Comments on: Jacobs turns down Stormers

By: Original-Pierre

Original-Pierre — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:09:52 +0000

I wish Adi could`ve joined the Stormers.
Sure he might not have gotten a lot of game time, but he missed the opportunity to show Plumtree how big a mistake it was to stick with those cart horses instead of giving him an opportunity.

By: mshiniwami

mshiniwami — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:08:04 +0000

@PissAnt-87: Exactly PA A 20 sumthin test veteran & a 2011 Bok even isnt a "invitee" Frikkie Welsh even got a contract with Wp a few years ago without "invite" to get a place rubbish.

By: PissAnt

PissAnt — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:40:41 +0000

@stormersboy-86: Like him or not, Adi is an experienced Bok center, not some club player or youngster you 'invite' to a training session. Sit down and discuss details with him. If he has to play himself into a contract at least communicate the deliverables to the guy and what is expected? WP are a bunch of morons, 2012 is not going to be a very good year.

By: stormersboy

stormersboy — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:09:19 +0000

@PissAnt-85: Yes that sounds a bit "slapgat" to me. Agree with your post 100%. Unless they don't think that they are in that muck poo at centre after all......

By: PissAnt

PissAnt — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:00:19 +0000

Allister spoke to Adi once, telling him he is welcome to join them at training. Rassie never picked up the phone to find out what his plans are, or whether he is interested.

Surely you should do more than just ask a guy to come train with you given the **** WP is in at center?

By: whatever

whatever — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:00:08 +0000

No loss

By: Upho

Upho — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:31:37 +0000

Friend in medical rescue tells me a diver drowned at soetwater yesterday..,

sympathies to family and friends

By: ashampoopaloo

ashampoopaloo — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:45:01 +0000

Gary Botha the most useless arse of a hooker ever to leave or return to these shores Bulls dumb fak sugar coated racist policies clearly exposed when they played Botha and Kuhn over Chili and Maku who since switching to Lions fak’d Botha up 6 love

By: Hondo

Hondo — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:02:26 +0000

@nama1-80: Steenkamp is injured once again, the story of his career, too often he breaks something A prop In the mold of Krizinger, did Toulouse buy a dud car? Watch Gary B there, he was devastating tody

By: nama1

nama1 — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:29:17 +0000

@Upho-78:
I watched a match where Tommy was up against Heinrich Rogers at Newlands in 1994 once. Never saw such a straight back from a TH. Every scrum was cheered by the crowd as if a try had been scored.

You know how he became a Bok despite him not having all the skills and not being the fittest player around?

Apparently Kitch Christie sent a questionaire to all the LH playing at that stage in which he asked them who the strongest TH was that they’ve ever encountered. The unanimous answer was Tommy Laubscher.

He promptly drafted him into his Bok squad.

Pity we don’t breed them strong like that anymore.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:03:51 +0000

If Stormers are really interested they should have offered Jacobs a contract, why wanting him to join without a guaranteed contract, his track record surely prove that he is quite loyal and not a money chaser

By: Upho

Upho — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:15:17 +0000

@Upho-77:

what was the story that tommy used to carry a full grown sheep on his shoulders… or was it one on each shoulder…???

not the fittest prop ever but one of the few men who made chuck norris back down…

By: Upho

Upho — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:12:32 +0000

@nama1-75: tommy laubscher was a monster...!! more like him and wp and the boks front row problems would be over...

By: nama1

nama1 — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:23:24 +0000

@bryce_in_oz-74: So WP contracted Ricky, Bobo and Shimange at the wrong end of their careers. Why did they not see their potential when they were younger? Remember how JW pleaded with unions to give Ricky and Ashwin (forgot about him) contracts? WP flatly refused. Why? "Complex much?" Every time I see one of these ("chip on your shoulder/over sensitive are some others) I know that I scratch at some place where it probably did not itch. Get another line.

By: nama1

nama1 — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:52:00 +0000

Might be wrong but I believe Tank played a few games for WP after Gary Pagel left.

He was not too bad. Good scrummer but not your Beast/Gurthro type frontrower around the park. More a Tommy Laubscher type.

By: bryce_in_oz

bryce_in_oz — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:27:33 +0000

@nama1-73:

WP gave those latter three extended careers they arguably did not deserve at top dollar…

Calling Gurthro who debuted in CC rugby for the Cheetahs at 19 ‘over-looked’ is a bit rich…

Calling JPP, who followed his uncle and cousins over to the Sharks as an 18 yr ‘over-looked’ is a bit rich…

Or you going to name every POC teenager born in the Cape over the last two decades ‘hard-done by’ for not being given a WP jumper?

Complex much?

By: nama1

nama1 — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:40:51 +0000

Good on Adi to show WP/Stormers the finger. They did not recognize his talent when he was a youngster.

Players like Gurthro, JPP, Ashley Johnson, should do the same if/when WP/Stormers approach them.

Pity guys like Ricky, Hanyany Shimange and Bobo did not tell them to vokkof after they were overlooked in the first place by WP/Stormers.

By: Provincejoulekkading

Provincejoulekkading — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:01:50 +0000

@Vundu-70: He is a born and bred CT boy, his entire family is here , I think even his wife and kids stayed in CT .

By: bangkok-bok

bangkok-bok — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:19:25 +0000

Thank GOD we did not buy him- held my breath for a while

By: Vundu

Vundu — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:21:20 +0000

Hmmm, he’s probably looking for a more chilled gig with Boland and know’s he’ll have to put himself on the line every weekend with the Stormers. The dude is getting on, and we don’t know why he’s moved back to the Western Cape – most likely its a family or business situation.

At the same time, I’m quite excited about the lighties we’ll be using next season – think about those guys, getting amped knowing they stand a really good chance to crack the Stormers side.