Sjoo! What can I say? Yet another early yellow and further suspension for one of our Boks, this time Jaque Fourie was the culprit because of a dangerous tackle, after only 2 minutes nogal! We were on the backfoot against the Aussies from the get go again. If that wasn’t enough, another yellow card was dished out again early on in the second half, just for good measure!

It’s a sad day for Jan when the talking points of the weekends Vodacom Tri-Nations match was once again our Boks discipline… or lack thereof. Can it really be that hard for our players to just stick to the laws of the game, or are the refs really gunning for us this time around? Div apparently said the other that he felt there was the chance the refs favoured the Kiwis because the World Cup was to be held in New Zealand next year, but what then is the excuse for the game against the Aussies? Sure the ref wasn’t perfect on Saturday, but come on now boys, we are better than what we showed on the field regardless of the match official.

Our defence on our tour is also an area for concern; in 3 games we conceded 10 tries, which is just not good enough. Can our rugby have fallen apart so quick or could people see this collapse coming? Comfortable Vodacom Tri-Nations winners, as well as series win over the Lions just last year to this? From being untouchable on the field, our Boks seem to be getting exposed way too easily. It’s all a little too confusing for a simple oke like me.

There is a World Cup coming up again next year, in my opinion let’s use the rest of this tournament to get some of our youngsters used to the Bok setup, players like De Jongh, Hougaard, and Aplon ready for next years big cup! Let them play out the remainder of this Vodacom Tri-Nations with a view to next year.

What do you guys think?