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Peter Burge (5)
Champions Cup is the sweetest part of the deal for me, always jealous watching those games with no equivalent in SH.
You reckon Faf and Pollard have done their dash? Or just Rassie keeping the powder dry?Grant Williams, Libbok
BS. Just big people. Nothing more to it.
When living in the UK I frequently bumped into Dutch when in Europe. They are honestly 6'+ often ++. It's just in the genes. Then you bump into Afrikaners and that height seems to have built mass as well. These are obviously generalisations, but Afrikaners seem built for rugby, especially at lock.
You laugh it off. Fine. If you are not too lazy, a google search will open your eyes. It is a real issue in Australia. Make no mistake.Let's not for a moment think that this is not happening in Australia and just about everywhere else. I would not point fingers. Numerous studies in Australia highlight alarming trends. I happen to know for a fact that it is happening in English schools as well.
BS. Just big people. Nothing more to it.
Agree. I think steroids are rife in Aussie schools but NOT rife in Australian Rugby. They get tested so often. At Hospital Cup/Shute Shield level and Super Rugby level. And as you say - just look at them - they’re not the poster boys for roids ! But for the rest of the developing male population the terrible social media pressure to look muscly and bulky drives normal lads to chemical means.Australia’s fwd pack don’t all look like the liver king.
Jeez, ChiliBoy gave it a good go!
Something like 5 pages of names for people who are serving banned period for PED's in South Africa.
Here's the Australian list;
Current Sanctions | Sport Integrity Australia
This list includes the names of athletes or support personnel, the sport, ADRV (Anti-Doping Rule Violation), substance / method & current sanction appliedwww.sportintegrity.gov.au
Before you ask, yes I have seen people in Australia that have been on this list. Maybe 2 or 3 in the space of 5 years.
Gotta be honest here, I don't love seeing the speculation about players with otherwise clean records taking PEDs, whatever broader problems there are with them in the South African game.