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@RugbyTimes @talkMacca Can’t agree more Jon - those subs rushing on and pushing oppo players away to celebrate with tryscorers really summons my Satan… Ridiculous

@talkMacca I agree Geoff had every right to be pissed off. But also, it’s annoying the amount of ancillary staff (other than for injury, obvs) and subs (in-goal) you get on the field of play during a match.

By the way, I understand more than 1 coach was a little put out during the Autumn Nations games by media encroaching onto the playing area pre match

@FrontRowRugbyXV @insiderugbymark Imagine Rassie bringing DC 🐐into the Bok mix as kicking coach…. The heart palpitations from Kiwis will be felt all the way from Canterbury to Bloem 😂

@insiderugbymark Not a bad idea!

Who is the Stormers kicking coach? Because first it was Manie and now it's Sacha. Taking perfectly capable goalkickers and turning them into chops.

@Kane_GM9 @Helenusa88 @brysondech Hahaha! The kwere-kweres giving out travel advice now… 😂

@Helenusa88 @brysondech It's very dangerous, don't even think about it

Highly recommend going to South Africa 🇿🇦

Some interesting takes in this thread about Cheslin…. 🙈

@schoolofrugby Great try but also - that pass from 10…😲👌🏼

𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙑𝙀𝙇𝙊𝙐𝙎 𝙈𝘼𝘽𝙀𝙉𝘼 𝙁𝙇𝙔𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝘼𝙂𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙎𝙏 𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙉𝘼𝙎 Grey’s outside centre, Eddie Mabena, was on 🔥 during his side King Price Derby Series victory of 31-15 against Monnas. Mabena and his midfield partner O’Ryan Klein combined well to help secure the victory

@omarsedefence @IamAustinHealey Better question is how you can have that bottom corner of your tv covered Omar? Grinds just looking at that picture! 😂

Watching Bears versus Tigers. @IamAustinHealey mentioned coaching Pick n go defence differently? Stopping teams in the 22 m these days is very difficult. The question is if you would coach it differently how would you train it? And how would you implement it in the week?

@jaredwright17 @rugby_ap I’ll go for JJ vd Mescht….

Question. Who is NON-World Cup winner who is going to be crucial for the Springboks this year and next? @rugby_ap might very well know my answer.

@TrollusMaximus I’m still gutted I had to watch the Boks play in this abominable kit in Marseille - a sea of green support and they run out with this 🤷🏻‍♂️🙄

How the hell did France get away with these jerseys? The colorblind rule only applies to the Boks then #FRAvENG

@adrian_slabbert 😉👍🏼

Well I got this one wrong. Grey College thumping Oakdale. They've looked pretty good to be fair. Been impressed with no 8 and no 9

@TankLanning That looks 👌🏼🔥 Tank!

This is why one always tans a little more steak than you need at a braai ... Seriously, the chilli cheese steak on roosterbrood must be right up there with best brekkie ever!

@adrian_slabbert Never bet against the boytjies from Bloem - they always find a way 😉👍🏼

Think Oakdale will pip Grey College this weekend. They have a very strong pack and will be tough to beat on the farm. Grey College missing Lamla Mgedezi.

@BenBradford5 @mana_rugby 100% a sentimental appointment…. Absolute hero of a human but there are so many better defence coaches out there (who actually know and understand union better) - NH and SH

@mana_rugby I know Sinfield was originally brought in as the defence coach but seems to have had various titles since then and now just seems to be "good to have around the place", not really sure what he offers the coaching team?

England’s other coaches need to be looked at. What are Wigglesworth, El-Abd and Kevin Sinfield offering? With respect, they aren’t elite coaches. England had two elite coaches, Felix Jones & Aled Walters - both left due to the environment and coaching style.

@SamaHoole @JerryLGiles Love this. Beautifully written 👍🏼

Farmed cattle are kept in conditions that cause chronic stress, learned helplessness, and psychological suffering. Let's check in on Gerald. 6:03am - Gerald is in the south corner. Gerald is always in the south corner at 6:03am. This is not a symptom of confinement or restricted movement. This is Gerald's preference. The south corner receives the first light of the morning, is sheltered from the prevailing westerly by the hedgerow, and has, over four years of Gerald's stewardship, developed a herb-rich base that Gerald finds particularly interesting. Gerald identified this before anyone else did. Gerald has never explained his reasoning. 6:45am - Gerald walked to the water trough. He did not hurry. He has never hurried. He walked with the unhurried purpose of an animal that knows where the water trough is, has always known where the water trough is, and finds the walk from the south corner to the water trough neither threatening nor urgent. He drank 30 litres. He walked back. 7:15am - The man who walks past every morning walked past. Gerald looked at him. Gerald looks at him every morning. The man has, over four years, begun waving. Gerald does not wave back. Gerald finds this relationship adequately balanced. 8:00am - The vet came for the annual check. Gerald stood completely still while the vet conducted the examination. The vet's notes read: "Cortisol within normal range. No avoidance behaviour. Condition excellent. He looked at the field the entire time." The farmer asked afterward if this was normal. The vet said she had examined a lot of cattle in thirty years and Gerald was either the most contented animal she'd ever seen or had transcended the concept of caring either way. The farmer nodded. The farmer: "He's always been like that." 9:30am - Gerald found a new section of hedgerow he hadn't browsed in several weeks. Gerald browsed it with the forward ears and relaxed tail of an animal experiencing, in behavioural science terms, positive engagement. He spent forty minutes on it. Forty minutes on a hedgerow section is not an animal with nothing to live for. That is an animal with a hedgerow. Gerald has a hedgerow. Gerald has forty acres. Gerald has the south corner. Gerald has wildflowers he didn't plant and doesn't know about and is inadvertently responsible for. Gerald is having, by every available measure, a very good time. Gerald's chronic suffering, at time of writing: not located. The south corner is fine. Gerald is fine. The vet drove four miles to confirm this and it was worth the drive.

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There are much better coaches out there. As a Bok fan this is all very interesting to watch but sometimes I think - how much harder does Eng Rugby want to keep on making it for themselves? Roll on the July Test Match! 🏉

I still say that if Eng Rugby appointed Nick Mallett that day, that the world rugby scene would’ve been very different. He would’ve made them world beaters and competitive. With the depth, Eng should be up there. There are no excuses for rubbish coaches like Borthwick.

In 2012 Eng Rugby had to make a choice to appoint a new coach after Martin Johnson resigned - Stuart Lancaster was caretaker coach and beat NZ at Twickenham on 1 December (*) That result gave him the job ahead of Nick Mallett - a choice that destroyed England rugby for decades

I’ve been staring at this result for a while. 57:20. That’s the new half marathon world record. That’s 21.1 km at 2:43/km pace. For almost an hour. My PR is 1:25 and I worked really hard for that time. But when I see a performance like this, it honestly scrambles my brain a little. Because it shows how wild this sport really is. At my best I’m running about 4:00/km. These guys are running over a minute faster per kilometer… for the entire race. That’s not just faster. That’s a completely different world. But strangely, that’s also why I love running. Because you’re never really racing the elites. You’re racing the older version of yourself. My first half marathon was 2:15. At the time I thought that was my absolute limit. Now my PR is 1:25. Running has a funny way of proving you wrong if you stay patient long enough. So I’m curious… What’s your half marathon PR right now? And be honest… When you see 57:20, do you feel inspired… or does it just feel ridiculous?

Sweeney is problem nr 1 for a start….

@Mills20A @rugbyontnt 100% correct sir

@rugbyontnt This guy has done more damage to rugby in this country than most, so no surprise in these comments.

A statement from RFU CEO Bill Sweeney