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sand_man said:
One can only hope they've peaked early.
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It just takes 1 loss to walk away empty handed and I think they know it so well considering last year.

It will be really hard to beat them at home though. They are on top and not moving away from that spot anytime soon it seems.
 
Blitboks did so well to go to the finals but New Zealand absolutely destroyed us with a score that is embarrassing. Sigh
 
cavedog said:
Blitboks did so well to go to the finals but New Zealand absolutely destroyed us with a score that is embarrassing. Sigh
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Not sure if I'm angrier about losing my R100 on betway or the fact that they lost. Doesn't even look like they put any effort into it.
 
Really thought the Blitzboks could win this but I think the effort in beating Fiji took a lot out of us. But it hurts not scoring a single point in a final. NZ were beasts.
Bad URC weekend with only the Sharks winning. Lack of depth and budgets are starting to show, especially having to play in 2 competitions at the same time.
 
The Stormers are in a spot of bother. Malherbe out, Roos out long term. The rest of the Boks will be joining the Bok camp.

Their front-row stocks takes a significant nosedive when Malherbe and Kitshoff are not there and those guys all need a bit of a break.
 
Looks like we are trending back to the really fat front row guys, which is sort of interesting, I didn't think it would a thing in the professional era. But the Sharks fatty impressed me, he can run, just from the hilights
 
netstrider said:
The Stormers are in a spot of bother. Malherbe out, Roos out long term. The rest of the Boks will be joining the Bok camp.

Their front-row stocks takes a significant nosedive when Malherbe and Kitshoff are not there and those guys all need a bit of a break.
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Itinerary starting to take its toll. It's brutal! Players are dropping like flies now...

Also SA style of play is very attritional, forward orientated.
 
sand_man said:
Itinerary starting to take its toll. It's brutal! Players are dropping like flies now...

Also SA style of play is very attritional, forward orientated.
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Besides the Sharks v Stormers game on the 4th of Feb, the next URC game is only on 17 Feb so that's some consolation at least.
 
sand_man said:
Neil Powell's Sharks are looking very very good... I'd back them to beat the Stormers on the 4th...
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Yeah, already have the Sharks to win on Superbru.

About time they play to their potential too, even though I'm a Stormers supporter. I like it when SA teams do well.
 
The Sharks are going to get slaughtered today at home.... Very disappointing
 
sand_man said:
Yeah. I backed them for the win but I probably should have waited for the team sheet before making my pick. Where the Boks?
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Yeah. Not only that I feel Peyper is favouring The Stormers a bit here. All the penalties just going to the Stormers.
 
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Jaco Peyper has to be the worst ref in rugby.

That said how bad is The Sharks. The way things are going now they won't even make the top 8 of the URC.
 
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