Comments on: KeoTV: Read little into Boks’ results

By: Mike H(Mike H)

Mike H(Mike H) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:07:25 +0000

@Sasuke(Sasuke)-18: ROFL don;t put any emphasis on the WC? What do you call the 3 years of mourning that follwed their last WC failure. The ref drilling they gave old Barnes. Lol no emphasis on the WC? They even rested players in 2007, differently but did it.

By: Bouts(Bouts)

Bouts(Bouts) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:07:22 +0000

Acually, this series will show us where we stand post-WC. Majority of this squad will be our first choices next year!

Especially againt the Wallabies. Most of their team will be the same next season.

I suspect PDV will decide with the results of these 2 games overseas whether he’ll re-apply for the position of coach post-WC, or leave a mess for the next coach.

By: munkiboi(munkiboi)

munkiboi(munkiboi) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:21:54 +0000

@bryce_in_oz(bryce_in_oz)-22: they should rename the bledisloe cup the new zealand cup once they've held it for 10 consecutive year. how many more till they reach that feat?

By: TheTackler(TheTackler)

TheTackler(TheTackler) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:49:03 +0000

If the quality of their game is good enough, they ought to win. And if the quality of their game isn’t good enough, they’ll lose. This is rugby, not synchronised swimming or rhythmic gymnastics. Or tiddlywinks.

By: RL(RL)

RL(RL) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:05:30 +0000

Ryan, tell your makeup person less blush on the cheeks and no, I repeat no lipstick.

By: Blitzbok(Blitzbok)

Blitzbok(Blitzbok) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:15:51 +0000

@Caper(Caper)-40: Aplon is not the best attacking fullback! kirchner is. He beat more defenders, made more line breaks that the entire Bok backline did in 2009!! Best in 2010 too. But he not sound on defence like Aplon. Frans has been okay at fullback and poor at outside centre, poor at 10. Not his fault. hes been played out of position. hes our best 12. a 12 only. a far better player than de Quota and Quota Jacobs and beach boy poser Olivier.

By: Blitzbok(Blitzbok)

Blitzbok(Blitzbok) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:08:54 +0000

No **** face Bismarck!! what a relief. we might stand a chance after all. At least a 20% boost to our performance.

By: WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)

WP Till I Die(WP-Forever) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:05:08 +0000

@Nils(Nils)-46: @Gunther is looking to the future with hope in his heart.(gunther)-47: Hmmm, according to an article published in the Daily Mail on 20 September 1906, about the visiting Springboks: "The team's colours will be myrtle green jerseys with gold collar. They would wear dark blue shorts and dark blue stockings and the jersey would have been embroidered in mouse-coloured silk on the breast a springbok, a small African antelope."

By: Gunther is looking to the future with hope in his heart.(gunther)

Gunther is looking to the future with hope in his heart.(gunther) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:54:22 +0000

@WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)-44: wikipedia let you down?

By: Nils(Nils)

Nils(Nils) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:45:44 +0000

@WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)-44: The more teams change their colors, the more confused I become. Why just not stick with current (not bad) ones and use another color only in very serious need to avoid total chaos?

By: Nils(Nils)

Nils(Nils) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:43:20 +0000

@Big Hit(Big Hit)-43: Yes, you are correct and I already admitted my mistake. As for Eng-Arg, why it wasn't such an intolerable issue in their previous meetings? Anyway, as long as it is just dark grey, fine with me.

By: WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)

WP Till I Die(WP-Forever) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:41:39 +0000

@Nils(Nils)-38: Up until 1961 the Wallabies wore a green strip with gold lettering and trim (just look at the strip for the Kangaroos, the Aussie national rugby league team). In 1961 they changed their jersey to a primarily gold jersey with green lettering and trim, in order to avoid a colour clash with the Springbok jersey (which has been green since the 1906 tour to Great Britain, except back then they had white collars and blue shorts). When the Wallabies toured SA in 1933, they wore sky blue jerseys; when the Wallabies toured SA again in 1953, the Springboks wore white jerseys. I'm actually not sure when exactly the gold collar started being used on the Springbok jersey.

By: Big Hit(Big Hit)

Big Hit(Big Hit) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:34:16 +0000

@Nils(Nils)-38: you can easily see who is who when the Boks play Ireland and when Italy play France because one side always wears white? As for England v Argentina, it’s pretty self-explanatory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL9-uuzh7KU

By: Nils(Nils)

Nils(Nils) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:33:53 +0000

@he’s not the messiah. he’s a very naughty boy!(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-39: yes, I know that. likewise such as “there always is the first time”.

They surely can win, the question is, will they do it this time. I am cautiously optimistic. Optimistic – because they are full capable of doing, cautiously – because I have learned my 2007 lesson well.

By: Nils(Nils)

Nils(Nils) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:31:16 +0000

@Gunther is looking to the future with hope in his heart.(gunther)-35: Although I have to admit, my memory was at fault - close color rivals indeed do not use their traditional colors when meet each other, they use change kit. In English case it is grey anyway, not black.

By: Caper(Caper)

Caper(Caper) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:28:07 +0000

Gio Aplon is the most dangerous counter-attacker, space exploiter and line breaker. If his great form, good line kicking and amazing game breaking moments of the last two years are not a big enough statement to the Bok selectors then nothing will be.

Frans Steyn has not had a good game for the Boks since before he went to France. Don’t assume that he’s still in 2007 RWC form.

Aplon for Bok fullback.

By: he's not the messiah. he's a very naughty boy!(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)

he's not the messiah. he's a very naughty boy!(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:25:33 +0000

@Nils(Nils)-36:
well, in fairness i have to say – you do know that silly old quote of ‘history repeating itself’ don’t you?
if theres anything you bet on with certainty regarding the ab’s, its that you’ll just never know if they can win a wc, you’ll just never know.
(whispers) no matter how good their form, no matter what the bookies say, no matter where they sit on the irb world rankings, no matter what…

By: Nils(Nils)

Nils(Nils) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:20:01 +0000

@Gunther is looking to the future with hope in his heart.(gunther)-35: Yes, you are correct.

Australia have gold and green – you see, the words turbo reversed. Frankly, there is not that much of green visible, last game they all looked strikingly yellow for me, probably because their pants were down anyway.

Funny thing, even when Boks play their closest color rivals Irish, one can easily see who is who. Likewise, when Italians tackle Frogs.

Never saw any problems, when Poms B-sides were whipped by Pumas at Twickers a few years ago, both teams played in their traditional colors and were perfectly recognizible. Ironically, theoretical confusion with Argie stripes now was the main reason for pissing the Blacks on their own turf. A bit childish.

By: I am a stormer(I am a stormer)

I am a stormer(I am a stormer) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:19:09 +0000

@Sasuke(Sasuke)-23:

I’ve been advocating that, as well, for a while.

And go back to the long tours of 15 matches with 3 tests thrown in. Then we’ll have Wednesday and Saturday matches.

That way people get to watch their favourites like Steggman and Smit twice a week.

By: Nils(Nils)

Nils(Nils) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:14:39 +0000

@he’s not the messiah. he’s a very naughty boy!(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-34: As soon as one loss happens, there will be deafening screams of “choking”, even if another title will be in the bag in the process. That’s my feeling.