Lurker4Long:

Always with the vawulence!
Everyone knows real men play rugby!

POSTSCRIPT: Those without a sense of humour, no need to respond; move right along!

The recent cutting of ties and subsequent cancellation of a nearly century-long derby between DHS and Glenwood shows the ugly side of school sports is here to stay, writes DYLAN JACK.

Disappointing, yet hardly surprising, news broke on Thursday that the governing body of Durban High School had decided to cut ties with Glenwood, owing to recent tensions between the two schools.

SARugbymag.co.za understands that at the heart of the issue is the recruitment of four DHS schoolboys between Grade 8 and 9 by Glenwood.

Massive 6’8 teenager is going viral with his destructive highlight reel
A 6’8 teenager weighing in at 115kg is going viral on YouTube with his destructive highlight reel.

The youngster named Jason Nel has a highlight reel online which has already amassed 120,000 views in just 2 weeks. The size of the man at just 18 years of age has surprised many people.

He has recently signed for Pro D2 outfit Perpignan and there is a massive interest growing in the youngster there due to to the fact that he has a serious turn of pace to accompany his height and effectiveness in the lineout.

kikuyu1:


At first I was shocked competing HSs are poaching each others players but after a rethink I'm not!


https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/dark-side-of-schools-rugby-rears-its-head-again/

Which is why I hope your schoolboys massive size is natural but......


https://rugbyonslaught.com/massive-68-teenager-is-going-viral-with-his-destructive-highlight-reel/

https://youtu.be/x67B5HsmH-U

Also NOWHERE else in the world, NOWHERE has this quality of schoolboy rugby.

Kenya has uncovered their first schoolboy prodigy – Jeff Mutuku. Jeff began playing rugby in 2012 at 12 years old when he attended Kingswood College in South Africa. His development in the South African school system led to selections in the Kenyan u19 and u20 representative sides.

Jeff shows some great line running and natural speed in the video, which we are sure will have the Kenyan Sevens team’s attention.

Faithful007:
Patroit and THAAD are NOT going to Ukraine. They are NOT going to Ukraine. I can assure you. At worst would be rudimentary israeli interceptors, maybe tamirs or similar build as well as SAMs from other countries. I think C-RAM is being considered too not sure.

Lurker4Long:

South Africa is becoming Europe’s alternative to Russian coal
Starting in mid-August, European Union countries will stop importing coal from Russia, which means they’ll have to find alternative suppliers. Already, South Africa is one such supplier, and the world’s fifth largest exporter of coal.

Between January and May of this year, roughly 40% more tons of coal have been exported to Europe from South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) than were exported in all of 2021, according to Reuters. Recipient countries include Spain, Poland, and Germany, which did not import any South African coal last year, as well as France, which increased its imports sevenfold year-over-year.

So far this year, about 15% of all coal exports from Richard’s Bay Coal Terminal went to the European Union (EU), compared to 4% for the whole of 2021.
The industry employs about 200,000 people.

https://qz.com/africa/2178106/south-africa-is-becoming-europes-alternative-to-russian-coal/

Faithful007:
Patroit and THAAD are NOT going to Ukraine. They are NOT going to Ukraine. I can assure you. At worst would be rudimentary israeli interceptors, maybe tamirs or similar build as well as SAMs from other countries. I think C-RAM is being considered too not sure.

Lurker4Long:

South Africa is becoming Europe’s alternative to Russian coal
Starting in mid-August, European Union cou.......

GreenandGold:


I think you should join SkyscraperCity, it's the right place for such.... Also, it's a healthier forum than this place

https://www.skyscrapercity.com/forums/africa.372/

Lurker4Long:

I'd never get any work done. A lot of clients' projects around the continent get posted there and I just browse.

