Michael Comninos

Running & cycling. History, current affairs & political satire. Test cricket, Springboks and Arsenal. The bush & running in the mountains. Fatherhood

[Michael Comninos @mikecomn]

@playbokkle 🏉 Bokkle #16

Today's Score: 5/5

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@geordinhl @Our_DA @WesternCapeDA @CilliersB @IanCameron23 @TheoDJager Some of my best friends are Afrikaaners

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@_PhilCosta So many, including our own fans, saw our 3 x 2nd place finishes as a failure to get over the line, instead of recognizing it as an incredible achievement of consistent high performance.

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@joelpollak Genuinely took me a while to figure out this was America and not some dodgy ANC politician in rural SA

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@jaredwright17 Didn't Bryan Habana get a Springbok cap before he had even played a Super Rugby game?

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@APC_Rugby Understand the need for the cash injection. But they should separate neutral venue game from the tour. 3 match series in SA or NZ and then separate 1 off at neutral venue (US, Japan, Hong Kong).

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@Brendennel Only 1 for Siya? That man doesn't know what a non-dominant tackle is

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@RugbyBits Ever tackle is a dominant tackle

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@Jonathan_Witt Assume that includes Mr Jerm?

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@runningmann100 @adamlipschitz It must be that they're anti-mustache?

[Sall Grover @salltweets]

I will never stop fighting.

Men are not women.

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@bensmithrugby The same way you viewed AB's 2011 RWC final win by 8-7 against possibly the weakest French side in history, eventhough ABs were playing with 16 men for the full 80 minutes

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@MfokaNdosi Those home AB tests in 2013, 2014 & 2015 were all classics. Also put some big numbers against Aus

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@rugbyphilosophy Also, where was the cover defence? It too ages for the ball to eventually get to Kriel, surely there should have been some cover?

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@FrontRowGrunt Reminded me of 2013 Ellis Park classic. No. 1 & 2 in the world going at each other hammer & tongs for 80 min. No 2 throwing everything they had at it with ferocious intensity but ultimately No. 1’s class, composure & experience carrying them through. Great Test matches

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This test reminded me of 2013 Ellis Park classic. No. 1 & 2 in the world going at each other hammer & tongs for 80 min. No 2 throwing everything they had at it with ferocious intensity but ultimately No. 1’s class, composure & experience carrying them through. Great Test matches

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@GregAFC Errors came in 2nd half when ABs exhausted from some intense bok pressure continual big hits and maybe paying the price for the intensity they put into their 1st half attack.

Have a look at the Kriel try - poor defense by Carter but not a cover defense tackler in sight.

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@bencoles_ Huge turning point in the game

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@insiderugbymark @haribaldijones @grubbr_stats Is altitude really a factor these days? If you look at ABs results at altitude recently I would say not. Or at least it's not an advantage to the Boks.