Double blow for Treu’s troop
2 Dec 2007
Jonathan Mokuena and Mzwandile Stick will miss the second leg of the IRB Sevens Championship in George.
Mokuena has been suspended for six weeks for shoving a referee in the recent competition in Dubai, where the Boks lost to eventual winners New Zealand in the semi-final.
South Africa’s Sevens Player if the Year Stick will also miss out this weekend due to a shoulder injury. Marius Schoeman and Kabamba Floors have replaced the duo.
The George leg starts this Friday and South Africa will begin with pool matches against Wales, Argentina and Uganda.
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2 Dec 2007, 23:42 pm
jeez, shoved a ref. thats not clever!
only saw a replay of the final here in nz. fiji were robbed by bad ref call. that last nz try was from a clear knock on. oh well, the kiwis cant say every call goes against them now can they
was great seeing fiji launch their comeback, those 2nd half tries were awesome!
fiji will come firing for redemtpion in george.
2 Dec 2007, 23:59 pm
Our 7′s side will always come second until they sort out the selection thereof. Blown off the park by NZ aggression. Can’t only have thin ou’s with speed. Need some big ou’s with speed as well.
3 Dec 2007, 00:17 am
I concur Mr Whatever
too many “thin ou’s”
Mzwandile Stick ??..lol classic
3 Dec 2007, 00:32 am
#3 lol
3 Dec 2007, 00:40 am
Mzwandile Stick
maybe he is a pimp by night??
he have the “magic stick”??
great job this Sevens gig. Contracted to travel the world, meet heaps of women when not training and play the same sides every tournament.
3 Dec 2007, 00:46 am
come now
these okes can play. they did really well on last years series. in last years team we had some bigger guys with pace and skills, we smashed those kiwis and fijians, samoans around a bit too
3 Dec 2007, 00:47 am
Yeah, thats where I think we are falling down. We are not playing players who would get us into and win the final. Every now and again we get there, but normally we drop out in the semi’s. Means the guys who are there are not quite doing the job IMO
3 Dec 2007, 00:50 am
i havent watched a lot of the sevens,,but ill say this….there are about 5 or so teams who can win it at every tournament.
nz, aussie, fiji, samoa, sa, england.
most of these teams make it to quarters and then its just ellimination time, which is tough stuff given its 7 minutes of hell.
i think its pretty good the guys make it so constistently to the semis.
3 Dec 2007, 00:56 am
Tomsta, I also think it’s great we get there, but to get into the finals consistently we need some changes. The blokes we have will get us to the semi’s and it appears no further. Some of the players from last year who got the wins for us like Basson and Burger are not around. Not sure why? But generally if we beat Fiji and NZ it’s cause they had a bad day, not cause we have the better team……just an observation. Hope I’m proved wrong this year. I’m planning to get to HK in March so would like to see us do well.
3 Dec 2007, 01:06 am
i think paul treu should be sacked, we had a winning side 12mnths ago and since george he has managed to destroy that squad.
maybe chester should coach the sevens, that way he wouldnt be pottering around the 15s game like a nosey granny.
3 Dec 2007, 01:49 am
Where is Jacques Olivier??
he should be coach..great player…damm that Swerve!!
3 Dec 2007, 03:40 am
Mokuena’s very, very, very stupid.
3 Dec 2007, 06:34 am
Morning all!
We need players like Kankowski, Floors, Burger, Vermaak, Pretorius, Odwa and Murruy in the 7′s team.
3 Dec 2007, 06:36 am
And Olivier or Chester to coach! Treu should go coach something else, selectors should go select something else!
3 Dec 2007, 06:43 am
More Tinus, hoe lyk dinge?
3 Dec 2007, 06:44 am
tinus nice idea but 7′s is very low on SARU priority list. it comes well behind super rugby commitments which is a real shame. it is such a great way to help shape young talent.
