There is no other nation that can celebrate mediocrity with the enthusiasm and fervour that the British can. To be bland and nondescript excites them no end. One merely has to cast a quick glance over the past year’s sporting results to be confronted with a nation hell-bent on celebrating the average. Not just the public, of course, but more often than not the press – that most hated of collective – the British Media. Spit. Read the rest of this entry »
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The second portion of a look at the current state of affairs within the Springbok squad. Note: This article was intended to be published prior to the announcement of the Springbok Squad to face the B&I Lions (unlike the very successful and accurate ‘Part 1’ which was posted quite some time ago). Since it is only seeing the light of day now, the content below has been adapted somewhat to incorporate Pieter De Villiers’ squad selections. We obviously already knew who that squad would consist of, naturally. The feature below therefore serves mostly as a confirmation of that fact.
Most are influenced by either media hype, sensational articles or as is the case in this lovely country of ours – the strong arm of politics (more than likely it is the latter that has the final say). We here at kiefpant.com like to think that we can rise above the rest of the peasants and provide a squad based on performance, skill and ability on the field rather than, oh, let’s say, colour or something ridiculous like that. I will go one better than the popular, knowledgeable and clever rugby journalists in South Africa and provide not only the squad that should be selected based on merit but also the squad that will most likely be selected by the government. Oops. I mean Springbok rugby selectors and administrators. |
Stofile seems to be a name one needs to win political favour within sporting circles in South Africa these days. Not only have we had a Mike Stofile working as deputy vice president of the South African Rugby Union, we also have a Makhenkesi Stofile running sports as a whole in South Africa. To be a Stofile is to be a sporting wunderkind it seems. One would also be forgiven for thinking that the title “Minister of Sports and Recreation” would automatically suggest a person 
Let’s be honest straight off the bat. I can see he is useless. You can see he is useless. About 45 million supporters can see he is useless. His own players can see he is useless as well as his coaching support staff can see he is useless. The media and the public know he is a terrible coach, but, just as the naked emperor prancing down the street, the shocked observers just cannot seem to get themselves to shout “But look! He doesn’t even know how to coach a provincial side!” 
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