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https://youtu.be/l9dmoT9AfoI?si=UDPYnrH98ibgwxgP having a slow day in your brain pal? or should I say slower? I wrote a lyric direct from the song, that’s the joke. Like saying I’ve only ever met one nice Saffer above that, when I’ve actually met many including you on this very bored. But my son’s ...

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Great 400m Relay from the Southern African teams! SA's come to an ave. of 45.06 per athlete which is close to the initial long standing SA record of the '86 Springbok wing Jaco Reinach of 45.01 set on a dirt track in Bloem in 1983. It was only broken in March 1999 by the 400m athlete Arnaud Malherbe...

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Doctor, eh? Does that mean he can officially prescribe the steroids for the Saffa loosies now? Some of Doc's prescriptions for Saffa's loosies :- Saffa's loosie's tackle technique https://youtube.com/shorts/1xFxdGAs1zg?si=idvq3w59Pjzbg2RT Saffa's loosie's fetching technique https://youtube.com/shor...

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Sharks with all their WC boks are masters of winning-by-1-point

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Doc Rassie makes it clear: Springboks must back youth now! Ages at 2027 RWC of current Springbok backs: 9: Faf de Klerk 35 / Jaden Hendrikse 27 / Grant Williams 31; 10: Handre Pollard 33 / Manie Libbok 30; 11: Cheslin Kolbe 33, 12: Damian de Allende 34 / Andre Esterhuizen 33; 13: Jessse Kriel 33 / L...

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WR - no waterboys allowed on the rugby field, only doctors allowed.

Doc Rassie is now allowed back onto the field after receiving his Philosophiae Doctor in Coaching science from NWU. As a dr. he is allowed on the field.

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The team that win the Euro Challenge cup has an automatic entry into next year's Champions cup?

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Dupont is back for the playoffs switching between sevens. Toulouse means business.

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Namibia will do better by playing in the Currie cup even first division the level under premier. They've done well in the past by participating in the Cc. Internationals will then be a bonus for them.

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 1:05 pm
Was taken far too literally . It's a friendly comment to show respect to the opposition

Ireland players and their supporters are great. Deviations here there are normal. Etzebeth is into psychological warfare before nr2 take on nr1.

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danny_fitz wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 12:58 pm Any of the lads on the Chinese Taipai Jonah Lomu rugby team.

Ching Chong Cha and We Win Soon

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Would like to see a bit more from the follwing baby boks on a drier field. They all looked lively and their scrum shouldn't be too shabby on solid ground.
The centre pair Julius and Bruce Sherwood, Moos at nr9 and nr10 Tylor Sefoor, Zachary Porthen at TH and JF van Heerden at lock.

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booze wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 9:04 pm
Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:42 pm A two-test series?

Can't Ireland and SA get anything right?
The July internationals for nth hemisphere teams have been reduced to 2 match because of player welfare.

It’s why Nz v England is 2 tests only and we play Fiji in the U.S.

England v Nz the third test is on the NH tour

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Why play Portugal? We could have had 3 tests which would have been brilliant Makes no sense iarmhiman but some of the reasons I can think of is that Saru go out of their way to forge ties with tier two nations assisting the global expansion of the game. Another reason could be that the backdoor was...

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These guys are pros, they can't be tired can they?

https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/darcy-tire ... ckle-boks/

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The psychological warfare had started.

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Very cool article. Reminds me a bit of Josh van der Flier. Considered too small for Test rugby and later too small to be paired with Peter O'Mahony. A workrate player with an enormous capacity to improve and keep improving - well beyond the ceilings others saw for him. World Player of the Year 2022...

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Good defense helped Faf de Klerk

https://youtu.be/DVj5fuCm5uE?si=gHIEAnZeJbxQ4R5t

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How Kwagga Smith overcame his lack of size.

https://rugby365.com/countries/latest-n ... enFCMjdZQg

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Sa is f**ked . Rugby the last bastion of a remotely western civilisation. Shorted the zar today $400k. One brother left and he has sold his business and will leave by 2026. Sad. A lot of Rugby Players return at the end of their careers so can’t be all bad. Otherwise they wouldn’t leave France and t...

