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Sandstorm wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:58 pm “Willemse is kak, why no Bosch??”
“Too many Stomps “
“Nienaber knows fokkol”
“My haart en my gat is seer; I’m never watching the Bokke again”


This story just writes itself.

Sandstorm wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 2:02 pm

assfly wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 2:00 pm The amount of our players cramping at 60 minutes speaks volumes about our match fitness.

Nonsense! Cramp is caused by fear, not poor fitness.

Lemoentjie wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 3:30 pm Has Sards gone full Cape Crusader?

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ...

Sards wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 4:27 pm I will leave AC to explain about pride and integrity...

I will just leave you with this thought

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ...

average joe wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 4:49 pm

Sards wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 4:27 pm I will leave AC to explain about pride and integrity...

I will just leave you with this thought

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ...

You've never faced true fear. You don't even know what it fokon looks like.

Sards wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 3:49 am I see we stand to make 130 bar besides not having to do anything.
It's a bit unusual to be in this position. Letting others do all the work whilst we sit back doing nothing except take the money from the sweat of their endeavors.

South African work ethic .

Sards wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:53 am We all have had already or will get it...herd immunity..only way...

Cant live in a bubble forever

handyman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:55 am

Sards wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:53 am We all have had already or will get it...herd immunity..only way...

Cant live in a bubble forever

Can you back that up with facts?

Sards wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:01 am

handyman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:55 am

Sards wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:53 am We all have had already or will get it...herd immunity..only way...

Cant live in a bubble forever

Can you back that up with facts?

Ja of course....

Highly contagious with a rapid spread.
90 percent recovery rate so its not completely fatal

but lets not confuse COVID with those balls we are supposed to have between our legs ( with all respect to Sandy who as a bird posts like she is one of us )

Sards wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:44 am Without derailing the rugby thread...good luck boet...believe what you want...

'We think we've given them ample time to prepare for the tests': RA bitterly disappointed at Springboks' withdrawal

Cash-strapped Rugby Australia remains furious with South Africa for pulling out of the Rugby Championship and admits the Springboks’ no-show will cost it – and all SANZAR’s competing nations – millions of dollars.

South Africa’s governing body only announced last Friday it was withdrawing, just two weeks before the tournament kicks off.

The world champions’ absence has forced SANZAR into reverting to a Tri Nations tournament featuring Australia, New Zealand and Argentina, with the original 12-match competition reduced to six games.

It’s been speculated that South Africa will forego 50 million rand ($A4.3 million) for not fronting up.

“The financial loss for them will be great,” Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan said on Wednesday.

But the Springboks’ scratching will also seriously impact RA’s finances.

Even before COVID-19 struck and wiped out the entire Super Rugby season, forcing RA to lay off more than 40 per cent of its staff and slash players’ wages, the governing body forecast a loss of some $9 million for the 2019-20 financial year.

Leaking more money because of South Africa’s doing is the last thing RA needs.

“It will cost us quite a lot of money but we’ll find a way through it,” McLennan said.

“We were surprised because South Africa did agree to the tournament scheduling.

“So we’re disappointed that they pulled out but we’ll just have to move on.”

McLennan all but ruled out RA seeking compensation from their South African counterparts.

“It is what it is. We’ll just all have to deal with it,” he said.

“We’ll just find a way to deal with it. It’s very tough for all sports in Australia through COVID.

“We’ve proven so far that we’re a pretty resilient organisation and we’ll just make it work.”

South Africa cited “player safety”, having missed months of rugby, as the reason for not coming to Australia, which is hosting the entire tournament.

“Our view’s different to theirs. We think we’ve given them ample time to prepare for the tests. We thought it would be good,” McLennan said.

“We’ve already got the Argentinians out here at the moment, and they’re quite satisfied with how their preparation will go.

“But, to be honest, we’re very disappointed that they’re not turning up.

“They agreed to the tournament so we expected them to turn up. I think it would have been great for their game.

“We hear on the grapevine their players wanted to play.”

McLennan pointed out it will be 20 months between Tests for the Springboks by the time the touring British and Irish Lions arrive in South Africa next year.

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:11 am You do know that the Lions vs Cheetahs match was cancelled yesterday because half the Lions team has Covid?

