Autumn Internationals 2022

Unpack this though.

Barnes and his family received abuse and threats. They would not have received this abuse were it not for Erasmus's behaviour.

Does your logic extend to them? Should they just get off social media, because it's a cesspit anyway?

Just because a context is already bad or unpleasant, doesn't mean that a person's actions can't directly make it worse. And it also doesn't grant that person outright immunity for their actions.

If they got death threats from social media posts then isn't shutting down social media platforms completely the right thing to do for the safety of everybody?

It's not what was said it's the reactions of the idiots reading it. Same as a bunch on here would be all for lynching Rassie.

Can you specifically say that Rassie's comments led to the death threats. What about the comments of the wife of Cheslin Kolbe? I'm sure there were others making comments as well.

I said I don't think it's a big deal, that's not me defending him or criticising him. Do you understand that?

I have my own opinion why he is doing this and I've posted that here. Maybe I'm overestimating his intelligence level by saying that.

I think Wayne Barnes was atrocious, and I've seen a lot of that from him lately, in that game. You can go back to when the match was still on or just finished and you'll see that I posted the above.

I don't like that there were death threats but that's a social media issue not what a person says. Imo large social media platforms are full of stupid people, that's how stupid people now have a voice. Years ago they were just ignored.

I've grown tired of this now because it's feeling very social media and I'm not into that.

This site used to be so much better than it is these days, it's like it's been taken over by Facebook and Twitter. We used to have intelligent conversations here believe it or not

So the Springbok top team have lost both their tests this November and their second string side have lost to teams in the bottom 3 of the URC and the Premiership 😂 In short, the Boks are ****! No wonder Rassie is posting crap all over social media. He has to distract fans from how crap his team is.

Finally, let's go Italy!! And please tell me the Boks are playing Perpignan next week 😁

SH teams lose autumn internationals and they are crap.

NH win autumn internationals and they are the best in the world.

There is only one barometer of success on a global scale, its clear SH coaches are building towards the RWC, and history tells us that they almost always get it right.

@lawrencesummers what you say about the Boks' game plan being suited to knock out, cup rugby is unfortunately so true. Them winning the RWC next year would be awful for the sport.

I was thinking today about how complimentary the Kiwis were when we beat them during the summer, and how all the focus was on what they are doing wrong, what do they need to fix.

The contrast is incredible.

Was also thinking that it's funny that my Twitter is full of mentions of Rassie and Elon Musk, two successful South Africans who claim to be mavericks but in reality are deeply, deeply insecure about what people think of them and would literally say or do anything just to have people like them.

Some bizarre **** on this thread but the last paragraph here takes the cherry.

Okay I was finished with this but I'll just respond to this.

Firstly can you say with absolute certainty that Rassie's comments resulted in death threats? Would the comments of Kolbe's wife lead to death threats? Would the comments of somebody else have led to these death threats?

Everybody is entitled to air their opinions too.

More importantly, how can you blame a person for the actions of idiots on social media? Would you agree with me that social media is a big problem if it's leading to death threats? I'd be of the opinion that we should shut down all social media sites for the safety of everybody.

Jaysus! I assume the Rand is in the shitter? One thing I like about the boks is there's no foreign influence. 2020 is right in a way, all other sides have a gaggle of foreigners among the squad.

But Ireland and Munster turned a bang average player, into an international. Most leagues have a load of Boks, Aussies and Kiwis.

Out of interest,

How come Mtawarira could play for the Boks (born in Zimbabwe) but Madosh Tambwe (born in DR Congo, but with an SA passport) could not?

He's going to be class for France in a few years.

You dont need to look outside your boarders when every player is such a fan of having ridiculously high levels of “brocolli” in their diet from a young age.