Smit out of Euro tour
22 Sep 2010
John Smit has undergone successful surgery but won’t make the Grand Slam tour.
The Bok captain has been ruled out for three months after undergoing an operation to repair a chronic cervical disc.
‘The op will also ensure John’s availability for the Springboks and the Sharks for the 2011 season,’ said team doctor Craig Roberts. ‘The timing was right for John to undergo surgery as he will now have a prolonged period of recovery in advance of the new season.
‘This was not a career threatening injury.’
220 Comments
22 Sep 2010, 15:40 pm
Let’s hope he comes back lean and mean. If he’s going to go to WC, we might us well hope he’s 100%
22 Sep 2010, 15:46 pm
Thank Goodness!
22 Sep 2010, 15:49 pm
nou gaan chilliboy weer k@k aanvang vir die bokke
22 Sep 2010, 15:49 pm
Question now is, who will be made captain for the EOYT?
22 Sep 2010, 15:50 pm
Juan Smith
22 Sep 2010, 15:52 pm
Or let me rephrase, will he look to another senior member, or to the future of Bok rugby?
22 Sep 2010, 15:52 pm
Why is my post being moderated?
22 Sep 2010, 15:52 pm
huh?
22 Sep 2010, 15:53 pm
chilliboy
22 Sep 2010, 15:53 pm
Imagine if PdV includes Luke Watson in his EOYT squad, and makes him captain
22 Sep 2010, 15:53 pm
dewald potgieter
22 Sep 2010, 15:57 pm
I see Percy and Tasmin Montgomery were divorced last week.
Eina, is Percy now going to remove that tattoo of her name from his abdomen?
22 Sep 2010, 15:59 pm
Maybe a bit of lipo suction whilst “under” will help !!!
22 Sep 2010, 16:01 pm
“cervical disc”? Should be difficult to swallow, so hopefully he’ll stay off the pies.
22 Sep 2010, 16:06 pm
Grant10 not here yet? Probably out celebrating.
22 Sep 2010, 16:08 pm
This is a big blow for the Ab’s we need him back desperately for the WC.
22 Sep 2010, 16:08 pm
At least Bissie and Craig Burden can take over. Would make Smith captain. Or Kanko?
22 Sep 2010, 16:09 pm
Well that explains a lot. It also means SmitFit won’t be anywhere near the Sharks’ team come semis. I am not sure if there will be many tears shed about that one.
One thing though, he better lay off the pies and ice cream.
22 Sep 2010, 16:12 pm
Maybe they should just bring ol’ Terblanch in for one more final Bokka test and make him captain. :p
22 Sep 2010, 16:13 pm
Juan Smith should captain the eoyt now. Though don’t think John or Victor were going on that tour anyhow. So this is the right time for John to get that neck op.
All the best to Smit in his recovery.
22 Sep 2010, 16:18 pm
ek se maar niks
22 Sep 2010, 16:18 pm
Keo: “So Peter, how does this operation affect your build up to the world cup?”
PDV: “Ja you know. John came to me before this and said he had a sore neck and I said John, are you sure it’s not a chicken bone? But that’s then and now is not the World Cup. John and I, ja, we will work through this and come 14 June we will be ready to face Russia in Singapore.”
Keo: “Peter, the World Cup is in New Zealand, in September and we don’t play Russia.”
PDV: “Ja, you guys in the media. Taking a story and ruining the man. Like Bees Roux and the Metro Cop. You know, Ritchie will be excited with John out, you know. The Metro Cop on the loose with no Bees about. You know?”
Keo: “What?”
PDV: “I’m not saying Castor is a man, but if we short of flanks or John is out I may make that call. Ja. It’s between men, and Castor will be there for the Boks, fronting up like the man she is. Ja Keo, come World Cup John, Castor and the rest of the boys will bring home the glory. And if they don’t well there is ice cream in hospital and Mt Edgcome is a nice place to eat Pasta. “
22 Sep 2010, 16:20 pm
grant going to lose his sh*t over this thread hahahaha
, get well soon Plod
22 Sep 2010, 16:20 pm
so much for a training regimen to get plod remotely into a bok shape…..
Now in 3 months time he miles behing again…..
But carry on….check the tears come Oct 2011….
22 Sep 2010, 16:22 pm
…pity Donkey De Villiers doesn’t need a hammy op
22 Sep 2010, 16:22 pm
sharks fans will be bloody relieved…
22 Sep 2010, 16:23 pm
24. grant10(grant10) yeah the training squad didn’t make any sense. You can’t store up training like grain. You are either fit or SmitFit. Back in high school I was fit, but now I am not. I could have run further in high school, but today I’d still not be fit. The Boks are bozos.
22 Sep 2010, 16:23 pm
in fact i would go as far to say that sharks probably win the bloody cc now that this oke out.
22 Sep 2010, 16:25 pm
Lets see if he comes back fresh and can get through the Super 15. By then one would imagine that someone had already played themselves into the Bok starting hooker position.
Please lets identify someone else other than the quota Chili-umfaan.
22 Sep 2010, 16:27 pm
So, Chiliboy is ABSA’s nominated captain then…
22 Sep 2010, 16:31 pm
what is an ‘umfaan’?
22 Sep 2010, 16:32 pm
so i guess no ‘Grand Slam’ for the Boks then, cos apparently the Springboks are kak without Plod’s super fit ‘aura’…
22 Sep 2010, 16:33 pm
A quota…
22 Sep 2010, 16:33 pm
I can see that there are 114 stoopid, stoopid fools who think the Surrendermonkey Lions are going to beat the Numero Uno team in the CC – the Sharks…
Idjits…
22 Sep 2010, 16:36 pm
32 Trannyumfaan – change “superfit aura” to superior leadership ability and then you talk sense for a change…
22 Sep 2010, 16:37 pm
I thought Chilly played really well when he came on, he showed much promise and had he been put on the field against the All Blacks in Soweto we could have won that test as John was off his feet.
