Boks land Saru in hot water
7 Jul 2009
The IRB will bring charges of misconduct against Saru after the Boks’ wore white arm bands against the Lions at Ellis Park.
The players were protesting the two-week ban given to Bakkies Botha who, according to the judicial officer, dangerously charged into a ruck without binding during the second Test at Loftus. The Boks believed Botha was victimised, pointing to several similar incidents in the game that went unpunished.
The white arm bands, that were also worn by Bok management, had ‘JUSTICE 4′ written on them with a black marker pen.
In a press release on Monday evening, the IRB said it ‘takes the view that such an act demonstrates a clear disregard of the disciplinary process and does so in a manner which brings, or has the potential to bring, the game into disrepute.’
Saru responded with a statement of its own, saying ‘it would allow the process to take its course. No further comment will be made until the judicial process has run its course’.
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8 Jul 2009, 06:53 am
250. poppa69
“check out the only man to receive the Victoria Cross and Bar in WWII…”
That would be Charles Upham.
And you can add to that list Sir William Pickering,
one of the world’s leading atsrophysicists, former Professor of Physics in Pasadena, former Director of the JPL and a member of the US National Committee for Aeronautics. “More than any other individual, Bill Pickering was responsible for America’s success in exploring the planets an endeavour that demanded vision, courage, dedication, expertise and the ability to inspire two generations of scientists and engineers”.
Interestingly the two most famous phyisicists Rutherford and Pickering both went to Havelock School, in a very small town near where I live. There must be something in the water
8 Jul 2009, 07:12 am
#251 cooky: Cheers Cooky.. had heard of Pickering too…
8 Jul 2009, 07:20 am
Morning Cooky & Poppa
Do you subscribe to nzedge.com ? Cool website & a heart warming occasional read for Kiwi expats far from home
8 Jul 2009, 07:28 am
#253 Rugby_Princess: More Princess… have never been to that site, going to have a look see now…
8 Jul 2009, 07:32 am
#254 poppa69:
More you too … are you a memebr of KEA ?
8 Jul 2009, 07:34 am
There are a number of comments from Kiwis regarding playing tests in SA under SA refs in the last century.
Did the same not apply for the Boks playing in NZ ie playing under Kiwi refs?
8 Jul 2009, 07:34 am
#255 Rugby_Princess: Blerrie bunch of Kiwis, don’t you have your own place to go and play at…
PS Howzit RP, I see Poppa also picked up a bit of slang…
8 Jul 2009, 07:40 am
#255 Rugby_Princess:
Morning babes,how’s my little meatpuppet keeping?:-)
I am well and in a very kind and romantic mood as you can see.
8 Jul 2009, 07:42 am
#257 Koos:
yeah, slowly but surely learning the lingo, would be rude of me not too…
8 Jul 2009, 07:44 am
#259 poppa69:
Poppavych[sic],you brother from another mother is doing you proud in the Tour de France hey?
8 Jul 2009, 07:45 am
#259 poppa69: Ja RP had a good teacher and she was getting quite good…and then she gave up!
8 Jul 2009, 07:50 am
#260 Fern: havent been following the Tour de Drugs fernly…
#261 Koos: yeah, I have picked up little bits here and there…like calling Fern a meisekind for example lol
and then just to hammer it home, we finish with
vat so katvis !!
8 Jul 2009, 08:00 am
#257 Koos:
Dont be cheeky you brat !!
#258 Fern:
Fernly, be nice now
#261 Koos:
Actually my professor abandoned me !
8 Jul 2009, 08:02 am
#247 cooky:
thats great – now all we need is consistent application of the law!!
8 Jul 2009, 08:09 am
#264 munkiboi:
Well Munki if that happened, what would be there to debate?
8 Jul 2009, 08:33 am
#241 poppa69:
hook, line sinker.
always marvelled how big hit wound the kiwis up so effortlessly.
you guys are generally a fine bunch – just a little too serious sometimes (just like a lot of us saffas)
8 Jul 2009, 08:35 am
#266 charo: just passionate for anything NZ, as Im sure you are for anything SA… its in our blood I guess…
8 Jul 2009, 08:40 am
#266 charo: kiwis generally have no sense of humor i think its because they are such a small country and dont really make any difference on world views. Tall poppy syndrome i say.
8 Jul 2009, 08:43 am
#268 Hitlar: really… I think you’re wrong..
I love australian, its a beautiful country, and theres only one thing wrong with it…
AUSTRALIANS !!!
lmfao, see, now thats funny…
8 Jul 2009, 08:45 am
#269 poppa69: You wont be laughing when those two little islands become extra states to the might Australia empire
8 Jul 2009, 08:46 am
#268 Hitlar: hey, least NZ is not the lapdog of the almighty Americas… you guys actually give them land in your country that is designated American soil… whats up with that..
and Howard was Bush’ puppet for so long…you must be soooo proud..
thats where your problem with NZ lies, we told the Yanks to f@ck off, you guys havent got the kahunas to…
now I understand why you act like you do, sad Aussie, sad…
8 Jul 2009, 08:47 am
#270 Hitlar: they tried that at the turn of the 20th century, we declined… mate, you keep coming up with all this stuff that just keeps getting shot back down… how was school today ??? finished your homework ??
