What site do you use for the stats?
rugbystats dott comm doesnt seem to work…

For most of those 100 years the Springboks were in fact the best team in the world and the team to beat. Perhaps you are very young or new to the game? (Although I am young but have read up on rugby history).
SA held most of the records for rugby then (grand slams etc) and brought in innovations like the 8-man scrum, dive pass and others now considered integral to rugby.
SA had a positive win record against all nations including NZ.

While I do agree that SA has been mostly disappointing since re-admission in 1992 (besides 95, 97/98, 99, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009), before that they were the best in the world.

And one day they will be again

Sheesh – just looked at the tackle stats from the game on rugbystats dott comm – that Suarez made 16(!) (18/2 missed) tackles, then Frank Louw with 12(14/2), then kieran read with 11 (13/2)

Alberts attempted and made 2 in total

Hougaard appeared to have a shocker tackling wise – 8 attempted, 3(!) made, 1 ineffctive, 4 missed

But then again, I haven’t counted the stats myself

For about a hundred years, give or take a few blips along the way, NZ have always been the team to beat. The fact this is echoed throughout the rugby world reinforces that statement.

This is neither arrogance nor is it ignorance.

SA too have had their moments, but in the last 15 years, they have become beatable than what they used to be – especially at home

Your losses to Scotland and Ireland put all of this into perspective.

In the week or so leading into the Dunedin test, all was doom and gloom. Much like the atmosphere being experienced by Bokke supporters today.

Unexpectedly, the Bokke put up a much bigger challenge than expected and then followed it up with a resounding win over a crippled Aus.

The mood change was enormous. Gone was the pessimism, replaced by rampant confidence.

All you folk clamoring for a change in the way the Booke play will without a single doubt in my mind, all change your tune if they stroll through the EOYT unbeaten.

The loss on the weekend will be dismissed as a mere speed bump on the way to sure and certain glory.

-need more mobile pack (we were 50Kgs heavier! than the AB’s); Good for 10 man game, but are we still playing that?

-I believe we run too fast into contact, making passing/adjustment/offloading really hard. Start a bit slower, have acceleration to go to (JDV is a good example of having 1 pace- flat out)

-Marcell=smaller JPotgieter. Do we need this type of player? Apart from Willem from time to time, has this type been effective at all over last few years

-Little team work – remember Ruan making a line break in the 1st half and having only Fourmeters Daylight to pass to? Where’s the teamwork? AB’s greatest strength is their teamwork, s’tru

-Constant hulk smash(!) makes the guys tire easily and injury prone. Use that when needed, not as default

-our national coaches need to have the opportunity to finally learn a new style (Hopefully HM and his bosses can acknowledge this, not panic and revert, fire, or make wholesale changes). Our coaches were the hardest hit by isolation imo

-kicking accuracy will come; but lets not rely on that – else we end up with a retarded backline with learning disabilities

Besides.if the Argentina can get Graham Henry,Why not Chase Wayne Smith as a back-line coach.

because Smith will not coach the Boks, period.

GH had a soft spot for the Argies, I dont think Smith has a soft spot for SA

6.Schalk Burger(once back from injury)Sensational player at the breakdown confrontation
7.Heinrek Brusouw
I rate this guy in the top 6 over the ball fetchers in the world Rugby,it astounds me he is not in boks squad at the least
8.Keegan Daniel
Not very big,but in terms of mobility and skill level,no question
Hougard a waste on the wing,he would be a better option at halfback,one player i was really impressed with at Super rugby level was Willie Le Roux,looked a real find on the wing,Lambie or Tate would be a much better option that Kurshner at fullback,De Jong to parnter De Villiers in the centres.
And just finally i would stick with Johaan Goosen,depending on his injury,he reminds me very much of a NZ first five,not afraid to take it to the line,to beat a team like the All Blacks,you have got to attack them,the Morne Steyn high kick game may work 1 in 10 times,but your outside backs are never going to develop,I cant believe the criticism of Bryan Habana,i would hate to think how many more tries he would have scored on the end of an all black back-line,he is a sensational player,put it this way,imagine if he had not been in the boks in the last 4 years,scary thought really,which player would have replaced him..?,i cant think of one.
Besides.if the Argentina can get Graham Henry,Why not Chase Wayne Smith as a back-line coach.

Nex year and the year after are different stories, and I expect 2014 to be a particulary difficult year for the All Blacks.

Andrew

He plays as a back (1,80 m and 83 kg).

He has played provincial rugby in the Currie Cup for Natal Sharks

No mention of any coaching pedigree at all. How come he got the job? Is it a political appointment?

[edit] Coaching careerMclean has had more than 20 years coaching experience from club to international level, most recently as Assistant Coach of Samoa at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He lead the New Zealand Under 19 team to five world championships, including three victories, won titles with Canterbury in 2001 and 2004, provided analysis and coaching for the Crusaders (1999–2000) and was Assistant Coach with the Hurricanes (2006–2008).[1]

He was appointed as the All Blacks defence coach in 2011, following the appointment of Steve Hansen as head coach. He had worked with Hansen in 2001 winning the NPC title (now ITM Cup) and retaining the Ranfurly Shield.[2]

When you are you guys going to open your eyes and see that your own team infringes just as much as any other team, AB’s included? I counted 17 Bok infringements in the first 27 minutes of the test, none of which were penalised and some of which preceded penalties awarded against the AB’s. For the first 60 mins of this game the referee was only watching one side – the All Blacks – if he had been reffing your side as well the All Blacks would have put 60 points on you in this game.

The fact is that you guys had the benefit of the most biaised referring performance since Barnes in 2007, home advantage, altitude advantage, and an All Black travel schedule that you said would show us how tough it was to be the Boks. Yet despite all that, you got a thrashing.

You are deluding yourselves if you think the ref had ANYTHING to do with the loss. But carry on for all I care, because it seems to be distracting you from what you need to do – improve your rugby skills, coaching and management.