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@rugby_ap Think him and Brits would’ve been a lot more used in Rassie’s era (also Aplon)

You know what, I do wonder how well Adriaan Strauss would have done in the Rassie era. Hugely underrated player. One of our best ever hookers but largely forgotten because he played in *that* era.

@BlueBullsRugby @DummySwitchPod @Vodacom @URCOfficial_RSA I went and checked and seemed to be the QF loss to Stormers in the 22/23 season of URC

@BlueBullsRugby @DummySwitchPod @Vodacom @URCOfficial_RSA Damn idk when last we saw Kriel on wing Probably back when him and his brother were still playing for us

YOUR team to face the Dragons tomorrow night for our second last match on tour 🫡 🆚Dragons | 20:45 | 📍Rodney Parade @Vodacom #URC | @URCOfficial_RSA #TheUnbreakableLine

@Hendrik31331811 @scrumming_ten I personally wont care if he becomes a bok or not but to say he isn’t quality is silly Think Kleyn should maybe be our 4 for a few tests this year

@Hendrik31331811 @scrumming_ten Not club level quality? Did you even watch him against the Stormers?

David Ribbans to debut for the Boks now that Eben is injured??

@Johan_Jordaan72 Might be a bit hard to get Kobus to come out of retirement lmao

Jean Kleyn en Kobus Wiese workload just increased dramatically for Boks with Etzebeth and Ragnar down. I dont even know who these posers are they are talking about here 🤣🤣🤣

@ruitervaniewind @JDWrugby @watsenaam @jaredwright17 Heard from someone that lives there he is apparently a member/plays a lot at a paddle court in Bloem So maybe he has already picked up a hobby for when he retires

@JDWrugby @watsenaam @jaredwright17 His wife's family is apparently farming around that area. I think he is also venturing into that, hence the signing there.

✍️ CONFIRMED: Faf de Klerk will leave the Yokohama Canon Eagles at the end of the season and return to South Africa signing for the Cheetahs.

@The_ProdigyHub @scrumming_ten We have made the quarter finals only once in the Champions Cup since joining it…

@scrumming_ten But we do compete bud, and we compete very well

Ruan Nortje, Salmaan Moerat and David Kriel are all leaving South Africa at the end of the season Perspective for the idiots who expect South African teams to compete against European clubs with budgets 5-10 times bigger

@HMucant @haribaldijones @LekkerRugbyPod @MegafoonRugby It could be as Lions are a very 50/50 team (can beat the strongest team but also lose to the weakest) So honestly anything is possible

@coolprof2 @haribaldijones @LekkerRugbyPod @MegafoonRugby I still see 8 points there but I could be blindly optimistic

My ultimate URC log projections based on relative difficulty of home stretch: 1. Glasgow 2. Stormers 3. Leinster 4. Bulls 5. Munster 6. Ulster 7. Sharks 8. Cardiff

@HMucant @haribaldijones @LekkerRugbyPod @MegafoonRugby x.com/coolprof2/stat…

@haribaldijones @LekkerRugbyPod @MegafoonRugby Joh, Lions must have done something bad to you. Never in the index! Tsek! Lions get 8 points or >

@bluesvalisi @haribaldijones @LekkerRugbyPod @MegafoonRugby Hosting Glasgow who seems to the one team that knows how to win in SA Hosting Connacht who are on a 6 game streak Away to Munster and Leinster who are both gonna want to maximise their points So yeah gonna be a very tough ask

@haribaldijones @LekkerRugbyPod @MegafoonRugby No chance for Lions?

@DavidSteelMP @BrendanMcGrath8 @haribaldijones @LekkerRugbyPod @MegafoonRugby Idk I can see BP wins against Benetton and Lions (depends which Ben and Lion team shows as they can beat anyone but also lose far against anyone lmao) and then possible close game wins against Ulster and Connacht

@BrendanMcGrath8 @haribaldijones @LekkerRugbyPod @MegafoonRugby 10 is about a max for Munster imo

@TomMcConnacht @haribaldijones @LekkerRugbyPod @MegafoonRugby They playing Stormers and Lions away and the EU teams struggle a lot more playing away in SA (same with SA teams to EU) Then Munster will be a tough match but possible and Edinburgh I think they can beat

@haribaldijones @LekkerRugbyPod @MegafoonRugby Do you watch much rugby? So Connacht (6 consecutive wins) are only getting 2 points from a possible 20 in last 4 games??? Whatever.

@jim_macfarlane @mikesleloc @rugby_ap This and the currency is a big part why a lot of south africans go play abroad but still have main home in SA Getting paid in £ but converting them to ZAR to spend in SA is a lot nicer than just getting paid in ZAR. But yeah AP points towards glasgow a bit dumb

@mikesleloc @coolprof2 @rugby_ap I would imagine income tax rates are included as it's an index, but going beyond player salaries into the sundry costs in running a stadium, academy and club, is clearly more expensive to do in the UK than in SA, so comparing budget alone isn't that useful.

Refs aside the cold hard reality is that two teams with a budget 3x and 10x that of the South African teams squeaked home victories with a fair amount of refereeing assistance.

@mikesleloc @rugby_ap Yeah Glasgow estimate according to google is about £5.1m salary budget while South African teams have a salary cap of about £4.7m (used to be £3.1m but I see it increased the last 2 seasons) But yeah Glasgow definitely not 3x

@rugby_ap Where are you getting these numbers from? There’s zero chance Glasgow has 3x the budget of any SA teams.

@bluesvalisi How is 1 a positive here lmao

Positives: 1. Still not sure about Willemse at 14. It just feels like he's under-used... If that's a word. 2. In Jurie we have a proper kicker for goals... This will give Sacha time to read the game properly from the sidelines. 3. Good to have Fourie and PDV at the same time.

At last... Not a bad team, my concerns: 1. BJ Dixon and Van Heerden - are they injured. 2. I know Gelant didn't have a bad game last week, but that 1 performance doesn't take away everything else. I still don't trust him. 3. Not sure Simelane can "kill off" a game. @THESTORMERS

@BettingRugby999 It is understandable as Papier last cap was like 2018 and some forget that Coetzee got a cap in 2022

@coolprof2 Ah yes you are right, don’t know why I didn’t count Coetzee and Papier

Comme prévu les Bulls mettent toutes leurs forces vives pour le déplacement à Glasgow. Comme toujours avec les Bulls l’équipe est délicieuse sur le papier, mais décevante dans la production. Avec Papier, KLA, Jooste et Moodie ils ont 4 joueurs capable d’aller à 35km/h ou plus. Papier a mis 6 essais sur les 4 derniers matchs. La 3e ligne est magnifique si on prend chaque joueur individuellement mais finalement peu complémentaire. Elle manque presque de yaourt nature. 8 Springboks dans le 15 de départ. Banc avec 4 Springboks.

@Soso1120093 @BlueBullsRugby @psixaba @Vodacom @ChampionsCup Family responsibilities is all we know 🤷‍♂️ (unless someone closer to him says something then idk if we will know when he will return)

@BlueBullsRugby @psixaba @Vodacom @ChampionsCup Where is Wilco guys ?? I know he’s not injured

YOUR team to face Glasgow Warriors this Saturday 🥶 @Vodacom | @ChampionsCup

@lmd_3212 @BlueBullsRugby @LiebenbergHenno @Vodacom @ChampionsCup Family responsibilities So yeah no idea how long it will be

@BlueBullsRugby @LiebenbergHenno @Vodacom @ChampionsCup Is Wilco injured guys?