this was disrespectful to the game , and supporters on­ the world stage. whoever sanctioned this should be­ charged with bringing the game into disrepute.
it­ makes the players look dishonest and willing to­ seriously damage by assaulting others without thought.­ they are not above the laws of the game and a tough­ punishment should follow.

Go on cartman go for it my son .

i'm glad

Gaz W: I pretty much agree with everything you have­ wrote.
I thought the Lions were outstanding. I­ totally agree with you having watched the Bulls­ dominate the Super 14, I expected a rout. What we got­ was something much better- a nailbiting and highly­ entertaininbg series.
For me, the Boks very­ disappointing and never quite got out of second gear. I­ think the bulk of responsibility for the Boks­ underperformance lies firmly and squarely on the­ (offset) shoulders of "Helium Piet" whose­ very poor management and people skills were badly­ exposed. The man is an embarrassment and WAY out of his­ depth, and it was only SA's superbly talented and­ committed players and phenomenal captaincy that saved­ the Boks. John Smit is like a good red wine: he just­ gets better and better with age. Brussow is a wonderful­ talent, and I agree that it was his substitution for­ Russouw that turned the 2nd test match around.

Some­ of the Lions supporters on this blog have claimed that­ they played against 16 men most of the series - well in­ that case, so did the Boks, and perhaps the Lions best­ player of the series may well have been PDV.

Of­ course I am thrilled the Boks pipped the Lions, but­ unfortunately this series win means that PDV has­ cemented his place at the Bok helm for some time to­ come. I am very concerned about the TriN based on their­ current form.

True Bok supporters also happen to be­ true rugby supporters. The Lions and Geech are great­ competitors, and have more than earned our respect.­
Good on the Lions, and thanks for a wonderful series! ­

(cartman, stop faffing about and give the girl your­ phone number).

I think that if the roles had been reversed and a Bok­ was gouged, there would have been hell to pay!! The SA­ coach needs a wake up call on "intentional"­ acts and those that happen in the course of play. As an­ ex rugby player from way back, I have a pretty good­ idea of what goes on during a game.
Burger is a­ fantastic player and worth three men on the field, all­ he needs is to direct his energy into the game and not­ do silly things. He is already targeted by refs and­ should just get on and play the great game he is so­ capable of.
The Lions played a good game in the last­ match. They went in hard and fast and it was a great­ game to watch. SA played well but I think were a bit­ punch drunk after the first few minutes due to the­ ferocity of the Lions, which had not been the case in­ the previous games. SA defended really well, but the­ scrums could do with a bit of work. Putting your hand­ down to support yourself as a prop is against the law,­ and this happened a number of times with the SA­ props.
All in all I look forward to more confrontation­ of the North vs. the South!!!

As the lions go to sleep again for another 4 years we­ are all left to ponder what was & what could have­ been.

I'm sure that there are more questions being­ asked of the springboks than the lions?, why didn't­ the best team in world rugby not perform as well as­ they can??, i've watched them in the tri-nations,­ the world cup & they seemed a more fluid team then.­ The players are all the same(just about) so is the real­ question the management??, De villiars in my opinion is­ a joke & is ruining all the great work jake White­ did, is it a political move to have a guy that really­ seems to lack in the knowledge of the game &­ certainly the media side of the game(it's a must­ now)??, Having watched the Bulls play outstanding rugby­ i did fear that the lions would be torn to bits but we­ all saw what happened & for the odd blip the 3rd­ test could & should have been a decider.. would­ like to know from bok fans what they think please.

As­ for botha, he shouldn't have been banned, Burger­ needs to go away & have a bloody good think, seems­ like a great guy off the field & i've enjoyed­ watching him over the last 4/5 years,so what went­ wrong??.. John Smitt is a fantastic captain &­ leader of men, the young open-side that came in is a­ fantastic find & burger will be hard pressed if he­ continues to show the form he did, in my opinion he­ turned the 2nd test when he came on(i will be talking­ to his mother about this!!!)

As for my beloved lions,­ they played with heart, spirit & the real ethos­ that the lions are, i just feel another 2 weeks­ together in SA & maybe a few less high intensity­ games during the year & we can give any of the­ nations we play against a real run for their­ money

Well done the boks, the score is 2-1, but well­ done the lions for making every bok just a wee bit­ uncomfortable, but that's the great theatre that­ this series brought to our homes.. lets leave politices­ & the name calling

At least not a sheep :) gotta go

i know , but it seems like facebook it taking over the­ world!
Feel a bit of a freak cause I'm not on it.­ hehe

Whats wrong with facebook?? My family in south africa­ are all on there-its cheaper than a phone call :)

oh no , not facebook!

hee hee, thick south african! you didnt. I dont really­ know how msm works, I am mostly on facebook

sorry , didn't mean to sound patronizing

I think I can manage :)

you should be able to add me as a­ contact
neilfarley(at)hotmail(dot)co(dot)uk

you'll­ have to read that carefully as they wont let me put an­ e mail address down

Why not, I am however going out for a few hours, how do­ I find you on there when I get back?

fancy a chat on msn?

msm I lived in Kent when I first arrived, its gorgeous­ and I have been to Brighton quite a few times. I have­ relations in Worthington, its lovely there.

phew!
I'm down on the south coast just outside­ Brighton.
Don't worry about Jones , he'll be­ back before you need him against us.

Are you on MSN or­ Skype?

I lost connection, just said that twice! gotta love the­ internet.

Of course not some of my best friends are English, and­ my ex but we wont go there lol where about are you? I­ am going to miss hairbear (Adam) I told the boks not to­ hurt the welsh players but they couldnt have heard lol­ We need Adam to play against the English LOL only­ kidding