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<blockquote data-quote="stormer2010" data-source="post: 285405"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Steve-o @ Oct 26 2009, 09:32 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=418054" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Bit late now to say 'Ashley Johnson will get selected because he is a quality black player' but there. Even with Kanko, Spies and Alberts playing better rugby at 8, Johnson is good and could become great and I'm not dissapointed as I know what pressure PDiv is under to select black players. This is a reality SA has to deal with. I feel the same about Adams; probably a few step behind Pretorius and Vermaak but I can't argue that he will let the team down like Earl Rose is sure to do.</p><p></p><p>I see PDiv is considering playing Kanko at 7 (6 for other countries) and Burger at 6 against the French with Brussouw in the midweek squad. Although I am all for playing some incumbents in the midweeks and some newbies in the tests, I am not so sure about this combo; playing running rugby against the French?</p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Intercept King JdV @ Oct 31 2009, 10:44 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=418736" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Yeah, but those two Griquas players should have been Riaan Viljoen and Sarel Pretorius. raubenheimer? Nah, rather give me FLouw, Frans Viljoen, Deysel, Alberts, Vermeulen, Mbiyozo or even Deon Stegman would have made better sense.</p><p></p><p>Rose is a son of one of PDiv's close friends. Not really surprised with his inclusion. On the other hand, Raubenheimer? Hargreaves? Where did he get these names from? Ralepelle we know has gotten included instead of Liebenberg, Strauss and Kuun before and has 'potential' if no bulk but Maku? With Gary Botha returning, Maku is the 4th choice Bulls hooker and the 9th choice SA hooker! Yet he walks into the SA squad...</p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Logorrhea @ Nov 2 2009, 03:38 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=418915" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>I seriously doubt any domination. We could have gone up to look for making a few points but I feel that some serious class has been glaringly left at home. But then again I do feel we need to address the issue of color in SA as we look to right the wrongs of the previous goverment to some extent and I feel giving more black players a chance would hopefully address the issue of rugby being seen as an Afrikaner sport in the minds of the other 95% of our population and stimulate the development of the game throughout the entire population. I can only imagine our potential if we are currently only utilizing a small percentage of our total population even if we have to suffer this period of players not really being picked on merit and I hope it doesn't have an influence on those players who are, in fact, deserving of their spot besad on their performances.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stormer2010, post: 285405"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Steve-o @ Oct 26 2009, 09:32 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=418054']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Bit late now to say 'Ashley Johnson will get selected because he is a quality black player' but there. Even with Kanko, Spies and Alberts playing better rugby at 8, Johnson is good and could become great and I'm not dissapointed as I know what pressure PDiv is under to select black players. This is a reality SA has to deal with. I feel the same about Adams; probably a few step behind Pretorius and Vermaak but I can't argue that he will let the team down like Earl Rose is sure to do. I see PDiv is considering playing Kanko at 7 (6 for other countries) and Burger at 6 against the French with Brussouw in the midweek squad. Although I am all for playing some incumbents in the midweeks and some newbies in the tests, I am not so sure about this combo; playing running rugby against the French? <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Intercept King JdV @ Oct 31 2009, 10:44 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=418736']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Yeah, but those two Griquas players should have been Riaan Viljoen and Sarel Pretorius. raubenheimer? Nah, rather give me FLouw, Frans Viljoen, Deysel, Alberts, Vermeulen, Mbiyozo or even Deon Stegman would have made better sense. Rose is a son of one of PDiv's close friends. Not really surprised with his inclusion. On the other hand, Raubenheimer? Hargreaves? Where did he get these names from? Ralepelle we know has gotten included instead of Liebenberg, Strauss and Kuun before and has 'potential' if no bulk but Maku? With Gary Botha returning, Maku is the 4th choice Bulls hooker and the 9th choice SA hooker! Yet he walks into the SA squad... <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Logorrhea @ Nov 2 2009, 03:38 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=418915']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> I seriously doubt any domination. We could have gone up to look for making a few points but I feel that some serious class has been glaringly left at home. But then again I do feel we need to address the issue of color in SA as we look to right the wrongs of the previous goverment to some extent and I feel giving more black players a chance would hopefully address the issue of rugby being seen as an Afrikaner sport in the minds of the other 95% of our population and stimulate the development of the game throughout the entire population. I can only imagine our potential if we are currently only utilizing a small percentage of our total population even if we have to suffer this period of players not really being picked on merit and I hope it doesn't have an influence on those players who are, in fact, deserving of their spot besad on their performances. [/QUOTE]
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