8 Jul 2009, 08:50 am
#269 poppa69: Hi Pops.
Now there you got mate, hanging out with us Aussies you not only developed a sense of humour but embrace what Hitlar refers to as ‘tall poppy syndrome.’ You think all that rubbing off or have you got yourself a special aussie tucked away?
8 Jul 2009, 08:51 am
#272 poppa69: Hahahaha nuff said.
8 Jul 2009, 08:53 am
#273 RugbyRulz: Hey Rulz… well I have lived here for the last 15 years, but when I first moved over from NZ I increased the IQ of BOTH countries…
8 Jul 2009, 08:56 am
#275 poppa69: Yeah, yeah, yeah… you believe it and that is what counts.
8 Jul 2009, 08:57 am
#276 RugbyRulz: lol ok ok… Ive mingled with the average aussie for a while now, no coincidence you guys were sent here on ships, the mentality hasnt changed much in 200 years
hahaha
:D:D:D
8 Jul 2009, 08:59 am
I’ve been getting the same line from a ***** relative… But I keep reminding him that the moment he married my cousin both SA & Australia regressed. He is a champion and welcomed to the fold… until the TN of course.
8 Jul 2009, 08:59 am
wheres Hitlar gone? he disappeared already… Mum must have called him for his dinner.. or perhaps he has chores to do
bwahahaha
8 Jul 2009, 09:00 am
#278 RugbyRulz: ahuh… so you’re PART KIWI ???? lmfao
makes the games more interesting though doesnt it, and bragging rights afterwards… gotta love the game
8 Jul 2009, 09:01 am
#277 poppa69: I’ve missed the boat there… Can’t lay claim to heritage beyond me being 3rd generation. Have friends that have boast their ancestors are First Fleet convicts. Fact remains they are proud of their ancestors and I am of mine.
8 Jul 2009, 09:03 am
#280 poppa69: German/Dane, English (fathers side)& French Irish (mothers side)… classic bitsa (some would say Euro trash mongrel).
8 Jul 2009, 09:07 am
#281 RugbyRulz: and so we all should be, we are the sum of all who come before us… its always a bonus knowing where you have come from in terms of ancestry…
8 Jul 2009, 09:08 am
Hitlar????
Who the heck calls themselves Hitlar????
8 Jul 2009, 09:09 am
#282 RugbyRulz: yeah, think we all are… Im Maori (Mum) /Croatian, but family has traces of German and European ancestors…
8 Jul 2009, 09:12 am
#284 Dawn: Does it matter?
Pffft factor.
8 Jul 2009, 09:15 am
#286 RugbyRulz: I called him up on the name the other day, then he tried to feed me some line that it was from an Indian movie… lol, one of the better specimens I think Rulz…
8 Jul 2009, 09:18 am
#287 poppa69: Thinks perhaps he is way too into the Da Vinci Code signs n $hit. He will have you believe the symbology (yeah I made that word up) symbolism is Indian… da swaztika.
8 Jul 2009, 09:25 am
#288 RugbyRulz:
and you didnt make up that word, it exists already…
8 Jul 2009, 09:34 am
#289 poppa69: Well there you go. Honestly thought I was pulling on the American and inventing a perfectly believable word for symbolism.
symbology <<< it has got to be American
lmao
8 Jul 2009, 09:37 am
#290 RugbyRulz: Like I said though Rulz, the IQ of BOTH countries
:eyes:
lmfao…
8 Jul 2009, 09:39 am
#291 poppa69: You use the MS spellcheck yes? Don’t answer if you do.
8 Jul 2009, 09:43 am
#292 RugbyRulz: never… I write and read a lot, best way to learn … so pride myself on my spelling.
8 Jul 2009, 09:45 am
#293 poppa69: Damn… Tackler your alter ego?
8 Jul 2009, 09:49 am
#294 RugbyRulz: nuhuh… no, hes all his own person… I dont have an alter ego, and I dont see the point in changing my nic.. I say what I say and do not hide behind a false name, like a lot seem to on here…
8 Jul 2009, 10:29 am
#295 poppa69: Only joking, it was the spelling that drew the jibe.
8 Jul 2009, 15:07 pm
MUNKIBOI
Earlier I posted the memo that came from the iRB about the “Zero tolerance to players charging into rucks without binding”
Well, one of the referees from the RugbyRefs website has posted part of the Official IRB video that accompanied hard copies of this memo.
youtube.com/watch?v=_hEvmfzNwAg
8 Jul 2009, 17:31 pm
#297 cooky:
which includes a short ‘highlights’ package of Bakkies taking out Mortlock last season with no arms anywhere to be seen; for which he was banned.
I counted 4 examples by Bakkies ?
JUSTICE 4 !!!!
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