Reason to smile

Reason to smile

7 Nov 2011

Schalk Burger, the 2011 SA Player of the Year, should be the cornerstone of the Springbok side in 2012 and beyond.

Burger, who first played for the Boks in a 2003 World Cup match against Georgia, enjoyed an outstanding tournament in New Zealand, exhibiting the same abrasive energy that marked him as a 20-year-old debutant. He also made use of the experience he’s accumulated over 60-plus Tests, as well as some recently acquired skills, to leave a lasting impression.

The next Bok coach will face the challenge of building a new team and a new leadership group. Burger is certain to be one of the pillars, if not a strong candidate for the captaincy itself. Some tough decisions will need to be made by the coach, and the ageing veterans may need to make way for the promising youngsters, but a clever man-manager will realise that Burger is the kind of player he can build his new team around.

Also in the new issue of SA Rugby magazine, on sale this week:

– We analyse the Springboks’ World Cup campaign and rate all the players

– Why the Springboks must adapt their game plan in order to achieve consistent success

– Richie McCaw has a phenomenal playing record, but McCaw the player is even more impressive

– All Blacks coach Graham Henry has found peace at last

– We review all 48 matches of the 2011 World Cup

– The minnows made progress at the recent World Cup despite an unfair playing field

– Jon Cardinelli chronicles some of the World Cup adventures enjoyed by the SA Rugby magazine team during a seven-week sojourn to New Zealand’s rugby-mad North Island

– The SA U18 Sevens’ success at the Commonwealth Youth Games bodes well for the 2016 Olympic Games

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791 Comments

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  • 251.Staal: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 11:54 am

    @RedMan(RedMan)-246: you checked? huh? why? how?

    now i’m worried! :lol:

  • 252.The Gloater - formerly cane: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 11:54 am

    It’s now Official,
    NZ is the best performed Team, to ever compete in the Rugby World Cups.

    NZ average finishing position 2.28 (2 titles).
    SA average finishing position 2.8 (2 titles).
    Australia av finishing position 3.0 (2 titles).
    England average fin position 3.42 (1 title).

  • 253.Michael: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 11:56 am

    Many didn’t think Smit was the best 2 for ’97. Same for many re Pienaar in ’95.
    The coach has to pick who he thinks is the best team captain, not who the public thinks is the current form player or we end up in a Straeuli situation again.

  • 254.Helen: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 11:56 am

    @Michael(mikeybrass)-250:

    Not sure you can say it was racially offensive.
    Unless Tigger doesn’t want to black.

  • 255.mpundulu: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 11:56 am

    Bakkies: heyneke is contracted to the bulls, don’t see him leaving.

  • 256.Helen: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 11:58 am

    @The Gloater – formerly cane(cane)-252:

    It doesn’t look like the 2 RWC’s that SA didn’t compete in, were discounted in those stats.

    Remember, NZ have played in EVERY RWC = 7
    SA have only played in 5

  • 257.The Gloater - formerly cane: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 11:58 am

    @Gunther(gunther)-242:

    True.

    He has apologised unconditionally to Tiger.

  • 258.ufo: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:00 pm

    @Gunther(gunther)-248:

    hehehe

    no building going on in our immediate vicinity… and not across the road…

    but there is some building going on near the long beach mall…

  • 259.The Gloater - formerly cane: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:01 pm

    @RedMan(RedMan)-246:

    True enough. My mistake.

  • 260.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:03 pm

    @The Gloater – formerly cane(cane)-252: Jeepers Caner, it took the most creative statisticians several weeks to scrape that one from the side of the barrel.

  • 261.The Gloater - formerly cane: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:07 pm

    @Helen(Helen)-256:

    SA’s participation in only 5 Tournaments was taken into account.

  • 262.mpundulu: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:07 pm

    Tiger has said numerous times he’s not black. Some friends of mine were with him at Stanford, he had an assured reputation as a c o c k!

  • 263.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:08 pm

    @Gunther(gunther)-225: wasn’t he the guy that carried the bags? strong disrespect from a bell boy

  • 264.Gunther: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:09 pm

    @The Gloater – formerly cane(cane)-257:

    quite right.

    I expect to see him carrying a crucific around the australian open.

  • 265.The Gloater - formerly cane: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:09 pm

    @>^..^< katman(katman)-260:

    Us Gloaters are very busy people katman.
    8)

  • 266.Michael: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:09 pm

    @Helen(Helen)-254: No need to preface such a description to a person’s skin colour, period.

  • 267.NZINCHINA: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:09 pm

    @Michael(mikeybrass)-250:

    SA isn’t the only country with racist people.

  • 268.The Gloater - formerly cane: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:11 pm

    @Big Hit(Big Hit)-263:

    Speaking of “bag carriers”, have they sacked Marty yet?

    8)

  • 269.Treehugger: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:11 pm

    246@Redman… :shock: why would u be looking there. :lol:

  • 270.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:11 pm

    @The Gloater – formerly cane(cane)-265: Whatever bloats your gloat.

    :)

  • 271.Helen: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:12 pm

    @Michael(mikeybrass)-266:

    So, if I say Jacob Zuma is a black president, it is racist?

