More gossip.Sards wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 12:00 pm
I read that Eben wanted to play but wasn't up for practice on Monday. So Rassie said that team protocol is that if you don't train Monday you don't play the weekend. And Rassie is vas on that. So Eben went to the practice.
Is that all you got.Sandstorm wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:04 pmMore gossip.Sards wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 12:00 pm
I read that Eben wanted to play but wasn't up for practice on Monday. So Rassie said that team protocol is that if you don't train Monday you don't play the weekend. And Rassie is vas on that. So Eben went to the practice.
What article? Where's the link?Sards wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:24 pmIs that all you got.Sandstorm wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:04 pmMore gossip.Sards wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 12:00 pm
I read that Eben wanted to play but wasn't up for practice on Monday. So Rassie said that team protocol is that if you don't train Monday you don't play the weekend. And Rassie is vas on that. So Eben went to the practice.
Read the article.
Rassie said he was happy Eben did the session but wanted him to still pass a fitness test. That's the influence of Eben.
Thats great. Understand the GauTrain works well. Now that the Lions start winning we may see better support for them.bok_viking wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:50 pm One other good thing for Ellis Park is that they have revamped and re-opened the Ellis Park train station, so you can now use the Gautrain to Park station and jump onto one of the new PRASA trains and get off at Ellis Park. A private initiative started revamping the area around the stadium and the train station. Hope this can continue and more revamping of the wider area around the stadium will continue.
Will be trying out the trip myself instead of driving in and parking around the stadium.
Definitely, the Ellis Park station closed in the late 80's I think or maybe 90's, so I hope it will help the Lions with attendance giving fans a safe and convenient way to get to the stadium. It is much better and saver to park at the Gautrain stations, so not having to park around the stadium and driving through the CBD to get to the stadium will be a huge bonus. It is one of the main reasons I do not like to go to the stadium during URC/Currie Cup.OomStruisbaai wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:15 pmThats great. Understand the GauTrain works well. Now that the Lions start winning we may see better support for them.bok_viking wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:50 pm One other good thing for Ellis Park is that they have revamped and re-opened the Ellis Park train station, so you can now use the Gautrain to Park station and jump onto one of the new PRASA trains and get off at Ellis Park. A private initiative started revamping the area around the stadium and the train station. Hope this can continue and more revamping of the wider area around the stadium will continue.
Will be trying out the trip myself instead of driving in and parking around the stadium.
I think they will. No-one liked driving to Ellis Park and leaving their car unattended for 3 hours.OomStruisbaai wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:15 pmThats great. Understand the GauTrain works well. Now that the Lions start winning we may see better support for them.bok_viking wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:50 pm One other good thing for Ellis Park is that they have revamped and re-opened the Ellis Park train station, so you can now use the Gautrain to Park station and jump onto one of the new PRASA trains and get off at Ellis Park. A private initiative started revamping the area around the stadium and the train station. Hope this can continue and more revamping of the wider area around the stadium will continue.
Will be trying out the trip myself instead of driving in and parking around the stadium.
Specially with the Bokke team out there nicking anything that isn't nailed downSandstorm wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:40 pmI think they will. No-one liked driving to Ellis Park and leaving their car unattended for 3 hours.OomStruisbaai wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 3:15 pmThats great. Understand the GauTrain works well. Now that the Lions start winning we may see better support for them.bok_viking wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:50 pm One other good thing for Ellis Park is that they have revamped and re-opened the Ellis Park train station, so you can now use the Gautrain to Park station and jump onto one of the new PRASA trains and get off at Ellis Park. A private initiative started revamping the area around the stadium and the train station. Hope this can continue and more revamping of the wider area around the stadium will continue.
Will be trying out the trip myself instead of driving in and parking around the stadium.
Ja, it's a great initiative. I think the local property owners have realised that they are sitting on a goldmine if they can gentrify the area around the stadium. Lots of opportunity for pubs and restaurants if they can secure the area and manage traffic and people flow away from some of the adjacent areas. The guys from Local Abode are doing great work getting the ball rolling.bok_viking wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:50 pm One other good thing for Ellis Park is that they have revamped and re-opened the Ellis Park train station, so you can now use the Gautrain to Park station and jump onto one of the new PRASA trains and get off at Ellis Park. A private initiative started revamping the area around the stadium and the train station. Hope this can continue and more revamping of the wider area around the stadium will continue.
Will be trying out the trip myself instead of driving in and parking around the stadium.
Yeah when I was at varsity, the area was great for nightlife, a few very good nightclubs and pubs as well as restaurants in the area in those days. Now you need to get back to Sandton, Rosebank, etc most likely to enjoy any safe nightlife after a gameBlake wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:10 amJa, it's a great initiative. I think the local property owners have realised that they are sitting on a goldmine if they can gentrify the area around the stadium. Lots of opportunity for pubs and restaurants if they can secure the area and manage traffic and people flow away from some of the adjacent areas. The guys from Local Abode are doing great work getting the ball rolling.bok_viking wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:50 pm One other good thing for Ellis Park is that they have revamped and re-opened the Ellis Park train station, so you can now use the Gautrain to Park station and jump onto one of the new PRASA trains and get off at Ellis Park. A private initiative started revamping the area around the stadium and the train station. Hope this can continue and more revamping of the wider area around the stadium will continue.
Will be trying out the trip myself instead of driving in and parking around the stadium.
And kudos to Prasa for coming to the party as well by getting the rail line up and running for game days.
