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I'm just shattered, it will take some time to get over. You know, when you're in the 22 for almost every game, then how come you're not good enough suddenly?  Craig Davidson on his omission from the RWC in Vol3 Week 30
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With many players I had nothing in common but we believed in the same thing on the rugby field and that made all the difference.     Bob Skinstad in Vol3 Week 30
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I made the mistake of playing a round (golf) with Tim, my agent, and when I missed a shot I got annoyed with myself and had to hit around 15 (shots) before I was happy enough to move on.     Jonny Wilkinson in Vol3 Week 30
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We have been made aware of allegations that Lukas (van Biljon) was involved in a fracas. He has been removed from the training camp pending an investigation into the allegations.     Rian Oberholzer in Vol3 Week 30
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Geo Cronje axed over racism row. Vol3 Week 30
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Our position is a simple one that is dealt with in the South African Rugby constitution. We have zero tolerance for racism in rugby and feel very strongly about this issue. We will remove the player from the camp, the allegations will be investigated to establish whether we should have a judicial hearing and, if necessary, the player will be offered counseling.      Rian Oberholzer in Vol3 Week 30
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The management of SARFU hardly covered themselves in glory with their handling of the crisis. By omitting Cronjé from the Bok training camp they lend unnecessary impetus to the allegations, which now seem to be infamous lies. The rule is: investigate first, then act. Not the other way round.     Tim Du Plessis, editor of Rapport (translated from Afrikaans) in Vol3 Week 30
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We need to find out who the source of these allegations was, now that they have been proven untrue, and the person who has brought SA Rugby's name into disrepute will need to say why these allegations were made.      Fanie Vermaak, board member of SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd. in Vol3 Week 30
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I am back at the Blue Bulls where I would like to focus all my time and energy on my rugby. That is all that's important to me at this stage. Rugby has always been my passion and any opportunity to represent my country or my province is an honour.       Geo Cronje in Vol3 Week 30
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Davids and Geo Lieth ?      El Giornalista on the "Cronjegate" affair in Vol3 Week 30
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My decision to resign is a moral one as I can no longer be part of a squad in which prejudice is tolerated, wished away and excused.     Mark Keohane, ex-communications manager of the Springboks in Vol3 Week 30
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Club rugby is dying. Stadium numbers are down. We've got to ask ourselves why. Like it or not, the professional era has had a negative impact. We've got to get a model in place to ensure we get back on track.      Brian van Rooyen, candidate for SARFU president in Vol3 Week 30
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He is as entitled as any captain to ask a reasonable question.     John O'Neill on George Gregan in Vol3 Week 30
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The situation "is causing damage to rugby and Sarfu needs to sort itself out.     Michael Farr, SAB spokesperson in Vol3 Week 31
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Mr Nkanunu is rated more highly internationally than he is in South Africa. He commands huge respect at the International Rugby Board and serves on their executive, which consists of only five people.     SARFU CEO Mveleli Ncula in Vol3 Week 31
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Sometimes it's a question of misunderstanding because of cultural differences and cultural differences are mis-interpreted as racism.     Corné Krige in Vol3 Week 31
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Keohane is trying to look like an angel now.      Corné Krige in Vol3 Week 31
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Throw in the fact that he is the fiercest tackling fly-half the game has seen.      Stuart Barnes on Jonny Wilkinson, conveniently forgetting H. Honiball in Vol3 Week 31
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Straeuli asked me last Friday morning, when he accused me of leaking the story, if I felt he was a racist. I answered 'no'. But I told him he was culturally much too
close to the incident and it had clouded his judgment.     Mark Keohane in Vol3 Week 31
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What we're trying to do is eliminate as much of the "if onlys" and give this group of players every chance of winning, and I think that's what we've done. It's not just myself, it's the whole game that is supporting this team.        Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 31
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I am the one who makes the decisions about who gets hired and fired in SA Rugby.     Rian Oberholzer, (time to own up then?) in Vol3 Week 31
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I'm just carrying on with the job . . . I've got nothing to hide. In any team I coach, I handle things fairly. I don't accept racism, I wouldn't allow it and would deal with it. I hope the answers come out.       Rudolf Straeuli in Vol3 Week 31
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Rian told me if there was evidence of a biter in their team he would out him. And now that Keohane's claims have been dumped in the public arena I'm duly obliged to ask the question.       John O'Neill in Vol3 Week 31
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Let's get one thing straight, I am a bas'tard when it comes to racism. Let me state it here today - rugby will never be 'business as usual' again.         Ngconde Balfour in Vol3 Week 31
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I don't know yet how we're going to bind (in the scrums), since it's difficult to get a good grip on the jerseys.    Richard Bands in Vol3 Week 32
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We are desperate to do well. If we play to our potential, we are capable of beating any team but we have a healthy fear of the threat posed by others France, New Zealand, Ireland, Australia.    Jonny Wilkinson in Vol3 Week 32
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The appalling lack of ability of Sarfu's top management structures has been the root cause of all rugby's problems.     Michael du Plessis in Vol3 Week 32
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The two warm-up games will give us the chance to have a look at all of the guys.    Rudolf Straeuli in Vol3 Week 32
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We will probably try to injure them and soften them up so it will make life easier for the Wallabies.    Tonga Lea'aetoa, Tongan prop on their pool match against New Zealand in Vol3 Week 32
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The way we handled that shows that not only rugby officials but the whole country is in denial about racism.     Zingisa Mkhuma, executive editor at the Star newspaper in Vol3 Week 32
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We had a lot of fun and it wasn't the end of the world if we lost. Now things are a bit different.   David Campese in Vol3 Week 32
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It's apparent that the players are afraid that Sarfu will act against them in terms of its highly controversial rule that players may not bring the game into disrepute.    Hennie Le Roux in Vol3 Week 32