Bismark is definately the form Hooker in SA when fit
John is the form Captain
Chilly is the young up and coming player, when fit.
22 Sep 2010, 16:38 pm
Grandchildren of The Snor: “Pappa Snor pappa Snor, tell us about the World Cup.”
PDV: “Ja you see children. It was a long time ago and Pappa Snor took the Boks to the World Cup. Ja it was hard, in New Zealand, where it rains a lot and the balls always bounce in a Maori manner.”
Grandchildren of The Snor: “Pappa Snor pappa Snor, tell us what happened next.”
PDV: “Ja children, it was like this. Pappa Snor knew what the Boks needed and he said to his friend John, John, have some chicken and pies, I want you to play 1, 2 and 3 that way we will always have an overap. Ja, Pappa Snor was glorified and the chosen one then already children.”
Grandchildren of The Snor: “Pappa Snor pappa Snor,then what happened.”
PDV: ” Ja we played you see, we played hard. In the end the balls always bounce and the pitch was maorified. Now I am not saying Ritchie Metro Policeman used trick balls but when you lose it’s never as nice as winning.”
Grandchildren of The Snor: “Pappa Snor pappa Snor, but you said you won.”
PDV: “Ja children you see, there is a moral and I am a Prophet. And Prophets need morals to tell stories. Morals cause Prophets I tell you. Ja, winning isn’t everything but not amount of chicken makes a front row strong. You see children it was sanctified by the man upstairs. We could never win. How many saints won? None, ja you see to be a saint you must lose. I lost the world cup, others lost their heads.”
Grandchildren of The Snor: “Pappa Snor pappa Snor, we love you for being such a great coach.”
PDV: “Ja you see again children, winning is everything but sometimes a true Prophet knows the value of a loss. The whites they didn’t like it but you know, there are no white Prophets, and when in Rome you Sack the Jews. Rugby isn’t only played on the field you see, ja children, we were winners, we were saints. It was a good year. ja.”
22 Sep 2010, 16:39 pm
****, ****, ****, ****, **** ….
testing the mod
22 Sep 2010, 16:39 pm
****, dammit, god, ***
mod test 2
22 Sep 2010, 16:39 pm
@***** Game: so what if we win this thing without Plod? Whose ‘aura’ will take the credit?
22 Sep 2010, 16:41 pm
test
22 Sep 2010, 16:44 pm
Why are all my posts being moderated ??
22 Sep 2010, 16:45 pm
@WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)-12: Ag no! Seriously? Thats a shame – after they stuck by each other through all the trouble in Wales and so on (if you read Monty’s book)
@Transformation(Transformation)-33: Its like his Uncle – Oom Faan
22 Sep 2010, 16:46 pm
2. justrugby(justrugby do not hit reply, it does an auto moderate
22 Sep 2010, 16:47 pm
@justrugby(justrugby)-42: It’s the new Media Tribunal. Feel it. It’s here.
22 Sep 2010, 16:47 pm
43. THEBokFan(bokfan1) and she just won Miss Fit Body SA on the weekend. Percy missing out there on the body double.
22 Sep 2010, 16:47 pm
justrugby(justrugby)-45: Mine too! Its the new Media Act of Keo
22 Sep 2010, 16:48 pm
This site is well fcked and Keo can’t afford to fix it because Jake White has run off with his cash.
22 Sep 2010, 16:48 pm
justrugby(justrugby)-42: LOL!
22 Sep 2010, 16:48 pm
Why is some of our posts awaiting moderation? Nothing much in my posts why moderate them?
22 Sep 2010, 16:49 pm
51. goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2): Seriously? Eish, sorry for Percy…
53. katman(katman): LOL, you guys are on a roll
22 Sep 2010, 16:49 pm
40 Transinkonyane: according to some, definitely not “prophet” Piet…
Its going to be a real quandary for Keo and other Jake the Snake minions who will get the credit for the grandslam if Smitty is an absentee coach…
However, Skype or Cisco videoconferencing from Umhlanga Hospital may be possible… Problem solved.
22 Sep 2010, 16:50 pm
This is crazy now. About 3 of my posts are awaiting moderation. For what?
22 Sep 2010, 16:51 pm
42. JustshaggedG10 – its because your comments are rubbish…
22 Sep 2010, 16:53 pm
i have tried to vloek HG about 10 times but keep on getting moderated.
HG consider yourself vloeked in your moer.
22 Sep 2010, 16:53 pm
Puma, don’t press the reply BUTTON!!!!!!
22 Sep 2010, 16:53 pm
its the rooi gevaar i tell you.
22 Sep 2010, 16:54 pm
keo…wat gaan aan?
22 Sep 2010, 16:54 pm
Keo: “Peter, is SARU moderating my website?”
PDV: “Ja Keo, I’m not saying I know anything, but you reap what you sow and maybe Malema has had enough.”
Keo: “Can Malema turn on a computer let alone moderate a forum?”
PDV: “You see, ja, thinking like a white man. Moses didn’t say I am not a stone mason and yet he carved the commandments. ja, you see, us, the men of this land, we know.”
Keo: “You know what?”
PDV: “Ja, again you see Keo, thinking in white man’s terms. Like you think about rugby. Not having any knowledge is no hinderance in our culture, we are winners, we achieve beyond our abilities.”
Keo: “Moderation is an achievement?”
PDV: “Ja, you see Keo, you have much to learn. Julius has a standard 4 in woodwork and now he monitors words. you see the power of our ways, achieving beyond our means. The glory of the Prophets of Abraham. We are chosen. Ja.
22 Sep 2010, 16:54 pm
49. Pussyman – LOL. you speak truth
22 Sep 2010, 16:55 pm
1. THEBokFan(bokfan1) Seriously yep. Tightest bod in SA… over 40s I think. Pretty good stuff.
22 Sep 2010, 16:56 pm
56 Grabbed10Moffies – vloek yourself, man
22 Sep 2010, 16:56 pm
wiesjoufokkenpussyman?
