Comments on: Backs fail feisty forwards

By: outrightrugby

outrightrugby — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:49:44 +0000

PETITION AGAINST MORNE

By: guangzhoupoes

guangzhoupoes — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:52:49 +0000

Sarel “two step then float a pass” P at 9????? WTF, did you even watch a Tahs game this year where he played, he is a Currie Cup player at best

By: viewer

viewer — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:35:13 +0000

Willie le Roux @ 15; JPP 14; Jaque Fourie 13; Frans 12; Hougie/Bryan 11; Goosen 10; Sarel P 9
Ruan hasn’t set the world alight since promotion to starter. This has to be the last Test season for Morne & Jean.

By: Rhys7

Rhys7 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:34:30 +0000

Woops should be Aplon at 15

By: Rhys7

Rhys7 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:33:06 +0000

My Bok team fully fit and my personnal views

15 Jaco Taute
14 JP Pietersen
13 Jaque Fourie
12 Francois Steyn
11 Bryan Habana
10 Patrick Lambie
9 Francois Hougaard
8 Duane Vermeulen
7 Schalk Burger
6 Francois Louw
5 Andries Bekker
4 Eben Etsebeth
3 Jannie Du Plessis
2 Bismark Du Plessis
1 Tendai Mtawarira

16 Schalk Brits
17 Brian Mujati
18 Willem Alberts
19 Marcell Coetzee
20 Ruan Pienaar
21 Johan Goosen
22 Jean De Viiliers

23 Chilliboy Ralepelle
24 Gurthro Steenkamp
25 Juandre Kruger
26 Siya Kolisi
27 Jano Vermaak
28 Peter Grant
29 Juan De Jongh
30 Jaco Taute

By: Rhys7

Rhys7 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:07:02 +0000

To reward form and class the team to front the next match should be:

15 Francois Steyn
14 Gio Aplon
13 Juan De Jongh
12 Jean De Villiers
11 Bryan Habana
10 Johan Goosen
9 Francois Hougaard
8 Duane Vermeulen
7 Marcell Coetzee
6 Francois Louw
5 Andries Bekker
4 Flip Van Der Merwe
3 Pat Cilliers
2 Tiaan Liebenberg
1 Tendai Mtawarira

16 Craig Burden
17 Coenie Oosthuzyen
18 Juandre Kruger
19 Willem Alberts
20 Ruan Pienaar
21 Patrick Lambie
22 Lwazi Mvovo

Rest of squad:
23 Adriaan Strauss
24 Francois Malherbe
25 Dewald Potgieter
26 Jano Vermaak
27 Elton Jantjes
28 Louis Ludik

By: race of tan

race of tan — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:37:50 +0000

flanka – Wow when we had that last throw in 5 m form the AB line, Greyling caught the ball and all he had to do was fall and score a try, but he fluffed it. Despite him, amazing effort by the Bok forwards!!

By: lieflingblou

lieflingblou — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:14:32 +0000

@goodstuff-42: I agree I think Jordaan has a very bright future ahead of him in bok colours he was one of the standout performers in the junior world cup and his defense was amazing he made so many crucial cover defense tackles which was most definitely one of the factors that pulled them through against the english in the first half of the semis.

By: kaksioek

kaksioek — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:06:38 +0000

@Melchizedek-8: @RL-14: @albertdj-16: I can only assume you did not watch this year's Super Rugby tournament.

By: lieflingblou

lieflingblou — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:50:07 +0000

@Transformation-35: I agree with you on that one Dean's fowl play was disgusting and really hotheaded. But I'm sure HM has had enough of it given Etzebeths incident of last week as well. Goal kicking responsibilities should of been handed over to someone else even in the first half when morne was still on. But in a larger picture I feel extremely excited about our current team - well lets say the most of them everybody except a few did their utmost best and showed a courageous fight for a victory we could all taste. I'm sure with Heynecke at the helm and a group of such talent but also hardworking and youngster with a true fighting spirit we will be top very soon.

