Springbokke next 4 years to 2027

[Sandstorm]

Sbu Nkosi doesn't have enough blank pages in his passport to get a UK visa.

4-6 month waiting list for replacement passports too. His URC season is under threat.

Uhm, no.
Passport issued in 3 working days.

C’mon Skipper!! How the hell do I troll here when you can’t get on board????

[Big Nipper]

[Chilli]

4-6 month waiting list for replacement passports too. His URC season is under threat.

Uhm, no.
Passport issued in 3 working days.

C’mon Skipper!! How the hell do I troll here when you can’t get on board????

Fuck Off Sards!

[assfly]

2 years ago today. One of the best days of my life.

Going into a RWC final as underdogs and absolutely smashing it.

I will never, ever, get tired of watching those two tries.

[FalseBayFC]

Been trying to get an ID for my lightie. Queues at the Wynberg Home Affairs start at 3AM.

Do what I did and pay a service to que for him. He then breezes in at 07h30, takes the services place right at the front of the que and Bob's your uncle.

Good idea. I'll have to do that.

[boere wors]

https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/134316-2/

"If we had to play a World Cup final on the weekend, we would probably select Willie because of his experience and what he has done for us in the past."

There it is, Nienaber's fucking mantra again. It makes me mad. We won't go anywhere with that, but end up crashing out of the RWC in two years time in the pool stages.

[average joe]

Been trying to get an ID for my lightie. Queues at the Wynberg Home Affairs start at 3AM.

Do what I did and pay a service to que for him. He then breezes in at 07h30, takes the services place right at the front of the que and Bob's your uncle.

Good idea. I'll have to do that.

Go to https://ehome.dha.gov.za/eHomeAffairsV2/ register and apply online. Unless you're with Capitec, go to your bank for biometrics and collection. If you're with Capitec you'll need to go to Home Affairs for payment and biometrics.

[handyman]

https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/134316-2/

"If we had to play a World Cup final on the weekend, we would probably select Willie because of his experience and what he has done for us in the past."

There it is, Nienaber's fucking mantra again. It makes me mad. We won't go anywhere with that, but end up crashing out of the RWC in two years time in the pool stages.

I won't bet against our coaching team. I still think we're better than the sum of our parts.

[assfly]

The Beast is on the latest GBR podcast. Doesn't really give away much that I didn't already know (apart from allegedly being the heaviest baby born in Zimbabwe ), but his comments on Rassie are interesting, especially around transformation.

[FalseBayFC]

Do what I did and pay a service to que for him. He then breezes in at 07h30, takes the services place right at the front of the que and Bob's your uncle.

Good idea. I'll have to do that.

Go to https://ehome.dha.gov.za/eHomeAffairsV2/ register and apply online. Unless you're with Capitec, go to your bank for biometrics and collection. If you're with Capitec you'll need to go to Home Affairs for payment and biometrics.

Awesome AF I'll try that. My daughter's first ID so I hope it works for that too.

[FalseBayFC]

The Beast is on the latest GBR podcast. Doesn't really give away much that I didn't already know (apart from allegedly being the heaviest baby born in Zimbabwe ), but his comments on Rassie are interesting, especially around transformation.

I'm not thinking specifically of Beast but if the 3 year stand down/Tier 1-Tier 2 eligibility laws ever kicked in, I reckon Zim could put together a fairly decent squad of 30 somethings for a World Cup one day.

I was talking about something like this to a recently capped Sables player the other day. He's a private school educated black kid trying to make it in CT. The numbers of high-class Zimbo rugby players at English medium high schools and playing in clubs and Varsity cup if significant. Throw in Don Armand, Dave Ewers, Mike Williams from Leicester, Eli Snyman etc and you have a team that is no.2 in Africa easily.

[assfly]

I'm not thinking specifically of Beast but if the 3 year stand down/Tier 1-Tier 2 eligibility laws ever kicked in, I reckon Zim could put together a fairly decent squad of 30 somethings for a World Cup one day.

