Rebels off to winning start
15 Feb 2013
RICHARD FERGUSON reports on the Rebels securing four points in the Super Rugby season opener.
The Rebels took advantage of the Force’s poor discipline to win 30 – 23 after trailing 10 – 11 at half time.
The Force got off to a fantastic start, running out an eleven point lead in the opening half hour of the game. With the amount of possession and territory the Force had, they would have been disappointed to only score one try through Alfie Mafi.
Scott Higginbotham was yellow carded on debut for punching and the Force managed to score 8 points with the one man advantage. Higginbotham returned to the field of play and helped push a rolling maul over the line, Ged Robinson falling on the ball.
There was a reverse of fortune in the second half as first Chris Alcock and then Alby Mathewson was yellow carded, the Force having to play with thirteen men for seven minutes. The Rebels used this advantage to score their third try through Richard Kingi and get a healthy lead, before the Force hit back with a try of their own while still being a man down, Richard Brown scoring the try.
The Force will be disappointed that they lost this match, their goal kicking and discipline costing them this match. On the contrary, James O’Connor converted all his kicks to score half the team’s points. The Force are still without a win in the opening round of a Super Rugby season.
This Australian derby was far from the dull and boring that we had to sit through in 2012 and is a positive start to the new season.
244 Comments
15 Feb 2013, 08:45 am
Finally.
Hosts to win both games.
15 Feb 2013, 08:50 am
Red Dragons to feel the Wrathbone.
15 Feb 2013, 08:54 am
The Doctor has spoken and it will be so.
15 Feb 2013, 08:56 am
go the Rebs…
15 Feb 2013, 09:23 am
Would prefer the Force to win but from what I’ve seen they’re a pretty “new” team because of lots of changes in player personnel, etc so who knows.
Rebels, may the Force……be against you!
15 Feb 2013, 09:26 am
If you guys want to know WHY the Namibia vs Lions match was cancelled, I managed to find this link with a real in depth explanation… on a side note, it is actually a very good read with some interesting news on the “Biltongboere”.
http://wp.me/p2QxT1-8R
15 Feb 2013, 09:41 am
goyougoodthingForce
15 Feb 2013, 09:46 am
I really hope these teams to better this season.
15 Feb 2013, 09:47 am
On the tune of Michael Jackson’s ‘ Will you be there’
Kerrie, die vrou maak net kerrie
Ma’ sy vigiet van breyani
15 Feb 2013, 09:52 am
‘Hulle was nooit by Kentucky nie
Hulle ietie by die Spur nie
Want die burgers en die waffles is expensive by Spur’
Alen Abrahams © 2012 – Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
15 Feb 2013, 09:52 am
Foxsports fantasy League: 12335-5900
15 Feb 2013, 10:05 am
These two sides make the Aussie conference a joke. If Cheetahs could play sides like these every second week they could also qualify for playoffs easy .
15 Feb 2013, 10:23 am
@wp_boytjie-12: We have Kings now, nice tussle to see who props up league standings
15 Feb 2013, 10:41 am
I’ve scarecly started the fantasy league thing and it’s already p issing me off. You can only pick O Connor as a 12, not as a 15 which he is playing today.
Seriaaasly man.
15 Feb 2013, 10:43 am
hey guys; if you play SUPER BRU – join ” Paarl Pool” – it should be good fun
15 Feb 2013, 10:47 am
Congrats to O’Connor, the runaway early leader for kukest hair style of the season. Will take something special to beat him….
15 Feb 2013, 10:52 am
Philander on Phire
15 Feb 2013, 10:52 am
@Slartibartfast-16: Amen to that. Let’s see what Frankie Hougaard has up his sleeve before we give him the trophy though.
15 Feb 2013, 10:52 am
@Slartibartfast-16:
Agree with that comment.
15 Feb 2013, 10:58 am
Force just needs a few players to run back on the angle as decoy and they would create space on the outside. Right now its too predictable ball down the line kind of stuff. Great to have the Rugby back on.
15 Feb 2013, 11:01 am
@stormersboy-18:
Or the entire Bulls squad, for that matter.
15 Feb 2013, 11:03 am
another pheiffer for Vern
(the dude’s amazing)
15 Feb 2013, 11:05 am
Higginbotham yellow carded
15 Feb 2013, 11:09 am
Try Alfie Mafi
15 Feb 2013, 11:10 am
@stormersboy-18: My money’s on Elton J…
15 Feb 2013, 11:10 am
Force 11-0 Rebels
15 Feb 2013, 11:11 am
Philander you beauty!
15 Feb 2013, 11:11 am
Stem saam
Fantasy league is like a tamagotchi (sp)
Needs too much attention
But that’s just me
15 Feb 2013, 11:12 am
I tipped the Rebels…..I’m hoping this is not the start of an early season Superbru implosion.
15 Feb 2013, 11:12 am
Only thing worse than O’ Connor’s hair is the way the Rebels play and the whistle happy Force is my chommies ref
15 Feb 2013, 11:13 am
@Angostura-22:
I’ll drink to that…
15 Feb 2013, 11:14 am
Higginbotham back on
15 Feb 2013, 11:14 am
@nortierd-30: I think ConBieb looks rather ‘flash gordon’….
15 Feb 2013, 11:14 am
Enjoying this game….
and tomorrows should be very good!
15 Feb 2013, 11:15 am
nice Rebs
15 Feb 2013, 11:15 am
Try Ged Robinson
15 Feb 2013, 11:16 am
Force 11-7 Rebels
15 Feb 2013, 11:17 am
There is hope…. and so there should be, I tipped Rebels by 11….. Fucknows why I do the Superbru thing…it’s stressful.
Brumbies by 2 anyone?
15 Feb 2013, 11:18 am
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-33:
A real ” what were you thinking moment”
Hair by Mr. Bean now open in Melbourne Mall
15 Feb 2013, 11:19 am
The Force definitely got weaker and the Rebels supposedly stronger… supposedly. Still look to have all the same problems.
