|
I
won't not take calls from Eddie Jones. If there is something
to discuss, we'll discuss it. We might have the odd
disagreement. Andrew
Slack on cooperation within Australia to win the RWC |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
I
don't want to make the same mistakes of coming into the
tournament slowly and not quite ready. I am determined the
team will all be fully fit, injury free and ready to hit the
Super 12 running. Rudi
Joubert, Bulls coach |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
We
won the world cup in 1999 & we're still playing the same
style, thinking its going to work. Obviously the Rod McQueen
era was successful at the time, but long term, its been very
damaging because you lose Larkham & you really haven't got
anybody. David Campese |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
We've
become a bit of a joke following our recent results. They (New
Zealand 7 Australia) don't see us as a threat.
Ray Mordt |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
Speak
to the like of Naas Botha and Danie Gerber, both of whom were
world-beaters in their position, and they will tell you that
what coaches did for their careers was maybe 20% compared to
the work they put in themselves. Ray
Mordt |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
He
deserved it! Brad
Johnstone, Italian coach on why Irish scrum-half Peter
Stringer was headbutted by his prop Salvatore Perugini. |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
In
the previous two games we had a very good car but not enough
petrol. Today we had a very good car and plenty of petrol.
Bernard Laporte after the 20-15 win over
England in the Six Nations tournament. |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
He
holds the thing together for England; he's the glue in their
back-line. He would be a big chunk to take out, so England
need him to stay fit. Tim
Horan on Jonny Wilkinson |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
The
award is a huge honour - hopefully I will get some respect
from the grandchildren now! Bill
McLaren on being awarded an OBE (Commander of the Order of the
British Empire). |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
I
have seen so many Afrikaner coaches turn to aggression and
brutality to make up for their lack of technical skills.
Nick Mallett |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
We
had the arrogance of people like the former SA rugby boss
Louis Luyt who told the world that they missed South Africa
more than we missed them during the apartheid years. Absolute
rubbish! Now we are losing matches, but we are never humble
about it and we refuse to learn the lessons from it. We are
letting our players down because they are coached poorly and
they don't know why their opponents run them ragged.
Nick Mallett |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
I'm
negative at the moment, very disappointed and it looks like
unless there is a miracle improvement my Test career is
over. Johan (Rassie)
Erasmus |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
It
is not the end of the world. I fear Iraq more than England.
Bernard Laporte on the upcoming match
against England |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
There
are lots more examples, and I don't want this to be seen to be
as a finger-pointing exercise, but when you're expected to put
your whole life and heart into playing for Scotland, and
others appear to be taking the p*** it's hard to cope with.
Budge Pountney on announcing his
retirement from test rugby. |
Vol3
Week 1 |
|
The
Russians, bless them, haven't got 75 roubles to rub together.
They overcome major difficulties just to play the game and
then suffer the harshest disciplinary treatment in the sport's
history. Trying to pay the fine will destroy rugby in Russia.
Brendan Gallagher on Russia's expulsion
from RWC |
Vol3
Week 2 |
|
I'm
aware of talk over Robbie (Kempson) and me and I have spoken
to one or two agents to try and glean more information. I'm no
spring chicken and my future plans should also make financial
sense. Ex-Springbok
Brent Moyle on being scouted for the RWC |
Vol3
Week 2 |
|
Dixie
(Stormers hooker Pieter Dixon) has already told me not to try
and go down the blindside as he will smash me, my response to
that was simple. He has to catch me first!
Bob Skinstad on playing against his old
team, the Stormers. |
Vol3
Week 2 |
|
It's
up to the Super 12 coaches how they play their players.
There's no compulsion to follow my suggestions, I'm not going
to be a hypocrite. Eddie
Jones referring to his refusal in playing Larkham at no 10 pre
1999 RWC |
Vol3
Week 2 |
|
The
only memories I have of England and the English are unpleasant
ones. Imanol
Harinordoquy |
Vol3
Week 2 |
|
They
are chauvinistic and arrogant, they look down on everybody.
Imanol Harinordoquy on England |
Vol3
Week 2 |
|
The
only rule was never to retaliate when the ref could see.
Brian "Pitbull" Moore on France |
Vol3
Week 2 |
|
Time
and again I heard the sweet sound of booing in Paris. This was
a sure sign that all was well. Brian
"Pitbull" Moore |
Vol3
Week 2 |
|
He
was an idiot, that cannot be overlooked - but it can be
understood. We do not have to bury him because he slipped up.
Although, of course, we will wait for the disciplinary
procedures to run their course. Jo
Maso, French team manager. |
Vol3
Week 3 |
|
The
supporters shouldn’t be disenchanted, they should be
concerned. The truth of it is though there were no log points
on offer, there was no bonus point for scoring tries and hence
“Let’s run the ball”. Don’t judge the team and coach
on the training field. It would be more appropriate to do so
after the first Super 12 game. Kevin
Putt after a shocking Sharks performance against the Stormers
at the Stoop in London. |
Vol3
Week 3 |
|
John’s
philosophy was if you got pushed a metre back, then start a
fight. At least it detracts from the fact that you were beaten
in the scrum. Kevin
Putt on calling in John Allan to help with the Sharks woes in
the primary phases. |
Vol3
Week 3 |
|
I
drank a lot of beers in several pubs. I was sick as never
before. Maybe I was trapped... Pieter
De Villiers on being tested positive for ecstacy and cocaine. |
Vol3
Week 3 |
|
He's
a lovely person, as a player and a bloke, he is a star.
Jason Leonard, centurion in waiting on
Pieter De Villiers |
Vol3
Week 3 |
|
We
have decided not to retain De Villiers against England as a
precaution for both the player and the French team, because it
would not be good for such a problem to interfere with our
preparation for the game. Bernard
Lapasset, president of the French Rugby Union Federation |
Vol3
Week 3 |
|
It's
not smart mentioning the Canterbury Crusaders around NSW
headquarters, as the Waratah hierarchy immediately start
twitching and turning a sickly colour.
Greg Growden |
Vol3
Week 3 |
|
The
commentator's Holding, the third umpire's Willey.
Mike Haysman, imitating the famous Brian
Johnstone quote during the opening match of the CWC '03. |
Vol3
Week 3 |
|
So,
how do I think our (SA) teams will go in the Super 12? Well
I'm 'swartgallig'. Very 'swartgallig'. Dan
Retief after describing the word's meaning as - Sour. Down.
Filled with bile. The opposite of positive. |
Vol3
Week 4 |
|
It
is good to know that my performances were being monitored in
South Africa. Each week I have gone out and given my best for
Ulster. I had not given the World Cup much thought, given the
regulation in place in South Africa regarding foreign-based
players representing the Springboks.
Rob Kempson on being "acquired"
by SA Rugby for the RWC. |
Vol3
Week 4 |
|
Look,
one always regrets it afterwards when your aggression boiled
over, but rugby is a physical game that depends on
intimidation. You always have to push the frontiers. The only
difference this year will be that I will try not to cross the
boundaries. Controlled aggression will be my motto this year.
Corne Krige |
Vol3
Week 4 |
|
There
is much to work on this week, and we must maintain our
humility. John
Kirwan after a historical triumph for Italy. |
Vol3
Week 4 |
|
$#@&*^%?!!!
French supporters at Twickenham! |
Vol3
Week 4 |
|
There
may still be unanswered questions about England's ability to
secure big victories on their travels but at home they are
virtually unbeatable. Paul
Ackford |
Vol3
Week 4 |
|
These
are the best 32 players in Wales, like it or not. We have to
come together after this. Nobody is going to give us a chance
against England. Steve
Hansen |
Vol3
Week 4 |
|
To
be sent to the sin-bin moments after I'd come on wasn't
exactly planned. It was probably Guinness Book of Records
stuff. Phil
Christophers after the England/Wales clash |
Vol3
Week 5 |
|
France
endlessly talk of discipline. Concentration is not such a bad
word for their backs to learn either. They will need it in
Dublin. Stuart
Barnes |
Vol3
Week 5 |
|
In
the past three years, England have set out on the Six Nations
trail like a juggernaut, only to find an accident waiting
along the road. David
Hands |
Vol3
Week 5 |
|
We
just want to win a few games overseas to raise the morale of
the South African public. That is extremely important, it is
not just about the Stormers, it is about getting the national
confidence up. Corné
Krige |
Vol3
Week 5 |
|
We
want to understand their decisions. We want to be ready to
face their reading of the rules because we have discovered a
lot of discrepancies and we want them to help us.
Jo Maso on referees |
Vol3
Week 5 |
|
It
was on the line.........are you blind!