>^..^<
22 Sep 2010, 16:56 pm
so plod back doing what he does best….f all….
3 months….at least he will be fit for xmas pudding.
22 Sep 2010, 16:56 pm
59 – Transie thanks.
It also logged me out…….hahahahaha. Had to log back in. Think it is taking toooooooooooo much time just to post one post here. Will be back later once it is working proper.
22 Sep 2010, 16:56 pm
smit should go along to escort and provide the necessary aura
22 Sep 2010, 16:58 pm
PA – I reckon this is a blessing in disguise. Juan Smiths long rest was very evident and hopefully so will JSmits. Is MatField touring? I hope he gets a rest too and probably Morne Steyn but with no flyhalf i think MSteyn will be touring!!!
22 Sep 2010, 16:58 pm
Mama Luciano’s may lose some profit over the next 3 months…
22 Sep 2010, 17:00 pm
The rest of the site is well fcked, but at least the poll is spot-on.
22 Sep 2010, 17:04 pm
@katman
Yes, the Lions will win!
22 Sep 2010, 17:04 pm
70. Pussyman – The poll indicates the collective intelligence of Lions supporters on Keo – IQ of 136 and counting divided by the total number of votes…
22 Sep 2010, 17:05 pm
so what the F is afriboredom doing about rhino poaching
22 Sep 2010, 17:07 pm
You guys who think the Lions will win probably also think WP will win the Cup. Bwah ha ha ha ha. Like Percy you’ve shot your bolts for the last time.
And the kitties look better, but the Sharks are gonna get ya.
22 Sep 2010, 17:07 pm
71. We Poep-Forever. Yes, and their are no quotas in rugby… get a grip… catch a wakeup
22 Sep 2010, 17:08 pm
72. Mighty Horua(Mighty Horua) YOu mean Cheetah Poaching? Harold sent them a letter but he didn’t pay enough for postage.
22 Sep 2010, 17:09 pm
lions will easily beat the player stealing cheetah team
22 Sep 2010, 17:10 pm
73. Mighty ***** – WTF do you care other than using the poached rhino for bushmeat after you’ve sold the horn to the local colonising chinaman
22 Sep 2010, 17:11 pm
73 Might Wh.ore – play it again… WTF do you care other than using the poached rhino for bushmeat after you’ve sold the horn to the local colonising chinaman
22 Sep 2010, 17:15 pm
HG .Will you join my facebook page to stop the poaching
22 Sep 2010, 17:16 pm
76. Mighty Horua(Mighty Horua) True, how dare those Sharks offer to pay a guy 20 times more. Awful we are, not a standup chap among us. Filthy as fannies in a house of ill-repute.
22 Sep 2010, 17:17 pm
?
22 Sep 2010, 17:17 pm
79 Hoerewa: Your face is too ugly for facebook!
22 Sep 2010, 17:20 pm
80 Might *****… Fark that, the masses need bushmeat…
22 Sep 2010, 17:22 pm
77 Who have the Cheetahs stolen… Not right in the professional era…
22 Sep 2010, 17:24 pm
in comparison with the sharks, cosatu looks like imams
22 Sep 2010, 17:27 pm
82. Thats why we’ll use the absa logo. So are you joining the anti poaching fan page
22 Sep 2010, 17:30 pm
we can give the bushmeat to zimbos and porras cause the masses wil get an increasd social grant from the tax of the elite
22 Sep 2010, 17:30 pm
LOL, Afriforum made ABSA change there tune very quickly. Soos in die ou dae is die afrikaner baas.
22 Sep 2010, 17:31 pm
87 Dont use tracebook
22 Sep 2010, 17:33 pm
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22 Sep 2010, 17:37 pm
Its ok HG
22 Sep 2010, 17:40 pm
Sport 24
Absa: No quotas for Currie Cup
2010-09-21 22:31Email | Print
Johannesburg – Absa did not threaten to withdraw sponsorship money or suggest quotas be instituted, Absa and SA Rugby Union (SARU) said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
“SA Rugby confirms that at no time did Absa threaten to withdraw sponsorship money or suggested that quotas be instituted or was in any way prescriptive about the composition of the teams,” SARU president Oregan Hoskins said.
Last week, reports surfaced that Currie Cup sponsor Absa had expressed concern over a lack of transformation in rugby.
This caused civil rights group AfriForum to launch a “Stop Absa Quotas” campaign, with many people threatening to close their Absa bank accounts.
Absa responded in a Rapport article on Sunday, with deputy chief executive Louis von Zeuner saying: “We have never said a team should include a certain number of players of colour.”
But on Tuesday, Afriforum’s executive director Kallie Kriel said the organisation had found an SMS from Von Zeuner to Hoskins, apparently contradicting Von Zeuner’s weekend statement.
It was sent after the Currie Cup matches played on September 11.
According to AfriForum it reads: “Regan, I think you should write to the major unions on black players -judging from today’s games Lions 2, Bulls 1, Cheetahs 2 – they are not respecting the spirit and goals of transformation. Louis.”
According to SARU and Absa’s statement: “quotas no longer apply to the Currie Cup Competition.
“However, it is expected of each province to take serious cognisance of the issue of representivity of players on the field of play, to support our broader transformation objectives.”
They quoted a provision in the competition rules: “SA Rugby has adopted a comprehensive transformation charter that will guide SA Rugby and its provinces on the critical aspect of the game”.
Von Zeuner said Absa’s request to SARU was that the tournament “be presented in such a way that it ensures that the Currie Cup competition gives the opportunity to all players to develop their potential”.
He said spectator numbers “are not always satisfactory” and had told SARU that “all aspects of the agreement are not always adhered to”.
“Currie Cup matches must generate the same excitement as was the case with certain sporting events earlier this year.”