15 Feb 2013, 11:21 am
Force line out is bad and matched only by Rebels scrum. Its only first game back. 11-10
15 Feb 2013, 11:23 am
blues 31
highlanders 29
15 Feb 2013, 11:24 am
@nortierd-39:
“Hair by Female Toddlers”? Looks like what I used to do to my ‘Cindy’(these days it’s Barbie) doll’s hair way back in the day…..
Cut it, scrape it back, add glue, plait it and when finished throw the doll against the wall….
15 Feb 2013, 11:26 am
Shees, hows this Kings fan on the Vodacom ad? Transie?
@grant10-42: Indeed….. I don’t quite want to say ‘told you so’ to fellas like Bakkies just yet, as these are warmups
15 Feb 2013, 11:26 am
@CSI:Rugby-24: Hey mate, welcome back, I’ve mised your posts.
Have you been on a sabbatical?
15 Feb 2013, 11:29 am
go johnny rebs go!
15 Feb 2013, 11:29 am
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-44: As long as they dont give Stormers the blues I am happy…
15 Feb 2013, 11:30 am
lets clean this damn Pakistan tail man…
15 Feb 2013, 11:36 am
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-44: what ad?
15 Feb 2013, 11:39 am
@Transformation-49: The ‘He’s got supergees’ ad
The oke on the Bull, the Cheetah dude in the shop, the guppietwat with his fin etc.
The Kings supergees dude is legend……
The oke in the car is wearing a ‘crown’ – but the supergees dude looks like Zuma on one of his wedding days, full regalia
15 Feb 2013, 11:40 am
Why do the teams I pick for Superbru always play shitrugby?
That’s it, from now on I will only pick the Sharks and Bulls to win
15 Feb 2013, 11:42 am
cool Reb try that
15 Feb 2013, 11:46 am
CLose game. Expected the Rebels to be further ahead.
15 Feb 2013, 11:47 am
@Sasuke-53:
These two always play tight ones.
15 Feb 2013, 11:52 am
Ok so at the moment my decision to choose O Connor as kicker is working out well..
15 Feb 2013, 11:52 am
How is the game? Boring or fast paced?
15 Feb 2013, 11:53 am
@Sasuke-53:
Boom ripping it up in Fantasy. Made some last minute changes! LUCKILY put Alfie Mafi in instead of that Chris two-fathers chap who ended up being on the bench for the Reds. Made Ged Robinson my captain.
Props: James Slipper & Ben Alexander
Hooker: Ged Robinson
Locks: Hugh Pyle & Toby Lynn
Loosies: Liam Gill, Scott Fuglistaller & David Pocock
Scrumhalf: Richard Kingi
Flyhalf: Christian Lealiifano
Centres: James O’Connor & Mike Harris
Outside-Backs: Henry Speight, Alfie Mafi & Digby Iaone.
15 Feb 2013, 11:55 am
@stormersboy-55: mine too and as captain. Got Mafi too in my team.
15 Feb 2013, 11:58 am
@hendrikp-57: Boom? Good change
1. Faulkner & Holmes
2. Faainga
4: Lynn & Carter
6. Pocock, Higginbotham, Schatz
9. Kingi
10. Beale
12. O’connor & Andrew Smith
14. Mafi, Digby, Mogg
15 Feb 2013, 11:58 am
cool game this
15 Feb 2013, 11:59 am
From the Fox stats I can see Rebels are making lots of errors….Higginbotham and Beale got minus points
15 Feb 2013, 11:59 am
aussies all wanting to make national squad for the B Lions
15 Feb 2013, 12:01 pm
13 men!!
15 Feb 2013, 12:01 pm
@Sasuke-59:
Ooh gonna be a tough week for you
Higginbotham let you down with his stupidity (no surprises there).
Looks good though join my league ’448-3409′. Just me and my friend in it at the moment lol.
15 Feb 2013, 12:03 pm
superb….loving this game !
15 Feb 2013, 12:03 pm
@Sasuke-58: No mafi for me.
15 Feb 2013, 12:05 pm
@Sasuke-59:
Boom just kiwi slang for “yay” I suppose.
15 Feb 2013, 12:05 pm
O Connor on fire.
15 Feb 2013, 12:06 pm
@hendrikp-64: Ja i thought he would be motivated on his debut and have a blinder.
Ok cool thanks.
Join mine too
367-5866 Classic league
367-5868 head to head
15 Feb 2013, 12:07 pm
@grant10-63: ????
@stormersboy-66: Unlucky
@hendrikp-67: Ok cool
@stormersboy-68: Great!
15 Feb 2013, 12:07 pm
Yessshhhh Kingi!!!
15 Feb 2013, 12:09 pm
@Sasuke-69:
I’ll join classic league think it’s a bit late for head to head no? I’ll give it a go see what happens cheers.
15 Feb 2013, 12:11 pm
game on
15 Feb 2013, 12:13 pm
@hendrikp-72: oh yes thats true.
15 Feb 2013, 12:13 pm
Huh?
Jarrod Saffy plays for the Rebels.
15 Feb 2013, 12:13 pm
@hendrikp-75:
Scrap that just got changed to Richard Brown.
15 Feb 2013, 12:13 pm
new 5 second rule is working well….
15 Feb 2013, 12:14 pm
Rebels come on hold out for these last 10 minutes.
15 Feb 2013, 12:15 pm
@grant10-77: At ruck and scrum time?
15 Feb 2013, 12:16 pm
@BrumbiesBoy-45: sabbatical indeed, good tobe back. This has been an enenjoyable opening game. Foleys coaching philosophy has done a 180 and kept the ball in hand. Massive contrast to what we saw with the tahs.
15 Feb 2013, 12:18 pm
@CSI:Rugby-80: Foley is coaching the Force now?
15 Feb 2013, 12:18 pm
The Tab had $23.00 for a draw in this one. Seven point gap at the moment. You never know….
