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Rugby 24.....Morne sparks a recovery

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CleanCutPro9,905 posts
19 Nov 2019, 09:19
#41
19 Nov 2019, 09:19#41

Morne "sparks" a recovery??

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaha!!

That's very funny.

Did he guide his team to a victory over the depleted Fiji?

He's used to being on the losing side. 



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AugenöffnerPro6,974 posts
19 Nov 2019, 12:53
#42
19 Nov 2019, 12:53#42

His Bok winning record is 8% higher than that of Steph, the "best player in the world" and "best Bok of all time" . His record for the Bulls is even higher than that. List of achievements:

  1. Under-21 World Cup Champion
  2. Currie Cup Champion (x2)
  3. Super Rugby Champion (x3)
  4. Top 14 Champion (x1)
  5. British Lions Tour Champion (x1)
  6. Tri-Nations Champion (x1)
"He's used to being on the losing side"

Show me a more successful South African rugby player. Herr Abli is indeed cleanly cut, right on the button. 

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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
19 Nov 2019, 13:23
#43
19 Nov 2019, 13:23#43

1   Morne missed every kick at goal in the Under 21 WC final and the Juniors won despite him being their major handicap.

2   Curry Cup winners - before 2011

3   Super Rugby Champion - which years please

4    Top 14 Orange - routine bench player for Club ended 4th on log in series,  Was in final starting line-up  Won in final - Contribution - zero - bar kicking at goal - no other points scored in final

5  and 6 - 2009 was the last year Morne showed anything bar kicking at goal

Show me a worse flyhalf ever playing for SA.   He buggered  up more games than anybody else.   Was dropped by Meyer in 2012 and twice in 2014  because he was totally useless.

Started off being a handicap in the Under 21 WC - ended up being a worse handicap in 2017.   

Good year 2009 only - other than that desperately poor.  

   

  

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AugenöffnerPro6,974 posts
19 Nov 2019, 13:55
#44
19 Nov 2019, 13:55#44

Desperate stuff from the resident sour grape! 



Every point a fallacious helping of Never-Baloney. Imagine that, the "worst flyhalf of all time" just so happened to be a champion at every level of the game nine times. 

I repeat the challenge: Show me a more highly decorated player in South African rugby. 

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CeradynePro9,374 posts
19 Nov 2019, 14:51
#45
19 Nov 2019, 14:51#45

“ 3   Super Rugby Champion - which years please”

You cannot really be serious. 

“ 4    Top 14 Orange - routine bench player for Club ended 4th on log in series,  Was in final starting line-up  Won in final - Contribution - zero - bar kicking at goal - no other points scored in final”

Is there any reason why you would like to put that game into context? It’s OK. Don’t bother answering. I know exactly the reason why. 

Be that as it may, the context of that final is that Stade Français was on their way out of the competition thanks to your blue eyed boy Jules Plisson. Morne was brought back for the quarter final and he was eventually  the main reason for SF winning that semi final against Toulon as well. That was according to the French press. 

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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
19 Nov 2019, 14:59
#46
19 Nov 2019, 14:59#46

Ceradyne

So what did Morne add to the game other than kicks at goal.   Nobody ever said he was NOT a good goal kicker - what he totally missed out for the rest was all other aspects of flyhalf play.That made him a  liability at flyhalf.     

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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
19 Nov 2019, 15:08
#47
19 Nov 2019, 15:08#47

If Meyer fired his braai mate from the team in 2012 and twice in 2014 - he was piss poor as a flyhalf - who are we to argue against that?   

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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
19 Nov 2019, 15:39
#48
19 Nov 2019, 15:39#48
Morne is fucking useless and that’s a fact
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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
19 Nov 2019, 15:43
#49
19 Nov 2019, 15:43#49
1   Morne missed every kick at goal in the Under 21 WC final and the Juniors won despite him being their major handicap.
No, he missed 4 penalties but kicked two conversions and ended up top point scorer in the tournament anyway.
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CeradynePro9,374 posts
19 Nov 2019, 16:11
#50
19 Nov 2019, 16:11#50
“ Posted by: clevermike (39069 posts) Nov 19, 2019, 14:59 Ceradyne So what did Morne add to the game other than kicks at goal. Nobody ever said he was NOT a good goal kicker - what he totally missed out for the rest was all other aspects of flyhalf play.That made him a liability at flyhalf. ” There were numerous reports on the turnaround in the SF side in 2015. As I said, they were nowhere in the competition until they fell back on Morne in that specific final round or two and the playoffs. You have already confessed, at the time, that you only watched the final and haven’t watched the last round before the playoffs or the QF or the SF, so you are once pissing in the sea, expecting it to turn more salty.
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
19 Nov 2019, 16:26
#51
19 Nov 2019, 16:26#51

Pakie

I remember watching the Under 21 Final and it was a shocking display of uselessness and poor play by Morne.   The game was saved by other players whio scored tries as long as Morne was not involved.  I cannot remember a single kick at goal he converted - neither tries nor penalties,  Would have if he did - but was horrified because he did not.  That game stuck in my mind for years afterwards as an example of the deficiencies of Morne Steyn as a player.  

I do not really care about how Stade Francais handled the Morne Fiasco - ending up firing him midway through the present series.   What I care about is what happned when he played for the  Springboks more than anything else.   

Answer the following:-

"If Meyer fired his braai mate from the team in 2012 and twice in 2014 - he was piss poor as a flyhalf - who are we to argue against that?"     

Did it happen - yes or no?   Did Meyer a clown himself as a coach - fired Morne without  proper reason?   Meyer was near to tears in an interview in 2012 about the Morne firing - so there must have been good reasons.   

The 2014 firings were after a total shit second test against Wales in June 2014 =- where he  joined Matfield in an unsuccessful attempt to loose the test.   Morne got back for two tests and then committed hara kiri in the Perth test - which he and only he caused the Springboks to lose the match.   

Why don't you think before the bloody praise songs on a total flop as a flyhalf?  

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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
19 Nov 2019, 16:33
#52
19 Nov 2019, 16:33#52
Kicking for poles does not define a player so numpties that keep banging on about Morne scoring the most points need to fucking wake up to the fact that goal kicking says nothing about how good a rugby player they are. I’ll keep it simple for you numpties - Morne was a great goal kicker but an utterly useless rugby player Hope that helps I’m done wasting my time on discussing such a shit player Over and out
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CeradynePro9,374 posts
19 Nov 2019, 16:47
#53
19 Nov 2019, 16:47#53

“ I’m done wasting my time on discussing such a shit player“


Ahhh. One less ignorant bummer to deal with. 

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