22 Sep 2010, 17:44 pm
93 “However, it is expected of each province to take serious cognisance of the issue of representivity of players on the field of play, to support our broader transformation objectives.” – jeez, that is a long way to say that there are quotas…
Ironic all this quota imperative coming from Fatty von Zeuner: a middle aged mlungu…
22 Sep 2010, 17:45 pm
this op is really fishy! It’s okay to just say Plod is dropped.
22 Sep 2010, 17:48 pm
93. I wonder what mlungu Fatty von Zeuner’s interpretation is of “the spirit and goals of transformation”?
22 Sep 2010, 17:49 pm
I had no idea it was SARU’s and the Unions jobs to go into schools and beat black kids with sticks until they like rugby more than soccer. Likewise with the teachers, the ones that actually teach or do sports, that they should teach a game they have no idea about.
Surely that is governmemnts’ job through the board of education or sport or something?
What are the Bulls, Sharks, Stormers etc to do? Demand black people like rugby. It’s like demanding me to like soccer, a game I find so boring I felt like crying during the world cup.
22 Sep 2010, 17:50 pm
94. Transformation(Transformation) No its been on the cards for about a year, his neck has been stuffed for a while.
22 Sep 2010, 17:53 pm
97. Goyou – maybe thats what fatty von Zeuner wants… When are the Sharks going to take down the absa banners from Kings Park and get another sponsor who is actually interested in rugger… and not in trying to do transformation by colouring-in book…
22 Sep 2010, 17:55 pm
What does transformation really mean? Fair go is fair go, but what if I don’t like chess or badmington or squash or curling?
We don’t have any black skiers either I think, is that a problem? What about black golfers? Why are so many Indians good at Matric finals, should there be a limit on their numbers so whiteys and blacks can match them? It’s a load of hogwash that has no bearing on the realisties of life.
There are more black people in SA and yet the majority of them like another sport. Is that a hard thing to grasp?
22 Sep 2010, 17:57 pm
98. Heavens Game(Heavens Game) Ironic that ABSA, of all banks talks this, given their past.
But their CEO is as fishy as a fish stick in a fish hoek summer.
22 Sep 2010, 18:05 pm
99 I wonder if absa is following “the spirit and goals of transformation”…
Lets apply the same standards of counting black representatives on the absa board of directors (excluding foreign and only “ethnic”):
D C (Des) Arnold Independent
C (Colin) Beggs Independent director
D C (Dave) Brink Interim Chairperson
B P (Brian) Connellan Independent
Y Z (Yolanda) Cuba Non-executive
BCMM de Vitry d’Avaucourt (French) Non-executive director
S A (Shauket) Fakie Independent
G (Garth) Griffin Independent
M W (Monhla) Hlahla Independent
M J Husain Independent director
A (Antony) Jenkins Non-executive director
R (Robert) Le Blanc Non-executive, British
TM Mokgosi-Mwantembe Independent director
E C (Eduardo) Mondlane, Jr. Non-executive, Mozambican
T S (Trevor) Munday Independent
SG (Brand) Pretorius Independent
M (Maria) Ramos Group Executive Director, Group Chief Exec
D W P (David) Hodnett Group Financial Director
L L (Louis) von Zeuner Group Executive Director
B J (Johan) Willemse Independent
I can only count 2: So by Fatty Von Zeuners own standards, absa “are not respecting the spirit and goals of transformation”…
22 Sep 2010, 18:13 pm
@Puma 53: Want jy wil net kak praat. No only joking, they did the same to some of my posts earlier and I didn’t use any dirty words or anything.
22 Sep 2010, 18:15 pm
Am i missing something, why are the Lions favourites this weekend?
22 Sep 2010, 18:15 pm
HG, it’s like the story about glass houses, how did Snor put it? “Ja those in glass houses with stones must never throw the baby out with the bathwater. Even if it is Ritchie McCaw. Ja. That’s all I am saying ja.”
ABSA, plonkers.
22 Sep 2010, 18:16 pm
So if i reply to someone my comment gets moderated???
22 Sep 2010, 18:17 pm
103. Oxy moron(cjgrove) Why is Snor our coach. Mysteries of the unexplained.
Others to ponder:
Why WP are unbeatable and yet they have been beaten.
The Bulls are CCup favourites.
How Malema managed to get to actually handle a saw at all, even if he failed.
22 Sep 2010, 18:18 pm
Yes you can’t reply to someone by using the reply button.
22 Sep 2010, 18:26 pm
hg… Cuba, Hlahla, Mondlane, Mokgosi- Mwantembe how many is that arsewipe?!
22 Sep 2010, 18:30 pm
109. GOYOUGOODTHING2(GOYOUGOODTHING2)
Not even the Sharks beating the Stormers in the Super 14 stopped them from claiming the entire bok side should be swamped with WP players.
Bit of a shame to hear about Keos Jake White Venture, it was a good idea but unfortunately gone about with money as the priority and not rugby…
22 Sep 2010, 18:32 pm
109 Transumfana – Mondlane is from Mozambique, arselick…
22 Sep 2010, 18:34 pm
Banshee’s Bum: and you’re still left with how many?
22 Sep 2010, 18:48 pm
111. Transformation(Transformation) about the same representation as a current Super Squad
22 Sep 2010, 18:52 pm
109. Oxy moron(cjgrove) That venture sounded dodgy. Not in terms of rugby but can you imagine JW shaping all future Boks, he’d be another Danie Craven. Mwa ha ha ha ha he laughs from his lair under Table Mountain.
22 Sep 2010, 19:08 pm
112. Transumf: gygt2 has answered nicely in 113… catch a wakeup my boy…
22 Sep 2010, 19:11 pm
112. Transumf – you argue like a farking union leader… no sense, bloody nonsense…
22 Sep 2010, 19:16 pm
Has Keo.co.za been sent in for a service? Thought they needed a new oil filter!
22 Sep 2010, 19:24 pm
The bleddy agents have hijacked keo.
11% and R1000 housing allowance.