15 Feb 2013, 12:20 pm
@Sasuke-81: yep and we were use to the kick-a-thon when he was at the tahs. Tonights game has been ball in hand. Great stuff.
15 Feb 2013, 12:24 pm
@grant10-52: do old folk use the term ‘cool’?
unlucky force, well done rebs
15 Feb 2013, 12:25 pm
Rebs by 7, nice start to me ‘bru 8)
15 Feb 2013, 12:27 pm
Sias is stupid. No wonder the Cheetah’s got rid of him.
15 Feb 2013, 12:27 pm
Force will be feeling that Mathewson yellow card, that was a shocking call by the ref. It was the difference in the end.
15 Feb 2013, 12:33 pm
off to a winning start on Bru (Paarl Pool) with margin points
15 Feb 2013, 12:34 pm
Peterson wraps up the the tail
Pak 338
15 Feb 2013, 12:37 pm
@Sasuke-79: ja
15 Feb 2013, 12:38 pm
I will expect one or two citing announcements for the yellow card events today. In the case of both fights the ref only got the retaliation, and not the first offense.
15 Feb 2013, 12:39 pm
That Irfan is a BIG unit.
His knees were level with the bails!
AB and Elgar were having a good chuckle at themselves standing next to him.
15 Feb 2013, 12:39 pm
Sigh…. I made Beale my captain instead of O’Conner thinking he would kick. Dammit people nobody answered my question about this!
15 Feb 2013, 12:46 pm
@Big Hit-84: cheeky sod
15 Feb 2013, 12:47 pm
Boom im off to a **** -25 points in fantasy rugby… long season ahead. No sympathy needed.
15 Feb 2013, 12:50 pm
Wow I cant say “c.r.a.p” on here
15 Feb 2013, 12:59 pm
When grown (men – boys) guessing they’re men , start playing kids games like fantasy rugby and superbru for prizes and suchlike then you start to know the world gone kinda haywire into a flat spin of irrelevancy.
Sias Ebersohn chucked that game away for Force just like he chucked so many away for Cheetahs before they should have left him off the field if they needed a win 7 points down. Typical saffa flyhalf put ball to boot at first instinct. When possession is name of the game and required and you in the attack zone and you kicking the ball out to hand over possession 3 times in succession then you got no business being a pivotal player looking for a win.
15 Feb 2013, 13:01 pm
@stormersboy-91:
Indeed.
Good theming Eben wasn’t out there today or he would have donnered someone for sure.
15 Feb 2013, 13:02 pm
@CSI:Rugby-95: Is that good???
15 Feb 2013, 13:03 pm
@Bagel-93: unlucky
60 from o connor as captain.
15 Feb 2013, 13:04 pm
@skopdiekan-97:
Kinda like posting on a blog Skop.
Besides, no prizes involved. It’s a bit of fun.
15 Feb 2013, 13:08 pm
Another fiver for John Galt …oops,I mean Big Vern.
15 Feb 2013, 13:10 pm
Was this a real game, or only fantasy?
15 Feb 2013, 13:12 pm
@S_K-102:
Yeah great effort by Big Vern.
Always said he was a good one.
15 Feb 2013, 13:19 pm
@John Galt-104: Home Town Glory
15 Feb 2013, 13:22 pm
Yeah well posting on a blog is enough of a waste of time and attention I just can’t imagine wasting such a whole lot more time and attention on any more useless and fruitless pursuits out in fantasy land.
15 Feb 2013, 13:22 pm
That’s not what Nama is saying.
15 Feb 2013, 13:30 pm
@S_K-107:
That’s because Nama is a lyingcunt.
15 Feb 2013, 13:34 pm
@stormersboy-91: The Force treating it as a warm-up fight for next week?
15 Feb 2013, 13:35 pm
haha
15 Feb 2013, 13:50 pm
Blues just beat the Highlanders.
15 Feb 2013, 14:01 pm
@NZINCHINA-111:
They only start next week – must be a warm-up game
15 Feb 2013, 14:08 pm
@gunther-98: Ja, those Aussies are just annoying to start with, it would take much more to send one over the edge..
15 Feb 2013, 14:16 pm
It seems, like most of us, Keo doesn’t really work on Fridays
15 Feb 2013, 14:22 pm
@TooMuchRugby-112:
Yer it was but promising stuff from my Blues.
15 Feb 2013, 14:38 pm
Oscar Pistorius to remain in custody at the Brooklyn Police Station until his next court appearance on Tuesday when he is expected to be charged with premeditated murder..
15 Feb 2013, 15:15 pm
“we understand that police have (CCTV
footage) evidence that (Reeva Steenkamp) arrived at quarter past six in the evening before her death. Which therefore undermines any suggestion that she was at the complex by surprise.” Karyn Maughan eNCA Live from Pretoria Magistrate’s court.
15 Feb 2013, 15:24 pm
@Transformation-117: ouch.
15 Feb 2013, 15:25 pm
Oops! It gets more incriminating by the minute; this guy is deep, deep in the dwang, methinks.
15 Feb 2013, 15:27 pm
@Transformation-117:
I this is true then s hi t is gonna get even more real for him.
Disgusting that the poor dead lady does not get as much attention as him.
My thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends.
15 Feb 2013, 15:29 pm
piers morgan picking fights
Piers Morgan
@ piersmorgan
11m
Extraordinary that so many South
Africans seem totally oblivious to
their country’s incredibly high gun
murder rate. The stats don’t lie.
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15 Feb 2013, 15:33 pm
@Fern-120: her family lives here i PE, Miramar & apparently the mom was hysterical after the cops called her @ 08:00 in the morn with the sad news.
tragic
15 Feb 2013, 15:38 pm
@Transformation-122:
Let’s hope her death will not be in vain and something good will happen,like for eg The Burry Stander Foundation that aims to bring down cyclists deaths on our roads.