By: Brigadier Van Zyl

Brigadier Van Zyl — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:29:25 +0000

42. You cant just get rid of laubscher as the coaching unit needs to be a pc blend

By: blueboy

blueboy — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:28:15 +0000

#3 Christianels22 You and a few others like you have short memories it is not so long ago you were probably singing Morne`s praises whenhe kicked that long range penalty to win the second test and the series against the British Lions.He went on to win a lot more games for the bulls and the boks with his kicking,but now it is you and a few more who are doing the kicking by kicking him when he is going through probably the worst form of his career.Sure HM should not pick a man so out of form and confidence but he did and that is not morne`s fault that is HM `s fault and he knows it.The best thing for bulls and bok rugby is for HM to drop him back to the bulls cc team and let him regain his form and his confidence we all know he has in him.The hatred shown to morne on this website is totally out of order,and to say he is the worst bok since van stratten is total ****.

By: rabooby

rabooby — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:43:26 +0000

In the changing room after the game, M Steyn appologised to the team and said he was aweful and feels so bad and he would kick his own ***… Lambie shouted out no let me at least I will hit the target… HM is ruining M Stey send him back to the C cup, he needs to get his confidence back… And when they say in Goosen we have a 10 that is the finished article.. I agree – But think we have had that within Lambie/Janjies and Pienaar but never really given the opportunity… But Goosen is special….

By: goodstuff

goodstuff — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:38:09 +0000

@xtremebull-29: A very insightful post for a bulls supporter.

JDj or Jordaan are our future options at 13.
Goosen/ Lambie should be our fly half options, then when Pollard grows up we have two quality options.
FB should be Tuate or JP taking up that spot.
SH, Pienaar is fine but needs to give space to his strong runners like Hougard who had the gap but for Pienaars poor spacing.

Also again, won’t matter if our coaches weaken our players, get rid of Laubcher and Koen.

By: goodstuff

goodstuff — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:31:24 +0000

The first thing that should be done is drop Ricardo Laubcher and Louis Koen, obviously their coaching is dropping the standards of the team.

Also JDV is not the answer at 13, sorry but someone else will have to be captain now.

Get a decent backline coach in there and why is Percy not our kicking coach?

The problem is coaching, plain and simple.

By: Doughnut

Doughnut — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:27:06 +0000

@Transformation-35: true .. bulls players deserving a spot in 22 - fh, kruger, flip .... the rest s15 level. FFS i better not see Spies name again .. Duan is doing nicely. I suppose if Shalk ever makes it back Britney will get her comeback ..

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:26:51 +0000

@poppa69-24: What's "meh"?

By: xtremebull

xtremebull — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:26:35 +0000

Bt still only my beloved buls get blamed an for that matter rightly so. Jean will play the last 2 tests as he is cappie. I’d love it if we could get a bulky outside center with size speed skill and strength but after jf nothing much…

Loubscher ahead of hawies fourie or john mitchell even is way beyond my understarting( was it a quota choice any body?)

I think heineke in a small way is a bit racist but that’s that. Hope he will make meaningful changes for the benefit of springbok rugby

By: Brendope

Brendope — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:26:28 +0000

I thought Ruan Pienaar, one or two imperfect kicks aside, was very good.

Decision making was excellent, he played a strong tactical kicking game and dictated the rhythym and tempo of our play.

He controls and organises the forwards and is a great communicator, I am not surprised they looked so cohesive and focused today. The more Ruan plays, the better our pack will play.

I am a fan of Hougaard as well, but RP has superior game control and decision making as well as a better pass and kicking game.

And if he had been taking kicks at goal, I would bet my last piece of biltong we would have won that game.

By: wallabie.

wallabie. — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:24:01 +0000

HM game is not going to be popular but it plays to the Boks strengths. RSA will pull it off once they get their backs in sync. The Bok forwards dominated the ABs just the backs to let them down. the boks are a win away from finding their fluency and potentially could be destructive.
when they do it the walkie talkies will breathe a sigh of relief!!!