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document.write("<h5>Joke</h5>");
document.write("This whole citing process is freaking joke! It wasn't foul play , it was just good hard forward play. Cite Burger, fair enough. But come on, this is ridiculous.. Louis");
document.write("<h5>ELATED ENGLISH MAN</h5>");
document.write("GOOD THAT DUTCHMAN MUST KNOW<br />THE MIGHT OF THE BRITISH STEMS FAR AND WIDE<br />THROUGH OUR SUPERIOR BREEDING AND EDUCATION<br />WE SHALL TRIUMPH <br />VILLAINS LIKE BOTHA WILL BE PUNISHED<br />AND WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER<br />NOT EVEN TO THE CHEATING BOERS . Pom Crusader");
document.write("<h5>K@K</h5>");
document.write("Kak besluit. Pateties om hom te skors vir dit... Boer");
document.write("<h5>Miouw</h5>");
document.write("What about the welsh hooker doing the exact same thing to Botha immediately after, and from the side of the ruck ??? If Jenkins decides to rest his arm on a ruck struggling with the altitude and he gets cleaned out . So be it. Word from Lions pre match was they were going to out muscle the Boks. Well they met there their match and then some. This is not condoning the eye \"gouging\" incident but hey British Kitty if the milk is sour ... we are not the pussies to drink it ... Innit. john van wyk");
document.write("<h5>What a load of ####</h5>");
document.write("This will probably give refs something to blow for during matches. If they see somebody doing what Bakkies, as well as many other players, did on Saturday, will that not make them penalising for it much quicker and maybe even just for the hell of it? Were the IRB maybe paid off to do this...? I do not think the latter is true, however, it does seem to be very odd for one player to get it in the neck. It just shows once again that there is no concistancy when it comes to citings and bans.... Mamba");
document.write("<h5>Bakkies has been targetted</h5>");
document.write("This really annoys me!<br />I have watched the game over several times in slow motion & what Bakkies did was NO DIFFERENT that what Jones, SHeridan, Matfield, Smith, Shaw & several others did.<br /><br />Why did BOD not get cited for a worse offense? He injured Danie with concussion (surely just like eyesight concussion is worse than a shoulder??)<br />I don't like moaners & will let all the other incidents slide but Bakkies has become the target of officials only due to his physical presence!<br /><br />This sport is starting to turn gay!<br />Next steps will be field side counsellors to help with the emotional trauma of being tackled hard...<br />. JayB");
document.write("<h5>Go for the balls!!</h5>");
document.write("Well the good news is that the Boks can at the very least punch the Lions in the nuts. This is definately not an offence as it has indirectly been endorsed by the IRB.. SF");
document.write("<h5>Pom Crusader</h5>");
document.write("WTF are you on about you ####ing ####er!. Viper");
document.write("<h5>@ ELATED ENGLISH MAN</h5>");
document.write("That is not a nice thing to say from a country (note not empire) that is a mere shadow of what it used to be and which world reach and power is diminishing significantly by the day. And you are a testament of the \"QUALITY\" human beings produced there.<br /><br />After all the nonsense I have read on this website I believe it is time that they start reviewing some comments before they get posted similar to most websites around the world. This will ensure we don't get such idiotic jibes.. Buksie");
document.write("<h5>JayB & Mamba</h5>");
document.write("Agree with you guys but the problem is that whatever is sauce for the Rugby world is not sauce for the Boks.  They view us through tainted specs. Bokforever");
document.write("<h5>Judiciary Joke - a committee of pussies</h5>");
document.write("Pom Crusader you are the reason I support abortions. Keep your xenophobic comments to the council estate.<br /><br />2 weeks is nothing. Gives the enforcer some time off. This way we can play you without our fist choice players and smash the smug looks right off your pale faces. <br /><br />Heres's to a whitewash and to the lions' pathetic existence. <br /><br />Bokke Forever. . Troll ");
document.write("<h5>@Pom Crusader</h5>");
document.write("It's a shame that you had to resort to that kind of view point. It's typical, you couldn't face up to us so you had to go and play dirty. Get educated mate, you are a disgrace to your nation. As for calling him a Dutchman, do you not know that Dutchmen actually comes from The Netherlands...? Bakkies Bothat is South African which makes him..., well. African. And you talk about having an edecation...? You are a serious joke mate. I'd like to see you telling him (Bakkies) that to his face. Loser.... Mamba");
