@OomPB Strong, but old in a lot of places, squad. I think there will have to be a pretty high turn over before next RWC
Forever Green, Forever Gold - so green and gold rugby then? haha https://greenandgoldrugby.com/
@Machpants Boet you are at the wrong green and gold.
I would like to see the youngsters getting playtime specially BJD, SFM, Grobbies, ext. Sadly AE cant tour and Moodie and Willemse still injured.
18 days later
Wallabies test 1 has been successful and the likes of SFM , BJD and Elrich Louw has been superb. Rassie will probably rest a few and give the others like Fassi, Mapimpi, Am, Libbok, vd Berg, Thomas Tank, Grobbelaar, Wessels, Moerat a run.
Don't know if you'd want to bench SFM after that sort of performance - keep giving him minutes so that his confidence can grow, he definitely looked up to standard against the Wallabies.
14 days later
3 months later
2024 was probably the best rugby season the Springboks had. All credit to Rassie Erasmus and his coaches for creating unbelievable depth in all positions. PSdT again getting the player of the season reward for all the hard work he set in. Sad news today is that Steven Kitshoff had an rugby ending neck injury and wont be able to play rugby again.
2025 will have massive challenges.
Kitshoff injured his neck playing in the Currie Cup against Griquas.
@OomPB said in Springboks 2024:
Sad news today is that Steven Kitshoff had an rugby ending neck injury and wont be able to play rugby again.
That's terrible news.
More grist for the mill
@Machpants weird, clickbaity framing. The article says he came off the panel last year after serving a four year term. Also says he was upset that Farrell got 2023 coach of the year over Nienaber because he felt RWC winning coach should always get the award but also reminds us that Hansen lost out in 2015.
@Smuts As much as I agree that Rassie should have got it over the coach of a team that came 5/12 in the Sevens series, I'll take any opportunity to laugh at South African rugby folk being precious ....
The thing is though, if he's adamant the winner of the RWC should get it, then wouldn't you expect the same to apply to the winner of the biggest prize in sevens rugby, the Olympics?
@MajorRage if you enjoy savouring obviously made up bok Preciousness why stop your fantasy there?
South Africa withdrew from Super rugby in protest because Nche wasn’t named 2020 rookie of the year
All SA referees are boycotting World Rugby until the Webb Ellis trophy is renamed the Dr Jaco Johan Erasmus’ Big Cup of Refs’ Tears
The boks deliberately lost the the 2011 QF to spite NZRU for failing to sanction Laurie Mains for continuing to spout shit excuses about 95
If these are too realistic you can just read rugby365 headlines I guess
Springbok home fixtures in 2025 (venues and kick-off times TBC):
5 July: SA v Italy
12 July: SA v Italy
19 July: SA v Georgia
16 August: SA v Australia
23 August: SA v Australia
27 September: SA v Argentina
@OomPB said in Springboks 2024:
Springbok home fixtures in 2025 (venues and kick-off times TBC):
5 July: SA v Italy
12 July: SA v Italy
19 July: SA v Georgia
16 August: SA v Australia
23 August: SA v Australia
27 September: SA v Argentina
Will be interesting to see how Australia go over there.
They are improving and will have the benefit of the Lions series the month before the Boks matches.
They may be able to nick a match off the Boks if Rassie continues his rotation and depth building policy
@DaGrubster said in Springboks 2024:
@OomPB said in Springboks 2024:
Springbok home fixtures in 2025 (venues and kick-off times TBC):
5 July: SA v Italy
12 July: SA v Italy
19 July: SA v Georgia
16 August: SA v Australia
23 August: SA v Australia
27 September: SA v ArgentinaWill be interesting to see how Australia go over there.
They are improving and will have the benefit of the Lions series the month before the Boks matches.
They may be able to nick a match off the Boks if Rassie continues his rotation and depth building policy.
In reality, it’s a pretty easy home run for the Boks
@DaGrubster try to figure out if its easy or tough from your comments. Playing against the Lions can cut both ways. If they get bashed what then?