Faf is expendable. His skills are very poor. We don't need Pollard, as we don't play off our 10. 95% of what Pollard does ball in hand is get ball behind a POD and passes to the playmaker behind the next POD or the connector between the two. We can plug in almost anyone else to do that. The gameplan simply isn't built for more.
This from the local press in Limerick:
‘CJ Stander faces stiff competition for a starting place from Wales star Taulupe Faletau but the 31 year-old nonetheless looks very likely to make the wider squad. Stander signed off his Ireland career with a high-quality Six Nations campaign and has remained at the heart of both Munster and Ireland’s greatest days since his last Lions tour. Selection would see Stander finish his career in poetic fashion back on South African soil where it all started.’
If Stamp signed off his Irish career with the 6 Nations. But his own words were that he was available for the mid year tests. What tests could those be if they didn’t include the Irish National team.
That’s right only the Lions. All Lions tests are mid year tests... Oink, Oink, Oink!
Stay down Dave, you are looking pretty foolish.
Unteromlett is a very stubborn breed of Dummkopf
If ever there was aa one-dimensional flyhjalf it was Morne, Totally clueless and totally predictable. So Morne played for the wrong team? Sure he did - he was so useless at Stade Francais that he because their bench-playing flyhalf, When a fgme was ibn doubt they would never bring him on. I remember a game where Stade Francais had a try bonus point. He buggered up so badly when he came on that the opposing team scored a try and eliminated the bonus point. just a question before we have a drama on site, do you know how the bonus poit system worked in French club rugby?
But he was MOM on Saturday playing for a South African team that knows how to use his talents.Who cares about the Frogs.
Morné was good in France. I actually watched a number of his games. They won big games with him at 10. The Frog who was supposedly better still has that loss to Krasny Yar hanging over his head (the one Lügnerin saw Morné "bugger up" without being present in the starting lineup or the bench).
I rewatched the game and their was om incident where he did make a pass with a huge overlap on his outside leading to a try being scored, The match was won when in the second half the Bulls forwards got the upper hand and started scoring forward tries. The only exceptions were the try I referred to already and another scored by the replacement flyhalf Smith.
So it is crazy season open again. Two weeks ago when De Allende got the MOM in a match - you derided the MOM story - but when Steyn got one it was the real thing. Morne is still the same as he always was - in a competitive game he remains a match loser.
By the way White has huge amount of money provided by the Bulls owners to contract players and he onviously o not regard Steyn of longterm value, Steyn entered into a one year contract when he returned froim France last year and the contract is up during this year, White has already contracted Goosen as flyhalf and there is yet no indication that Steyn/s contract will be renewed.
Kindergarten Imbecile
Your watching of games is not at all relevant - either you lie about games or you did not watch the games at all and write garbage about what happened, If Morne was any good. why was he and Alberts on the next plane to SA after the Meyer disaster was fired by Stade Francais? Remember Stade was very relieved to get rid of Morne and he was going to Brieve before Meyer was appointed at Stade - but then Meyer convinced him to stay at Stade, As clueless Mey er was as coach at Stade - so useless was Steyn at Stade.
LOL...that's a bit cruel but funny too.
A table full of unsightly indigestible rugby "food" that nobody can eat...thank goodness you are not a chef.
Organpuffer means well and tries hard and is not a nasty person. But yes, nobody wants to sit at the table...sadly all your preparation is in vain. Quite sad, really.
Dave
The problem is that by the time the Lions series kick in Stander would have no contract with any UK or Ireland Club - which makes it rather impossible to select him for the Lions series. How do you select anybody for any test side if he has NO contract with any club at all.
I know SA can do it - because the contracts signed provides for release of club players when needed by the Springboks - but that does not apply to the UK, Ireland and French Club Rugby, Any player selected for international duty must have a professional contract - there is no case where any player was ever selected without a contract somewhere in the rugby hierarchy, .
This is what was brought to the table recently.
Stampkar said he was retiring and it was his last Irish test.....AND....Stampkar said he was available for mid year tests.
Now Dave nominate the team he was available for....just the name is sufficient. If you like consult “clever’ Mike who seems to be mentally on the same page as you.
Just the name of the team he was going to play for....that’s all we need.
Here comes Unteromlett's moment, where he slams turbo reverse as if he is charging into battle and comes out the victor.
Oink!
Mozart
Name me one test player without a professional contract anywhere in the world and I would be happily accepting your delirium. Forget about Brits being an example - he was in the team for team building processes - and not for playing purposes - but despite that he did play in games against minions .
By the way - you have not produced any proof yet that Erasmus was instrumental in stopping test participation in 2020, When is that coming? .
Mozart
I know you find it difficult to give straight answers it any question - name me a single test player without a professional playing contract with a club?
Lügnerin, please, this is painful to watch. Stop being a Dummkopf.
Listen Kindergarten Imbecile
It is painful to see such bloody ignorance on your part. Take the insurance issue. The Club insure players against injury in terms of their contract with the Players. There are a limited number of players on national contract - but they are seconded to the clubs - and he same condition remains.
I a player is injured in a test the national body assist the clubs or franchises with covering their part of the costs,
The Lions is a combined team of four national teams. They are not about to have anybody playing for the Lions who are not on contract ad whose medical .insurance are not covered by their contract with the clubs.
That is just one of the complications that arise from selection to play - there are others included in the contracts as well. As from June 2021 Stander has no contract with any club amd the Luions are not about to take out insurance for an individual player.
Comprehende - dimmist doos ever/
Nope the Six Nations are not the mid year tests.....nor is the Autumn window. The mid year tests are played by NH teams in the SH. Teams like the Lions.
Stampkar was available for Lions selection. Every Newspaper and commentator affirmed that. There was no push back from Stamp or anybody else when it was reported he wasn’t selected. Gatland never set the record straight....nor did Stamp or his family and friends.
He was available and not selected....eat your crow.
The 2021 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the summer internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) are international rugby union matches that are mostly played in the Southern Hemisphere during the July international window.
Mozart knows that he is talking shit about the Stander issue as well as the issue of nor participating in the RC in 2020 He created the stories without regard to fact and when I asked him a critical question about club and franchise contracts he went quiet because he cannot admit that he was creating stories he has no idea about.
That happens when hatred of Erasmus and certain players reached boiling point, All of this as been going on for 8 years and every time he comes up with issues he has no proof of be assured it is total BS,
Duplication
Why don't those who think this is important communicate with CJ himself and ask him to quell this argument (he probably would answer you) if i's such an issue here. Would have saved you a lot of wasted time.
Hi CJ,
Is it true that you retired because you knew you were not going to be selected for the Lions? That Warren Gatland considered you too short, and would only be considered at hookier
Gatland's Lion's loosies can all compete in the lineout, and area of strength for South Africa.
Shortmen cant jump.
LOL at the Pop Up troj an
This is what is left of CJ Stander. My guess is that he knew he was not going to be in the Lions squad, and took that opportunity to announce his retirement.
It is ironic as he left the Bulls because Meyer told him he was too short to play loosie.
Now Gatland is saying the same thing, because he wants all of his loosies to be able to compete at the lineout against the Boks.
All forms of rugby. Finished and klaar!
It is VERY CLEAR that the ONLY exception is TO HONOUR his contract until the END of JUNE with MUNSTER.
He did not add if selected for Br/Ire Lions squad he would change his mind.
He faced the final certain..he did it his way.
Balls.....he said on his web site he was available for the Mid year tests. FFS Chabal read the string before you comment on it:
