Bok side

Pretty happy with the team...hope Manie has a blinder!!!!

Manie played well apart from that bad missed penalty at the end. Rassie wants Pollard to close it out.

Anybody know what condition Kolbe is in. He went Awol on Saturday. 

Player who may not have what it takes. 

Thomas du Toit is a big man but compare the work he puts in to that of Ox. Koch at least contributes outside the scrum. Du Toit not that much. 

I like the look of Wessels at hooker. Expect big things from him. 

Moerat is a non entity. 

Dixon is certainly no Steph DuToit. It is of course early days so we shall see.  Very very difficult to full the big boots of Steph! 

I felt our lose trio could do with a bit more pace against a side like Argentina. Hope Roos comes back soon. 

Nortje is a find. Huge engine and terrific work rate. Reminds me of Mostert but more powerful. 

Am is better suited to 13. Allende is still da man. 

I have to also say Kriel on the wing is an option. Bring on Am and put Jessie on the wing. Strengthens our defence. 

Fassie has the goods but doesnt quite have the head of a Willie Le Roux yet. 

Hope Willemse comes back and is still the player he was

Expecting the Boks to come bouncing back at Nelspruit. 

Congrats to Eben breaking the record of I CON IC wee matfiled as the most capped Bok ever. Best con artist to ever play the game!! 

I do hope wee Rooitwit will acknowledge that Eben is an all time great dispite being so rough. Hahahahahahaha. 

Kak team, just looked at the stats this years on Pollard. He has only played 300 min of test rugby out a 1000. Pieter Steph tops the most minutes this season. 

Would you ever use your key player like this. Ireland would never chop and change Jonny Sexton. If he is fit, he would play. Way use Pollard so sparingly. He has tried 3 10s this season, one has backfired against Argentina. 

I'm also concerned as I don't know who the number twos are and who are the real starting 15 or even 22. 

Had a feeling Manie would play again. Better to start him too than have him come on later.

Anybody know what condition Kolbe is in. He went Awol on Saturday.

KC

Better accept it Pollard is on the way to the coaching set-up and not the 2027 RWC.   Although only missing one kick at goal Pollard's comtrbution last week was so-so - in other words below par.  

I think some of the oldies are also still playing - but the problem was in the backlne where defense went to pieces.    I think wth De Allende at 12  Libbok will improve in playng.   Pollard once said that De Allende is the best no 12 center he ever played with and  take the load off the shoulders of the flyhalfs and  Pollard obviously missed him on Saturday as well.    .        

Mike I thought Pollard had a very good game. 

Some criticised Rassie for taking him off but it looked  like Handre was feeling the 36 degree heat. 

If Shaca was fit and playing either Pollard or Libbok would not have been  in the 23 on  the tests  against the Agentinians. both away and at home.            

If Shaca was fit and playing either Pollard or Libbok would not have been  in the 23 on  the tests  against the Agentinians. both away and at home.            

He didnt play, you numb but.

Well, there goes the little inside joke of the week

"Manie is toast...sorry all you WP boys."

We know he shouldn't be taking the kicks ...and he will have poor games...but there'll be magic too...lots of it...

His kicking woes is similar to a hooker missing his jumpers...I don't see the calls for axing Bongi or Marx for missing a couple...

Manie is a lucky packet and shouldn't play past the 60 min mark, unless the match is beyond loosing...and if he's having a poor outing, sub him in the first half...manage his strengths AND weaknesses...he's something like Carlos Spencer...nobody better than him when on song, but boy can he be k@k when not.

Manie also can’t tackle…can’t run in tight spaces. And as things stand, he obviously can’t kick under pressure. A toasted bagel that Harrassmiss has included to demonstrate he is his own man. If this was a final at risk….just as in the WC , Manie wouldn’t be playing.

So a meaningless gesture more to make Harrassmiss look good than to save Libbok. The man is so transparent.

I think we would not have stayed within reach of France's score for Pollard to make those vital kicks he did in the quarters, without Manie.

How soon we forget:

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Yep after that Manie is toast - that kick was straight forward 

Earlier he fucked up the penalty kick to the corner as well

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Yep after that Manie is toast - that kick was straight forward 

Earlier he fucked up the penalty kick to the corner as well

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Yep after that Manie is toast - that kick was straight forward 

Earlier he fucked up the penalty kick to the corner as well

The human brain retains things better after repeating them 3 times….I trust  that helps Dave or does Harrassmiss do all your thinking for you?

Absolute nonsense Draad, Manie’s only contribution to our try scoring was a 50/50 cross kick that happened to fall to Dud Allende. Any flyhalf could have made that kick.

Amazing …here are the stays vs Bargie last year. Incredible how those stats are always wrong for Libbok

Versus Oz last year….again the stats are only wrong for Libbok

Look at those Aussie numbers….Libbok lost the ball 3 times, made 4 tackle attempts and missed 2.  Game after game the numbers are the same. 

Nobody dislikes his gliding runs or sensitive passes, realists just recognize you can’t start a serious test with a player who can’t defend his channel is stripped of the ball and can’t kick when you need him to kick.

Selecting that player says you have no other options, or the test is easily won  anyway or you have another agenda.

Mostert does not have an issue dominating collisions.

He has never been sent away to bulk up (and slow down).

There is only one issue with Mostert, he isn’t a monster lock despite the fact that he has outplayed many monsters in his time.

Good on Rassie-Mostert is a class act.