Van der Merwe didn't pull out. He was denied permission to play, along with his team mate JJ Engelbrecht, by his idiotic union, the Bulls. They didn't like the way their participation was requested - last minute stuff, and not through the correct channels, apparently. So they said no.
The scoreline would have been far less flattering to the French had they not employed a blind man as TMO. Two legit Bok tries (one of them with a sure conversion) denied by this impaired fool. The "knock" in the first one (3:35) was nowhere near forward and the French back (4:10) certainly does not ground the ball in any shape or form. Neither of these even due to obscured footage or poor angles. Just inexplicable really. So you can add a dozen to the points difference.
Sebastien Chabal knocks out Marc Giraud with big right hook
Sonny Bill? Never heard of her.
2 Months, 2 Weeks ago
Seven incredible tries from the 2013 South Africa Sevens
Jeepers, that last Fijian try was good. So many things that had to go right, and did.
2 Months, 4 Weeks ago
The Springboks and Nelson Mandela - RIP Madiba
Thank you, Eddie. Well said.
2 Months, 4 Weeks ago
George North and Richard Hibbard huge hits in lead up to Israel Folau try
That tackle by Hibbard was fantastic. Mowen's a big boy, and he met him at speed, head on. There's no place to hide in a hit like that.
3 Months, 1 Week ago
Georgia stun Samoa in historic game in Tbilisi
Great scenes. But how come this game ran 90 minutes?
3 Months, 1 Week ago
Jean De Villiers, Bismark du Plessis and Steven Luatua on the Barbarians
Van der Merwe didn't pull out. He was denied permission to play, along with his team mate JJ Engelbrecht, by his idiotic union, the Bulls. They didn't like the way their participation was requested - last minute stuff, and not through the correct channels, apparently. So they said no.
3 Months, 1 Week ago
Courtney Lawes returns to Premiership with huge tackle on Phil Godman
Boom. What a great tackle.
3 Months, 1 Week ago
The Springboks end satisfying year with victory over France in Paris
Ignore my comment - I didn't read your last sentence.
3 Months, 1 Week ago
The Springboks end satisfying year with victory over France in Paris
He shouldn't have slapped de Villiers though, should he? Or was that part okay?
3 Months, 1 Week ago
The Springboks end satisfying year with victory over France in Paris
The scoreline would have been far less flattering to the French had they not employed a blind man as TMO. Two legit Bok tries (one of them with a sure conversion) denied by this impaired fool. The "knock" in the first one (3:35) was nowhere near forward and the French back (4:10) certainly does not ground the ball in any shape or form. Neither of these even due to obscured footage or poor angles. Just inexplicable really. So you can add a dozen to the points difference.
3 Months, 1 Week ago