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Certain individuals are trying to create the impression that South African rugby is not being properly managed. Whilst SA Rugby is currently involved in a crisis that affects one part of its business this does not automatically make everything it does defective. People need to get their facts straight before they shoot from the hip. Anonymous "senior SA rugby official" in Vol3 Week 32
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I think they can win it, I'm not going to say I'm confident they're going to win it.      Phil Kearns on Australia's chances in Vol3 Week 32
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Our preparation is chaotic to be blunt.      Dave Waterston, coach of Namibia in Vol3 Week 33
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Jean is a special talent, a league above the other players. I really reckon he could do just about anything, and that includes play outside centre.      Robbie Fleck in Vol3 Week 33
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I treat life as a journey, and this is just part of the journey. I will deal with it and come back.      Gcobani Bobo in Vol3 Week 33
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the pressure is nothing compared with the pressure within the team room none of us want to let down anyone else in that room. What other people think of us doesn't really bother us.       Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 33
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We are holding back a number of things. We need the element of surprise at the World Cup.     Rudolf Straeuli in Vol3 Week 33
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Whatever has happened, they will still be fired up - Perth will be a massive game.     Dan Luger in Vol3 Week 33
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He's the only "fair dinkum" captain in world rugby and makes a huge difference whenever he plays.      David Campese on Martin Johnson in Vol3 Week 33
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I happen to think that in certain positions - not many, just one or two - the All Black selectors have gone light. And the consequences of that could be huge.    Taine Randell in Vol3 Week 33
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Springbok coach Rudolf Straeuli has escaped absolute condemnation with a "judge us at the World Cup" clause.     Mark Keohane in Vol3 Week 33
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England will have to beat themselves.     Nick Mallett in Vol3 Week 33
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At this stage I see myself as a New Zealander.      Balie Swart after being warned away from NZ practices in Vol3 Week 33
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I used to watch the big unions on television and I thought to myself it must be quite difficult to play against such huge guys, but when I faced them during this year's Currie Cup Premier Division matches I realised that they weren't as strong as they appeared to be on TV.    Kabamba Floors in Vol3 Week 34
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I don't believe New Zealand are mentally ready to win this World Cup.     Alan Jones in Vol3 Week 34
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If Rugby World Cup was properly structured, the players, who are the only ones generating the revenue, would be paid. It's still structured on an amateur basis, the players play for nothing.     Peter Wheeler in Vol3 Week 34
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There were signs in Bloemfontein that he is looking more like the Joost of old rather than just an old Joost.  Gavin Rich in Vol3 Week 34
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I think they're very competitive so they'll do whatever it takes to win, If that means playing dirty then I'm sure they'll resort to those tactics.     Stephen Larkham on Argentina in Vol3 Week 34
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People take ownership of a sports team or an individual competing on foreign soil. There are few things as exciting as watching your team's achievements on television. It doesn't matter whether it's Baby Jake Matlala, Hestrie Cloete or the Springboks.     Morné du Plessis in Vol3 Week 34
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He pretended to be a backpacker and got in. He returned having seen the whole training session and actually drank some of the management's beer. He told us which strike moves they were practising.      Will Carling on Austin Swain, their psychologist, sent to spy on Australia before their World Cup quarter-final in 1995 in Vol3 Week 34
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The World Cup is not about good rugby - it is about winning. You have to go out and win seven successive games and if you do that you win the World Cup - there is no other way.    Joost van der Westhuizen in Vol3 Week 35
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What we've got to do is build momentum and that's not to say that everyone won't play a game but it's not to say that everyone will.  Eddie Jones in Vol3 Week 35
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I don't believe it's good for the tournament to play a weakened side so I'll just balance it out.    John Kirwan in Vol3 Week 35
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I think we will win all the matches.     Georgia captain Ilia Zedginidze in Vol3 Week 35
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The Lord gave me the talent and the forwards gave me the ball.    Jannie De Beer in Vol3 Week 35
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You have to go through something like that in order to learn the difference between what's important and what's not.      Fernando Parrado, Montevidio Old Christians Rugby Club in Vol3 Week 35
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You don't value what you have until you lose it. With just a place to sleep and eat you are really very well off.    Roberto Canessa, Montevidio Old Christians Rugby Club in Vol3 Week 35
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Martin Johnson is one of the dirtiest captains in world rugby.      Corne Krige in Vol3 Week 35
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He is a good player and he gets his team behind him. For that you have to respect him.      Corne Krige in Vol3 Week 35
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I've no doubt it will be the best-ever World Cup.    Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 35
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Just like in 1995 with our first game against Australia, meeting England in the pools represents a high road, low road scenario and there are no magic formulas - you just have to go out and do it.     Joost in Vol3 Week 35
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Turn them over. Smash 'em. Simple as that. Relish this game. Relish it. Shut their crowd up, shut their players up. Win the match.     Martin Johnson, before the Grand Slam decider against Ireland in Dublin in Vol3 Week 35
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England is the big one. That is what we have been focusing on a lot for the last two or three weeks. Not a single tackle will be slipped. We're going to throw everything at it. We are super fit. There will be no weak links on the day.     Breyton Paulse in Vol3 Week 35
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You might see some pommies running around in sandshoes rather than studded boots.      John Muggleton, Australia's defensive coach in Vol3 Week 35
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He made it clear that no matter what I did he would not select me. Initially it was tough for me to come to terms with, it took some time, but I've since dealt with and I've come to terms with it.       Robbie Fleck on Straeuli in Vol3 Week 35
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It is the occasion for a month-long orgy of chauvinism and mime-show of war among nations.    JM Coetzee on the World Cup in Vol3 Week 36