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The start of the 2024 outdoor season has seen some rather "disappointing" performances by the top sprint athletes but I'm sure they are all working to peak at the Olympics in June/July Athletics at the Olympics only start in August. Few months to go still You won't see much from the top sprinters r...

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as a Munster fan i cant see us catching Leinster ; catching Glasgow is more likely ; having said that i could easily see the Bulls catching Munster Exciting three rounds awaits. SA Teams:- Stormers play the easier matches perhaps compared to what the Bulls are facing but the Bulls have two home gro...

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Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:14 pm Blues vs Reds had both, speed and toughness/strategy. I vote for that

a Balanced approach works best.

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Do you prefer a fast pace or the toughness and strategy of a slower pace match? Nz Italy vs boks Ireland? I enjoyed the fast pace France vs boks.

Fozzie below expects WR will speed up the game as the RWC final was unacceptable in time.
https://youtu.be/vZrx8qnCf28?si=6tb9ivXYl-pcjPz2

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Unreal return to form in the last 2 matches. Munster more or less at full strength nowadays. Kleyn and Barron missing, but no way Kleyn starts at lock ahead of those two, & Barron was fairly poor prior to injury. M very impressive performance considering what the Liosn done to Leinster last week. B...

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November2019 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:46 pm
Short Man Syndrome wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:23 pm Kwagga: rhymes with ‘swagger’.
Only if you're English, innit?

Little Kwagga's swagger:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiY4gMVb3Tk

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Who on earth thinks Kwagga Smith is better than Ardie Savea as an all round loose forward? Ardie Savea is 95kg 1.88m and Kwagga Smith 91kg and 1.80m. With such a similar built it is strange that the one plays at nr8 while the other one is at Openside flank. Boks won't play Kwagga at 8 though if the...

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Lions shouldn't represent a proud rugby nation such as SA in thie URC based on today's performance. Where were all their fans? The SA supporters know there are Currie cup teams that are better than the Lions and when a team doesn't win the support dwindles. The area they play in is also not conduci...

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If it’s not Gavin Henson, it is almost certainly Kwagga Smith. What a legend, too small, too quick, too tough - with a face that looks like he enjoys chasing parked cars in his spare time. :thumbup: Who on earth thinks Kwagga Smith is better than Ardie Savea as an all round loose forward? Ardie Sav...

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Simbini had a good win in the 100m over Coleman in 10.01. His South African Record set in July 2021 is 9.84.

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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:34 pm
ZuLurk wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:34 pm
Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:29 pm How old is the baldy stormers prop
39
Looks 59

Think he is onder die prop - meaning 'drink too much'.

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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:29 pm How old is the baldy stormers prop

39

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Lions shouldn't represent a proud rugby nation such as SA in thie URC based on today's performance.

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Going to be some hammering this. And always going to be hammerings if they play games in SA at this time of year What is the solution ? because one assume Leinster here will be up to it, one buy tickets come from afar like we last year only to see schoolkids against grownups kind of game (was at Lo...

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Perhaps you could explain your scoring system? Smith (a forward) scores more for #14 than does DuPont (a back) And Kolbe, a specialist winger, scores more at #15, than Barrett (a specialist fullback) Smith was an athlete, a sprinter and therefore my reasoning is that he is faster than Dupont if pla...

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CrazyIslander wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 4:14 pm Savea could probably play 12-14 at test level, plus backrow of course.

Will rate him the highest in a position he's not playing in currently.

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Tuks won the Shield with a big score against Varsity College and will play in the Varsity Cup next year.

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:48 pm So Willemse scores higher at 12 than Jordie who is often talked about as the best 12 in the world?

Maybe I've rated Jordie too much on the RWC final as I"ve seen little of him elsewhere. He tried his best to make things happen but perhaps he had no luck.

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Easier for me to rate the boks than players that one don't see playing regularly. Perhaps you could explain your scoring system? Smith (a forward) scores more for #14 than does DuPont (a back) And Kolbe, a specialist winger, scores more at #15, than Barrett (a specialist fullback) Smith was an athl...

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