006, 17:15 pm
Amazon
I will take 15 Ollie’s. Just remember to turn them around at halftime so that they can play in the opposite direction
23 May 2006, 17:16 pm
Why am i not surprised, min gepla seems to be a bulls supporter… i reckon he doesnt even support the other bok players playing for other provincial teams…
23 May 2006, 17:18 pm
amazon, jdv’s. 15 burgers on the field will only give me 6 players left at halftime. the rest would either be sin binned or sent packing
23 May 2006, 17:18 pm
cheers, let me be off like a muslim’s foreskin.
23 May 2006, 17:19 pm
Ja ek is maar ek is en trots daar op. Maar ek kyk nou nie hier na die trui nie ek kyk na die rugby speler en ek se jou jou hy gaan nog een van die groot springbok name word{pierre Spies}
23 May 2006, 17:19 pm
Rude
you are taking only one risk involved in that deal.
post match dinners ?
post match dinner VENUE. I mean the church hall wont fit everyone.
youve got to think about sponsors willingnes to sponsor jerseys. No 1 … they will spend double or tripple on fabric
No 2…… The sponsors logo may be distorted after being stretched like that and read something else. Much like the guy with the tatto on his ding dong.
Lots of problem my friend…….Think very very very carefully before you sign anything.
23 May 2006, 17:19 pm
wpw.
you are funny.
I am also really off now too.
Pump it Rude and co
23 May 2006, 17:23 pm
Amazon
Cheers boet; of as well.
23 May 2006, 17:27 pm
I’m not too sure about Butch, with that swinging arm around the opposition’s neck and shoulder charging in the tackle…hopefully he has had enough reflection time and is going to use his brain this time round!!!
23 May 2006, 17:27 pm
15 frik du preez’s or zinzan brook’s please..
23 May 2006, 17:30 pm
Coldwatershark..You are right. Mpho excellent comments
23 May 2006, 17:42 pm
butch is by far the best flyhalf we have… and geeze okes that still complain about his tackling obviously hasnt watched his last 20 or so games…
i wont say he is a legend yet (but definitely better than fleckie ‘who’ and i a bobby boy… butch s actually a rugby player.. ad hard and respected one at that…
23 May 2006, 17:47 pm
big g,
Stop talking **** – Butch hasnt played 20 games in the last 3 years. And 2 years ago he was still auditioning for WWF with his clothesline wrestling moves.
23 May 2006, 17:49 pm
and ‘the rock’ was scared senseless as well, just like the aussies and kiwi’s…
23 May 2006, 17:49 pm
Butch needs to be in the flyhalf mix – if he comes good he’ll be our No 1.
I mean, look at our choices:
AP -inconsistent and injury-prone. Can be brilliant, then throws it all away with a brain-****.
Jaco – confuses himself and/or his team mates or kicks the ball away at 100mph.
Monty – has been steady rather than spectacular for the Sharks, but only a stop-gap.
Bosman – talented, but too inexperienced. 50/50 option-taking.
Morne Steyn – too young and confused by being coached by HM and playing outside FdP “serial skopper”.
de Waal, Grant, Hougaard – all too limited.
Who else then – James is well worth a shout.
23 May 2006, 17:49 pm
Jake White should stick to Hougaard and form him into a complete flyhalf. Hes a specialist flyhalf that can kick like hell, defends well and has all the other abilities that Jake needs.
Jake has a whole year, Derick is the man.
23 May 2006, 17:51 pm
big g,
How can you claim that butch “I’m always injured” James is a better player than Skinny and Fleckie when he’s hardly had a professioanl career?
Fleck played 31 tests, butch played 9… but you want to compare them…
Oh and skinstad played 34…
23 May 2006, 17:52 pm
To compare butch to fleckie and skinstad is laughable. I rate butch but how many tests has he played for SA? Fleckie and Bobby have done well for SA. Definitely deserved to be there and were pretty good players for the Boks… Espec Skinstad…
23 May 2006, 17:55 pm
great minds think alike né vinnie?
