Our friends at the Lions made an interesting signing with news that former All Black flyhalf Carlos Spencer have joined the Lions. They are tight lipped about it all but it is understood it is also one of the biggest contracts ever in South African rugby.
The 34 year old Spencer will be the replacement for Sicknote Pretorius who is moving to Perth and run out for the Force this year…if and when not injured!
Spencer will be in the Country soon, working permit permitting and may well be seen in the warm-up games coming up.
It seems part of his duties will include being used as skills coach for the Lions. I do wonder how much time it takes to coach those ‘no look passes’ to nobody in particular?
For the record, he represented the All Blacks in 44 Tests between 1997 and 2004, scoring 291 points. In Super Rugby Carlos scored 608 points for the Blues between 1996 and 2005.
As I said at the start, a very interesting signing. He last played Super rugby in 2005 and is now 34 years old, I am not overly convinced he will still be up to it and definitely not for record money as is rumoured.
Hehehe…”no look passes to nobody in particular….brilliant!
Bloody good signing, the Tjarks could do with him.
The Lions have been talking about bringing Spenser in for 3 years now that I know of.
First they were worried about his dodgy knees, then the price tag.
Maybe Kevin, Manie and Dick won the lottery, and have employed a good knee specialist.
Too old, too slow, too expensive in IMO.
Oh vlok, the typing / spelling’s up to kuk already. Spencer with a C.
“I am not overly convinced he will still be up to it and definitely not for record money as is rumoured.”
En ons gee om wat jy dink.
o flok
nou gaan mens weer die hele s14 die leeu spelers hoor skree
“pass de ball FOR spencer”
“pass de ball FOR spencer”
5@ Willa – Vriend, waarom so sensitief?
Jy het Author regte hier, plaas dan self Leeunuus hier…. dis immers hoe dit eintlik behoort te werk, nie waar nie?
Dit gee dan die bloggers die geleentheid om met jou bevooroordeelde of onbevooroordeelde opinie saam te stem of nie.
#7 GBS – Ek is nie sensitief nie.
Niemand gee n moer om oor wat die Leeus doen nie, en volgens 99% van almal hier, kan die Leeus NIKS reg doen nie. So why bother?
I said this elsewhere.
The only value I see in this is the possible mentoring role Spencer could play to guys like Francis and Earl, specifically Earl who has a Spencer streak in him.
Experience is invaluable but only if used correctly, if the Lions manages this correctly this could be an asset to the team, however if Carlos is going to be their primary flyhalf at the cost of the youngsters they have in the ranks it might just turn out to be a very expensive mistake.
I am in two minds on this, but mainly unconvinced as the the value he brings with him – he did not really become an irriplaceable asset in Europe where he spent a good couple of years now.
But then, he might just be the tonic the union needs and the Super 14 is definately more up Spencer alley of strengths than Heineken Cup.
I will follow this with interest.
Would have preferred Matt Giteau but Spencer will do just fine for now.
Unfortunately with our luck at the moment he will probably injure himself in the first warm up game.
@8
hehehe, vir ‘n slag praat jy sense ou Willa. Julle beter net seker maak dis nie dieselfde ou wat Jacque Fourie en Alberts en Ludik se kontrakte opgestel wat Spencer se werkspermit moet uitsort nie. So nie word Spencer dalk nog ge-deport. Of hy draf teen die einde Maart vir die Stormers of Sharks uit!! 👿
Ek is bly om te sien Willa is nie sensitief nie…dink net wat sou hy pos as hy wel was?!?!?!
@Swanies – 😆
Die plek raak soos KEO.
Paar ouens wat dink hulle weet alles, en die res weet phokkol.
8@ Willa – Moenie komkommer nie, met The Saint se volgende Artikel is die die Tjarks se beurt om ‘n koronêr te kry, die week daarna sy eie Stormpoppies… en laastens sal hy seersekerlik ook moer deeglik inklim en die Bulle beswadder van elke kant en rigting!
Probleem wat ek het, ‘n span se ondersteuners (jy definitief ingesluit) is geneig om die SKRYWER van ‘n Artikel persoonlik aan te vat wanneer sy span se tekortkominge (volgens daai skrywer se opinie) uitgewys word, eerder as om heel besadig te bly en die inhoud aan te vat, eerder as die skrywer.
Voorbeeld: Eerder as om ou Swanie uit te kryt, te teenargumenteer deur te sê… “Ek stem nie met jou saam nie om hierdie en daardie rede”.
Ons is hier om te redeneer, te leer, te skerts… so ou steekhoutjie of 2 in te kry…. om die rugby te geniet, nie waar nie?
Skryf nou vir ons so wilde Lions Artikel sodat ons jou lekker kan opfok in die proses….. hehehehe
13@ Willa – Dit was ‘n klap innie gesig….. dis ‘n mooooooooooosa stywe insult om te sê ons raak soos Keo…. dis soos om te sê mens is melaats….
willa die sensitiewe leeuwyfie
ag fok man
weet jy dan nog nie
die proteas is kak (alweer fokkin gedraw!!)
die leeus is kak
die sharks is kak
die cheetahs is kak
die blou bulle is moffies
ennie stormers gannie s14 dié jaar wen!!
Wel Ash, as julle dit nie die jaar met julle twee ‘superster’ kopies doen nie gaan julle dit nooit doen nie!!!!
tripples @ 17
in daai jare toe julle team voor die blinde man en sy hond gespeel het, het ons oek gesê julle ga’ nooit regkommie … kyk nou vi’ djulle die laaste paar jaar … selfs gbs is nou skielik ñ bul!!
17/18: ek dink regtig die WP gaan hul beste jaar die afgelope 10 jaar beleef, hul gaan net-net die vodacom cup verloor.
bdb @ 19
ha ha ha
snaaks!! (nie)
ok, manne en manne-inne
lyk my almal hou al naweek
geniet die blaaskans!!
…
vir die ouens wat maandag eers begin werk … dis f*kken hoog tyd!!
anyway, eks uit …. ons chat weer maandag
Nou wat nou manne, hoekom is julle so teen die leeus? Hulle kan nie verhelp dat hulle so sukkel nie. Wie wil nou in joburg bly as jy by die see kan bly?
Vra maar vir Fourie, Alberts en kie.
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