@W32 said in Springboks 2024:
@KiwiMurph said in Springboks 2024:
@W32 said in Springboks 2024:
@Machpants said in Springboks 2024:
@W32 said in Springboks 2024:
The respect is not returned
LOL you honestly think the ABs don't respect the Boks?
Not as much as the boks respect the ABs.
Based on?
Just a reality with the mostly one sided results over the last 30 years. The boks were often a little star struck by playing the abs. Not good.
The pearl clutching is funny though
It's 2025 not 2017
22 days later
One of the dirtiest, flop on to the ruck off his feet players of the last decade.
I wish him all the very best with his health and post rugby life.
@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks:
One of the dirtiest, flop on to the ruck off his feet players of the last decade.
I wish him all the very best with his health and post rugby life.
There are players I disliked more.
@W32 said in Springboks:
@mariner4life said in Springboks 2024:
time for the #justice4respect armbands
Thanks for making my point
Ill help you out here.
As soon as this little period for the boks is over you will be back to being crap and everyone will be against you again!
You’re welcome.
@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks:
One of the dirtiest, flop on to the ruck off his feet players of the last decade.
I wish him all the very best with his health and post rugby life.
Good career, wasnt as good as saffas thought he was.
Good luck to him.
"He could have died!!!!!!!!" 
Excellent player. Gave a few All Black frontrowers a bit of a hard time for a wee while. I hope the Springbok fans around the world make sure he never has to buy another beer in his life.
@DaGrubster said in Springboks:
@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks:
One of the dirtiest, flop on to the ruck off his feet players of the last decade.
I wish him all the very best with his health and post rugby life.
Good career, wasnt as good as saffas thought he was.
Good luck to him.
Great post - you’re right that he wasn’t as good as the rugby gods’ chosen fans thought he was. He was better.
@DaGrubster said in Springboks:
@W32 said in Springboks:
@mariner4life said in Springboks 2024:
time for the #justice4respect armbands
Thanks for making my point
Ill help you out here.
As soon as this little period for the boks is over you will be back to being crap and everyone will be against you again!
You’re welcome.
True, the little period of two straight world cups and world #1 ranking will probably come to an end at some point. Thanks for the reminder
@Smuts said in Springboks:
Great post - you’re right that he wasn’t as good as the rugby gods’ chosen fans thought he was.
Fair comment, we New Zealanders sometimes underestimate other countries' players.
@nostrildamus ha bloody ha ha.
SA isn't revert coming back to SR, euro sponsorship money
from planet rugby
Springboks rake in the green: As many rugby unions struggle to make ends meet, SA Rugby provided a positive update in an internal newsletter. According to Rapport, SA Rugby chief executive Rian Oberholzer revealed that for the first time, sponsorships for the Springboks and the other national teams have exceeded the sum collected from their TV broadcasting deals. It is reported that SA Rugby has seen a 200% increase in certain cases.
Are there any regions in South Africa that aren't represented by a high level team? Are the four URC teams all connected to the 14 Provinces? I read somewhere the Cheetahs are looking for options.
@W32 said in Springboks:
@DaGrubster said in Springboks:
@W32 said in Springboks:
@mariner4life said in Springboks 2024:
time for the #justice4respect armbands
Thanks for making my point
Ill help you out here.
As soon as this little period for the boks is over you will be back to being crap and everyone will be against you again!
You’re welcome.
True, the little period of two straight world cups and world #1 ranking will probably come to an end at some point. Thanks for the reminder
So needy
@DaGrubster forgive him. He hasn’t had your opportunity to learn the humility that comes with 24 years anguished waiting between drinks.
4 months later
There was no thread for the game against Italy so putting this here - I saw this on facebook.
When did we start calling these "Friendlies" ?
@NTA said in Springboks v Barbarians:
There was no thread for the game against Italy so putting this here - I saw this on facebook.
When did we start calling these "Friendlies" ?
The NH can go fuck themselves.
@NTA said in Springboks v Barbarians:
When did we start calling these "Friendlies" ?
Everytime the NH lost.
@Nepia said in Springboks v Barbarians:
@NTA said in Springboks v Barbarians:
There was no thread for the game against Italy so putting this here - I saw this on facebook.
When did we start calling these "Friendlies" ?
The NH can go fuck themselves.
Played in SH with a SH team as host
@MiketheSnow said in Springboks v Barbarians:
@Nepia said in Springboks v Barbarians:
@NTA said in Springboks v Barbarians:
There was no thread for the game against Italy so putting this here - I saw this on facebook.
When did we start calling these "Friendlies" ?
The NH can go fuck themselves.
Played in SH with a SH team as host
South Africa is culturally NH have been since they threw all their toys out of the cot and went up north.
Willie finally get his ton.
Much maligned
Would have made every other country’s Test team during his career
Good on you boy, enjoy your century
@MiketheSnow said in Springboks v Barbarians:
Much maligned
Would have made every other country’s Test team during his career
Good on you boy, enjoy your century
We could not have more disparate opinions on Willie le Roux.
@MiketheSnow said in Springboks v Barbarians:
Would have made every other country’s Test team during his career
Ahead of Ben Smith? Nah
Credit to Willie. He went the long way from Paul Roos via Boland, Griquas, Cheetahs , Sharks to the Springbok team. Lassie ignore him while coaching the Stormers. Here he is , 100 up. Must admit he made me swear a lot.
@Frank said in Springboks v Barbarians:
@MiketheSnow said in Springboks v Barbarians:
Would have made every other country’s Test team during his career
Ahead of Ben Smith? Nah
BFA hasn't even been good enough to make the ABs since 2019. Man we've had some smashing wings/fullbacks in that time.
@OomPB said in Springboks v Barbarians:
Must admit he made me swear a lot
haha i bet. I've watched Bok tests where he has done dumb shit and thought "by fuck he must drive their fans nuts"
@mariner4life he has been good for the Bulls. They need x factor.
@OomPB said in Springboks v Barbarians:
@mariner4life he has been good for the Bulls. They need x factor.
yes but he had X and Why? factor.
@nostrildamus said in Springboks v Barbarians:
@OomPB said in Springboks v Barbarians:
@mariner4life he has been good for the Bulls. They need x factor.
yes but he had X and Why? factor.
Well played
@mariner4life said in Springboks v Barbarians:
@OomPB said in Springboks v Barbarians:
Must admit he made me swear a lot
haha i bet. I've watched Bok tests where he has done dumb shit and thought "by fuck he must drive their fans nuts"
Absolutely. But for a long time he was the only Bok who could see, create and use space.
Even so almost every SA group chat I’m in has
been renamed something like Willie Le Roux Appreciation Society because it drives at least a quarter of the blokes mental.