15 Feb 2013, 15:40 pm
@Transformation-121:
Is it easy to buy a hand gun in SA legally?
15 Feb 2013, 15:42 pm
@NZINCHINA-124:
Ask Poops he will give you the facts with glee.
15 Feb 2013, 15:45 pm
@Fern-125:
Can anybody walk into a gun shop and legally buy a hand gun?
15 Feb 2013, 15:46 pm
@NZINCHINA-126: I think Nortied will best be able to answer you.
15 Feb 2013, 15:49 pm
@NZINCHINA-126: nope. Background checks are done, competency tests have to be passed, etc.
15 Feb 2013, 15:50 pm
@BrumbiesBoy-127:
Loose gun laws like in the US are a disaster, you only need to compare the US and Canada to see the difference it makes.
15 Feb 2013, 15:50 pm
@Dilligafrican-128:
So you need to get a firearms licence first then?
15 Feb 2013, 15:54 pm
@NZINCHINA-130: yes but we have a s.hiload of unlicenced firearms, what with police selling gats to criminal syndicates who pull off cash-in-transit-heists…
15 Feb 2013, 15:57 pm
@NZINCHINA-130: indeed. You also have to provide referees to vouch for your character and I understand they also speak to your other half as well.
Inspection also done so as to ensure you have a safe to keep in.
Despite this incident it is generally the illegal arms you have to worry about, not the legal ones.
PS: see Oscar’s dad shot himself before. In the gonads!
15 Feb 2013, 15:57 pm
@NZINCHINA-130:
First have to go for training in the category, eg. Handgun, rifle or shotgun.
Then once training certificate has been obtained ( both theoretical exam of the Firearms Act and practical, shooting at the range) a person applies for a competency certificate.
Here background checks, interviews, fingerprint reports etc. are done.
Once you have obtained competency only then can you apply for the license.
Then you must indicate for which purpose and also motivate why you require the firearm
15 Feb 2013, 15:57 pm
@Transformation-131:
Genuine question, would the average SA household have a weapon for self defense?
15 Feb 2013, 15:58 pm
@Transformation-131: best gun to have is an unlicensed one – cant be traced back to you
15 Feb 2013, 15:59 pm
@NZINCHINA-134: In middle class I would think so.
15 Feb 2013, 16:00 pm
@Dilligafrican-132:
@nortierd-133:
Sensible laws then, unfortunately the illegal stuff is virtually impossible to control.
15 Feb 2013, 16:01 pm
@NZINCHINA-134: Yes, but that
“hasn’t made South Africa a safer place to live. Last November, Lulu Xingwana, South Africa’s minister for women, warned that they are three times more likely to die if there’s a gun in the house, a statistic which came from the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA).”
15 Feb 2013, 16:01 pm
@NZINCHINA-134: i actually don’t thinkso…i personally don’t have one but my dad does & he ain’t parting with his gats…
15 Feb 2013, 16:02 pm
@Dilligafrican-136:
Wow that’s interesting there must be thousands of hand Guns floating around.
15 Feb 2013, 16:03 pm
@Dilligafrican-136:
Nope
If you consider the amount of citizens to the number of licenses, then it won’t reflect that.
Majority is for hunting and sport shooting.@NZINCHINA-137:
True
Also, to be found competent you must be a SA citizen and older than 21.
Unless you are a dedicated sportsman or hunter, or gainfully employed.
Then you can apply under 21
15 Feb 2013, 16:06 pm
@NZINCHINA-137: on the real though, illegal guns are the bane of our existence, they’re just too easy to get. thugs waltz into police stations, hold up cops & force them to handover heat that’s storage/safes @ the police station.
15 Feb 2013, 16:06 pm
@nortierd-141: there must be more sidearms than hinting rifles surely?
15 Feb 2013, 16:08 pm
@Dilligafrican-143: hunting even.
Although a shot from a hunting rifle would be a pretty strong hint.
15 Feb 2013, 16:09 pm
@Angostura-138:
In NZ hand guns are not a major problem in domestic incidents they prefer the kitchen knife.
15 Feb 2013, 16:11 pm
@Transformation-142:
And probably too many guns in the system already to ever fix the problem
15 Feb 2013, 16:13 pm
@Dilligafrican-143:
Not even close.
You may only own one firearm for self defense.
Then if you are not a dedicated sportsman, you can apply for one more handgun for sport shooting.
The normal person who has competency for say handgun, shotgun and rifle may own 4 firearms.
Usually one handgun for self defense, two rifles and one shotgun for occasional hunting, or 3 rifles.
Dedicated status you may own more than 4, still motivated though, and these are serious sportsmen or hunters
15 Feb 2013, 16:13 pm
@NZINCHINA-146: far too many. Can pick up an AK for couple of hundred bucks, if not less.
15 Feb 2013, 16:14 pm
@nortierd-147:
So once you get the licence you can carry it around with you in public?
15 Feb 2013, 16:15 pm
@Dilligafrican-148:
Crikey that’s a shambles.
15 Feb 2013, 16:16 pm
@nortierd-147: I get that but there are way less hunters than ordinary citizens wanting for personal defense?
Unless of course there be a bunch of bullshitting “hunters” out there.
15 Feb 2013, 16:17 pm
@NZINCHINA-149:
Not open
Must be concealed in a holster as stipulated by the Act, or if a woman or Shark supporter, a handbag
You must be able to have control over it at all times
15 Feb 2013, 16:18 pm
Tweet from the Cricinfo site.
“Ajmal is showing just how badly South Africa need a world-class spinner: someone who can get wickets when the ball gets older and the does less for the quicks. This South African still look like they are missing one crucial piece from being an all-time great time.”
Could agree with you more.
You have a look in the dictionary under ‘Bang Average Cricketer’, there is a picture of Robbie P there.
With his hands in the air.
Looking like he almost got a wicket.
15 Feb 2013, 16:23 pm
@Dilligafrican-151:
Dilli
What I’m saying is that if there is say 2 million licensed firearms, there won’t be 2 million individuals owning licenses.
