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Watching SA sides play is a pain in the arse.

Started by clevermike8 REPLIES227 VIEWS· 26 Apr 2014, 17:49
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
26 Apr 2014, 17:49
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26 Apr 2014, 17:49#1

I really mean it - the way our players play is pathetic.  Lets look at some aspects of play  


*   Are there any SA players that can pass balls accurately?

*   Are there any SA players that can catch passed balls?  

*   Can they actually play thinking rugby?

*   Do they know anything about backline play?

*   Do they know anything about strategic kicking?


Lets explain something that struck me.  It happens that in the case of rugby the defense fans out over the field of play.  In the case of ball recovery they do too. 


Same for all teams worldwide I believe.   Lets explain something else.  The ball is rarely passed to forwards in the case of recovery.   The backline players stands slghtly deeper than the forwards and the balls go to the backline players.  In SA teams the forwards take up positions between the backline players and bugger up play completely - since they are more clueless about passing of balls and bakll handling than our so-called backline players are. When the backline player is tackled the forwards are near enough to assist with ball recovery. 


Basic people would say - but far to intricate for the dunces in SA teams and their coaches.  


Shit - don't the buggers know how to score tries?   Two SA teams played thus far this weekend - ZERO tries scored by them.  What a show!!!!!        

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hakwaPro4,146 posts
26 Apr 2014, 18:05
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26 Apr 2014, 18:05#2
 don't be so hard on yourselves Mike - Jacques Potgieter actually scored a great try for the Waratahs.
AJ
Arthur JohnPro1,748 posts
26 Apr 2014, 21:31
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26 Apr 2014, 21:31#3
 hakwa.....great one buddy.But it still hurts.
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
26 Apr 2014, 21:58
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26 Apr 2014, 21:58#4
Why is it that the Cheetahs forwards and loosies - but in particular backline players knows how to pass balls and retain possession?   How come their loosies are there to protect balls and make sure attacking moves does not die - while doing their tackles all over the field?   Ho w come the Cheetahs players knows how to run supporting lines?  How cone they know how to off0laof balls in tackl e situations - while the rest do not know what to do with balls?   
Sad to say but the big dunces some regard as essential are the ones incapable of skills development.   
In passing the Cheetahs backline has now scored more tries than the whole Sharks team scored.  Wonder why that happened?    
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BrycyPro4,671 posts
26 Apr 2014, 22:01
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26 Apr 2014, 22:01#5

 ...not so clever mike RE: Watching SA sides play is a pain in the arse


...I think you might've been sitting on the remote there buddy...

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Monkey D LuffyPro6,277 posts
27 Apr 2014, 20:17
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27 Apr 2014, 20:17#6
@ Micheal,

i hope u noticed i called u Micheal and even used caps for ur name instead of mikey like i normally do, this is to highlight how offended i am by ur thread.

i am a big fan of ur posts, but i will not sit idly by while u talk about the SA sides in such a degrading manner.

i havent shared this personal bit of information with anyone on sarugby.com, but i use to suffer severe chronic insomnia and it was a living hell.
doctors prescribed me all kind of drugs, but nothing worked.

then one day i saw a saffa doctor who specialised in patients suffering severe chronic insomnia, and he said there was an old SA remedy for my ailments with a 100% success rate, he told me to watch a SA team play rugby, and considering the level of my insomnia, he prescribed a saffa darby.

in under a minute of watching two saffa sides play rugby, i went from being an insomniac to being in a coma.

now that u have read my heartfelt story, i hope u can understand why i wont let anyone talk bad about SA rugby.
i know i can count on u as a gentleman to delete ur offensive thread.




















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MozartCaptain49,914 posts
27 Apr 2014, 20:27
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27 Apr 2014, 20:27#7
You may well ask those questions about the Cheetahs Oom. I ask a different one, how come the Cheetahs are in 14th place?
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Just_winCaptain18,570 posts
27 Apr 2014, 21:00
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27 Apr 2014, 21:00#8
Too funny Sasuke San & true too, lol
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
27 Apr 2014, 22:44
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27 Apr 2014, 22:44#9
 Sasue
And you are bloody right - I always have my TV playing day at night and switch to a channel that boors me too death and fall asleep while watching it - a very good remedy. Really funny though - so I hope for your sake there are many matches for you to watch!!!  .
Mozart - it is easy to understand why the Cheetahs are not as competitive as they were last year.   That would have been the result of some player losses and serious injuries to top players couples to a limited alternative player stock.  However, fact is they can play rugby with ball in hand - the rest cannot even remotely do so.  The SA teams can play the Sharks and Bulls type of ball skills deficient rugby and they often enough becomes unstuck.   
The Sharks are now going on their Australasian tour and it is likely to be a disaster for them. If they lose all four tour matches and the local teams win their matches the log could look different by the time they return.   They have to play another 8 games of which 7 is away games - so lets hope disaster does not strike them same as what happened to the other three SA teams that completed there Australasian tour and now have mostly home games to play.
          
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