Comments on: Toulon boast of Habana coup

By: seamus

seamus — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:31:15 +0000

@Greenies-21: It's #^(&ing hard to sidestep in mud

By: Greenies

Greenies — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:18:20 +0000

Great news

maybe he can learn to side step while he is there, after all these years thats something he still lacks.

a win win for all people concerned.

By: Big Hit

Big Hit — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:01:17 +0000

@J.B. Cowper-17: I believe John Smit has signed for Toulon as replacement for Bruno.

I heard he’ll be covering all three front row positions

By: DumpsterDiver

DumpsterDiver — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:15:45 +0000

Good career move for him, he would be insane not to go.

By: J.B. Cowper

J.B. Cowper — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:56:16 +0000

Sorry – not Toulouse – TOULON

By: J.B. Cowper

J.B. Cowper — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:55:32 +0000

@Guns-15:

There is no question a player of his class will flourish along in a team as mind-blowingly powerful as Toulouse – forwards include Carl Hayman, Sebastien Bruno, Andrew Sheridan, Bakkies Botha, Simon Shaw, Suta (current lock for les Bleurs), Danie Roussouw, George Smith, Joe Van Niekerk, Fernandez Lobbe (Pumas skipper), Delon and Stefron Armitage, Chris Masoe, Fred Michalak (back in blinding form for the French national side), Johnny Wilkinson, Matt Giteau, blockbuster centre Bastareaud (as if the side wasn’t physical enough), Maxime Mermoz … and now Bryan Habana.

What you can do with a billion dollars if you love rugby … INSANE SIDE! (And coached by the brilliant nutcase Mad Bernie Laporte). (PS Wilkinson’s form is so good, his kicking so accurate that they are talking him up for a Lions spot – but with a pack like that in front of him how can you miss?)

By: suffer_guy

suffer_guy — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:58:58 +0000

This guy with the bak_ore is not kak… But he is no ray mordt or carel dup….. No big loss for the stormers….. He’s avwing… And with the stormer game plan.. He won’t be missed…

By: Guns

Guns — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:40:08 +0000

I reckon if Habana can survive in the bok team this long he will be capable to do well in Toulon he is one of the greatest wingers of all time he has class and knows how to graft as well. he will just have to adapt, surely a world class professional player can do so. Then again quite often how the individual settles in with the local hood and family etc also plays a roll to overall success…

By: i_love_u_bakkiesbotha

i_love_u_bakkiesbotha — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:26:19 +0000

reallly is time to organise a north vs south best of provincial/franchise/league/cup type competition. just a straight out strength versus strength knockout of some sort.

prove just which is the best club, provincial, franchise team in the world.

By: Hondo

Hondo — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:55:04 +0000

It’s about time to earn some hard currency!
Habana will have to work to earn it though, his interception pranks and tackles missing practice may not be welcomed by the Top 14 coaches, as a rule few SAs backs did well in Europe, Fran Styen, Barritt and Pienaar are the only ones who made some noise there and they all went abroad much younger.
Habana doesn’t looks like he will survive there too long

By: skopdiekan

skopdiekan — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:29:53 +0000

we’ll take Mjekevu for Habana any day.. Habana can go score the muchos euro’s if that what hi soul desires.. he won’t be missed he’s treading on thin ice in terms of the longevity of his capacity to perform at the top level already anyway..

Bye Habana.. hello Mjekevu or Rhule.. or anyone else bold and brazen enough to take his place.. why Mapoe signed for that arse end of rugby nonentity the blou ballas . heaven only knows.. what a dumb stupid move.

By: Tuna

Tuna — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:02:41 +0000

WP going head hunting again or will they bring up a youngster from their own ranks? I have R50 on Rhule as their next target. Or will they save Mjekevu who was apparently wasted by the Lions and the Sharks as per some experts here.

By: J.B. Cowper

J.B. Cowper — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 09:30:16 +0000

Toulon shaping up to be the strongest side in world rugby

By: Guns

Guns — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 09:29:21 +0000

Talking about speed, Carlin Isles, Olympic Dream YouTube USA 100m sprinter whom joined 7s, would have qualified for London semi 100m had he been there http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA5bwqVN5LM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

By: wnbb

wnbb — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 09:12:42 +0000

Keo smoking the white stuff again.They probably will get him….either after his contract expires or they compensate the Stormers for an early release of his contract .

By: Rhys7

Rhys7 — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 08:53:47 +0000

If he does go it will be following the rugby championship next year.

By: Rhys7

Rhys7 — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 08:45:42 +0000

They haven’t, only yesterday Boudejalli was saying he was not going to replace Wilkinson because he had Giteau & Michalak.

It was said that he still targeted Habana but it would be very difficult to sign because of his cobtract til 2014 with WP/Stormers.

Also why would the Stormers let him spearhead a new kit release by having him do a teaser video etc… If he wasnt going to play in it.

They have plenty of other bif name Springboks Etzebeth, Bekker, Burger, de Villiers etc…

By: katman

katman — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 07:56:46 +0000

I think the greatest era in his career is when he started out as an outside centre for the Lions. He’s never quite scaled those heights again.

By: BrumbiesBoy

BrumbiesBoy — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 06:57:45 +0000

I still say the “Players’ Player of the Year” is the more prestigious award.

By: damienm

damienm — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:16:16 +0000

surely keo scribes should use a spell check? I mean it’s okay for us plebs but these blokes are mean to be professionals?