the king ‘aka’ die waarheid
Is jy van jou kop af. Hougaard cant even make the bulls team. he is **** and shouldve moved to wp last yr when he had the chance…
citizen c, good comments bro…
23 May 2006, 17:56 pm
derickak ja… come one sometimes i wonder if certain one eye supporters can look past provincialsm and actually pick the best players and not just because he is a bul and maak die bulle amal bokke nie.. geeze derick and steyn like grant rose and jaco (matchstick scary poof squeek to me) are all so limited in the allround category and like farts in a thunderstorm will be blown away the first time a real rugby player hits them hard…
bosman, i think is a good prospect, and pretorius is lethal when not injured and on form and butch, well in my humble opinion, he is the man…
23 May 2006, 17:58 pm
fleckie was always the laughing stock of the bacline and his defense was kak to put it mildly, at least he had a temper and some yellow cards… bobby had all the skill but none of the brains, which could work, but didnt for him as he shoulda’ve played a lot mre tests than what he did…
23 May 2006, 17:59 pm
How do even know if Butch is good enough – its not like we’ve been able to judge him on current form (how if he hasnt palyed) and his form before he got injured was terrible.
He does look the part and looks a lot mor comfortable than the rest but im afraid he’s another jonny wilkinson and i dont think he’ll ever play another compelte season.
wpw… great minds mate…
23 May 2006, 18:00 pm
cause he smahed up his knee big g… you have selective memory mate…
23 May 2006, 18:00 pm
I have to say im a bull , but cannot stand hougard
23 May 2006, 18:01 pm
Got this from IOL:
Fears that Butch James’s career is once again in the balance have proved unfounded after the Sharks flyhalf said that the groin strain he picked at the Springbok training camp in Bloemfontein was not serious.
“I could have trained yesterday (Sunday) if I wanted to but I decided to rest and I’ll be running again on Wednesday,†said James on Monday night.
“I’ve just strained my groin, nothing else. I think it might be because of the cold weather in Bloem, which my body isn’t used to, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be fine.â€
The 27-year-old has suffered crippling knee injuries for the past three years and has spent more time in the stands than on the field.
23 May 2006, 18:03 pm
Think he’s going to kak a bit in France then next year…
23 May 2006, 18:04 pm
Can anybody confirm how many games he has played over the last three years?
23 May 2006, 18:06 pm
big g, stop being so biased. butch is a good player but not yet in the same class as skinstad. Bobby had vision, good hands and could link the forwards with the backs. I watched him play most of the tests he did and he was brilliant. To say he had no brains is a joke. He was actually one of the more intelligent players who actually think on the field.
I will always rate a guy who doesnt just wanna bash over the opposistion, even Juan Smith does this, Burger, and most of the bulls plsyers.
Cheers, i’m leaving now…
23 May 2006, 18:06 pm
o ja, bobby injured his knee in that “car accident” mos, clever boytjie…
23 May 2006, 18:07 pm
23 May 2006, 18:07 pm
wpw certain things like brains etc you only find out if you personally meet the guy or play with or against him…
23 May 2006, 18:08 pm
If Bobby is so clever why does he play centre for richmond rugby club!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?
23 May 2006, 18:09 pm
okay big g.
I’ve met Bob. Several times. And he’s a bright guy. He talks **** on sky but he’s still a bright chap.
23 May 2006, 18:12 pm
okay min_gepla,
It looks like i have to explain this to you.
Bob IS NO LONGER A PRO RUGBY PLAYER. He plays to keep fit and he plays with his boet.
Bob has more than enough on his plate to keep him busy including a job at saatchi&saatchi, one of the most prestigious advertising firms in the world.
He also has interest in more businesses than you have uopa vessies and only plays rugger for fun now, the way it should be.
23 May 2006, 18:12 pm
So did Bolla rub Deepheat on the strained ‘muscle’, or is that just a rumour…?
23 May 2006, 18:13 pm
Was it his muscle or somebody else’s?
23 May 2006, 18:15 pm
The Carter-Mauger combo – virtually 2 flyhalves next to each other – for the ABs and Crusaders brings a thought to mind.
Butch’s style of play could be surprisingly effective with a de Villiers or Bosman at inside centre, but certainly not Barry. Would be defensively solid too.
23 May 2006, 18:36 pm
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT JANNIE DU PLESSIS IS DOING IN WHITE’S BOK SQUAD???
IT SEEMS AS WHITE MIGHT NEED BACKUP TO STEADY EDDIE… AS YOU CAN SEE WHITE ALSO DOESN’T FULLY TRUST EDDIE’S SKILLS.
But i guess Jannie is there only for the world XV or just in case for the test against the scots, thats all he is gonna get this year being a bok… maybe a one-jersey wonder!?
Keo confirm!!!!
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