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Bok Incentives: R1,2-million each if tournament is won. Vol3 Week 36
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Defences are too sophisticated to wear down now. We conducted a study last year involving two sides who got to seven phases or more on 18 occasions and only two tries were scored. If you recycle and recycle you end up with fewer attackers than defenders because generally you need four blokes to win the ball and three to contest it.     Eddie Jones in Vol3 Week 36
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It will not be a Boer war, nor any other war.     Gideon Sam, Springbok manager in Vol3 Week 36
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It is about winning test matches, it is not about style.     Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 36
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I think that the Springboks have the capacity, well maybe not in terms of pure rugby, to beat England, I just think they have what might be described as old fashioned character.    Bob Dwyer in Vol3 Week 36
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This match is bigger and more intense than any since the last World Cup.     Martin Johnson in Vol3 Week 36
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Saturday will require a cool head, not a hot head. The Boks can win, but it will require an extraordinary effort.    Nick Mallett in Vol3 Week 36
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In the build-up to the match, Mike Catt had made the mistake of saying that Francois Pienaar was an average player. Pienaar screamed at him in Afrikaans from the back of every lineout, and you didn't need to be a linguist to catch his drift. We were well beaten that day.      Lawrence Dalaglio on the SA Eng test in 1995 at Twickenham in Vol3 Week 36
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You know in Bloemfontein Os (du Randt) is just below the mayor so people have really rubbed it in, but we'll meet again.     Richard Bands in Vol3 Week 37
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He's (Straeuli) trying to coach the way he was coached. Subdue and penetrate rugby - rape rugby. You're not going to beat the rest of the world like that. You have to use your head and we're not thinking. It's blunderbuss and Ox-Wagon stuff.     Basil Bey, former coach of Diocesan College (Bishops) in Vol3 Week 37
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While I certainly don't want to be picked on reputation, I think I have done enough to earn respect.     Christian Cullen in Vol3 Week 37
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To Cullen, I'd say: get over it.     Stu Wilson in Vol3 Week 37
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We kicked too much possession away.    Rudolf Straeuli in Vol3 Week 37
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Well, I don't think that the All Blacks are setting this tournament alight at the moment and the Springboks have got to go down to Melbourne and believe that they can win ...which they can.    Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 37
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He (Delport) had his hand in my face. So I gave him a bit of a slap.    Lawrence Dallaglio in Vol3 Week 37
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The tragedy is that if you're a referee and you want the big appointments, you have to lick the backsides of the top nations.     Dave Waterston in Vol3 Week 37
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If your wife gets into bed wearing a Springbok jersey, what is she trying to tell you? You are not scoring tonight! Vol3 Week 37
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They (IRB officials) need to show courage over England’s extra-man scandal and strip the Poms of their points.    Toutai Kefu in Vol3 Week 38
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The Sharks have better players than the Bulls, but they are the worst-coached side in the competition.     Chris Grobler, coach of the Pumas in Vol3 Week 38
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I'll have no hesitation in picking Derick for any team. He will surpass Jonny Wilkinson as the world's best flyhalf. He's very special.     Heyneke Meyer in Vol3 Week 38
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At half time I was thinking of going to Eddie Jones box and asking him if he had any ideas.      Dave Waterston in Vol3 Week 38
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My performances are based on the collective game. It’s thanks to the other members that I play well.    Frederic Michalak in Vol3 Week 38
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I want to be remembered as the second All Black captain to win the World Cup.     Reuben Thorne in Vol3 Week 38
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SA rugby is just about completely at the mercy of the government. It is merely a matter of time before they take total charge of the game.     Louis Luyt in his new autobiography, "Walking Proud" in Vol3 Week 38
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Samoa really are an example to all of us. You had one team that had spent 350-million preparing to be here and the other nothing - yet Samoa showed what you can do with heart.      Rudolf Straeuli in Vol3 Week 38
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The England game was probably the biggest any of our boys have been involved in but this one against South Africa is even bigger, the biggest game in their lives.     Michael Jones in Vol3 Week 38
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I AM sorry to have to say so - I'm not really - but last weekend's games have highlighted the dreadful standards of rugby in Scotland, Wales, Ireland and, to a certain extent, England.      David Campese in Vol3 Week 38
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I could easily replicate in cricket what I've done in rugby, or football, or any sport.       Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 38
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Players having to back up for four games in 14 days is totally ludicrous.     Tongan coach Jim Love in Vol3 Week 39
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The All Blacks look like Chairman Mao in their severe black numbers.       Georgia Lewis in Vol3 Week 39
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Our baggage master does our analysis.        John Boe, Samoa Coach in Vol3 Week 39
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We don't have an 'A' team or development tours so we have to look to give experience to some of the players who will come back next time.      Wales coach Steve Hansen on naming a "second" side against the All Blacks in Vol3 Week 39
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One day I can see us having a meeting of all of the teams and because there are too many penalties deciding to scrap scrums altogether.     Bernard Laporte in Vol3 Week 39
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I had doubts I'd ever say this, but the rugby produced by the Springboks yesterday had a smile on its face.    Nick Mallett in Vol3 Week 39
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That's the hardest I've ever been hit. But I suppose the fact that I'm still breathing is a good sign.      Derick Hougaard in Vol3 Week 39
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I am sure we will win the quarter-final. Our team is better than theirs.      John Drake, NZ journo in Vol3 Week 39
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This is what I have been aiming for and to get a start ahead of someone like Roffy is a great compliment and I have to repay that with a big performance this week.     Lote Tuqiri in Vol3 Week 39
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This is a professional game, players are highly paid, they're trained as well as we can possibly provide for them, George Gregan's said it, Eddie Jones is saying it and now as CEO I'm reinforcing it: it's time to actually put it together.     John O'Neill in Vol3 Week 39
