He was always a huge talent. Feel for Munster who stuck with him for 4 years and only getting 20 games out of him.
It has been good for him because Leinster has something like 3 of the Irish locks but he is so good that they can accommodate him.
I do hope Rassie picks him as our no 5 lock along with Eben. Maybe we don't have to select 2 locks in future in our bomb squad.
Imagine RG, Eben, PSDT, Hannekom and Marx all tearing it up
Glasgow are in the URC final?
No that article was written before the semi’s
Dave, if you're gonna use AI to make your posts...CREDIT IT!!!
Bit out of date.
Haha
thanks chatGPT.
David you’re such a fucking moron.
On so many levels.
even your son thinks so.
Hey cunce
Absolute fuckin mullet this David fella. He either posts about finding young girls in his fuckin area or uses ChatGPT to write posts for him… after the fuckin due date.
I copied it from Facebook you stupid pricks
Jarhead who the fuck are you - fuck off you worthless prick - 81 posts - about as valuable as my morning dump
Well David, fuck me, only 81 posts because I spend less time than you do in the cyber world mate.
we all know what you spend most of your time online doing.
fuckin cunce
You spend no time on here because you know fuck all about rugby - it’s a rugby site - what’s the point of being on here you fucking waste of space
Do us a favour and fuck off - I can assure you, you won’t be missed - you are of zero value on here
Fuckwit
It is a Facebook post...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/236596381055720/permalink/1461238145258198/
So according to ButtPlug, ChatGPT must get credit for someone's social media post?
Yeah because he thinks he is some fucking know it all
"Yeah because he thinks he is some fucking know it all "
- geez guy practice what you preach, this forum is full of your verbal diarrhoea claiming that you know everything about Rugby, and your take is the only right one …..
Case and point, JJ the Wunderkind :) Do yourself a favour, and let uncle Mike give you some of his clever Mike pills….Seems like you need it.
You more strenuous than a baby with a nappy full of Kak.
”Do us a favour and fuck off - I can assure you, you won’t be missed - you are of zero value on here" -
Who is your "Us"? Speak for yourself and not for other posters, I don’t have a problem with Jarhead…..like you have with everyone that doesn’t agree with you.
Shut up you useless dumb prick
"So according to ButtPlug, ChatGPT must get credit for someone's social media post?"
It's a FB post generated by ChatGPT.
I thought you worked with it enough to be able to recognise AI generated text, Visser.
...apparently not.
here we go again...
David fighting with everyone....
As predictable a miserable English winter...
Dawie rates himself as some rugby guru but he lives on highlights and comes up with some of the most lame BS ever.
The guy literally thinks that Mostert isn't able to put on 10kgs of muscle if he wanted to or that Rassie and every other coach that Mostert has played under wouldn't ask him to do it if they thought it necessary.
On top of that, he thinks that every player he can name should play test rugby. He makes list upon list of players(because he thinks this gives him rugby cred), and then claims that they should all be given a chance. The list of absolute failures that have once graced Dawie's potential Boks list is basically endless. If you picked up a ball and your feet once touch South Africa soil...you're basically Bok material as far as Saffex is concerned. Ridiculous at best. Retarded at worst.
A know-it-all is easily identified. It's usually the one that tells everybody else they're talking shit - like Dawie does.
...so take it were it comes from M.
Buttplug I see you are still banging on about highlights - are you seriously this stupid
One thing I’m certain of is that I know my rugby more than you ever will
Mostert like Nortje can’t bulk up you stupid prick - Nortje is on record saying he has tried as Jake instructed him to bulk up. The best he could do was 2 or 3kg
Powder puff Mostert is the same - go check FB out - you see the Boks in the gym - including powder puff - so it’s not like he is’nt trying you stupid prick
Not everyone can bulk up - some skinny fuckers like Nortje and Mostert simply can’t. Same would apply to Libbok or Curwin Bosch
Lol Dave, one of Nortje's shits weighs about a KG...and probably knows more about fitness than you appear to.
For a natural 75kg guy to put on 5-8Kgs would take a couple of years.
For guys built like Mostert or Nortje, focusing on compound exercises and eating plenty of protein...it would be almost impossible for them not to gain at least 5-8kgs in a year or two. And that's before you factor in creatine, testosterone, and other supplements.
You actually don't have any idea what you're talking about.
