Durban – Andy Goode may yet play flyhalf for the Sharks in the weekend’s Super 14 match against the Reds.
The former England flyhalf was initially offered a contract for only for the Sharks’ overseas tour. It was initially unlikely he would fly back to South Africa with the team due to problems with his work permit.
However, the Sharks are apparently now set to extend his contract.
Sharks commercial manager Rudolf Straeuli on Monday confirmed Goode’s possible availability to Sport24, but did not want to say much more.
He said that a press release would be issued and questions would be answered at a press conference on Tuesday.
If Goode is unavailable, Ruan Pienaar will probably move from scrumhalf to flyhalf. Pienaar was the Sharks’ hero in Saturday’s victory over the Hurricanes in Wellington.
Pienaar was still in the dark about the move on Monday. Pienaar added that he didn’t believe it would be a problem should young fullback Pat Lambie be shifted to flyhalf.
“He did really well. He will become a good flyhalf and I’m sure he will be able to do a good job there,” said Pienaar.
Pienaar was humble about his winning kick in the dying seconds that handed the Sharks a 29-26 victory over the Hurricanes. Pienaar was also responsible for a winning touchline kick against the Crusaders in 2007.
Pienaar said the wind in the Westpac Stadium had made things difficult and his thought process was to aim for the right-hand post, try to stay calm and think back to previous successful kicks.
“It was great to finish the tour on a high.”
The win over the Hurricanes was the Sharks’ second in a row this season.
The Reds will be in a confident mood after beating the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein last Friday. It was the Reds’ first win in South Africa since 2006 and the last time they won three straight matches eight years ago.
Meanwhile, Springbok centre Adrian Jacobs will miss the rest of the Sharks’ Super 14 campaign with a dislocated shoulder.
Well for consistency then having Goode for the rest of the season is not too bad. He has now played a few games with the team and will be feeling the game in the S14 a lot easier than when he arrived.
Please hope they don’t play Lambie there if Goode is not able to get the permit. Lambie should just settle in the FB position for now. Get plenty game time there before shifting him about.
Forgot afternoon all.
Stormer Ondersteuner in SA weermag stuur vir sy ouma ‘n handgranaat met ‘n briefie: ‘As ouma die pennetjie uittrek, kry ek 3 dae af om te kom kuier’
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14 – Sharky Howzit, Was speaking with Scrumdown the otherday and he said Sharks bought a young FH from the Lions. Justin Botha. Have you heard of him? He said this youngster is a superb talent, only he got knocked down by a car awhile back and it messed up his knees. Still with the Sharks so not too sure if he is over that accident or what. I have not heard of him but Scrumdown has and says he was playing great rugby before the accident.
@ 33 Ash…
Jy nou besig om na ‘n balans te soek? 😆
Hallo Puma…
Hey we can chat this week, the Reds won 😉
Well if Pienaar was speaking of Lambie moving to FH, then Sharks must be thinking of playing him there sometime.
Jeepers Sharks can mess about the players. Let him settle at FB for the rest of the S14. If they are thinking of Lambie as a FH then try him out there in the CC. Not now 🙄
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Sneaking here whilst my client is looking the other way….. hehehehe
Flok, ek is weer busy, busy, busy, like a bee… soos Asbak sou sê!
blouste @ 35
ok
vir ñ bietjie balans
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Steve Hofmeyer het aangekondig dat hy sy “Bloubul” liedjie sal aanpas en dit sal in die toekoms heet:
Die Blou Bul snuif nie van ‘n hoer af nie!!!!
Puma
I agree, leave Lambie at 15, he is doing a superb job there and seem to be a great talent for the future !!!
@ 38
Sies jou vuilbek !!! 😆
Die Bulls Supporter
a. Persoonlikheid
Jy, as die gemiddelde Bloubul ondersteunder, se IK verskyn agter op die rug van jul kaptein se trui. Saterdae, vir 80 minute lank, roteer een breinsel tussen jou en die 70 000 ander soos jy. “Liefling” en “Bloubul” was vooraf in jou memory chip in geprogrameer. Jy ry waarskynlik ‘n 4X4, dra “two-tone” hemde, PT-broeke en rugbykouse. Jou selfoon is waarskynlik groter as jou tottie, maar beslis kleiner as jou snor. Jou bek is die grootste op enige “party”.
b. Gunsteling voertuig
Enigiets wat duurder as jou buurman s’n is. Waarskynlik ‘n Prado, Mercedes of Audi.
c. Gunsteling Dop
Brannas en Castle, want dit maak jou dapper genoeg om jou vrou by die huis te gaan probeer slaan nadat jou span (alweer) verloor het.
