The full Springbok squad for the Vodacom Tri-Nations away leg

[.X.]

.... and her and I had a personal joke going. It has nothing to do with how he looks.

Isnt it amazing how many threads have been taken over lately by personal jokes?

[Swee_82]

Isnt it amazing how many threads have been taken over lately by personal jokes?

Laura-

[tdevil]

Never heard of Bolla Condradie. otherwise Backs are pretty much unchanged.

He is the scrumhalf that looks just like George Gregan
He is also the most capped player for the Stormers and played about 15tests for the Boks

[pieter blackie]

Girls - just because they look good on a poster on your wall doesnt automatically make them a good player on the paddock

My wife says and I quote: jealousy makes you nasty

[pieter blackie]

Here is a true Springbok and for you that thought that Spring meant the season before summer you were wrong it actually means jump in Afrikaans So it is a Jumping Bok if you translate it direct

[lara93]

Lara talks to Kankowski and her and I had a personal joke going. It has nothing to do with how he looks.

hes so awsome!
heyyy heyyyy

[.X.]

still looking forward to an honest answer to an honest question.

the question again for those trying to avoid the giggling thread killers, again,

with 4-6 members of the Springbok squad now playing club rugby in Europe rather then SuperRugby in South Africa, does the South African Rugby Union have different rules to the ARU and the NZRU?

[pieter blackie]

yes Ex you can play where you want as long as your contract with your club allows it and when they call you you must return for duty

[laura]

I would think so. Maybe it is just that they have more leniant rules or it may be that they can afford to let their players play elsewhere during super14? ie the thread on lending players to play in Europe for 2 years, maybe a similar thing applies but SA has only allowed them to play for Europe during Super14 and must return for all national tours.

[force addict]

Oh sorry Ex that a favourite player has been picked, and that we are happy to see them getting to represent their country, in Lara93's case her home country

[laura]

Exile; In relation to your question, I found an article from 2007 about the SARU banning overseas players, which I find specifically adresses your question.

A statement from the SARU states "The Council has made a decision that those who play overseas and don't return to South Africa to play provincial rugby will in future not be eligible to be selected to play for South Africa," SARU chief executive Johan Prinsloo said.

"They must come back and first play Currie Cup rugby before they can be chosen again. The Council made this decision in the interests of South African rugby."

So Im presuming that they have contradicted their statement by allowing said players back in to the Springboks side.

The article can be found here: SARU bans overseas players - Yahoo! Eurosport UK

This article also provides some insight into the issue http://www.southafrica.info/what_hap...gby-030807.htm

[GIGS20]

Currie Cup's running as we speak isn't it?

Surely that means they take the field (or...being cynical hit the team sheet) in this weekends game to be eligible to play for the boks.

[lara93]

yepp curry cup is on right now
i wish rory cocket was in the springbok squad

[Candy]

I do like a bit of Cocket