Columnists
26.7.2017 12:51 pm
Elton’s failures don’t outweigh achievements
There is no denying that Elton Jantjies didn’t come to the party in the Super Rugby quarterfinals against the Sharks on Saturday.
His place-kicking was poor and he wasn’t as commanding in general play as the Ellis Park faithful have grown accustomed to. In fact, him being substituted in the 62nd minute of a knockout game without a recognised flyhalf to replace him, tells a story in itself. And he will be the first to admit he was well below par.
Elton’s failures don’t outweigh achievements
There is no denying that Elton Jantjies didn’t come to the party in the Super Rugby quarterfinals against the Sharks on Saturday.
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Still time for the Lions to get Bosch on board
There had been one of those long quizzical looks that signify that Dave the Silent was running his own internal computer programme as the ebb and flow of the aftermath surged through the gathering, the great escape at Ellis Park still fresh in their minds.
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The numbers don’t always tell full story
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Nae spring chikun, but Roger played like one
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Dropping Joe twice the Root of all evil for SA
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Allow Welsh fan to gloat if only for a lil’ while
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Super Rugby: Europe won’t make South African rugby better
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Grass perfectly green in Mzansi meadows
Isn’t it funny how often we perceive things to be better elsewhere based purely on the assumption that South Africa is always behind the rest of the world?
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The AB saga needs to be put to bed ASAP
Here we go again, AB de Villiers will meet the national cricket bosses over his international future in August and we’re all suppose to hold our breath until then.
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Happy days as Boks wake up from a trance
As the final whistle went at Ellis Park to end the third Test against the touring French, Dave the Silent hunched his shoulders over the libation before him and disappeared into what can only be described as a temporary trance.
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Too many chiefs, and not enough Indians?
Afrikaans has two very easy words for a superior and his subordinate: ’n baas en ’n klaas.
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We’re falling for the most braindead of sporting circuses
The hype over the Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor bout is already unbearable and it’s an indictment on us fans.
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The agony of watching the Proteas implode
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When the cat is away, rest will frolic and play
Well, well, well. It seems like the famous red clay at Roland Garros is where the meows have turned into roars among the world’s leading female tennis players.
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Exhausting job watching Comrades on telly
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Leather won’t do it, we need balls of steel
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Why no one (it seems) complains about Lukhanyo Am’s Bok place
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Look before you leap on the Springbok squad
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Davids and Goliaths of football
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Blitzboks’ victory put the cap on the weekend
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Why Lionel Cronje needs to become a Bok
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Imagine being miserable 365 days a year
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Only one genuine candidate for Bok captain
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Football wager that goes down to the wire
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The Bulls are past the point of still keeping Nollis Marais
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