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Nairobi is a great day out.
Our stadium is a bit shit, but Kenyan fans are such good fun and unlike any other fans I've experienced anywhere else. Singing, dancing, chanting the entire match.
Even if their team takes a pounding, they'll party at the stadium all night.

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Cheers lads. Very gracious of you. What a great tournament, the best I can remember in years. I still feel a bit flat after Saturday's win. Not that I was hoping for another cricket score, but as Blake mentioned we still are yet to put in a full 80 minute performance. But perhaps it was a good resul...

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Tours was part of rugby for a long time. Nice to see them going back in the culture of rugby. Springboks should play warmup against the Wallabies before touring NZ. I do too, but my worry is that the provincial teams to play the touring team will get pumped. We've seen this already with the B&I Lio...

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Libbok must be a nightmare to defend against when he comes off the bench and there are tired bodies on the field. Even our guys just stood and watched when he scored.

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The highlights get better with every watch. That second half is just insane. I know this is all about the SFM, but Mallet pointed out in a podcast that the way our forward start getting over the gain line and get some momentum, it really makes life easier for our 10 to start pulling the strings. So ...

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Hmm.

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What kick-off time in SA would be best for viewing in NZ?

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freddie111 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 1:18 am How did that work out?

Very well, 3 months ago when I posted it

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Actually that jersey is quite nice. Good to go back to hoops.

But that backline. Eish. The Stormers need some new faces.

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Ox has pulled out.

Boan Venter to start at 1. Marco van Staden as hooker cover on bench.

Not ideal.

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getting work to pay for a Switzerland trip is just about the only affordable way to visit.... It was eye-wateringly expensive. Everything. I get that people who live there earn well, but it was just mind-boggling at times. Yup, just checked out some of our products there versus Tesco , about 2 to 2...

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ticketlessinseattle wrote: ↑Thu Sep 25, 2025 2:17 pm getting work to pay for a Switzerland trip is just about the only affordable way to visit....

It was eye-wateringly expensive. Everything.
I get that people who live there earn well, but it was just mind-boggling at times.

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OK glad we cleared that up.

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earl the beaver wrote: ↑Tue Sep 23, 2025 2:23 pm Because we keep watering them down.

And we have seen an improvement in tackle height.

What do you mean by watering them down? We see so many red cards these days, it's just become the norm to finish a game with 14 players.

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earl the beaver wrote: ↑Tue Sep 23, 2025 10:42 am Players need to tackle better.

We've been saying this for years. The stricter rules and red cards have done nothing to deter players from bad tackles.

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I'm just back from a work trip to Switzerland.
Not my first time, but always such a great experience. This time I was taken mountain biking in the hills, quite an amazing experience.

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I can't even guess what team we're going to put out for this.

I suspect he'll save some of big guns from a rather silly flight to Twickenham, so perhaps we'll see Pollard, Eben, Willie, etc. for the Kings Park match.

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OupaStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sun Sep 21, 2025 7:30 pm If the Pumas beat the Springboks they will beat the Lions, Alk Blacks, Wallabies and Springboks in one season.

That's bonkers.
They've really earned their place at the top.

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Cheers lads.

Looking forward to next year already

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Leinster get an easy tour first up. It's a shame that Leinster never get to send a strong side to SA. I know the young players love the tour as a bonding exercise, a rite of passage, a step in their progression etc. And that's cool but it would be interesting to occasionally go full bore. Usually t...

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Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 10:51 am Is it a conscious move to go way from the bomb squad, or are the cattle just not good enough/injured?

We're concentrating on the midfield lineout now. It'll come right eventually.

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They certainly have challenges, but it's probably a blessing to feel some pain now while there is still time in the RWC cycle (I hate that term btw) to fix things. I'm also not a big fan of the term, nor of our results at this point in the "cycle". For context, in 2017 our win rate was 58% (includi...

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It’s been mental. Meme’s of brown envelopes changing hands. AI vids of Dickson leaping into the air in joy after he’d blown the final whistle and jumping into the arms of Vai’i. Dickson MOTM. Much Saffer Persecution Complex about a WR conspiracy when they play Aus / NZ to keep them “in their place”...

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True Blue wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 2:49 am There are literally two articles on the front page whining about the ref and then another one whinging about over the top NZ celebrations

That's how I know we're getting better.

The Kevin Pieterson one?

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Harveys wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:41 am But the SA fans psyche remains the same or arguably worse.

Who hurt you?

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It's hard not to think that Rassie Erasmus had already picked his teams for both tests prior to flying to NZ. Perhaps he's a crazy genius, but I would have thought that the Springboks would have benefited playing largely the same team and building cohesion? A clunky attack doesn't usually get bette...

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Well observed! They shouldn't discard this years Currie cup players though specially a lock at Griquas for the future. Duanne Vermeulen, Faf de Klerk and Vincent Koch played Pumas Currie cup internationally isolated then into teams playing internationally then Springbok. I've always reluctantly acc...

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towny wrote: ↑Mon Sep 08, 2025 12:23 pm imo, Rassie is one of the greatest ever rugby coaches;

.....

Has Rassie been in charge too long?

We've lost two games this season, to two very good teams.
More measured fans, like myself, are not panicking.

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This Bok team also has a stronger URC vibe to it.

I've seen a lot of comments about our Japan-based players being a little undercooked, and I'm starting to agree there is an element of this in the Bok team.

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Magpie26 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 08, 2025 9:31 am Seems you have got your wish for a new midfield combo.

Not quite what I was hoping

It's a combo that I think could be one Rassie is planning long-term. But a big match to test it, as neither have been in their best form of late (although Moody did well on Saturday).

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ROLDY wrote: ↑Sat Sep 06, 2025 10:06 am They laughed off the Ellis Park loss saying they were only focused on Eden Park this year…

Who is they?

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I expected changes, but WOW.

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OupaStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sat Aug 30, 2025 5:03 am After last night Kwaste big win, my two favourite provinces top the CC log.

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I don't see an issue here, apart from Narawa's terrible technique. He puts himself at risk by exposing his ribs by trying the tap-back.

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Looking back after a couple of days to contemplate, what a lost opportunity that match was for us. I felt if we weathered the early storm of the first 20 minutes, then we had a chance to get back in. But 14-3 was just too much. It all comes back to Willie and Cheslin's mistakes. I've never seen Marx...

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Well done All Blacks. An incredible game as usual, and looking forward to Saturday

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Well, sounds like there's not much to discuss. Boks are old. Bomb squad is no more. Enjoy the win AB fans :thumbup: Totally agree, and it also seems like the passion/desire has not been there the last few games for the Boks, but plenty of hubris. Perhaps this occasion and the loss to the Wallabies ...

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Well, sounds like there's not much to discuss.

Boks are old. Bomb squad is no more.

Enjoy the win AB fans

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mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 7:47 am Is it fair to say the Boks are starting to get a bit of a 'Dad's Army' look about them?

That's a bit harsh. 30 is hardly Dad's Army age.

There is plenty of youth coming through. SFN is 23 and Hooker is 22. But I'm not sure an AB test at Eden Park is the place to start them.

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Decent starting team. My only concern is Moody's defence. I'm a bit surprised we are still persisting with van Staden. I hope his penalty count is less this week. Apparently JLdP was supposed to start at 8 but got injured middweek, very unlucky. Very happy for Nortje to get a start. I like him, and ...

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