Wendell Sailor commenting to Stuart
Dickinson about a ball that had been kicked out on the full |
Vol3
Week 5 |
|
It's
an expensive one, because we didn't get anything out of the
game at all in terms of points, but at least we got something
out of it. Bob
Dwyer after his teams defeat against the Blues |
Vol3
Week 5 |
|
F*&^%$#
Duckworth/Lewis system!!! South
African cricket supporters |
Vol3
Week 6 |
|
The
players do have a responsibility to check with the doctors
that what they are taking is not going to get them into
trouble. Brian van
Zyl |
Vol3
Week 6 |
|
You
couldn't find a better note to finish on than playing - and
winning - a World Cup on home soil. What could possibly be
left after that? Toutai
Kefu on his move to Japan after the RWC |
Vol3
Week 6 |
|
We'll
take the win, thank you! Bulls
captain Joost van der Westhuizen |
Vol3
Week 6 |
|
Such
decisions can only be based on insensibility, arrogance and
incompetence. People don't realise that this is important on a
worldwide level. It shows a fatal lack of culture.
Unfortunately in Italy the important decisions are often
entrusted to the wrong people.
Matteo Mazzantini on RAI3 television
network's decision to broadcast the England/Italy match at
midnight |
Vol3
Week 6 |
|
If
someone calls me a black **** I'll call him a white **** back.
But that's in the heat of the moment and that's where it ends.
Wendell Sailor in his new autobiography
"Crossing Over" |
Vol3
Week 7 |
|
The
players are doing everything with a lot of passion and they
now know what it is all about and good it feels to be part of
a winning team. Bulls
team manager Wynie Strydom |
Vol3
Week 7 |
|
I
told the players it is respect for one another that stops them
making mistakes, however when you watch the match it is clear
there is no respect. I pull the shirt, I put in an elbow, I do
this, I do that and baff there's a penalty.
Bernard Laporte lamenting after France's
defeat against Ireland |
Vol3
Week 7 |
|
Penalties
are not as a result of the referee's application but due to
the players' application of discipline and respect for the
game and it's laws in playing a game. The more they infringe,
the more their team will suffer. André
Watson, international referee |
Vol3
Week 7 |
|
We
read too much into defeats. We must look at the manner of
defeat. Rudolf
Straeuli |
Vol3
Week 8 |
|
You
must still have the right ingredients to bake the cake and
that is respect for yourself, your teammate, your supporter
and your country. Rudolf
Straeuli |
Vol3
Week 8 |
|
The
weather in England is so bad that they (his family) can hardly
go outside. Braam
van Straaten |
Vol3
Week 8 |
|
As
he's always said to us, he's paid to play not train. He looks
like death warmed up at the moment. Matt
Burke on Matt Rogers who suffered a bad case of sinusitis. |
Vol3
Week 8 |
|
I
don't think there is the same aura of invincibility about the
Crusaders in the Super 12 any more. Chiefs
coach Kevin Greene |
Vol3
Week 8 |
|
I
think the way the whole thing (Tuilevu's case) was handled by
the South African judiciary was a disgrace what it has done is
cast a huge amount of doubt on the credibility and integrity
of the South African judicial system. Taine
Randell after wing Aisea Tuilevu's 6 weeks suspension. |
Vol3
Week 8 |
|
He's
a great bloke. A very passive bloke. You can niggle him on the
field and he won't react. Off the field you can torment him
and he won't bite. David
Croft, Reds flanker on George Smith who is in trouble for
alleged assault |
Vol3
Week 9 |
|
Auckland
rugby hadn't been successful for some time, I think for a
combination of reasons, and one reason for a change of fortune
may have been my return. Graham
Henry |
Vol3
Week 9 |
|
Mate,
they should follow my example, go stand on the wing and never
tackle! David
Campese when asked about all the shoulder injuries. |
Vol3
Week 9 |
|
That
was probably the gutsiest team effort I've had the privilege
to be a part of. Corne
Krige |
Vol3
Week 9 |
|
I
don't smoke weed, you don't have to to be a Rasta. I'm getting
paid for what I love doing and rugby comes first. So my
priority is playing within the laws of rugby, which means
making sacrifices and being sincere and responsible.
Gcobani Bobo |
Vol3
Week 9 |
|
Stuart
Dickenson lost control of this match the moment he blew the
opening whistle. Liam
Del Carme |
Vol3
Week 9 |
|
How
long will Rian Oberholzer put up with the reign of terror
being conducted against South African rugby teams? It's high
time the managing director of SA rugby puts a stop to it.
Herbert Pretorius |
Vol3
Week 9 |
|
We
can understand that rugby supporters are unhappy with the
performance of some referees in the Super 12 and we will look
into it at the Sanzar meeting. Rian
Oberholzer |
Vol3
Week 9 |
|
I
think it is a myth that England are not so good away.
Clive Woodward |
Vol3
Week 9 |
|
He
is a fine referee, renowned for his impartiality.
David Pembroke, team adviser to the
Brumbies and former Wallabies communications manager on Stuart
Dickinson |
Vol3
Week 9 |
|
To
see the number of black players that are coming up - even
though the media has been hitting me left and right (on the
quota question) - means that we are winning the damn battle,
we are getting there. Ngconde
Balfour |
Vol3
Week 9 |
|
South
Africa have a great chance of going all the way in the World
Cup We have brilliant talent in this country and we have a
great chance of turning things around.
Francois Pienaar |
Vol3
Week 9 |
|
The
market is down with English clubs, some of whom are
experiencing financial difficulties. So the big money of the
past is no longer available which bodes well for the South
African market. Craig
Livingstone, Rugby agent |
Vol3
Week 10 |
|
The
only thing NSW rugby can beat Queensland is in the number of
former chief executive officers, presidents, coaches and
bankruptcies. Chris
Hanley |
Vol3
Week 10 |
|
And
what's all this 'our house' rubbish NSW go on with? They've
had their home at the Sydney Sports Ground, T.G. Millner
Field, Concord, and now they're calling Aussie Stadium 'our
house'. They're a f------ renter.
Chris Hanley |
Vol3
Week 10 |
|
All
the top refs think they are number one on the field, not
number 31 as they should be.
Neill Laurenson, a former South African
rugby referee living in New Zealand |
Vol3
Week 10 |
|
Super
12 form is not a good indication of how a national team will
go. Eddie Jones |
Vol3
Week 10 |
|
You
learn quickly that there is no recipe in this game, no trigger
you can pull to turn a team around in a week. I wish I knew
what it is that makes a team click. Kevin
Putt |
Vol3
Week 10 |
|
I
was annoyed with myself at how soft we had become. We could
have dealt with the persistent trouble in numbers and
afterwards I felt like I had let the country down.
Robin Brooke on being told not to
retaliate during the 1999 World Cup |
Vol3
Week 10 |
|
It's
been coming all season, it's as if somebody switched the
lights off. James
Dalton on his retirement from rugby. |
Vol3
Week 10 |
|
I'd
like to get into coaching. Then I can drop a few players.
James Dalton |
Vol3
Week 10 |
|
That
is all I went to school for when I was young ... to play rugby
at lunchtime. Richie
McCaw |
Vol3
Week 10 |
|
Geez,
this fitness thing has got complicated, I just run my blokes
till they spew and then take 'em down the pub. St
George coach Butch McDougal on the difference between aerobic
and anaerobic fitness |
Vol3
Week 11 |
|
We
used to be beer-swilling idiots in my early days of the game,
and you'd get as pissed as possible after games.
Matt Burke |
Vol3
Week 11 |
|
No,
I haven't been back to Ballymore. In fact I didn't even get
invited to the end-of-season ball last year. They rang and
invited us at 9am on the day of the ball - how's that for a
slap in the face? Former
Queensland coach MARK McBAIN, who was dumped at the end of
last year's Super 12 |
Vol3
Week 11 |
|
I
think the only ones who didn't score a try for the Brumbies
were the two ball-boys. Even the Ref looked threatening at
times, as I'm sure he'd have liked to have a go at this lot.
Patrick Innes on the Brumbies/Chiefs clash |
Vol3
Week 11 |
|
I
also hope my honest appraisal on the eve of the Crusaders game
was not a motivating force for the Waratahs. If it was, it can
only be a sad reflection on their standing as professional
footballers. They are paid to play at their best every week,
not rise only when they get needled in the press.
