29 Feb 2016, 17:19#1
Ok so we've narrowed the least loathed down to one of:
Andre Venter
Os du Randt
And in 3rd place, Henry Honiball.
Now to get your blood boiling, which Bok has pissed you off the most (purely based on his on field performances)?
I'll start off with Pierre "All promise, no delivery" "Tap n' drop" Spies. Helluva good bloke, but F0k he was useless on the field.
For all his promise, he delivered very little.
Even Morne Steyn had his moments. But Spies, Jirrrrrre even his own mother tried to off load him on this site!
29 Feb 2016, 17:21#2
The Boks were so good when Spies played. They even managed to win a few games even though they started every game with 14 men.
29 Feb 2016, 17:22#3
I think the t!ts on a nun have more use.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
29 Feb 2016, 17:49#4
Hahaha, well that's a non starter. RooiAAS said our chances were 'slim to none and slim just left town' after Spies left WC07. HE CLEARLY RATED Spies as our most important player.
There have been so many bad Boks.....Kirchner, Jorie Muller, Stepfontein, JJ, Verloorius, Reinach, Carstens, Greyling....but I'd go for Luke Watson. Useless against the bigger packs, totally divisive off the field.
CLclevermike
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CLclevermikeCoach57,555 posts
29 Feb 2016, 18:04#5
Alberts is a definite - he could not tackle. protect and recover balls in maul situations and he managed per average less than 1,5 meters in ball carries. The worst loosie in the history of World Rugby.
He takes the cake from a string of players who besmirched their own name in the latter part of their career. If that becomes a consideration all of Morne and Fransie Steyn, Pienaar, Matfield and Jannie du Plessis comes strongly int o the picture.
DBDbDraad
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DBDbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
29 Feb 2016, 18:07#6
Earl Rose and Kirshner. Dean Greyling. Sure there's more.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
29 Feb 2016, 18:10#7
Oh sure Matfield who was the MOM in the RWC07 final, the player of 2009 TN and the MOM in the RWC15 Consolation Final.....is a candidate for the player we all cringe at. You are a funny guy Tokkie.
CLclevermike
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CLclevermikeCoach57,555 posts
29 Feb 2016, 18:12#8
Mozart
Just explain how many games in which Matfield started as lock since June 1014 did the Springboks win and how many did they lose. He caused a disintegration of our T ight 5 and suddenly a match against the Argentina "B" team is held up as an example.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
29 Feb 2016, 18:15#9
So the Bargies played their B team in the WC consolation? Funny stuff Tokkie. The only missing player of consequence was Ayerza, which saved Malherbe's bacon.
CLclevermike
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CLclevermikeCoach57,555 posts
29 Feb 2016, 19:55#10
Mozart
A special plea to you - check your facts before you make a statement. Of the 15 players in the starting line-up against Australia - only 4 players played against SA in the play-offs. One would assume that the Argentinians would play their top side in the semi - they definitely did not play their top side against SA a week later. Of the 4 players who played in both games - 2 were backline players a nd two were forwards.
So what did we learn from that lot? It was the Argenitna "B" team and even in that game the Springboks struggled at times. Matfield himself at 5 was up against a complete unknown as a lock anyway - a player called Alevensine I believe.
Game, set and match.
PLPlum
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29 Feb 2016, 20:23#11
I'm sticking with Ruan Pienaar. He made most 10s that played with him look bad and cost us way too many games. Vic A was awesome. Vic B was a horror show.
CLclevermike
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CLclevermikeCoach57,555 posts
29 Feb 2016, 20:32#12
You mean Vic in and during 2014 and 2015 was Vic B - tie in with what I wrote above.