3 Dec 2007, 06:55 am
Dagse Koos! Lekker man, hoe was naweek?
munkiboi…
It is a pity, but the 7′s team should be allowed 1 or 2 players from each S14 franchise. Look at the Bulls for example. They have Spies, Wikus, Pedrie, Lobberts, Potgieter, Stegman and another 2 or 3 loosies. Send someone like Potgieter over.
3 Dec 2007, 07:01 am
Trevor Immelman, you Beauty! Gibbs, you Beauty!
3 Dec 2007, 07:01 am
They should make little Luke the 7′s captain, then he would have fulfilled his extended families dream of him being captain of a Bok team.
3 Dec 2007, 07:03 am
Who was named man of the series? ODI, SA vs NZ?
3 Dec 2007, 07:05 am
Loosehead…
Not a bad idea!
3 Dec 2007, 07:06 am
Talking about beefing up the sevens side reminds me of the ’97 world cup 7s in Hong Kong, a tournament I had the priviledge of attending.
The Bok side consisted of players like Skinstad, Andre Venter, Chester Williams, Joost, Slaptjips.. all in their prime. Man, the feeling and emotion after beating the Kiwis (Cullen, Lomu, Rush, et al), who were the red hot favourites, in the semis was unbelievable… then we went and blew it in the finals against Fiji… pity.
Still remains the best day of rugby… a jorl of note
3 Dec 2007, 07:10 am
Tinues, lekker man en joune.
It was one of the Kiwis that was man of the series…name eludes me now!
3 Dec 2007, 07:11 am
BRUMBIES
CRUSADERS
WARATAHS
BLUES
SHARKS
Will be in the top five in no particular order come end of round robin S14 2008.
…and saffas to continue their excuses when they have another dismal tournament.
Bet on the above and your money should be safe.
3 Dec 2007, 07:13 am
Kyle Mills
3 Dec 2007, 07:14 am
Ag jissus wallabie
Not so early on a Monday morning…. pleeze man
3 Dec 2007, 07:18 am
Koos…
Rustig man. Was na ‘n spa in Pretoria saam met vroulief en vriende. ‘n Eerste vir my, maar heel lekker!
Wallabie…
Good prediction. Good to see you have one SA team there, shows you are anything but biast! Hehe!
3 Dec 2007, 07:20 am
wallabie…
An Ausie team should win again! They have been dominating the S14, Tri- Nations and WC lately.
3 Dec 2007, 07:21 am
LOL!!!
BOD
Just dont come with bias talk then we will be fine…(24) is just for some bloggers who take it upon themselves to be irate with my posts.
Enjoy!!!
3 Dec 2007, 07:22 am
wallabie…
When was the last time the Ausies won the S14, Tri-Nations? World Cup?
3 Dec 2007, 07:23 am
BOD
Gibbs was sensational last night (aus time) i watched him till he made his fifty.
I will stay awake to watch that man play…somebody must have given him extra helping of pap for breakfast yesterday.
When is SA and Aus playing each other again in the cricket?
3 Dec 2007, 07:26 am
Now we have to wait 10 weeks or so before S14 starts! Gonna go craaaaazyyyy!
3 Dec 2007, 07:26 am
30
I will let you google search it.
Aus did not trip up with a defeat so early after winning the world cup.
SA and England have the worst records after winning the RWC…..even england did not lose to the BaaBaas after winning their world cup.
How about that?
3 Dec 2007, 07:27 am
32
It is too long a wait.
Just have to make do with the cricket…ndia are coming to our shores…fascinating cricket.
3 Dec 2007, 07:30 am
wallabie…
Did you have a look at the SA team that played? Do you think the Ausies would have beaten a Baabaa team with Boks like Habana, du Preez, Matfield, Burger etc when playing with an almost “B” team?
3 Dec 2007, 07:34 am
wallabie…
Isn’t it West Indies? Love cricket, just not as much as rugby.
3 Dec 2007, 07:35 am
Walla, 12 months from now.