It's been a shitshow at Prasa from more than a decade now with a ton of corruption and graft, lack of investment, vandalism and sabotage, and lack of maintenance and but it seams like they are finally starting to get their act together and their marketing department is also doing a good job documenting their efforts on social media and Youtube. I really hope they can get the city-bound trains in Cape Town running again to alleviate some of the traffic on the N1 and N2. By all accounts the Simonstown line is pretty decent again now.
It is. It is a closed line that just runs back and forth between Park Station (which is also a Gautrain station) and Ellis Park Station before and after the match. You can use your match ticket as the train ticket (apparently).average joe wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 12:15 pm As a young man just starting out, I commuted to work and back via Metrorail on the PTA Jozi main line. Even back then it was scary as fok. I won't want to go into the details of the things I saw and experienced. Many a day I feared for my life. Unless this Prassa train is a closed off reserved for the stadium affair, I won't go 50km near it.
Yeah it is free for match ticket holders and the train stop is only open on match days as it stands right now and is open until about 2.5-3 hours after matches. On Saturday the trains will run until 9:30pm. So I will take the trip from Midrand and test it out, they are doing it all in conjunction with the Lions union. The new PRASA commuter trains are similar to the Gautrain ones in design from my understanding. So it will all depend if PRASA can keep similar standards and safety as Gautrain in the long run. It would be nice if they can eventually do something similar at Loftus between Gautrain and PRASA. There is a train station right at the stadium as well that is not used.Blake wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 1:08 pmIt is. It is a closed line that just runs back and forth between Park Station (which is also a Gautrain station) and Ellis Park Station before and after the match. You can use your match ticket as the train ticket (apparently).average joe wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 12:15 pm As a young man just starting out, I commuted to work and back via Metrorail on the PTA Jozi main line. Even back then it was scary as fok. I won't want to go into the details of the things I saw and experienced. Many a day I feared for my life. Unless this Prassa train is a closed off reserved for the stadium affair, I won't go 50km near it.
So you could park at or Uber to Hatfield Station Gautrain station in Pretoria, grab a Gautrain to Park station in Joburg, walk through the Park Station Mall, and transfer onto the modern new Prasa train to Ellis Park station...and do the reverse after the match. You'll just have to be snappy for the return leg as Hatfield station closes at 21:17
We’re going to get pumped. Mackenzie will run around like a headless chicken nullifying any offensive patterns the once mighty ABs have thought off. We’ll struggle to break down the Boks defence with individual efforts and they’ll score with all too regular frequency.
I watched a bit of one of Rassie's press conferences the other day before the accent just got too much. Some of the questions were probing but he clearly enjoys fending things off and creating a sort of chum cloud. One thing he mentioned was the recent record between the two sides, 5 wins to the Boks, 4 to the ABs and one draw, including of course, a one point win in the Final. There's nothing in it and I think both teams have a lot to play for here. This is the biggest test in world rugby. The Boks will want to stamp the game with their trademark hard man approach. You can see that aspect of their game lift when they play the ABs. They have many pride.ScarfaceClaw wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 3:09 amWe’re going to get pumped. Mackenzie will run around like a headless chicken nullifying any offensive patterns the once mighty ABs have thought off. We’ll struggle to break down the Boks defence with individual efforts and they’ll score with all too regular frequency.
No mention of the Cavaliers tour?Blake wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:10 am Great little mini-documentary dropped by Squide about the rivalry:
Nothing I didn't know beforehand, but still nice to see it packaged in this way to make it accessible to newer fans that don't know.
Love our NZ boets.
He mentioned early on in the video that he had to leave that out, I assume because it was quite complex and would consume a lot of time explaining it.
Ah I missed that part... though he covered quite a few complex issues... and it seemed a relevant part of the story... surprised really...
Yeah... I don't think that happened for at least another decade after that tour... or at least a greater awareness...Sandstorm wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:02 am Interesting the Squidge reckons the racist Saffers coming to NZ in 1981 forced the Whites in NZ to look inward at their own treatment of their own non-white population and make a change. I don't believe that's true......
He really dont have a clue.Sandstorm wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:02 am Interesting the Squidge reckons the racist Saffers coming to NZ in 1981 forced the Whites in NZ to look inward at their own treatment of their own non-white population and make a change. I don't believe that's true......
I like Squidge, but he really ought to stay off some topics.Sandstorm wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:02 am Interesting the Squidge reckons the racist Saffers coming to NZ in 1981 forced the Whites in NZ to look inward at their own treatment of their own non-white population and make a change. I don't believe that's true......
Including rugbyassfly wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:08 pmI like Squidge, but he really ought to stay off some topics.Sandstorm wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:02 am Interesting the Squidge reckons the racist Saffers coming to NZ in 1981 forced the Whites in NZ to look inward at their own treatment of their own non-white population and make a change. I don't believe that's true......
I wouldn't go that far. I think some of his videos are the best analysis I've seen of the game. I've learnt a lot from him, and I think he's done his part to grow the game. Perhaps he can get a bit detailed, and I admit I don't watch all of his videos anymore, but I don't know any other YouTubers who do it better than him.
It's not a popular sport for amateur analysis so there's little competition. He's not all bad, but he frequently invents plans and strategies when it's pure happenstance and he's a real fucker for having his favourites that make him completely blind to reality. He was convinced by Eddie Jones as England's coach, convinced he would gave won the world cup, and convinced that he would make Australia a huge force, and any analysis he did would assume every event was part of some detailed master plan.assfly wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:13 pmI wouldn't go that far. I think some of his videos are the best analysis I've seen of the game. I've learnt a lot from him, and I think he's done his part to grow the game. Perhaps he can get a bit detailed, and I admit I don't watch all of his videos anymore, but I don't know any other YouTubers who do it better than him.