22 Sep 2010, 19:29 pm
Barney will be fine.
As long as grantie and the rest of the keo youth league don’t infiltrate the hospital.
22 Sep 2010, 19:34 pm
Heavens Shame: you said you coulf count how many kehla le mbamba?
22 Sep 2010, 19:35 pm
classic at 119….
22 Sep 2010, 19:50 pm
I am going to suggest to Barney the following strategy:
Take a total break from rugby till january.
Embark on a rigorous conditioning programme for the first 3 months of 2011.
Play the second half of the duper 15 of the bench.
Approach total awesomeness for the shortened 3 nations and world cup.
22 Sep 2010, 20:18 pm
Go you mighty warriors.
22 Sep 2010, 20:41 pm
Mapoe gets Bok blocked
2010-09-22 19:04
Bloemfontein – Springbok Sevens coach
Paul Treu requested the use of rogue
winger Lionel Mapoe for the upcoming
Commonwealth Sevens tournament, but
was refused by the Free State Rugby Union.
SuperSport.com can reveal that Treu had
accredited Mapoe on request of his agent
and the national selectors to be part of the
South African team for the tournament in
New Delhi, India, but the request was
turned down by the Cheetahs.
Mapoe has been in a contractual dispute
with the Cheetahs for six months now, and
will head to the High Court in Bloemfontein
on Thursday after he hasn ’t returned to the
city since losing the arbitration case in his
favour.
Treu confirmed the request, saying he
didn ’t want to get involved in the dispute,
but was looking to help the player get
some playing time while he was in limbo.
Mapoe is a Sevens Springbok and knows
both the structures and game plan of the
Sevens squad, and would have been a
welcome boost to South Africa ’s hopes of
getting a medal at the Commonwealth
Games.
“I just thought it would be the ideal chance
for him to get some time on the field,
which is valuable for a player like him who
hasn ’t played for some months. Naturally it
would also have aided us in our quest for a
medal in the competition, ” Treu told
SuperSport.com
“I have to say that I am
disappointed, not only for ourselves but
also for Lionel, who needs to put this
behind him and get back onto the field
again. ”
Mapoe lost the arbitration dispute almost
two months ago, but has still been training
in Durban with the Sharks since declaring
his contract with the Cheetahs invalid. The
Cheetahs are disputing this and have asked
for a court interdict to compel Mapoe to
head back to Bloemfontein and join up
with his former province.
22 Sep 2010, 21:11 pm
Transformation(Transformation Even more disgusting of the Cheetahs. Were once a fav team of mine but until they lose Harold and his crew they are below the lowest.
22 Sep 2010, 22:30 pm
Au Revoir John…I hope while you are on your break you will realize that the standards needed to be a Bok hooker are not reachable by yourself. I want Du Plessis and Liebenberg to go to the RWC. Finish and klaar
22 Sep 2010, 22:56 pm
liebenberg?
he is smitty’s little dutchie beyatch. what an overrated player, he will never be a bok.
smitty has 100 caps.
never forget.
23 Sep 2010, 00:15 am
Rangerman
Liebenberg was really good in the Super 14. If not him than Gary Botha is a good option. Chilliboy however has the inside running though as he is one of PDV’s favourite!
23 Sep 2010, 00:31 am
don’t mention any wp player in Rangerman’s face, YOU WILL NOT WIN…
23 Sep 2010, 00:36 am
oh, unless it is Juan de Jongh. Ranger, Banshee’s toy, Sharks_lover, Puma, John Galt, GoYouGoodThing, BananaBoy would give you fellatio for him
hahahahahaha
23 Sep 2010, 01:36 am
how is promoting the transformation of rugby ‘neglecting afrikaners’?
Stop meddling, Absa warned
2010-09-22 23:06
Daniëlla du Plooy
Johannesburg – Trade union Solidarity
want to ensure that R18bn worth of
business – a portion of the money that
approximately 100 000 of its members
invest at Absa – is taken away from the
bank unless Absa provides the assurance
that it will not continue to interfere
politically in sport.
This follows Absa’s stance on Wednesday
that they have a right to have an opinion
about the issue. Absa are one of the South
African Rugby Union ’s (SARU) biggest
sponsors.
A controversial SMS also surfaced in which
Absa deputy chief executive Louis von
Zeuner apparently requested that SARU
president Oregan Hoskins looks into the
number of black players in rugby.
According to the Solidarity Movement
(which includes Solidarity, AfriForum and
Helping Hand) about 65% of its members
have Absa accounts, with an annual
turnover of R18bn that flows through the
bank.
Prior to Solidarity’s ultimatum, Absa hit back
at critics saying that transformation is an
important consideration for it as a major
sponsor.
Chief executive Maria Ramos admitted that
Absa had raised questions about
transformation.
“Not only does it mirror our values as an
organisation, but also part of the
commitment that rugby has made to Absa
as a sponsor, ” the statement said.
“It is therefore appropriate that Absa, as a
sponsor, raise questions and issues related
to it. ”
Solidarity chief executive Flip Buys wrote
to Ramos saying that they (Solidarity) are
“ perturbed about the manner in which
Absa is neglecting its traditional support
base and Afrikaans speakers in particular”.
“The expansion of Absa’s client base to
other communities does not mean that
Absa should turn its back on its origin and
clients that have supported the bank loyally
for many years, ” wrote Buys.
“The unusually hefty reaction that
AfriForum’s campaign has elicited, shows
the high level of public frustration.”
On Tuesday an SMS surfaced in which Von
Zeuner apparently wrote to Hoskins:
“ Regan, I think you should write to major
unions on black players – judging from
today’s games Lions 2, Bulls 1, Cheetahs 2 –
they are not respecting the spirit and goals
of transformation. Louis. ”
Beeld last week reported on a letter by
Hoskins to provincial unions about the lack
of transformation. It was apparently
written two days after von Zeuner ’s SMS.
AfriForum then started the campaign
against Absa.