David Campese |
Vol3
Week 11 |
|
Rugby
people are wondering whether he may be the answer for the
Springboks. Has Derick Hougaard got what it takes? We need to
know. Dan Retief |
Vol3
Week 11 |
|
With
the current way the game is played, you've got to have players
in the team who can break up games. But it's a very rare
commodity. The other guys haven't got that commodity as much
as he has and it's extremely valuable to any rugby team. He's
got something special. Graham
Henry on Carlos Spencer |
Vol3
Week 11 |
|
Looking
at South African rugby, one wonders who the next great leader
will be after Gary Teichmann. Francois
Pienaar |
Vol3
Week 11 |
|
South
African teams performed disappointingly during the past number
of years. They are just too inconsistent. Toutai
Kefu |
Vol3
Week 11 |
|
I'm
not just trying to cause political problems here, but the way
our fixtures have been drawn is both unsafe and unfair.
John Kirwan on Italy's threat to withdraw
from the RWC |
Vol3
Week 12 |
|
An
immense festival of rugby awaits for the sixth edition of this
formidable competition. A whole world of rugby in France. This
result is a dream. A
French Rugby Federation statement after the country won the
right to host the 2007 RWC |
Vol3
Week 12 |
|
It's
an attitude-adjustment "klap". The Super 12
humiliates you if you are not up there week in and week out.
Gert Smal |
Vol3
Week 12 |
|
We
can't play like we did against the Hurricanes because a class
side like the Brumbies will beat us. Actually, anyone would
beat us if we continue playing the way we did last week.
Brendan Cannon |
Vol3
Week 12 |
|
When
you have been to the top and you have played in front of huge
crowds, it can become a little difficult to motivate yourself
to play in front of stands that are nearly empty and I don't
think I could have carried on playing Vodacom Cup
indefinitely. Johan
Erasmus |
Vol3
Week 12 |
|
They
did not win the match. We threw it away.
Corne Krige |
Vol3
Week 12 |
|
The
difference between South African and New Zealand teams is
patience. We tend to take it through 2-3 phases and then kick
it, but they have the patience to keep the ball through 10 or
more phases. Pieter
Rossouw |
Vol3
Week 13 |
|
The
picture is not as dark as everyone seems to be painting at the
moment. Rudi
Joubert |
Vol3
Week 13 |
|
Some
of the referees hardly need encouragement. Stuart Dickinson
again marred what was a world class refereeing performance in
the Crusaders-Sharks match by handing out three unwarranted
yellow cards. Spiro
Zavos |
Vol3
Week 13 |
|
I
think some alarm bells should be ringing. The national team
hasn't played well for 12 months now, they've been
inconsistent. Nick
Farr-Jones |
Vol3
Week 13 |
|
Stuart
Dickinson has been handing out more cards than a used car
salesman. NZ
commentator Tony Johnson |
Vol3
Week 13 |
|
Why
would I ever do something that could destroy my career? But I
believe God will carry me through this. Everything happens for
a reason. Herkie
Kruger |
Vol3
Week 13 |
|
My
dad spent six-to seven months in prison following a court case
in which we were accused of burning our own house down, can
you believe it! Luke
Watson |
Vol3
Week 13 |
|
Bob
has had a lot of criticism lately, but maybe we should also
look at the players around him. Rudolf
Straeuli |
Vol3
Week 13 |
|
I
like rugby because it is fun. When you play rugby you exercise
your body by running and tackling. I like tackling because it
enables you to get wet and muddy. I also like the thrill of
scoring. When the crowd is cheering and screaming you on, it
makes me want to try harder. After the game I enjoy the hot
dog and sweets which make me feel a whole lot better inside.
Under 11 player Miles Feeney on why he
likes rugby. |
Vol3
Week 14 |
|
That
is a marketing ploy and it doesn't mean much to the players.
George Gregan on the "House of Pain" |
Vol3
Week 14 |
|
He
had a brilliant mind and a great love for rugby. He will be
sorely missed by the rugby world, but especially here in
Wales. WRU
chairman Glanmor Griffiths on IRB Chairman Vernon Pugh's death |
Vol3
Week 14 |
|
In
New Zealand we are notorious for living in the past. It's not
the past we're dealing with, it's what we see now. What
happened last year is irrelevant, the game has moved on.
John Mitchell |
Vol3
Week 14 |
|
He
was telling everyone what to do out there, but he must have
been fresh himself because he was standing out in the backs
all the time. I've got a lot of respect for his talent. Right
now, it's as if he's just waiting around for the World Cup to
start, which is pretty unprofessional. Toutai
Kefu on Bob Skinstad |
Vol3
Week 14 |
|
Bob
has been below his best and he maybe does need to concentrate
more on his own game. The tour has been very frustrating and
disappointing for Bob. He has been trying very hard to inspire
the guys but maybe he should focus more on himself.
Tim Lane |
Vol3
Week 14 |
|
The
pitch at Twickenham is done to my specifications.
Clive Woodward |
Vol3
Week 14 |
|
You've
got to get your first tackle in early, even if it's late.
Ray Gravell |
Vol3
Week 15 |
|
Youngsters
need heroes. They need figures like Batman, Tarzan and Naas
Botha. Abie Malan |
Vol3
Week 15 |
|
After
last game for his club - I'm just off for a quiet pint.
Followed by fifteen noisy ones. Gareth
Chilcott |
Vol3
Week 15 |
|
In
my time, I've had my knee out, broken my collarbone, had my
nose smashed, a rib broken, lost a few teeth, and ricked my
back; but as soon as I get a bit of bad luck I'm going to quit
the game. J.W. Robinson |
Vol3
Week 15 |
|
I
think you enjoy the game more if you don't know the rules.
Anyway, you're on the same wavelength as the referee.
Jonathan Davies |
Vol3
Week 15 |
|
Rico
Gear. What a great-sounding name. He sounds like a drug dealer
from Brazil. Murray
Mexted |
Vol3
Week 15 |
|
On
trying to stop Phil Horrocks-Taylor - Every time I went to
tackle him, Horrocks went one way, Taylor went the other, and
all I got was the bloody hyphen.
Nick England |
Vol3
Week 15 |
|
In
1823, William Webb Ellis first picked up the ball in his arms
and ran with it. And for the next 156 years forwards have been
trying to work out why. Sir
Tasker Watkins |
Vol3
Week 15 |
|
Colin
Meads is the kind of player you expect to see emerging from a
ruck with the remains of a jockstrap between his teeth.
Tony O'Reilly |
Vol3
Week 15 |
|
It's
hard to read the writing on the wall when your back is against
it. Phil Pretorius |
Vol3
Week 15 |
|
In
South Africa and Australia there are fewer top players and
they deliberately kept their powder dry in the Super 12.
They're faking it - trying not to get injured or too hyper at
the start of a long season.. Norm
Hewitt |
Vol3
Week 16 |
|
I
think South African rugby is ultra-poor at the moment. They've
got no coaches. And if you take Eddie Jones out of Australia,
they're pretty ratsh*t as well.
Norm Hewitt |
Vol3
Week 16 |
|
If
a player (of ours) who is overseas is decidedly better than a
player in the country I will do anything to get him back in
the country. Rudolf
Straeuli |
Vol3
Week 16 |
|
We
were ordered to walk away from the aircraft. On seeing that
the pilot was already standing in the veld, we realised this
was very serious. Harold
Verster on the Cheetahs arrival at Johannesburg International
Airport |
Vol3
Week 16 |
|
When
you look at the overseas teams compared to a lot of our
players they are far more professional.
Ray Mordt |
Vol3
Week 16 |
|
I've
been trying all year to stop my forwards from drop-kicking it.
Guess I'm buggered now. Robbie
Deans on the RWC knockout rule |
Vol3
Week 16 |
|
The
[New Zealand] Rugby Union wants to parade us but we have to
pay for the honour. Former
All Black captain Kevin Skinner on New Zealand Rugby's
centenary Test celebrations |
Vol3
Week 17 |
|
To
me criticism is part of the game. But it always hurts, it's
like a dagger to the heart. Most times it's opinionated, but
sometimes you deserve it and you must take it to heart and try
to minimise (the error) next time. Andre
Watson |
Vol3
Week 17 |
|
He
(Van der Westhuizen) was a bit arrogant at times, but with
good reason, Joost is definitely the best South African player
of the past number of years. Abdelatif
Benazzi |
Vol3
Week 17 |
|
You'd
have thought that after representing your country 87 times it
would be easy to let go, but it isn't. It's a huge gap to
fill. Neil Jenkins on
his retirement |
Vol3
Week 17 |
|
"An
All Black on the 1965 tour of New Zealand said, 'You have to
be wide awake when you play against (Mannetjies) Roux.' And
Corneels Cronje, a northern Transvaal wing, replied, 'And when
you play with him you have to be twice as wide awake."
