The 'Springboks' go Down

Last night's game was a dismal affair from a Saffer point of view. Here we have a team made up of many players who can't make the starting line-up for their province - and they are billed as 'Springboks.' Even the Captain of this rag tag bunch sits on the bench for the Blue Bulls and has hardly played more a few minutes at the end of recent games. The result? He gets buckled in the front rank and has to leave the field after 20 minutes. I could go on....

Oh let's not dwell on our bizarre selection methods dictated by race and politics. The only light moment of the evening was the commentary comment by Bob Skinstad when he said 'The whole of South Africa breathes a sigh of relief when Earl Rose comes up with the ball and does something decent with it.'