Compassionate players and officials from New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Australia are looking for ways to send aid to their beleaguered northern brethren.
After the opening weekend of the 2016 SIX Nations saw standards of play so far below the heights reached by the likes of the All Blacks, Wallabies and Argentina in the World Cup, there is concern for the plight of the home unions, France and Italy.
“Did you see those matches?” said Keith Waters of the New Zealand Rugby Union. “It was so tough to watch. As a rugby man and a human being, how can you stand by and see Scotland trying so hard to score a try and not feel your heart torn asunder?
“Something needs to be done to help those guys. The rugby world can’t stand by and let people play like that.”
Concern was first raised in Auckland at halftime of the France – Italy match, where neither side were able to put together much coordinated, constructed play of any note.
Within 25 minutes of the Calcutta Cup match between Scotland and England, the unions of Australia and New Zealand had put in an emergency call between each other to discuss what action and aid could be considered to help their northern cousins.
“We had to check our television signal twice to make sure we weren’t getting a broadcast of a match from 1987,” said Waters. “Then, when we realised it was a live broadcast of an actual game from 2016, we checked to see if the pictures were being broadcast at the correct speed or being slowed down because they were coming all the way from space or something.”
It is believed Argentina and South Africa were unsure whether the situation was serious enough to intervene but changed their mind during the Ireland v Wales stalemate on Sunday.
“Once we saw the level of skill in a match between was the 2-times defending champions against the tournament favourites we had to get involved,” said CJ Botha of the South African Rugby Union. “The SIX Nations teams are harrowingly trapped in a previous decade of dull, slow and brainless rugby and I wouldn’t feel a true member of the rugby community if I didn’t help out somehow. It’s the poor fans I feel most for.”
It’s not yet clear how the southern nations will help the SIX Nations to rebuild themselves and salvage some dignity, but ideas include a Crowded House fund raising concert to pay for millions of pamphlets explaining in basic English what an offload is (complete with diagrams).
Argentina are believed to be keen on sending calendars reminding the European teams that it is actually 2016.
Waters added: “I can’t stand on the sideline and see Scottish 3-quarters puffing their little heart out and trying so hard but getting nowhere. It brings tears of despair to our eyes. We just want our friends in the north to know help is coming. We are there for you.”
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Arme Behardien (en Duminy) …as hy (hulle) nie die wedstryd hiervan af vir ons wen nie, dan is daar K.A.K.
Kwotas…ens…
What a needless run out by AB…as they show it again.
139/4 after 28.
Duminy out for 31.
SA:143/5.
Wiese in…all down to Behardien now, I think.
Imo, RayJennings, Makhaya Ntini and Allan Lamb must be the worst cricket commentators ever.
Jennings…bacause he likes to predicts how things will pan out…50/60 overs in advance.
Ntini…because he command of Eglish doesn’t allow him to say what he actually means. He would be a GREAT commentator in isiXhosa, believe.
Lamb is just out of his depth as a commentator or as an analyst… much like Baas Naas. They know WHAT to do, How to do it…but they don’t have the ability to explain to us mere mortals HOW to do and WHEN to do it.
Very much frustrating to listen to these guys, knowing that they were greats of the game.
Another close call…nearly a run out.
179/5… chasing 263.
The ideal ODI team:
1. De Kock (an attacking opener)
2. Amla (Stabiliser…who can bat through the innings)
3. FaF (an attacking stabiliser… dependin wheter Amla or De Kock gets outs first…adapt to the situation)
4. ABD… your best batsman.
5. A HITTER…Miller
6. Duminy….a Rabbit…one cthat can turnsa single into a two…a two into a three… (Bevan/Jonty were the exponents of this).
7. A batsman/hitter who can bowl a bit. (Behardien)
8. A bowler who can bat a bit. (Wiese, Mc Laren, Morris, Philander)
9. A BOWLER*
10. A BOWLER*
11. A BOWLER*
Depending on the wicket or whether you want to rest a player or whether it is a turning wicket, your MAIN choice is between: Steyn, Morkel, Rabada, Tahir, Phangiso for the last three positions.
The point I’m trying to make is that there is NO place for Wiese, Mc Laren AND Morris in the same ODI team , as some people are trying to suggest. They are all vying for the same position and the two that don’t get it, are just unlucky. It has nothing to do with transformation or some such kak.
32 @ Nama:
Dit gaan nie oor kwotas nie, Duminy kon net nooit sy potensiaal bereik het nie. Hy is wel nog goed in t20’s waar dit hit or mis is en daar “minder” druk is en minder verwag word.
Behardien het hom redelik goed bewys die laaste jaar en het geen verduideliking of verskoning nodig nie.
57 runs needed from 56 balls by England.
@ Nama:
Naand Nama, voorspoed met die jaar (behalwe met die rugby).
35 @ Nama:
Ek geniet Alviro en Manthorp, maar ja, die ander is bietjie beroerd…
Sorry, BY SA.
Chasing a WIIIIDE ball, Wiese is caught.
Ons is moer toe.
Hierdie wat AB homself so gereeld uithardloop is nie veel anders as die Morkel “no-balls” nie.
@ MacroPolo:
Stem saam… Manthorp werk bietjie op my senuwees met sy giggelry. Asof hy “starstruck” is wanneer hy met die manne kommentaar lewer. Sy kennis (agtergrond van die spelers) is egter goud werd vir ons)
SA besig om die wedstryd weg te gooi.
Ons het gechoke, die chase is nie moeilik nie, as die ouens regtig probeer om enkel lopies te kry kan ons nog wen.
@ MacroPolo:
Duminy het die “run” geroep, maar AB oorskat homself baiekeer. Hy kon ook maar gese het: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, soos wat hy vanaf graad 3 geleer is.
kon*
@ MacroPolo:
Duminy het die “run” geroep, maar AB oorskat homself baiekeer. Hy kon ook maar gese het: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, soos wat hy vanaf graad 3 geleer is. @ MacroPolo:
@ Nama:
Daai vrou is vir my erg, partykeer klink dit op die radio of die ou die bal uit die veld geslaan het, dan is dit net een lopie.
End of an era for the Proteas …
Cheetahs 14 – 11 Kings
@ MacroPolo:
Macro, ek en jy het al die gesprek gehad. Geen rede om dit te herhaal nie.
Duminy sou ‘n baie beter speler gewees het as hy gereeld vir die Proteas kon speel. Met gereeld bedoel ek, as sy loopbaan nie gereeld deur beserings onderbreek is nie.
Ek wonder maar net hoe Duminy se toetsloopbaan sou uitgedraai het as hy MINSTENS 20 toetse agtereenvolgens kon speel, wetende dat hy nie gedrop sou word as hy ‘n paar swak “scores” opstel nie.
@ Nama:
Ek was nogal verbaas toe ek sien die is sy 150e game
Gn wonder die ou word miljoene betaal nie.
Typical shot from a no. 8
A bowler who can bat a bit.
@ MacroPolo:
Wel, as jy sy bydrae vergelyk met wat Pierre Spies/Wynand Olivier gelewer het vir die Nasionale spanne… dan verdien hy seker sy paar sente.
@ Nama:
haha kom nou spies was goed tot 2009
@ Nama:
Morris kry mos R16 000 000 by die IPL
13 needed from 28 balls.
make that 9 from 27 balls.
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