23 Sep 2010, 02:09 am
Yeah, butt out Absa……..select on merit only not on friggn % colour in a team FFS. Apartheid ended when?
Would it not be great if we had a profesional coach, not a clown, a captain who was fit and within the weight limit, politicials who sorted out their own mess and left rugger alone, selections purely on merit, sponors who butted out of selections…. dreamworld I guess?? Well not really….that’s how it is elsewhere in the rugby world……..
23 Sep 2010, 08:05 am
Yes great news for Smit. I hope you recover fully and lead the Boks to a 2nd successive World Cup Title and a Third Title overall.
23 Sep 2010, 08:17 am
Holidarity and Afriboredom should concern themselves with the issues of the minority
23 Sep 2010, 08:36 am
surely time for Plod to call it a day now…..out for 3 months after a neck op…..then into training……with a suspect neck?
He has fallen far behind, he will never make up the backlog….the young guns will increase the gap exponentially.
Smitty, walk away my man….it was great,
maar dis nou klaar.
23 Sep 2010, 08:42 am
“perturbed about the manner in which
Absa is neglecting its traditional support
base and Afrikaans speakers in particular”
23 Sep 2010, 10:02 am
@ Mighty H: Teh Afrikaner client base built the bank to what it is today, ABSA wouldn’t exist in it’s present form if it weren’t for them, which is why they are reacting to this.
Like lets say you and your family and friends supported a new restaurant, where loyal to them for 20 years and due to your patronage they grew and became one of the top places around…then one day they institute a policy of segregation whereby you would only be allowed to use the establishment once all white customers had been accepted first – might hack you off somewhat, no?
Oh wait, I forgot, you believe in some god-given right to step in and take something for yourself once someone else has done all the hard work and made it a success….
23 Sep 2010, 10:03 am
they are not talking about cape spanish afrikaans speakers.
23 Sep 2010, 10:06 am
@GUNTHER
We call them “Woodstock Spanish”.
23 Sep 2010, 10:06 am
Grunter
I forgot: Hardenthefuckup!
23 Sep 2010, 10:08 am
@ g10
Smit won’t retire until after the World Cup next like Matfield and one or two others, pleading online will not change that. Rather get behind your legendary captain
23 Sep 2010, 10:12 am
@ Don’t click on the reply button or you will be moderated
Woodstock of Gibraltar?
23 Sep 2010, 10:13 am
Now that Smit is on enforced rest with his kneck operation, he can start his re-hab propertly with a conditioning program that will have him in tip-top shape for next year.
Hopefully.
They should drip feed him for the next 3 months, that will sort out his extra few “tighthead” kilos….
23 Sep 2010, 10:16 am
Biggie
The only time Grantie and the Budgieforum would get behind Barney is if the great man were standing on the edge of a cliff contemplating the meaning of life.
Which of course he understands completely, being a great man and a wolrd cup winning captain.
23 Sep 2010, 10:17 am
@gunther
Nope. Not the one. The Costwolds are a very nice summer spot, but not the one i was thinking of…
23 Sep 2010, 10:17 am
Atreides(Atreides): No it wont hack me off! I’ll rather just go to the next restuarant or just buy Fish, chips and kuite from the Porras! Over the toonbank works much better!
And “you believe in some god-given right to step in and take something for yourself”
Sound like the Hollanders!
23 Sep 2010, 10:19 am
134. WHATEVER(WHATEVER)
and this is the only reason im jealous of the all blacks and wallabies…
23 Sep 2010, 10:20 am
I see the moderation **** is still on
23 Sep 2010, 10:21 am
Don’t click on the reply button or you will be moderated
I don’t think the operation was on his Kneck.
I think it was a neck op.
I have already epossed Barney with my rehab programme as layed out in post 121.
23 Sep 2010, 10:23 am
@Grunter
Good plan. What did he say?
23 Sep 2010, 10:26 am
lol @ the Kneck. I Knever proof-read my posts.
23 Sep 2010, 10:28 am
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he hasn’t replied.
I epossed it to gretestbokever @ iafrica dot com.
but serioulsy I have let my thoughts be known to his management.
23 Sep 2010, 10:32 am
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no seriously he emailed back and said he can’t wait to have grantie for dinner (or was it breakfast) next time he is in cape town.
23 Sep 2010, 11:24 am
LOL I had a converstaion with Grant a while ago where he said in jest that if Barney ever read his posts he’d be very afraid….
23 Sep 2010, 11:45 am
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fortunately barney has more important things to do than worry about the Budgieforum.
23 Sep 2010, 11:48 am
@gunther
Sure, he’s a great man, our Captain. Wouldn’t lower himself to thrashing a senior like old Grant. Not that sporting…..
23 Sep 2010, 12:27 pm
barney couldnt catch me if he tried…..even with these 47 year old knees i will outpace him over the 1 st 100m…..
and i reckon both plod and i cant handle much more than a 100m sprint….so i am safe…
23 Sep 2010, 12:30 pm
Grant, compared to ‘Skipper John’ you are built like a whipet and would, I assume run like one!
Actually do you have whipets in SA?
23 Sep 2010, 12:33 pm
@grant10(grant10)-156:
“barney couldnt catch me if he tried….. “………..
And if per chance you slipped on a banana skin Grant?
………………………It would be all over in 15 seconds.
8)
23 Sep 2010, 12:35 pm
@carol(carol)-157:
Speaking of it all being over in 15 seconds………….Hi Babe.
8)
Good to see you back.
23 Sep 2010, 12:38 pm
@Panzer Chief(cane)-159: Hi Cane, good grief it has been ages…..How are you?
Nice to see some familiar names again!!
23 Sep 2010, 12:56 pm
hi carol
i often get harassed by 3 whippets on the beach….
they run rings around my poor retriever….
a bit like the kiwis against plod…
23 Sep 2010, 13:00 pm
@grant10(grant10)-156: he’s coming for you post-WC grant, u know it
23 Sep 2010, 13:12 pm
plod and g10
like superman and kryptonite…
just never gonna cut it…
23 Sep 2010, 13:15 pm
@grant10(grant10)-161: Good comparison!!
