This is a MUST READ. The sometimes controvercial Media24 Sports writer has all WP supporters up in arms about an Article he has written comparing WP as “The Bafana Bafana of Rugby”… here is an extract from his Article, as taken from Sport24.
The Article starts off with a long-winded story about Eric Rush… but let’s cut to the chase of the Article, here it is:
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Something that is not one man’s opinion, though, are the SA Rugby Player Award nominations that were released yesterday. The SA rugby media share their nominations in the various categories, so it was a shock to see some of the names presented in some of the categories.
For the full list of nominees, CLICK HERE (link removed)…
Sure, one needs to accept the view of the majority, but some of those are beyond belief. For example: Team of the year – Western Province. What? How on earth did that happen?
I can understand the nomination of the Springboks, the Bok sevens side, the Bulls and Griquas. All have won something this year and actually have a trophy cabinet to prove it. But Western Province? Is finishing second in Currie Cup now the new first? Are WP the Bafana Bafana of rugby? Why not the Sharks if you wanted to use the Currie Cup as yardstick?
We have enough greatness in our game and enough teams who perform on a regular basis. There is no need to reward mediocrity.
Similar with the nominations for Currie Cup player of the year. We have three players from WP along with Sarel Pretorius and Stefan Terblanche. Really?
Juan de Jongh has certainly improved a lot and has become a very prominent player, Joe Pietersen played some good rugby, and Luke Watson scored a lot of tries from the back of the Province maul, but how on earth did they get nominated ahead of some very deserving players from the Sharks, Bulls, Lions and Cheetahs?
It is great to see Province finally making it into the top four as they have the potential and pedigree to be there all the time. But three of the top five Currie Cup players from one team? Again, are we rewarding second best? Has WP become the Bafana Bafana of rugby?
Some of the other categories will be closely fought. Fourie du Preez should be player of the year, but what a season for both Morné Steyn and Heinrich Brüssow! They certainly deserve a lot of credit for their first full seasons in Test rugby.
One could have easily nominated five more Boks, though. Jaque Fourie will be in the race for try of the year for his late try against the Lions in Pretoria. His name deserves to be in the player of the year category as well, but it’s not.
I thought Bismarck du Plessis had the best season of his life, but he was not nominated at all. Du Plessis was colossal in the Lions series and established himself as the best hooker in the world during the Tri Nations. He made numerous crucial turnovers during the season, was spot-on with his lineouts, and has often been a tower of strength in the Bok pack. He deserves to be there.
But then, that is only one man’s opinion!
Read JJ in Rapport every Sunday
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Reactions to this Article has been rather scathing… what do you, the RUGBY-TALK bloggers say about this Article of JJ Harmse, the objective Sportswriter… hahahaha
60@bdb –
glo nou ook wat?
@Ashley –
Ek het maar net ‘n tipiese boere fokopie met my ise en arse gehad, wat ek probeer regstel het! 😆
58@Ashley – in steve hofmeyer wereld sê hulle: my dad is your dad … en dan roep die res van die skool uit: and so say all of us !
JJ Harmse praat kak. Bafana Bafana is baie beter as WP.
@Ashley –
Ash, “My dad IS…” nie “My dad ARE…” nie. Dis mos fkn singular!
61@Ashley – is jy alsheimer ashley ? sien jou post by #50 😉
64@Ed_the_Lion – ja, en al die tyd is die wp ouens toe die groot rassiste wat nie met die Bafanas geassosieer wil word nie … 😉
@Ed_the_Lion –
Ek sien bdb praat van Wapana Wapana, hehehehe!
64@Ed_the_Lion – Janee, ek dink om WP met Bafana Bafana te vergelyk is ‘n dwarsklap in Bafana se gesigte…. ek sal my nie so laat beledig as ek Bafana is nie… ek sal hulle wys… ek sal soommer nog kakker speel… hehehe
@Pietman – pleasure boet , and i cant wait either , gonna be 2 great games
as for crouchy yes , i went to see if charo was on and he did turn up , but inbetween a wp oke gave crouchy hell for nothing, so i gave him some back up lol
but yeah he a woody should come here
70@sharky_forever – Woody and Crouchie are both welcome here… no sweat..
65@Cosa –
hehehe, moenie die lewe so ernstig opvat nie boet
it was said tongue in cheek (my own that is)!!
BDB, Pietman en GBS. Ek kry wragtig vir Bafana Bafana nou baie jammer. JJ het hulle leed aan gedoen. Geen wonder hulle sukkel so nie.
73@Ed_the_Lion – moenie verbaas wees as ons more in die koerant lees dat JJ voor die ANC moet gaan verskoning vra nie.
@sharky_forever –
So what do those big Wapana transformer proponents say on ‘the other side’ (you know who I mean), about their team having only two ‘players of colour’ in ths starting line-up?
How do they think that helps PdeV to comply with their demands of ‘transforming’ the Springbok team, according to the ‘Luke Umbhombo Theory’ ?
Now, you see what I meant with ‘selective morality’, the last time you and I spoke about that on Voldy?
They just talk, those people…..no walk.
@Ed_the_Lion – Hoor vanmiddag Santana se hy het nog nooit gehoor van n internasionale coach wat gefire word na friendly games nie. Bafana het 8 uit sy laaste 9 games verloor. Hel gelukkig kyk ek nie SA sokker nie.
Damn, I dunno about you guys, but I feel robbed.
JJ compares WP to Bafana but doesn’t go on to explain why. I don’t know how a comedian of JJ quality could’ve missed such a great comedic opportunity. All I can think is that – and I know this sounds impossible ’cause we’re talking about JJ here folks, not some two-bit, half-baked, open-mike-nite comedian wannabee – maybe his emotions got the better of him. I know that sounds unlikely but what other possible explanation can there be.
JJ is spot-on with the faults in the nomination list. The only place I differ with the great man is in terms of Luke who definitely deserves his nomination for his brilliant captaincy and general allround skill.
74@bdb – Ek kry ‘n gevoel dit kan groter wees as net vir die ANC omverskoning vra. Kan miskien tyd agter traalies spandeer vir daai een.
76@superBul – Ek het dit gesien SBul. Tussen Santana en JJ kry ek vir Bafana baie jammer.
@superBul –
Bafana sal darem in die openingswedstryd van die WB speel, dis verpligtend.
Maar het jy gesien wat verdien Santana?
Hy verdien amper dubbel in n MAAND as wat PdeV in n JAAR verdien!
Nou hoe werk daai poeiers, vra ek jou?
@fender – Hey Fender the sheriff. You really think luke deserves a nomination?
@superBul –
Die vorige Koreaanse coach is ge-fire na slegs twee friendly games wat hy verloor het!
Het sy naam vergeet nou, Portugees wat een of ander Afrikaspan afgerig het voor dit.
Ons gesels bietjie later weer… laat ek arbei….
@grootblousmile – Bye Bye GBS. Lekker arbei my maat.
77@fender – sien hierbo #57, spesifiek nr.2 vir ‘n moontlike verduideliking.
People, we’re about 50 comments away from 40 000 comments…. which means more than 20 000 comments a month…
@grootblousmile – 1
40 000 !
@grootblousmile –
Nie te kuk nie sou ek se, in minder as 10 weke se blogtyd.
@Pietman – Ja swaer, is jou ouers nog daar?
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