Comments on: Super 14: Shooting ourselves in the foot? http://www.sportsleader.co.za/siyabongantshingila/2009/02/06/the-latecomers-party-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot/ Mon, 21 May 2012 12:44:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Siyabonga Ntshingila http://www.sportsleader.co.za/siyabongantshingila/2009/02/06/the-latecomers-party-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot/#comment-5743 Siyabonga Ntshingila Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:10:53 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/siyabongantshingila/2009/02/06/the-latecomers-party-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot/#comment-5743 Hi Craig Lets wait till at least 2 of our teams have been on tour to asses. So far only the Bulls have played Antipodean opposition, and given that the Reds without Chris Latham are a bit of a non-entity-its too early to tell. Hi Craig

Lets wait till at least 2 of our teams have been on tour to asses. So far only the Bulls have played Antipodean opposition, and given that the Reds without Chris Latham are a bit of a non-entity-its too early to tell.

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]]> By: Craig Millar http://www.sportsleader.co.za/siyabongantshingila/2009/02/06/the-latecomers-party-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot/#comment-5742 Craig Millar Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:30:54 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/siyabongantshingila/2009/02/06/the-latecomers-party-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot/#comment-5742 Captain O after having watched this weekends matches I now hope you have re-assessed your comments. The SA teams looked in better condition (generally) than their antipodean couzies. I would say that by delaying the announcement of the teams the players were not lured into the false sense of security of having a spot in the squad and kept up their intensity in the gym and on the practice fields. After your woeful comments about Luke (I am your father) Watson - I am begining to doubt your skills as a commentator on Rugby Union. Should you like you can send your column to me for "editing" before posting at the supplied email address. Captain O after having watched this weekends matches I now hope you have re-assessed your comments. The SA teams looked in better condition (generally) than their antipodean couzies. I would say that by delaying the announcement of the teams the players were not lured into the false sense of security of having a spot in the squad and kept up their intensity in the gym and on the practice fields.
After your woeful comments about Luke (I am your father) Watson - I am begining to doubt your skills as a commentator on Rugby Union. Should you like you can send your column to me for “editing” before posting at the supplied email address.

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]]> By: Cool Down http://www.sportsleader.co.za/siyabongantshingila/2009/02/06/the-latecomers-party-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot/#comment-5731 Cool Down Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:59:41 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/siyabongantshingila/2009/02/06/the-latecomers-party-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot/#comment-5731 Our biggest problem as I see it is player movement.The Free State Cheetahs are the hardest and the Lions to a lesser extent.If half of the Lions squad end up in Province there is not much a coach can do but to start all over again. It would be far better if S A Rugby contracted the Super 14 players and did the player distribution instead of the Provinces bidding and offering players packages the smaller unions just cant compete with.This would prevent some provinces ending up with an almost Springbok squad and having players who would have been first choices somewhere else,warming benches. I used to watch almost every game but nowadays I choose my games carefully because with the constant player movement I find it difficult to see players who used to be my hero now play against my team,but perhaps I am just old fashioned and used to loyalty that does not exist anymore. Our biggest problem as I see it is player
movement.The Free State Cheetahs are the hardest
and the Lions to a lesser extent.If half of the
Lions squad end up in Province there is not
much a coach can do but to start all over again.
It would be far better if S A Rugby contracted
the Super 14 players and did the player
distribution instead of the Provinces bidding
and offering players packages the smaller unions just cant compete with.This would prevent some
provinces ending up with an almost Springbok
squad and having players who would
have been first choices somewhere else,warming benches.
I used to watch almost every game but nowadays I choose my games carefully because with the constant player movement I find it difficult to see players who used to be my hero now play against my team,but perhaps I am just old fashioned and used to loyalty that does not exist anymore.

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]]> By: Tony McKeever http://www.sportsleader.co.za/siyabongantshingila/2009/02/06/the-latecomers-party-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot/#comment-5723 Tony McKeever Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:33:04 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/siyabongantshingila/2009/02/06/the-latecomers-party-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot/#comment-5723 Actually Mid November they already put out the 5 New Zealand Super 14 Squads. Hopefully the SA results do not reflect the lateness of their squad release. Actually Mid November they already put out the 5 New Zealand Super 14 Squads.

Hopefully the SA results do not reflect the lateness of their squad release.

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]]> By: Jon http://www.sportsleader.co.za/siyabongantshingila/2009/02/06/the-latecomers-party-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot/#comment-5715 Jon Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:11:12 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/siyabongantshingila/2009/02/06/the-latecomers-party-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot/#comment-5715 Look, those Antipodeans have a jolly hard time too. Their own back yards are clean and safe. They have the extra stress of coming to play in Africa for Pete's sake! They run the risk of being bitten by a rabid poodle on their early-morning jog and then have to put up with Third World medical attention. The drinking water from their hotel taps might have those horrible rat-tailed maggots in it. And that's not even near the potential horror of being chomped by a lion or stomped by a rhino. Or mugged by a tsotsi. Or run over by a minibus taxi driver steering his brakeless 20-passengered projectile with a vice-grip. Perth and Invercargill are havens of calm order. You may be bored to death, but you won't be gored to death. Look, those Antipodeans have a jolly hard time too. Their own back yards are clean and safe. They have the extra stress of coming to play in Africa for Pete’s sake! They run the risk of being bitten by a rabid poodle on their early-morning jog and then have to put up with Third World medical attention. The drinking water from their hotel taps might have those horrible rat-tailed maggots in it. And that’s not even near the potential horror of being chomped by a lion or stomped by a rhino. Or mugged by a tsotsi. Or run over by a minibus taxi driver steering his brakeless 20-passengered projectile with a vice-grip.

Perth and Invercargill are havens of calm order. You may be bored to death, but you won’t be gored to death.

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