Btw, keep your eyes open for Percy….I am planning on ‘meeting’ him in March in his favourite Camps Bay Cafe, that is if I don’t pin him down in Cardiff in November!
23 Sep 2010, 13:16 pm
carol
have been on beach a lot lately…..no Percy or Tasmin in sight….a damn shame to hear about the divorce…..a 5 year old and 14 year old involved….sad.
Percy blew it….
23 Sep 2010, 13:34 pm
@grant10(grant10)-165: Had heard a few stories, sad considering his contributions.
23 Sep 2010, 13:37 pm
budgieforum
actually the mistake was putting her dad in charge of his money.
23 Sep 2010, 14:01 pm
Percy’s biggest mistake was having Tasmin tattoed on his abdomen, actually the tattoo on his back is a bit dodgy too!!
I could overlook these youthful indiscretions tho!!
23 Sep 2010, 14:04 pm
carol
I think it would difficult for you to overlook the one on his abdomen.
23 Sep 2010, 14:07 pm
Carol @164
hi Carol, just make sure when you meet him youre not dressed as a punching bag, seems hes that sort of tough..
23 Sep 2010, 14:08 pm
@poppa69(poppa69)-171: Yeah, Percy is a real maori wannabe…
23 Sep 2010, 14:10 pm
HG
nah, seems hes just another blond eyed, wife beating neanderthal..
real men dont hit woman…
23 Sep 2010, 14:10 pm
actually poops it seems like you are that sort.
the one thing you and percy have in common is that you both have nasty little tempers.
23 Sep 2010, 14:13 pm
@poppa69(poppa69)-173: Like I say a real maori wannabe … maybe an extra from Once were Warriors… No eyeliner though, so not quite there yet…
23 Sep 2010, 14:14 pm
@gunther(gunther)-173: really grunter… you know nothing about me, Ive never hit anyone in anger, even on a rugby field..
but good to see the both of you took the bait straight away
talk about not waiting long for a bite..
23 Sep 2010, 14:16 pm
poops we are talking about your nasty little temper.
23 Sep 2010, 14:18 pm
@gunther(gunther)-176: no, we were talking about the poster boy for SA domestic violence..
was a rubbish rugby player too… big cat wasnt he?
23 Sep 2010, 14:23 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-175: Funny that “big” maoris and their penchant for handbags, eyeliner and other fem grooming tools…
wonder if they carry a sheepshearer in the handbag… Necessary for a smooth passion partner after a good old tenderising…
23 Sep 2010, 14:23 pm
@grant10(grant10)-156:
You can talk some shi te!
If he can do this, an old Toppie in budgie-smugglers walking his retriever hand in hand with JR should be a walk in the park!
Doesn’t look that slow here now does he!
www(dot)rugbydump(dot)blogspot(dot)com/2010/09/john-smits-one-handed-catch-against.html
23 Sep 2010, 14:24 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-178: yawn, and here you were talking about originality..
so how do you deal with domestic violence HG, or does she only hit you occassionally?
23 Sep 2010, 14:27 pm
@poppa69(poppa69)-181: Naah, HG is safe, his Banshee hasn’t started greeting nose to nose or doing a haka yet….
23 Sep 2010, 14:28 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-178:
“Funny that “big” maoris and their penchant for handbags, eyeliner and other fem grooming tools…”
yep, theyve all been ringing WO to see who his Timotei supplier is, theyre quite amazed a blond, blue eyed neanderthal can actually look human.. amazing product huh?
23 Sep 2010, 14:29 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-181: so she cant look you in the face? understandable
23 Sep 2010, 14:34 pm
@poppa69(poppa69)-181:
Heres a good one:
Two NZ maori are flying the mob to a new farm. Suddenly, the engine fails and the plane begins to fall quickly to the ground.
Ma’a: “Quick! Grab a parachute and jump!”
Malili: “What about the sheep ?!?”
Ma’a: “Bugger the sheep !!!!”
Malili: (pause) “Do you think we have time?”
23 Sep 2010, 14:39 pm
@poppa69(poppa69)-184: Heres another one: Maori practising safe ***…
They paint the legs of the sheep that kick.
23 Sep 2010, 14:39 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-186: Heres another one: Maori practising safe s.ex…
They paint the legs of the sheep that kick.
23 Sep 2010, 14:40 pm
@poppa69(poppa69)-184:
Last one:
Have you heard about the latest Maori *** aid?
Velcro gloves.
23 Sep 2010, 14:48 pm
“173. poppa69(poppa69) :
September 23rd, 2010 at 2:10 pm
HG
nah, seems hes just another blond eyed, wife beating neanderthal..
real men dont hit woman…”
Women or a woman?
Who was that former All Black that got slappy with a couple of teenagers at a party a few months ago…
23 Sep 2010, 14:57 pm
Good chance for you to retire smitty.
Love the comment about liposuction when he is under.
welcome back Bismarck du Plessis
23 Sep 2010, 15:15 pm
Smit will be back and in charge as per the right order of things.
23 Sep 2010, 15:16 pm
i see Plod has renewed the Sharks contract till end of 2011…..
Well done Sharks…..i really hope WP make a big move on Bissy now.
23 Sep 2010, 15:18 pm
@grant10(grant10)-191:
ha what did I tell you.
I hope wp make “a big move on bissy” too.
23 Sep 2010, 15:20 pm
bissy would be a great signing by wp and stormers….
23 Sep 2010, 15:22 pm
@grant10(grant10)-193:
he would certainly increase your penalty and yc count.
lots of money for the fines box.
23 Sep 2010, 15:22 pm
Get better Smit and lead the Boks in 2011. The rest will do you good.
du Plessis is going nowhere. He gets the best game time with The Sharks plus the franchise is recognised worldwide. What better place to earn your keep and get a Bok cap.
