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Will Australia crumble?

After last weeks thrilling victory over the Aussies in the Vodacom Tri-Nations, South Africa notched up their first points of the competition. To me though, the points were not the only thing we took from the Aussies. We took a massive chunk out of their confidence.

Our ‘mates’ from down under struggle on the highveld, something which has been well documented as they haven’t won at any highveld venues since 1963. Last week was the closest they have come to a victory in the area for a long time, and yet they still could not pull it off in the end. After taking a 14-point lead after just 5 minutes, and bouncing right back after we got our first try, it was looking ominous for the Boks but we came back and eventually won the game.

My question is, has last weeks victory over the Aussies given them a ‘complex’ about playing in Joburg, Pretoria, or Bloem? It’s food for thought I guess, and I for one hope (and believe) the Boks can compound the Aussies 'South African misery' with another victory tomorrow.

The only change we have made to the side that won at Loftus is Danie Rossouw is in for Flip van der Merwe. Even though Flip has been in some good form, I think Rossouw’s experience will only make us stronger.

I’d love to hear some of your thoughts and pre-game predictions!

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More recent posts

September 1, 2010 - 12:53

Francois Hougaard’s Mullet

Definition: Business up front, party in the back!

There are stories in the Bible about Samson’s hair giving him superhuman strength, well, could our new scrum half be our very own Samson? This is a post about the (in)famous mullet currently making a name for itself on Francois Hougaard’s pip.

September 1, 2010 - 10:22

Elton, M-PESA, Boerie & my Bokke jock-strap

So we were running low on the boerie supplies, I was running low on cash supplies, Elton was being lazy (as always) so he sends me money from cell phone to cell phone via Vodacom M-PESA (http://bit.ly/dDl33b). Check out the video explaining it all.

Oh and by the way, what do you guys think of our Haka? Pretty cool huh?

August 27, 2010 - 10:06

Victor Matfield: A living legend!

So we all know that a lot of the hype around tomorrow’s game at Loftus is focused around Victor Matfield earning his 100th cap for the Bokke. He will join only Percy Montgomery and John Smit (he reached his last weekend at FNB stadium) in reaching this milestone for South Africa. What’s his story though? Here is a short piece on the background of Big Vic, a true living legend.

August 26, 2010 - 09:54

SA's world record attempt on track

South Africa's youngest Guinness World Record attempt, to fly 90 000 South African flags in one venue at one time, is on track thanks to a capacity crowd at the Springbok-All Blacks Tri-Nations clash on 21 August at FNB Stadium in Soweto. The Keep Flying initiative - together with initiator Draftfcb SA; Vodacom; the International Marketing Council of SA; Lead SA; and SuperSport - had lodged the attempt with Guinness World Records. They must now supply photographic proof, which Guinness will audit before making its pronouncement.

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