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:11 am You do know that the Lions vs Cheetahs match was cancelled yesterday because half the Lions team has Covid?

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:11 am You do know that the Lions vs Cheetahs match was cancelled yesterday because half the Lions team has Covid?

Jb1981 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:34 am

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:11 am You do know that the Lions vs Cheetahs match was cancelled yesterday because half the Lions team has Covid?

How are they trying to manage things? Is each squad meant to be maintaining its own bubble outside of match days?

The knock on effects could get big fast. Presumably the Lions last opponents are isolating now too?

Enzedder wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:39 am

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:11 am You do know that the Lions vs Cheetahs match was cancelled yesterday because half the Lions team has Covid?

I have been watching but I picked the 6N games this morning so wasnt aware.

What happens now?

Ted. wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:47 am

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:11 am You do know that the Lions vs Cheetahs match was cancelled yesterday because half the Lions team has Covid?

Bumbling ineptitude seems to be endemic in SA, yet it's not your fault!

I'm afraid to say, Chilli, that's just a piss poor attitude all round.

Enzedder wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 12:41 am I think he's wrong about the 20 months if the 8 Nations tournament goes ahead

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:53 am

Jb1981 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:34 am

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:11 am You do know that the Lions vs Cheetahs match was cancelled yesterday because half the Lions team has Covid?

How are they trying to manage things? Is each squad meant to be maintaining its own bubble outside of match days?

The knock on effects could get big fast. Presumably the Lions last opponents are isolating now too?

I think that he Stormers players [they played the Lions last week] will be a little nervous, and then the Pumas who played the Stormers on Friday.

Ted. wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:47 am

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:11 am You do know that the Lions vs Cheetahs match was cancelled yesterday because half the Lions team has Covid?

Bumbling ineptitude seems to be endemic in SA, yet it's not your fault!

I'm afraid to say, Chilli, that's just a piss poor attitude all round.

assfly wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:52 am

Ted. wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:47 am

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:11 am You do know that the Lions vs Cheetahs match was cancelled yesterday because half the Lions team has Covid?

Bumbling ineptitude seems to be endemic in SA, yet it's not your fault!

I'm afraid to say, Chilli, that's just a piss poor attitude all round.

The same bumbling ineptitude that led to the cancellation of the England Baabaas game, I assume.

Earlier this week, four players at the Lions tested positive for the virus and were placed in self-isolation. At the time the union revealed that they were all asymptomatic, but it later transpired that at least two of those players had indeed shown symptoms of the disease, but had already begun recovery.

Ted. wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:47 am

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:11 am You do know that the Lions vs Cheetahs match was cancelled yesterday because half the Lions team has Covid?

Bumbling ineptitude seems to be endemic in SA, yet it's not your fault!

I'm afraid to say, Chilli, that's just a piss poor attitude all round.

Jb1981 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:06 am How often are players/team staff being tested? Reading into this the following quote was interesting.

Earlier this week, four players at the Lions tested positive for the virus and were placed in self-isolation. At the time the union revealed that they were all asymptomatic, but it later transpired that at least two of those players had indeed shown symptoms of the disease, but had already begun recovery.

You would think anything remotely like a symptom would have meant a test and isolation.

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:30 am NZ posters were so defensive about the earth quakes in CC yet they are first in line to trolls us about a life threatening virus.

The irony of all this.

Chilli wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:27 am

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:30 am NZ posters were so defensive about the earth quakes in CC yet they are first in line to trolls us about a life threatening virus.

The irony of all this.

I wasn't going to bring it up Oom, but you know how precious they are

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:23 am

Jb1981 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:06 am How often are players/team staff being tested? Reading into this the following quote was interesting.

Earlier this week, four players at the Lions tested positive for the virus and were placed in self-isolation. At the time the union revealed that they were all asymptomatic, but it later transpired that at least two of those players had indeed shown symptoms of the disease, but had already begun recovery.

You would think anything remotely like a symptom would have meant a test and isolation.

It's been done, it take a week in SA to get the result. A week in rugby is a vokken long time.

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:30 am NZ posters were so defensive about the earth quakes in CC yet they are first in line to trolls us about a life threatening virus.

The irony of all this.