I was talking about something like this to a recently capped Sables player the other day. He's a private school educated black kid trying to make it in CT. The numbers of high-class Zimbo rugby players at English medium high schools and playing in clubs and Varsity cup if significant. Throw in Don Armand, Dave Ewers, Mike Williams from Leicester, Eli Snyman etc and you have a team that is no.2 in Africa easily.

That's true. But I think the problem will be the amount of players who have permanently left Zim, who would be hard pressed to go back (even temporarily) to play amateur rugby. There's plenty of talent in the country and SA at the moment to challenge Namibia, but in order to do so they'd need a propert coaching setup and some money.

[OomStruisbaai]

NieNaber success rate have move up and is above Rassie (65%) and level with Jake White & Heyneke Meyer on 66% after 12 tests. We only had the BiL & Georgia as home tests , so its quite an achievement.

[Sards]

NieNaber success rate have move up and is above Rassie (65%) and level with Jake White & Heyneke Meyer on 66% after 12 tests. We only had the BiL & Georgia as home tests , so its quite an achievement.

Rassie is still the coach dude.........wake up

[handyman]

NieNaber success rate have move up and is above Rassie (65%) and level with Jake White & Heyneke Meyer on 66% after 12 tests. We only had the BiL & Georgia as home tests , so its quite an achievement.

Rassie is still the coach dude.........wake up

What does it matter if we keep on winning?

[assfly]

A win against England will cap off a very good season, all things considered.

Last game for the Boks for 6 months, leave nothing on the field!

[handyman]

A win against England will cap off a very good season, all things considered.

Last game for the Boks for 6 months, leave nothing on the field!

Difficult to find a win more satisfying than one against England.

[Blake]

NieNaber success rate have move up and is above Rassie (65%) and level with Jake White & Heyneke Meyer on 66% after 12 tests. We only had the BiL & Georgia as home tests , so its quite an achievement.

Also 2 home tests agains the Argies, but still, agree with your sentiment.

Started off his senior coaching career under very trying conditions with very limited prep-time facing the Lions, and then having 7 away games in a row against the Aussies, All Blacks, Wales, Scotland and England is no joke.

Hope we can cap off the year with a NH clean sweep (only SH to achieve this if we pull it off) and start focusing on 2022; building some depth at 8, 10 and 15 and getting some of our broken players back.

[Sards]

NieNaber success rate have move up and is above Rassie (65%) and level with Jake White & Heyneke Meyer on 66% after 12 tests. We only had the BiL & Georgia as home tests , so its quite an achievement.

Rassie is still the coach dude.........wake up

What does it matter if we keep on winning?

Exactly. No need to pretend

[OomStruisbaai]

The nice thing about the Nienaber/ Rassie combination is that we kept the same WC winning players and coaches while most countries had to start with a new cycle of coaches and players.

[FalseBayFC]

Rassie

[boere wors]

Rassie

Brilliant, noticed that during the game but didnt get what he was trying to say

[handyman]

Rassie is still the coach dude.........wake up

What does it matter if we keep on winning?

Exactly. No need to pretend

No need to complain about the coaching setup as well. If it works, why change it?

[Sards]

What does it matter if we keep on winning?

Exactly. No need to pretend

No need to complain about the coaching setup as well. If it works, why change it?

As long as we have a Sharks player captaining the side the future is ours.

[assfly]

I wonder what the situation will be like for players returning to their clubs and provinces after this?

Those playing for French clubs will be right back into it, which is a shame as Eben has earned a few weeks off I would think.
Fringe players (like Fassi) must go straight back into playing for their provinces. But starting XV players like Kolisi could do with some time off too.

[handyman]

Exactly. No need to pretend

No need to complain about the coaching setup as well. If it works, why change it?

As long as we have a Sharks player captaining the side the future is ours.

Lad, you did not even watch the test

[OomStruisbaai]

Exactly. No need to pretend

No need to complain about the coaching setup as well. If it works, why change it?

As long as we have a Sharks player captaining the side the future is ours.

Nienaber and the Stormers had you flouncing.

[Sards]

No need to complain about the coaching setup as well. If it works, why change it?

As long as we have a Sharks player captaining the side the future is ours.

