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Which older players currently in the team will you sacrifice for younger players? I can't think of any more than those already there, since the current older players are playing really well.

Your opinion. Luckily he's the coach, not you. ;) There's just no pleasing some people. :rolleyes:

I think this gave me eardrum cancer. :confused:

Congratulations. The best team of the tournament won in the end. Sadly for the Lions, they did what WP was expecting them to do - run everything. This gameplan may work against normal teams, but against Province in a final... not so much. If there's only one thing they will do well in a final...

Only 4 current Blue Bulls. This reflects our current weakness, sadly. At least the team looks strong overall, and we have a strong loose forward group. Hopefully Hougaard gets an extended run starting at scrumhalf. He's the type of player we need at 9. Ruan Pienaar is just too static, and...

Not gonna argue there. Ludekak's logic of using SA's best 10 at 12, baffles me still today. Potgieter is overrated. Maybe Ludekak slept with his wife?

I would not argue with this. I am the first one to say that, since Ludekak has taken over, youth development and belief in the youngsters has been on a steady decline. We are in big trouble for Super Rugby next year. I have no idea what to look forward to next year from a rugby perspective.

OK. Only difference is last week the Lions played against the Sharks, whose defence has less substance than a Jake White contract. WP know how to defend well. It might come down to the last minute actually. Catrakillis drop goal?

Good points. Although Currie Cup is still hugely competitive. I don't see it doing him any harm, and he hasn't played too much this year, benching at the Bulls for most of Super Rugby. The quota thing, well I for one don't wanna use it as an excuse, so don't perceive it as that. I just don't...

Good luck to both teams. It's gonna be defence vs. attack, and we know which of those normally win finals. Nevertheless hoping the Lions can make it interesting.

At least she has all her teeth... :p

Something tells me you don't understand the meme I posted. It is nonetheless equally applicable to your follow-up post.

Nope. I'm not as anti Heyneke as you are. We have more than enough loosies better than him. Even Arno Botha would be ahead of him, if he could manage to play more than 2 games without getting injured. I just wanna see the Boks win, but unfortunately I don't feel an illogical sorrow for Brussow.

Thanks for the compliment. ;)

You seem to be the only person clamoring on about his non-inclusion. Yes, he might be better than Mohoje, but no way is he currently near the level of Kriel. The only thing Brussow does well, is fetching. Yes, he has a moment here and there with the ball, but Kriel had as many in one game on...

I'd take Martin over Nisbett(NZ) any day of the week. Sure, he's over-enthusiastic and sounds like a cat in a tumble dryer, but he's got nothing on Nisbett's bias towards New Zealand. All Blacks do something aggressive and they're playing awesome, hard rugby. Opponents do the same thing and...

If you think he feels bad, how must Jaco Kriel feel. He's made a major impact at the Lions this year, yet he needs to stand aside for a better-than-normal quota player. What must a guy like that feel after putting in performances week after week after week? And don't blame Heyneke, blame Fikile.

In what way? In all the countries I know, their local provincial or club championship consists of their best local teams, except Australia. Pretty fair question then. Thanks to @Hugh Jarse answering the question properly. I guess with rugby union being so relatively unpopular in Oz, money will...

As a South African who knows very little regarding the local Aussie rugby scene, why do you guys not have a provincial rugby tournament like we have in the Currie Cup this time of year? One where The Waratahs, Reds, Force, Brumbies, Rebels and maybe another team from Adelaide or somewhere...