Maybe 300 000 to 500 000.
The minority of license holders own 1 firearm for self defense.
Most license holders own 4 or if dedicated or collectors, much more.
These numbers are not in anyway the reflection, just an example
15 Feb 2013, 16:25 pm
@nortierd-133: @NZINCHINA-130:
re background checks, interviews etc. in the licencing process:
I have a friend who is a provincial shottist, his house is full of medals & trophies he has won at inter-provincial shooting championships (sporting). A few years ago all firearms had to be declared to the Police & re-registered (I think, coz I’m not a gun owner); one day I received a call at the office from the Police & they proceeded to question me about my mate, all sorts of questions to establish & validate that he was a fit & proper person to own & possess firearms. I cannot think of any one more fit & proper. He only uses firearms for sporting purposes, & other times they are locked away in a gun safe. And he is one of the best shottists in the country – yet he had to go through this whole process again.
But the criminals – well, that’s a different story – no “licencing” there, & sorry, to say, many guns apparently disappear out of police possession and/or custody, & then presumably straight into the hands of criminals.
Tis not easy & quick to legally obtain a firearm in SA; but, most disconcertingly the converse applies to illegal possession of firearms (even military type semi-automatic, hi powered stuff!) & ammo.
In SA bearing arms is not a right, but a privilege – and our problem is entirely different to that of the USA.
15 Feb 2013, 16:29 pm
@nortierd-154: ok. Gotcha. Can gov force me to give up firearms I legally had on my possession prior to the 1 handgun rule?
15 Feb 2013, 16:29 pm
@nortierd-152: ‘
Ha so on any given day would you see many cowboys packing in the Main Street of a major city like Cape Town for example?
15 Feb 2013, 16:31 pm
@Angostura-155:
Tough laws for the good guys huh
15 Feb 2013, 16:34 pm
@NZINCHINA-158: could Fc.uk your mate over nicely on that one
Imagine the call – “do you know one Joel Tafelberg? He are looking for firea protection for when he go draws the R100 wages every week for the 2 okes on the back of his Datsun 1400″
15 Feb 2013, 16:35 pm
@NZINCHINA-158: Exactly – crime is our problem, & many of the criminals are (illegally) armed & dangerous
15 Feb 2013, 16:35 pm
@Angostura-155:
That was from 2004 when the new act came in
They had to comply and reapply, but would have gotten the new licenses without too much issues.
The serious sportsmen comply in all aspects
.@Dilligafrican-156:
At this stage, until the SA Hunters case is finalized all old licenses are still valid.
I would personally suggest that those who haven’t go for the training and competency and reapply.
If the case goes to the Goverment side, they will have to in any case, so those who went are already far ahead of the others
15 Feb 2013, 16:42 pm
@NZINCHINA-157:
No, you wouldn’t notice an armed person, unless he or she was not to bright.
You don’t advertise your firearm, makes you a target.
15 Feb 2013, 16:43 pm
Proteas floundering – 4 wickets down
HKGK
ciao & out
15 Feb 2013, 16:44 pm
@nortierd-161: Hi Nortied, I ended up handing mine in (WITHOUT COMPENSATION I hasten to add) when that April deadline came round a few years ago.
My question is do you know if anything has developed regarding compensation with regards to this? The last I heard was that the “SA Gun Association?” was preparing to fight the government in court but have since heard nothing.
15 Feb 2013, 16:48 pm
I’m out, interesting stuff tonight but sadly as a result of a shooting – cheers
15 Feb 2013, 16:51 pm
@BrumbiesBoy-164:
Yes
They lost the case earlier this year
No compensation
They will probably appeal now and then drag it out some more
I speak under correction, but I think it was the False Bay Club that brought the case up
15 Feb 2013, 16:55 pm
@NZINCHINA-165: Cheers mate.
15 Feb 2013, 16:58 pm
@nortierd-166: Thanks.
Pah, I thought as much!
I’ve always been suspicious that my trusty old .38spl would’ve ended up in the wrong hands.
Sickening.
15 Feb 2013, 17:04 pm
@BrumbiesBoy-168:
Probably melted long ago.
15 Feb 2013, 17:09 pm
@nortierd-169: I sure hope so.
15 Feb 2013, 17:21 pm
Ban the goddamn killing machines outright no civilian should be entitled to own or be in possession of firearms none. How many more careless murders society want to keep making pathetic excuses for. Ban firearms and guns and alcohol while they about it just like they ban drugs and society start evolving towards civilization.
15 Feb 2013, 17:24 pm
@skopdiekan-171: or ban intolerant patronizing douchebags
15 Feb 2013, 17:27 pm
@Dilligafrican-172: And lentils!
15 Feb 2013, 17:33 pm
Nortier waar in Pta woon jy?
15 Feb 2013, 17:35 pm
@Fern-174:
Olympus se kant toe.
Naby Fearrie Glen
15 Feb 2013, 17:46 pm
O nee okay Nortier,n mens sal nie so se nie.
Traffic in die Olympus area is nag.
Waar ek woon vat dit my 25min om 5km tery werk toe.
15 Feb 2013, 17:51 pm
@Fern-176:
Watter deel?
Ek is a 8 jaar hier bo, maar my rigting is maar sleg.
Ken die pad van huis na werk en dan min of meer by my surroundings
15 Feb 2013, 18:03 pm
Ek bly in Rooihuiskraal wat net verby Centurion is.
Ek gaan more vir vriende kuier wat op n plot bly daar verby Mooikloof op die Welbekend pad.
Ek was n plotrot op Boschkop gewees op n stadium.
15 Feb 2013, 18:11 pm
@Fern-178:
Het die AFCON met n paar mense wat Rooihuiskraal bly gewerk.
Het een gaan optel daar
Nice area, herinner my aan my Bellville/Parow dae die area.
