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@AntAlbers @RuaidhriOC @RugbyBits But Jacques has won more than Cullen has. Yet Jacques is the problem. Loop kak.

@RuaidhriOC @RugbyBits Funny how a South African RWC winning coach doesn't seem to work for Leinster, but Irish coaches work for the Springboks and South African coaches work for Glasgow Warriors and Cardiff for that matter. Maybe Leinster is the problem...

'People don't value me here' Jacques Nienaber came to yesterday's press briefing at Leinster with plenty to get off his chest as he floated the idea he could leave at the end of the season and argued his case against some of my criticism in particular Below is the exchange 🔽

@peterespector @Rugby_Scoop What an idiot.

@Rugby_Scoop In fairness I don’t think he’s the devil, he’s just a lazy, poor coach.

🗣️ Ruaidhrí O’Connor calls Jacques Nienaber the devil. 🗣️ Nienaber responds 🎙️ Nienaber is the bad guy. Sounds about right?

@AmiJaneD @cammyk_67 Precisely.

@cammyk_67 @bra51478 Think the question is how do you not get citizenship of a country whose national team you represent?

No more jokes allowed, Saffas 🤫 (Congrats to Duhan and his wife 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)

Have spent some time this week looking into the state of doping on rugby across the world. The top 3 nations with violations in the past 10 years are 1. UK 2. Australia 3. South Africa. The UK has had 143 players fail doping tests. Australia second with 83 and South Africa 3rd with 81.

@Mr_Diabolical_ Easy. Ekaje is a legend of Maaties rugby.

I speak for all South Africans when I say we don’t know this Nigerian 😭😭

@FrontRowRugbyXV Lekker Uncle Mark. Good family man to boot!

To be fair you can't really find fault with what has happened under his watch. And I've been told he is also very good at keeping the politicians at bay, which is obviously a great thing. So yeah, no complaints from me.

@SARugbymag Moer! But then I realised it 1 April. Loop kak @SARugbymag , spilled my damn coffee when I saw this!

Rassie Erasmus has signed a multi-year deal to replace Steve Borthwick as England head coach. sarugbymag.co.za/rassie-quits-b…

@BarneySimon That’s what happens on that side of witkoppen.

Ek sien dronk manne get mekaar lekker gemoer daar by die golf. Sies man! #LIVBLIKSEM

@rugby_ap Top hom op man, gooi ys en laat hom raas in die glas.

@bra51478 Kyk, die special is vir twee doubles en net een mixer, so ek kan net die glas so vol maak!

Came to Pretoria and it turns out the Telegraph are right, all the manne are dopping

@karynmaughan Before starting my cross-exam of a witness some yrs ago,i reminded the witness,who I knew would lie,that the present day value of the truth,no matter how bad,outweighs the delayed consequences of a lie.He was truthful,and the company offered settlement before day end (day 2of5).

The Madlanga Commission is daily proof that lying to legal professionals with understanding and integrity is WAY more stressful than just telling the truth. Also, it doesn’t work. Ever.

@JeromeB1987 @T2Rugby 🎣

@T2Rugby South Africa doesn’t really help Zim, Namibia rugby. They don’t care 🤷🏼‍♂️

Needless to say this fixture against 🇿🇦 South Africa 'A' will be very difficult for 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe as they have not faced that level of opponent in over a generation and won't have Europe based pros. But need to start somewhere and this a good test and good it has been organised.

@ChalynRugby Also 2009 2nd test 🇿🇦 v 🦁. 🇦🇺 v New Zealand 2000 tri nations - Kefu try under the posts. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 v 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 always had screamers. But surely must be 🇫🇷 v 🇿🇦 2023 Wc semi final.

@ChalynRugby 2000, Ellis Park - 🇿🇦 v 🇳🇿. Boks on the back of a 3 game losing streak with oom Mallet under serious pressure. 46-40 to the Boks. For 🇳🇿 , Tries for cullenx2, uMagax2. For 🇿🇦 tries for Fleckx2, Swanepoelx2, Williams, and Delport. All ridiculous tries.

What’s the greatest test match ever played ? All blacks vs Ireland 2023 RWC QF and Springboks vs France 2023 RWC QF are on top of the list for me. These were by far the best matches I have ever watched. In any sport man !! #Allblacks #Springboks #France #Ireland #Rugby

@RugbyInsideLine Freeman? Looked more lost than a stray dog in Kathmandu.

RIL TEAM OF R4 1. Carre 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 2. Lake 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 3. Francis 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 4. Jenkins 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 5. Coles 🌹 6. Conan ☘️ 7. Dempsey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 8. Cannone 🇮🇹 9. JGP ☘️ 10. Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 11. Steyn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 12. Menoncello 🇮🇹 13. Freeman 🌹 14. Graham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 15. Ramos 🇫🇷

@neilfissler 🎣

@neilfissler A month ago they were the best in the world, how have they managed to drop so low?

England are so uninspiring to watch.

@bensmithrugby @bensmith Loopkak.

The Proteas getting klapped by the Black Caps in another ICC tournament… Honestly, the Springboks are just the Proteas with better ‘luck’. The ‘gold watch’ semi-final in 1995. Suzie the waitress in the final. The 2007 Steven Bradberry run. The 2019 cakewalk and then the 2023 charity event of the century, 15-on-14 final and only winning by a point. The Proteas just aren’t getting the same level of assistance, but make no mistake, they are the same.

@RomanCabanac I asked a mentor in my early days at the bar, 82yr old senior counsel, what is a vital lesson he learnt in years. He said “everybody acts in their own interest”. He meant people will do what they can justify, not necessarily selfishness. Perspective, when ppl are assholes.

I often think about the people that I've helped. I have contributed to assisting people obtain their jobs. And I've always been stabbed in the back afterwards.