Leading SA’s rugby revolution
26 Dec 2011
What do Francois Hougaard, Bismarck du Plessis, Gio Aplon, Johann Sadie, Andries Bekker, Pat Lambie and Juan de Jongh all have in common?
They all have the X factor, something that sets them apart from the rest.
If the Springboks are to achieve consistent success against the world champion All Blacks over the next four years, they will have to change their conservative mindset and play an expansive game when the situation demands it.
These seven players can lead South Africa’s rugby revolution and take our game to the next level.
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Also in the new issue:
– Many junior players have failed to make the transition to senior rugby over the years because of flaws in the Baby Boks set-up, but the situation seems to be improving
– Why rugby is ripe for a global rebel league
– SA Rugby magazine reveals how Solly Tyibilika wasn’t the only black player to be mismanaged over the past four years and how South Africa has regressed with regard to transformation at the highest levels
– Saracens flyhalf Derick Hougaard on suffering from depression, the ‘soul destroying’ experience of Kamp Staaldraad, and his desire to force his way back into Bok contention
– England’s shambolic World Cup campaign left Martin Johnson with no choice but to resign
– Victor Matfield speaks to SA Rugby magazine about his post-retirement plans, why players should be treated like adults, and his second-row partnership with Bakkies Botha
– Your ultimate guide to the 2012 Super Rugby season: Everything you need to know about the 15 teams
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27 Dec 2011, 13:14 pm
Stup?d blackberry p?ece of sh?t
27 Dec 2011, 13:17 pm
Lmao a s s ?stants ?s moderated.
Fuckenpathet?c.
27 Dec 2011, 13:23 pm
Sigh.
Irritability.
I’m on blackberry and it works fine!
27 Dec 2011, 13:26 pm
Who is this Marchant slab of beef?
27 Dec 2011, 13:29 pm
21 year old from titans…..hardly played 1 st class crficket and nails 7 on debut….
27 Dec 2011, 13:46 pm
Lol Dawn.
Must be me then.
27 Dec 2011, 14:29 pm
93 you’d better start winning soon then because you’re a long long way behind now
27 Dec 2011, 15:10 pm
Shocking discipline from Proteas!!!
First Morne not being able to get the basics right, now the batsmen playing loose shots and throwing away their wickets.
Send Morne to his franchise to sort this problem out. He will cost us games soon. Well done Merchant – well deserved. Philander back and Morne out. Jacques also better start scoring or he will be out soon too. Can’t see Kirsten tolerating mediocrity.
27 Dec 2011, 15:19 pm
106 for 5.
Folding like a pack of cards. Ill discipline and poor shot selection. We could follow-on too. The inconsistency is there for all to see! Eish.
27 Dec 2011, 15:21 pm
SA cricketers busy doing what they do best – choking.
Verrrry typical, Kirsten will have to work extremely hard on the soft underbelly of SA cricket.
27 Dec 2011, 15:34 pm
@wooden spoon-110:
Spot on Stirrer.
27 Dec 2011, 15:39 pm
118 for 6. Still need 21 – else we follow on. The batsmen left.
27 Dec 2011, 15:50 pm
219 runs behind our last remaining recognised batsman goes for a reversed sweep and gets out…
Senseless.
Stupid.
Prince what were you thinking?…
The follow on is looking likely. Embarrassing.
27 Dec 2011, 15:51 pm
When last did Prince make any runs? Anyone?
27 Dec 2011, 15:52 pm
@Bill Reyts-108: morne morkel is pants at the moment and should be dropped but oh no, watch him get multiple opportunities @ the top instead of going back to his franchise to get his act together.
philander, de lange making him look rubbish @ the mo.
27 Dec 2011, 15:53 pm
119 for 8. Another wicket drops.
CHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKE.
27 Dec 2011, 15:54 pm
Morkel is ****. Philander and De Lange have really shown him up.
27 Dec 2011, 15:54 pm
Lol at Tahir being a number 10 batsman…
27 Dec 2011, 16:00 pm
sri lanka look to have our number again @ kingsmead…must be the curry.
27 Dec 2011, 16:01 pm
Kingsmead Curry Curse.
27 Dec 2011, 16:13 pm
@Transformation-119: @wooden spoon-120:
LOL!!! Just hope Kirsten doesn’t become like our rugby coach and keep the players who continuously fail. Morkel is the weak link in our bowling arsenal – the worst fielder and now should be batting as Jack.
27 Dec 2011, 16:15 pm
Eina! Tahir hit on his bowling hand. The SL making this pitch look like a green mamba…
27 Dec 2011, 16:16 pm
@Transformation-119:
Debben is a home ground for them, with all the local support … just like PE is home ground to the ABs with all those CapeSaders there
27 Dec 2011, 16:17 pm
@wooden spoon-114:
I think he is making more runs than Rudolph. It was a poor shot, but you can’t just blame him. Most just gave their wickets away. I think they thought they just needed to turn up for the game, something which is happening a lot lately.
27 Dec 2011, 16:19 pm
Imran gone – stumped too
27 Dec 2011, 16:20 pm
Day two the best batting day for test cricket! Really!!!!
27 Dec 2011, 16:26 pm
@Bill Reyts-124: Prince is a farken used up has-been, and has been for years. Morkel too is a has-been of note but the biggest has-been of all is Rudolph … why oh why was Peterson dropped for this useless koplak schmuck.