  • 272.Gunther: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:12 pm

    @ufo(ufo)-258:

    I think he is selling cellphone accessories at the lights.

    look out for an ampetamine-crazed leprechaun hopping up and down under s swathe of nokkia car chargers.

    he may be moonlighting by washing the odd windscreen.

  • 273.NZINCHINA: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:12 pm

    @The Gloater – formerly cane(cane)-268:

    Martin is pondering who he can poach next.

  • 274.Staal: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:13 pm

    @Gunther(gunther)-272: :lol:

  • 275.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:13 pm

    @The Gloater – formerly cane(cane)-268: why would they sack MJ? we only lost to the WC Champions.

  • 276.mpundulu: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:14 pm

    Nzinchina: that’s true there are a wealth of racists globally!

  • 277.NZINCHINA: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:14 pm

    @Big Hit(Big Hit)-275:

    It wasn’t really an England side though was it.

  • 278.Gunther: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:14 pm

    @Big Hit(Big Hit)-263:

    :lol:

    exactly.

    I expect to see Pongolands highest paid sportsman demoted to laundry duty at the holiday inn.

    he can be washing the black arsehole’s onnerpant.

  • 279.Gunther: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:16 pm

    @Helen(Helen)-271:

    I think if you cald him a president you could be contravening the consumer protection act under the false product information clause.

  • 280.The Gloater - formerly cane: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:17 pm

    What about these Portugese comments on here?

    They make Stevie look pretty harmless by comparison.

  • 281.mpundulu: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:18 pm

    Helen: the bellhop did not intend saying black in that reference in lieu of Tiger.

  • 282.ufo: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:21 pm

    @Gunther(gunther)-272:

    hehehe… :lol:

  • 283.Gunther: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:22 pm

    @The Gloater – formerly cane(cane)-280:

    really?

    It also emerged that the half-hearted apology Williams offered over the weekend was only at the orders of Scott.
    In answer to a question from Sportsmail, Scott angrily revealed he had
    ordered his caddie to deliver the mea culpa.

    ‘What do you want?’ Scott said. ‘I got him to apologise.’

  • 284.Staal: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:25 pm

    heard the story of Tiger who forgot his access card and wanted to get in at the VIP’s entrance.

    Security guard said he doesn’t care if he’s the Lion King but he is not getting in without that card! :lol:

  • 285.The Gloater - formerly cane: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:27 pm

    @Big Hit(Big Hit)-275:

    Old Blighty finished 8=

    With the Team, treating the Tournament as an extension of Mike Tindals Stag Night.

    Marty ……………………………………should he fall on his sword?

  • 286.NZINCHINA: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:28 pm

    @Gunther(gunther)-283:

    I hope Louis Luyt ordered an apology from Andre Markgraff when he used the K word.

  • 287.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:30 pm

    @Big Hit(Big Hit)-275:
    You didnt have the world cup to lose.
    So we beat the world champs twice at the RWC, you lost = we better.
    Anyway MJ has to stay, no one has beat him at rugby practice when they are trying different moves on the skulling races.
    I heard he runs 12 pints an hour.

  • 288.Helen: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:31 pm

    Gunth is a white legend!

    Shampoo is a white idiot!!

    My Punda is a black man!

    Poop is a Maori fluckface

    Sue me

  • 289.sparticus: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:31 pm

    @ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-125: Yada Yada Yada lol. Slow down , u gonna burst a vein…..on second thoughts.

  • 290.Michael: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:33 pm

    @NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-267: Hell no. If anything, I prefer the upfront racism from select people back home to the overt racism here in the UK where I live.

  • 291.Michael: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:34 pm

    @Helen(Helen)-271: President doesn’t equal “ar*ehole” despite what some people would say.
    Big difference. You’re a very bright person. You should see it.

  • 292.Helen: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:35 pm

    @Michael(mikeybrass)-290:

    Dude, overt and upfront mean the same thing…… unless you’re splitting hairs?

    You either meant covert or subtle.

  • 293.Michael: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:35 pm

    @Helen(Helen)-288: Oh don’t be silly.

  • 294.Michael: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:36 pm

    @Helen(Helen)-292: yes, covert. Underhand, sneaky, implicit…all that garbage.

  • 295.NZINCHINA: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:36 pm

    @Michael(mikeybrass)-291:

    I think theres only 1 black member at Augusta, Williams will be a legend down there now.

  • 296.Gunther: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:37 pm

    @NZINCHINA(NZINCHINA)-286:

    He apologised and resigned.

  • 297.Helen: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:38 pm

    @Michael(mikeybrass)-291:

    That is still not right.
    If someone is black and they are an ar$ehole, they will be called a black ar$ehole. If they don’t want to be called that, then they should either stop being an ar$ehole or black.

    Same with “Indian bookie”, “Afghan terrorist”, “British imperialist”, “white dingbat” and “Russian gangster”

  • 298.NZINCHINA: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:39 pm

    @Gunther(gunther)-296:

    and never ever ever used the word again, good to hear mate

  • 299.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:40 pm

    @Helen(Helen)-297:
    lol
    Stop being black

  • 300.Helen: Reply to this comment
    7 Nov 2011, 12:40 pm

    Ag no man, this world is turning into a pisss willy, limp wristed PC place with no sense of humour and way too much sensitivity about race.

    Ever considered that racism might lose its power when we stop trying to be so racially sensitive ourselves?

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