The article heading is returning heavies lend Boks clout!! I mean strtaight away the nitwit makes a complete ass of himslef. wee victora t 106 kg tops is hardly a lock heavy weight and saying he lends clout is absurd. Albertds with his very poor work rate lends the Boks clout. Coetzee does about 4 timesas much work.
These guys are clueless and should not be writing about rugby
Ex Keo
Victor Matfield and Willem Alberts will make a marked difference to the Springboks’ forward play in Australia and New Zealand, writes JON CARDINELLI.
The Boks battled in the wet at Loftus Versfeld. They were shoved backwards at the scrums and hammered at the breakdown in Salta. There is much to rectify in the buildup to their next clash against Australia, although it will help a great deal to have two key players, namely Matfield, and Alberts, fit and available.(It will be detrimental)
Both Matfield and Alberts missed the two Tests against Argentina. The good news for South Africa is that Matfield, the 113-Test veteran who is widely described as the best lock to have played the game (Only if media hype is to be beleived although thankfully so many now are seeing through the show pony), has been cleared to tour. The Boks should receive a further boost this week when Alberts gets the green light after coming through a barrage of fitness tests.
Alberts said on Tuesday that his hamstring has responded to treatment, and he expects to be back for the clash in Perth on 6 September. The Boks could certainly use a player of his skill set.(Which is what exactly - being off the pace?)
Alberts was the unsung hero of the emphatic 38-12 win against Australia in Brisbane last year. It was because of men like Alberts that the Boks received such terrific go-forward, and found themselves in a position to score four tries.(Well lets see him do it - thus far his form has not inspired confidence whilst Coeatzee againsta very good Argies pack was excellent)
The 120kg blindside flanker was given his due following the Boks’ three-Test tour of Europe. Coach Heyneke Meyer said Alberts was, along with Willie le Roux, the strongest performer across that series.(Please note how the weight of the other heavy is NOT GIVEN - doesnt help the propagandsit views))
The Boks have missed Alberts in the past two games. They have not only lacked a strong option at the back of the lineout, but that rare brand of bully who dominates the collisions.(Oh please Vermulen and louw have been excellent at the back of the lineouts which went very well at Salsa)
It’s not that Marcell Coetzee was poor in Pretoria (THanks!!! Not poor - he was excellent - man what a twit thsi guy is!!), or that Juan Smith was terrible in Salta (Agreed not terrible). Coetzee has played the bulk of his rugby at openside, and can’t be expected to provide the same impetus as a man of Alberts’s size. Smith didn’t perform to his usual standards in Salta, but then neither did any of the other Bok forwards.(Cant provide the same impetus! Bwahahhahahahahahaha Coeatzee works 4 times harder you nutter)
It will take some time for Smith to recapture his Test form of old, just as it took some time to find his feet in the European leagues. We all know how that season climaxed: with Smith scoring a breathtaking try for Toulon against Saracens in the final.
Smith will not tour Australasia with the Boks, but he will come back into reckoning if there's an injury. Meanwhile, the Boks are fortunate to have their first-choice No 7 back, a player who caused the Wallabies so many problems in 2013.
The return of Matfield is another piece of bad news for both Australia and New Zealand. The Bok lineout has wobbled in recent weeks (TOTAL RUBBISH. AT SALSA WESTOLE TWO OF THEIR BALL AND THEY ONE OF OURS - TERRIBLE PROPOGANDA FROM THE VICTOR GROUPIES!!!!), but that isn’t surprising considering that a 21-year-old rookie in Lood de Jager has been making the calls.(sHOWS HE DID A GOOD JOB. NOP DOUBT THE VITOR GROUPIES ARE ALSO TRYING TO TELL US LOOD HAS POOR DEFENCE WHICH IS LUDICROUS IF YOU HAVE WATCHED HIM PLAY ) Matfield’s inclusion will not only lend the Boks more experience, but a world-beating lineout manager (DOUBT WHTEHR WE WILL STRAL MORTE THAN TWO LINEOUTS - ANOTHER HUGE MYTH). As witnessed over the past six months, Matfield still has the ability to make some momentum-shifting steals.(wHEN DID THSI HAPPEN THAT MATFIELD DID THIS. MORE GROUPIE PROPAGANDA)
The scrums have been a big talking point. The Boks don’t have a great deal of time to set things right, but the return of two experienced players in Alberts and Matfield should help their synergy at this set piece.(Against Oz weshould not have too many problems and the pap 106 kg victor will becredit with the improvement in ourr scrumming. I kid you not that is the daft conclusion the matfield groupeis will come to Bwhahahahahahahahahahaha)
The Boks battled against Argentina, but we should expect a big improvement in their forward play in the next two Tests.
Againt lessor packs we will improve buT PLEASE MEYER LEAVE WEE MATFILED OUT OF THE MATCH 23 AND HAVE ALBERTS AT BEST ON THE BENCH.
Man seldom have I ever read so much sentimental rubbish. Sop for the rugby masses.
