Comments on: Opportunity knocks for Kanko

By: motomouse

motomouse — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:13:30 +0000

As much as I admire Spies I wouldn’t exactly consider him to be that spectacular when it comes to the tight stuff, he has been fantastic at times but also been anonymous on the odd occassion.

We will see how Kanko goes during this tour.

By: Dunx

Dunx — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:57:42 +0000

but if they get deyser in they’ll have a scavanger and a strong ball carrier

By: CoachPete

CoachPete — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:27:58 +0000

Soda hey

By: SodaJoe

SodaJoe — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:48:31 +0000

#165 Mustard: “though id prefer statin with danie roussouw”

I assume this means that the other combinations will give you heart failure? Or at least elevate your cholesterol.

You may not be alone.

Brussow, Burger, Potgieter would be outstanding Cab by the way.

By: Biscuit

Biscuit — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:16:43 +0000

#67 capebull:

Why Alberts and Kanko?

Depth.

You can’t stick with one player throughout the S14 and the Currie Cup has fewer games when the Boks can play

By: Pot Blou Gevaar

Pot Blou Gevaar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:40:29 +0000

Pottie @ 8 thanks!!!

By: Partizan

Partizan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:10:41 +0000

#192. Thank heavens your comment has no weight behind it

By: catleya

catleya — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:43:44 +0000

irrespective of who plays versus France, my team versus Italy will be:
1. Heinke vd Merwe (ease him in in a familiar position)
2. Bismarck du Plessis (to help Heinke ease in)
3. John Smit (to keep the youngsters settled)
4. Danie Rossouw (rest Bakkies for Ireland)
5. Andries Bekker (rest victor for Ieland)
6. Heinrich Brussow (to suss his combo with Pottie)
7. Dewald Potgieter (so coach can see what he wanted to versus Tigers)
8. Schalk Burger (if thats where he’ll play S14)
9. Heini Adams ( rest FdP for Ireland)
10.Ruan Pienaar (gametime for RP and rest Morne)
11.Jongi Nokwe (rest Habana)
12.Wynand Olivier(more gametime to gel with Mossie)
13.Jacques Fourie (more gametime with WO)
14.Odwa Ndungane (rest JPP for Ireland)
15.Zane Kirchner (more time to settle)

16.Chilliboy Rallepele (20 min off bench for Bissie)
17.Gurthro Steenkamp (20 min off bench for Smit- Heinke to TH)
18.Jannie du Plessis (cover for Heinke)
19.Alistair Hargreaves (4 and 5 cover)
20.Davon Raubenheimer(20 min off bench for Brussow at 7. Pottie to 6 or Scalla to 6/Pottie to
21.Earl Rose(if has to be Bok, might as well be Azzuri- cover 9(Ruan to 9), 10 and 15)
22.Juan de Jongh (20 minutes ipo Mossie- to rest for Irish)

We have to rest some of the senior players, and this side will acquit itself well vs Italy

By: Desert Stormer

Desert Stormer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:01:59 +0000

Spies is ‘n nought. Rather play Earl Rose at 8.

By: Sharksgirl

Sharksgirl — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:36:43 +0000

#190 gunther:

By: gunther

gunther — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:32:56 +0000

#181 David:

alberts will be a helluva lift in the lineouts… somebody is going to rip themselves a new one trying to get him up there…

By: Crouching Tiger Hidden Bokke

Crouching Tiger Hidden Bokke — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:15:52 +0000

#170 Puma: Ja man Deysel must be on the bench against Ireland. O'Gara will be kakking his broekies when he comes on. Let Brussouw and Schalk wear them down and then bring on Deysel to knock the kak out of them! We must have revenge for 2006 and BOD's appalling behaviour in the 2nd Lions test.

By: pietskeade

pietskeade — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:15:15 +0000

#185 David: You can never have enough loosies in one country. The Boks are sorted but he's the potential to be a Spies sort of player and one of the S14 franchises can do with him in the squad.

By: Crouching Tiger Hidden Bokke

Crouching Tiger Hidden Bokke — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:11:41 +0000

#177 Storm outta hell: Zuma would be on the phone to Div if that happened!

By: Crouching Tiger Hidden Bokke

Crouching Tiger Hidden Bokke — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:10:34 +0000

How much game time has Kanko really been given to warrant all this criticism against him? Just because he’s not some great big hulking player like Spies (who should really be more powerful than he his) everyone perceives him as a lightweight. I’ve seen him hand-off McCaw and shurgging off 3 other defenders to score a try in the S14 . Kanko has awesome pace, great sidestep and quality linking and ball skills, something Spies lacks. How many times have we seen Spies knock-on at the base of a scrum?

Kanko scored a great try against Wales on his debut test in 2007 and so nearly scored another against the Baa Baas if it wasn’t for Rocokoko’s valiant effort. After that Kanko was hardly selected and how can we be judging a player based on playing the last 20mins of a match every now and then?

So what I’m saying is cut the oke some slack and give him a chance. Now is he opportunity to grab the bull by the horns and prove his detractors wrong. But if he does play kak and goes missing against France or whoever, then I will be the first to admit that he has failed to make an impression.

By: David

David — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:03:29 +0000

#184 pietskeade: With all the loosies at our disposal, not really.

By: pietskeade

pietskeade — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:05 +0000

#183 Big Hit: Is there any official team sheet yet? Ben Pienaar born in Virginia in the Free State, what a loss.

By: Big Hit

Big Hit — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:54:24 +0000

#182 pietskeade: Mauger has supposedly been inked in at 10

By: pietskeade

pietskeade — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:42:53 +0000

Possible Leicster Tigers starting 15 without respective internationals?:

1 Dan Cole
2 Mefin Davies
3 Boris Stankovich
4 Calum Green
5 Ben Kay
6 Geoff Parling
7 Ben Pienaar
8 Brett Deacon
9 James Grindal
10 Jeremy Staunton
11 Johne Murphy
12 Aaron Mauger
13 Anthony Allen
14 Tom Armes
15 Scott Hamilton

By: David

David — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:41:53 +0000

#178 Breakdown Boy: Ashley's 1.86m compared to Alberts 1.91. Alberts also has the advantage that he can play lock, which makes him the perfect replacement when Danie retires or's injured.