I spend plenty of time in the gym, Dawid, and I've yet to meet a single person that trains hard and eats correctly but doesn't bulk up. And every single person that keeps at it keeps getting bigger and bigger.
Of course Mostert could bulk up….it’s a simple equation calories in/calories used.
"For guys built like Mostert or Nortje, focusing on compound exercises and eating plenty of protein...it would be almost impossible for them not to gain at least 5-8kgs in a year or two. And that's before you factor in creatine, testosterone, and other supplements.
You actually don't have any idea what you're talking about.
I spend plenty of time in the gym, Dawid, and I've yet to meet a single person that trains hard and eats correctly but doesn't bulk up. And every single person that keeps at it keeps getting bigger and bigger."
Yep, this is basics
"Of course Mostert could bulk up….it’s a simple equation calories in/calories used."
Yep, absolute basics
Just eat more than your maintenance calories, and follow the correct bulking program depending on what area you need to focus on, or the whole body ..... incredibly simple
Dave will tell us that he knows more about fitness than any of us ever will. Yet, he makes statements like this...
"Powder puff Mostert is the same - go check FB out - you see the Boks in the gym - including powder puff - so it’s not like he is’nt trying you stupid prick"
In the mind of Saffex, go to gym = bulk up.
Lol
Here we go you ignorant twits
The inner voice that drives a young boy to become a future champion is the constant soundtrack of his journey to greatness. But, in the case of Vodacom Bulls lock Ruan Nortjé, there was someone who believed in him even before he believed.
A voice that told him he would one day join the greatest players in South African rugby history to have pulled on a Bulls jersey.
‘My grandmother,’ says Nortjé as his lanky two-metre frame relaxes in a chair at Loftus Versfeld. ‘She was the one person who always believed in me. She always told me I was going to play for the Bulls one day. For me it was a case of, “Sure. Everyone wants to play for the Bulls when they’re young”.
‘I thought I needed to get into a big-name school to be able to do it. But my grandmother always believed. Her expectations of me were always so high. I need to thank her for always planting that seed in my head. I think that kept me going.
On this Tuesday morning at Loftus, the 22-year-old Nortjé tells of the incredible passion and privilege he feels to be a part of the union’s proud rugby history, and to have his story showcased through Vodacom’s ‘Future Champs’ initiative that highlights the next generation of rugby stars for the Bulls.
‘It’s a massive privilege to think that I’m playing in the same position as great players like Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha. Just to be able to wear the Bulls jersey is a privilege. That’s why I feel it’s always important for me to give my best out there. Whenever I pull on the Bulls jersey, it’s important for me to play to my utmost ability and nothing less.’
Nortjé has shown this every time he’s taken the field. He was extremely impressive during the Bulls’ Currie Cup success, and his high work rate is what caught the attention of coach Jake White even while he was still under pressure to bulk up and become more of a physical presence. White described Nortjé’s work rate as ‘immense’ and likened his output on the field to that of Springboks Pieter-Steph du Toit and Franco Mostert.
Work rate is something Nortjé prides himself on and something he again takes back to his family.
‘I’m not the biggest lock in the country, so it’s all about work rate for me. I’ve struggled to gain some weight so it’s important for me to keep building on my work rate, and at the end of the day that will make me a better player. I back myself and I think that’s where I separate myself a bit. I want to be even more productive on the field.
‘My work rate comes from my dad. He’s the busiest person I know. He can’t sit still for five minutes, and I saw that every day of my life growing up. It inspired me.’
Even so, Nortjé admits he still has to pinch himself now and again knowing he plays for the Bulls.
‘It’s a dream come true. As a boy I dreamt of winning a Currie Cup with the Bulls, or just running out on to Loftus in the jersey. Every time I run on to that field it’s such an awesome feeling. Then winning the Currie Cup was unreal. Every time I get the opportunity to play for the Bulls, I never take it for granted. It’s important for me to play every game as if it’s my last game.’
And he knows exactly the kind of future champ he wants to be for this team.
‘I believe in the culture and core values at the Bulls. I believe the environment we are in is a good operating environment. I think there is a good group of players here, and that can only mean a great future for the Bulls. When I leave one day, I want to know that I helped build on the great legacy of this team.’
I have never yet, ever... come across anyone, who could not bulk up .... not one
We did always say that Mostert was special, just not in that way :)
"I’ve struggled to gain some weight so it’s important for me to keep building on my work rate"
This does not in any way mean that he cannot bulk up.