Going to Province is as good as going into retirement…ask Ross Skeate..he escaped in time.
23 Sep 2010, 15:36 pm
@grant10(grant10)-198: Grantie, your delusions are getting worse and worse Oom.
Liebenberg is the man.
I love Bissie in a Bok jersey, but as Gunther says, he has become a YC risk.
23 Sep 2010, 15:37 pm
@grant10(grant10)-198: I think WP should sign Smit for hooker. I would love to see your face on that day!
23 Sep 2010, 15:37 pm
The problem is they sound as though they might move JS to LH, so Beast loses out in the deal, crazy I say !!!!!!
23 Sep 2010, 15:37 pm
Bissy….imo….best 2 on the planet…
cheers all.
outta here
23 Sep 2010, 15:39 pm
@Great White Shark(Predawn)-198:
What a load of old poppycock !!!
23 Sep 2010, 16:31 pm
@THEBokFan(bokfan1)-198: i will have a heart attack…
23 Sep 2010, 17:05 pm
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-184: showing your ignorance again HG
Ma’a and malili arent even maori names..
maybe one day you’ll figure it out… as for your “jokes”, heard them all before… cliche is the word..
heres one for you..
whats a neanderthal blond, blue eyed Saffas favourite *** lube?
formeldehyde!
23 Sep 2010, 17:07 pm
@Great White Shark(Predawn)-188: I agree, Robin Brooke I think it was… I dont condone it from any nationality, so whats your point??
23 Sep 2010, 17:18 pm
@poppa69(poppa69)-170:
and you wonder why the saffas have a go at you?
walk into a room looking for a fight and you can’t understand why the people aren’t queuing up to hug you !!!!!
23 Sep 2010, 17:31 pm
@charo(charo)-205:
Zactly..
23 Sep 2010, 21:22 pm
Best of luck for a speedy recovery to the Lard of the Manor !
23 Sep 2010, 21:33 pm
@poppa69(poppa69)-177:
I was no huge fan of Lord Percey Percival, either, but he was hardly “rubbish” Poppa. He was a superb open-field runner with nice hands and turned himself in to an awesome placekicker which, considering Boks limitations at the time, was the difference in overturning RWC heavyweights Tonga, Fiji and Argies. Fair to say he wasnt ever going to be the best FB in rugby history because he shied from tackles and garryowens, but no player gets 100caps for being rubbish. I would have thought he was better off at wing where his weaknesses were no so glaring but he certainly didnt look out of place on a Test field (unless Buncey was selected…..).
Fella, we have endured epic levels of Safa arrogance in 2009 and survived but I fear your desperation to ‘return serve’ in 2010 has now reached the tipping point. Dont lower yourself to Boy Georges’ rugby version of pen*s-envy, its not a good look.
kia kaha
23 Sep 2010, 21:51 pm
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-208: peni.s envy? is that the nadir of your contribution to keo…?
havent you sheepshaggers had enough of “revenge” ?
…some new material, please…
23 Sep 2010, 21:53 pm
Sing us another one, Boy George !
karma karma down, you’ll burst a blood vessel.
23 Sep 2010, 21:57 pm
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-210: HG, bete noir of all sheepshaggers… itssoeasy
23 Sep 2010, 22:04 pm
The funniest thing is you actually believe you are anyones ‘bete noir’. OOOOh, the sheepshagging jokes really hurt *sob*. So witty, so clever. Do you REALLY want to hurt me ? Do you REALLY want to make me cry ?
With you around, Boy George, there is simply no need to put the boot in. In fact, I think youre doing our job for us, far far ‘bete’ than I could do myself. Carry on, Boy George, put another dime in the jukebox. Strung one up lately ?
23 Sep 2010, 22:06 pm
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-212: it must be really itchy…
23 Sep 2010, 23:50 pm
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-214: shuddupyoudirtybleddyagentkiwiprcikwearesosickofyourshit.
k n o b
24 Sep 2010, 00:16 am
what you ladies really need is to appoint 1 spokesman to front up to the Kiwi minority who not only has the required hatred of all-things NZ but also has the requisite level of intelligence in order to be able to communicate your point to your cerebral superiors. Clearly this is a task somewhat beyond the self-appointed morons like Boy George and Charo and if only Transformation could extend himself beyond the innate urge to cut’n'paste everything then he could have applied for the role of Forensic Research Assistant. Perhaps you girls should consider cloning a hybrid of Ratel and Skoppie which, I believe, would be a formidable opponent and might even give you an evens-chance of competing somewhat better than the 0-3 self-sacrificing beatings that Boy George constantly serves up.
24 Sep 2010, 04:19 am
Can’t wait for the EOYT, shall be a high level of entertainement!
Imagine the inevitable now: Steenkamo, Chiliboy and The Beast in the front row, which quota will be sent home maimed first this time? last year Bobos Steenkamp and Chilliboy got the honours!
Ashley Johnson and Ruebenheimer in the loose, great, even better
We shall see how the Boks will fare without JS.
Can’t wait
24 Sep 2010, 06:31 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-214:
Go play with yourself ya wanker!
24 Sep 2010, 11:44 am
@whatever(whatever)-216:
Unfortunately you dont quite qualify on the ‘requisite level of intelligence’. Short sentences filled only with profanities tend to expose glaring inadequacies quite quickly.
Theres a good boy, run away and let the adults sort this one out.
24 Sep 2010, 12:00 pm
@whatever(whatever)-218: You mean BANKER? Like Absa Bank?
24 Sep 2010, 12:20 pm
@Hondo(Hondo)-215:
Steenkamp has had a great year. And looks like all props SHOULD look, a face only a mother could love.
Thought Ashley Johnson looked v.promising last year – whats his form been like in CC ?
24 Sep 2010, 12:20 pm
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-215: One word… Sheepshagger… hehehehehe
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