document.write("<h5>Lions</h5>");
document.write("Hey guys. I think we should take out the contact situation of the rugby against the LIONS and then we rather play some touch rugby againt them, what do you think. We can wear some pink clothes aswell... Wouldn`t that be cool..haha What a joke these pommies and all of them is... Boer");
document.write("<h5>Safe as houses</h5>");
document.write("Well now we can all sleep well at night - coz rugby is now safe for all us soft girls from the north. Please dont hurt me mr big man. Gives us a bad name......any man worth his salt who can drink proper westcountry cider can take a hit from a big plodding oaf like Bakkies Botha!. duncan");
document.write("<h5>@Bokforever</h5>");
document.write("I couldn't have agreed with you more. That is exactly the way it is. It is always SA this, SA that. Especially when it comes to rugby. I suppose we do put the \"Fear of God\" into these people, otherwise they wouldn't make such a fuss over us.... Mamba");
document.write("<h5>Nonsense</h5>");
document.write("What absolute piffle. Bakkies got cleaned out in exactly the same manner seconds later by a Lions player. Talk about reputation, really unfortunate as nothing illegal about it. IRB suck the big one!!!. Gundan");
document.write("<h5>Stop whinging!</h5>");
document.write("Dont know who is worse, Sa supportes and press or Uk supporters and press.<br /><br />Get over it!<br /><br />Go Bokke!. Balls & All");
document.write("<h5>No longer Rugby Union.....now its Rugby Poef</h5>");
document.write("it seems to me that our beloved rugby will soon be turned into a game for Gay boys, Mommies boys and testicle loving Englishman. How the old timers must be rolling over in their graves and laughing at how soft we have become. Sure Bakkies gets a bit carried away sometimes but in this case he was doing what all other rugby players have done so far. If you want to loiter around the ruck then you must accept that someone could 'clean you out' BIG TIME.. Spence");
document.write("<h5>IRB ban</h5>");
document.write("The more I think about the rejection of the appeal, the more disappointed and concerned I am... what will happen during the TriNations, both OZ and NZ are big on this... really sucks.  Will the powers that be just keep eyes on the Boks or all teams?     Not concerned about Saturday, still believe we'll have a good win (depending on who's kicking, the fact that we missed so many points in the 2nd test totally ignored by every B&I lions team member, coaching staff and supporters...the gap should have been way bigger than 3 points).  Johan Muller is great, not the best, but hey the guy plays with his heart and he'll step up to the plate.  . Bokforever");
document.write("<h5>pom crusader</h5>");
document.write("What might are you referring to chop. The Brits ruled half the world not so long ago, all has been surrended, retreating back to that mud whole you call home.<br />The brits are two faced cowards. <br />The whole world knows it.<br />. MK");
document.write("<h5>BAKKIES FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</h5>");
document.write("Long live the mighty Afrikaner! You okes still can't keep us down. He'll be back and ####ed off.. <br /><br />Should've banned the chap who had puussy shoulder - What a ponse nation,, how many times will these guys cry fowl - Thats why southern hemisphere rugby will always be better. We don't bitch and just get on with the sport. . Da Man");
document.write("<h5>good chance for Muller & Sykes</h5>");
document.write("Good op for other players. As regards the appeal decision - utter horse ####. if that is a ban there will not be many forwards playing regularly.. Nico");
document.write("<h5>Would hate to be ref now!!!</h5>");
document.write("I wonder if these juidical officers that hand out these bans even now the rules? Seems like the IRB keep on dreaming up new laws to try and stop the southern hemisphere teams from  smashing them.. Rich");
document.write("<h5>Fuc@ing pommy cry babies</h5>");
document.write("Now I know why the whole world hates the poms. They are the scurge of the world. Raping and pillaging the planet through out history. They cry like babies all the ####ing time. They still go on about Maradona and the hand of god!!!! haha. Poor fucing poms, I feel sorry for those scum bags. Do you hear Saffas crying about Sheridans cowardly punch to the balls??? No, get on with the game you ####ing sad #####s. . dingbat");
document.write("<h5>Disadvantaged</h5>");
