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

@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.

Felix Jones has returned to the Boks.

Who needs a World Cup winning assistant when you have Tamati Ellison.

@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.

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" ?

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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" ?

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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" ?

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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.

It was a tighter game than the scoreline suggests. Italy were playing without a few of their best players (Capuozzo, Lamaro, Ruzza, Brex, just to name a few) while the Springboks fielded a very strong and experienced team.

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.

With Fassi and Willemse it will be probably Willie last test

@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

Can Willie tackle? He wasn’t known for it in Premiership.

@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.

@Smuts Perhaps balances out Pollard at 10?

One for the WLRAS:

@pakman said in Springboks:

@Smuts Perhaps balances out Pollard at 10?

Reckon so. Because lord knows before Am established himself during the first World Cup run Faf, DDA & Kriel weren’t exactly producing champagne rugby.

@pakman said in Springboks:

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Taking that intercept and almost skinning the fastest rugby player on earth is why he has double the World Cups of the next best test 15.

@Smuts said in Springboks:

Taking that intercept and almost skinning the fastest rugby player on earth is why he has double the World Cups of the next best test 15.

That makes no sense.
And he's no Ben Smith from accounts.

Le Roux was very much the playmaker in the recent successful Springboks sides - the number of touches he'd have from 15 was pretty outrageous. Not necessarily a better player than a Ben Smith etc, but exactly what South Africa has needed.

@nostrildamus said in Springboks:

@Smuts said in Springboks:

Taking that intercept and almost skinning the fastest rugby player on earth is why he has double the World Cups of the next best test 15.

That makes no sense.
And he's no Ben Smith from accounts.

You’re right. Unfair to compare Willie to Smith with his solitary RWC trophy

@Smuts said in Springboks:

@nostrildamus said in Springboks:

@Smuts said in Springboks:

Taking that intercept and almost skinning the fastest rugby player on earth is why he has double the World Cups of the next best test 15.

That makes no sense.
And he's no Ben Smith from accounts.

You’re right. Unfair to compare Willie to Smith with his solitary RWC trophy

Both you and Willie might not think rugby is a team game but I bet Ben Smith does!

You’re right! Mr. Smith needed the best AB team of all time to bag his winners’ medal…

@Smuts said in Springboks:

You’re right! Mr. Smith needed the best AB team of all time to bag his winners’ medal…

To be fair, Willie did it with the best team(s) in the history of world rugby ever ever.