I'm just mildly fascinated by the geopolitical implications for various African economies of a conflict in Europe between 2 shithole countries.

kikuyu1:


At first I was shocked competing HSs are poaching each others players but after a rethink I'm not!


https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/dark-side-of-schools-rugby-rears-its-head-again/

Which is why I hope your schoolboys massive size is natural but......


https://rugbyonslaught.com/massive-68-teenager-is-going-viral-with-his-destructive-highlight-reel/

https://youtu.be/x67B5HsmH-U

Also NOWHERE else in the world,[b]NOWHERE[/b]has this quality of schoolboy rugby.

jl115:

I remember playing Rohan Jansen Van Rensburg(see pic) in a provincial trail game when I was 18.... I played prop(supposed to be the biggest oak on the field)...... Back then I was 6,2 95kg...Ruan playing center was 6,1 110kg......

Lurker4Long:


With the advent of televised school rugby, a lot of issues have arisen. Sponsorships, advertising have seen a massive injection of money. Steroid use is on the rise, poaching of players and creative ways to pass on the largesse to schoolboys and coaches. And of course, the poorer schools are left sucking on the hind tit as they lose their best players.

BTW, what do you think of the idea floating around to have Kenya, Namibia, Zimbabwe and possibly Uganda joining the Currie Cup and other domestic competitions?
We're already seeing talented boys from all those countries playing for various SA schools!

Currie Cup First Division Border Bulldogs 7 - 45 SWD Eagles 11 Jun 15:00
(local]
Police Rugby Club
East London, South Africa
Currie Cup First Division Border Bulldogs 8 - 27 Boland Cavaliers 5 Jun 15:00
(local]
Old Selbornian Rugby Club
Baysville, South Africa
Currie Cup First Division Border Bulldogs 5 - 35 Black Lion 21 May 15:00
(local]
Old Selbornian Rugby Club
Baysville, South Africa
Currie Cup First Division Border Bulldogs 8 - 18 Zimbabwe Goshawks 15 May 15:00
(local]
Old Selbornian Rugby Club
Baysville, South Africa
Currie Cup First Division Simbas 35 - 12 Border Bulldogs 7 May 15:00
(local]
Old Selbornian Rugby Club
Baysville, South Africa
Currie Cup First Division EP Elephants 64 - 7 Border Bulldogs 30 Apr 15:30
(local]
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Currie Cup First Division Valke 59 - 5 Border Bulldogs 23 Apr 15:00
(local]
Bosman Stadium

Lurker4Long:

Seen the sizes of rugby schoolboys nowadays? I was at the Indoor Rock Climbing place in Observatory and several teams (playing some tournament at Bishops) came in. Bloody hell!

Anyway, whilst rugby might approximate combat for some of us, I fear we've derailed the thread long enough for others.

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Lurker4Long:

Ocean.

kabe1:
Breaking News!!!!!!



Sudan launches air and land attack on Ethiopian forces in El Fashaga.

News comes after 7 Sudanese soldiers and a civilian were abducted and executed by Ethiopian troops

Exnavyboy62:


WAHALA
I don't like the way the world is spinning at this moment. There are alot of tensions between nations.

Nemesis4you:


Don't know why but al Jazeera aka al Qaeda was specifically miffed over it

Nemesis4you:


Most of which u mentioned are long drawn conflicts, not relevant in the context u mentioned

The world iss spinning in the way it always spinned - peace is the time u prepare for war

I think u slept through ur history classes

(and u got the belligerents list incomplete eg u left out US who fought literally the entire world )

As a General Officer, Langley's command assignments include Deputy Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and Commanding General, 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade; Commander, Marine Forces Europe and Africa; and Deputy Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic and Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Command and Marine Forces Northern Command.[6]

Nemesis4you:
@Lurker4Long

Was it coincidental u mentioned SA coal & war and this happened

Iron age geniuses outsmarted by stone age geniuses

Excellent excuse for u guys to double the prices for the iron age geniuses

Exnavyboy62:

With the way things are going all I can say is there "might" be a use of "Nukes" before 2034, "maybe".

Nemesis4you:

Why 2034 ?
Nukes might start flying tomorrow sef lol