Comments on: Smit, Joubert complete Sarries rout

By: Biscuit(Biscuit)

Biscuit(Biscuit) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:02:22 +0000

@justrugby(justrugby)-24: Your manners are superb. Thank your parents for instilling them... No wait, I am sure they conveyed a different set of rules

By: Biscuit(Biscuit)

Biscuit(Biscuit) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:58:21 +0000

@Tacitus(Deucalion)-5:

Thanks Tac, you saved me asking a question.
When I read Matfield’s comments I wondered whether you would revise your view.

Must admit the people on this board have wound me up a bit about Smit.
I will never disrespect a Bok with a quarter of the caps Smit and Matfield got.

But it was the respect Smit commands with current and former Boks not to mention other internal players that pacified me.

They have spoken so highly of him over many years. If there were problems they would have leaked.

Vic and John – Both wonderful servants of the Boks.
Will speak of them both over beer when I am an old man (assuming I get there)

By: au revoir mon tout noirs, au revoir...(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)

au revoir mon tout noirs, au revoir...(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:24:55 +0000

@Mike H(Mike H)-233: well i am wishing for heyneke meyer with all my heart. to be fair to jake i suppose he should by now have matured a lot more and grown personally, so would/could be a better people person/man manager this time round if he were in the job again.

By: Mike H(Mike H)

Mike H(Mike H) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:53:37 +0000

@DocNZ(DocNZ)-59:

well said – thought the same thing.

Fortunately the majority have taken time off. Jacques must be having cash flow issues

By: Mike H(Mike H)

Mike H(Mike H) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:48:46 +0000

And a team is not about taking the best player in each position, ask Real Madrid. It’s about choosing and developing combinations.

The flashy are not always the best

By: Mike H(Mike H)

Mike H(Mike H) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:47:22 +0000

@au revoir mon tout noirs, au revoir…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-51:

You are going to wish for a Jake White very soon.

He was a coach and the boss. We needed a bit more of that from PDV.

Rebuilding time and it aint going to be easy.

First hurdle – next captain – not easy. Then player identification – not easy.

All you ungrateful people who oan about Jake’s era will be begging for the same era back again very soon

By: Mike H(Mike H)

Mike H(Mike H) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:41:49 +0000

@grant10(grant10)-20: If you think the last 2 were bad, wait for next year.

By: Mike H(Mike H)

Mike H(Mike H) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:39:46 +0000

@rangerman(rangerman)-17: Well said buddy - the guy was a test match rugby player. In the looser stuff maybe not as good at the more athletic players. 2007 was his peak though. He had a really good World Cup, such a pity we went out in the way we did. where were the drop goals

By: Taahirah(Taahirah)

Taahirah(Taahirah) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:38:33 +0000

For Tac:

Bulls pre-season training has started.

Here’s what Pierre Spies tweeted bout his bleep and sprint times;

Pierrespies8 Pierre Spies
“@Redcap85: @Pierrespies8 what level did u do on the bleep? And what was ur sprint times? I’m a fellow loosie.” Bleep 13.1; 40m sprint: 4.8s

By: Mike H(Mike H)

Mike H(Mike H) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:34:23 +0000

@Tacitus(Deucalion)-5:

Nice one and respect to Victor as he must have wanted to be Springbok captain badly and had to accept Vice.

Springbok greats those 2 – my heros

By: ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)

ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:04:14 +0000

somehow the brains embargo over there at least know how the deck should work, play the has been off the bench not starting play him behind the better more mobile younger dynamic hookes in the sealing order, not the wrong way around.-?

By: ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)

ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:50:52 +0000

So Victor so happened to endorse Johnny boys over staying of his welcome. I wonder if they conveniently consulted the buddy buddy system re what was best for the team overall or whether there were to be some back slap endorsements if the backward thinking gambit perchance had to come off. Doomed f.ng strategy if ever there was one.

By: wooden spoon(wooden spoon)

wooden spoon(wooden spoon) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:11:36 +0000

If Smit keeps up this form he may just earn himself a Bok call up next season.

By: Hondo(Hondo)

Hondo(Hondo) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:10:48 +0000

Gary Botha and Shawn Sowerby played superbly for Toulouse vs Glouchester
So did Strauss and Heineke Vdm for Leinster, while Wim Du Preez showed out Mujatie with support from the other side by BJ Botha.
Haven’t watched yet Sarries vs Treviso game but let’s say that’s was hardly a match for JS to redeem himself

By: Big Hit(Big Hit)

Big Hit(Big Hit) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:55:24 +0000

@justrugby(justrugby)-24: very out of character for you JR, I always saw you as the ‘good cop’ of the dynamic half-back duo

By: Great White Shark(Predawn)

Great White Shark(Predawn) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:38:31 +0000

One good thing that came out of His Royal Majesty King Luke Watson’s rugby journey from South Africa (where he ran from in disgrace for the coward that he is) is that he managed to work on his English accent to perfection what what.

By: Great White Shark(Predawn)

Great White Shark(Predawn) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:34:15 +0000

Smit appears to be revelling in his new surroundings. Once a Bok great, always a Bok great.

By: Heavens Game(Heavens Game)

Heavens Game(Heavens Game) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:15:27 +0000

@grant10(grant10)-204: "M.r.t" - To the best of my knowledge it is Muffdive Repetitive Therapy....? Not the same as HRT though... Severely needed by you.

By: stormersboy(stormersboy)

stormersboy(stormersboy) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:13:37 +0000

@Treehugger(Treehugger)-218: You are going to make me blush….

By: stormersboy(stormersboy)

stormersboy(stormersboy) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:11:25 +0000

@Dawn(Dawn)-215: Don’t be like that. I’m sure Helen can organise you a summer internship on his Highness’ yacht.

All the grey goose you can drink.

They are still on the dop system there….