Comments on: Saru’s Super Rugby call delayed … again

By: Sharks fans are genuine Bok supporters(Predawn)

Sharks fans are genuine Bok supporters(Predawn) — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 08:03:29 +0000

Griquas are the only team worthy of a free pass..based on their performances year after year.

In South Africa fairness goes out the window when the brothers are involved..

By: Joe Maher(Joe Maher)

Joe Maher(Joe Maher) — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 23:55:30 +0000

And you clowns keep telling us there is nothing political in the super-kak, corruption-riddled and basket-case Kings’ push for Super Rugby status?

Yeah, right!!!

Pitiful as it may be, you, of course, have the right to choose to believe – and trumpet – your own bullshite. Whatever gets you two (and those of your ilk) through the night…

By: zambok(zambok)

zambok(zambok) — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 11:19:40 +0000

Dont understand the whole fuss about including anyone in super rugby logic says any top four teams in feeder league like currie cup should profess to a higher league any year anytime any province or team that makes the top 4 finish and klaar if kings make top four in currie cup log the they derserve it the politics should b about make sure every has a chance to play in the base league and the rest is sports performance on your way up

By: Dusky(Dusky)

Dusky(Dusky) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:55:45 +0000

@Dusky(Dusky)-40: Or maybe SAAB ?

By: Dusky(Dusky)

Dusky(Dusky) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:54:16 +0000

@RL(RL)-37: Who are the Kings sponsors ? inkomazi ? KFC ? BMW ? or perhaps Black Label ?

By: Big Jack(Big Jack)

Big Jack(Big Jack) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:35:57 +0000

So what is new! Embarrassing.

By: BrumbiesBoy(BrumbiesBoy)

BrumbiesBoy(BrumbiesBoy) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:29:44 +0000

@RL(RL)-37: You know what MTN stands for?

M ore
T ries
N eeded

Sorry mate, couldn’t resist it!!!!!!!!!!

By: RL(RL)

RL(RL) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:19:19 +0000

@sparticus(sparticus)-35: you uneducated dimwit - Lions average abour 20000 people per match. And which sponsor is bigger than MTN?

By: Dusky(Dusky)

Dusky(Dusky) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:13:40 +0000

All the decision makers on this issue will have to take a shower afterwards. Aaahhh maarra eish….

By: sparticus(sparticus)

sparticus(sparticus) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:48:18 +0000

@Blitzbok(Blitzbok)-34: They have not ? They have continually come stone last in super rugby , They have huge financial implications , their legal team is possible the worst in south africa if you look at how waterless their contracts were for Jaque Fourie and co. They paid Jake a lot of money and then just wasted whatever he told them to do , they then hired **** Muir for who knows what reason and then finally get in a proper coach who they summarily suspend after a season in charge. Lets not evens mention the previous coaches and why they were fired due to racist remarks to the players in the change room or the fact that they average 1500 fans per game. lets not even mentions the mismanagement that led to them losing their biggest sponsor last year.

Nooo , the Lions are dam unlucky.

By: Blitzbok(Blitzbok)

Blitzbok(Blitzbok) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:40:33 +0000

@sparticus(sparticus)-16: no they have not. kings are a ***** waste of political anal waste. should be shot n thrown in a ditch.

By: Blitzbok(Blitzbok)

Blitzbok(Blitzbok) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:37:21 +0000

@BrumbiesBoy(BrumbiesBoy)-32: they only backed eddie cause they hated jake fact is eddie himself said he disdnt do alot. but they all hate jake in saffer land so eddie is die baas even with his 52% aussie record!

By: BrumbiesBoy(BrumbiesBoy)

BrumbiesBoy(BrumbiesBoy) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:34:41 +0000

@galileo, roundness, union, coach…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-18: Sure, like me you’re entitled to your opinion as much as anybody else.

The Bulls have had that Aussie backline coach (John McFarland I think his name is) for many years and as far as I know he’s still there.

Then there’s the new Kiwi who’ll be coaching in PE next year.

But what really gets me is the attitude towards Eddie Jones. When he was coaching the Wallabies he was like SA’s public enemy number one. John Robbie (who I’m sure has the utmost respect for Jones) took a cheap shot, maybe in jest, at Eddie (in order to boost Radio 702′s listener ratings) by nicknaming him “Eddie Moans” and the name stuck. There was continual criticism of anything remotely connected with Jones/Wallabies from then on.

