No funnies but just some general rambling, feel free to dig in, agree or disagree!
So some guys who has had the pleasure to recieve my emails over the last couple of months will recall I had my reservations about P Divvie and his coaching skills. It got to the silly point where there was so much talk about who actually coaches the team and who should get the credit…or discredit as it may, on the performance of the Boks. I decided and stated that I will reserve judgement till after the home leg of the Trinations.
Being the beancounter and all, I had all the potential senarious work out before the first ball was kicked in anger. It was really simple you know, one or no wins and I would not even have to point to the knives…they would be drawn and ready to be used. Two wins and I could easily pick sides based on performance and the way we played…three wins and obviously it would point to a coach I never gave enough credit.
Soooo three wins later and I should be here eating humble pie and confess my undying support to the new messaiah, P Divvie. So why do I feel slightly uneasy in doing it?
A little lack of sleep, being up till some time after 3am this morning (for obvious reasons), combined by some idiot knocking on my front door at the stupid time of 6.30am looking for Peter Habib, just to realise he has the wrong house (no kidding, I was ready to show him the error of his ways without him asking me to…), I had sometime to think about it all.
First of all, lets look at the current Bok team, without much trouble I can state we have probably the worlds best in the following positions, now I don’t state this lightly, but base it on performances over the last two or three years:
(I add in arguably…just to make sure I don’t sound to full of myself/my team…but…)
I would suggest we have the best, if not then very close to the best Captain running around these days. McCaw is up there but he is struggling to pull an underperforming team together.
Our hooker is arguably the best in the world…maybe if the Kiwi hookers learn to find their jumpers it will change.
Without doubt we have the best tighthead lock in the world…just keep your back straight and I will do the rest…says it all.
We have the best jumping lock on the world, just yesterday they took half the balls of the Wobblies, who stated it would be a targeted area. Yes, he did not do it on his own, but would it have been the same if he was not there..? Not on your nelly…
In Brussow we now have the premier fetcher in the world, from outplaying anything the Lions could throw at him, he now outplayed McCaw and Smith on consecutive Saturdays, who else is left?
We have the best #9 in the world, daylight second and who knows/cares who comes in 3rd…
We have a #10 who may well be limited as a complete flyhalf, but he fits in 100% with the current team. Kicking at 90+% and what more do you need…ja ok, his line kicking is also great. He is no Giteau but who needs him in a team like the current Bok team?
And the rest? Well, they are more than adequate, supporting the team dynamic and all playing their part…
So where does this leave P Divvie and my uneasiness? Well, he mucked up some subs in previous games and again yesterday did some odd things in taking off the Beast and moving Smith the LH?! Replacing Juan with Danie when Juan had his best run this year did not make sense…moving Steyn to #15 to make place for Ruan, well maybe but why go to that extend, rather do a straight swap thn…the game was won and we know Ruan would not let us down. Then we chuck in the pregnant meerkat and what do you then expect from Ruan?
So the bottomline…P Divvie did what was expected, he won all 3 games and we can not take away from his record. The above does however show that my Grannie could probably coach this team (she can’t score tries like Kabous anymore, but that is a different story) with some success.
I am happy with the wins but a friend at my boy’s Rugby this morning probably summed it up best…the Boks retained their own service game…the proof is still ahead!
On a side note, I expect Gituea to recieve a slap on the wrist with the provibiale wet bus ticket for his elbow in the face of Du Preez, maybe a week which will see him ‘rest’ with the team and be back in action when business resumes….lets see if I am wrong.
I wanted to talk about Ebrahim’s ratings but I think I typed enough for the time being…
Bietjie ou nuus vir die ou manne van Somerset Wes , Pietman ken seker die oom, dit gesien toe ek op die blogawards site gaan loer het.
Former Springbok Dies
Former Springbok rugby loose-forward, Adriaan Pieter “Attie” Baard, has died in Somerset West in the Western Cape at the age of 75 from complications from diabetes.
He was a medical doctor educated at Stellenbosch University and he played for both Western Province and Eastern Province during his career.
Baard was selected for the tour of Great Britain and France under the captaincy of Avril Malan in 1960-61 and appeared in one Test – that against Ireland – and 13 matches altogether on a long tour.
The team returned to South Africa having won all four Tests in the UK and drawing the Test against France, while losing only one game, 0-6 to the Barbarians towards the end of the tour.
