Two players cited following Tri-Nations match

[pruc]

cj is gone

james his tackles werent that bad. he goes high they slip up thats rugby.

burger is losing the plot.


generally you let the ref deal with the opposition if they wont give the ball back etc.not take it into there own hands
what message does it send to grassroot players.
that punching is justified.

[jono]

but i think george smith was tryin to make burger throw punches
and when burger did..it was to get smith 2 let go of his jersey
steyn didnt even end up tackling mitchell
he just did more harm 2 himself then good
but drew was nice to alert the bok medical staff

the fact is that burger DID throw punches. regardless of who was instigating it

[lara93]

o well he wasnt sighted
so it must of not been that bad

[jargan83]

no it just means the bloke doing the citing is blind. I'm sure he still could be cited, and should be.

Schaulk Burger is nothing short of a disgrace
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[lara93]

hes awsome
i have to stick up for him

[force addict]

Schalk had no right to throw the punches to get the ball. he could have asked for it or waited for it to pop up from under bokka & wallabies players in that pile

[Jess]

No Lara... you don't.

When someone does the wrong thing then you don't need to defend their actions. Don't stop liking or supporting that player, but don't try to justify what they did.

He shouldn't ever throw punches of any kind in a game and it's never justified. Might feel good at the time but it's not ok and it doesn't send the right message to the supporters of the game and future players.

Burger is certainly very very talented. But the man is a thug of a player and just needs to settle down a bit and then he'll be absolutely world class.

You can't help your team too much from the sin bin...

[jargan83]

hes awsome
i have to stick up for him

Stick up for a player who punched another. By defending the player you are almost effectively defending the actions of Burger, its actions like that that perpetuate the fact that South Africa are the dirtiest team in world Rugby.

But seeing as your on the Australian band wagon this week you won't disagree
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[lara93]

well no and yes
i dont noooo!
its to confusink for me right now!

[jargan83]

no and yes? I dont see how you can defend the actions of the rock ape called Burger

Like Jess said he is a thug
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[Flamethrower]

Burger would be one of the top players in the world.









If he had a brain and used it.

[lara93]

but no one can and will never change my views on burger as a player on and off the field

[force addict]

even though he punches like there is no tomorrow?

[lara93]

he doesnt do that all the time
i rate him as a great player, tough as nails, made out of stone, nicest person out there and no one will change that

[Cowboy]

I think Lara that you can admire and repect someone and still realise that they are not perfect. Burgers actions last night were not in keeping with the spirit of the game and it is okay to accept that. It does not detract from who he is or the effort that goes into being the player he is. However he could be even better if he found a little more self control.