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I donlt understand why you bring up all these other comps. Nobody wants to touch them. They are irrelevant to this discussion. Let a sixth combined Border / EP team play in Divsions 1 and drop the other three. Rest stays the same

So 5 teams that get their arses kicked week in and week out is the reason players who do not have a S14 contract are staying in South Africa? Sorry Paarl. That makes no sense. You really think the ones who have no S14 contract are staying becuase they are in the Valke squad? I think not. The...

Crowd numbers at the first round league games did not suggest regression. I think we in rugby too often look for our game's salavation in league's demise. SA is cutting off it's nose to spite its face. One explanation is that it could be lip service from Marinos. Remember when the Cheetahs got...

Paarl I am not speculating. I am well informed about the conditions under which Meyer was prepared to take the job and at the time you may recall the Bulls were in dire straits and were willing to let go of some power to turn it around.

Which Swanepoel is this? Werner? Shees. How old is he?

Yeah I'm not close enough to the Sharks setup to know who is backup at 10 but looking at the squad I think it is Steyn. He has been shwon up so often it's amazing that coached still think he can play 10. That game is an example for people who want to pick Kankowski ahead of Spies for the boks...

Sharks season could go backwards at a rate of knots. Pienaar out for three weeks and Steyn will be moved to 10. He really sucks are a first five. Sharks looked complacent and when the Reds came at them they just weren't up for it. Smit at 3 is starting to look seriously suspect. There is...

The Bulls lagged in as far as true professionalism was concerned. The Afrikaner hierarchy was ruling the Union with an iron fist and political agendas were far more important for a long time. H Meyer came in and presented a 5 year plan to get rid of crap players who were there becuase they...

No it is not. :angryfire: :lmao:

The notion that players who are from the Eastern Cape will flock back to PE is absurd. Of course players haven't left as much from the Cape. We were talkign about the Cheetahs remember. They are the ones losing more players than other franchises in SA. Paarl, you know you don't have to...

Sorry I couldnlt help but spot the irony of that statement consideringthe player in your avatar :lmao: I was sitting on the 22 last Friday and he went down like a sack of shit. My mate and I actually saw his knee buckle as he tackled a Tah player. It looked terrible. Shit, has there ever been a...

That's interesting but a player's origin is totally irrelevant in the modern era. It applies to all sports. The idea of a franchise holding on to local talent becomes a 100% cmmercial issue in a professional sport. If they can pay, and create an environment where players want to be, they will go...

Apparently they reckon that quality players will flock to the franchise which I suppose would be based in Port Elizabeth. I don't think so. Not only is the EC team crap, their admnbistrators are totally incompetent. The EP rugby union has been bankrupt for years. O'Neill looks even more like...

At some stage the Sharks have to rotate a few players becuase they have some tough games after the tour. The way the Reds have gone they'd be keen to push along wit their best team though, so I'd expect the same lot as the Bluess gae, to take the field. Would like to see Smit start at 3 though...

Still think Cross was better. Yes. Sober. With both eyes open. Unlike all the drunk Queenslanders who finally think Iaone is Horan reincarnated. :fishing

One long dash down the side line and suddenly Ioane as a converted winger is the best center in Aus? :nta: Don't get me wrong, I am fan, but one good game against a crapola team an international center a player doesn't make. Cross would be my choice. He defended like a Trojan and his timing and...

Ok I'll ask my wife. Hang on a sec .... She said "You want to bring some guys back with you from the rugby for beers," and then she started laughing so much I couldn't understand a thing she was saying. I picked up "delusional" and "couch for a week" and a few other bits but the rest was a...

Up for a beer or two after the game. Let me know where you guys plan to anchor.

Booked the theater a while back. What a tosser, should have checked the calendar first. Not that I don't like the theater, I just like rugby a vast amount more. I'll be at SFS for the Bulls game so if anyone has a thirst to quench on the night let me know and we can meet up for a couple of...

Ok I forgot the sarcasm smiley A guaranteed safety to prevent them going down like sack of spuds. That better?