Swys on RJVR and Am...

This article today.

RJVR had a dietary issue...has it been resolved?

What exactly does he do well? He can't pass, he can't carry into traffic, he bends on defence head on, can't defend laterally, can't read play, can't kick, can't attack the breakdown. What is it that he does well? His 1.7m per carry? His mindless runs in space? The way he crabs? He way he blows overlaps? The way he runs the wrong way and can't support good breaks? You can't point anything to me that he does well. Go on, reference something for a change? Or are you just a Jaba the Hutt lazy mouthpiece? A chihuahua behind a fence?

RJVR > Esterhuizen > DDA

There are so many instances of Damian being dumped backwards. Look at Esterhuizen, he doesn't need to hunch into contact, he doesn't need someone to drive him forward, when he encounters a force strong enough to hold him up his back never bends. Damian does none of those things. Show me these good Damian carries. Most of these tests are on YouTube these days, go fish. I want references. I have pointed out all of last season where Damian was dominated. It's time for the big mouths to get off their backside and start posting some material of substance for a change. It's the way things are around here, those who are quick to insult other members are those who never actually offer any insights or information. Just uninformed opinions that they shout down our throats. 

 RJVR and AM very intresting prospect....also Willemse and AM or Esterhuizen and AM.....it won't harm trying these combo,s out.

I'm an Esterhuizen man, he has long deserved a shot. Whenever Esterhuizen has played for the Boks, he has outshone Damian despite Erasputin closing the gameplan off to him. I don't really have a problem with seeing what RJVR can do, we have so little functionality in midfield right now that it won't disrupt anything to have a look. Besides, the centres don't often come into contact with one another, that's just not how teams are structured. I want to see a real 12 for a change. Someone who can dominate and change the way how the opposition plays. With Jones coaching Australia, it's worth casting our minds back to how Esterhuizen twice comprehensively shut down the entire Wallaby attack. Think about that. We have to go back to Jean and Fourie for a centre presence that changed the way the opposition, even the best All Blacks, play the game. 

He has done far more than Damian.

Well, where is the production? 

Is a dietary issue worse than a brain issue? Just asking. Has anybody seen an interview with Dud Allende, is he coherent?

Kerevi is the best 12in the game.

Kerevi was injured:

The 28-year-old was always going to miss the start of the Rugby Championship, which kicks off for Australia on Saturday with the first of two Tests in Argentina, but would have returned for four Tests against South Africa and New Zealand.

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He was the consensus best 12 in 2021, in large part because he totally dominated Dud Allende in the two games Oz won as a result of that dominance.

TRY! South Africa 6-13 Australia (Kellaway, 18)

Australia opt to run with the man advantage from the lineout. From midfield the ball goes to the right and Kerevi makes the crucial incursion, straightening his attack and holding his balance to float the ball wide to Kellaway who dashes around the outside to cross.

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That’s what a real centre does… crashing into the first defender and tractoring might be appropriate for the blindside flank.

"Is a dietary issue worse than a brain issue? Just asking. Has anybody seen an interview with Dud Allende, is he coherent?"

There's some software and fi rmware issues.

Mostly because Dud positioned himself not to tackle Kerevi is my guess…. how the blue blazes does your direct opponent beat 6tackles and make 2 clean breaks without your being involved.

So Moz out of interest why do you think these 3 different sources picked him in their world sides of the year?

Because SA rugby members must be named. Who else. The quota captain. Ah, yes, he was picked for the symbol.

Nevertheless, this was settled long ago, granting way toob much value to what is a PR exercize to promote the game as a trade product.

To the question why these lists pick this or that name, it could be counter ask why these lists did not pick that or this name.

Damian has been run over many a time. Hooper, Kuridrani, Frans, Kerevi, a few All Blacks, in the Lions series. He often gets dumped on the scripted crashball. Damian is a very weak back.

Of course not.

Support for SA rugby in the North is tremendous: rugby people want to prove that their association with the Apartheid regime was a mistake and that rugby can be something else but an association with an Apartheid mentality.

Dave apart from Kerevi there are no established World Class 12s. Jordie Barrett may be one in the making but we don’t have enough data yet.

So Dud gets the vote because he is a familiar name and a false narrative has been pushed by the South African rugby press. You only need to look at his tries scored/try assist stats to know this man is not a contributor.

Worse….his mental lapses on defense are never examined. It’s a classical Emperor has no clothes phenomenon. So much good ball dying in toothless 2 metre runs.

And now the compulsive kicking thing. So obviously a new ‘skill’ they are trying to teach Dud. But he simply doesn’t have the nous to use it productively. It requires him to make a decision and defense or attack, Dud is completely incapable of judgement.

"The guy sounds like he’s either drunk or on the spectrum."

N ormally smart, people with a "few issues "

Damian has a few "other" issues. 

Saffex is quite a puzzle. A puzzle best left unsolved. 

Really good inside centre,s nowadays is a rare commodity....guys like Ma'a Nonu, Tana Umaga, Jean de Villiers, Brian O Driscoll, Yannick Jauzion, Tim Horan, Scott Gibbs is very hard to find....Am is a class act, but he needs a guy like Andre, Willemse or RJVR next to him..... Young Guys like Rikus Pretorius and Dan Du Plessis are Natural inside centre,s and also needs to be involved in Bok Setup....the 12 channel has Stagnated together with DDA....and needs a serious upgrade.

Rugby is in the gutter right now. Thanks ELVs.