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Sports nut and blogger. Providing commentary on the oval ball. Bristol Bears. Stormers. Springboks.
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Good morning to everyone except the British and Irish Lions.
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Has there ever been less hype regarding a Cricket World Cup?
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If Manie Libbok could kick at 80%+ he would be in the same Whatsapp group as Romain Ntamack.
He's one of the most talented players in the world.
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SA rugby can learn a lot from the Premiership in terms of providing a rugby product.
Game at Twickenham with a 70 000 fan attendance.
We cry out for crowd engagement but all we receive is Andy Capostagno telling us what school Butch James went to.
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I really feel for Matrics who won’t be able to play sport in their final year of schooling.
School sport is second to none.
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Hearing some very interesting team selection out of the Bok camp.
Rassie and Nienaber at it again.
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My player of the series is Franco Mostert.
Uncompromising.
Crucial in set piece.
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Small personal milestone:
2 years ago I had screws put in to my ankle in a reconstructive surgery.
Today, ran the Two Oceans half marathon.
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Players who will be Springboks this year:
Aphelele Fassi
Tyrone Green
Jaco Coetzee
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I don't think the Southern Hemisphere appreciate how good Caelan Doris is.
He's 24 and putting in man of the match performances on the weekly.
Ireland dark horses for the WC.
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My non selected WC XV:
15. Alex Goode
14. Santiago Cordero
13. Huw Jones
12. Ngani Laumape
11. Waisake Naholo
10. Danny Cipriani
9. Kieran Marmion
8. Facundo Isa
7. Liam Squire
6. Jordie Murphy
5. Shannon Frizell
4. Devin Toner
3. Owen Franks
2. Dylan Hartley
1. Lizo Gqoboko
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What a week of rugby ahead:
Wednesday:
Wallabies vs France
WP vs Griquas
Sharks vs BI Lions
Friday:
SA vs Georgia
Cheetahs vs Pumas
Saturday:
All Blacks vs Fiji
Wales vs Argentina
England vs Canada
Ireland vs USA
Sharks vs Joburg Lions
BI Lions vs Bulls
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A world XV with only 2 players allowed per country:
1. Kitsoff
2. George
3. Nel
4. Jones
5. PSDT
6. Pocock
7. O’Mahony
8. Leitch
9. Murray
10. Barrett
11. Ioane
12. Farrell
13. Davies
14. Folau
15. Hogg
@thepaulwilliams
@Runningflyhalf
can you better it?
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Steven Kitshoff is going to go down as one of the greatest looseheads to play the game.
Skillset. Scrumming. Engine.
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I’m not entirely sure what the fuss is that the Springboks haven’t played rugby in 2 years.
The Lions haven’t played together in 4 years.
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I feel sorry for all these Maties players who will play for the Stormers.
What a downgrade.
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Couple of changes I would have made:
Akker > Scarra
Marcel > Anyone
Rhule > Penxe
Lizo > Coenie
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Am and Pollard are both out for 6 weeks for knee injuries.
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Idris Elba playing Siya Kolisi in Invictus 2.
Heard it from me first.
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Unpopular opinion:
Schalk Brits is a better 12 than Damian de Allende.
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I’m starting to really get behind this Libbok - Willemse - Gelant combination.
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Rumour has it, Kwagga Smith’s nose always points to true north
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A massive result that seemed to have snuck under the radar.
Brazil beat USA earlier this year.
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From a sporting perspective, lots to look forward to in 2021:
Rainbow Cup
Lions Tour
Proteas vs Aus
Euro 2020
Tokyo Olympics
Women’s Rugby World Cup
T20 World Cup
Rugby League World Cup
The Ashes
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Dear International viewers
I apologise if you watched a minute of the Currie Cup this year.
Sincerely,
South African public
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Lukhanyo Am is an absolute gem.
Let’s hope the fans appreciate him.
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Luke Pearce giving a refereeing masterclass.
Completely in control of the situation.
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The best thing that ever happened to the Stormers was England buying Eddie Jones out of his contract.
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Cecil Afrika retiring from international 7s.
He is probably the reason I fell in love with the sport. One of the best of his generation.
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The Lions missed a trick by not including Henry Slade in the squad.
His distribution skills from the wider channels is exactly what is required to unlock the Springbok defence.
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Weekend agenda:
Friday:
6pm. Bryan Habana WC 2007 highlights
7pm. Toto - Africa
8pm. 438 rerun.
Saturday morning.
6am. Castle Lite and Boerie.
7am. Eng vs SA 2007 rerun.
10am. World in Union.
11am. Game time.
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World Cup season!
France to beat the ABs at 9/10
If I get 10+ retweets - I'll post another 2 fancies.
#FillYourBoots
#WorldInUnion
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Cheslin Kolbe lives rent free in the Lions’ players heads.
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That’s the best innings in the history of cricket.
Take a bow Glenn Maxwell.
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Name a more iconic duo:
Knock ons and South African rugby players.
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The 'Premier' SA rugby magazine just compared Nic Berry to Jeffrey Epstein.
Taking their journalism to a new low.
The Money Man and Mark Keohane react to the outcome of World Rugby's case against Rassie Erasmus.
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@derekalberts1
If Miller doesn’t score 100 off 30 balls, Twitter goes into an absolute meltdown.
SA cricket fans expect him to tee off from ball 1.
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Alright, I have seen enough.
Stormers are winning Super Rugby this year.
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Ruan Nortjie has been the player of the Currie Cup for me.
Is it even possible for him to have a bad game?