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I won't not take calls from Eddie Jones. If there is something to discuss, we'll discuss it. We might have the odd disagreement.     Andrew Slack on cooperation within Australia to win the RWC in Vol3 Week 1
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I don't want to make the same mistakes of coming into the tournament slowly and not quite ready. I am determined the team will all be fully fit, injury free and ready to hit the Super 12 running.     Rudi Joubert, Bulls coach in Vol3 Week 1
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We won the world cup in 1999 & we're still playing the same style, thinking its going to work. Obviously the Rod McQueen era was successful at the time, but long term, its been very damaging because you lose Larkham & you really haven't got anybody.   David Campese in Vol3 Week 1
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We've become a bit of a joke following our recent results. They (New Zealand 7 Australia) don't see us as a threat.   Ray Mordt in Vol3 Week 1
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Speak to the like of Naas Botha and Danie Gerber, both of whom were world-beaters in their position, and they will tell you that what coaches did for their careers was maybe 20% compared to the work they put in themselves.     Ray Mordt in Vol3 Week 1
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He deserved it!       Brad Johnstone, Italian coach on why Irish scrum-half Peter Stringer was headbutted by his prop Salvatore Perugini in Vol3 Week 1
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In the previous two games we had a very good car but not enough petrol. Today we had a very good car and plenty of petrol.       Bernard Laporte after the 20-15 win over England in the Six Nations tournament in Vol3 Week 1
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He holds the thing together for England; he's the glue in their back-line. He would be a big chunk to take out, so England need him to stay fit.    Tim Horan on Jonny Wilkinson in Vol3 Week 1
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The award is a huge honour - hopefully I will get some respect from the grandchildren now!    Bill McLaren on being awarded an OBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in Vol3 Week 1
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I have seen so many Afrikaner coaches turn to aggression and brutality to make up for their lack of technical skills.     Nick Mallett in Vol3 Week 1
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We had the arrogance of people like the former SA rugby boss Louis Luyt who told the world that they missed South Africa more than we missed them during the apartheid years. Absolute rubbish! Now we are losing matches, but we are never humble about it and we refuse to learn the lessons from it. We are letting our players down because they are coached poorly and they don't know why their opponents run them ragged.    Nick Mallett in Vol3 Week 1
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I'm negative at the moment, very disappointed and it looks like unless there is a miracle improvement my Test career is over.   Johan (Rassie) Erasmus in Vol3 Week 1
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It is not the end of the world. I fear Iraq more than England.      Bernard Laporte on the upcoming match against England in Vol3 Week 1
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There are lots more examples, and I don't want this to be seen to be as a finger-pointing exercise, but when you're expected to put your whole life and heart into playing for Scotland, and others appear to be taking the p*** it's hard to cope with.      Budge Pountney on announcing his retirement from test rugby in Vol3 Week 1
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The Russians, bless them, haven't got 75 roubles to rub together. They overcome major difficulties just to play the game and then suffer the harshest disciplinary treatment in the sport's history. Trying to pay the fine will destroy rugby in Russia.      Brendan Gallagher on Russia's expulsion from RWC in Vol3 Week 2
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I'm aware of talk over Robbie (Kempson) and me and I have spoken to one or two agents to try and glean more information. I'm no spring chicken and my future plans should also make financial sense.     Ex-Springbok Brent Moyle on being scouted for the RWC in Vol3 Week 2
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Dixie (Stormers hooker Pieter Dixon) has already told me not to try and go down the blindside as he will smash me, my response to that was simple. He has to catch me first!      Bob Skinstad on playing against his old team, the Stormers in Vol3 Week 2
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It's up to the Super 12 coaches how they play their players. There's no compulsion to follow my suggestions, I'm not going to be a hypocrite.      Eddie Jones referring to his refusal in playing Larkham at no 10 pre 1999 RWC in Vol3 Week 2
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The only memories I have of England and the English are unpleasant ones.      Imanol Harinordoquy in Vol3 Week 2
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They are chauvinistic and arrogant, they look down on everybody.     Imanol Harinordoquy on England in Vol3 Week 2
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The only rule was never to retaliate when the ref could see.     Brian "Pitbull" Moore on France in Vol3 Week 2
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Time and again I heard the sweet sound of booing in Paris. This was a sure sign that all was well.    Brian "Pitbull" Moore in Vol3 Week 2
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He was an idiot, that cannot be overlooked - but it can be understood. We do not have to bury him because he slipped up. Although, of course, we will wait for the disciplinary procedures to run their course.    Jo Maso, French team manager in Vol3 Week 3
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The supporters shouldn’t be disenchanted, they should be concerned. The truth of it is though there were no log points on offer, there was no bonus point for scoring tries and hence “Let’s run the ball”. Don’t judge the team and coach on the training field. It would be more appropriate to do so after the first Super 12 game.     Kevin Putt after a shocking Sharks performance against the Stormers at the Stoop in London in Vol3 Week 3
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John’s philosophy was if you got pushed a metre back, then start a fight. At least it detracts from the fact that you were beaten in the scrum.     Kevin Putt on calling in John Allan to help with the Sharks woes in the primary phases in Vol3 Week 3
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I drank a lot of beers in several pubs. I was sick as never before. Maybe I was trapped...     Pieter De Villiers on being tested positive for ecstacy and cocaine in Vol3 Week 3
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He's a lovely person, as a player and a bloke, he is a star.    Jason Leonard, centurion in waiting on Pieter De Villiers in Vol3 Week 3
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We have decided not to retain De Villiers against England as a precaution for both the player and the French team, because it would not be good for such a problem to interfere with our preparation for the game.    Bernard Lapasset, president of the French Rugby Union Federation in Vol3 Week 3
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It's not smart mentioning the Canterbury Crusaders around NSW headquarters, as the Waratah hierarchy immediately start twitching and turning a sickly colour.     Greg Growden in Vol3 Week 3
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The commentator's Holding, the third umpire's Willey.       Mike Haysman, imitating the famous Brian Johnstone quote during the opening match of the CWC '03 in Vol3 Week 3