Frik Du Preez as quoted in SA Sports
Illustrated |
Vol3
Week 17 |
|
No
doubt more will be revealed this weekend in Rapport, Pravda to
the SA Rugby Soviet. Andy
Colquhoun commenting in the Weekend Argus on the sacking of
Tim Lane |
Vol3
Week 18 |
|
The
most powerful athlete in the world is the bobsleigh athlete,
because he's powerful, heavy and fast for 60m. That's what you
want your rugby player to be like. Thibault
Giroud in SA Rugby |
Vol3
Week 18 |
|
Rudolf
believes he and Tim have contrasting coaching philosophies
which impact on player selection and playing style.
Rian Oberholzer |
Vol3
Week 18 |
|
The
feeling is incredible. I was in front of the TV. When I saw my
name, I jumped up, my knees went weak and my heart closed up.
It was one of the best feelings in my life. Hendrik
Gerber |
Vol3
Week 18 |
|
We
must just work on defence and discipline. If those things are
right, the thing is won. Pieter
Rossouw |
Vol3
Week 18 |
|
It
is like the first day at school, or any other institution.
They get their new school bags, and uniforms, and meet their
new teachers and learn a few of the rules.
Eddie Jones |
Vol3
Week 18 |
|
It
seems like 7.8% of sports media is about women, 8% is about
dogs and horses - and the rest is about men. Billie
Jean King |
Vol3
Week 18 |
|
I'll
keep a spare pair of boots for a Golden Oldies game in
Bermuda. Tim Horan on
his retirement from rugby |
Vol3
Week 19 |
|
If
you are going for international status, there is a lot more to
making it here than back home. Stuart
Abbott on being selected for England rather than the
Springboks |
Vol3
Week 19 |
|
A
new coach doesn't charge in with his machine gun and panga and
start chopping off everyone; you've got to respect people in
positions while you learn about the environment.
Rudolf Straeuli |
Vol3
Week 19 |
|
The
fearsome Lurch-like Martin Johnson was chosen by Fran Cotton
as captain of the successful 1997 Lions in South Africa for
one reason only - he would terrify the opposition when he went
in for the coin toss. On those grounds Geo Cronje is clearly
the man for the Springbok job. Mike
Wills on the "criteria" for Springbok captaincy |
Vol3
Week 19 |
|
What's
going on? We have more sporting talent than Australia, but
nowadays we hardly win anything. Banele
Sindani, chief executive of Athletics South Africa on the
"sporting circus in the country" |
Vol3
Week 19 |
|
Rugby
is my life. I've never even received a yellow card, and I
can't recall ever having punched someone on the field.
Percy Montgomery |
Vol3
Week 19 |
|
In
the past there has been no process in place and it's just been
a shambles. Welsh
Coach, Steve Hansen on recurring pay disputes. |
Vol3
Week 19 |
|
How
draconian is that? Everything in life is about balance. You
have to understand that these guys are not just rugby players,
and they have to have a life outside rugby.
John Eales on the restrictions in the Springbok camp |
Vol3
Week 19 |
|
No
In the famous Barbarians v All Blacks game [in the early
1970s] there were 97 kicks. These days the average is about
50. There were also more errors then, and more turnovers.
Former Welsh referee, Corris Thomas in a
report on modern test match rugby |
Vol3
Week 20 |
|
England
aren't as good as they are made out to be. If they were, they
would not rely so heavily on Wilkinson.
David Campese |
Vol3
Week 20 |
|
We
want to bring the crowds back in before us and we want them to
get behind us, to be proud of us. It does not take much to
turn the negativity around - we must just go out and produce.
Joost, before the first test vs. Scotland |
Vol3
Week 20 |
|
It's
like a sprinter having to find a new pair of running spikes
just minutes before the final heat of a big race. It's
unsettling. Dion
O'Cuinneagain after the Springbok Sevens squad's kit was
stolen by a security guard in London and their subsequent
defeat against England. |
Vol3
Week 20 |
|
A
win is a win. Rudolf
Straeuli |
Vol3
Week 20 |
|
Saturday's
game was the most pathetic Test match that I have ever seen.
There was no fire, there were missed line-outs, poor kicks and
our defensive lines were shocking. A Bok side should not play
like that. Michael
du Plessis |
Vol3
Week 20 |
|
There
is so much talent in New Zealand. If they don't win the World
Cup there should be an inquiry. Wales
coach, Steve Hansen |
Vol3
Week 20 |
|
The
teams that will win the big tournaments in the modern era will
have aerobic fitness, athleticism, high skill levels,
intelligence and resilience. On the evidence of the weekend,
the Springboks are headed in the wrong direction. The
life-embracing Wallabies are on track.
Spiro Zavos |
Vol3
Week 20 |
|
Coming
over to France, winning the championship in my first season
and becoming the first foreign coach to do so in a season
where we never lost a home game ranks right up with anything I
have achieved as a coach.
Nick Mallett |
Vol3
Week 20 |
|
We
don't expect people to start booing in our stadium. We believe
the fans in Johannesburg love and understand their sport and
that there will be no need to resort to booing.
Lions CEO, Johan Prinsloo |
Vol3
Week 20 |
|
I
think the invincibility of the Boks may have gone.
Kenny Logan |
Vol3
Week 21 |
|
You
never beat the All Blacks, you just score more points than
them. Clive
Woodward |
Vol3
Week 21 |
|
If
you want to stay in the starting line-up, you have to produce
the goods. And the way we played last week, we do not have a
foot to stand on. The only way to stay in the frame is to
perform well on Saturday. Louis
Koen |
Vol3
Week 21 |
|
They
have this impression of English rugby that we all play in
Wellington boots and we play in grass that is two foot long.
Clive Woodward |
Vol3
Week 21 |
|
The
Wallabies have a strict disciplinary code, failure to comply
with that code can lead to the type of action we have taken
with Elton. Eddie
Jones |
Vol3
Week 21 |
|
Good
on you pasty-faced, transparent legged geriatric Poms. Your
bunch of doddery old geezers showed us how test matches are
won, and we showed you how test matches are lost.
Patrick Innes |
Vol3
Week 21 |
|
England
were not the only side to disappoint me. One try in the
France-Argentina match, two in the South Africa-Scotland game.
Are we going to witness a World Cup kickfest?
David Campese |
Vol3
Week 21 |
|
The
second Test against was slightly better. But there is still
quite a bit of work to be done for the Boks. The guys must
just stop being so edgy and just play, and then they will
perform better. Jake
Boer |
Vol3
Week 21 |
|
I
know a lot of South Africans, read a ton of South African
commentary on rugby, and am still amazed by the negativity
that pervades the vast majority of personal attitude and
journalistic output about the Springboks, no matter whether
they win or lose. Winning the World Cup in 1995 has set the
bar impossibly high and no amount of real world intrusion can
lessen sky high expectations and demands for perfection. I now
understand why being the Springbok Coach might be the most
taxing job in all of sport. Matt
Brown, Rugby Correspondent for Fox Sports world |
Vol3
Week 22 |
|
I
am not in this for the fame game. Jonny
Wilkinson |
Vol3
Week 22 |
|
There
are players who cost us points who will not be going to the
World Cup.
Bernard Laporte |
Vol3
Week 22 |
|
The
Argentines weren't better than us, they were just less stupid.
Bernard Laporte |
Vol3
Week 22 |
|
It
feels great, we've taken a lot of crap since we've been over
here, a lot of people criticising the way we play. Well, we've
come out and won three tries to one.
Lawrence Dallaglio |
Vol3
Week 22 |
|
What
you will see at Wellington on Wednesday will be a good match.
There are certain players there that really want to play in
the World Cup. So I think you can expect South African rugby
to start showing what it has to offer pretty soon.
Rudolf Straeuli |
Vol3
Week 22 |
|
I'm
filthy, I'm really disappointed. I thought I might have done
enough to at least remain in the Wallaby squad. Nathan
Grey after being left out of the Walaby squad. |
Vol3
Week 23 |
|
The
Boks were lucky, they played like cabbages!
Mike Amm |
Vol3
Week 23 |
|
We
made all the play and they lived off our mistakes.
Corne Krige |
Vol3
Week 23 |
|
At
times we played some really good rugby, even though we made
some mistakes. Corne Krige |
Vol3
Week 23 |
|
I
didn't think the [expletive deleted] would have the bottle to
send two off within two minutes. Lawrence
Dallaglio on Stuart Dickinson |
Vol3
Week 23 |
|
We
train with 14 men, We try to think what we will do when
certain players get a yellow card. That doesn't happen by
luck, but by experience and practice.
