Comments on: Chavhanga’s fresh start

By: rugbygenius

rugbygenius — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:18:23 +0000

Why no articles on Earl Rose ? The only global superstar Lions have and there is nothing writtened ? Earl is ons held !!

By: Treehugger

Treehugger — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:15:10 +0000

Good luck to the Lions and i hope they finish in the top 6.

By: SpringbokSarah

SpringbokSarah — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:24:42 +0000

@CoachPete:

“Great speed
No defence
Injury Prone

But Good luck anyway”

“Your hands can’t catch what your eyes can’t see”

By: SpringbokSarah

SpringbokSarah — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:23:17 +0000

the nicest rugger bugger you will ever meet

By: kaksioek

kaksioek — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:04:50 +0000

Chavhanga is a try-scoring machine and has a much better all-round game than Nokwe in my opinion.

By: flanka

flanka — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:12:08 +0000

had it not been for injuries i reckon he’d have as many caps as habana by now…remember he made his debut ages ago….wales was his first test in ages and in a sense was like a 2nd debut…i reckon he would have definitely been a more prolific try scoring 14 than JP….maybe this will be his chance to restart his career afresh with a running flyhalf like king carlos….watch his reels on youtube, in 2008 arguably the best SA winger in the super 14 and talked up by the kiwi and aussie commentators as south africas version of caucau

By: Jozi

Jozi — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:37:43 +0000

@Papoose: I really hope so. I think it was Jake White who said Chavanga is the fastest player he's ever coached.

By: Papoose

Papoose — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:28:25 +0000

@Jozi: yeah
without the injuries he could’ve really become something special
no 1 can put it down to not getting enough opportunities but at least with the move to the Lions he could rekindle tht fire

especially nuder King Carlos

By: Rum And Maple

Rum And Maple — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:53:06 +0000

@katman: Ja, I have no problem with Doppies…

Just thunk the Walla & Dean combo looked really good and created good opportunities for the wingers…

Either way, I’ll be happy. Doppies is also a great defender and acts as an extra fetcher in the backline.

By: katman

katman — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:47:43 +0000

@Rum And Maple: I'm okay with Doppies and Deon, with Venter on the bench. Doppies gets a bad rap here and I have no idea why. He’s a great distributor of the ball and he’s as strong as most loosies on his feet. Plus he scavenges like a fetcher. @wpw: Ja, but once he has the ball in his breasts, it's tickets.

By: Jozi

Jozi — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:46:19 +0000

Chavanga’s career has been marred by one injury after another. If this guy had had an opportunity to play for two consecutive seasons without being injured, there’s no doubt in my mind that he would have gained experience and improved as a player.

I reckon by now he would have made that no.14 bok jersey his own.
He looked very good in the few games he played for the stormers and I hope he can replicate some of those good performances for the Lions.

By: wpw

wpw — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:41:25 +0000

I’d rather have Chavs in the Bok squad than Henno Mentz. Now THAT oke didnt deserve a test cap imo. He has breasts for hands!!!

By: Rum And Maple

Rum And Maple — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:41:04 +0000

@katman: Agree…

I would go for Walla and Deon in midfield. They seemed to gel quicker than the other centre combos during the warm-ups and we need to gel quickly as a team…

But I suspect **** will go with Doppies and Deon due to experience…

By: katman

katman — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:35:12 +0000

@Rum And Maple: I think he will. And with Henno Mentz on the other wing, we'll have the quickest finishers in the competition. Now to get the ball out to them...

By: Rum And Maple

Rum And Maple — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:22:42 +0000

@katman: Just watched it, what a great try…

If he can do more of that for my Lions I will be very happy…

By: katman

katman — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:12:04 +0000

I’m afraid most of you seem to get your minds made up and your opinions formed by whatever was posted first. Chavhanga is not a defensive liability – he’s contained the likes of Sivivatu and Rockococo very well in the past. And he certainly has more than just straight-line speed. Go to Youtube and type in Great Try Chavanga (or go to www dot youtube dot com/watch?v=zhcjxOg_msU) to see what he is capable of. Includes 1.) monster hand-off, 2.) speed through a gap and 3.) step and swerve round the last defender – all in the space of about 4 seconds.

By: rangerman

rangerman — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:25:48 +0000

chavanga was never a bok imo.

jumping one foot in the air every time you field an up and under, just so you dont get tackled “in the air” and then dropping the ball! is not good enough for me.

jorrie muller and a whole host of whiteys were kuk too but 2008 was defo the year of the wp-bok b team…and we got murdered.

when the sharks and bulls came back, all was well in the land.

have a good day and dont forget, i am watching you.

By: Draken

Draken — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:18:47 +0000

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By: Predawn

Predawn — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:17:02 +0000

@Cyborg: That he pulled on the green and gold is a sham...but then anything goes in South Africa these days.

By: Cyborg

Cyborg — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:14:28 +0000

@Predawn: What utter rubbish. I'll be the first to acknowledge Chavhanga's defensive deficiencies but to say that there is not an ounce of skill in his body is just silly. The player has a great kick on him, a sidestep and can attack a line at pace. He had a superb Super 14 and that was rewarded with his call-up for the Wales games but his defence was exposed at international level. That doesn't make him a bad player, but clearly he needs to work on his defensive awareness.