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If we ever needed confirmation that SA rugby scribes don’t watch European rugby:
This is it.
No Billy Vunipola & no CJ Stander. But a thumbs up to Sam Simmonds and Hamish Watson.
@mark_keohane
believes that
@lionsofficial
coach Warren Gatland is bringing hobbits to the land of giants when it comes to combating South Africa’s loose-forward power.
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There is really no substitute for fans in a stadium.
Sport is all the better for it.
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Rebel XI for the
#T20WorldCup
1. Janneman
2. Faf
3. Rilee
4. ABD
5. Verrynne
6. Morris
7. Linde
8. M Pretorius
9. M de Lange
10. J Goosen
11. Tahir
Pick your fighter.
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Dug this one out of the archives. Throwback to U13A cricket in 2009.
Have you seen a better coverdrive?
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If you aren’t following
@Carl_LewisZA
and you are a SA sports fan, do yourself a favour.
Superior knowledge base, neutral perspective.
Top class commentary.
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It’s frightening to think that Sam Underhill is only 23.
He’s an absolute brute.
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There is just something special about International Rugby.
Different emotions.
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@DanCricket93
Would have left out Ngidi (even though he's been class). I'm just a fan of a handy batsman and left arm option.
*queue Ngidi 10 wicket haul
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Say it with me.
I’ll never criticise the Springboks ever again.
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Name a more iconic duo:
Super Rugby and empty stadiums
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For the disbelievers:
Changes in the backs, pack and bench
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I knew Ian Foster was a fraud when his Chiefs side lost by 60 points in the 2009 Super Rugby final.
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@thepaulwilliams
Wouldn’t be surprised to see the Lions opt for the 7-2 split on the bench.
Simmonds and Beirne off the bench in the final 20 minutes would be scary.
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Best bet of the weekend:
Sale to beat Northampton at 8/10
Retweet this and I'll post my other 2 fancies 💥
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Bookmakers have Leicester by 18.
That's 10 points too low.
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Where does one even start?
One of my biggest sporting icons.
Thanks for the memories.
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@thepaulwilliams
Who wins between Exeter, Crusaders and Leinster in a tri-tournament at neutral venues?
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Not my proudest tweet.
But I maintain that Ben Youngs is the worst of the 100 test club.
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Dave Rennie has added a new intensity to this Wallabies side.
Awesome to have test rugby back.
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The Irish are the most likeable team in world rugby.
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How good has Dale Steyn been this series? New sense of life
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There are no two ways about it.
Michael Holding is a legend.
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FULL HOUSE 💥
If you followed our rugby podcast, it would have been a VERY profitable weekend.
Our rugby punter
@NealHoogwerf
got 🔟 /🔟 picks this weekend in
#SuperRugby
and
#URC
Check out the podcast here:
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Full house 😍
Best bets today:
Scotland +15.5
Quins -2.5
Neither team to get to 30 in England - Scotland
#FillYourBoots
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It’s Marcus Smith’s world and we are just living in it.
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Griffons beat the Bulls who beat Leinster.
Leinster = Irish national team.
Griffons favourites for RWC23?
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Whatever the question is.
Fred Zeilinga is not the answer.
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As much as I love JP Duminy, he's simply not a big game player.
He has 4 hundreds in ODI cricket. 3 against Zimbabwe and 1 against Netherlands.
He's not going to deliver you a match winning knock under pressure against a big side.
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Over 47.5 in Sharks-Stormers.
Jaco on the whistle and free flowing rugby - this is a gift 🎁
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Unfortunately hopping off the Willie train.
Don’t have enough in me to defend him weekly.
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Andre Taylor, 2012
Name a player and a year they were pretty much unplayable.
I’ll go first: Heinrich Brüssow - 2009.
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Would love to see Evan Roos on the Springbok End of Year tour.
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South African sport is in a dire state. The
@Springboks
have had an abysmal last two seasons.
@OfficialCSA
have lost 7/10 games vs India at HOME. Do we need to even speak about
@BafanaBafana
?
#SouthAfrica
#Proteas
#Springboks
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That's a proper outfit.
Sam Hill a superb acquisition from Exeter.
TEAM NEWS 🦈 |Take a look at
#YourSharks
to face
@harlequins
tomorrow night as we kick off the
#RugbyRestart
for
@PremRugby
! 🙌
🇿🇦 Lood makes his full debut
💪 Manu & Hilly in the middle
🙋♂️ Fafster is back in the mix!
Don't forget we are LIVE on
@BTSport
from 7:45pm
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Let’s talk Makhaya Ntini:
I loved him as a cricketer.
BUT he is a dreadful commentator.
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Cracker incoming this weekend in Cheetahs vs Bulls.
Expect a motivated Cheetahs outfit to show the finger to SARU for the Pro14 axing.
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Weekend of comebacks:
Lions 5-33 down to win 36-33.
Scotland 0-31 down to draw 38-38.
Reds 5-21 down to win 33-31.
I. Love. Sport.
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Bit of ankle reconstruction yesterday.
All for the love of the game.
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Is KLA pushing for a starting role over Mapimps?
Personally, my back 3 for the WC is KLA, Kolbe and Willie.
Damian + Grant on the bench.
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Thanks for the memories, DC.
One of the most natural ball players to grace the turf.
I officially retire from professional rugby today. A sport I’ve played 32 years which has helped shape me into the person I am today. I can’t thank everyone who has played a part in my journey enough, particularly you, the fans. Rugby will always be a part of my life. Thank you.
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