Clive Woodward |
Vol3
Week 23 |
|
However
he [Rudolf Straeuli] tries to massage yesterday's performance
against the luckless Argentine Pumas, the barely palatable
truth is that South Africa were reckless, clumsy and extremely
fortunate to escape by the skin of their teeth. Straeuli had
been at pains this week to dismiss talk that the Boks' aura of
invincibility had been lost. But that's bollocks. A succession
of teams have played South Africa in recent months and paid
scant respect to the weight of history. Great teams are
revered - this lot are not great. Yesterday, they were even
below ordinary... Truth be told, the Boks didn't deserve to
win. Clinton
van der Berg |
Vol3
Week 23 |
|
We
know exactly where we stand. Rudolf
Straeuli |
Vol3
Week 23 |
|
The
scrum is an important part of French rugby. In each game in
our championship, it is an honour to win the scrums.
Yannick Bru |
Vol3
Week 23 |
|
He
is a great player who went the extra mile for SA rugby. Now SA
Rugby will go the extra mile for him. Rian
Oberholzer on Dean Hall's injury plight |
Vol3
Week 23 |
|
We
were a family. We knew exactly what to expect ... our angles
of running and how to keep defensive lines. Japie
Mulder on the 1995 winning team |
Vol3
Week 24 |
|
We've
got so many laws there at the moment that we really do need to
look at the whole thing, not make any knee-jerk decisions, but
make some decisions that are going to bring the game into the
modern era. Rod
Macqueen |
Vol3
Week 24 |
|
I've
got huge respect for players like my captain [Corné Krige]
and Joost [van der Westhuizen], along with the rest of the
team. I hope you have the same respect for them.
RS after being questioned about Bok Pride |
Vol3
Week 24 |
|
Our
performance just wasn't good enough. Eddie
Jones |
Vol3
Week 24 |
|
Barry's
tackling forced at least five turnovers, and left his opposite
number, Steve Kefu, in a shell-shocked state. However,
probably not half as shell-shocked as Straeuli, who had
stumbled on a winning formula more by accident than design.
Nick Cain from The Times |
Vol3
Week 24 |
|
I
don't put any unnecessary pressure on myself, I just play like
I always play no matter what the situation is. Brent
Russell |
Vol3
Week 24 |
|
It
is about tradition and respect. There is enormous respect
between the two teams and each time I have played them it has
been an enjoyable experience. Joost,
pre-match |
Vol3
Week 25 |
|
I
don't want to tempt fate, but I have never lost a match -
Super 12 or international - in which Louis Koen and I have
been partners. Joost
again, pre-match |
Vol3
Week 25 |
|
It's
not as big as it used to be, there is a bit of a gap now and
they [New Zealand] seem to have the upper hand. Ollie
Le Roux |
Vol3
Week 25 |
|
We
won't read too much into this score, we just couldn't hang
onto the ball for long enough and when their back three got
hold of it they punished us. Corne
Krige |
Vol3
Week 25 |
|
It
was just one of those games where everything went well for us.
Reuben Thorne |
Vol3
Week 25 |
|
Yes,
it's time to panic. THIS was the rugby equivalent of a car
wreck. Clinton
van der Berg |
Vol3
Week 25 |
|
Stefan
Terblanche is depriving a circus somewhere of a clown.
Dan Nicholl |
Vol3
Week 25 |
|
That's
weird,I just can't understand why he would suddenly mention my
name. It's bullsh*t!
Grant Esterhuizen |
Vol3
Week 25 |
|
Is
Straeuli on laughing gas? Cape
Times headline on the inclusion of
Gus Theron |
Vol3
Week 25 |
|
Sid
Nomis, the greatest Jew since Moses!
Toit Danhauser at
a luncheon in honour of Tom van Vollenhoven, Springbok wing |
Vol3
Week 25 |
|
But
it's not how many Tests you play ... it's always the next one
you play that's important. Tana
Umaga |
Vol3
Week 26 |
|
You
tend to learn more about your game when you lose.
Bill Young |
Vol3
Week 26 |
|
I
have played against all the leading Australian and New Zealand
players in the Super 12, and while I respect them, I have lost
my admiration for them. Jorrie
Muller |
Vol3
Week 26 |
|
After
four weeks waiting for them it boils down to nothing. From my
point of view I see it as very unprofessional and very
disappointing. I still don't know why I didn't get a fair
chance. Jake Boer
on not being given a chance to play for the Springboks |
Vol3
Week 26 |
|
Rugby
isn't our game . . . we'll always court defeat if we play New
Zealanders. Herald
editorial writer in 1884 |
Vol3
Week 26 |
|
We
may be small, isolated, lonely and not very confident but by
God we bow to nobody when it comes to rugby. All
Black Chris Laidlaw |
Vol3
Week 26 |
|
You
know, when you actually opened up the cupboard in 1979 to put
the Bledisloe in there for the first time in 30 years, three
Japanese prisoners of war jumped out! Stu
Wilson |
Vol3
Week 26 |
|
It
is impossible to win every match you play but, win or lose,
there are two types of player in this world: those who know
they can win, and those who think they might win (those who
think they might lose already have). Joe
Roff |
Vol3
Week 26 |
|
It
is not my job to motivate the players after last week's
performance, if they can't motivate themselves after that then
they shouldn't be here. Rudolf
Straeuli |
Vol3
Week 26 |
|
As
for the World Cup, sure we'll hack it with Ireland and
Argentina. Maybe we'll even hack it with South Africa. But we
won't hack it with New Zealand, England and France the way we
are going. Bob
Dwyer |
Vol3
Week 26 |
|
Sometimes
it's better to be not coached than badly coached.
Alan Jones |
Vol3
Week 26 |
|
It
wasn't so long ago when they (Wallabies) were the most
sparkling combination in international rugby. Today, the
opposition reads George like a book. Make that a short story.
Make that a Fantales wrapper. Mike
Gibson |
Vol3
Week 27 |
|
And
if their players are going to get stuck into ours, then we are
obviously going to get stuck into theirs. It will be a very
fiery Test, because Australia are down, and we're down.
Wounded animals are dangerous when they're down. You can
expect a lot of niggle. Joe
van Niekerk |
Vol3
Week 27 |
|
The
Afrikaner wants to bully you so you have to get into them
first before they get into you. Taine
Randell |
Vol3
Week 27 |
|
They
don't kick or eye-gouge but they are pretty borderline. Mind
you, you have to be at that level.
Taine Randell |
Vol3
Week 27 |
|
We're
going into a country that understands tough rugby and that's
what we talk about, we play tough rugby. We're never going to
play like a bunch of sissies. Gideon
Sam, Springbok Manager |
Vol3
Week 27 |
|
Ideally,
though, critics should heed the instruction of St Augustine:
love the sinner, hate the sin. Spiro
Zavos |
Vol3
Week 27 |
|
The
great Colin Meads, "Pinetree", would probably have
spent half his career suspended with today's cameras. Name me
a rugby player fan who doesn't admire the man.
Kiwi Phil, New Zealand |
Vol3
Week 27 |
|
It
seems strange to think that there is a generation of Kiwi
youngsters out there who have grown up with no real fear of
South African rugby. Dave
Campbell, editor of the New Zealand weekly, Rugby News |
Vol3
Week 28 |
|
The
mongrel comes out when you're on the back foot, and it makes
for an ugly sight to anyone who still regards rugby as a
beautiful game. Dave
Campbell again... |
Vol3
Week 28 |
|
It
is always nice to hand off a flyhalf and bump off a centre and
it was sweet revenge because they always beat you with their
feet. Richard
Bands on THAT try |
Vol3
Week 28 |
|
Heard
during the game on Saturday, Murray Mexted
- "Naas Botha would turn in his grave if he saw a kick
like that!" Grant Nisbett, questioningly, "Is he
dead?" Mexted, "Uhhh... sorry Naas!" |
Vol3
Week 28 |
|
Yesterday
I said that there were just far too many Afrikaners in the
rugby squad. I did a count. Of the 15 players taking to the
park tomorrow at Carisbrook, 10 out of the 15 players are
Afrikaans. What we need to do is we need to get rid of these
thick Dutchmen within the squad. Seriously.
Nigel Pearce, DJ on Cape Talk |
Vol3
Week 28 |
|
We
should never be satisfied with defeat (11-19), but at least a
foundation has been laid upon which we can build for the World
Cup. Gert
Smal |
Vol3
Week 28 |
|
They
restored honour and pride to Bok rugby. I've got the greatest
respect for them. John
Mitchell |
Vol3
Week 28 |
|
I
might make myself unpopular for saying this, but it has to be
said: It appears that players have lost passion for the game.
I cannot generalise, as the players did put their bodies on
the line in Cape Town (against Australia), but the question
over why there is no passion in the game anymore comes back to
money. Wynand
Claassen |
Vol3
Week 28 |
|
I
would also like to think another reason they will stamp out
illegal play is out of respect for the game, their teammates,
their sponsors and the fans. They have an image to portray.