Hi Puma, Ja I agree – Goode might not be everybody’s cup of English tea, but for the sake of consistency I reckon they should not dump him now. I’m also not convinced that S14 is the platform for blooding an unproven new talent at flyhalf (of all positions).
Boeta is op universiteit en ontmoet ‘n girl wat hy graag aan sy ma-hulle op die plaas wil gaan voorstel. Boeta is biejtie skamerig vir hoe dinge op die plaas is en skryf toe vir sy pa ‘n brief van ‘n paar dingetjies wat hulle asseblief tog net moet regstel voor hulle gaan kuier.
“Daar is drie dinge wat pa-hulle tog moet regsien voor ek vir Sannie plaas toe kan vat. Boela is al baie oud en blind en vol vlooie en hy stink. Julle moet asseblief vir Boela uitsit. Dan, daai buite-toilet moet julle asseblief afbreek. Dit is nou die moderne tyd. Mense het deesdae badkamers met toilette binne-in die huis. En die laaste ding – daai foto in die voorhuis van waar pa sit en ma staan moet julle asseblief verwyder. Deesdae staan die man en die vrou sit wanneer fotos geneem word.”
Die pa stuur toe die volgende brief terug:
“Boeta, toe jy vyf jaar oud was, toe val jy in die dam en Boela het jou gered. So Boela bly. Dan, daai buite-toilet is waar ek elke oggend gaan sit en na die boerdery kyk en planne maak en dit is wat jou op die universiteit hou. So die buite-toilet bly. En laastens. Daai foto van waar pa sit en ma staan is op ons honeymoon geneem. Pa kon nie staan nie en ma kon nie sit nie en dis waar jy vanaf kom” PUNT
So kort voor die runderpes in Namakawaland is daar ‘n oom en antie.
Hulle het kinders by dosyne. By die geboorte van die laaste een waarsku die dokter dat die antie se masjienerie nie meer so lekker is nie en dat sy bes moontlik nie nog ‘n geboorte sal oorleef nie.
Die oom en antie skrik,want hulle is lief vir mekaar en wil nou nie sommer moedswillig die antie laat dood nie.
Nou slaap hulle apart op sulke ysterkateltjies, maar die ongedurigheid broei in hulle. Een nag lê die oom wakker en hy hoor die antie se kateltjie kraak en kreun soos sy rondrol. Na ‘n rukkie is dit stil en hy kyk na haar, net om te sien dat sy hom met groot oë beloer.
“Jy keek vi my,”sê hy.
“Ja,” sê sy, “ek keek vi jou. ”
“Nou maar hoekom keek jy vi my?” vra hy.
“Ek dink” sê sy. “Nou maar wat dink jy so innie laatnag?” vra hy.
“Ek dink jy moet my maar die doodskoot kom sjee”
A blonde who suspects her boyfriend of cheating on her goes out and buys a gun. She goes to his apartment unexpectedly, opens the door, and, sure enough, finds him naked in the arms of a redhead. Well, now she’s angry. She opens her purse and takes out the gun. But as she does so, she is overcome with grief and points the gun at her own head.
The boyfriend yells, “No, honey, don’t do it.”
“Shut up,” she says. “You’re next.”
Op pad na Saterdag se rugby wedstryd tussen die bulle en WP veroorsaak ‘n naakte vrou wat langs die pad lê ‘n verkeersknoop. ‘n WP ondersteuner haal sy hoed af en sit dit oor haar linker bors in ‘n poging om die dame se waardigheid te beskerm. ‘n Verdwaalde Haai ondersteuner sien die gebaar en sit sy hoed oor haar regterbors. Natuurlik wil geen Blou bul deur ‘n WP of Haai ondersteuner uitgestof word nie en hy sit sy hoed oor haar vurk.
