Fiji break SA hearts
29 Mar 2009
Fiji denied South Africa their first ever Hong Kong Sevens crown as they held on to claim a hard-fought 26-24 victory.
Fiji came out flying in the first half blitzing South Africa with three quick tries to run out to a 19-0 lead. But the Bok Sevens were not going to be run over and two tries by Renfred Dazel and Robert Ebersohn put South Africa right back in contention at the end of the first half.
The islanders struck back in the second half as they scored their fourth try and moved out to a 26-12 lead. Fiji then had a man sent to the bin, and Vuyo Zangqa scored South Africa’s third to bring the gap back to just seven points.
With less then a minute left Fiji had another man sent off and Mpho Mbiyozo scored South Africa’s fourth try, but Mzwandile Stick’s drop attempt went just wide as Fiji held on for a famous win.
“You can’t chase 19 points against a team like Fiji and expect to win, which is what makes the final so disappointing,” Treu told sarugby.co.za. “We missed too many tackles in that first half but I was pleased with the character the team showed and the way they came back.
“Overall our performance was back towards where it should be; we rediscovered our intensity and stuck to the gameplan after some below par performances in recent tournaments. We were much better focused here and it may have helped that we have set the players small performance goals within tournaments.”
South Africa cruised into the final with some impressively controlled displays. The Springboks enjoyed emphatic play-off victories over Australia in the quarter-finals (24-10) and Samoa in the last four (29-3) having come through their Pool with wins over Korea (29-7), Uruguay (53-0) and France (26-12).
“We didn’t concede a try against Samoa and the way we played against Australia and France was definitely a huge improvement on our performances at the World Cup,” said Treu. “But it’s still a sore feeling: maybe I’ll feel better when I wake up tomorrow.”
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29 Mar 2009, 19:56 pm
Cuito
Geez . Exact what I’d expect from your type.
For all on here. Go read back on the thread of hero cuitos remarks and then my IMMEDIATE response and challenges.
Coward .
Didn’t respondsm
Now , dopped up, he can go for it.
Sorry but I have to go.
Geez .cuito
4eriously I believed you to be more of substance.
Your strategy of doing an affirmitive action debate with gygt is what I predicted(Go read)
Man if you even read back in blog you will re strategise with me.
Credentials. Yip. Important.
But human credentials the most imposrtant. Well done on you article writing success. (As mentioned extensively before) Probably afirmitive action articles anyway. But nonetheless . Well well done . We as a community are so proud of you
29 Mar 2009, 20:00 pm
#548 grootblouJan:
Cheers GBS, Geniet!
29 Mar 2009, 20:03 pm
#552 amazon: Sorry if I did not respond to your drivel….really…lets start again. I promise that I will only respond to you posts….
Sorry everyone…this is between me and someone as dense as the amazon Forest…BTW are you female…just realised that you were getting all emotional…seemed very girly
29 Mar 2009, 20:05 pm
#550 Cuito Carnivale</a #551 amazon:
Why don’t you two just get a room an relax. We have enough problems as it is as a rugga team. ‘United we stand, departed we fall’.
Anyhoo, cheers I’m outa here too. just think ‘rainbow’ – not the kind that bites your ***!
29 Mar 2009, 20:08 pm
#555 Osama bin Jan: Cool dude…see you later…I reckon she is in love with me…lol
29 Mar 2009, 20:10 pm
Cuito at his best
Man
I don’t believ those anmgles of attack have ever been used before !
Ouch !
Go big (small) boy
Hope boy doesn’t offend your thin skin
29 Mar 2009, 20:11 pm
#555 Cuito Carnivale:
In your dreams. It’s me I tell you!
Cheers!
Chow too Amazon.
29 Mar 2009, 20:12 pm
OK…i am out too…Looks lie amazon has gone outside to smoke a spliff…
29 Mar 2009, 20:17 pm
#557 amazon: Love you too hun…next time then…
29 Mar 2009, 20:18 pm
#546 Osama bin Jan: Not “jerry” ? Lost me there….
Might catch you later anyway, strange thread here!!
I was going to reveal my perfect Bok team to met the Lions but that will wait!!
29 Mar 2009, 20:20 pm
#561 carol: Got somebody trying to chat me up…Rugby chat later
29 Mar 2009, 20:23 pm
#560 carol:
Springer. You get him there?
I’m just kidding!
BTW, my second grandchild is ‘cooking’ at the monent!
29 Mar 2009, 20:24 pm
#561 Cuito Carnivale:
Pervert!
29 Mar 2009, 21:33 pm
#563 Osama bin Jan: well its skoppie chatting him up lmfao
29 Mar 2009, 21:34 pm
hulle is mos gat gabbas
29 Mar 2009, 23:40 pm
Watson: Bok coach “a ba.boon”
2009-03-29 21:28Email | Print
Cheeky Watson is embroiled in another storm.
Johannesburg – Eastern Cape rugby boss Cheeky Watson is embroiled in another storm after a newspaper reported he called Springbok coach Peter de Villiers “a ba.boon”.
Afrikaans Sunday newspaper Sondag reported that Watson, who campaigned hard for De Villiers to be chosen as Springbok coach but has since had a falling out with the Bok mentor, made the comments at a meeting of the EP Legends on 10 December last year in Port Elizabeth.
The newspaper, which has a written statement from a member of the meeting, said that a heated discussion had taken place at the meeting over why De Villiers wanted to play a Springbok Test in Soweto when members of the meeting felt it should have been played in Port Elizabeth. During the discussion, the newspaper said Watson allegedly referred to De Villiers as “a ba.boon who does not know what he is doing”.
The newspaper reported that a complaint was laid with SA Rugby after another meeting on 29 January when Watson made disparaging remarks about other rugby administrators as well.
An email was sent to Andy Marinos, SA Rugby’s acting managing director which asked that Watson be investigated for misconduct. It seems no such investigation was ever launched.
In another move, Watson was served with a notice of court proceedings for defamation after he attacked SA Rugby’s regional manager Godfrey Afrika in an Eastern Cape newspaper this week, accusing him of trying to destabilise the region.
I added the . in between the word ba.boon as keo doesnt seem to accept that word.
30 Mar 2009, 00:48 am
Shoo, there has been some wacky racist sh*t on here tonight – Amazon on the one hand and Cuito on the other.
Both are extremists, at the opposite ends of the spectrum.
Both have a story. It would be great for them to have a beer together and realise they are not very different at all.
And then stop being so extreme in their beliefs and views, it’s not really necessary in this free and liberated day and age.
30 Mar 2009, 01:15 am
#567 spooner: I can never understand why they are even indulged.
At best they are terribly boring.
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