If White had said anything else it would have been a huge controversy and affected his ability to do his job.....that’s why he punted. As for Erasmus’ decision, it had nothing to do with advice he got. He decided (correctly) that the Boks were at a disadvantage.....and so he decided to run for cover. The Bargies also knew they were at a disadvantage ...but like real rugby men they decided to compete anyway.
Based on the games against Tonga and Fiji - but more particularly the final - I would not select a single player from the 2007 team if a combined team with the 2019 WC team be selected,
Mozart
Have you any factual info on what happened or are you spouting your usual lies on site?
Jake said what he had to say. It was a cowardly decision desperately clinging to WC success....the ABs would never have walked away from a fight. We were better off than the Bargies and they came for the spirit of the game at a time the world needed a lift.
We all know that Josè Erasmus understands that his damage limitation, paving over the cracks game plan is unsustainable and he ran behind his new flack jacket, Nienaber. He doesn't truly believe the Boks are _that_ good, to take on a real challenge. The greatest nail through the coffin of the fan girl club we have here.
Rassie stunted the Boks and had two key wins gloss over a rather unspectacular record. Needed the worst Wallaby side in 45 years to help outside of the WC. You are unambitious and dishonest.
It’s totally consistent with abandoning the Boks at the 2007WC.....Erasmus is a self serving opportunist.
Playing the game is more important than some ranking nobody really cares about. In the mind of neutral fans NZ still owns the game
Mozart
You are back to shit deductions again. as to Erasmus abandoning the Boks in 2007 - not knowing any real facts about the situation in 2007. The real possibility is that Erasmus haa a far more acceptable approach to players than the school mastery approach of White, That is likely why Erasmus could not get along with White and that personality clash resulted in the far more astute leaving the squad,
After the 2007 WC a number of players made negative statements on their relationship with White and that showed that the players disliked him intensely and was confirmed by what happened to the Sharks players in 2014 when the players refused to renew their contracts of White is to remain as coach,
The issue was further clarified when after the medal ceremony the players sent Kolisi to ask Erasmus to join him in receiving the WC itself - which Erasmus refused,. The handing over of the trophy was delayed by the discussion between the to delayed the handing over process, not a single player over the last 18 months ever said anything about their relationship with Erasmus - they admired him and played for the team and that includes Erasmus as coach as well,
So nobody bar you and other idiots think nobody cares about the ranking of the Springbok team in work rugby,, Is that why you did not mind when Meyer"s disastrous coaching in 2015 at one stage had the Springboks as the number 6 ranked team in the World and Coetzee ended up with them at no 7.
And other than sheizters like you ever claimed that New Zeraland is still the number 1 team in the world. That is apparently also your approach when it comes to the Proteas team - the lower their ranking is the happier you are as it opens the way to criticize players you know about and more importantly the players you know zero about,
In another thread I suggested that you think before writing shit on site - but it seems that advice did nothing to what you come out in site. Thois ois a typical example of BS spreding being totally achieved by you.
So tell me about how I beat Tsitsipas Pervert.