John Connelly on the Springboks'
misdemeanors |
Vol3
Week 28 |
|
If
he really sold his soul commercially, the rugby might suffer.
That's why we manage his time very closely. Tim
Buttimore, Jonny Wilkinson's agent |
Vol3
Week 28 |
|
Joost
van der Westhuizen has rendered sterling service to South
African rugby over a number of years, but it's become clear
during the past few months that his basic skills are no longer
good enough at international level. Alan
Zondagh |
Vol3
Week 28 |
|
Other
coaches say that we are predictable, that they know how we are
going to play, good for them, because even I don't know how we
are going to play as yet. We will go into every game with
different things up our sleeves, different ways to try to win
the match. Clive
Woodward |
Vol3
Week 29 |
|
We
don't play like [South Africa] and we're not equipped to play
like that. For us to copy that sort of style would be quite
foolhardy. Eddie Jones |
Vol3
Week 29 |
|
And,
in fact, had South Africa kicked their goals, they could have
won. But then if my aunty had balls, she'd be my uncle.
Phil Kearns |
Vol3
Week 29 |
|
For
me French rugby is full of inspiration, movement and natural
feel. It is attractive to me because it's not what we practise
in South Africa, and it will allow me to discover a whole new
world of rugby, which is a new challenge for me.
Louis Koen on his move to Narbonne |
Vol3
Week 29 |
|
Georgie,
he's always talking. Jerry
Collins |
Vol3
Week 29 |
|
From
ecstasy to agony. El
Giornalista's take on Pieter De Villiers missing out on the
RWC2003 due to a shoulder injury. |
Vol3
Week 29 |
|
I'm
just shattered, it will take some time to get over. You know,
when you're in the 22 for almost every game, then how come
you're not good enough suddenly?
Craig Davidson on his omission from the
RWC |
Vol3
Week 30 |
|
With
many players I had nothing in common but we believed in the
same thing on the rugby field and that made all the
difference. Bob
Skinstad |
Vol3
Week 30 |
|
I
made the mistake of playing a round (golf) with Tim, my agent,
and when I missed a shot I got annoyed with myself and had to
hit around 15 (shots) before I was happy enough to move on.
Jonny Wilkinson |
Vol3
Week 30 |
|
We
have been made aware of allegations that Lukas (van Biljon)
was involved in a fracas. He has been removed from the
training camp pending an investigation into the allegations.
Rian Oberholzer |
Vol3
Week 30 |
|
Geo
Cronje axed over racism row. |
Vol3
Week 30 |
|
Our
position is a simple one that is dealt with in the South
African Rugby constitution. We have zero tolerance for racism
in rugby and feel very strongly about this issue. We will
remove the player from the camp, the allegations will be
investigated to establish whether we should have a judicial
hearing and, if necessary, the player will be offered
counseling. Rian
Oberholzer |
Vol3
Week 30 |
|
The
management of SARFU hardly covered themselves in glory with
their handling of the crisis. By omitting Cronjé from the Bok
training camp they lend unnecessary impetus to the
allegations, which now seem to be infamous lies. The rule is:
investigate first, then act. Not the other way round.
Tim Du Plessis, editor of Rapport
(translated from Afrikaans) |
Vol3
Week 30 |
|
We
need to find out who the source of these allegations was, now
that they have been proven untrue, and the person who has
brought SA Rugby's name into disrepute will need to say why
these allegations were made. Fanie
Vermaak, board member of SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd. |
Vol3
Week 30 |
|
I
am back at the Blue Bulls where I would like to focus all my
time and energy on my rugby. That is all that's important to
me at this stage. Rugby has always been my passion and any
opportunity to represent my country or my province is an
honour. Geo
Cronje |
Vol3
Week 30 |
|
Davids
and Geo Lieth ? El
Giornalista on the "Cronjegate" affair |
Vol3
Week 30 |
|
My
decision to resign is a moral one as I can no longer be part
of a squad in which prejudice is tolerated, wished away and
excused. Mark
Keohane, ex-communications manager of the Springboks |
Vol3
Week 30 |
|
Club
rugby is dying. Stadium numbers are down. We've got to ask
ourselves why. Like it or not, the professional era has had a
negative impact. We've got to get a model in place to ensure
we get back on track. Brian
van Rooyen, candidate for SARFU president |
Vol3
Week 30 |
|
He
is as entitled as any captain to ask a reasonable question.
John O'Neill on George Gregan |
Vol3
Week 30 |
|
The
situation "is causing damage to rugby and Sarfu needs to
sort itself out. Michael
Farr, SAB spokesperson |
Vol3
Week 31 |
|
Mr
Nkanunu is rated more highly internationally than he is in
South Africa. He commands huge respect at the International
Rugby Board and serves on their executive, which consists of
only five people.
SARFU CEO Mveleli Ncula |
Vol3
Week 31 |
|
Sometimes
it's a question of misunderstanding because of cultural
differences and cultural differences are mis-interpreted as
racism. Corné
Krige |
Vol3
Week 31 |
|
Keohane
is trying to look like an angel now.
Corné Krige |
Vol3
Week 31 |
|
Throw
in the fact that he is the fiercest tackling fly-half the game
has seen. Stuart
Barnes on Jonny Wilkinson, conveniently forgetting H.
Honiball. |
Vol3
Week 31 |
|
Straeuli
asked me last Friday morning, when he accused me of leaking
the story, if I felt he was a racist. I answered 'no'. But I
told him he was culturally much too close to the incident and
it had clouded his judgment. Mark Keohane |
Vol3
Week 31 |
|
What
we're trying to do is eliminate as much of the "if
onlys" and give this group of players every chance of
winning, and I think that's what we've done. It's not just
myself, it's the whole game that is supporting this team. Clive
Woodward |
Vol3
Week 31 |
|
I
am the one who makes the decisions about who gets hired and
fired in SA Rugby. Rian
Oberholzer, (time to own up then?) |
Vol3
Week 31 |
|
I'm
just carrying on with the job . . . I've got nothing to hide.
In any team I coach, I handle things fairly. I don't accept
racism, I wouldn't allow it and would deal with it. I hope the
answers come out. Rudolf
Straeuli |
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Rian
told me if there was evidence of a biter in their team he
would out him. And now that Keohane's claims have been dumped
in the public arena I'm duly obliged to ask the question.
John O'Neill |
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Let's
get one thing straight, I am a bas'tard when it comes to
racism. Let me state it here today - rugby will never be
'business as usual' again.
Ngconde Balfour |
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I
don't know yet how we're going to bind (in the scrums), since
it's difficult to get a good grip on the jerseys. Richard
Bands |
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Week 32 |
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We
are desperate to do well. If we play to our potential, we are
capable of beating any team but we have a healthy fear of the
threat posed by others France, New Zealand, Ireland,
Australia. Jonny
Wilkinson |
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The
appalling lack of ability of Sarfu's top management structures
has been the root cause of all rugby's problems.
Michael du Plessis |
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Week 32 |
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The
two warm-up games will give us the chance to have a look at
all of the guys.
Rudolf Straeuli |
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Week 32 |
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We
will probably try to injure them and soften them up so it will
make life easier for the Wallabies. Tonga
Lea'aetoa, Tongan prop on their pool match against New Zealand |
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Week 32 |
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The
way we handled that shows that not only rugby officials but
the whole country is in denial about racism.
Zingisa Mkhuma, executive editor at the
Star newspaper |
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Week 32 |
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We
had a lot of fun and it wasn't the end of the world if we
lost. Now things are a bit different. David
Campese |
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Week 32 |
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It's
apparent that the players are afraid that Sarfu will act
against them in terms of its highly controversial rule that
players may not bring the game into disrepute.
Hennie Le Roux |
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Certain
individuals are trying to create the impression that South
African rugby is not being properly managed. Whilst SA Rugby
is currently involved in a crisis that affects one part of its
business this does not automatically make everything it does
defective. People need to get their facts straight before they
shoot from the hip. Anonymous "senior
SA rugby official" |
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I
think they can win it, I'm not going to say I'm confident
they're going to win it. Phil
Kearns on Australia's chances |
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Our
preparation is chaotic to be blunt.
Dave Waterston, coach of Namibia |
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Week 33 |
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Jean
is a special talent, a league above the other players. I
really reckon he could do just about anything, and that
includes play outside centre. Robbie
Fleck |
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Week 33 |
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I
treat life as a journey, and this is just part of the journey.
I will deal with it and come back.
Gcobani Bobo |
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Week 33 |
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the
pressure is nothing compared with the pressure within the team
room none of us want to let down anyone else in that room.
