Our resident brain-on-a-stick Morne pointed out a little while ago that Peter de Villiers may be erring by not stamping his own authority on the Boks. I maintain that the recent disastrous tour is a pretty compelling indication that the majority of senior Springbok players are wallowing in a sea of complacency caused by virtually guaranteed selection. […]
Posts written by: Rob Otto (robdylan)
Time to dismantle the Dream Team
30 Nov 09 18:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 65 Comments
Lions have no leg to stand on
30 Nov 09 11:55 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 150 Comments
Lions boss Kevin de Klerk has conceded that the Lions have no hope in hell of retaining the services of Willem Alberts and Louis Ludik and are instead relying on petty pedantry to hold up the duo’s transfers to the Sharks. […]
Marius Joubert talking to Sharks?
30 Nov 09 09:50 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 73 Comments
An interesting snippet I picked up on… […]
EOYT: Ireland v South Africa
28 Nov 09 15:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 15 Comments
Finally, the last test match of a very long season is upon us. […]
Botha keen on SA return
27 Nov 09 09:43 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 184 Comments
Former Sharks prop BJ Botha would appear to be interested in a return to South Africa, based on a renewed ambition to represent the Boks at the 2011 World Cup. […]
John Smit starts at hooker
26 Nov 09 15:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 63 Comments
Peter de Villiers has named his Springbok side to take on Ireland at Croke Park on Saturday. Captain John Smit will pack down at hooker with former provincial team mate BJ Botha getting a start in the number 3 jersey. […]
Plumtree’s balancing act
25 Nov 09 10:58 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 114 Comments
Noises coming out of the Sharks camp seem to indicate that an almost seismic shift in selection policy will be on the cards for the 2010 Super 14. John Plumtree, with his back to the wall after his “chosen ones” failed to deliver any silverware in 2009 looks set to make “competition for places” his new mantra, in a move sure to ruffle more than a few feathers. […]
Meyer returns to the Kraal
24 Nov 09 14:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 68 Comments
The Bulls have announced that former coach Heyneke Meyer will be their new Director of Rugby. […]
John Smit to the Lions?
24 Nov 09 12:07 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 92 Comments
I know I really shouldn’t even rise to this sort of thing, but certain other websites are posting all sorts of rumours about John Smit being sent to the Lions at the behest of SARU, in order to be afforded game time at hooker. […]
Sharks back in training
24 Nov 09 10:04 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 126 Comments
The bulk of the Sharks Super 14 squad were back on the training paddock yesterday and there were a few surprises in store, although most of them were, to be honest, expected. […]
Another front-row conundrum
23 Nov 09 00:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 109 Comments
Isn’t it amazing how twenty minutes can change the perspective of an entire nation? […]
EOYT: Italy v South Africa
21 Nov 09 14:08 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
The Boks now have their backs against the wall, having lost 3 matches in a row on their ill-fated end-of-year tour. […]
Two more youngsters gone
19 Nov 09 19:14 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 252 Comments
The Pumas would appear to have signed Sharks under 21 captain, Tian Meyer. […]
Wolla makes Bok bench
19 Nov 09 13:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 72 Comments
The Bok side to take on Italy has been named and Jean Deysel is one of three uncapped players in the match 22. The team shows several changes to the side that lost to France, all of them amongst the forwards. […]
One step forward, two steps back
19 Nov 09 11:29 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 31 Comments
Looking at the disaster that the Bok tour has been so far, it’s pretty tough to find any positives. With almost half of the squad having now been sent home, let’s have a critical look at the midweek Boks and see if we have actually made any progress at all. […]