It does however mean that whatever he has been doing, he has not done correctly ... simple
Ah ok so Nortje is just lying then is he - you fucking idiot - he put on all of 2kg trying really hard - his coach instructed him to bulk up - he tried and failed
I have a mate who is as thin as a rake and has tried his whole life to bulk up with zero effect
Fuck there are some idiots on here
"I have never yet, ever... come across anyone, who could not bulk up .... not one"
Me neither. It's never the body that lets them down, even taking injuries into account. Illness aside, the only time you stop getting bigger is when you stop eating and stop training.
Were Mostert to bulk up, he'd be less effective at what he's in the team for.
...which is to carry the loosie's tackle count.
"Ah ok so Nortje is just lying then is he - you fucking idiot"
No Dave, much like you with your intelligence, he just isn't trying hard enough.... you fucking moron
"I have a mate who is as thin as a rake and has tried his whole life to bulk up with zero effect"
Then he clearly doesn't know what the fuck he is doing, and neither do you..... it really is that fucking simple......so stop trying your very best to convince others here that you know what you are talking about, because you very clearly don't.
If anything, all your posts confirm is that you have a lot of tryers in your world, and no doers,
"Were Mostert to bulk up, he'd be less effective at what he's in the team for."
100%
DA you dumbfuck - we have a guy on record saying he has tried and in your stupidity it’s down to him not trying enough - fuck off you stupid prick
You can’t script this stupidity
So Nortje is lying as are all those skinny fuckers out there with high metabolisms, who can’t bulk up
You fucking idiot
"DA you dumbfuck - we have a guy on record saying he has tried and in your stupidity it’s down to him not trying enough - fuck off you stupid prick"
Dave, let's just use you as a prime example
You sometimes try and be civilised on here, and yet .....just look at how you behave here every single day
So... you are the absolute classic example of "trying means absolutely sweet fuck all" .....
I prefer doers...... not tryers
You also always try and act clever, but you are so far from it...... much like when you tried to be a lawyer.... you at least tried...but just like Nortje, you couldn't do it....so we get you dude ... we really do..... you tried, but you just couldn't do it.
Again, I prefer doers.... not just tryers ...
Now fuck off and try and act intelligent somewhere else you fucking mug
"You can’t script this stupidity"
Oh, but we can .... we really can Dave
Just by your own stupid and very naive admission in your last post, anything someone ever tells you, or anything that you have ever read... you accept as 100% legit.....lol
What a lawyer you must have made ....... man oh man dude
DA am I meant to somehow respect your opinion - I keep asking you - what the fuck are you doing on a rugby board when you know fuck all about rugby
Seriously what the fuck do you get out of it? You are just a fucking nuisance on here - a useless blue arse fly
Listen here fuckwit, I don’t give a flying toss what you think of me - you are an absolute nothing to me - I have zero respect for your input on here as it amounts to absolutely ZERO
Fuck off
"DA am I meant to somehow respect your opinion"
I see Dave
So only when I applaud your son's achievements, does my opinion count ..... I get you
Just like all your rugby players that you mention on here, your opinions are very selective, and almost always only towards the people that agree with you on certain players or aspects of the game.
You are the Nortje of the legal world... and that's nothing to be ashamed of.... you tried, just like Nortje tried
Don't stress Dave, my respect for you has never changed .... well, I guess nothing can really change if it was never there to begin with.
DA you know fuck all about me you stupid prick so stop making shit up - lying has zero credibility but I guess that’s beyond you
I know a hell of a lot about you Dave, I have read more than enough over these many years
Your own ego is your downfall dude, because you always come across and portray yourself as knowing far more than any other poster, on any topic, at anytime..... it's truly pathetic man.
No lies Dave, all truth and nothing but the truth
By all means, point out these lies you speak of...
I'm not the one here professing to know about bulking up .... yet here you are making a complete and utter dick of yourself by trying to convince all and sundry on this forum that no matter what certain professional sports people do.... and no matter how hard they try, even with the assistance from the best people in the business..... they cannot, and will never, ever, be able to bulk up..... because of their metabolism.
LMFAO
What a sad fucking guy you have become....a joke.....and you very stupidly still continue to defend this statement of yours
Or....be a real man for once and just admit that you got it wrong.....you made a mistake.....you fucked up......
