KeoTV: AJ’s 65-second cameo
11 May 2012
AJ VENTER reflects on the lowlight of his career when he was yanked off the Twickenham pitch by Andre Markgraaff.
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AJ VENTER reflects on the lowlight of his career when he was yanked off the Twickenham pitch by Andre Markgraaff.
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JP Pietersen is set to miss the remainder of the Super Rugby season. Read More
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Marcus Watson scored in extra time to beat the Blitzbokke in the London World Series Sevens Cup quarter-finals. Read More
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16 Comments
11 May 2012, 07:49 am
Dragons…. this is getting worse!
11 May 2012, 07:56 am
Well, at least there is one Dragon who has the courage to look the worst moment in his career and go, “Yup, that sucked.”
Good on him.
On another note, I think Keo is the King of Awkward…
11 May 2012, 08:02 am
wow, keo relly is a little man hehehe
11 May 2012, 08:20 am
Yer ugly and yur mother dresses ye funny.
11 May 2012, 08:35 am
AJ is kinda cool.
11 May 2012, 09:29 am
AJ is a BOSS!!!
11 May 2012, 09:31 am
AJ is vet articulate, very well spoken and seems very smart. Again this is one player that should have become a Bok legend.
If memory serves me correctly i don’t think he ever made a RWC due to injury or being unlucky. Another player Mallet should have taken to RWC 99.
I reckon AJ should get some super sport comentating work, very similar to Skinstand, well spoken!!
11 May 2012, 09:32 am
AJ is VERY articulate!!!
11 May 2012, 10:08 am
@race of tan(race of tan)-8:
Years in Durban…
Keo looks like a little beady-eyed, public toilet lurker touching AJ up there…
11 May 2012, 10:31 am
How is this relevant?
11 May 2012, 11:17 am
@bryce_in_oz(bryce_in_oz)-9: Yea, and the way he was hovering over Percy with his mouth hanging open like a special child a couple weeks back too, looked like he about to drool on his shoulder
11 May 2012, 11:48 am
AJ is the business.
Sign him up KEO. Lose the chicks! They add no value.
AJ has X Factor as the KEO TV anchor!!
11 May 2012, 12:19 pm
Keo reminds me of that original graffitti charachter,Kilroy.
He also has a lot of the same attributes as Plug of the Bashstreet kids in the Beano comics.
Not a face or a personality or a wardrobe that should ever be onT.V.
Just feel sorry for these former great players having to stoop to this kinda low for a bit of attention.
11 May 2012, 19:20 pm
AJ Venter…hard but fair, Sharks legend
11 May 2012, 19:31 pm
@Big Hit(Big Hit)-14:
And Cheetahs. Jake should have taken him to the WC, IMO.
13 May 2012, 19:49 pm
yip AJ was a great player.
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