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21 Jun 2011
MARK KEOHANE says John Smit will start against Wales at the RWC. Accept it and move on.
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MARK KEOHANE says John Smit will start against Wales at the RWC. Accept it and move on.
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22 Jun 2011, 13:25 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-444:
which part of africa are you blogging from?
22 Jun 2011, 13:43 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-450: Absolutely whereas with the Bulls we wanted to keep it in play and spin it wide get their big boys moving as well making them turn every now and then against the Saders it may be best to play “stick it up your jumper” style rugby and kick for touch,put pressure on the 9/10 channel and prevent the ball going beyond that i.e. we may choose to play a lot more without the ball.
Noticed in the first game against the Saders in London that we had a fair share of the possession and they scored when we got turned over. So perhaps more players to the breakdown,win the rucks and batter their forwards into submission.
22 Jun 2011, 13:55 pm
@charo(charo)-451: Zambia. You’re in Ghana right?
@bananaboy(bananaboy)-452: Thats the way I see it playing out, need to keep it tight. If we give them space its good night nurse and we are on the way to getting a PK.
22 Jun 2011, 13:58 pm
bananaboy the clear unmistakable difference is under Smit the Boks are reduced to diabolical hapless useless directionless idiot fool rabble who lose almost every test they contest as per the last 9 under his captaincy and game style, where we couldn’t buy a test win for love or money. Clear as day poor captaincy, poor captains game strategy, poor play by self same individual directly resulting in Boks capitulation in more than one occasion, whereas the self same team and players without FdP and under Matfield returned good wins vs Ireland, Wales and England in same period on Eoyt with a poorly orchestrated kick chase game vs Scotland only downside thrown in between.
Now you want to divert the attention from Smit onto some other red herring mitigating factor when it is clear as day a direct result of his poor form, his poor leadership, and his poor captains strategy on the field and lack of ability and fitness on the day that resulted in the 7 very poor losses through Eoyt 09 and Into 3N 2010 and none other.
Matfield proved it with same players under his leadership and game style where but for wrong strategy vs Scotland Boks would have returned an Eoyt slam last year, something unheard of under Smit where his record shows more losses than wins both on Eoyt and in 3N under his tenure as captain.
All I hear here is a bunch of apologetic disciples who simply don’t wanna open their hero worshiping eyes in case the pain of admitting this has been palooka is the diabolical passenger liability he is gets too uncomfortable for their own tin god like bullsh’t story folding before their unbelieving eyes. Just wait, all this hero status bull has been steadily collapsing one game after the next but soon it may just come crashing with such a stupendous thud that all the kings horses and all the blind led kings men won’t be able to put Smitty back together again.
22 Jun 2011, 16:44 pm
O the aura – what powers he has
just steps foot on the field and the capetonians kak in their broek.
22 Jun 2011, 17:24 pm
they kak so much in their broek that poor ploddy aura goes home clutching his knapsack stuffed up 4 tries to none.
22 Jun 2011, 17:38 pm
Classic!
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