Just agreeing with you, boet.

hey Bosvark.....what ye on aboot mun?

armcor (WTF? is jy boetie op maneuvers of wat?):
Ja, I­ think so too (maar daai visse, hulle wil nie byt nie!)

comment 44 what a load of @#$%, comment 45, part @#$%­ and part not so @#$%.

Why do you all eventually succumb to insulting each­ other? We all know DeVilliers is brainless and should­ be muzzled - unfortunately he makes incredibly stupid­ remarks and the SA Rugby board should be held­ accountable for allowing it to happen. As a SAfrican,­ I'm embarrassed that he is our coach, but we have­ to work with what we've got.
At the end of the day­ - don't let 1 moron taint the way you think. The­ Lions tour has been incredible and really good for­ Rugby overall.

I won't let P DV ruin that for me.

Comment #36. Your comments about me are so far off the­ mark as to be joke-worthy. You don't know anything­ about me, my background, my nationality or anything at­ all!!
Get a life.

bernie6969 love the name boet, how long did it take a­ genius like you to think of that!

Jesus. This de villiers is a class act. Well done SA on­ the series win. hopefully you'll still be saddled­ with this jackass for a coach in 2011.

As a Springbok supporter I have to say that I was­ mortally embarrassed by Burger's actions. His 50th­ test appearance and 32 seconds into what was an epic­ game was a despicable and utterly unbecoming act of­ stupidity (I don't think he has the intelligence to­ have done it maliciously).
Having said that he­ shouldn't have been on the field in the first place­ as he is not the form player for that position,­ Heinrich Brussouw is, and Burger's absence will­ force a stronger selection from our erratic­ politically-appointed and far from adequate coach.
What­ pains me is the seeming insistence from Lion's­ supporters that the Lion's were angels on the field­ and totally bereft of any aggravating play. If the­ referee had checked the rule book he would have noted­ that "scrumming up" is illegal and thats the­ only reason Jones had a prayer against the Beast. Note­ also, that the Lions bench was intentionally chosen to­ allow uncontested scrums, a particularly yellow spined­ approach in the modern game.
BoD should have been cited­ and although he is a gifted rugby player he is a @#$%­ who gets preferential treatment from refs because of­ his whinging wet nappy attitude, one that seems to be­ all pervasive in the current crop of Lions management.­ (Bear in mind that one of the players South Africans­ respect most is Christian Cullen who is also the record­ try scorer against the boks. Why? Because he is a­ genius and also a real man. Something BoD is­ not)
Defeat with grace, yes of course the Springboks­ have the grace and diplomacy for that. However with the­ series won and (hopeful) improvements on the starting­ 15 for the next match the boks will turn on the gas on­ Saturday.
I would be disappointed with less then 60­ points from the Springboks on Saturday - can't wait­ to see McGeech's face after the game...

c.m.montgomery writes "When you look at South­ Africa's enlightened policy­ on treating AIDS then­ it's easy to understand where­ de Villiers is­ coming from...................who said­ Jurassic Park­ was only for 4 legged dinosaurs?"

I assume you­ are referring to Mbeki and the ANC's previous­ policy on HIV? You need to update your facts, friend. ­
Your point is obtuse, completely irrelevant to any­ rugby debate, and factually incorrect. Talk rugby, or­ find another blog.

stevenisle: writes "We have­ to accept that Rugby Union has a problem in­ both SA­ and NZ, in that success in rugby has become­ integral­ to their view of themselves as nations". Sorry,­ but I cannot agree. I will happily concede that South­ Africans (and Kiwis and Aussies) are hugely passionate­ about sport, whether it be rugby, cricket, golf,­ soccer, swimming, tennis, whatever. We just happen to­ excel at the first three. Perhaps its because of our­ previous isolation; perhaps because far more South­ Africans per capita actually play sport than Brits; or­ because we have such great weather, or because as a­ nation we have a pioneering spirit. I do not cease to­ be a proud South African when my team loses (and I­ certainly don't make excuses for them).
Be very­ careful when you attribute a broad sweeping statement­ like yours to a whole nation, bru, especially a nation­ as diverse as ours. At best it's grossly­ stereotypic, narrowminded and ignorant. At worst,­ it's deeply insulting.
If we explore your­ argument (which I think is: that the success of a­ national sports team may impact on a nation's­ identity) further:
I think a far more interesting and­ well established example is the connection between­ English football hooliganism and the emergence of the­ so called English "yob-culture". How long­ were the English fans banned from attending matches in­ Europe?
ergo; if I then argue that all Englishmen are­ yobs, I think you would find that hyperbole

Listen Monty old stick......Rugby is for men and not­ for Poofs....if you can't take the heat then play­ tiddly winks instead......I hate a bad looser !!

