Kronos said:
What is your definition of "Choking"?
If you've beaten the bulls twice this year, and when it matters most, you lose? What would you call that? Bad Luck?
I am sick and tired of this effing "choke" thing, they lost when it counted because their players were not as good as those of the Bulls, they lost on the day because of some poor decisions, probably due to inexperience by a young team during a big moment. To those guys who have never played rugby at this kind of level, do not talk about choking.
It reminds me of the last Protea - Oz game when SA allowed the Aussies to bat to 430+, the people at my brother-in-laws house where we were watching called the SA side chokers and poephols because they allowed the Aussies to score so much. However when SA won the game they were suddenly the best in the world. When WP beat the Sharks in the final at the Absa stadium, they did not choke; I do not believe that any professional team "chokes". They make mistakes under pressure, the moment overtakes them but throwing it away ("choking") implies a lack of commitment, throwing the game or just plain stupidity; I do not believe that any of the above applies.
WP made mistakes, the same as all teams do, for the same reason that I make incorrect decisions, hindsight is always an exact science. I am disappointed that they lost, WP had the ability to beat them on the day but could not get it right.
I can only hope that the Cheetahs manage to beat the Bulls, not because I dislike the team but I have difficulty in accepting the arrogance of the management staff.
The main thing of these 2006 Currie Cup competitions is this, our rugby has not improved, but we have seen some good youngsters playing the game, giving me a glimmer of hope for the future. But the Super 14 will see us again struggling to beat the Aussies and in particular the New Zealand teams. We will be lucky to make the semis, and if we do, it will be another debacle, we just do not have the ability to rise above our stereotyped bullshiiit game of 10 men rugby. We concentrate at home on front row bulk like Os and Ollie and various others, battle to find a thinking flyhalf, insist on playing gamers like Butch James and like WP, **** off because we have no kicking ability! Where is our Carter, where is our 85% kicker, has he been born yet.
The point I am making is this, the flair of WP, Sharks and Lions have got us nowhere locally because of the old fashioned coaches like Pote Human, Rassie Erasmus and so on, these guys stifle the local game and make us uncompetitive internationally. So all we can do is shout about how good our **** Provincial teams are, myself included, but not looking at the bigger picture. In my opinion, the Currie Cup system is the biggest reason why we play so dismally in the International Arena. As long as this competition remains in its present format we can kiss the World Cup goodbye, gone are the 1995 euphoric days.
my bad
