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Rassie started with Kolisi, Kitshoff, Malherbe, Bongi, Etsebeth, PSdT, Kolbey, Francois Louw and Deon Fourie. OK he ignored Willie at the Boland. I'm not sure I understand your point? I said Rassie proved you can be a successful test coach without having great success at lower levels... as in troph...

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Its not difficult to get Rassie's coaching record. 2004-07: Cheetahs After retiring from rugby at 31 years old, Erasmus took over as head coach of his former side. His impact in Bloemfontein was immediately felt, as he guided the Cheetahs to the Currie Cup final in 2004 and Currie Cup title in 2005...

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Do you never get tired of pedalling this nonsense? There was simply no way to include South Africa or Argentina in a competition while COVID was affecting the world. Some governments implemented strict restrictions which significantly reduced the number of excess deaths and some governments didn't....

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I kind of feel the problem is similar to what we had with Foster. We just don't have enough world class players. You can blame the coaches all you like, but the problem is more fundamental. We are still one of the top teams, but we are going to see more results like this every so often. SA particip...

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A couple of years ago I was derided by a small but vocal faction on this bored, when I ventured that Razor should not be appointed to succeed Fozzie as fait accompli . I suggested that Jamie Joseph and Tony Brown—having just masterminded a giant-killing run of success for Japan—should at least be c...

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Wonderful win by the bokke.

One of the best halves of rugby ever produced.

When the boks play like this no one can match them.

Enjoy the win boets!

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We seemed to forget the basics all to often in favor of stupid high risk plays that just handed the ball back to the Boks without our defence being set. I can't imagine that was part of the actual game plan. Its criminal use of the ball. Test rugby is about doing the basics well, minimising your mi...

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Yup, the boks are finished.

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BlueThunder wrote: ↑Fri Sep 12, 2025 12:06 pm Reuben Thorne is a Bledisloe Cup legend and nothing will take that away from him.

You have to dig 3 feet to get to the bar you are setting on bledisloe legends

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mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Fri Sep 12, 2025 10:48 am
Grandpa wrote: ↑Fri Sep 12, 2025 9:23 am
booze wrote: ↑Fri Sep 12, 2025 9:14 am

Agreed with you up
To the last sentence.

Thorne was garbage
+1
Good job proving the point guys

Thorne’s nickname is all the proof needed

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He had a good game at Eden park , he needs to play at that level all the time to justify Captaincy & automatic starting. That hasn't happened for 2-3 seasons. Given razors obvious preference , no-one would like him to repeat last week's performance in Wellington more than me. That’s simply not true...

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All these right wing nutjobs crawling out of the woodwork because their precious racist social media hero got killed. Nowhere to be seen for school shooting #121, politically driven murders of state senators, or the CDC getting shot up though. Typical grifters. :thumbdown: Just stop posting. You ar...

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This could be close apparently... though wing and scrumhalf may change.. but Love on the bench is a strong rumour... 15. Damian McKenzie, 14. Will Jordan, 13. Billy Proctor, 12. Jordie Barrett, 11. Leroy Carter/Caleb Clarke, 10. Beauden Barrett, 9. Noah Hotham, 8. Wallace Sititi, 7 .Ardie Savea, 6....

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Tue Sep 09, 2025 4:30 pm
mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Tue Sep 09, 2025 3:56 pm
Grandpa wrote: ↑Tue Sep 09, 2025 8:13 am

Brodie McAlister?
Kyle Preston?
Someone needs to update the Wikipedia page
But is 8 that much less than the Boks have capped this year?

They have used 47 plsyers already this year.

Pretty hard to keep up with all those comings and goings !

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Anybody with a Silverfern multi know if the guy with the a man on the inside has our backline yet? (I think he usually posts the night before the team is named tho) I like to lurk there but the site is down for people without accounts as of last week and registration also seems to be broken. ps nob...

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Get Leroy Carter in there, all the young bolters are coming up trumps so far. His energy would be awesome against the Boks. Honestly, all this talk about experience and super rugby doesnt prepare players for tests. Its outdated, look at all these players who have debuted over the last 3 years. Ther...

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Bit early to say SA are shite, like the all blacks they don’t really ever have a truly shite team. More than 2 years until next World Cup so perhaps SA are just doing an Ireland in reverse and getting all their cobwebs out the way now instead of failing yet again when it matters ? I've yet to hear ...

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You cant win in NZ without at least half a settled team. Boks lacked gametime and cohesion. The Wallabies will trouble NZ at Eden Park, they are properly battle hardened. Yes, i think you are right. They are battle hardened, well drilled and have a great opportunity. Boks fluffed their lines on the...

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Scott Barrett all over the pointless midfield maul set up. Well picked and defused. What a stupid play. And one they tried when down by a try or so to the Wallabies at Ellis Park. Boks are disappearing up their own arses. https://x.com/chalynrugby/status/1964473414451892563?s=61&t=bF_uESDiShO8CdMRL...

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Sat Sep 06, 2025 10:10 am Their style still suits World Cup knockout games...

Though an elderly pack I think the same guys can hang on for two more years till the World Cup...

2 years is a long time in rugby when you are already 33- 35 years old

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They laughed off the Ellis Park loss saying they were only focused on Eden Park this year… Well they lost that. So are they officially washed? In all seriousness, i was expecting that Rassie would accelerate the changing of the guard if they lost 2 in NZ. Their poor form against Australia brought t...