3 Dec 2007, 07:36 am
Most of u guys are talking absolute ****! 7’s is a specialised game and these guys would probably beat any other 7’s team put together in this country. The size of team is the correct body type for the 7’s game, most teams have exactly the same body type. Nz and SA were probably the two best teams in the last tournament. If paul treu had all his players available like Aplon, bassoon, russel, burger we would beat anybody!!
3 Dec 2007, 07:37 am
Tinus, daai spa affere, is dit soos ‘n health spa of kon jy darem drink?
3 Dec 2007, 07:37 am
wallabie #31…
Dont know. Would be interesting to see Steyn against the Ausies. We will only know how good he is after bowling to guys like Ponting, Hayden , Gillchrist etc.
Dont think we’re on the same level as the Ausies yet.
3 Dec 2007, 07:37 am
good f%^*&ing Monday morning!!
3 Dec 2007, 07:40 am
uhmm more trup!
3 Dec 2007, 07:41 am
Koos…
Dis ‘n Health Spa ja, gesonde kos en maserings. Wou eers nie, maar was tog lekker. Jy kan ook drink ja, ek en my vriend het lekker gekuier op rooi wyn.
3 Dec 2007, 07:41 am
Tinus
If you are open for discussion we can talk…nothing to defend.
For one thing the game plan that Jake used for this game was atrocious and probably not suited for those not experienced in the Bok set up.
A rush defence and a kicking game is for the experienced and not for the faint hearted.
Would a Bok team with matfield and the likes won it…we wont know and we cant suck an answer…why??/ becasue they did not play.
The BaaBaas had a fantastic team primarly with aussies and AB which beat SA 3games out of four and with a game plan that would not have suited the boks.
jake game plan was damage control and so a bigger scoreline was avoided yet if he had his first team…he would have had to use a different plan.
This BaaBaas side was too good…remeber these players know attacking rugby and they were the best of the ANZACS and SA only won 1 out of 4 games in the tri nations 2007.
Based on this I can only SPECULATE that the BaaBaas would still have beaten the Bok test team.
You will and many others will beg to differ…if we do then lets keep it to the difference of opinion and not get personal.
3 Dec 2007, 07:43 am
Tinus, I think Haydunce may not be around then but even so the Ozmob does appear to be in a league of their own. Having said that they have not been tested since the dpearture of Warne and McGrath, lets just wait and see.
3 Dec 2007, 07:45 am
Hehehe Tinus, nee dan is dit reg. Net gedog jy moes op wortelsap en gras lewe die naweek.
3 Dec 2007, 07:48 am
wallabie…
Please point out to me where I got personal?
Let me explain to you what I meant at #35. If you took the Ausie team without Gregan, Larkham, Latham, Toquiri, Mortlock, Smith, Vickerman to play against a Baabaa team. You replace the Ausies that played on Saturday with Boks. Who do you think would have won?
No excuses here mate, Baabaas were the better team by far!
3 Dec 2007, 07:48 am
Wallabie
Dont necessary agree with you, but the backline was imply awful.
We saw in the RWC that the Boks struggled against sides that would rune the ball from anywhere and our 1 on 1 tackling was poor.
As far as I am concerned the only backline player who held his own on defense was Habana, and Juan Smith did not have a bad game in the circumstances.
Muller is also not a captain’s bootlace.
3 Dec 2007, 07:48 am
An Australian spending all his waking hours on a South African rugby blog… Billy ‘no-life’… SAD all the same…
3 Dec 2007, 07:48 am
Tinus 40
SA always looks really good but something happens when they enter our shores.
how they play aginst other nation is exactly how aus would tackle these same nations but for some reason I think SA gee themselves up too much and take the aggressor persona and take their focus off the cricket…then lose in the cricket.
Smith took it upon himself to protect his team by being belligerent he did win many aussies over by taking the game to us but lost the cricket.
SA needs to come here and relax and enjoy their cricket and dont be easily wound up…they will be seriously in with a chance.
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