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May I just point out to all the frantic voters in the latest poll that Burger is out for the season and until last week was considered almost no chance for TRC anyway. Apparently 92+19 people didn't know this. I guess this goes back to the journalism (or lack thereof) thread as another example...

Super Rugby still not done but time to start speculating over HM's selections. Against England HM said he would pick the players that will win the series for him and look to the future in the RC. I still don't expect too many changes. Will he reward form? We'll see. The big question marks...

Farque. Probably the most physical game all season. If there were any doubt over the Stormers championship credentials this game has gone a long way to put that to rest. Under the hammer for an hour or more in the Bullring. They lose their TH prop for 10 but keep the Bulls off their line...

This weekend: And past practice:

Gill is a great pincher of pill but so is Hooper. For mine Hooper is a more complete footballer. Much better running game. Runs very clever lines and is much stronger when taking it up. Therefore: Hooper ~ 2(Gill) (for those who failed math that means Hooper is equal to more or less two...

It looks the likely outcome. Lots of questions. Who will coach them? Will they split their home ground between Johburg and Bloemfontein? They did well for one year under Laurie Mains and then procedded to fall to pieces. Be that as it may the Kings will likely be a disaster. They can't even...

McLoitering <verb> Pronunciation: ~Muk-loih-tuh-ree-ng~ Definition: The act of of magically hanging around on the opposing side of a ruck in rugby in such a manner the that referee will deem this rather fortunate positioning as being totally "accidental" and not by design. Synonyms: Many...

I did a bit of an experiment and decided to rewind and play back slow every time a player got pinged for not rolling away (two SA games I recorded over night). It was amusing. In the vast majority of cases there was no way in hell the offending player was able to roll, let alone move. At one...

Delay naming of coach. Wait for every possible support coach to be contracted by a province. Then appoint the Bok coach. Also appear as if none of the support coaches in SA are interested in taking an assistant job. Odd, because Meyer is generally considered to be a nice enough guy. Meyer...

Blecks by 10. Old forwards will be too hard and crusty. Sorry. AB 26-16

There is sometimes a perception that the NH players play more rugby in their season than their SH counterparts. As Paarl pointed out in another thread, some of the French clubs operate a dual squad, but from my knowledge they don't all do that. Some teams like Racing seem to me to pick from a...

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rugby-gold/lock-at-me-now-says-sharpe/story-fn8tk0tu-1226103068302 Spot the error: Don't know Tucker, but someone needs to help him. Or maybe Robbie dropped Sharpe because he faces the wrong way in the scrums? Or he buries his head in between the wrong...

Pdv keeps painting himself into a corner: http://www.keo.co.za/2011/07/27/boks-latest-pdv-denies-rwc-camp-reports/ and Keo calls bullshit: Roll on 2012.

Gone for the World Cup. Ankle surgery. Big loss. Perfect lock as sub for the last 20 and I reckon he was going to pushing hard to start. http://www.keo.co.za/2011/07/22/bekker-out-of-world-cup/ Hurts the Boks chances.

Interview with Smit. Up himself? Arrogant? Case of not knowing when to let it go? He is clearly not considred the best hooker or prop by the Sharks management but the Bok management apparently back him. Some sportsmen just can't let that feeling go and keep chasing it. Is Smit doing this...

After all the gnashing of teeth and crying following Giteau's "Fuck off I Captain this vessel" episode against the Reds, should the Brumbies a. Be a mate and hand over the points? i.e. Forfeit b. Participate as a token gesture but play like they did in the first 12 rounds, shake hands and...

http://www.keo.co.za/2011/05/24/baabaas-call-up-ruan-big-joe/#more-79492 Willie Mason. This is going to be entertaining, unless of course they figure out in the first 30 seconds of training that he is fucking clueless and tell him to fook off. Nice squad otherwise.

As can be expected, squad depth is playing a major role in the way the season is playing out, but even a little more than was probably expected before the comp started. Some teams are almost seamlessly replacing players and keeping a consistent game plan going while others really struggle...

Well I started by scratching around the Cheetahs website and for the most part thought who are these people? As is always the case, the Cheetahs are made up of youngsters, some rejects, and a few guys who never left the Free State for some unknown reason. Yet, there are a few shining lights in...

Squad looks more or less like this: 15: Louis Ludik (Pat Lambie) Wings: JP Pietersen/Lwazi Mvovo/Odwa Ndungane/Skholiwe Ndlovu 13: Stefan Terblanche/Adi Jacobs 12: Meyer Bosman/ Riaan Swanepoel (JLP) 10: Pat Lambie / Jacques Louis Potgieter / Steve Meyer 9: Charl McCleod / Conrad Hoffman 8...