John Smit, to up his game
The first Tri Nations match between SA and the All Blacks, kicks off in Bloemfontein this Saturday, it is the first of three back-to-back home internationals for the Bokke, before they hit the road for a three-match trip to Australasia.
John Smit has high expectations of his team and believes that the victory in the British and Irish Lions Tour has put them in good standings to cinch a victory on Saturday and the overall title. The All Blacks have dominated in the past, by winning 10 of the 14 titles, including the last five, with the Boks and Wallabies two wins apiece.
I think that we have a good team, but if Smit believes they have prepared enough, then I think he is sorely mistaken. Although the B & I tour was extremely competitive and entertaining, we sure as hell weren’t on top of our game, in fact we barely scraped through. I believe there are many areas in which the team can improve on and you can bet your bottom dollar that the All Blacks have already pin-pointed our weaknesses and know exactly how to take us down. The British and Irish Lions are ‘cubs’ compared to the strength of New Zealand, and we definitely have to up our game 10 fold, in order to come out with an all-out victory.
That said, I would like to wish the bokke the best of luck and ask them not to get too ahead of themselves in the lead up to the game on Saturday. They can do it, they just need to play a smart game and avoid giving away senseless penalties.
Go Bokke.
List of don’ts:
1. Keep your fingers out of their eyes;
2. More attacking and less being on the defense;
3. Less handling errors
4. Don’t give them any gaps – if they get the ball they will run with it! That will put the Bokke on the defense (instead of on the attack) and that will cause a hellava lot of fairies to die!
Thanks Elzet, I think us rugby pro’s should become rugby commentators, can you image “and there goes……. whats that guys name again, with the ball and ja, he’s running towards the touch down line” or “the green guy walks up to the ball, not quite sure why he kicking it, but anyway, the spectators are happy, so its obviously a good thing”
Imagine us woman commentating on sport:
1. …and Morné tackles All Blacks Number 13… Ag no, howz he gonna get the stain out of that shirt now, can’t he just be a bit more careful? Is that asking too much?? He’s wife is probably gonna freak. Oh, by the way, have you heard of that new stain remover, I saw the ad the other night…
2. …and there goes whats-his-face in black..hmmmmm..not bad..what was I busy saying..oh, OH, WAIT, who scored that try???!
3. …and Bakkies Botes is running with the ball and.. oh-oh, got so excited I just broke a nail. Dammit!
4. …and Schalk du Plessis tackles the All Blacks guy with the big hairdo and.. wait, what’s he doing now??! Hectic man, he’s stabbing the guy in the eye with his finger. Swak. How can he just hurt him like that – on purpose! I don’t get it. You know, if my daughter ever marries a guy like that… Has rugby always been this agro??
Hee hee hee… Elzet, you’re a card! Looking forward to watching the first Tri-Nations game this weekend, that’s for sure
Kerry – we’ll be at The Keg in Hillcrest if you’ve got nothing on.