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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 587993" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>What about cricket??</p><p></p><p>Rugby, Cricket and Soccer are all IMO national sports for SA. With Soccer maybe being a bit in front purely because of the population and the financial backing they get.</p><p></p><p>Rugby and Cricket play second fiddle, yet we strive for perfection. Our Cricket team has been the best test playing team for a number of years now, after the dominant Australia went into an identity crisis. </p><p></p><p>I think a team like England and to a lesser extent Wales, are not trying as hard as they should to be the best they can be. With SA and NZ, it's about winning every single match. Getting the players committed and the passion of the players themselves gives our guys perhaps the edge above the NH rivals. I'm not saying this to be just another dick-swinging bragger, but the NH clubs don't have the star quality they want from their own nation, so they are willing to pay a lot for our guys. And our guys will take their offers with a smile on their face.</p><p></p><p>But the difference with the SA guys are, because of our crappy currency and the exchange rate, they only have to play a few (2-4) years abroad to come back to SA to live a very happy rich life. So with this exodus and fears, there will always be some guys coming back, just like Frans Steyn did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 587993, member: 40658"] What about cricket?? Rugby, Cricket and Soccer are all IMO national sports for SA. With Soccer maybe being a bit in front purely because of the population and the financial backing they get. Rugby and Cricket play second fiddle, yet we strive for perfection. Our Cricket team has been the best test playing team for a number of years now, after the dominant Australia went into an identity crisis. I think a team like England and to a lesser extent Wales, are not trying as hard as they should to be the best they can be. With SA and NZ, it's about winning every single match. Getting the players committed and the passion of the players themselves gives our guys perhaps the edge above the NH rivals. I'm not saying this to be just another dick-swinging bragger, but the NH clubs don't have the star quality they want from their own nation, so they are willing to pay a lot for our guys. And our guys will take their offers with a smile on their face. But the difference with the SA guys are, because of our crappy currency and the exchange rate, they only have to play a few (2-4) years abroad to come back to SA to live a very happy rich life. So with this exodus and fears, there will always be some guys coming back, just like Frans Steyn did. [/QUOTE]
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