De Villiers is an idiot and doesn't deserve to­ coach a team of monkeys let alone a professional rugby­ team. His comments about the Burger situation are­ simply commensurate of a man who lacks IQ. take nothing­ away from the BOKS - they simply won and rugby­ continues but he has taken the shine off the victory­ with his stupid comments. Standing up for your team is­ one thing, which any good coach can do with truth and­ conviction, trying to defend the actions of Burger (who­ is also a nut case) in such an obvious and blatantly­ cowardly act is another matter. Shame on you De­ Villiers, you are no better than Burger, I hope you get­ sacked you idiot.

fact is that you lot are nothing but a bunch of winers.­ get over it. you lost and thats that. another fact is­ that you have lost the last 7 test matches and last­ three test series. you tried hard, but failed, ones­ again. chances are you will lose the next test and will­ go home with another whitewash behind your names. say­ what you like, it will not change the fact that your­ precious lions have failed again. they played awesome­ mind you, and deserve to be respected as a team, but­ they just werent good enough. now stop wining you bunch­ of babies, dry your nappies and get over it. oh and­ martin g, you are nothing but a bitter sorry bad loser­ and i think you should go to bed now because its time­ for the grown ups to discuss grown up things.­ BOKKE!!!!!!!!!

We have to accept that Rugby Union has a problem in­ both SA and NZ, in that success in rugby has become­ integral to their view of themselves as nations.­ Consequently there has arisen an atitude that winning­ is more important than anything else, including fair­ play, their reputation abroad and the safety of­ opposing players. for those of us who have watched­ rugby for years there are numerous examples of foul and­ dangerous playby both sides over the years.­ Unfortunately we cannot expect the IRB to do anything­ about vit until someone is blinded, crippled or dies.

martin g
Wow! That's some travelogue! Well­ balanced, thoughtful, backed up by great sources and­ interesting factoids. You should really publish this,­ china.

So one in four men in SA have commited rape,­ hey- what an amazing fantastical statistic. Thanks­ also for educating us on the what a cell phone is: I­ honestly had no idea a mobile phone and cell phone were­ the same thing. You live and learn!

I particularly­ appreciate your "expert" comments on safety­ and security. needles to say, when next I take a break­ from my busy gang-raping schedule, I will make sure­ that I don't stray too far beyond my razor wire,­ especially when I am carrying an unconcealed loaf of­ bread in my hand.....

(You sound like you have been­ talking to too may disgruntled SA expats who are trying­ to justify their emigration, bru!)

A team who've been playing together for years­ scrapes through at home against a makeshift side with­ most of its best players out injured, well done to them­ but hardly a major achievement. De Villiers is being­ defensive in order to deflect from his team's­ inadequacies.
As for Shadowcat in post 14, he is the­ stereotypical South African, a racist bigot with a chip­ on his shoulder the size of a house, fortunately­ they're not all like that.

obviously he is a moron, and should support the IRB,­ and in fact should go one step further and ban him from­ playing for SA for a year to set an example as the IRB­ have shown too much mercy for a terrible act of­ violence by Burger.
to all the people suggesting the­ lions fans are whingers... not all of us are.. in fact­ the majority aren;t at all, and have enjoyed an­ incredibly good series so far.. noone likes to lose so­ some hot air is bound to be released in the first day­ or 2 post game.
note also to the Kiwi fan commenting on­ us whinging.... you lot are terrible when the all­ blacks lose... i don;t think you've ever lost­ 'fairly'.. think back to the last world cup­ when france spanked you off the field. even with the­ 'forward pass', france deserved to win that­ one.. the all blacks are of course the best in the­ world virtualy every year, and a joy to watch.. but­ maybe you should start (although it doesn;t happen very­ often) losing with some dignity!!

shargett_2000,
As a Saffer, I have to agree: this is­ just the latest in a long list of foot-in-mouth­ statements, politically naive gaffs and ridiculous­ antics.
South Africa holds its collective breath every­ time he opens his mouth, just dreading the idiocy that­ will emerge.
PDW should go.