Week after week we see Esterhozen winning matches….releasing the Quinn’s backline by committing two tacklers and then deftly offloading, powering over the game line almost always compromising the first tackle….unloading his big left boot.
He is the best inside centre on display in the NH and would walk any of the NH test teams…so much better than Bundi for example.
How can this man be totally ignored by Harrassmiss for the plodder who lost the English test?
Always was impressed with his strength and play even when he was a Shark.
Hopefully the powers that be will find enough courage to add him to the test squad this year and get him onto the field.
Don't do a "Twins on him".
His play against the Sale Sharks was outstanding yet again.
But I guess the selectors are watching the Pumas playing.
Completely agree, so does Rugby Pass:
World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year
1. Wyn Jones (Wales)
2. Malcolm Marx (South Africa)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
4. Maro Itoje (England)
5. Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
6. Siya Kolisi (South Africa)
7. Michael Hooper (Australia)
8. Ardie Savea (New Zealand)
9. Antoine Dupont (France)
10. Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
11. Makazole Mapimpi (South Africa)
12. Samu Kerevi (Australia)
13. Lukhanyo Am (South Africa)
14. Will Jordan (New Zealand)
15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland
…..
Dud’s groupies literally lie to themselves. Dave actually believes Dud has no culpability for the English winning try….even though they ran right through his channel while he was dithering.
But the real reveal was Kerevi vs Dud. Dud disappeared and Kerevi dominated the midfield.
Esterhuizen is in his prime and he will continue this form to the world cup barring injuries.
He is clearly relishing a new environment and game plan.
He will certainly be back in the squad, perhaps even the matchday squad.
A younger version of Frans Steyn, more powerful but without the skill of Steyn in his prime.
Esterhuizen has had fantastic games for the Sharks, where he is now a big loss.
He has never carried that form consistently for the Boks, but hopefully he will this season.
With regard to Esterhozen’s Bok form….he last played for the Boks almost 4 years ago. He is a different player and those games were for an imploding Coetzee and a losing Harrassmiss.
The Boks lost half of the games he played in. He never had a chance to play in a Bok team winning the collisions and set pieces, as Dud has.
Nonetheless there is no point playing the guy if offloading remains a discouraged activity.
Some quotes from Moffie before he knew his arch-enemy ou Maaik didn't rate Esterhuizen:
"Slowest back in Super Rugby....my vote would go to Andre Esterhozen. Props fly by him on the kick chase."
"Moz spot on as usual, Esterhozen is a snail."
"Allende and Esterhozen would be the slowest clumsiest centre combination in rugby."
It's a bit like Moffie proclaiming himself as the rugby genius who discovered Cheslin Kolbe (after slagging him off for years as not being test quality).
LMAO!
Seems like one of two things happen when a player's performances on the field result in copious amounts of egg plastering Moffie's fat and ignorant face . . . either he bangs on for years about how stupid all the professional coaches, pundits, writers and selectors must be to praise the player that he didn't rate (examples are Pieter-Steph du Toit, CJ Stander and Damian de Allende) . . . or else he lies through his rotting yellow teeth and pretends he not only always rated the player he used to slag off, but was in fact the first person to spot the talent (examples Andre Esterhuizen, Jaque Fourie and Cheslin Kolbe).
Moffie's desperate need to be seen as some kind of rugby visionary on this message board demonstrates what a pathetic, needy and attention-seeking loser he is, but the fact that he is such a dishonest and clueless rugby noob does make it hilarious!
Poor old Peeper, doing exhaustive research to try and win his first argument against me. Sadly I have nothing to retract. Esterhozen is a snail, I was spot on. But he has learned how to use his power effectively and is perhaps the best offloader in the game. Much like SBW who was no speed merchant.
But you should learn from this. The honest observer changes his position when the facts change. And Esterhozen became a different player up north. Whereas you still think Schalk Burger was useless and Luke Watson was a potential great done in by Jake White.
Hilarious. And did you really think I wasn’t aware my prior comments on Esterhozen might surface? Especially using my branded name for him? And that I wasn’t totally unconcerned?
LMAOFY!
Kerevi is the epitome of a modern-day centre, the complete package. Delande is obviously good, but he can't match Kerevi's all-around game, especially as a playmaker
He learned his trade in Japan and even talked about how it upped his game. I think it was White who said he was a blindsider and that pretty much sums up how you jarpies see talent and potential. Maybe Damian should have done the same thing earlier in his career and we'd see more from him. It doesn't matter anyway because you lot don't use backlines accept for something involving kicking, kicking and more kicking. Jarpies cant coach for shit (funny how you guys argue over these numptys but they are basically all the same). Eveeybody knows every springbok team is basically the same basic unit doing the same very basic stuff. Can be good in knockout rugby but its not going to do any good anywhere else. Tell me when the last time was that the Springboks had any consistent run of good results. Doesn't matter who you guys have in midfield because no springbok midfielders have played any good. scrmhalf kicks and big wings catching them and defence. Esterhuizen should probably wait it out and play for England.
4 years you say??? I cant think when that would be but the last time was definitely when Nick was coaching the team. The last great south Africa coach.