What other people think of us doesn't really bother us.
Clive Woodward |
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Week 33 |
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We
are holding back a number of things. We need the element of
surprise at the World Cup. Rudolf
Straeuli |
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Week 33 |
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Whatever
has happened, they will still be fired up - Perth will be a
massive game. Dan
Luger |
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Week 33 |
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He's
the only "fair dinkum" captain in world rugby and
makes a huge difference whenever he plays.
David Campese on Martin Johnson |
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Week 33 |
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I
happen to think that in certain positions - not many, just one
or two - the All Black selectors have gone light. And the
consequences of that could be huge. Taine
Randell |
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Week 33 |
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Springbok
coach Rudolf Straeuli has escaped absolute condemnation with a
"judge us at the World Cup" clause. Mark
Keohane |
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Week 33 |
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England
will have to beat themselves. Nick
Mallett |
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Week 33 |
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At
this stage I see myself as a New Zealander.
Balie Swart after being warned away from NZ practices |
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Week 33 |
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I
used to watch the big unions on television and I thought to
myself it must be quite difficult to play against such huge
guys, but when I faced them during this year's Currie Cup
Premier Division matches I realised that they weren't as
strong as they appeared to be on TV. Kabamba
Floors |
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I
don't believe New Zealand are mentally ready to win this World
Cup. Alan Jones |
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Week 34 |
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If
Rugby World Cup was properly structured, the players, who are
the only ones generating the revenue, would be paid. It's
still structured on an amateur basis, the players play for
nothing. Peter
Wheeler |
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Week 34 |
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There
were signs in Bloemfontein that he is looking more like the
Joost of old rather than just an old Joost. Gavin
Rich |
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Week 34 |
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I
think they're very competitive so they'll do whatever it takes
to win, If that means playing dirty then I'm sure they'll
resort to those tactics. Stephen
Larkham on Argentina |
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Week 34 |
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People
take ownership of a sports team or an individual competing on
foreign soil. There are few things as exciting as watching
your team's achievements on television. It doesn't matter
whether it's Baby Jake Matlala, Hestrie Cloete or the
Springboks. Morné
du Plessis |
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Week 34 |
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He
pretended to be a backpacker and got in. He returned having
seen the whole training session and actually drank some of the
management's beer. He told us which strike moves they were
practising. Will
Carling on Austin Swain, their psychologist, sent to spy on
Australia before their World Cup quarter-final in 1995. |
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The
World Cup is not about good rugby – it is about winning. You
have to go out and win seven successive games and if you do
that you win the World Cup – there is no other way.
Joost van der Westhuizen |
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Week 35 |
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What
we've got to do is build momentum and that's not to say that
everyone won't play a game but it's not to say that everyone
will. Eddie Jones |
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Week 35 |
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I
don't believe it's good for the tournament to play a weakened
side so I'll just balance it out.
John Kirwan |
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Week 35 |
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I
think we will win all the matches. Georgia
captain Ilia Zedginidze |
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Week 35 |
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The
Lord gave me the talent and the forwards gave me the ball.
Jannie De Beer |
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Week 35 |
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You
have to go through something like that in order to learn the
difference between what's important and what's not.
Fernando Parrado, Montevidio Old
Christians Rugby Club |
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Week 35 |
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You
don't value what you have until you lose it. With just a place
to sleep and eat you are really very well off. Roberto
Canessa, Montevidio Old Christians Rugby Club |
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Week 35 |
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Martin
Johnson is one of the dirtiest captains in world rugby.
Corne Krige |
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Week 35 |
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He
is a good player and he gets his team behind him. For that you
have to respect him. Corne
Krige |
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Week 35 |
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I've
no doubt it will be the best-ever World Cup.
Clive Woodward |
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Week 35 |
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Just
like in 1995 with our first game against Australia, meeting
England in the pools represents a high road, low road scenario
and there are no magic formulas - you just have to go out and
do it. Joost |
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Turn
them over. Smash 'em. Simple as that. Relish this game. Relish
it. Shut their crowd up, shut their players up. Win the match.
Martin Johnson, before the Grand Slam
decider against Ireland in Dublin |
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England
is the big one. That is what we have been focusing on a lot
for the last two or three weeks. Not a single tackle will be
slipped. We're going to throw everything at it. We are super
fit. There will be no weak links on the day.
Breyton Paulse |
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Week 35 |
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You
might see some pommies running around in sandshoes rather than
studded boots. John
Muggleton, Australia's defensive coach |
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Week 35 |
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He
made it clear that no matter what I did he would not select
me. Initially it was tough for me to come to terms with, it
took some time, but I've since dealt with and I've come to
terms with it. Robbie
Fleck on Straeuli |
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Week 35 |
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It
is the occasion for a month-long orgy of chauvinism and
mime-show of war among nations. JM
Coetzee on the World Cup |
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Week 36 |
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Bok
Incentives: R1,2-million each if tournament is won. |
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Week 36 |
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Defences
are too sophisticated to wear down now. We conducted a study
last year involving two sides who got to seven phases or more
on 18 occasions and only two tries were scored. If you recycle
and recycle you end up with fewer attackers than defenders
because generally you need four blokes to win the ball and
three to contest it. Eddie
Jones |
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Week 36 |
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It
will not be a Boer war, nor any other war.
Gideon Sam, Springbok manager |
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Week 36 |
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It
is about winning test matches, it is not about style.
Clive Woodward |
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Week 36 |
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I
think that the Springboks have the capacity, well maybe not in
terms of pure rugby, to beat England, I just think they have
what might be described as old fashioned character.
Bob Dwyer |
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Week 36 |
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This
match is bigger and more intense than any since the last World
Cup. Martin
Johnson |
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Week 36 |
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Saturday
will require a cool head, not a hot head. The Boks can win,
but it will require an extraordinary effort. Nick
Mallett |
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Week 36 |
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In
the build-up to the match, Mike Catt had made the mistake of
saying that Francois Pienaar was an average player. Pienaar
screamed at him in Afrikaans from the back of every lineout,
and you didn't need to be a linguist to catch his drift. We
were well beaten that day. Lawrence
Dalaglio on the SA Eng test in 1995 at Twickenham |
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Week 36 |
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You
know in Bloemfontein Os (du Randt) is just below the mayor so
people have really rubbed it in, but we'll meet again.
Richard Bands |
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Week 37 |
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He's
(Straeuli) trying to coach the way he was coached. Subdue and
penetrate rugby - rape rugby. You're not going to beat the
rest of the world like that. You have to use your head and
we're not thinking. It's blunderbuss and Ox-Wagon stuff.
Basil Bey, former coach of Diocesan
College (Bishops) |
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Week 37 |
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While
I certainly don't want to be picked on reputation, I think I
have done enough to earn respect. Christian
Cullen |
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Week 37 |
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To
Cullen, I'd say: get over it. Stu
Wilson |
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Week 37 |
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We
kicked too much possession away. Rudolf
Straeuli |
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Week 37 |
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Well,
I don't think that the All Blacks are setting this tournament
alight at the moment and the Springboks have got to go down to
Melbourne and believe that they can win ...which they can.
Clive Woodward |
Vol3
Week 37 |
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He
(Delport) had his hand in my face. So I gave him a bit of a
slap. Lawrence Dallaglio |
Vol3
Week 37 |
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The
tragedy is that if you're a referee and you want the big
appointments, you have to lick the backsides of the top
nations. Dave
Waterston |
Vol3
Week 37 |
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If
your wife gets into bed wearing a Springbok jersey, what is
she trying to tell you? You are not scoring tonight! |
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Week 37 |
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They
(IRB officials) need to show courage over England’s
extra-man scandal and strip the Poms of their points. Toutai
Kefu |
Vol3
Week 38 |
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The
Sharks have better players than the Bulls, but they are the
worst-coached side in the competition.
Chris Grobler, coach of the Pumas |
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Week 38 |
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I'll
have no hesitation in picking Derick for any team. He will
surpass Jonny Wilkinson as the world's best flyhalf. He's very
special. Heyneke
Meyer |
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Week 38 |
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At
half time I was thinking of going to Eddie Jones box and
asking him if he had any ideas. Dave
Waterston |
Vol3
Week 38 |
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My
performances are based on the collective game. It’s thanks
to the other members that I play well. Frederic
Michalak |
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Week 38 |
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I
want to be remembered as the second All Black captain to win
the World Cup. Reuben
Thorne |
Vol3
Week 38 |
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SA
rugby is just about completely at the mercy of the government.