document.write("Why is anyone surprised. The Rugby world has villified the Boks since readmission. We have always had the disadvantage of Politics and bad administration in our sport. The Boks have had to put up with one sided Officialdom and Persecution by the IRB and international Press since 1993. It makes our achievement on the field even more impressive as Bok sides have essentially had to play against one eyed refs and biased citing officials not to mention the international press. So essentially 15 against 19 seems to be a normal handicap for our boys. Keep it coming as it seems to motivate us even more. Just have a little respect for what they have achieved.  . Sliner");
document.write("<h5>TIPS FOR READING THE BLOG</h5>");
document.write("Some comments on this site are juvenile in the extreme sense of the word. You could have a university professor debating an iq deficient schoolboy. Not difficult to work out who is who.<br /><br />Ignore the comments that have ######################## marks and read the ones that are slightly more lengthy, which shows that the writer has put some thought into the point he is trying to make.<br /><br />The more one responds to the ###### comments, the more the writer feels he is getting attention. Ignore the ######### blogs.<br /><br />PAUL TREU FOR COACH!!. thor");
document.write("<h5>IRB</h5>");
document.write("The IRB are proving themselves to a bunch of idiots.. Nico ");
document.write("<h5>Pom Crusader what a F@#king Turd</h5>");
document.write("Score line still 2-0, after Saturday 3-0.. Henry Roberts");
document.write("<h5>Thor and #####</h5>");
document.write("Anybody know what that Thor bloke was on about?<br /><br />I didn't read it as it was too full of #'es.. Mac");
document.write("<h5>Yeah Mac...</h5>");
document.write("Yeah I did, Thor was saying what a ####ing #### he is and that all you ####ers should not read any bull#### on this blog.  I just ####ing think that a ####ing blog is there for people to ####ing say what they ####ing want for #### sakes. Francois ####ing uk");
document.write("<h5>hahaha...it makes me laugh!</h5>");
document.write("whenever we watch a big champions league football match here, the english are always shouting, \"get up you naf!\" or \"harden up son!\" when a spanish or italian player goes down. They are always saying \"football is a contact sport, you should learn to take the knocks!\"<br /><br />Funny how with an actual contact sport like rugby they always cry \"FOUL!\". neat-n-tidy");
document.write("<h5>@pom crusader </h5>");
document.write("superior breeding????????? did you not lose jack ass. gustav");
document.write("<h5>ELATED ENGLISH MAN</h5>");
document.write("Do you by any chance mean SUPERIOR INBREEDING and if your Education system is so superior as well why the need for all the Foreigners ??? . koukie");
document.write("<h5>scape goat bakkies</h5>");
document.write("whinging soft poms... hypocrates and cheats.. had boks played full strength team (no quotas) boks would have won both tests by over 30 !!.. lions just not good enough.. jh");
document.write("<h5>What a joke</h5>");
document.write("Law 10.4 (g) relates to dangerous charging - \"A player must not charge or knock down an opponent carrying the ball without trying to grasp that player\" - in my mind tackling without using your arms. Bakkies was clearing - and (as many people have mentioned) immediately after he was cleared by the BIL no.2. Same situation, different player, different set of rules. Maybe they should use this law on O'Driscol...<br />. chicagobok");
document.write("<h5>@ Pom Crusader</h5>");
document.write("I tell you what, instead of name calling, silly jibes etc, lets wait until Saturday....and remember to watch both sides' off the ball antics very carefully, and make a little record...you'll be very suprised where the dirty play is initiated from.. Luke");
document.write("<h5>Bakkies Suspension</h5>");
document.write("Watch the clip of the ruck that bakkies hits when Jones injures his shoulder and few seconds later Rees does exactly the same and enters the ruck from the side, yet no ban for him. what a joke and shows the inconsistency!. No. 9");
document.write("<h5>Appeal Rejected</h5>");
document.write("I cant beleive this happened to Bakkies. How can Rugby be turning into this. Unless its got something to do with the politics of the IRB vs SA - which I see as a likely answer. Ive been hearing that the Lions actually didnt cite Botha for this - im not sure who did then??  <br />I hope PDV (wish it was Jake White but oh well) chooses a good team to play on Sat and that the Lions can put up a good fight like the past games to end off the series. Please please please IRB dont turn this sport gay... Max");
document.write("<h5>A Joke</h5>");
document.write("Watch for the day Bakkies gets cited for running onto the field in an overly aggressive way! I am waiting to see the impact this no-brain decision is going to have on refereeing from now on. For all practical purposes the next cleanout at a ruck should be yellow carded or else it would make a mockery of the whole judicial system. . JV");