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So, how do I think our (SA) teams will go in the Super 12? Well I'm 'swartgallig'. Very 'swartgallig'.    Dan Retief after describing the word's meaning as - Sour. Down. Filled with bile. The opposite of positive in Vol3 Week 4
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It is good to know that my performances were being monitored in South Africa. Each week I have gone out and given my best for Ulster. I had not given the World Cup much thought, given the regulation in place in South Africa regarding foreign-based players representing the Springboks.      Rob Kempson on being "acquired" by SA Rugby for the RWC in Vol3 Week 4
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Look, one always regrets it afterwards when your aggression boiled over, but rugby is a physical game that depends on intimidation. You always have to push the frontiers. The only difference this year will be that I will try not to cross the boundaries. Controlled aggression will be my motto this year.      Corne Krige in Vol3 Week 4
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There is much to work on this week, and we must maintain our humility.      John Kirwan after a historical triumph for Italy in Vol3 Week 4
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$#@&*^%?!!!        French supporters at Twickenham! in Vol3 Week 4
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There may still be unanswered questions about England's ability to secure big victories on their travels but at home they are virtually unbeatable.     Paul Ackford in Vol3 Week 4
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These are the best 32 players in Wales, like it or not. We have to come together after this. Nobody is going to give us a chance against England.      Steve Hansen in Vol3 Week 4
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To be sent to the sin-bin moments after I'd come on wasn't exactly planned. It was probably Guinness Book of Records stuff.     Phil Christophers after the England/Wales clash in Vol3 Week 5
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France endlessly talk of discipline. Concentration is not such a bad word for their backs to learn either. They will need it in Dublin.     Stuart Barnes in Vol3 Week 5
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In the past three years, England have set out on the Six Nations trail like a juggernaut, only to find an accident waiting along the road.    David Hands in Vol3 Week 5
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We just want to win a few games overseas to raise the morale of the South African public. That is extremely important, it is not just about the Stormers, it is about getting the national confidence up.     Corné Krige in Vol3 Week 5
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We want to understand their decisions. We want to be ready to face their reading of the rules because we have discovered a lot of discrepancies and we want them to help us.     Jo Maso on referees in Vol3 Week 5
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It was on the line.........are you blind!          Wendell Sailor commenting to Stuart Dickinson about a ball that had been kicked out on the full in Vol3 Week 5
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It's an expensive one, because we didn't get anything out of the game at all in terms of points, but at least we got something out of it.      Bob Dwyer after his teams defeat against the Blues in Vol3 Week 5
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F*&^%$# Duckworth/Lewis system!!!      South African cricket supporters in Vol3 Week 6
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The players do have a responsibility to check with the doctors that what they are taking is not going to get them into trouble.     Brian van Zyl in Vol3 Week 6
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You couldn't find a better note to finish on than playing - and winning - a World Cup on home soil. What could possibly be left after that?      Toutai Kefu on his move to Japan after the RWC in Vol3 Week 6
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We'll take the win, thank you!     Bulls captain Joost van der Westhuizen in Vol3 Week 6
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Such decisions can only be based on insensibility, arrogance and incompetence. People don't realise that this is important on a worldwide level. It shows a fatal lack of culture. Unfortunately in Italy the important decisions are often entrusted to the wrong people.       Matteo Mazzantini on RAI3 television network's decision to broadcast the England/Italy match at midnight in Vol3 Week 6
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If someone calls me a black **** I'll call him a white **** back. But that's in the heat of the moment and that's where it ends.        Wendell Sailor in his new autobiography "Crossing Over" in Vol3 Week 7
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The players are doing everything with a lot of passion and they now know what it is all about and good it feels to be part of a winning team.    Bulls team manager Wynie Strydom in Vol3 Week 7
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I told the players it is respect for one another that stops them making mistakes, however when you watch the match it is clear there is no respect. I pull the shirt, I put in an elbow, I do this, I do that and baff there's a penalty.      Bernard Laporte lamenting after France's defeat against Ireland in Vol3 Week 7
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Penalties are not as a result of the referee's application but due to the players' application of discipline and respect for the game and it's laws in playing a game. The more they infringe, the more their team will suffer.    André Watson, international referee in Vol3 Week 7
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We read too much into defeats. We must look at the manner of defeat.     Rudolf Straeuli in Vol3 Week 8
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You must still have the right ingredients to bake the cake and that is respect for yourself, your teammate, your supporter and your country.    Rudolf Straeul in Vol3 Week 8
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The weather in England is so bad that they (his family) can hardly go outside.     Braam van Straaten in Vol3 Week 8
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As he's always said to us, he's paid to play not train. He looks like death warmed up at the moment.     Matt Burke on Matt Rogers who suffered a bad case of sinusitis in Vol3 Week 8
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I don't think there is the same aura of invincibility about the Crusaders in the Super 12 any more.    Chiefs coach Kevin Greene in Vol3 Week 8
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I think the way the whole thing (Tuilevu's case) was handled by the South African judiciary was a disgrace what it has done is cast a huge amount of doubt on the credibility and integrity of the South African judicial system.     Taine Randell after wing Aisea Tuilevu's 6 weeks suspension in Vol3 Week 8
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He's a great bloke. A very passive bloke. You can niggle him on the field and he won't react. Off the field you can torment him and he won't bite.     David Croft, Reds flanker on George Smith who is in trouble for alleged assault in Vol3 Week 9
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Auckland rugby hadn't been successful for some time, I think for a combination of reasons, and one reason for a change of fortune may have been my return.     Graham Henry in Vol3 Week 9
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Mate, they should follow my example, go stand on the wing and never tackle!   David Campese when asked about all the shoulder injuries in Vol3 Week 9
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That was probably the gutsiest team effort I've had the privilege to be a part of.     Corne Krige in Vol3 Week 9
