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I think those commentators did the Lions and Cheetahs games from the SA studio. It always feels different sitting at a desk with another guy instead of being in the stadium with good audio from the ref's mic to help you. It felt at times as if they were just talking to each other. But yes, Blades an...

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Early 2000's actually. Only one season and 4 appearances. Probably due to injury.

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AC staying on as Bok coach did it I suppose, as nothing else has really changed Actually they are hinting, quite heavily, that many things have changed. The transformation scorecards started in 2015 and have annual targets up to 2019 so by now they will have the data for two complete years. Willie ...

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I'm not saying ignore ALL uncapped players, or ALL players straight out of U20.

Obviously.

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So, are you guys going to pick another Bok team full of uncapped players? Because that worked so well last year. Rather stick with the Burgers and Ver Muelens and Matfields and Jean De Villiers type players......................Who got us to 7th in the world. I think not. We have two great years of...

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So, are you guys going to pick another Bok team full of uncapped players? Because that worked so well last year. Slider, this thread is about keeping track of the "published" Bok barometers...not ours. I'm still far from being able to select the Bok team for you boys but give it time. I know chilli...

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His ignorance is without limits.

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So, are you guys going to pick another Bok team full of uncapped players? Because that worked so well last year.

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French rugby publication Midi Olympique has claimed that Springbok utility back Johan Goosen is set to make a dramatic return to Racing 92. Goosen made headlines late last year when his French club announced he had retired. The 24-year-old was reported to be taking up a commercial director's job in...

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Trevor is a tighthead now. According to the Bulls anyhow. At the very least we can rejoice in the return of the tales of Tighthead Trev to these pages. He definitely has fat issues. I recall at the sendoff TV programme before the 2015 RWC there was a cake for some reason. The presenter cut a small s...

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Just as a follow up, interbank payments made online in the UK don't need overnight clearing. Transfers I have made between Santander, First Direct and Barclays have been visible in the recipient's account literally as soon as I/they could log in to check. Less than 2 minutes. I admit I didn't check ...

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grubberkick wrote:Does Bacs work with these particular banks?

BACS is a UK system, so no. The international equivalent is IBAN.

I don't see the point in BACS any more since you can do transfers between UK accounts online, and it is as close to instant as you need it to be.

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The entry point, ie. before applying mitigating or aggravating circumstances, is 2 weeks for the lowest level. You are lucky, sorry your friend is lucky the ref reported it as lowest level as that is very subjective, and it would otherwise have been 5 or 8 weeks. It's in Appendix 1 https://www.world...

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I remember when Lionel Cronje was a talented youngster with a great future ahead of him.
That makes me feel old now. How has he regressed so far?

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Visas no longer required for visiting Russia. So there's that.

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Who are the potential top players that might miss out, other than those mentioned in the above article (Coetzee, Kitshoff, etc.) Half the Montpellier team to start with. Lood de Jager (28) and Jan Serfontein (26) are rumoured to be moving after SR. I'm sure they will somehow get Lood above 30 caps ...

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I like that policy. Perhaps 30 is a bit high, and it's not perfect, but long term it could keep some key players at home. It won't. That is a total myth. Look at all the cricketers taking Kolpak contracts. The only players they ever keep at home are those with a full Springbok contract. (eg. Lambie...

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Maybe not bok quality, be I would prefer him in SA than at Northampton. Teichmann makes a lot of sense, let's hope he gets into the Bok setup in some way in future. I'm sorry but why is it up to SARU to keep him at the Sharks? If you make an exception for Reinach, then there are all the others that...

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Senatla might find some space in the last 15 minutes. That could be exciting. They need to make up their mind about Notshe. Last season he was going to be re-trained as the new specialist openside. Then he sits on the bench to cover the whole back row, now he's a No.8. He's a very talented player bu...

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Teams are up. Looks like Huw Jones only travelled for the BA inflight menu. Stormers 15 SP Marais, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 EW Viljoen, 12 Dan Kriel, 11 Dillyn Leyds, 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Siya Kolisi (captain), 6 Rynhardt Elstadt, 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 Eben ...

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houtkabouter wrote:Are polls good again?

Postive polls are good. Negative polls are fake.

