Springboks 2024

[Machpants]

Boks year of tests at home including RC and tours

Saturday, July 6: South Africa v Ireland (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)
Saturday, July 13: South Africa v Ireland (Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban)
Saturday, July 20: South Africa v Portugal (Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein)
Saturday, August 31: South Africa v New Zealand (Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg)
Saturday, September 7: South Africa v New Zealand (DHL Stadium, Cape Town)
Saturday, September 28: South Africa v Argentina (Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit)

[Machpants]

Probably could rename this thread, however a coup for Rassie

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350160800/former-highlanders-coach-tony-brown-linked-springboks-role

[Frank]

Won't work with Razor for the ABs but will work for Rassie for the Boks???

[Dan54]

@Frank said in 2024 Rugby championship:

Won't work with Razor for the ABs but will work for Rassie for the Boks???

To be fair mate, he turned Razor down last time because he was standing on Joseph's ticket, not because it was Razor .

[Nepia]

@Machpants said in 2024 Rugby championship:

Probably could rename this thread, however a coup for Rassie

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350160800/former-highlanders-coach-tony-brown-linked-springboks-role

I think his passport and citizenship needs to be revoked immediately, along with all of his living relatives, and his name should be removed from the history of NZ rugby.

[SBW1]

How many Kiwis are now coaching or about to coach all of the major rugby playing nations now? France is the only major nation which is without a Kiwi coach by the look of it.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Frank said in 2024 Rugby championship:

Won't work with Razor for the ABs but will work for Rassie for the Boks???

Perhaps the issue is he doesn't want anything to do with the current NZR set-up and people. He's not the only coach they have pissed off in the recent past.

[taniwharugby]

@Victor-Meldrew I thought Fozzie asked him too, so it makes you wonder if there is more to it 🤔

[Dan54]

@Victor-Meldrew said in 2024 Rugby championship:

@Frank said in 2024 Rugby championship:

Won't work with Razor for the ABs but will work for Rassie for the Boks???

Perhaps the issue is he doesn't want anything to do with the current NZR set-up and people. He's not the only coach they have pissed off in the recent past.

Why would he lie? He was on TV and said when Razor asked him last time, and said he was on Joseph's ticket, and didn't think you should stand on more than one. He was also on Joseph's ticket just last year when he stood.
Why do we have to look for things that aren't there, like oh he wouldn't work withRazor or Fozzie, or he doesn't like the NZR?? Fellas you read to many mystery books and try and read things into to many things, sometimes it is quite simple.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Dan54 said in 2024 Rugby championship:

Fellas you read to many mystery books and try and read things into to many things, sometimes it is quite simple.

Yeah, but that would be Fern-like, would it?

[stodders]

Maybe Brown is a 21st century Agent Deans 😬. Need to stop the Boks from doing a 3-peat any which way 😂

[Dan54]

@Victor-Meldrew said in 2024 Rugby championship:

@Dan54 said in 2024 Rugby championship:

Fellas you read to many mystery books and try and read things into to many things, sometimes it is quite simple.

Yeah, but that would be Fern-like, would it?

Haha too true mate!!

[sparky]

Tony Brown off to be Attack Coach of the Spingboks.

[Higgins]

He could also double as the kicking coach as that is a big proportion of their "attack".

[MajorRage]

@Higgins said in Where are they now?:

He could also double as the kicking coach as that is a big proportion of their "attack"

Superfluous use of “a big proportion of”

[OomPB]

First Springbok camp 6-7 March for SA players. Raasie aim is to prepare younger players for WC 2027. 13 Bulls, 8 Sharks and 6 Stormers and Lion players has been invited.

[OomPB]

SA Rugby

Feb 18

Boks to get wheels in motion with Cape Town alignment camp

The Springboks will get the wheels in motion for the 2024 season in Cape Town in the first week of March with the first in-person coaches’ strategic session and a two-day alignment camp with a group of 43 players, which will mark the team’s first gathering following their Rugby World Cup triumph in...

[Machpants]

Oh the build up for SA v Ireland has already started, can't wait!

“When I said that after the game: the thing was obviously you shake the guy’s hands and probably 12 out of the 23 when I shook the hands told me, ‘See you guys in the final’.

“Because the way the logs worked out we were going to play France and they were going to play New Zealand and my immediate thought was, ‘Are these guys seriously not even thinking about the All Blacks in the World Cup quarter-final playing against them?’

The post-game Ireland arrogance that left Eben Etzebeth in shock

Eben Etzebeth has lit the fuse for the Springboks versus Ireland Test series by accusing Andy Farrell's squad of arrogance last September.

[Machpants]

Even more, from former international Darcy

Making some bold claims on the ‘best team in the world’ debate, D’Arcy said:

“It is the people’s favourite against the actual favourite. It is the people’s champions against the actual champions. I’m joking, but it’s going to be a fantastic series.

Interesting banter, to think that just 'cos he likes Ireland, everyone else does! People's favourites my arse

[Duluth]

Who will play No 10 for the Springboks against Wales?

With established stars likely to be unavailable, opportunity knocks for one of four newcomers to stake their Springboks claim.