Lad, you did not even watch the test

It was well worth it. My eldest whos birthday we were celebrating got a top Cape Stumpneus. Over 40cm so basically top of the range for these fish that only reach 40cm at full maturity. A personal best for a species that he can be proud of. We were in a reserve with nothing around us for 30 kilometers in either direction. Lots of game. Our cottage was top notch. Overlooking the river ( had to keep doors and windows closed at night because of mozzies.). Amazing coastal hikes with caves and natural sea pools to play in. No technology beyond using the phone as a camera. Braai for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It was a complete reset.

[handyman]

As long as we have a Sharks player captaining the side the future is ours.

Lad, you did not even watch the test

It was well worth it. My eldest whos birthday we were celebrating got a top Cape Stumpneus. Over 40cm so basically top of the range for these fish that only reach 40cm at full maturity. A personal best for a species that he can be proud of. We were in a reserve with nothing around us for 30 kilometers in either direction. Lots of game. Our cottage was top notch. Overlooking the river ( had to keep doors and windows closed at night because of mozzies.). Amazing coastal hikes with caves and natural sea pools to play in. No technology beyond using the phone as a camera. Braai for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It was a complete reset.

Looking at your "rugby" posts, it was no reset at all. Happy for your little guy tho.

[Sards]

Lad, you did not even watch the test

It was well worth it. My eldest whos birthday we were celebrating got a top Cape Stumpneus. Over 40cm so basically top of the range for these fish that only reach 40cm at full maturity. A personal best for a species that he can be proud of. We were in a reserve with nothing around us for 30 kilometers in either direction. Lots of game. Our cottage was top notch. Overlooking the river ( had to keep doors and windows closed at night because of mozzies.). Amazing coastal hikes with caves and natural sea pools to play in. No technology beyond using the phone as a camera. Braai for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It was a complete reset.

Looking at your "rugby" posts, it was no reset at all. Happy for your little guy tho.

Oh grow a spine ffs.

Look. As amazing as it was....not really kid friendly. Not much for them to do . The fishing we had to travel 70 kms for as its a reserve. Ideal destination for bird and nature lovers taking a break from everything

[Sards]

No need to complain about the coaching setup as well. If it works, why change it?

As long as we have a Sharks player captaining the side the future is ours.

Nienaber and the Stormers had you flouncing.

Rassie can thank the Sharks lawyers later

[OomStruisbaai]

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As long as we have a Sharks player captaining the side the future is ours.

Nienaber and the Stormers had you flouncing.

Rassie can thank the Sharks lawyers later

Since when is Frikkie Erasmus a Sharks lawyer?

[Chilli]

[Sards]

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Nienaber and the Stormers had you flouncing.

Rassie can thank the Sharks lawyers later

Since when is Frikkie Erasmus a Sharks lawyer?

Oh so Rassie went El cheapo

[Sards]

Rugby was meant to unite our people. I was there when Madiba opened the 1995 RWC. That image is iconic.. Watched the boks beat the Aussies. Some greats in both those teams. I had just arrived back from Egypt

[OomStruisbaai]

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Rassie can thank the Sharks lawyers later

Since when is Frikkie Erasmus a Sharks lawyer?

Oh so Rassie went El cheapo

Are you on papegaai twak?

[boere wors]

Rugby was meant to unite our people. I was there when Madiba opened the 1995 RWC. That image is iconic.. Watched the boks beat the Aussies. Some greats in both those teams. I had just arrived back from Egypt

You sound like Globus here

[assfly]

Absolute horror story in the news this morning.

Jannie du Plessis' 1 year old son drowned in their swimming pool yesterday.

I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. Condolences to the family. Not sure if you can ever recover from something like that.

[Sards]

Absolute horror story in the news this morning.

Jannie du Plessis' 1 year old son drowned in their swimming pool yesterday.

I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. Condolences to the family. Not sure if you can ever recover from something like that.

Oh my word......that is just so terrible...it would break me.

[FalseBayFC]

Absolute horror story in the news this morning.

Jannie du Plessis' 1 year old son drowned in their swimming pool yesterday.

I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. Condolences to the family. Not sure if you can ever recover from something like that.

Yesterday was his birthday. Jannie's I mean. Yep that's just about the worst thing that could ever happen.