I know the youth brigade are never going to report this, but for the sake of good order, these are the facts. Cuthbert's try started with Serfontein missing Cuthbert just outside the 22 and ended with Cuthbert running over Steppie for the try...a rare rugby twofer.
#Mozart
You are missing the point.To build a team that can beat everyone you need youth and experience.Not just experience.Victor Matfield is currently the only 73y-o playing top tier rugby.The rest that are not far behind like Bakkies and those a like wont be there forever.They cant be.To become a champion side we need to racially change the way we do things.The All-Blacks will succesfully beat us this year and successfully defend the Web-Ellis trophy next year.
Part of the problem is that like Nzlnd we need to bring in a policy of only selecting home based players.I have no problem with people trying to earn more money but then that also has to come with a price.
The team on Saturday lloked sluggish,tired and out of shape.Taking in to consideration the performance a week ago.This was a shocking showing.Shocking.If they aim to win by one point then that is shocking.Shocking.
We can do better.there is all ways room for improvement.This team needs an overhaull.New ideas,new legends and fresh thinking.We need a new "Matfield" and a new Habana and a new "Smit" type leader.
But you know you will carry on in your way of thinking just like other posters here are a bit of a gramaphone.Playing the same old tune.Over and over and over and over and over again.
Its not about running rugby and what happened in the JWC final is irelevant.That team let themselves down.They came from behind in the baby-blacks game only to loose in the final.There is nothing any coach can do to stop such a cave in of moral and the same can be said for the current national team.Hyneke Meyer can give all the advice under the sun but if not implemeneted by the players then they will not succeed.
As for running rugby...I believe the Boks have plenty to offer in this arena and it is not only about breaking the line.Most of the things the Nzld do is by perfecting the basics and that involves angled running from the backs.Timing and consistancy.
One of the things the Boks lack most is probably consistancy.Its all ways questionable what "bok" team will turn up on the day.How is it possible that in one game Morne Steyn plays an almost perfect game and in the next he almost could cost us the game.How is it possible that in one game Bismack can handle everything thrown at him and in the next he misses tackles and gets pushed around?
The lack of succes is down to consistancy.We are not clinical about the basics and we try to be flash in areas where we need to keep our head down and do the dirty,slug out the hard work.
All of the above siad can be applied to our super rugby franchises.I believe it is one of only a few things Jake has woprked on at the Sharks.Constantly getting the best out of every individual player.
And just so you know the bok team after 2015 going in to 16 willl look like this.
1)Marcel vd Merwe 2)B d PLessis 3)Coennie Oosthuizen 4)Eben Etzebeth 5) PSDT/Lood de Jager 6)F Louw 7) J du PLessis 8) D Vermeulen 9)Reinach/Hougaard 10)Pollard/Goosen 11) Movovo 12) Serfontein 13) De Alende 14) Hendricks 15) Le Roux
Notice how in that team there is no Matfield,de Villiers,Habana,Du Preez,Alberts,Botha,Steenkamp,Steyn...
The captian will either be Louw or Du plessis.Beast will be on the bench,together with JPP and some other new faces.
Rubbish Jan missed one tackle all game a that was of no consequence.
And NO player would have stopped Cuthbert going over the line, Jan tackled him well but it was too late, he was going over the line.......he was never in a position to tackle him 3 metres out - geez Moz how bloody obvious is that??
When it comes to your anti players, you do speak the biggest load of rubbish, that is so easily countered
Biggest load of shit I have read in a long time, Serfontein missed Cuthbert deep in the Welsh own half, plenty of rugby took place thereafter before the try was scored......so for a start, blaming Jan for the try that early on in the passage of play is complete and utter rubbish.
Jan tackled Cuthbert well on the line - NO player would have stopped Cuthbert from scoring that try in those circumstances. Jan was never in a position to tackle him 3 min from the line as Moz would have us believe he could have done - what a load of rubbish
About as accurate as JJ being blamed for the Barrett try and Marcel v/d Merwe being owned in the scrums against the Lions - load of rubbish