Until 2007 of course, when Jake White called him in to assist with the pre-RWC preparations and onwards. Decide for yourself how much Eddie helped the Springboks in those few short months. All of a sudden Eddie wasn’t such a bad oke after all and remains “a good oke” in most South Africans’ eyes.

The double standards and hypocrisy shown by so many SA “fans” irritates me intensely as they jump from side-to-side of the fence as it suits them.

By: Bouts(Bouts)

Bouts(Bouts) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:41:52 +0000

Well. If the majority of the unions requested a delay, SARU has no choice.
PS: Provincial Unions, NOT franchises.

Unfortunately there is only one way to include 6 teams which would not affect the rest of the SANZAR partners.

To have all six teams play 2-3 less games (out of 16 = 13/14 games). This would put the franchises under great pressure, and even make it difficult to reach the finals. But, one team from SA will always make it due to the conference system. The two top teams from this year will probably earn the extra game. The only thing the overseas guys would probably dispute would be the automatic 4 points for these 3 games.

ALL the franchises would rather go with this idea than even thinking of a merger.

By: Train(Train)

Train(Train) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:18:50 +0000

Hoskins at his best

By: Mr Black(Mr Black)

Mr Black(Mr Black) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:50:20 +0000

@Mr Black(Mr Black)-28: A comment on the Lance article

By: Mr Black(Mr Black)

Mr Black(Mr Black) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:46:04 +0000

interesting to see the guys named in the same newspaper Bruyneel writes for. Speaks of the bullying you highlight – adding stress to the pressure of the Tour – where Lance’s former teammates are still riding. However, if these guys have testified they will have anticipated Armstrong will come out fighting. This conspiracy, if conspiracy it is, is one of the greatest of all time. Gross dishonesty and mind-boggling cynicism, manipulation of mllions of poeple, sporting fraud, moral bankruptcy and hubris almost beyond comprehension. But like any conspiracy, it relies on everyone being equally dishonest, or fearful, forever. If people involved recalibrate their moral compass and show strength of character or downright bravery in the face of intimidation, then the guilty will eventually be brought to book. The Faithful may forever believe, but most freethinking observers smelt the rat years ago. The Simeoni episode exposed Armstrong’s true colours – a shameful episode that he was never truly taken to task for.

By: Mr Black(Mr Black)

Mr Black(Mr Black) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:39:58 +0000

@ufo(ufo)-25: Sorry UFO, should have added it. Written by Edward Pickering and it appeared in the current edition of Cycle Sport magazine

By: ufo(ufo)

ufo(ufo) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:28:38 +0000

also feel there’s the same problem in schoolboy rugby in south africa… there’s so much pressure to compete and if you look at many of these kids they have the bodies of men in their 20s…

no ways 10 or 15 years ago did 17 and 18 year old boys have the bodies of seasoned bodybuilders…

but we’ll all condone it as long as it produces heroes for us to worship…

By: ufo(ufo)

ufo(ufo) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:19:10 +0000

Excellant article Mr Black… thanks for posting it…

A cyclist i am fairly well acquainted with told me in about 2005 that ‘everybody does it’… he says you simply can’t compete or even reach competition levels unless you do because everyone else is doing it and it’s an open secret amongst them all…

this guy used to compete at a high level including some overseas events… but doesn’t compete anymore…

unfortunately cycling and athletics IMO are pretty much completely rotten… we were chatting about Bolt and Jamaican sprinters the other day… and i reckon they’re all on the juice… we’ve also discussed thins several times over the last few years and i’ve had quite a few guys call me plenty of things because i believe these athletes are crooked…

what i liked about the article and why i’m commenting on it is Armstrong’s response… about “Well how did I do it” and “not being caught”… so many people assume athletics and cycling are clean because they participants haven’t been caught… to which i’ve always responded that because they haven’t been caught yet doesn’t mean they’re not doing it…

a large part of the ‘doping industry…’ i read a 10 or more years ago… is dedicated to creating effective masking agents they disguise or hide drugs in the results…

i also liked his point about just letting everyone take drugs to be fair because they do affect different people differently and people don;t simply take the same doses which are calculated for that individual based on many criteria…

good article…

but who was the writer…? i didn’t see his name…