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I don't smoke weed, you don't have to to be a Rasta. I'm getting paid for what I love doing and rugby comes first. So my priority is playing within the laws of rugby, which means making sacrifices and being sincere and responsible.     Gcobani Bobo in Vol3 Week 9
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Stuart Dickenson lost control of this match the moment he blew the opening whistle.     Liam Del Carme in Vol3 Week 9
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How long will Rian Oberholzer put up with the reign of terror being conducted against South African rugby teams? It's high time the managing director of SA rugby puts a stop to it.    Herbert Pretorius in Vol3 Week 9
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We can understand that rugby supporters are unhappy with the performance of some referees in the Super 12 and we will look into it at the Sanzar meeting.     Rian Oberholzer in Vol3 Week 9
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I think it is a myth that England are not so good away.    Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 9
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He is a fine referee, renowned for his impartiality.      David Pembroke, team adviser to the Brumbies and former Wallabies communications manager on Stuart Dickinson in Vol3 Week 9
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To see the number of black players that are coming up - even though the media has been hitting me left and right (on the quota question) - means that we are winning the damn battle, we are getting there.     Ngconde Balfour in Vol3 Week 9
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South Africa have a great chance of going all the way in the World Cup We have brilliant talent in this country and we have a great chance of turning things around.     Francois Pienaar in Vol3 Week 9
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The market is down with English clubs, some of whom are experiencing financial difficulties. So the big money of the past is no longer available which bodes well for the South African market.     Craig Livingstone, Rugby agent in Vol3 Week 10
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The only thing NSW rugby can beat Queensland is in the number of former chief executive officers, presidents, coaches and bankruptcies.      Chris Hanley in Vol3 Week 10
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And what's all this 'our house' rubbish NSW go on with? They've had their home at the Sydney Sports Ground, T.G. Millner Field, Concord, and now they're calling Aussie Stadium 'our house'. They're a f------ renter.      Chris Hanley in Vol3 Week 10
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All the top refs think they are number one on the field, not number 31 as they should be.       Neill Laurenson, a former South African rugby referee living in New Zealand in Vol3 Week 10
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Super 12 form is not a good indication of how a national team will go.     Eddie Jones in Vol3 Week 10
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You learn quickly that there is no recipe in this game, no trigger you can pull to turn a team around in a week. I wish I knew what it is that makes a team click.     Kevin Putt in Vol3 Week 10
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I was annoyed with myself at how soft we had become. We could have dealt with the persistent trouble in numbers and afterwards I felt like I had let the country down.     Robin Brooke on being told not to retaliate during the 1999 World Cup in Vol3 Week 10
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It's been coming all season, it's as if somebody switched the lights off.      James Dalton on his retirement from rugby in Vol3 Week 10
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I know a lot of South Africans, read a ton of South African commentary on rugby, and am still amazed by the negativity that pervades the vast majority of personal attitude and journalistic output about the Springboks, no matter whether they win or lose. Winning the World Cup in 1995 has set the bar impossibly high and no amount of real world intrusion can lessen sky high expectations and demands for perfection. I now understand why being the Springbok Coach might be the most taxing job in all of sport.      Matt Brown, Rugby Correspondent for Fox Sports world in Vol3 Week 22
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I am not in this for the fame game.     Jonny Wilkinson in Vol3 Week 22
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There are players who cost us points who will not be going to the World Cup.       Bernard Laporte in Vol3 Week 22
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The Argentines weren't better than us, they were just less stupid.      Bernard Laporte in Vol3 Week 22
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It feels great, we've taken a lot of crap since we've been over here, a lot of people criticising the way we play. Well, we've come out and won three tries to one.       Lawrence Dallaglio in Vol3 Week 22
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What you will see at Wellington on Wednesday will be a good match. There are certain players there that really want to play in the World Cup. So I think you can expect South African rugby to start showing what it has to offer pretty soon.      Rudolf Straeuli in Vol3 Week 22
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I'm filthy, I'm really disappointed. I thought I might have done enough to at least remain in the Wallaby squad.    Nathan Grey after being left out of the Walaby squad in Vol3 Week 23
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The Boks were lucky, they played like cabbages!     Mike Amm in Vol3 Week 23
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We made all the play and they lived off our mistakes.     Corne Krige in Vol3 Week 23
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At times we played some really good rugby, even though we made some mistakes.   Corne Krige in Vol3 Week 23
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I didn't think the [expletive deleted] would have the bottle to send two off within two minutes.    Lawrence Dallaglio on Stuart Dickinson in Vol3 Week 23
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We train with 14 men, We try to think what we will do when certain players get a yellow card. That doesn't happen by luck, but by experience and practice.       Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 23
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However he [Rudolf Straeuli] tries to massage yesterday's performance against the luckless Argentine Pumas, the barely palatable truth is that South Africa were reckless, clumsy and extremely fortunate to escape by the skin of their teeth. Straeuli had been at pains this week to dismiss talk that the Boks' aura of invincibility had been lost. But that's bollocks. A succession of teams have played South Africa in recent months and paid scant respect to the weight of history. Great teams are revered - this lot are not great. Yesterday, they were even below ordinary... Truth be told, the Boks didn't deserve to win.     Clinton van der Berg in Vol3 Week 23
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We know exactly where we stand.      Rudolf Straeuli in Vol3 Week 23
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The scrum is an important part of French rugby. In each game in our championship, it is an honour to win the scrums.     Yannick Bru in Vol3 Week 23
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He is a great player who went the extra mile for SA rugby. Now SA Rugby will go the extra mile for him.    Rian Oberholzer on Dean Hall's injury plight in Vol3 Week 23
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We were a family. We knew exactly what to expect ... our angles of running and how to keep defensive lines.   Japie Mulder on the 1995 winning team in Vol3 Week 24
