SASaffolk
Captain30,741 posts
SASaffolk Captain30,741 posts
06 Feb 2021, 03:33#3
It had nothing to do with Rassie Moz and if it did he made the right decision
SA rugby made the call not Rassie but you keep banging on about Rassie’s chicken run
Do you know on authority that it was Rassie that decided not to play in the RC?
sharkbok
Captain23,234 posts
sharkbokCaptain23,234 posts
06 Feb 2021, 03:39#4
In hindsight following the second waves of Covid in the UK and SA, it would have been a good idea to compete in the 4 nations. The situation is now worse than the first wave, and the B&I lions may not even go ahead.
The teams were weak in the 3 Nations last year.
The All Blacks were anything but convincing, and the Boks should have put them away. (To retain the 4 nations for the second year running).
Australia is a weak team, and Argentina should have been put away reasonably easily. (especially without home advantage, given the tour was in Oz.
SASaffolk
Captain30,741 posts
SASaffolk Captain30,741 posts
06 Feb 2021, 18:50#6
There was every reason not to play in the RC. We are number one in the world it took untold work to get there from 7th.
You don’t just recklessly throw that away playing against players that had played for months already and where the Kiwi’s and Oz had already played two tests against eachother
The Argies showed us a one off only to get slaughtered thereafter summing up that pride and passion only carries you one step, lack of match fitness and proper preparation was sorely exposed thereafter
100% correct decision made by SA rugby not to play. I want to see the Boks defend their number 1 spot on an equal playing field not taking stupid unnecessary chances undoing all that fantastic work in the process