document.write("<h5>Only 1 way to stop this nonsence</h5>");
document.write("Do what the Brits do. Go through the video after the next game and cite every player who does the same thing.  Request citations on every punch, slap, high tackle, clear out at ruc time etc.  When half the opposition is cited maybe the IRB will start to concentrate on the real transgressions like Burgers and ignore this sort of thing which is just part of the game.. Lester");
document.write("<h5>@Lester</h5>");
document.write("Good idea!. JV");
document.write("<h5>Pity for all concerned!!</h5>");
document.write("It's a shame it didn't get quashed...I was looking forward to Botha v Shaw round 2! The IRB made a mistake and were too arrogant to admit it. We want to play the best and Bakkies is right up there...he lives up to his name and hits with the power of a pickup truck! which is why Jones got injured. I think our midfield of Bowe and Flutey is suspect! The game may well open up but Earls or Hook would do more damage. Neither of those 4 would shore up the defence in the middle like BOD and Roberts so he should have went for Earls and Hook! The two Williams  selections (Shane and Martin) are more of a parting gesture than anything else...Lets see how it pans out! Got a feeling we will catch a team with one eye on the Tri-Nations..Here's hoping for another cracker!. Vic");
document.write("<h5>Huh?!?</h5>");
document.write("This is a complete joke.  I honestly think the Boks should protest this game over this ruling.  I'm still trying to get my mind wrapped around the fact that he was cited in the first place, let alone suspended, and then to have an appeal rejected.  That must be at least 3 people who thought this was a legimitate penalty- that's enough people to coordinate a conspiracy.  Watch out all rugby players when you go into EVERY RUCK from now on, because it could be a ####shoot on whether you might be suspended... Rugby neutral");
document.write("<h5>@Thor</h5>");
document.write("Dang, I honestly swear I wasn't trying to swear there.  I was referring to a particular game of chance (one might play in Vegas) which requires no skill or intelligence and is utterly random (kind of like the citing committee).  Would I get it posted if I referred to it as a p##pshoot?  But that has an entirely different connotation.  I'm f##cked!!. Rugby neutral");
document.write("<h5>Ridiculous!!!</h5>");
document.write("What a joke!!!IF the soft northern hemisphere rugby players can't take a good clean-out at ruck time then they must stay at home on their muddy little islands!!!. J");
document.write("<h5>bakkies</h5>");
document.write("What a load of rubbish how did O Drical not get cited for the no arms hit on big D. Why was the no arms hit in the first test on Du Pree. . OZ");
document.write("<h5>Bakkies</h5>");
document.write("It is frustrating with all these ELVs, new rules, old rules, differing interpretations of laws etc, etc. When I played, rugby was a simple game, now with all these rule tamperings and over-analysis and inconsistencies it is starting to have a negative impact on our enjoyment of the game. Players will not know where they stand and will get frustrated causing flashpoints leading to even more citings. IRB - leave the rules alone and make sure they are simple enough for the ref and citing boards to remain consistent.. Voster");
document.write("<h5>swearing  etc</h5>");
document.write("The best thing to do is ignore the non-rugby enthusiasts that pollute this site daily - they will lose interest and go back to their playstations and pimple creams.. Voster");
document.write("<h5>Gavin Hastings</h5>");
document.write("Saw this posted the other night - the best article ive read from the UK about the Loftus game ive seen. Well done sir, true gentleman and legend of the game:<br /><br />http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Gavin-Hastings-Most-intense-game.5409092.jp. Voster");
document.write("<h5>Good Blog</h5>");
document.write("http://sportblogs.24.com/ViewBlog.aspx?blogid=fdbfeafe-2a13-4be0-9c78-2bd92108de10. TheRealFrans");
document.write("<h5>@ Pom Crusader</h5>");
document.write("Pom Crusader - you are a complete muppet and an embarrassment to your fellow countrymen.<br /><br />A point to ponder....I lived in the UK for 10 years and played rugby during that time, which actually was the dirtest rugby I have ever been involved in. SA rugby (U21 and open for 5 years) was harder but clean.<br />So Mr Pom Crusader, go shave your head, add a couple of gold earings, get a few tattoos and go and join the yobos.. Mamba");
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