Nice groot erwe en huise, baie soos die Kaapse Noordelike voorstede
15 Feb 2013, 18:14 pm
Go Jake!!!
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/pressure-on-brumbies-after-buildup-20130215-2eiwl.html
15 Feb 2013, 18:15 pm
@BrumbiesBoy-180:
More precise, go, but by 6 points
15 Feb 2013, 18:16 pm
@Fern-178:
> Ek gaan more vir vriende kuier wat op n plot bly daar verby Mooikloof op die Welbekend pad.
Ek was n plotrot op Boschkop gewees op n stadium.
My swaer bly by Boschkop
Ek ken die area goed
Ek het aan die Noordekant van Cullinan gebly, oorkant De Beers se natuurreservaat
Baie oggende oppad werktoe het ek Kameelperde, Koedoes en Rooibokke gesien
15 Feb 2013, 18:17 pm
http://www.brumbies.com.au/News/Article/tabid/1213/ArticleID/8383/Default.aspx
15 Feb 2013, 18:18 pm
@victoriabok-182:
Hi VB
Boschkop net om die draai van my.
Soos Fern se, van die kant af is die verkeer woes, dis hoekom ek al voor 6 op kantoor is, nie gebou vir verkeer nie
15 Feb 2013, 18:18 pm
Ek het gekoop want dis in n nice area,purely n investment.
Ek het geen emotional ties met die plek nie,dis maar net waar ek woon en werk as ek nie by die dam is nie.
15 Feb 2013, 18:18 pm
@nortierd-181: Sorry, but I would prefer 5…log points that is!!!
15 Feb 2013, 18:20 pm
@BrumbiesBoy-186:
No problem, they can win 66 to 60 and get a bonus point for tries and I’ll still be happy and so will you
15 Feb 2013, 18:22 pm
@nortierd-187:
15 Feb 2013, 18:23 pm
@nortierd-184:
Ek het meer Noord gebly, as jy met Zambezi reguit aangery het Cullinan toe, het jy links gedraai by die Mamelodi kruising en nog so 7km aangery
Mooi bosveld wêreld
15 Feb 2013, 18:25 pm
@victoriabok-189:
Jy moet vir Skop vertel hoe julle kameelperd nek gebraai het
15 Feb 2013, 18:25 pm
@nortierd-184:
Die verkeer is swaar want hulle het baie uitgebrei in die Ooste maar nie veel nuwe paaie gebou nie
My pêl bly in Mooikloof en die verkeer is net so swaar, en al die Malls wat hulle bou help ook nie
15 Feb 2013, 18:27 pm
@victoriabok-191:
Hier gaan omtrent elke week n nuwe mall op.
Het jy vanoggend se game gekyk?
15 Feb 2013, 18:32 pm
@nortierd-190:
Nee het nog nie een geëet nie
Maar een jaar toe my ma hulle nog daar gebly het, het De Beers ‘n BEE die kontrak gegee om voorbrande te maak en hy’t nie die regte toerusting en genoeg mense gehad nie en omtrent die helfte van die wildtuin afgebrand
Toe die veld weer uitloop het al die wild daar kom wei op die gras wat uitloop
Een dag bel ons buurman haar en sê sy moet gaan kyk waar haar honde is
Toe sy gaan kyk was haar Jack Russells besig om die wild rond te jaag onder andere ‘n Kameelperd ook. Dat hy hulle nie vrekgeskop het nie was ‘n wonderwerk en die myn se ouens sou hulle ook geskiet het
15 Feb 2013, 18:33 pm
Vicbok daai kant van die berg lyk soos Bosveld en die weer is anders as Pta.
15 Feb 2013, 18:40 pm
This pic’s especially for Skop.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby-gold/act-brumbies-coach-jake-white-forecasts-queensland-reds-ambush-in-canberra/story-fndpt9s1-1226579039727
15 Feb 2013, 18:43 pm
Ek het al kameelperd biltong ge eet.
Daai stuk biltong was maklik n meter lank gewees.
Geproe soos gewone wildsbiltong.
15 Feb 2013, 18:49 pm
@victoriabok-193:
Jong ou maat, dis so n perfekte aand hier
Eerste naweek wat ek af is sedert die 10de Januarie so ek braai nou te lekker.
Ons het elke week so 3 of 4 keer sommer gebraai tydens die werk, maar dis nie dieselfde nie.
Vanaand is absolutely perfekte weer.
15 Feb 2013, 18:52 pm
Nortier dis koel en daar kom nie reen nie
Braai self lekker pork rashers vir die mense
Snoekskiet sal my menu kief vind!
15 Feb 2013, 18:55 pm
@nortierd-192:
Nee Boet ek het geslaap
Sal seker eers begin kyk as ons spanne speel
Dis ook moeilik want die Vrydag aand wedstryde (SA) is vroeg oggend ons tyd
As hulle gewone tyd in die middag speel in Nz is dit sesuur in die oggend hier
Jy moet sien as ons die toetse teen die All Blacks kyk, die ouens bring koffie en muffins want dis vroeg
15 Feb 2013, 18:56 pm
@Fern-198:
Dis die perfekte aand vir braai
Ou Skoppie kan maar n mielie op die rooster gooi en n aartapel bak in die kole, selfs hy sal die aand en weer kan benut
15 Feb 2013, 19:00 pm
@BrumbiesBoy-195:
You reckon the Brumbies will top the Aussie conference?
I’m quite looking forward to seeing the Waratahs in action.
15 Feb 2013, 19:02 pm
@Fern-194:
Dit is mooi bosveld en nog lekker wild
Ek het Koedoes, vlakvarke en bosvarke daar gehad.
