Pieter de Villiers – One hit wonder
The name Pieter de Villiers has been doing rounds in the rugby circles for a while now. Controversy has’t been left behind wherever and whenever it is mentioned. When de Villiers was appointed in January 2008 we all knew he was not the best man for the job. SARU indicated that his rugby credentials were...
Rassie Erasmus not interested in Springbok job
The Springbok are set to name a new coach but it will not be Rassie Erasmus. “I am not interested in getting directly involved with the coaching of the Boks, but rather help them on a technical basis once more in 2015,” Erasmus told Tuesday’s Die Burger. Instead Erasmus has opted to stay on with...
Is John Smit too old to be playing for the Springboks?
Sharks coach John Plumtree is upset with former Springbok coach Jake White for stating that Springbok captain John Smit should retire. This come off the base that Smit is now too old to be playing top class rugby let alone to be Springbok captain. ‘In New Zealand we call it “tall poppy syndrome”, which is...
Home Nations Tour: Examination of Ireland v Bokke
Anyone that has been following the buildup to the first game on tour for the boks would know that the Boks were up against it, what with playing players out of position and injuries etc. But the Boks managed to Squeak by Ireland, when they should have won this game comfortably. anyhow here are my...
Springboks and RWC 2011
As current RWC holders from 2007 and having pushed the limits of rugby dominance in 2009 winning every available piece of silver and gold, you would think that the 2010 season was a mere blip in the radar guiding them to another successful campaign. I’d like to discuss the potential squad/players that will be on...
Bring back Jake White?
The Tri-Nations is over now and South Africa picked up the wooden spoon. Is it time for Peter de Villiers to be relieved of his duties and the Springboks get in a new coach? I had thought that SARU would have fired de Villiers by now following the dreadful display of the team in the...
Year End Tours?
We are barely half way through the accustomed year end tours and already we have a few issues arising that I believe deserve some debate. Unfortunately, it stems from Bok failures rather than Bok success. At the end of a dominated Tri-Nations and Lions series, I seriously believed that the Bok camp was set for...
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