Comments on: Saru react to club disgrace

By: WP_

WP_ — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:14:25 +0000

Yes we know. You arent the only person who have ever played rugby before Bentoshi! What do you take us for? Tiddly winks players?

By: capebull

capebull — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:22:17 +0000

Cause Boland Rugby officials are only there for themselves, whats in it for me, Mr Davids and he’s croneys only wants the benifits that goes with the job, they do’nt care about Rugby

By: Bentoshi

Bentoshi — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:26:44 +0000

Let’s not kid ourselves okes. This thing has been happening at all over. School, club, provincial and national level. As soon as coaching staff sees that a certain individual is very talented especially for his group age they put him in the first team. Rugby is a contact sport. I had my fair share of broken ribs, dislocated shoulders, broken fingers etc and in rugby this will always happen. To blame boland now for this culture that has been around for years is wrong. Rather address the issue. Young players must be brought through the ranks then be placed in areas where there development and health is severely jeopardize.
What happened to this poor boy is terrible but unfortunately this will always happen in rugby. Its in the nature of the game. Sometimes its through dangerous play but most of the time a simple thing as falling wrong and ending up at the bottom of a pile in a uncomfortable position can do this damage to. Believe me I know

By: Big Hit

Big Hit — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:00:58 +0000

#8 Smiley: he was just a kid, get real.

By: WP_

WP_ — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:18:43 +0000

This is disgusting the poor oke now has his life dramatically affected because of the incompetence of the Boland Rugby Union. What a shame.

Its not the young guy’s fault, he should never have been allowed to play. Sue them I say

By: SjamBok

SjamBok — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:50:31 +0000

It really sounds like the whole of Boland rugby is a disgrace and managed really badly. Is it a case of amatruer doing what professionals should be doing?

This is simply not overlookable. this was someone’s life FFS!! With this kid of stuff happening, I would not let my son play rugby anywhere near there.

I would want assurances that the players interests are looked after FIRST AND FOREMOST.

By: Smiley

Smiley — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:40:17 +0000

The kid wanted to play! It was his choice. Sometimes acidents just happen. James o connor playd in the super 14 last year. hes only 17.. What if something happens to him? He is a international now at 18. How can u want to sue boland? Their klaar bankrot in eanycase man

By: handbagslasher

handbagslasher — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:45:36 +0000

These guys should pay up. It is a youngster, he had dreams, now what?

By: Dunx

Dunx — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:22:17 +0000

it is sad that these youngsters are affected as they want to play so it should come down to the club to reject it. The club is responsible

By: grey

grey — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:20:42 +0000

Why on earth does the Boland rugby union let this happen !! They should be punished / banned till they know how to manage their clubs and union. The club scene is a disgrace and players are losing their lives in fights and now this poor youngster gets badly hurt.I really hope SARU and BRU cough of up millions for this as they are both to blame.

By: Transformation

Transformation — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:48:28 +0000

when this happened 3 months ago to a kid in the kingwilliamstown area & SAR* REACTED too late, why wasn’t it applied to all regions & all levels of rugby?

By: moedeloos

moedeloos — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:45:42 +0000

not a good advert for rugby. u18′s should play in an official age group competition.

By: Limerick-Bok

Limerick-Bok — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:38:44 +0000

This kid should sue BRU for the last few sents they have! A farking disgrace!!!

By: Provincejoulekkading

Provincejoulekkading — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:33:43 +0000

Jeez thats not right.