A tall man, Baard was officially the reserve eighthman to Doug Hopwood and replaced him for the Ireland match after Hopwood was injured. He also played a number of games as a flank on the tour.
He practiced as a doctor at various country towns in South Africa and lived in Stellenbosch and then Somerset West.
Johan Claassen, former Springbok lock and captain, who accompanied Baard on the 1960-61 tour and was a room-mates with him on occasion, said he considered Baard as a “good friend and an excellent rugby player.”
Baard is survived by his second wife, Brenda – his first wife Doris had died – and three daughters – Liesel, Jeanette and Maryna – from his first marriage.
His wife stated that Baard had been a keen supporter of rugby right up until his death.
http://onsport.co.za/?cat=20
GBS gaan loer bietjie na die site. Heel interesant.
31 – superBul,
Interessant, maar niks nuuts daar nie, laaste effense aksie daar was 21 Julie.
Nouja, laat ek gaan planke terugkap (kopseer en al) in skoondier se kombuis, waar ek gister die warmwaterlek gefix het…. kaste is glo nou droog genoeg…. oi !
30# Ken hom baie goed, hy kom van Keimoes af en hy en my pa het saamgespeel.
Hy het jare lank in PE praktiseer.
Sy broer, Oom Willie Baard, het nog steeds die Keimoes Kafee.
Sy seun Banus (veearts in Pta) was saam met Blhoo in 8-SAI.
21# Is that really you Carol, speaking Afrikaans?
Heng, pas weer die replay gekyk van die Ozzies se erste drie.
Hoe kuk was daai tekkel van JPP, my ouma sou beter gedoen het….Cooper stamp hom af dat hy daaaaar op sy gat sit !
Hoekom tekkel die klein donner so hoog?
More Pietman, daai oukie is bang, gister het baie ouens gese hy sidestep self die ou wat hy moet tackle.
More Boys 😀
Are you fully recovered from your great victory ? Or it there still a little man with a hammer inside your temporal lobes ? 😆
Hi Princess, Grootblou doesnt smile to much today, also some home work to do with a hammer, eish not something for “n kloppende hoofpyn”, (headache)
# 38, my late night stint almost cured my headache, so i feel fit as a fiddle, watering the garden, a beautiful day here.
38# Howzit RP.
Talk later, guests pitched up here for drinks.
Cheers.
Head line in NZ papers :
“Springbok juggernaut rolls past Wallabies”
😀
Just saw that everyone have a week off
Round 5
5 Australia v New Zealand Sat 22 Aug 20:05 ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Round 6
6 Australia v South Africa Sat 29 Aug 18:05 Subiaco Oval, Perth
Round 7
7 Australia v South Africa Sat 5 Sep 20:05 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Round 8
8 New Zealand v South Africa Sat 12 Sep 19:35 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Round 9
9 New Zealand v Australia Sat 19 Sep 19:35 Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Was Giteau cited ?
This motor is swerving across the road and the speedcop pulls it over and walks to the driver with a breathalyser in his hand.
Cop says”Please blow into the pipe sir”.
Driver says”Sorry my brother I cant do that,i have bad asthma and if I blow into that I will have a deadly attack”.
Cop says”OK fine would you mind to give us a blood sample?”
Driver says”Sorry my brother but i am a hemophilliac and will bleed to death if you insert a needle into my vein”.
Cop says”OK will you give us a urine sample please?”
driver says”Sorry my brother but I am diabetic and if forced to urinate my blood sugar is gonna drop and i am going to go into a coma”
Cop says”OK sir will you get out of your car and walk on this straight line on the road for us.”
Driver says”Sorry my brother I cant do that.”
Cop asks “Why not?”
Driver replies “Because i am pissed”.
Little Fernly has a crush on his teacher,who is a real rocket.His grades are slipping.
Teacher calls him in and asks why this is.
Fernly replies he is in love and the teacher finds it cute seeing the boy is only 13.
She asks “Fernly who is the special one?”
Fernly replies”You Miss”
She says”Fernly when I get married one day I dont want like a child”
Fernly replies “Dont worry Miss,I will use a rubber”.
Smit speel dalk nie in 2011
Stephen Nell, Kaapstad
Druk artikel
E-pos storie aan ‘n vriend
Verwante Berigte
Bokke staal hulle vir oorsee
Drienasies-louere wink, sê kenners
Die Springbok-kaptein, John Smit, kan sy rugbystewels reeds voor die Wêreldbeker-toernooi in 2011 bêre.