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Quite interesting theres no bomb squad, to me it sends the message that they're not confident. They want to.keep the bomb squad up their sleeve as an ace card. I'm not sure if the Boks currently have the depth for a 'bomb squad'. I think Rassie is moving away from it. It's more his style to change ...

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There is no bomb squad. The Springboks waited to see the AB team and planned tactic first before they announced theirs without a bomb squad. That's all media mind games, both teams (and all international sides) named their teams internally on Monday. Not the boks this time, the nr8 Jean Luc du Pree...

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Neverwas wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 7:16 am
Akkerman wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 7:05 am
Bringing the A team for this one

nice to see le Roux at 15

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I've just been invited to friends birthday BBQ. In a household that is unlikely to be showing the game. Beer, whisky, yummy food and good company vs perhaps watching us lose the Eden Park record... I have a difficult choice to make. Win, lose or draw it’s an incredible record if it ends this weeken...

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“The feeling in the camp is mainly excitement,” Brown added. “The Eden Park record is on the line, and it’s an amazing opportunity for us to go out there and take on the challenge.” https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1LtYhR.img?w=768&h=432&m=6&x=358&y=161&s=86&d=86 f**king ju...

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Rose coloured glasses and blind, nationalistic hero worship are strong, emotional drivers. https://www.sportsjoe.ie/rugby/richie-mccaws-less-than-phenomenal-form-is-causing-concern-in-new-zealand-21757 The poor Super Rugby form of national team captain Richie McCaw, then, has proved headline news i...

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You can't ignore all the results in 2018. Or in-between either when he was still the coach under another name. You Kiwis love to change the goal posts. Thats what the record say. Sadly you lot ignore Nienaber as a coach. Really sad I know its crazy. People still think Rassie was the head coach afte...

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Is this Razor’s Joburg moment? He needs to win here. No other result is acceptable. Acceptable to who? Razor was trolled relentlessly after our big win in Cordoba, by the same AB fans who are trolling him after the loss in Buenos Aries. Win, lose or draw, Razo gets trolled and clearly no outcome is...

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I like McKenzie for kicking, but sadly I don't think he's proved he's good enough either at 10 or 15 to start. Defense and taking high balls not good enough for 15. Tactically not consistent enough for 10. His upsides not quite big enough to cover for his flaws. Who do you have as your back 3 for t...

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OupaStruisbaai wrote: ↑Tue Aug 26, 2025 4:44 pm Most of the current Boks played in that heavy loss at Mount Everest, and it was the aerial plan that cost them. Hope they will remember that one.

Watch the highlights again. They got completely run over in the first 25 minutes.

Good comeback though

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Tue Aug 26, 2025 1:43 pm
booze wrote: ↑Tue Aug 26, 2025 1:41 pm
Grandpa wrote: ↑Tue Aug 26, 2025 1:28 pm Is Lima Sopoaga still playing?

Remember he got chucked in against the Boks in SA... in possibly his first start for the All Blacks? And he was great.

Is he the calming hand we need on the tiller? He's only 34.
He is playing in the NPC
How's he looking?

Fat

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Tue Aug 26, 2025 1:28 pm Is Lima Sopoaga still playing?

Remember he got chucked in against the Boks in SA... in possibly his first start for the All Blacks? And he was great.

Is he the calming hand we need on the tiller? He's only 34.

He is playing in the NPC

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What a hysterical response to a 6 point away from home loss where we scored three tries to two. Thank God you aren't anywhere near the AB selection table. We cant catch a high ball to save our lives. We have the boks next up. Who are the best in the world at their kicking game. Reece and ioane have...

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The idea that you can’t change the back three because it would be disruptive is bollocks. Disruptive to what? It’s a shitshow already. What’s more, you have talented players like Love, Narawa and Tavatavanai having precious bedding in time wasted. Reece and Ioane need to go. Jordan to right wing. L...

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terryfinch wrote: ↑Sun Aug 24, 2025 4:53 pm NZ just keeping the #1 spot warm for England who convincingly beat the Argies away twice with a B team a couple of weeks ago.

Yeah, argies rested 10 or so players

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What's your issue with it.. looks a deliberate knock on to me trying to intercept the pass? I'd recommend watching a replay. At no point did it not look like a genuine tackle attempt from Vaai. Matera spilled it and then appealed to the ref for his own error. Shameless ref bashing aside; Los Pumas ...

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The idea that you can’t change the back three because it would be disruptive is bollocks. Disruptive to what? It’s a shitshow already. What’s more, you have talented players like Love, Narawa and Tavatavanai having precious bedding in time wasted. Reece and Ioane need to go. Jordan to right wing. L...

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Well played Pumas. Too good on the day. They played with an intensity that the AB's simply couldn't match. For all the hype around our monster pack, in the end we couldn't match their physicality in general play. That was one of the worst performances I've ever seen by an AB first five. Beauden Bar...

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Springboks take this not convincing. Making them underdogs with the All Blacks next, Very good sign. Wallabies get lots of respect and can take the title if the build from this. Im not sure if that is a good sign at all. 2 weeks ago boks were favourites for TRc and the Nz games Its the 2 games sinc...

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