• Springboks’ depth growing thanks to Vodacom URC

• Bulls and Lions U19 continue battle for top spot

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^(1 Oct 2024)

It's Tuesday, and we're still Rugby Championship champions, champs! Is this the best time ever to be a Springbok supporter?

These Nike shirts look amazing! Are they for sale anywhere??

What’s happened to Faf de Klerk. From top of his game to nowhere! I miss you Faf… from the UK

Zebre and Connacht have to be among the best performances of round 2. Kudos also to the Lions and Ospreys. In case you missed the round because of the Bok action, check out our short review here

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5mUmQb2GP4w6CA98NdaVQg?si=5c4411d8ab674489

• Etzebeth and senior players inspire exciting Fassi

• Johannes-Haupt: Next challenge presented and accepted

• Lions continue their march in SA Rugby U21 Cup

• Junior Bok Women dig deep for victory over Tunisia

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^(30 Sep 2024)

Hi everyone. I cant seem to find a site to buy Stormers vs Toulon tickets that will be playing in Port Elizabeth.

Can anyone please help with where to buy and price if you know.

Dankie Baie.

Translation: Everyone: the guy is ok? Me: Rassie did you see that defence?

Is it just me, or should a conversation be had around the quality of the SS coverage of the Mbombela Test?

In similar fashion to the Ellis Park clash — camera work, or rather, the directing around that camera work, was not great.

Frequently, it felt that the camera was too focused on following the ball, with very little extended views during backline moves, to show what the rest of the line out/positioning looked like (both attacking and defensively).

This was exacerbated when the play was coming towards the camera, as opposed to away from. But it remained very annoying when you had very little idea as to what options were available out wide (in terms of overlap possibilities etc.), and ended up being completely surprised when a long-pass hit a player off camera.

Then, very little time spent on replays — which remains something I cannot get my head around.

If you are watching a game live, then yes — you forego the analysis and being able to watching key moments/some brilliant skills over again. But c'mon, surely this cannot also be taken away from the televised version as well?

Some incidents that come to mind: Apparently, KLA had a word with the linesman, and admitted to knocking the ball over the touchline, which is why that line out throw was reversed. Nothing around this was shown, to the best of my knowledge? Was it Kwagga or Ruan Nortje that popped that ball up from the base of the ruck in the corner, that saw the 2nd PSDT try(?) — I can go on — so many moments crying out for a replay, with nothing showed of them.

Lastly, the time spent focusing on pointless things around the stadium, when play had already commenced... I get that this can happen occasionally, when (for instance) a quick lineout is taken — but seriously, feels like there were several lineouts (on both sides) that were missed purely on account of the director showing us a close-up of a backline player, or some obscure/unknown suit/politician/celeb in the expensive losies — or people in the crowd... The latter is lekker for gees, and is necessary, but please, not at the cost of missing actual gameplay!

Want to end this little rant with a making the point that for the longest time we have been spoilt by the quality of SuperSport's coverage of major (and minor) sporting events. Which is why it is concerning how noticeably shoddy several of this year's home rugby tests have been managed, from a "production" side of things, in terms of the actual game footage/coverage.

Hopefully they were blooding some new talent in the Director's chair — but goodness, will be a travesty if this becomes the norm going forward...

Very early days in the URC, but looking at the RC we could see who was given a chance and took it and who didn’t.

Selection criteria: max 34 players, note the long-term injured players below.

1. Nche, Steenekamp

2. Mbonambi, Marx, Grobbelaar

3. Malherbe, T.Du Toit, Ntlabakanye

4. Etzebeth, Snyman, Kleyn

5. Mostert, Nortjé

6. P.S. Du Toit, E.Louw

7. Kolisi, Smith

8. Wiese, Hanekom

9. Hendrikse, Williams, De Klerk

10. Pollard, Libbok

11. Arendse, Mapimpi, Van der Merwe

12. De Allende, Willemse

13. Kriel, Am

14. Kolbe, Hooker

15. Fassi

Injured: SFM (around 10 weeks), De Jager (not until 2025)

My bolters: Ntlabakanye, Hanekom and Hooker (still uncapped)

Guys please forgive me. I’m a Bok and some know me from reddit. However am I the only one witnessing a Rebirth/Reinassance from Argentina? We clapped them big time however… this Arg team is Getting Good and I mean they are Getting Good.. considering they beat every team in the Rugby Championship when they played good. Im not saying they are bigger than Boks or All Blacks but im saying 2-3 years from now this team might become an actual Problem as in World Class Dominators.. those that can see the little bits and action im seeing will know.

• Local joy for two South African sides

• “Unbelievable performance” sees Etzebeth break Bok record

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^(29 Sep 2024)

Watching the match and seeing the drive towards inclusiveness - the Springboks being a uniting symbol and all, it’s a little disappointing to hear home crowds sing “ole ole ole” instead of something more South African.

My immediate thought was shosholoza as wikipedia says “In contemporary times, its meaning is to show support for any struggle” which seems apt, but may diminish the message in that song using it for sports.

Any suggestions?

Pretty please

Anyone know where I can access that? SS’s full replay doesn’t include the MOTM and Captain’s interviews — and cannot find it on YT.

Want to have a listen to what Siya said about EE again.

When do our top players get a proper break on this joint North/South season? Feels like it’s straight into the URC now and European competition until the July tests next year.

Aphelele Fassi played really well in yesterday's test. Scored 2 awesome tries.Yes the mistakes aside, he's really putting his hand up for that no.15. It's just a joy to watch him grow into that Jersey!

I know he is technically ambidextrous maybe he should attempt to kick conversions maybe that’s been the problem the entire time.

He looks so comfortable kicking constestables so well on the left. Someone please tell him