You clearly don't know anything at all about this topic, so rather just shut your gob before you make even more of doos of yourself....if that is remotely even possible.
"Your own ego is your downfall dude, because you always come across and portray yourself as knowing far more than any other poster, on any topic, at anytime..... it's truly pathetic man."
DumbAss, you seem to be addressing that to Saffex and not to Moffie. Pretty sure that's a mistake.
DA you know fuck all about me
You just waste everyone’s time on here
As for bulking up - Nortje is on record saying he can’t bulk up - straight from the horses mouth you fucking idiot
I know people in life who can’t bulk up
It’s a reality dumbfuck - it’s not my fault you are too stupid to comprehend reality
Is Nortje lying in the article huh? Idiot
"DA you know fuck all about me"
We all know a hell of a lot about you Dave... your ego made damn sure of that..... so live with it
"As for bulking up - Nortje is on record saying he can’t bulk up - straight from the horses mouth you fucking idiot"
Yeah Dave..... your standards of acceptability are extremely low..... in fact, incredibly low.
You seem to take everything you see and hear at face value, and that's it .....nothing more
I seriously hope that you are not, and have never been a coach of any sport, because you would be a disaster to any player's own personal development and career path.
By your very own admission here, any and every player that ever came to you as a coach and said "I can't" would become an abject failure in whatever sport they are in, purely because you would just accept their word for it and continue on without ever getting the best that is needed out of them ... because they told you "I can't" .....just how stupid can you really be.
That's what a naive idiot like you thinks about how this world works ... lol, what a laugh a minute you are
Ah so Nortje was lying - I get it
"Ah so Nortje was lying - I get it"
No Dave, Nortje just doesn't and didn't try hard enough..... it really is that basic and simple.....get it.
You just naively and stupidly believe that if someone says "I can't", then all is lost and nothing else can be done
Dave
It's very easy.
Explain to use how someone that increases their calorie intake beyond their calorie consumption doesn't gain weight.
You will gain weight of you eat more calories than you burn, but it will be fat that you gain. Gaining muscle is a lot harder than simply eating more.
Yes, going to gym 5 times a week for 90 minutes isn't "easy".
...but we're talking about professional sportsmen here.
Exactly.....
Basic fundamentals that most other professional sports people always get right with any decent trainer or nutritionist.
‘You will gain weight of you eat more calories than you burn, but it will be fat that you gain. Gaining muscle is a lot harder than simply eating more.’
Pompus channeling Mike again….the man’s mind is turning to mush at his advanced age.
Chat blows Dave and Pompus out the water:
’Yes, increasing both calories and exercise (specifically strength training) can lead to muscle gain—if you eat the right nutrients, train smart, and recover properly.’
That’s muscle gain….fat gain is easy. And I’m guessing Mostert has a very low fat content coefficient. So to be the kind of lock Dave wants, he doesn’t even need to gain muscle.
But why compromise his speed, leaping ability and stamina for a few extra pounds.
Mostert would be better off gaining 5kgs of fat than he would muscle.
Muscle would reduce his stamina while fat would add some momentum and not reduce his stamina.
...both of which would be inferior to what he is right now in relation to his role.
Dave will never get it.
Absolute bullshit there are plenty of people out there that can’t bulk up and that includes Nortje and useless Mostert
Moz what speed does Mostert have that we have seen that is an advantage to the Boks
Reality is he is a physical liability and not even a skilful rugby player - that adds to my problem with him - at least Nortje is a good rugby player and is trying to bulk up
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He walked into Dublin with two World Cups under his belt, a man already feared in the trenches of world rugby. But few expected RG Snyman to become *the* most respected player across the entire United Rugby Championship in just his first season at Leinster. Yet here he is—crowned Players’ Player of the Season—not by a panel or committee, but by those who’ve felt the impact of his play firsthand.
From Munster rival to Leinster wrecking ball, Snyman has been a force that can't be game-planned. Towering in the lineouts, ferocious at the breakdown, and alarmingly graceful with ball in hand, he’s become the ultimate hybrid—equal parts weapon and wizard. Opponents call him “a threat all over the park,” and his presence alone seems to shift the momentum of matches before the first whistle even blows.
While Leinster topped the URC table this season, the job isn't finished. Glasgow Warriors, the reigning champs, now stand in their way. But with Snyman in blue, that path to the final suddenly feels a lot shorter.