It is merely a matter of time before they take total charge of
the game. Louis
Luyt in his new autobiography, "Walking Proud" |
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Week 38 |
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Samoa
really are an example to all of us. You had one team that had
spent 350-million preparing to be here and the other nothing -
yet Samoa showed what you can do with heart.
Rudolf Straeuli |
Vol3
Week 38 |
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The
England game was probably the biggest any of our boys have
been involved in but this one against South Africa is even
bigger, the biggest game in their lives.
Michael Jones |
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Week 38 |
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I
AM sorry to have to say so - I'm not really - but last
weekend's games have highlighted the dreadful standards of
rugby in Scotland, Wales, Ireland and, to a certain extent,
England. David
Campese |
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Week 38 |
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I
could easily replicate in cricket what I've done in rugby, or
football, or any sport. Clive
Woodward |
Vol3
Week 38 |
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Players
having to back up for four games in 14 days is totally
ludicrous. Tongan
coach Jim Love |
Vol3
Week 39 |
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The
All Blacks look like Chairman Mao in their severe black
numbers. Georgia
Lewis |
Vol3
Week 39 |
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Our
baggage master does our analysis.
John Boe, Samoa Coach |
Vol3
Week 39 |
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We
don't have an 'A' team or development tours so we have to look
to give experience to some of the players who will come back
next time. Wales
coach Steve Hansen on naming a "second" side against
the All Blacks |
Vol3
Week 39 |
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One
day I can see us having a meeting of all of the teams and
because there are too many penalties deciding to scrap scrums
altogether. Bernard
Laporte |
Vol3
Week 39 |
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I
had doubts I'd ever say this, but the rugby produced by the
Springboks yesterday had a smile on its face.
Nick Mallett |
Vol3
Week 39 |
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That's
the hardest I've ever been hit. But I suppose the fact that
I'm still breathing is a good sign.
Derick Hougaard |
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Week 39 |
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I
am sure we will win the quarter-final. Our team is better than
theirs. John
Drake, NZ journo. |
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Week 39 |
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This
is what I have been aiming for and to get a start ahead of
someone like Roffy is a great compliment and I have to repay
that with a big performance this week.
Lote Tuqiri |
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Week 39 |
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This
is a professional game, players are highly paid, they're
trained as well as we can possibly provide for them, George
Gregan's said it, Eddie Jones is saying it and now as CEO I'm
reinforcing it: it's time to actually put it together.
John O'Neill |
Vol3
Week 39 |
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The
World Cup is just there now, it seems you can almost touch it.
But think ahead like that and everything falls apart. You
don't think ahead to the result of the next game, you think
ahead to the start of it. Jonny
Wilkinson |
Vol3
Week 41 |
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Ten
years after my retirement from the game, I want to be among
the select few when people pick their all-time dream team. Or,
if I don't make that side, I want to be a strong contender, at
least. Jonny Wilkinson |
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Week 41 |
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I
don't think I'm obsessed with stats at all. But I think what
you have to go off is objective data. Rugby is a game where
you do have objective data. Eddie
Jones |
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Week 41 |
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The
myth of Wilkinson being rugby's "best" player has
been rightly buried in this World Cup. His passing from his
left is weak, he's not fast, and he's not even the best
five-eighth in his own team. That's why they need dear old
Mike Catt. Malcolm
Knox, Sports Writer |
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Week 41 |
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That
sort of camp is nothing new. We did things that were in the
interests of the team, and that's all that matters.
Anthony Mackaiser |
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Week 41 |
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Passion,
courage and commitment are not enough to win matches. Players
must also be taught to remain calm under pressure. We believed
we could beat New Zealand, but when things went wrong and they
took us on up front, we did not know how to respond.
Henning Gericke, Sports Psychologist |
Vol3
Week 41 |
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We've
got a completely different side that played (England) in June.
Maybe only six of the team are the same. We've got a young
pack and they have no fear. They've got nothing to be
frightened of. They'll play with a lot of aggression and if
we're good enough we'll get on top of them and if we're not
good enough, we won't. We've got no fear at all.
Eddie Jones |
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Week 41 |
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One
of the hardest thing about being an All Black is that nothing
you do ever seems to be good enough. People always want more.
If we win, they want us to win better. The hardest thing about
being an All Black is trying to live up to it.
Reuben Thorne |
Vol3
Week 41 |
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I
don't give a sh*t. Carlos
Spencer, who was asked who would win the Stephen Larkham/Jonny
Wilkinson playmaker battle in the World Cup final. |
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Week 42 |
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If
we aren't good enough then we won't win the game. If we are
good enough, we will win. There is no fear of failure here.
Eddie Jones |
Vol3
Week 42 |
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Of
300 players tested during the 2003 Rugby World Cup in
Australia, none tested positive for a banned substance.
Tim Ricketts, the official in charge of
testing at the Rugby World Cup |
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Week 42 |
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No
one I know of did anything against his will. Everyone wanted
to take part in the activities. Some of the exercises were
difficult, yes, but not everything in life is easy.
Lawrence Sephaka on camp 'Staaldraad' |
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Week 42 |
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The
only way I'll be disappointed is if I haven't done my job, not
made the right calls, not fought for something. If we win
it'll be because we deserved it. If we don't it'll be because
Australia played better. If that happens, we'll shake hands
and move on. Clive
Woodward |
Vol3
Week 42 |
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It
takes 15 players, the whole team was brilliant. I'm
speechless. It's been an awesome night here. I'll never forget
this. Clive
Woodward |
Vol3
Week 42 |
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I'm
just happy for the players you know, they put so much into it,
they put their heart and soul into it and the fans who have
come out here are just fantastic... Credit to Australia, it's
been a great World Cup, they've had an absolutely brilliant
tournament, they've got here to the Final themselves and
played great. It couldn't have been any closer and I'm just
happy to be on the right side.
Martin Johnson |
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Week 42 |
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They're
the best team in the world by one minute.
Eddie Jones |
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Week 42 |
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It
was a massive final, wasn't it? It went into extra time, two
world class teams going at it hammer and tongs. You know,
congratulations must be extended to the English team. They
delivered under pressure and they delivered when it counted.
But I'm so proud of my guys, we gutsed it out, we fought back,
we were down 14-5, we brought it back to extra time. To all
the support here both English fans and Australian fans, for us
as players it's a highlight of our career and thank you for
making it such a wonderful night. George
Gregan |
Vol3
Week 42 |
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When
we came into the airport it was something very special. It's
starting to sink in, what we've actually done - it's a massive
credit to Martin and the team for what they've done.
Clive Woodward |
Vol3
Week 43 |
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The
proposals were accepted. Nothing changed from what we proposed
to what happened at the camp. They all knew what was going to
happen, including Rian Oberholzer, Songezo Nayo, Bok coach
Rudolf Straeuli and team manager Gideon Sam.
Springbok training camp master, Adriaan
Heijns |
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Week 43 |
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The
coach has a contract until 2005 and we have a duty to give him
a chance. Rian
Oberholzer |
Vol3
Week 43 |
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Mike
was looking around the field and realised he didn't know
anybody. John
Connolly on replacing Mike Catt with Mike Tindall after their
RWC time away. |
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Week 43 |
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In
many ways sitting here in New Zealand it was almost like my
employers didn't support me in these situations. John
Mitchell |
Vol3
Week 43 |
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I
don't think we were out-thought and outcoached, We had our
particular way we wanted to play and we just weren't able to
execute. It was just a bad day at the office. It was just like
waking up from a bad nightmare. John
Mitchell on the AB's loss to Aus |
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Week 43 |
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Straeuli
kept telling us that we should judge him on the World Cup. The
World Cup has now come and gone and it was a mess. If he was a
decent man he would resign now for the good of our rugby.
Keith Andrews |
Vol3
Week 43 |
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Scottish
Rugby Union chief executive Bill Watson was sacked on Monday
as the first step in an attempt to overhaul the game in
Scotland.
Sapa-AFP report on www.iol.co.za |
Vol3
Week 43 |
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In
the interests of accuracy and to slice through all the hype
and sensation, I would like to point out that the South
African National Defence Force does not train its people
naked, neither, to the best of my knowledge, do any other
military organisations. Hard training, yes. Deprivation
training, perhaps. But naked, definitely not! Conditions in
the field are not generally kind to the naked human form.
SA Defence Force, Chief of Defence
Corporate Communication, Major General Mohato Mofokeng on
"Kamp Staaldraad" |
Vol3
Week 43 |
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On
the basis of what he has done, Mitchell's overall results so
far are second to none in the modern era. Zinzan
Brooke |
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Week 43 |
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Negotiations
have begun between SA Rugby and Rudolf for him to stand down.
I can't provide finer details of the talks, but discussions
are definitely taking place.
SA rugby "source" |
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