27 Dec 2011, 16:32 pm
@Roar my Lions …. Currie Cup Champions 2011-123: hey PE ain’t no AB home ground…Bokke have never lost to them. Newlands on the other hand
19-0 nuff said…
no wonder that plonker toby titus is b!tching..SARU knows what they’re doing…gave them the Argies test tl tl tl
27 Dec 2011, 16:34 pm
Anybody know what happened to Lukas Van Biljoen
27 Dec 2011, 16:40 pm
dale steyn making a stand…hope i don’t put the mockers on him…
27 Dec 2011, 16:40 pm
@Transformation-128: Aaaaah I forget, you moered about 169 of them CapeSaders recently during the 7′s
@Captain Jack-129: who cares, I don’t … don’t care a damn about yesterday’s heroes and today’s has-beens. Said it before and will say it again.
27 Dec 2011, 16:43 pm
@Roar my Lions …. Currie Cup Champions 2011-127:
There are a few players knocking on the door. Riley Roussouw is one, the other is Stiaan Van Zyl and then the one scoring so many runs, Morne Van Wyk.
We have been bowled out for 168 which is really poor on this pitch and the lowest ever against SL. Something like 47 all out will be needed again – and it aint going to happen. Steyn showed that the wicket was just fine.
27 Dec 2011, 16:45 pm
Why is it that their spinner can pick up 4 wickets but the local Pakkistani only 1 wicket?
Piss poor session …. I’m out rather going to the gym.
27 Dec 2011, 16:45 pm
well bowled sri lanka…now they’ve returned the favour after being blitzed for 180 all out by philander, steyn
27 Dec 2011, 16:47 pm
@Transformation-134:
For sure Transie! Over confidence and arrogance with this side really irks me at times. It is going to be 1-1 all after this test.
27 Dec 2011, 16:48 pm
Didn’t Biff say we were not going to take our foot off the pedal? Hmmm – heard that before too.
27 Dec 2011, 16:53 pm
Don’t see us coming back from this one.
We got ourselves out. Playing to balls we should have left.
Could be interesting from here though. We should have bowled them out earlier but let them off the hook.
Morkel no balls.
No brains more like.
That goes for quite a few of the batsmen too,
27 Dec 2011, 17:02 pm
@stormersboy-137:
Howzit Bud! Couldn’t have said it better.
27 Dec 2011, 17:15 pm
Cricket is all about judging each ball on its merits. And you underestimate the opposition at your peril. Everyone in the Proteas set-up is talking about adopting the killer instinct. That’s ok when you win a test in 3 days.
I know it’s early days in Gary Kisten’s tenure but we also need to see a fighting spirit starting to develop in the Proteas. You start seeing how players behave when the chips are down. Round about now would be a good place to start.
27 Dec 2011, 17:17 pm
@Bill Reyts-138: Hey Bill let’s hope that tomorrow brings a huge bowling and fielding performance from the Proteas.
Although I’m not counting on it…
27 Dec 2011, 17:27 pm
@stormersboy-140:
It’s not often you see Dale go through an innings without taking a wicket. It won’t happen again tomorrow. Marchant seems to be the man of the moment. But big performances are needed from Tahir and Morkel.
27 Dec 2011, 17:38 pm
Proteas got same fat boy syndrome as Bokke start culling from the top you quickly see this team turn around. Kallis should be first to go start with the untouchables that’s the way to fix a team that thinks they’re entitled.
Pity the f’ng Boks didn’t get the message in time, if Smit, FdP and Spies would have been dropped in time Boks would have sailed through the WC quarters.
27 Dec 2011, 18:27 pm
@IAAS-141: I was very surprised. Well done to Marchant, although I’m not all that impressed with him, he reminds me a bit of Morkel. Which sounds like an odd thing to say but ja…
27 Dec 2011, 18:30 pm
Top of the table clash in the Uk premiership starting: Quins vs Saracens
I guess any port in a storm….
27 Dec 2011, 18:55 pm
@stormersboy-144: Britz is electric with ball in hand, but first lineout he throws long, misses his jumpers, Quinns pounce and run the ball upfield, Saracens concede the penalty off the ruck and it’s 3 points to Quinns. Nick Evans does not miss much.
27 Dec 2011, 18:58 pm
Owen Farrel is 4 from 4 in this game.
Good looking player for sure.
Barrit also having a great game.
27 Dec 2011, 19:48 pm
@stormersboy-144:
82,000 Poms watching this match at the stadium … and to think some thick sharkie varkie was bragging about the 35,000 that turned up to watch the saders slaughter them… saying it was the biggest crowd outside of test matches.
27 Dec 2011, 19:53 pm
@Roar my Lions …. Currie Cup Champions 2011-147: Yes, quite a crowd.
Last week i watched the Heinecken Cup game between Leinster and Bath and that was the 2nd biggest HK turnout (44 000) I was quite surprised.
27 Dec 2011, 20:02 pm
@stormersboy-148: the Poms love their domestic competition. I read that their total weekly attendance is around 250, 000 people.
27 Dec 2011, 20:06 pm
@Roar my Lions …. Currie Cup Champions 2011-149: Given the weather these okes have it;s actually quite impressive!
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