Ek het altyd mielies geplant wat ek gestook het en gemaal het vir die skape
Die ystervarke en bosvarke het baljaar veral aan die vêrste kant van die land waar jy hulel nie kan sien nie
En die patryse (Swainsons) het die mieliepitte uitgehaal voor die mielies nog behoorlik uitgeloop het
15 Feb 2013, 19:06 pm
@nortierd-197:
Ja jou gelukkige bliksem, dis nou eers 09:03 die oggend en hulle bêre mos die week se k@k vir Vrydae
Die ding wat ek die meeste hier mis is ‘n lekker lamstjoppie, hulle eet mos nie eintlik skaap nie en die wat jy wel kry kom van Australië of New Zeeland af en hulle sny die tjop meer as ‘n duim dik en sny boonop die vetjie af
15 Feb 2013, 19:17 pm
Vicbok jy weet ook nie of n keewee daai vleis van binne af gemarinate het nie.
Karoo tjop maak maar nog steeds nag.
15 Feb 2013, 19:20 pm
@Fern-196:
My pêl het eenkeer een vroegoggend geskiet
Hy’t vir my die fotos gewys van hom en sy pêlle toe hulle die oggend begin slag en een so teen sesuur die aand toe hulle besig was om klaar te maak. Die manne was goed die bliksem in, hulle het gesê as hy weer een skiet skiet dan skiet hulle hom
15 Feb 2013, 19:22 pm
Jaaa ou swaer
15 Feb 2013, 19:22 pm
@Fern-204:
Ha ha
Spring jy my voor, wou ook so iets comment
.@victoriabok-203:
Ek het juis n halwe Karoo lam nou die dag gekry, n kollega se mense boer nog daar.
Die boud is besig om te defrost, skat so tussen 2 en 3 kilo’s, n regte meneer.
Garlic en bacon is klaar gekry, so ek druk hom more aand laat in die oond en Sondag is dit lams boud tyd
15 Feb 2013, 19:23 pm
@nortierd-200:
> Ou Skoppie kan maar n mielie op die rooster gooi
Jong miskien sal hy eerder wil mielie rol
Ek dink hoeka al wat jy nodig het is drie goed, ‘n goeie pakslae, ‘n goeie skyt en ‘n goeie spyker om van al sy frustrasies ontslae te raak
15 Feb 2013, 19:24 pm
Skiet hulle
15 Feb 2013, 19:26 pm
Vicbok ek het al gehoor van maats wat dronk lanks die bos tv sit.1 ou sien n nagapie se ogies verder weg.Skiet hom tussen die ogies toe drop die kameelperd langs hulle.
Drank
Euwel
Vog
15 Feb 2013, 19:26 pm
@victoriabok-208:
Die pakslae en spyker kan nog tesame gereel word, net vir die missus 50 Shades of Grey koop en Bob’s your uncle.
N Huisgenoot sal werk vir die 3de een op jou lys
15 Feb 2013, 19:26 pm
@Fern-204:
Dink jy die stories dat hulle skape spyker is waar?
Ek wonder waar kom dit vandaan?
Ek is bederf met goeie lam, ek het elke maand lammers slagpale toe gevat en een vir die huis gehou so ek’s gewoond aan goeie vleis
15 Feb 2013, 19:31 pm
Gaan kuier daar Vicbok en se my dan
15 Feb 2013, 19:56 pm
It didn’t look promising for the Kings, these two Aus. bottom teams should whack the Kings if what we saw is anything to go by
Even with Jason Jaftha, Jonker, Joubert and Co swindling it
15 Feb 2013, 19:56 pm
@nortierd-211:
Nee ek het bedoel “hy” nie “jy” nie
15 Feb 2013, 20:01 pm
@Fern-213:
Nee ek vra maar net
So as hy praat van sy ou Skapie dan het sy regtig wol?
15 Feb 2013, 20:02 pm
@nortierd-211:
Ek sien al vir ou Skop met sy gat “Fifty shades of Purple” gemoer
Die Huisgenoot sal werk veral as Amore of Jurie Els daarin is
15 Feb 2013, 20:03 pm
@nortierd-201: And a lekker aand oook for KFC!
I feel it’s too tight to call right now. Like most people I hate this conference system as it rewards mediocrity, and that burns my a.se big time.
We all saw how the Brumbies “choked” at the death last year but what hurt me more was that we once again lost out due to a lack of bonus points; it has cost us playoff places so often in the past..
15 Feb 2013, 20:05 pm
@victoriabok-217:
@BrumbiesBoy-218:
I agree
They were unlucky last year, they played well
15 Feb 2013, 21:32 pm
@BrumbiesBoy-218:
> was that we once again lost out due to a lack of bonus points;
They should add a second try bonus point for six tries
It would make the game even more entertaining and the strong teams would play harder and keep their star players on the pitch for longer
15 Feb 2013, 21:50 pm
@victoriabok-220:
Good idea
I always thought maybe at 8 tries, or a bonus per 4 tries, but the six tries sounds good as well
15 Feb 2013, 22:03 pm
@nortierd-221:
Six tries is doable and most teams would go for it
It makes scoring tries a habit and translates well into the test teams too
After it was introduced the Tri Nations teams scored more tries against their NH counterparts as well, at least for the first couple of years
16 Feb 2013, 00:26 am
Die mense hier praat mos darem n helse klomp kak
Looking forward to see if Ewen McKenzie can teach that overrated pompous pony who thinks so highly of himself a thing or two about coaching rugby.
Brumbies are super hyped up they’ve employed an ex Nrl head coach as their ‘collisions coach’ to nullify Cooper out the game with David Pocock being designated as the assassin destroyer in chief. They going all out to blitz Reds off the park typical Jakey Fakey all guns blazing moer hulle sag roughshod physical first think last rugby.
I’m hoping McKenzie teaches him one more time who’s boss in the strategy dept though Reds are down couple players no Horwill or Genia and Higginbotham gone to Rebels so with Pocock and Mowan Brumbies could have a leg ahead at the crunch line breakdown collision points which is obviously where Jake’s been focussing all his attention at the attrition levels and unsettling Reds off their natural game.
Go McKenzie teach this prick one more time how the game of rugby works.