Die polisie daag op en die manne word gevra om te bly as getuies. Die polisieman inspekteur lig eers die WP hoed op, sit dit terug en skryf toe notas neer, daarna die Haai hoed en nog notas word neergeskryf. Hy lig die blou bul hoed op, kyk na die vrou se vurk, sit die hoed terug en skryf nog notas. Weer lig hy die blou bul hoed op, staar na die vrou en skryf weer notas neer. Met die 3de keer se oplig en staar raak die WP ondersteuner wat sy laerskool seun saam met hom bietjie ontsteld oor die duidelike skending van privaatheid en vra vir die polisie inspekteur: “Meneer, jy het nou al 3 keer gekyk, wat is so snaaks?”
“Wel,” sê die polisie inspekteur “Ek is maar net baie verbaas, gewoonlik as ek onder ‘n Blou bul hoed kyk sien ek ‘n poephol”
eish asbakkie is baie life vir die bulle 😆
lief
Interesting thing just happened… I was approached by some scuba-enthusiasts… they want me to set up a scuba-diving blog for Southern Africa…
Who of you scuba… and do you think the scuba community is big enough to handle a bog like that..
Interesting news on dive sites, lots of photo’s and video clips..
Information about scuba gear, diving schools, specials on trips… also connect them directly to the 2 scuba-magazines in SA…..
Could work, I recon…
Eendag toe hover ‘n UFO so bo die Kaapse Baai, twee Aliens kyk met hulle teleskope so af na die doen en late van al die Kaapse mensies, hulle sien toe ‘n visverkoper en besluit om ‘n eksperiment te doen…
Visverkoper staan en skree, Snoek, lekka vas Snoek!!!
Aliens suig so helfde van sy brein uit,
Visverkoper staan en skree, Lekka vas Snoek!!!!
Aliens suig nog ‘n kwart van sy breins uit,
Visverkoper staan en skree, Snoek!!!!!
Aliens suig die laaste van sy breins uit….
Visverkoper staan laaaank stil, maak sy mond oop en skree…………………………….
PROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINCE
49 Kan nie sien hoekom nie, daar is baie Scuba enthusiasts hoor, mense kan dan ook hulle fotos etc opsit
gbs
Lees en post as jy goed dink
Cheers.
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Ross Tucker
Much is made of the travel challenge in the Vodacom Super 14, with teams crossing many time-zones to play matches. This is a topic we’ll address in future, but an equally challenging aspect of the tournament is the altitude problem faced by coastal teams when they play in South Africa. The Lions, the Bulls and to a lesser extent, the Cheetahs, all play their home matches at what is classified as moderate altitude between 1000m and 1700m.
There is no question that altitude affects performance. In soccer, statistical analysis has found that an increase in altitude of 1000m is worth about half a goal to the home team. In other words, if a team travels from Cape Town to Johannesburg (1700m) for a soccer match, the Johannesburg team starts with almost a goal advantage! The effect is less clear in rugby, which is actually a relatively under-researched area in this regard. However, there is no question that altitude is one of many factors that can influence match outcomes.
The fundamental effect of altitude on physiology is to reduce the availability of oxygen to the muscles. As we discussed in a previous column, players run 7km and make about 120 sprints per match. Each one requires that the player recover, and the reduced availability of oxygen impairs this recovery. Breathing is more difficult (this effect is compounded by the fact that the inland air is dry and cold), and the players’ perception of effort is raised compared to sea-level, because they are exercising at a relatively higher level. The result is that from the first minute, intensity is reduced, because the brain picks up that oxygen is limited, and the players will pace themselves accordingly.
Then, as the game progresses, fatigue levels are raised compared to at sea-level, which is why there is a perception that the final 20 minutes at altitude really tell on visiting teams. This perception will only have been increased by the Bulls’ stirring comebacks in the final 20 minutes of their recent matches at Loftus Versfeld.
The only solution to this altitude dilemma is to prepare for the situation by allowing the body to adapt to the lower oxygen levels. Full acclimatisation probably takes more than two weeks, which is not feasible in a competition where weekly travel is required. However, for moderate altitudes like those in South Africa, 5 to 7 days is thought to be sufficient time to adapt enough to eliminate any performance disadvantage.
Curiously, many teams persist with the strategy of travelling to altitude on the day of their match, even though the scientific evidence suggests that this is the worst possible approach! The theory behind this approach is that players must minimise their time at altitude, as though altitude creeps up on a player over the course of many hours. Logic would suggest that you either spend a lot of time at altitude in order to adapt, or you go up immediately before, which is what most coastal teams seem to do.