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We've got so many laws there at the moment that we really do need to look at the whole thing, not make any knee-jerk decisions, but make some decisions that are going to bring the game into the modern era.      Rod Macqueen in Vol3 Week 24
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I've got huge respect for players like my captain [Corné Krige] and Joost [van der Westhuizen], along with the rest of the team. I hope you have the same respect for them.       Rudolf Straeuli after being questioned about Bok Pride in Vol3 Week 24
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Our performance just wasn't good enough.     Eddie Jones in Vol3 Week 24
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Barry's tackling forced at least five turnovers, and left his opposite number, Steve Kefu, in a shell-shocked state. However, probably not half as shell-shocked as Straeuli, who had stumbled on a winning formula more by accident than design.     Nick Cain from The Times in Vol3 Week 24
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I don't put any unnecessary pressure on myself, I just play like I always play no matter what the situation is.    Brent Russell in Vol3 Week 24
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It is about tradition and respect. There is enormous respect between the two teams and each time I have played them it has been an enjoyable experience.      Joost, pre-match in Vol3 Week 25
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I don't want to tempt fate, but I have never lost a match - Super 12 or international - in which Louis Koen and I have been partners.     Joost again, pre-match in Vol3 Week 25
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It's not as big as it used to be, there is a bit of a gap now and they [New Zealand] seem to have the upper hand.     Ollie Le Roux in Vol3 Week 25
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We won't read too much into this score, we just couldn't hang onto the ball for long enough and when their back three got hold of it they punished us.    Corne Krige in Vol3 Week 25
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It was just one of those games where everything went well for us.    Reuben Thorne in Vol3 Week 25
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Yes, it's time to panic. THIS was the rugby equivalent of a car wreck.       Clinton van der Berg in Vol3 Week 25
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Stefan Terblanche is depriving a circus somewhere of a clown.      Dan Nicholl in Vol3 Week 25
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That's weird,I just can't understand why he would suddenly mention my name. It's bullsh*t!      Grant Esterhuizen in Vol3 Week 25
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Is Straeuli on laughing gas?     Cape Times headline on the inclusion of Gus Theron in Vol3 Week 25
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Sid Nomis, the greatest Jew since Moses!        Toit Danhauser at a luncheon in honour of Tom van Vollenhoven, Springbok wing in Vol3 Week 25
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But it's not how many Tests you play ... it's always the next one you play that's important.     Tana Umaga in Vol3 Week 26
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You tend to learn more about your game when you lose.    Bill Young in Vol3 Week 26
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I have played against all the leading Australian and New Zealand players in the Super 12, and while I respect them, I have lost my admiration for them.    Jorrie Muller in Vol3 Week 26
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After four weeks waiting for them it boils down to nothing. From my point of view I see it as very unprofessional and very disappointing. I still don't know why I didn't get a fair chance.     Jake Boer on not being given a chance to play for the Springboks in Vol3 Week 26
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Rugby isn't our game . . . we'll always court defeat if we play New Zealanders.     Herald editorial writer in 1884 in Vol3 Week 26
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We may be small, isolated, lonely and not very confident but by God we bow to nobody when it comes to rugby.     All Black Chris Laidlaw in Vol3 Week 26
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You know, when you actually opened up the cupboard in 1979 to put the Bledisloe in there for the first time in 30 years, three Japanese prisoners of war jumped out!     Stu Wilson in Vol3 Week 26
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It is impossible to win every match you play but, win or lose, there are two types of player in this world: those who know they can win, and those who think they might win (those who think they might lose already have).  Joe Roff in Vol3 Week 26
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It is not my job to motivate the players after last week's performance, if they can't motivate themselves after that then they shouldn't be here.     Rudolf Straeuli in Vol3 Week 26
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As for the World Cup, sure we'll hack it with Ireland and Argentina. Maybe we'll even hack it with South Africa. But we won't hack it with New Zealand, England and France the way we are going.     Bob Dwyer in Vol3 Week 26
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Sometimes it's better to be not coached than badly coached.      Alan Jones in Vol3 Week 26
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It wasn't so long ago when they (Wallabies) were the most sparkling combination in international rugby. Today, the opposition reads George like a book. Make that a short story. Make that a Fantales wrapper.    Mike Gibson in Vol3 Week 27
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And if their players are going to get stuck into ours, then we are obviously going to get stuck into theirs. It will be a very fiery Test, because Australia are down, and we're down. Wounded animals are dangerous when they're down. You can expect a lot of niggle.    Joe van Niekerk in Vol3 Week 27
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The Afrikaner wants to bully you so you have to get into them first before they get into you.    Taine Randell in Vol3 Week 27
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They don't kick or eye-gouge but they are pretty borderline. Mind you, you have to be at that level.   Taine Randell in Vol3 Week 27
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We're going into a country that understands tough rugby and that's what we talk about, we play tough rugby. We're never going to play like a bunch of sissies.      Gideon Sam, Springbok Manager in Vol3 Week 27
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Ideally, though, critics should heed the instruction of St Augustine: love the sinner, hate the sin.     Spiro Zavos in Vol3 Week 27
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The great Colin Meads, "Pinetree", would probably have spent half his career suspended with today's cameras. Name me a rugby player fan who doesn't admire the man.     Kiwi Phil, New Zealand in Vol3 Week 27
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It seems strange to think that there is a generation of Kiwi youngsters out there who have grown up with no real fear of South African rugby.      Dave Campbell, editor of the New Zealand weekly, Rugby News in Vol3 Week 28
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The mongrel comes out when you're on the back foot, and it makes for an ugly sight to anyone who still regards rugby as a beautiful game.      Dave Campbell again... in Vol3 Week 28
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It is always nice to hand off a flyhalf and bump off a centre and it was sweet revenge because they always beat you with their feet.     Richard Bands on THAT tr in Vol3 Week 28
