Comments on: Blacks seek to allay McCaw fears

By: KiaKahaNZ(KiaKahaNZ)

KiaKahaNZ(KiaKahaNZ) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:01:53 +0000

Well said Capt Fantail, jaapies hate the truth

By: Uys(Uys)

Uys(Uys) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:10:24 +0000

There is a lot of merit in what you say `Captain Fantail` because the coaching staff of the Boks were tactically poor.

AT the same time, there is some thing seriously wrong in the game of rugby when the main talking point after the game is the referee as was the case with Barnes in 2007 and now with Lawrence in 2011.

No international rugby captain will speak his mind during his playing years because if he does it will end his career. If you understand the game you will understand that.

By: Slartibartfast(Slartibartfast)

Slartibartfast(Slartibartfast) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:54:20 +0000

Captain Fanny, do you feel better now?

By: captain fantail(captain fantail)

captain fantail(captain fantail) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:46:33 +0000

@whatever(whatever)-52: Suck up your losses with dignity, unlike your lemon chewing captain who only has the balls to speak out AFTER retiring…..the Bok’s as I have said have done nothing this year at all. They embarrassed themselves, their supporters, their country and their defense of the Cup with their antics this year.
They sent out a f’n ‘B’ team as part of their ‘plan’ while 20 odd players stayed at home ‘injured’, (what a masterstroke that was eh bro) and even then I said if their little plan doesnt work they will have won ZIP for the year, lost the Freedom Cup, Ellis Plate, Tri Nations and their defense of their most prized bit (and last I might add) of silverware was lost the day we all saw them get stretched like a fat ladies undies by the Welsh team.
So you might call us scum but if we are that, which is at the bottom, where does that you place you?
Your lot butchered their chances because they thought Mornes boot would save the day but none of you woke up enough in the last four years to see that some of us had worked out that that was all you had…and that wasn’t even enough to beat the Wallabies.
Arrogant you might say, but for me there has never been enough to show that the Boks would have beaten us in 07 and definitely not this year, which is apparent to blind Freddy.
The Boks were once a mighty team that played rugby….not the ones of late that have copied the pommys blueprint from ’03. You guys got lazy because of your kicking prowess, and as amazing as it was ( and is) the need and desire to really counter/attack took second place, that hunger to run and seek the line was gone. All others had to do was improve on ball retention and cut down on penalties and you were made impotent. I remember game after game Habana was idle out wide as it was all focused around pulling the penalty.
If you look at the amount of tries that the Boks have actually run in, in comparison to others you will see the trend. Live by the sword, die by the sword.

By: whatever(whatever)

whatever(whatever) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:00:11 +0000

@Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-20: They will join their whanau in jail, nothing new in NZ, scum.

By: whatever(whatever)

whatever(whatever) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:53:06 +0000

@captain fantail(captain fantail)-51: Jeez dude, but you are one arrogant muthafuka.

By: captain fantail(captain fantail)

captain fantail(captain fantail) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:59:25 +0000

@TheTackler(TheTackler)-2: Correction: 7 of his eight.

@Alucard(Alucard)-5: Another cynical baiting troglodyte who spends more time with internal examinations of his bowel lining rather than being out in the bright reality of the world…where McCaw has and does reign supreme in more ways than being a number 7 and the undisputed best AB and captain the world has seen. When he lifts Bill, sucker, we will have made more than the history we have already, we will have set records that you or I will never seen beaten in our lifetimes….so continue with your jealous little jibes like a flat chested adolescent school with big busted friends and we will just sit here and laugh at you.

By: Black Panther(Black Panther)

Black Panther(Black Panther) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:04:45 +0000

@cane(cane)-43: a Keo Classic add it to your burgeoning collection. I prefer wall-mounted trophies myself.

By: stew(stew)

stew(stew) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:11:31 +0000

Respect of a nation and the rugby world must be given to McCaw playing with this injury – he truely is the Warrior and deserves his place in the rugby hall of fame.

By: Heavens Game(Heavens Game)

Heavens Game(Heavens Game) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:46:06 +0000

@poppa69(poppa69)-47: Sympathies. Keep strong Poppa

By: poppa69(poppa69)

poppa69(poppa69) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:49:15 +0000

Gunther, Cane and Rossi. much appreciated thanks.

By: mshiniwami(mshiniwami)

mshiniwami(mshiniwami) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:54:42 +0000

@cane(cane)-44: i remember having a run in with administrators after being drunk and pissing in public early in AB career around 03-got a rollocking from Mitchell. But since then has been the epitome of proffessionalism. a true gentleman, a true role model especially for youth polynesians

By: cane(cane)

cane(cane) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:23:23 +0000

@poppa69(poppa69)-27: Popps, I have noticed the references made to your sad loss by Lilly and Gunther. My sincere sympathy. cane.

By: cane(cane)

cane(cane) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:18:58 +0000

@Black Panther(Black Panther)-42: Zinzan and Cullen are mine. And I might add, no finer human being, or advertisement for the game, has ever pulled on The Jersey than Mils. 8)

By: cane(cane)

cane(cane) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:14:22 +0000

I don’t care what drugs they are pumping into Ritchie to kill the pain in his foot.
I don’t care if he has to go on Charlie Sheen bender, the night before the game.

If it works………………….inject it.

By: Black Panther(Black Panther)

Black Panther(Black Panther) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:08:03 +0000

@kelefua(kelefua)-38: btw - I find it simply impossible to split McCaw and Iceman myself but I still rate MJ as my 'Favourite Ever AB' but only because nostalgia tends to cloud the mind.

By: Black Panther(Black Panther)

Black Panther(Black Panther) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:05:22 +0000

@kelefua(kelefua)-38: youre going on the back of Vito vs Canada ?

By: Hurricane(Hurricane)

Hurricane(Hurricane) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:02:12 +0000

@Alucard(Alucard)-12: My anti South african tripe?? lol, oh my the amount of dribble that comes out of your mouth is about us much as my baby brother when he was teething. Someone find Alucard his blankey, he gonna cry.

By: mshiniwami(mshiniwami)

mshiniwami(mshiniwami) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:52:18 +0000

McCaw will play,he isnt the player he once was,even worse with injury bt still very good.

Plus the ref will be on high alert at breakdown after Bryce debacle last week.

AB’s will be fine.Weepu playing well,solid forward back and will get calls at breakdown,giving them attacking momentum of their platforn-pack.And they wont throw any forward passes and even if they do they wont be called they will be “marginal”.

AB’s will win,too strong for Oz.

By: kelefua(kelefua)

kelefua(kelefua) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:47:25 +0000

Too true lads, McCaw is a fantastic player, but I would still rather see Vito play than having a 70% McCaw. Vito has been playing well alongside Kaino and with Read having a couple of games under his belt this will do him good.

Kiakaha – Greatest game I have seen by a man wearing the number 7 jersey was none other than the Ice Man – Michael Jones 1989 All Blacks vs Wallabies 2nd Test. Ran like a centre, jumped high like a lock and tackled like a demon. Different eras but I still rate Michael Jones as New Zealand’s greatest number 7.