Comments on: Noakes: Burnout will sink Boks

By: willievz

willievz — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:13:23 +0000

Hey guys – how are you?

By: J.B. Cowper

J.B. Cowper — Wed, 24 May 2006 12:34:07 +0000

WWW -

I’ve passed your ideas onto others – very good stuff which explains why our monstrous forwards (Eddie not counted) are not dominating like they could and should.

In the your opinion does Eddie take the ‘balance’ out of the front row and therefore the entire pack?

John Cowper – Detroit

By: wicked wugby wascal

wicked wugby wascal — Wed, 24 May 2006 07:45:43 +0000

John Cowper

Thanks bud, at least someone is listening…

By: ikeys_forever

ikeys_forever — Tue, 23 May 2006 23:06:13 +0000

Tackler, we’re all speculating. A proper quantative analysis of the various options for SA rugby might assist decision-making. However, I suspect that a stakeholder analysis will, at the outset, stall any meaningful attempt at restructuring.

By: TheTackler

TheTackler — Tue, 23 May 2006 22:12:33 +0000

You cannot STOP the S14 or 3N in a RWC year simply because you have a signed contract to play all these matches and with full-strength teams. It is these competitions alone that make the money to allow top players to earn a living doing nothing but play rugby. That’s the unions’ income stream. The cash the SANZAR unions earn from RWC once every 4 years is chicken-feed. It’s adequate income for the minnow amateur unions such as Namibia or Uruguay, but small change for big pro unions such as SANZAR and Six Nations.

And if you breach the terms of your signed contract, the sponsors will simply sue you and bankrupt your union.

What’s hard to understand about that?

By: samglazer

samglazer — Tue, 23 May 2006 18:34:12 +0000

Make that three months minimum, four months would be closer to optimal.

Vinnie, I agree with your point.

By: Vinnie

Vinnie — Tue, 23 May 2006 17:09:05 +0000

I think a lot of the reaosns for the gigh injury rates is also the way we play the game in SA.
We try to bully the opposition and dont, for example like the ozzies, try to beat a team on skill.

The rush defense employed by JW is designed to get in your opponents faces and encourages a physical game.

Your opponents also get sore but the next week they move on and play a team not employing such a gameplana nd get a rest whereas we do it week in week out.

By: wpforever

wpforever — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:44:04 +0000

rastafaox rules,his remarks are spot on:-D

By: capebull

capebull — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:33:26 +0000

Pussycat , you are way off the truth, lets leave it at that,

I still maintaine Mallet is no good and just talk.

You say he’s not, then please enlighten me, what has he done for WP the last 2 years, and why if he has done anything, he keeps it such a big secret.

From what I see the WP has become wp and Stromers has become strompies, and please do not blame it on lack of players. Ask why Hougaard refussed to come to WP , and there are many more examples.

By: Pussycat

Pussycat — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:19:46 +0000

Capebull, I also have ‘inside information’ into WP and SA rugby – through about 5 different sources. Cape Town is a very small place and if you listen to one person, you must listen to every other one. For every one point of view, there are another ten. This from ‘people in the know’. The ‘people in the know’ more often than not are emotional, because they are involved in a political quagmire and petty squabbles.

I base my comments on ability, experience, achievements and logic.

Sounds as if Mallett made mincemeat out of you somewhere down the line. Maybe Boland? Toughen up, is my advice.

By: spokie

spokie — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:12:20 +0000

55 – For once Rastafox I agree totally!

By: capebull

capebull — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:30:29 +0000

Pussycat,

I make comments about Mallet , maybe beacuse I have inside info in the WP rugby matters, maybe because I know some things from his Boland days, what do you base your info on.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:30:19 +0000

ref posting #34 – Vinnie stop talking ****. Also comment #46 makes it sound as though you need a few lessons in physiology. The “koppestamp: mentality you seem so proud of is going to be SA rugby’s downfall.

By: ikeys_forever

ikeys_forever — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:10:37 +0000

Dr Tim Noakes is one of UCT’s 21 A-rated scientists (a global rating), which means that he is WIDELY published, with the expertise to supervise and interpet a wide area of research in human biology/exercise science.

According to an abbreviated CV, as of 2004 he had authored or co-authored 350 scientific papers and was on the editorial boards of 13 international scientific publications.

http://www.assa.org.za/default.asp?id=1000000120

By: Pussycat

Pussycat — Tue, 23 May 2006 12:45:11 +0000

Capebull – why don’t you swallow your prejudices and acknowledge that Nick Mallett has achieved at the highest level of rugby.

And maybe you need to wipe the bullshit out of your eyes and realise that the Stormers will once again rise to the top when the right structures are in place. Or do you think that the Bulls are going to be top of the pile forever. Oh sorry, why did I ask. That is probably exactly what you think.

By: J.B. Cowper

J.B. Cowper — Tue, 23 May 2006 12:44:42 +0000

WWW’s comments (No. 15) are really interesting and worth looking at.

The Pacific Islanders and Argentina have been knifed in the back by the goons who injected a 3-each Tri-Nation this year; and we (the rugby public world-wise) have been deprived of much more interesting rugby. Just despicable.

John Cowper – Detroit

By: rastafox

rastafox — Tue, 23 May 2006 12:16:46 +0000

I for one am rather bored by the Tri-nations and now we have to endure a coffer-filling extension. I would love to see an exciting competition featuring the Islanders and Argentinians.Not being sure of club commitments abroad would the Argies be able to field a full strength team at this time?

By: capebull

capebull — Tue, 23 May 2006 12:11:53 +0000

Director of Rugby yes, but please not Mallet he’s done nothing , zero, zip for the Strompies

By: leeanthonyw

leeanthonyw — Tue, 23 May 2006 12:02:17 +0000

The ozzies have a great break between tri-nations and end of year tour, coz they have no internal provincial competition. That means the players can really put their all into the S14 and Tri-nations, coz they know they have a break.

By: leeanthonyw

leeanthonyw — Tue, 23 May 2006 12:00:34 +0000

I agree rastafox. SA needs a director of rugby, Mallet, to oversee the massive shift. I think the s14 is a great idea however the extended tri-nations is bollox. It is the most selfish competition in the world. they need to bring in the pumas and the island warrior team and everybody plays each other once. Plus the bledisloe cup and the mandela cup.