He's out for 2 months at least with a haematoma to his thigh.
Could possibly be due to being overplayed, especially the way he plays. Should be able to get match fit for the June series so luckily won't impact the Boks.
Hmmmm wonder what Dr Moz has to say.
Hmmmm wonder what Dr Moz has to say.
I watched the games this weekend and was shocked to see the empty stands....... what's up, guys.
Losing support in the game, poor teams to expensive to attend the games or what?
That’s certainly true....he is valuable to the team, as a player but more importantly as a symbol.
@ The RWC, PSDT got IRB POTY
..playing at 7 in Japan...saying he is too big for loosie in Jap conditions and he should have played lock instead is kinda ignorant...not?
It was test rugby in Japan... try read what I wrote if you are going to quote me. It is a fact that many flanks play as locks in the Japan league. Test rugby is not super rugby, or New Zealand national competition
You just proved my point....You said Whitely is not physical enough for test rugby, and this is why some locks at SuperRugby can be converted into loose forwards at test level- but not the other way around in SuperRugby.
Saffex stick to being disbarred from being a lawyer. It probably took your about 20 years to get the degree, only to dishonourably being removed from the profession.
If it was not for your inheritance, you would be packing chickens at Tesco, which is really where your potential reaches its limit.
"It is a fact that many flanks play as locks in the Japan league. "
And this is relevant to PSDT, because he is a lock playing flank now? It's the exact opposite of what you are arguing, but it's relevant because it's test rugby and not SR?
I understand what you are trying to say, but I don't agree. It's nonsense. In essence, you are saying is that it's easier for a lock to play at 7 in test rugby than at SR...hogwash! Test rugby is more difficult than SR...always, even at loosie in Japan . Try to keep up please.
All that happened is the Boks won the WC....so the most popular Bok got World Player of the Year. Stephanie is obviously better in tight games than wide open games. That said the only 2 things he did at the WC worth noting were the pick and go try against theABs....and his rush onto Ford in the final, obviously a premeditated tactic which could have been executed just as well by Mostert.
A vastly overrated player...but clearly a loss to the Stormers.
Do you also deny being disbarred from the legal profession?
Sure Dave and how many tackles did he beat. The fact that he ran a lot is not a mark of distinction...the Beast, Etzebeth, Marx, Mostert, hell even Fattie Malherbe could have made those runs. He never breaks a tackle!
Mostert was our best defender in the final and a much more dependable lineout jumper than Dud.
The numbers don’t support that.
Dud against England 4 runs/2 metres/1 ball lost
Dud against Wales 3 runs/5 metres
Dud against Japan 6 runs/5 metres
There is no penetration it’s all a bloody myth....the guy is a toothless runner.
Mostert tackling against England...official ESPN stats....there were no Mostert missed tackles:
Worst tackling stats against Japan....dud Toit. This guy’s massive contributions are a huge myth: :
00S KolisiFL21100P ToitFL1930D VermeulenN80610M MarxR0306S KitshoffRMoz singling out one game is poor form, give us his tackling stats for the whole WC and that will tell the true story
As for runners not breaching....here’s Leach, Dud’s opposite/3 clean breaks and 3 defenders beaten.....Moriarty, like Dud the main Welsh ball carrier.....and Underhill. All deliver much better running stats in games where the Boks dominated the defensive line.
Toothless with contributions that can’t be verified with any numbers. The grand illusion!
M LeitchFL
0511151330Over the course of the playoffs Dud’s running stats were bettered by his opponents in every game....and his tackling stats were only competitive against Wales. Just because commentators and reporters feed you garbage, you don’t have to eat it!
Underhill is a open side
Leitch’s stats are no better than PSDT - if he beat 3 defenders but only gained 15m in 11 runs those beats will have amounted to nothing
But more than anything stats are a poor reflection of the facts
You can easily gain 15m when unopposed - stats alone provide no context at all
PSDT was better than any of the loosies you mention
This is nonsense Dave....stats are not perfect, but if you can’t trace this ‘excellence’ anywhere in the numbers....the chances are it’s not real.
His performances were excellent, he made more tackles than most and operated well in traffic carrying the ball
The job of a blindside
Add the bonus of him snuffing out many attacks as Faf did
Sure...like the Welsh try.
Hey collarbone are you talking rugby here?
Johan Dutoit is being earmarked as a replacement for Stephanie for the next 2 months.
However his Weight is only 108 kg. Does this mean that should only be allowed to play openside flank- even if he is not a fetcher?
Does he need to stop going to the toilet to retain body mass?
The absurd attacks on Du Toit continues. Poor rooitwvt used to insist Luke Watson was better than Schalk Burger who also was the player of the year. Rooitwit was being ridiculous. Those today trashing Du Toit are now the ridiculous ones.
Dave wee matfield's playing weight varied from 105 kgs to 108 kgs. Victor said his best weight was 108 kg. When he stopped rugby he dropped to 102 kg. A lightweight string bean and NEVER EVER a proper lock. Matfield decimated our tight 5 turning it into a tight 4.
Shraktwi t you are a rugby loon as well. Anybody thinking Test rugby is slower than Super rugby is daft.
Not trashing Dud....HasBeen....simply saying he is overrated. And the stats support the point.
