havent you got a braai to build, a jetty to embark upon and a dam to fake your own death in?

who says Im bitter, because i dont like the negative way you guys continually deride my country, so giving it back (which incidentally, none of you enjoy the negative connotations about your country either) makes me bitter?

hahahaha you really are a mamparra Fern..

Ive never understood it from any coach, unless its to cover a glaring weakness in the team, but it is a stop gap solution at best… you need to promote someone who has played the position throughout his career, this way they have that instinctual knowing when the situation demands..

the same with Spies at 8, the guy grew up playing wing, and could’ve been a devestating winger in the mould of Lomu, yet he has been moved just because of his size..

NZ do it too, and it is frustrating to see…

Any scrumhalf must have the ability so kick behind the pack if needed, not the FdP type of kicking game, but just to relive pressure, Genia and Weepu and all others can do it except Hougie

His passing need work too and a lot of times he’s missing when he needs to pick op the ball behind a ruck

The best thing you could do to him is to “demote” him back to the CC team to play scrummie for the rest of the season, and if he still doesn’t shape, make him a wing and allround backline player

Him and Burger and top of the list Smit lost the Boks the WC in 2011…

Hougaard, Bismark and Alberts should have started and Boks would have cleaned up Aussie and likely cleaned up AB’s in the semi next.

He hasn’t developed as a no 9, played his formative years on the wing instead of playing Vodacom Cup and the like at no 9

He wouldn’t be a bad Quade Cooper type No 10 either

Fernly – hahahahaha did your big baas HG make you feel better? I have to laugh, the fact you think I am close to a “breakdown”, when all i did was call you out on your initial “lets meet at the Opera bar when I’m in Sydney next” call from a few years ago… remember, you were the one who initially wanted to meet me, and now youre upset because I said I would gladly do that, as I did originally, and you can mention my mum to my face.? LMFAO it just doesnt get better than watching you fall under the protective wing of HG…

I hope HG tucked you in nice and warm and has made you feel all secure, did he regale you with his tales from France, the place he’s been hiding since his team got a hiding? hahahaha

the very fact you need VALIDATION from HG the moment he logs back in is hysterical, really, havent laughed so much in years… thanks for that

@Big Hit-133: good to see the hate for the ABs is still strong in you BH… another wonderful read, seeing your tears still falling after so many years… it must really hurt that probably the greatest English forward in history learnt how to play in lil ole NZ huh?

@Robzim-52: I don’t think the IBO are one of the most reputable, they’re pretty much on the periphery in terms of major titles.

Unlike SBW, Botha is an actual boxer who was out-pointing Tyson before the KO, there’s no reason why he shouldn’t win, even at 43.

Tommy Gun Oosthuizen is probably SA’s best boxer at present. He’s trying to make a name for himself in the US, it seems SA don’t get behind their boxers in a big way.