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@bensmithrugby Benny boy. South Africa 🇿🇦 has become the first nation in rugby history to defeat every Six Nations team and every Rugby Championship side within a 12 month period. The world number 1 Springboks completed this historic achievement with a 42-28 bonus point victory over Scotland.

Who’s going to tell them?

@bensmithrugby Benny boy still having sleepless nights worrying about the South Africans are you? Never mind, after the incoming AB tour you are going to have nightmares.

Feel for the Bulls, three straight URC final losses. Four in five years. Another bridesmaid year for South African clubs! They just don’t get club rugby!

@AnalystGus Great episode Gus! One never gets to hear the nuts and bolts of the coaching staff.

Always fun to chat Rugby with Harry, not sure it’ll ever be boring

@bensmithrugby Stay in your playpen lane Benni Boy. Nothing to see here.

How 6N Prize Money really could be: 1st - £17m 2nd - £0m 3rd - £0m 4th - £0m 5th - £0m 6th - Relegated

@bensmithrugby The last throws of a dying horse Benni Boy.

Well, well, well. They did not rate well, they did not attend well. And you know what else? They did not play well, those SA sides got smacked for the last decade by the NZ teams. Hammer-nail relationship. And they were the nail.

@bensmithrugby Benni Boy. Your lofted opinion of yourself know no boundaries. I suggest you start your coaching career at your local under 6 junior school.

Give me the Boks job first

@Xola_Nqola No only those countries like South Africa that support repressive terrorist states like Iran, Venezuela and Russia.

If the world doesn’t unite against Donald Trump , then we are all doomed.

@CoxTheTycoon @RiebvJanbeeck Nope, if you were 'hungry' you would be thin. You steal because it's intrenched in your victim mentality.

@RiebvJanbeeck People are Hungry.

Why do Africans think it’s ok to loot when a truck turns over?

@Daniel7YinYang @goolamv Most of Batohi's predecessors were men and were useless so don't make this about sex. The best person for the job who will tackle crime without being influenced by politics.

@goolamv What's the political motivation to always have a woman in a position where a strong man of character is needed?

This appointment will be a defining moment of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency. After years of State Capture and institutional collapse, South Africa does not need another cautious, bureaucratic choice at the National Prosecuting Authority. It needs credibility restored — in the justice system and in the eyes of the public. The recent interviews for National Director of Public Prosecutions made the contrast clear. Some candidates were evasive or uninspiring. One has already been ruled constitutionally unfit for office in the past. Another collapsed under scrutiny of her own CV. And after six years, the current leadership has produced no major State Capture convictions, despite overwhelming evidence. One candidate stood apart. Advocate Hermione Cronje was calm, precise, and intellectually dominant. She spoke honestly about constraints, clearly about strategy, and with deep understanding of complex financial crime. Media, civil society and legal observers converged around her performance for a simple reason: she knows how to prosecute corruption properly. Her commitment to justice began early. As a student, she was actively involved in campus politics and served as SRC President at UCT, the first black woman to do so — leadership forged in accountability and institutional responsibility. That grounding explains why she has never chased headlines or political favour. As Head of the Investigating Directorate, she was asked to build a State Capture prosecution unit from nothing inside a damaged NPA. She rebuilt capacity, restored international cooperation, assembled specialist teams, and refused to bring weak cases for applause — even under political pressure. South Africa now faces a clear choice: another six years of excuses and failed prosecutions, or a credible, fearless, evidence-driven NPA able to prosecute powerful politicians and follow the money. If President Ramaphosa appoints Hermione Cronje, it will send a powerful signal that this presidency is serious about accountability, serious about justice, and serious about restoring public trust in the state. This is not just an appointment. It is a test of leadership and a moment that will define his legacy.

@englandcricket So it's going to be 3-0 in the series and all you English supporters said the Proteas didn't deserve to be in the World Test Championship final against the Aussies. 😂😂

Stumps in Adelaide.

@AnalystGus Now that the real draw is out what are your thoughts and who do you think are the winners and losers?

Asked ChatGPT to create the Rugby World Cup draw using World Rankings as seedings. Leads to Quater-Finals of: 🇿🇦 South Africa vs Fiji/Scotland 🇮🇪 Ireland vs France/Japan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England vs Argentina/Wales 🇳🇿 New Zealand vs Australia/Italy

The Interference that cost the All Blacks the World Cup. Eben Etzebeth, retreating from an offside position inside his own 22, obstructs an All Blacks’ pass with a 5-on-2 overlap with no defending fullback. Deliberately ran through the passing lane to kill the play. He was penalised. That was all. He saves two-to-four points for the Springboks in a game that finished 12-11. The punishment does not fit the crime: Offside interference like this doesn’t warrant a yellow card, but a one-handed intercept attempt from an onside position does. This is cynical cheating of the highest order. Etzebeth should have been binned right then and there. The All Blacks were robbed of a try scoring opportunity they finish 80% of the time. This play and the knock-down by Etzebeth from the France quarter-final were disguised thievery.

@big_namz @AnalystGus Focus on Zim rugby first instead of this racial rubbish. There are other sites for you to dump your vitriol.

Often asked how South Africa keep churning out world class front-rowers in rugby 🇿🇦 In reality, we lose hundreds of potential front-rowers to Big Game farming every year…

@big_namz @AnalystGus You are on the wrong thread brother. This is about rugby.

@setantaspup @AnalystGus Were you offended cubcake?

@AnalystGus Build a bridge pet. Your colonial pal done his job well. Move along with your day. Pay your servants better.

I’m glad the “rugby values” police are out 🚨 Irish fans, understand that you are: No better. No worse. But culpable nevertheless. Your national captain did it when not even involved in a match. Your commentators do it. Your fans do it. You can stop pretending to be the “guardians of rugby”.

@_Dr_Anon @AnalystGus Now that escalated quickly. Read the original post and prove any of it is incorrect. Sound of crickets comes to mind.

@AnalystGus South African Lecturing irish people about morality? One word brother - apartheid. Shut the fuck up

@bensmithrugby Jenny Boy. ( sorry about the predictive text bloops Ben, it just won't give me Benny) I did a search for Ben on X and you didn't come up in the top 100 and then I gave up. Maybe X just isn't for you. Rather follow @analystgus for real answers and in-depth analysis.

Every single word I’ve written on the Boks is 100% truth based on 100% facts.

What many people don’t understand about this moment is Manu Tuilagi actually received a prostate exam from Chris Ashton in the previous ruck. There was no footage of the incident, but Manu told me. Chris Ashton should have been banned for 9 matches and Manu free to play. #URC

@haribaldijones @AnalystGus @MotshidisiM Definitely the rose amongst the thorns.

The finest analysis in the house

@AnalystGus Take it as a compliment 😂

Probably the most hilariously random LinkedIn DMs I’ve ever received.