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November 28, 2006 Edition 2


THE PATTERN is becoming a familiar one: a Springbok coach starts his tenure in encouraging fashion but eventually finds himself trapped in a nightmare of poor results and political back-stabbing.

And so current coach Jake White is required to fly home today to face rugby's President's Council, which will apparently decide on his future.

There have been quite a few calls for White to be sacked, based largely on a run of poor results which has seen the Boks slip down the world rankings. Some of the more Machiavellian operators in rugby are beginning to circle.

White has done himself little favour with his handling of the Luke Watson issue. The impression has been created that the decision not to pick the player was based on personal issues rather than those related to rugby.

His inter-personal skills also appear to have deteriorated as the pressure mounted, leading to a sometimes fractious relationship with the media.
Theres only one team that can beat the KIWIS !


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seasider Wrote:The Kiwi 'B' Team?

Rolleyes

Surely its the Aussies with re-inforced handbags stolen from the kiwi boot camp?
Big Grin
seasider Wrote:The Kiwi 'B' Team?

So who was the last team to beat them, and when? Wink




Oh yes, wasn't it SA in the recent tri nations? Smile
beaten them 3 times in the past 3 years,the only side to have beaten them in the last 2yrs Wink
Some choker stats quickly :

In june of 1999 NZ spanked france 54-7, only to loose to them 43-31 in the WC semi , July of 2003 NZ beat ozzie 50-21, in sydney, yet four months later under the pressure of a world cup semi, they lost 22-10.

Gives the rest hope hey ! :p