Mozart read the following article on News 24 and stay calm please

https://rugby365.com/countries/south-africa/no-decline-in-sight-to-the-brilliant-du-toit-brand/

The fact is that P-S d Toit is a star playr and so are  Etzebeth and Klbe the oher two Springboks mentioned.

But of equal interest is the World dream team of the year which included he folloqing players:-

Credit needs to go to Du Toit, Etzebeth, Kolbe, Nché, Marx, De Allende, Kriel and other senior players for their contributions. 

I do not ant ou to ge aitat by the issue and hope yo have a nuice holiday season.     re you off to Florida again for he winer season.   I so enjoy and apply to see Trump at a-el-Lag for a game of golf.    Wil be difficult though beause all erats are currying to Mar-el-Lago nowadays.

A round of golf at the estate is I unersand very, very xpensive.   

So let bygones be bygones and lets start 2025 on a positive basis.

Ou mozzie needs to be well sedated these days!

"I do not ant ou to ge aitat by the issue and hope yo have a nuice holiday season"

Sounds like a farewell from Hitler!

Actually I  was given a private tour of Mar-A-Lago when I was on an Advisory Board of the National Trust ….nice spot.

Credit needs to be mostly given to the scheduler….who avoided playing NZ in NZ and avoided playing Ireland in Ireland… and avoided playing France at all. Next year we start with a home series against Georgia and Italy. This man is doing brilliant work.

Geez Dave there are groupies and there are super groupies. Are you really willing to say there is no home field advantage just because you love Harrassmiss picking Mostert? Oh hold on, you are the same guy who said the Boks got no advantage out of playing 14 men in the WC final for a NET 40 minutes.

The Boks have great players, our traditional opponents are at their weakest and we had scheduling advantages this year. Our coaching has successfully taken us back to defence, tight forward play and  fast counter attack.

As we saw in the second half against Wales, back play hasn’t improved. In fact if you watch the tries against the ABs under Erasmus they were better before WC2019.

The world is complex….belief in saviors is simplistic,

The estimated home-field advantage in international rugby tests generally translates to a scoring margin of 4 to 6 pointsin favor of the home team. This estimate is based on statistical analyses of historical test match results, factoring in the win/loss records and average score differentials.

Key Points:

1. Average Range:

   • Studies suggest a home-field edge of about 4 to 6 points on average. However, in some regions, the advantage can exceed this range.
   • For instance, teams like New Zealand, South Africa, and England often perform better at home due to a combination of travel difficulty for opponents and passionate home crowds.

2. Factors Affecting the Point Advantage:

   • Strength of Teams: The advantage may appear smaller or negligible when a strong home team plays a weaker visiting team, as the home team might dominate regardless of venue.
   • Travel Impact: The advantage increases when long-distance travel, significant time zone differences, or challenging altitudes (e.g., Johannesburg) are involved.
   • Crowd Influence: Teams playing in front of packed stadiums with vociferous support (e.g., Twickenham, Ellis Park, or Stade de France) may benefit more.
   • Neutral Venues: Matches held at neutral venues (e.g., World Cups) effectively negate home-field advantage.

3. Examples from Recent Data:

   • When two Tier 1 teams of roughly equal ability face off, the home team wins roughly 60-70% of the time, with an average score differential of around 5 points.
   • For Tier 2 teams or in uneven matchups, the home advantage tends to play a smaller role, as the skill gap overshadows location factors.

While 4-6 points is a broad guideline, the specific advantage depends on the context of the match, including the teams involved, venue, and other circumstantial factors.

Read and learn Dave and save the emotional hissy fits for someone who gives a damn.

Maaik, it’s not News 24, it’s Rugby 365...still a good read though...PSDT is next level...so glad for him...hear he's going for a serious shoulder surgery shortly...what a warrior!

I trid to be nice mozart an hope you enjoy the festive season - hence my suggestion you play a ound of golf at Mar-el-Lago course.   Apparently it cost $2 000 pe eprson er night nd a round of golf cost   $500 dollats per round.

A re you going to Florida thus year or the winter season or feezing in Chicago/

So take care of yourself and your faily anyway.        .          

I’m already in Florida Mike…thanks for the kind wishes.

Ok Dave answer me this…..do you think Farrell with the Bok squad and 18 months to get them in synch with his approach would beat Farrell with the Irish squad.

Okay do you think Schmidt with the Bok squad would beat Schmidt with the Irish squad. Here’s a hint….any one of Razor, Schmidt, Farrell, even Foster would be dominant with the current Bok squad.

A unique blend of players, luck and scheduling has created the Erasmus myth.

There is nothing we can point to that he has actually done other than restore old strengths. There are no new skills, no new tactics that are lasting….only a few gimmicks like flashing lights, water boy coaching, scrums from marks and open field maul creation.

The closest thing to a strategy is the bomb squad, which has worked. But mostly because with Ox and Kwagga in the mix, the individuals made a significant difference.  The main impact of the bomb squad idea has been psychological.

I think the coach has some bearing but he can’t make gold out of straw. No way the current NZ side coached by Harrassmiss beats the current Bok side coached by Razor.

Hell the 2009 Boks beat the Lions and then beat NZ 3 times with PdV as coach.

I ws hoping fir his head obe a pacemakin exercise ih a vie  e desive season - but eaebck o where we were before the thread.    I believe all Springbok players and aspirant payers are trying to do hei best in performance - but I beleve that the ebst in some cases are inadquate.    So lets accept that as a norm in this case.   