*Everyone* knows this.

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Sharp wit.

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I was at training today. Looks like Huw Jones and EW at 12 & 13. Outside chance of Dan duP at 12. J-L duP and Dan Kriel missed the session. Funny how perspective and TV disguises the size of players somewhat. Viljoen is much bigger than I thought. 1.92m (6' 4") and plenty of bulk. Not in favor of J...

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I was at training today.

Looks like Huw Jones and EW at 12 & 13. Outside chance of Dan duP at 12.

J-L duP and Dan Kriel missed the session.

Funny how perspective and TV disguises the size of players somewhat. Viljoen is much bigger than I thought. 1.92m (6' 4") and plenty of bulk.

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saffer13 wrote:
Sards wrote:I felt that the fullback position was much more adequately covered by SP which goes to show what a las Kolbe was to the backline.......SP ffs
Most on here disagree with you on SP's performance...

He's contrarian.

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Hawk97 wrote:Who is likely to replace DDA?

Read the above. Short version is f**k knows.

Dan Kriel
Dan du Plessis/ EW Viljoen
Huw Jones
Rob du Preez

I'll give more uninformed speculation tomorrow.

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With Huw Jones still on international duty with Scotland in the Six Nations, young playmaker Daniel du Plessis could slot into the No 12 jersey for Saturday's clash against the Jaguares at Newlands. Another option could be flyhalf Robert du Preez, who is able to fill in at inside centre. Go with Da...

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Bit of a hole at 12 now though... :( Apparently Huw Jones is back in Cape Town and according to the letter of the law he can play on Saturday before returning to Scotland. I don't like it. The rest weekends are built into the 6N for a reason. Imagine if the poor guy is injured and misses the Calcut...

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Not a word about AC being re-assessed after the French tour in June Sometimes silence speaks louder. It's widely known that if he loses, he's out. That being said, it's a relatively "easy" series. France, actually French teams in general, have a terrible away record. The final of the Top 14 is only...

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Very good. I saw the Stormers play the friendly against the Lions and it was noticeable that they were kicking far less, thought it might have been down to the friendly but very glad to see it's a change in strategy. Definitely putting more through the flyhalf and completing two or three passes befo...

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Sefton wrote:Must be libtards who have infiltrated.

I reckon someone just stood outside the door and handed them to people going in. Sure, some would recognise the Russian flag and the undertone, but you don't need everybody to wave one, just enough. I tip my hat.

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The West let's its wealth slip away.... With or without context this is a hilariously rubbish statement True, but it amazes me how much traction that theory gets. This applies in both the USA and Western Europe, workers are worse off than a decade ago so Trump tells them that it's because all the j...

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South Africa is a joke. We pay tax like everyone but we are a huge welfare state with over 16 million unemployed to support. Plus pensioners plus disability beneficiaries. So our taxes do not go to wealth and job creation but to support these people every month. We have a corrupt government which s...

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South African accents will thicken the air next season and this has been a regrettable blow to the prestige of indigenous coaches.

That sounds hostile to me.

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I don't know if it's significant, but the story wasn't written by the South African writers. It was Martin Gillingham, the TV commentator, resident of Nottingham and somewhat of a specialist in French rugby. He lived in South Africa for about 10 years. If you read the article the hostility came from...

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Just catching up over the weekend. So an administration which is currently lying through it's teeth trying to vilify muslims (or any other minorities) and justify it's policies. Scumbags. EDIT: Do Trumpists actually think that people that don't agree with Trump are all some monolithic "left"? I see...

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They weren't discussing the facts. The facts about security costs are what they are.

Fake news = lies. It was a contribution of opinions.

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Sensitive about a story being called fake-news.Refused to let guest explain why :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s244gS5zus DON LEMON WALKED OFF: "Don't Come To This Network Again" To A Guest that's really bad censureship. just wouldn't let him speak unless he was on message. msm/spooks really n...

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Incredible. I still can't believe what I watched. It's not the policies, Donny, some of them have merit, anyway America has had bad policies before and survived. It's you, you're the problem, you're incapable of doing this job properly. There is hope, apparently a GOP senator texted Jon King "He nee...

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I can't believe what I'm watching. This guy needs a hospital.

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