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Literally. If you manage to live 40 years again you'll be very close to the life expectancy age of most western countries. Ja, I should have added it's quite a reflective moment. I find myself assessing what I have a achieved, and I'm quite critical of myself. I think about what my Dad must have th...

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I never thought that turning 40 would be such a big deal. I've never been bothered about my age or birthdays, but the big 4-O really had an impact on me. Feels like the halfway marker (if I'm lucky).

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Jtah wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:55 am

Don’t take it too seriously. I’m yet to meet a South African I don’t like. But I love to hate the Bokke. Take it as a complement.

fair enough

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Bore them to death ? Have you seen South Africa play recently. That’s a bilateral agreement. Anyone who accuses this South African team of being boring knows nothing about rugby. I'll accept that accusation for a few years ago, but the last two years we have brought in another dimension to our play...

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The Boks seem to be focussed on the final and a repeat, plus 4 titles. What gives you that impression? I heard PSdT being interviewed yesterday and he was under no illusion that Saturday is going to be a massive test. I remember in 2019 people thought we would steamroll Wales in the final but it en...

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As a Bok fan, I hope they pick Farrell.

I'd be much more worried if they started Ford.

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Well this is nice.

I'll take a seat in the leather armchair in the corner with my whiskey and cigar. It's near the window, so I can look at the peasants on their way to the airport.

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I'm just so proud of the boys; playing with smarts and not just being the big dumb Boks of yesteryear. It's added a whole dimension to our game and I love it and have som much appreciaion for it. Absolutely. Even if we had lost yesterday, I think this is probably the best and smartest Bok team we'v...

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Commiserations France. It must hurt, I really feel for supports who have been with this team for so long now. It really felt like it was your turn to lift the cup.

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Yes you've got to give Rassie credit for innovation. Even Kolbe's attempted dropkick from the back of the ruck. Yes he missed, but it was worth a pop and nobody was expecting it. I've never seen anyone try something like that before, they must have waited until the ruck was in the right (i.e. left) ...

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Again, what was genius in a that move? Even a cyclop could have noted that the Bok scrum was getting dominant in their last few scrums. It is genius for the reasons outlined above. Not necessarily for our scrum dominance, but to also slow the game down a bit, legally. He also used a little-known ru...

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I dunno man. I like Willemse, but I don't think he'd make a ballsy move like that and something as unorthodox as that, without the blessing of the coaches. My gut tells me the the coaches identified it as an available law that most people and players have forgotten about to use in an "in case of em...

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That team just shows how insane our depth is.

But of that entire list, the only one I'd like to have seen in a Bok jersey is Duhan.

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I agree. Working with content creators such as Squidge is easy publicity for the game. I'd have as many of them on board as possible, and give them access to players and the games too. The social media stuff World Rugby are putting out is also dreadful. Just re-hashed memes. Very little innovation f...

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So, so sad. The photos of him and his wife are heartbreaking.

49 years old ffs.

I know his career was blighted by the issues of corruption, but in his playing years he was an absolute star and such an inspiration for many young players.

One of the good guys, gone

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message #2527204 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:12 am Was his election not democratic?

They have historically been disputed. But we've seen how difficult it is to democratically remove a sitting president whose family is so embedded in power.

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This coup is different to the ones in the Sahel. It's actually closer to the one in Zimbabwe, comparatiely. Gabon doesn't have a history of coups, and the army have relatively peacefully removed a head of state that was in essence a dynasty. It's been met with cheers from the population so far, a se...

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Sables should call him up ASAP Mavesere before he get's pinched. Apart from pride, I don't think there's much draw to play for the Sables. From what I've seen most players get a few caps and then have to retire and focus on their real career, or they push to get a signing with a club down south or ...

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Hang on, Negri? Yes, born in Harare. His family farm was invaded and they had to flee. Terrible story. There is also Tinotenda Mavesere who is with the Sharks at the moment, and Lovejoy Chawatama who is with Harlequins.

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If Zim wasn't such a mess, I think they could have lured back some of those names to help with the WC qualifiers.

But for now the exodus of players to other countries continues.

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Swings and roundabouts.

We had to play one extra game than England did in 2019.

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I've seen fairer elections in Zimbabwe.

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I remember arriving in the UK in 2002 for my gap-year, and wondering why nobody had ever heard of him. I eventually assumed he must have been a small-time South African musician that never made it big.

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I think we should start all four scrumhalves.
Damien de Allende at 6.
Our bench entirely of forwards.
Play with 14 so we get used to being a man down.

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Ah that's a shame, it brings to a close such an incredible story. It's almost like his life was two halves.

I was actually listening to his stuff last week, such good memories from my teen years.

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mdaclarke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2023 11:56 pm I wonder who will be the Bok's Stephen Donald?

Arise, Curwin Bosch. Your time has come.

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Shat the bed last time in Bok jersey Not sure he can be trusted Bit of a Gaffie mentality about him That's a bit harsh. It was in 2018, he came off the bench into a team that had 13 new caps. It was his only cap for the Boks and even Rassie blamed the other players for not giving him more support. ...

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What are the gun laws like in NZ? Is it easy to get hold of one, even if you're a lunatic?

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His punishment should be to wear that dreadful world cup jersey, just in case modelling it in a dungeon wasn't enough.

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So in schools and at junior level, running rugby is encouraged? Has that always been the case.. or more of a recent thing? It's always been the case, even when I was playing school and club rugby. The climate is perfect for running rugby. That's partly why a lot of Bok fans become frustrating with ...

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I always feared the day SA took their foot off the brake and let their talented backs loose.. on the back of dominant pack... if they really are committed to this approach, I dread to think how good they could be... Indeed. I think we've had a problem with the 10 jersey for many years which hasn't ...

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Thanks Blake, but you’re only turning over a new leaf now. Forgive us for going on 100+ years of Springbok rugby. Oh, and Covid only affected the Boks? Again, good to know. Cheers. To accuse the Boks of playing the same style of rugby for 100 years is absurd, and says more about how little you know...

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Salix wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:33 am Rest is History anyone?

It's outstanding. So much variety to choose from. I found their Christmas special on Jesus particularly fascinating, as well as their series on the rise of the Nazis.

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Playing the All Blacks, in New Zealand, in a World Cup year, is one of the hardest fixtures in rugby. Regardless of their team, they'll pitch up and probably win.

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Once in a generation player. Should have had 200 caps for the Boks.

We were lucky to get what we did out of him.

Enjoy the rest big fella, hopefully he never has to pay for a beer in his life.

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First world was the US and Western Europe. Second world was the communist block. Third world was non-aligned countries. But today first world is seen as advanced and modern, and third world being backward. It's totally outdated, and in many instances quite insulting. At least calling somewhere a dev...

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Apparently Eben's father died yesterday.

No news yet if he is staying with the team or returning to SA.
God help the ABs if he decides to play.

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"First World" is a bit Cold War-ish, isn't it?

Developed World is much more inclusive.

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That is a strong team.

Given the team and the result from the weekend, it's insane we can put out two vastly different teams in the space of a week.

A win for the Boks would be a massive statement for the world cup.

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:34 am Can I say, I know we've had our differences in the past but it's very nice sharing a match thread with South African posters. It's been too long

[cyber-hug]

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