Smit het vandeesweek hier bevestig hy is nog nie seker of hy in 2011 nog sal speel nie.
“Ek het ’n kontrak met die Haaie tot die einde van 2010 gesluit. Wanneer jy 31 jaar oud is, neem jy maar jou situasie op ’n jaarlikse grondslag in oënskou,” sê Smit.
“My kontrak met die Haaie verstryk omtrent agt maande voor die volgende WB-toernooi. My deelname sal daarvan afhang of ek nog goed genoeg is, of ek die skuif na vaskopstut suksesvol kon maak, of my lyf nog hou en of my vrou nog bereid is om die situasie te aanvaar.”
Elke denkbare eer in internasionale rugby het Smit al te beurt geval. Hy het Suid-Afrika aangevoer toe die Bokke in 2004 die Drienasiesreeks gewen het en hy was ook aan die spits toe die Bokke in 2007 die Wêreldbeker-toernooi in Frankryk beklink het.
Hy het Suid-Afrika ook vanjaar tot reeksseges oor die Britse en Ierse Leeus, sowel as die All Blacks, gelei.
Smit is besig met ’n outobiografie en dit bly ’n ope vraag of hy daar gaan wees om Suid-Afrika te help om sy titel as wêreldkampioen in Nieu-Seeland te verdedig.
“Ek en Victor Matfield is eintlik maar al van die veterane oor wie daar ’n vraagteken hang of ons tot 2011 sal kan hou,” sê Smit.
super hulle moet JS maar goed manage dat hy kan hou.
47# Sien daai ou Cab praat n klomp nonsens daar op Voldy, en jy het hom goed gemoer.
Maar hang vas eers bru, ttdat ons die teken kry om hulle aan te vat, dan maak ons saam skoon.
Pietman ek het vir 4man n boodskap op facebook gestuur so hy sal een van die dae hier wees.Piet ek sal vir cab n fokken phusklap gee as ek hom ooit ontmoet.Militante naai wat net praat maar niks doen nie.
As Tact hier join is ek weg hier.
Morning guys/More manne.
I sent an e-mail to some people this morning, it was called “having a kak day in Africa” its a picture of a very big elephant, followed by 3 small elephants and is kakking on the head of the first small elephant, I’m sure that little elephants name is Matt Giteau 🙂
The first half yesterday is the first time I have been strirred by a game of rugby for a long time.
So is PDV a better coach than Jake….well as a press officer he doest do well, but his win rate is better than anything the Boks have seen for a long time…that makes him a great coach. I do believe though that he must make sure that the next tier of players is equally effective….but now I am looking for a perfect world.
Die Bokke is bo…die son skyn…die braai wag…en die honde wag vir hulle loop in die woud en die swwem in die dam…dit is n lekker dag om lewendig te wees. En vanmiddag gaan ek die game weer watch….en die Engelse kry hulle moer met die krieket……dit is wragtig n vreeslike mooi dag vandag 😉
49# Cab is n siek ou toppie, siek in die kop nes skoppie en Langenhoven.
Los hulle, jy mors jou tyd.
Ek het 4man ge-mail, terloops.
Highlights of yesterdays test
Dia dhuit tr&aacue – How you all this good day
Pietman hy het nou hier uitgekom.
Cab is n phoken aap.
As hy saam met my in die army was sou dit 3 ouens gewees het wat in my bungalow tydens basies probeer selfmoord pleeg het inpleks van 2.
51 – 4man,
Welcome sammajoor…. see you made it !
50.
Nou waarom K9? Hy lewer goeie komentaar oor die Bokke en as die Bulle bespreek word is hy net so pro Bul as wat jy anti Bul is. Julle twee balanseer die provinsiale stryd mooi uit.
#34 Pietman, die Banus wat ek ken is ‘n bestuurder van ‘n groot voedsel maatskappy. Hy is nou afgetree in die Paarl en werk nog as ‘n konsultant. Of was daar twee Banusse op Keimoes?
SB 57
Nie oor sy pro-bul nie. Hyt ‘n moerse chip op sy skouer. D@@s of note!!! My mind is lankal oor daai ou opgemaak. Sal nie mind verander nie. Kan my geselskap kies.
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