Comments on: Big Joe steadies Toulon ship

By: kaksioek(kaksioek)

kaksioek(kaksioek) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:42:39 +0000

Why are we reading about, and watching a clip from, a game that Big Joe played when SBW was still at Toulon?
Does this mean Keo’s brother is now Joe’s manager?

By: gecko(gecko)

gecko(gecko) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:16:58 +0000

@>^..^< katman(katman)-9: That is true, and for this game they were without Castrogiovanni (injured) and Dan Cole (with England). And that Boris bloke, is it Stankovich, cried off before the game started.

By: >^..^< katman(katman)

>^..^< katman(katman) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:07:30 +0000

@gecko(gecko)-8: Leicester has always had a powerful scrum. Sarries were pretty good in all other aspects of play, but they suffered at the scrums. Schalk Brits had a very impressive game, apart from the two high balls he dropped late in the game. And that Samoan prop for Leicester (Mulipola) must have the worst hairstyle in international rugby.

By: gecko(gecko)

gecko(gecko) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:57:15 +0000

Not mentioned here, John Smit started as captain and loosehead prop for Saracens. Both him and the tighthead, Italy’s Carlo Neito, got subbed on 44min after the umpteenth time the Sarries scrum went first back, then up htus resulting in penalties. To be fair to the two props, the two replacements, Welsh international Rhys Gill and SA-born Pom Matt Stevens didn’t do any better. The Sarries scrum got destroyed for 80min by Argentinian Marcos Ayerza and Samoan Logovi’i Mulipola (I’ve never heard of him, but he did come on vs Boks in WC).

By: Kietzphat(Kietzphat)

Kietzphat(Kietzphat) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:06:22 +0000

Look at Joe sticking his tongue out? Who does he think he is? Bob Skinstad? Francois Hougaard?

By: poublou(poublou)

poublou(poublou) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:51:49 +0000

Yes, Gareth clearly did not watch the game on telly, giving us stats from a match two seasons ago? Big Joe was ok, but not great, Bakkies had a running battle with Pascal Pape the whole way! CLASSIC. Wilkinson got injured, Toulon missed couple of kicks, but Giteau nailed conversion from touchline to earn draw. Mostert was late sub, only played around 10 minutes.

By: welcome to my life, hugh...(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)

welcome to my life, hugh...(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:33:17 +0000

toulon are officially my third favourite team at the moment. just look at some of the players in their squad, flippit! :
bastareaud, bakkies, hayman, giteau, henjack, lobbe, wilkinson, big joe…sjoe!
mad bernie playing a role in a management…

good to see the resurrection of big joe, back from the dead.
bakkies..!…you 80 min diesel tractor DRAGON you !… keep it up (heyneke het seker jou nuwe nommer en bel vir jou tans ou grote).

By: Dazzler(Dazzler)

Dazzler(Dazzler) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:29:52 +0000

Interesting how Newcastle managed to defeat Gloucester when it was Bath who actually played them…

Newcastle played London Irish. Shoddy reporting!

By: Lions_Soutie(Lions_Soutie)

Lions_Soutie(Lions_Soutie) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:21:57 +0000

Would love to hear him speak French. LOL!

By: Lions_Soutie(Lions_Soutie)

Lions_Soutie(Lions_Soutie) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:19:40 +0000

11 years of professional rugby! Sometimes injuries do prolong a career. Wasted a few years at the Stormers. If the Lions still had the money they should have lured him back for his last few years.

By: stew(stew)

stew(stew) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:53:37 +0000

Idiotic not to have this guy back for the Boks and he still has pace and vision – if you want a decent Captain bring back Joe