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28
Nov
Sorry Jake, but No!
Don’t think Jake will really be losing any sleep over this.
SA Rugby has denied Jake’s requests of wanting to field all 26 players for the match against the Barbarians this Saturday, as well as calling the team a ‘Bok XV’. White made these requests as the match had no test status.
The decisions doesn’t really surprise - not that SA Rugby gave a good reason - but because of their animosity towards Jake.
Tank Lanning, Sport24 editor, lobbies for the Barbarian fixtures to stay in the modern era of rugby.
” The concept took hold over the years and the Barbarians were asked by the Home Unions to raise a side to play the touring Australian side in 1948. This started the tradition of the Final Challenge - played as the last match in a tour of Britain and Ireland by Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
So by Wikipedian definition, the “BaaBaas” are an invitational rugby union team who play in traditional black and white hoops, with players retaining the socks from their “home” club strip.
Membership is by invitation and the only qualifications are that the player’s rugby is of a high enough standard and that he should behave himself on and off the field.
Traditionally one uncapped player is selected for each match.”
You can read the full article here - nice writing Mr. Lanning
Keo is spot on in his post on the uniqueness and general brilliance of the Springboks class of 2007… here’s an excerpt:
The Springboks of 2007 will be a bloody hard act to follow.
The intensity of the World Cup campaign was never going to be matched in Cardiff, but the class of the World Champion Springboks fortunately traveled north for this ludicrous fixture against Wales.
The last time the Springboks had played was a month ago when they beat England to win the World Cup in Paris. The starting XV trained for the first time five days ago. Put into context this was a fabulous win and fine send-off for departing Bok coach Jake White.
Read the full article here…
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