Scientifically, playing as soon as possible seems to be the worst possible strategy. Studies have found that the worst physical performances are measured about six hours after arriving at altitude, and only improve from that point on. There is no ‘window of opportunity’ where players are good before they get worse – they only get better. This means that the earlier you can arrive at altitude, the better. This is a typical example of ‘conventional wisdom’, perhaps begun many years ago, which persists in the face of evidence to the contrary.
It is an admittedly under-researched area, one that GPS technology, which we discussed earlier this season, may help to explain in the future. But for now, all the evidence says that the best approach is to maximise time spent at altitude. Arrive early, adapt, and then perform as well as possible.
Ross Tucker has PhD in Exercise Physiology from the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences and is currently a member of Paul Treu’s SA Sevens management team.
blouste @ 52
dont know blouste
think that most teams believe that a week isnt enough to get used to altitude,
therefore the thinking behind the fact that most teams prefer to go to loftus on the day of the game.
this article does make for some interesting reading, though.
question: do you think sa coastal teams are more used to the altitude factor,
or do they struggle as much as the teams from nz, aus
and why do you believe it to be so?
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The ABCs Of Aging …
A is for apple, and B is for Boat,
that used to be right, but now it won’t float.
Age before beauty is what we once said,
but let’s be a bit more realistic instead.
Now, A’s for arthritis; B’s the bad back,
C is for chest pains, perhaps cardiac.
D is for dental decay and decline;
E is for eyesight, can’t read that top line.
F is for fissures and fluid retention,
G is for gas, which I’d rather not mention.
H is high blood pressure–I’d rather it low;
I for incisions with scars you can show.
J is for joints, out of socket, won’t mend.
K is for knees that crack when they bend.
L for libido, what happened to sex?
M is for memory, I forget! What comes next?
N is neuralgia, in nerves way down low;
O is for osteo, the bones that don’t grow!
P for prescriptions, I have quite a few,
Just give me a pill and I’ll be good as new.
Q is for queasy, is it fatal or flu?
R for reflux, one meal turns to two.
S for sleepless nights, counting my fears.
T for tinnitus; there’s bells in my ears.
U is for urinary; big troubles with flow;
V is for vertigo, that’s “dizzy” you know.
W is for worry, NOW what’s going round?
X is for X-ray, and what might be found.
Y is another year I’m left here behind,
Z is for zest that I still have–in my mind.
I’ve survived all the symptoms, my body’s deployed,
And I’ve kept twenty-six doctors fully employed!
Roll on the world cup, it might get someone blogging. GBS whats up with the site man, there is no one around to talk to whenever I log on.
A group of 3rd, 4th and 5th graders, accompanied by two female teachers, went on a field trip to the local racetrack (Churchill Downs), to learn about thoroughbred horses and the supporting industry (bourbon), but mostly to see the horses.
When it was time to take the children to the bathroom, it was decided that the girls would go with one teacher and the boys would go with the other.
The teacher assigned to the boys was waiting outside the men’s room when one of the boys came out and told her that none of them could reach the urinal.
Having no choice, she went inside, helped the boys with their pants, and began hoisting the little boys up one by one, holding on to their ‘wee-wees’ to direct the flow away from their clothes.
As she lifted one, she couldn’t help but notice that he was unusually well endowed.
Trying not to show that she was staring the teacher said, “You must be in the 5th grade.”
“No, ma’am,” he replied. “I’m riding Silver Arrow in the seventh race, but I appreciate your help.”
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see, thats what happens if you copy and paste!!
A woman walked into a police station and went up to the reception desk.
“I’ve just been raped” she complained to the desk sergeant.
The sergeant took down her personal details and then asked her, “Did you get a look at your assailant Miss ?”.
“I sure did. He was a New Zealand cricketer” she replied.
“How do you know he was a cricketer ?” asked the sergeant.
“Well he was dressed all in white. White shirt, pants and shoes” replied the woman.
“Could he possibly have been an outdoor bowler Miss, as they also wear white clothing ?” questioned the sergeant.
“No, he was definitely a cricketer. He still had his pads on” came her reply.
“OK, so he’s a cricketer. How do you know he’s a New Zealand cricketer?” asked the sergeant.
Woman replied, “Well he had to be, he wasn’t in for long !!!”
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