I’ll give you a simpler proposition M….give NZ  Etzebeth and Ox and Razor beats Harrassmiss. Those two players are far more crucial than Harrassmiss.

"I’ll give you a simpler proposition M….give NZ  Etzebeth and Ox and Razor beats Harrassmiss. Those two players are far more crucial than Harrassmiss."

Biased and ignorant conjecture.

Now if you'd said PSdT and Kolbe . . .

It’s always about the players….a team as experienced as this virtually coaches itself.

Mozart

That is BS.  It reminds m of waht happened under e V illiers in the 2011 RWC - remember tt debacle.   No team ca coach itself since cpacig ntils more thn individual performances - i is about how the tem as a whoe functions as well s strategis used.   Sorry I am nasty - but the above statement f yours s nbelievable garbaage.     That is why th ere is no professional sport team in the world without coaches  irrespective of how good individual layers re,   Take for instance the AB team that ruled supreme for a decade as the top rugby team in the orld with for the msot part haig  Hnsen as their coach = he was needed and was a magnificient coach.     

The 2009 Bok team coached itself to 3 wins over NZ ….Hansen had Nonu, Carter, Jaws, McCaw, Read and the emerging Barrett. 

But here’s the clincher…Razor was a stellar coach for the Crusaders.  But he was pretty mediocre this year….he simply doesn’t have the team.

"The 2009 Bok team coached itself to 3 wins over NZ….Hansen had Nonu, Carter, Jaws, McCaw, Read and the emerging Barrett. "

Nonsense...Snôrre, Gold, Muir and Rassie were in the mix too...Matfield and Jean won't be able to coach their way out of a wet paper  bag.

Snôrre was involved…..waaaaaahahaha. Sure he was, picking Luke Watson. The man had no clue.

So Dave you ignorant plank….what do you think team leadership is all about. Why did White always obsess about team leadership? Because on the field they are doing the coaching and by all accounts at half time in the English Semi Dud was as well.

Get over it….Erasmus hasn’t created anything new, just eliminated the stupid idea that we should play like NZ and glory hallelujah has insisted that NH players can play for the Boks.  That and enjoyed the benefits of the best Bok talent pool ever.

This article excerpt   from another thread says it perfectly:

Brits himself takes up the story of Erasmus’ insistence of a return to when Springbok scrums were full of mighty men and feared worldwide.

“When Rassie took over as Springbok coach, [he] challenged us to think differently about the scrum, and he asked us to embrace it as a key part of our overall strategy.

“Rassie made us think of complete dominance, of having the mindset of relishing and getting excited for every single opportunity to scrummage.

“He designed the 6-2 split on the bench as a big part of this, and he asked us to no longer think of ourselves as 1, 2, 3 and 16, 17, 18 but as two integral units of the team… ready and waiting to make a quantitative difference to the team and the scoreboard; no hiding, no passive scrumming, just every single one a moment to dominate our opposing pack.”

We know now how spectacularly well the Springbok experiment has turned out. By cycling backwards, with a deep dive into the past of a great rugby nation, Erasmus has taken it forwards once again, to the point where his philosophies are becoming the envy of its most ancient rivals.

New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson was full of praise of Rassie’s new model army after the All Blacks’ end-of-year tour match in Turin.

“South Africa, the model they run, with all [players] available [it is the ideal]. Some play in the northern hemisphere, some in the southern hemisphere and their own country. All selectable.

“You cannot replace Test experience – that is one thing I’ve learned. They’ve got a got a great balance. They’ve got youth coming through, they’ve got great benches, they finish over top of teams and they’ve got big squads – they can have two really [high] quality XVs. Professional rugby is always evolving, you’ve always got to be a step ahead.”

“I told my mates, I just hope that they (Chasing the Sun 2 producers) give the whole context behind what really happened. And as you can see, they kind of did.

“What’s going on is something I haven’t experienced in a changeroom. We always go into a changeroom, we’ve got plans. This is working, this is not working. Let’s do this, let’s not do this.

“Rassie came in, said what he had to say, took the reserves into a room next door. I was just looking around and the coaches were standing behind a table on that side, and everyone was just sitting there. This is not what we are used to.

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It wasn’t planned, it was just something that came up, and [I] said stuff.

“Ja, I don’t really talk that much. I’m a strong believer in ‘actions speak louder than words’. The way you perform on the field or the way you live your life must tell your story – ‘okay, these are the morals of this guy’. And if you can do that, nothing has to be said.

“You can see everyone standing there, like even Jacques [Nienaber] was… I don’t think anyone… We were so shocked at what was going on. We were experiencing our game plan forced on us, and we couldn’t handle it.

“And you just look around and everyone is sitting down. No one is talking. There’s no energy and no vibe, and that’s what we’re about. We have to come together and create a vibe, create energy, and go on to the next job. That’s always our motto, ‘focus on the next job’.

“Rassie of course, the next day, we had a meeting. And he just showed it on the projector and he said, ‘This guy understands’. And I’m very grateful for that.

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That from Dud Toit….does it sound like Rasmus sorted out the problem. You’re big on going to the ‘you are lying’ thing. I could do the same to you now, but honestly, it’s pretty silly. Disagree by all means, challenge by all means, but we all have points of view. It would be a dull Board if only conforming views were acceptable.