Do you muppeteers think Burger decided himself to run the ball? It was a pre-planned move but one that has no place 10m from your goal line and anyway that should have had 2 Boks on his shoulder. They weren’t there; Brycie allowed hands everywhere and the game was lost; right there. Tactical and coaching naivete and childishness. This has no place in a game like this where you have excellent kickers at scrumhalf and flyhalf and a good lineout.

But look back. This game could have been won by Frans Steyn kicking. He was injured because we persisted with playing him against Samoa instead of say, Butch. This in a game we could have actually controlled with tactical kicking rather than up and unders then defend, and, with the 100% vision of hindsight, lost. Piss poor coaching and management.

Bottom line remains the same. We lost. But we deserved to lose. But NOT because of our players. We’re an African team; good players, bad management.

1) The backline attacking play is nowhere. That they could not penetrate for a try with so much forward dominance says it all. D!CK MUIR MUST GO!!

2) Schalk Burger has a nasty habit of turning his back on defenders when carrying ball up – this makes him ripe for being dropped onto his back, and the ball grabbed while being up in the air. Its just poor technique that should have been sorted out a long time ago. He tries to be a hero and go it alone, which more often than not results in a turnover. When he gets it, he must look for support (actually he should not get it if there is no support). If there is none, he must pass, or try sand stay on his feet as long as possible.

3) For all JdV’s reputation as a playmaker, this is not from his ability to pass into space, or make space for players on his outside – more to be selfish and run into space using his size. He NEVER looks around for other players in space – much to the detriment of the Boks. He is just plain selfish.

4) The Bok forwards were just not organised enough in support play to combat openside defenders like Pocock. There should have been a plan to run at Pocock FIRST, with support, and get him involved in a rick, so that he could not pick on unsupported tackles.

As for Smit, he was not close to being rock solid and having Bismarck on instead of him for 70-80minutes would have swung the match in our favour. There is no place in any national team for a pasenger like Smit, finished and klaar.

You also mention in your posts that Morne Steyn was the best flyhalf at the tournament. Kicking and being a flyhalf are two different things. Steyn was like a revolving door when opponents ran at him, shocking in defence.

You must be one of those people that are confused all the time and make comments to other people that make no sense all the time…

So onto kicking a new coach.You must be nervous in excitement at the prospect of copying the last 10 years of article and just find and replace the name of old coaches with the new ones name. Job done

Outstanding assessment. Top drawer! I also think Mallett, Brendan V, Smal. Rassie and Coetzee needs a couple of year to WIN something first.

Siriaas. The nightmare we thought had ended has come back…like Jason in those Halloween movies…..he just won’t die!!!

Smit should NEVER have led this team in this WC campaign.. biggest f’ng mistake of ALL mistakes…

All this bullshit propaganda talk that he gonna captain off the bench and put the team first ahead of his aggrandized ambitions and ALL the f’ng rest did NOT materialize..

When push came to shove, Smit, Spies and FdP started all the big games.. apart from Samoa … and END result .. we are OUT ..O..U..T..OUT !!!

Dumb fck klutzes ignoramus dunces that you ARE.. You couldn’t SEE it happen before your f’ng mesmerized fckd up eyes and you STILL cannot understand why Boks are OUT… O..U…T…OUT !!!

This HG schmuck and some his clever d’ck compatriots pretending they KNOW about rugby.. while ALL their pre game suggestions PROVED they are WRONG

This HG schmuck could NOT ever have a decent word to say about JdV and F. Louw.. now he praises them to the rooftops… meantime some here like myself would ALWAYS have played them in my 22

FdP. Smit and Spies more ore less in that order are the reasons Boks are no more and OUT this WC campaign.. But some you dunbfck klutzing schmucks STILL cannot fathom where the fck we got it so Dumbfck WRONG !!!

The team should have started Sundays game like this…

Lambie
JPP
Fourie
JdV
Habana
Steyn
Hougaard
Alberts
Burger
Brussow
Matfield (c)
Roussow
JdP
BdP
Steenkamp

Beast, Smit, (CJ), Spies, Louw, FdP, Aplon, (De Jongh)

IF we were down at half time following players should have taken the field

Louw & Aplon for Brussow and Habana

Smit, FdP, Spies I leave for LAST as just in case insurance policies.. You try take on youth with youth and vigor with vigor

Spies would be an advantage last 1/4 fresh legs addition… Smit and FdP ONLY required if the starters of Bismark, and Hougaard cannot cut it

As for Burger’s contribution.. he puts in massive monumental effort along similar lines to Bismark and don’t stop gunning for 80 minutes.. same as Steenkamp did on Sunday.. in fact same as whole team did on Sunday..

Except Burger is NOT the go to man.. this idea that Burger MUST be a part of EVERY line movement and EVERY assault on defence is WRONG.. and stuffs our game to High F’ng Heaven..

Yet you schmucks STILL cannot see it

WTF was Burger THINKING taking a defensive ball under his posts to ground and NOT protecting it.. a first 1/4 try to Wallabies was the direct result….

And some schmucks here still wanna believe this man can do no wrong… no wrong… no wrong… no wrong… same way as they were so FUNDAMENTALLY believing that John Smit and FdP could do No Wrong… no wrong… no wrong … no wrong… and LOOK where the fck it ACTUALLY GOT THEM

OUT the World Cup in the Quarters… playing this Dumb Fck archaic slow man to the breakdown dance… Thats what Fckd Boks UP… Smit, Spies and FdP LOST BOKS the RWC !!!! get it THROUGH your THICK dumb fck Koppe..FOR ONCE!!!