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<blockquote data-quote="American Springbok" data-source="post: 127024"><p>Watson is yet another victim to the SA government's hands-on governance of White's springboks.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I love the guy. He plays for the right team (Stormers/Province), he's a hell of a flanker, and he's a great leader as well.</p><p></p><p>And, while there may be differences between Cheeky Watson, Luke, and Jake White, the fact of the matter is that Watson doesn't fit in with White's style of rugby. Plain and simple. </p><p></p><p>It happens all the time that great players who do not fit in with one coach's particular sports dogma get left out, justly or unjustly. But the travesty isn't with Watson, it's with the ANC pushing Watson there. He had a shitty first half against Samoa (first game jitters?) and overall he didn't live up to the pressure or hype.</p><p></p><p>If everything goes the way politicians want it to go in SA, Luke will have his chance. I suggest we wait until then.</p><p></p><p>On that point, how's HC and Magner's Cup? I've never followed that before as a Southern Hemisphere rugby fan, but with all the SA players moving up there with the quotas and other nonesuch, I'll think I'll need to follow it now...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="American Springbok, post: 127024"] Watson is yet another victim to the SA government's hands-on governance of White's springboks. Personally, I love the guy. He plays for the right team (Stormers/Province), he's a hell of a flanker, and he's a great leader as well. And, while there may be differences between Cheeky Watson, Luke, and Jake White, the fact of the matter is that Watson doesn't fit in with White's style of rugby. Plain and simple. It happens all the time that great players who do not fit in with one coach's particular sports dogma get left out, justly or unjustly. But the travesty isn't with Watson, it's with the ANC pushing Watson there. He had a shitty first half against Samoa (first game jitters?) and overall he didn't live up to the pressure or hype. If everything goes the way politicians want it to go in SA, Luke will have his chance. I suggest we wait until then. On that point, how's HC and Magner's Cup? I've never followed that before as a Southern Hemisphere rugby fan, but with all the SA players moving up there with the quotas and other nonesuch, I'll think I'll need to follow it now... [/QUOTE]
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