16 Feb 2013, 00:37 am
@skopdiekan-223:
“Die mense hier praat mos darem n helse klomp kak”
Maar dit is ten minste amusant
That’s why you should have joined the Superbru
You could have predicted the Reds to win with what ever points difference you think it will be, and then we could see who got it right and who didn’t.
16 Feb 2013, 00:58 am
@skopdiekan-223: you have issues, bro.
All the very best to our fellow countryman, Jake White, our RWC deliverer. An astute coach and if true, bringing in an NRL expert is just typical of Jake’s positive attribute of always looking to bring in innovative ideas and coaches who add value to the team. Other coaches may often be too arrogant or proud to do so. I will be backing the Brumbies to beat the Reds.
16 Feb 2013, 01:08 am
This Jake the fake can only but talk himself in utter circles. In 2005 he proudly proclaims that rugby union got values and traditions and principles and league players are bunch of rowdy raggamuffins who are disruptive and bad for team morale. Now he’s sucking up to league coaching to come teach his players all the finer nuances of how to study the opportunities and opponent weaknesses and using league techniques in the tackle and collisions game etc. Then he also tells the whole world back then that he don’t need no open side to the ball fetchers in his team. Now he lavishly lauds Pocock as the ultimate fetching flank who he’s been so sorely seeking as his mainstay platform in the breakdown and turnover areas of the game. He also famously boasted how no Irish players apart from maybe O’Driscoll would ever make his Bok team and then they respond by promptly whipping the Boks at Lansdowne Rd that weekend, O’Gara reading him the riot act and kicking the Boks to pieces
16 Feb 2013, 01:26 am
Jake reckons he’s such a student of the game. All he is is a piggy back artist on other peoples ingenuity. In 2007 he was so far out his league been thumped 49-0 the year before then went on to lose 7 more 3N tests before he ran to E.Jones to bail him out his forlorn dead end street who takes the Bok team and turns them around and gives them some shape and direction.
Now he’s sucking up and utilizing rugby league coaching techniques after boasting back when he was a novice that he got all the structure and traditions right in his manual of rugby management.
He’s still a student of the game let see if the master McKenzie can teach him a few more lessons and tricks in due course. I’m guessing if it comes to that he’s humiliated ego may not take it all that kindly.
16 Feb 2013, 01:30 am
@victoriabok-220: @nortierd-221: Better another bonus point for scoring FOUR TRIES MORE than the opposition.
16 Feb 2013, 01:49 am
@polaris-228:
No because it seldom happens
But if you can score four the possibility of scoring another two is quite realistic
16 Feb 2013, 01:54 am
@victoriabok-229: Exactly that’s the point. Makes not just rush into attack searching for a score but also keep defence in order. Very valuable bonus point, rewarding all-round performance.
16 Feb 2013, 05:29 am
Fern
I don’t take delight in posting them at all, I do it to shut up those of you like yourself who continually mouth off about NZ
You know, the way you consistently mouth of with GLEE about our mothers, sisters, wives, nieces etc.
but you’re too thick to see the hypocrisy aren’t you? I’m not, and I will continue to post the facts so long as people like yourself continue their tirade
understand.
16 Feb 2013, 06:00 am
Poops when last have I said anything about your woman?
Keep on posting it makes you happy.
Why not drop the k-bomb again?
16 Feb 2013, 06:05 am
@Fern-232:
You stated on this blog that NZ woman were all whores and ugly.
16 Feb 2013, 06:21 am
No china
In general I find SA woman prettier.
You ran away and married a chinese lady.
Fact.
I stated researched promiscuity stats
Fact
As you were.
16 Feb 2013, 06:22 am
When you generalize it does not mean eveyone.
When are you going home?
16 Feb 2013, 06:27 am
China you being a well travelled racist did place SA woman in your top 5 according to looks and there was no place there for your own womanfolk…
16 Feb 2013, 06:54 am
@victoriabok-220: I don’t think the Aussies and New Zealanders would agree to that.
They only play the Kings once.
16 Feb 2013, 18:46 pm
@NZINCHINA-233: It didn’t stop him from molesting them,though.
16 Feb 2013, 18:48 pm
I really don’t know why Skop is getting so worked up over Jake and Aussie teams!Watching Aussie teams play rugby is like watching paint ,dry.
16 Feb 2013, 19:13 pm
@John Galt-153:
For a second I had given you the benefit of the doubt but you are in fact clueless.
World cricket have been been blessed with once in a life time spinners like Murali and Warne over the past decade.
To compare any spinner to the two mentioned above is ridiculous.
Robbie P like Roger Harper, does what is required and is not expected to take 5′fers.
16 Feb 2013, 19:35 pm
@Jeraldjay-240:
Robbie P’s major asset over the other spinners is that he’s handy with the bat and is more than decent in the field.
(Apart from that sitter in the last test)
I see him as the go to for the foreseeable future.
16 Feb 2013, 21:42 pm
@gunther-241:
Since readmission Shaw, Eksteen, Symcox and Harris have all been average spinners that held up an end with Symo the only one with some batting ability.
In terms of all round cricketing ability Robbie P is at the top of the list.
17 Feb 2013, 08:53 am
@Jeraldjay-242: Yet, there is no reason why we can’t unearth, nurture & develop another Hugh Tayfield, Paul Adams, Alan Kourie or Denys Hobson (or two or three of them) if only we would recognise the fact that potentially match winning spinners (at Test level) are essential to a well balanced Test side.
This should be a priority for CSA, in particular their coaching & development structures.
Perhaps it is, but doesn’t look like it, dunno?
17 Feb 2013, 09:17 am
@Angostura-243:
The basis of any good spinner is the ability to turn the ball, but in doing so they initially would have to sacrifice accuracy.
So at junior/school level they try and “rip” the ball which leads to long hops which gets hit out the park.
That same bowler will then be told to concentrate on accuracy which cancels out the spin.
Its a vicious cycle.
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