gertbloues wrote a new post, Castle Rugby Championship - Conclusions from...
How on earth did we manage to not come out on top against Argentina? This was the question mane South African fans went to sleep with late on Saturday evening (or early Sunday morning), me included....
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To say that I was irritated by the Boks' match against Argentina is an understatement. It was just one of those matches where nothing seems to go right for us and every promising move fell flat at a...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, Plan B - Is it a myth or is it just...
Let me start by congratulating Western Province with a superb show of total rugby. Those first tries were a thing of beauty and they hammered their point home. The Bulls knew they were up against a...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, I can dream, can I?, on the site Bloues
With the current F1 season's on track form looking exciting at the moment, there aren't many off track incidents making the news. Except maybe for Lewis' regrettable Tweets he left on Saturday...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, Castle Rugby Championship - Conclusions from...
It took me while to get over Saturday morning's loss. I truly thought that we would be able to get one over the Wallabies, but that's just how the cookie crumbles. Meyer said in an interview that soft...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, Castle Rugby Championship - Conclusions from...
Another week, another Bok loss. That's how this extended tournament feels like at the moment. Although Saturday was only our second loss of the season, the match in Mendoza sure felt like a loss and...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, RIP Corrie Sanders, on the site Bloues
I was shocked when I read the news yesterday about Corrie Sanders' untimely death. While I'm not very big on boxing, there are still some legends of the sport that I still follow and I can't for the...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, Castle Rugby Championship - Conclusions from the...
31-8 on the scoreboard and 15-14 on the body count. This really is a well beat Aussie side that's heading for Argentina. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. There were just too many lost...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, You must leave Bloem, Johan., on the site Bloues
I have already taken a bit of flack for my suggestion in my previous post that Johan Goosen should leave the Cheetahs if he wants to become a complete fly-half. But I have my reasons and here they...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, Castle Rugby Championship - Conclusions from the...
And so ends this year's RC and the All Blacks are deserved champions of yet another Southern Hemisphere competition. Unfortunately (Or fortunately?) I wasn't able to watch any of Saturday's games...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, If only..., on the site Bloues
Sorry for my absence. Work has been tough and getting Telkom to reconnect my ADSL is proving even more problematic than I thought, but I did follow the post on the site and even commented on a few...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, Of Italian plumbers and Australian batsmen, on...
Wow! A series win in Australia, the second one for the current group of players, is some achievement. Well done to the Proteas on a fine display of cricket. The SA team's mission to hold on to that...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, We are South Africans, not Kiwi's and definitely...
I cant even describe how irritated I have become with the rugby public's fixation with running rugby as opposed to the seemingly 'boring' rugby played by the South African sides. It has been a topic...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, Tough on Craig, on the site Bloues
I just heard the news that Craig Joubert will be handling the Stormers vs Sharks game on Saturday. It's a pity, because I cant see the Stormers winning this one no matter who handles the game. But the...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, When ego outmatches ability, on the site Bloues
When the Bulls played the Kings yesterday I couldn't help but notice Luke Watson's presence on the field. The man was everywhere, fielding kicks at full back, playing first receiver, making tackles...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, Geluk Frans!!!, on the site Bloues
Just heard the news that Frans Ludeke's wife gave birth to triplets. Well, I know Mr. Ludeke doesn't read the blogs, but seeing that the BBRU doesn't want to give me his cellphone number I will use...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, Cometh the man..., on the site Bloues
Warren Gatland surprised us all by naming Sam Warburton as his skipper for the Lions' tour of Australia next month. At 24 years old, Warburton, who temporarily stepped down from the Wales captaincy to...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, Look at the whole picture, Mr Mallet, on the...
For past few seasons, every time a player leaves the country or someone gets injured after playing his 30th game in a row, the words central contracting and All Blacks are being flung around at studio...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, If you keep doing the same thing expecting...
As much as I like reveling in the Stormers' woes, the fact that they are a South African team and that their captain will probably captain the Boks later this year has me worried. Yes, you can blame...
View Articlegertbloues wrote a new post, What's next, neutral directors?, on the site Bloues
If there's one job that I don't want to do, it's being the director of a live sports event. Looking at all those monitors choosing the correct angle that must be broadcast to a world wide audience....
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