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Heard during the game on Saturday, Murray Mexted - "Naas Botha would turn in his grave if he saw a kick like that!" Grant Nisbett, questioningly, "Is he dead?" Mexted, "Uhhh... sorry Naas!" in Vol3 Week 28
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Yesterday I said that there were just far too many Afrikaners in the rugby squad. I did a count. Of the 15 players taking to the park tomorrow at Carisbrook, 10 out of the 15 players are Afrikaans. What we need to do is we need to get rid of these thick Dutchmen within the squad. Seriously.     Nigel Pearce, DJ on Cape Talk Vol3 Week 28
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We should never be satisfied with defeat (11-19), but at least a foundation has been laid upon which we can build for the World Cup.      Gert Smal in Vol3 Week 28
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They restored honour and pride to Bok rugby. I've got the greatest respect for them.    John Mitchell in Vol3 Week 28
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I might make myself unpopular for saying this, but it has to be said: It appears that players have lost passion for the game. I cannot generalise, as the players did put their bodies on the line in Cape Town (against Australia), but the question over why there is no passion in the game anymore comes back to money.     Wynand Claassen in Vol3 Week 28
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I would also like to think another reason they will stamp out illegal play is out of respect for the game, their teammates, their sponsors and the fans. They have an image to portray.     John Connelly on the Springboks' misdemeanors in Vol3 Week 28
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If he really sold his soul commercially, the rugby might suffer. That's why we manage his time very closely.   Tim Buttimore, Jonny Wilkinson's agent Vol3 Week 28
Joost van der Westhuizen has rendered sterling service to South African rugby over a number of years, but it's become clear during the past few months that his basic skills are no longer good enough at international level.   Alan Zondagh in Vol3 Week 28
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Other coaches say that we are predictable, that they know how we are going to play, good for them, because even I don't know how we are going to play as yet. We will go into every game with different things up our sleeves, different ways to try to win the match.    Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 29
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We don't play like [South Africa] and we're not equipped to play like that. For us to copy that sort of style would be quite foolhardy.    Eddie Jones in Vol3 Week 29
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And, in fact, had South Africa kicked their goals, they could have won. But then if my aunty had balls, she'd be my uncle.     Phil Kearns in Vol3 Week 29
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For me French rugby is full of inspiration, movement and natural feel. It is attractive to me because it's not what we practise in South Africa, and it will allow me to discover a whole new world of rugby, which is a new challenge for me.     Louis Koen on his move to Narbonne in Vol3 Week 29
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Georgie, he's always talking.      Jerry Collins in Vol3 Week 29
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From ecstasy to agony.     El Giornalista's take on Pieter De Villiers missing out on the RWC2003 due to a shoulder injury in Vol3 Week 29
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The World Cup is just there now, it seems you can almost touch it. But think ahead like that and everything falls apart. You don't think ahead to the result of the next game, you think ahead to the start of it.     Jonny Wilkinson in Vol3 Week 41
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Ten years after my retirement from the game, I want to be among the select few when people pick their all-time dream team. Or, if I don't make that side, I want to be a strong contender, at least.   Jonny Wilkinson in Vol3 Week 41
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I don't think I'm obsessed with stats at all. But I think what you have to go off is objective data. Rugby is a game where you do have objective data.    Eddie Jones in Vol3 Week 41
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The myth of Wilkinson being rugby's "best" player has been rightly buried in this World Cup. His passing from his left is weak, he's not fast, and he's not even the best five-eighth in his own team. That's why they need dear old Mike Catt.      Malcolm Knox, Sports Writer in Vol3 Week 41
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That sort of camp is nothing new. We did things that were in the interests of the team, and that's all that matters.    Anthony Mackaiser in Vol3 Week 41
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Passion, courage and commitment are not enough to win matches. Players must also be taught to remain calm under pressure. We believed we could beat New Zealand, but when things went wrong and they took us on up front, we did not know how to respond.     Henning Gericke, Sports Psychologist in Vol3 Week 41
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We've got a completely different side that played (England) in June. Maybe only six of the team are the same. We've got a young pack and they have no fear. They've got nothing to be frightened of. They'll play with a lot of aggression and if we're good enough we'll get on top of them and if we're not good enough, we won't. We've got no fear at all.     Eddie Jones in Vol3 Week 41
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One of the hardest thing about being an All Black is that nothing you do ever seems to be good enough. People always want more. If we win, they want us to win better. The hardest thing about being an All Black is trying to live up to it.      Reuben Thorne in Vol3 Week 41
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I don't give a sh*t.       Carlos Spencer, who was asked who would win the Stephen Larkham/Jonny Wilkinson playmaker battle in the World Cup final in Vol3 Week 42
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If we aren't good enough then we won't win the game. If we are good enough, we will win. There is no fear of failure here.     Eddie Jones in Vol3 Week 42
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Of 300 players tested during the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, none tested positive for a banned substance.      Tim Ricketts, the official in charge of testing at the Rugby World Cup in Vol3 Week 42
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No one I know of did anything against his will. Everyone wanted to take part in the activities. Some of the exercises were difficult, yes, but not everything in life is easy.   Lawrence Sephaka on camp 'Staaldraad' in Vol3 Week 42
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The only way I'll be disappointed is if I haven't done my job, not made the right calls, not fought for something. If we win it'll be because we deserved it. If we don't it'll be because Australia played better. If that happens, we'll shake hands and move on.       Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 42
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It takes 15 players, the whole team was brilliant. I'm speechless. It's been an awesome night here. I'll never forget this.       Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 42
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I'm just happy for the players you know, they put so much into it, they put their heart and soul into it and the fans who have come out here are just fantastic... Credit to Australia, it's been a great World Cup, they've had an absolutely brilliant tournament, they've got here to the Final themselves and played great. It couldn't have been any closer and I'm just happy to be on the right side.           Martin Johnson in Vol3 Week 42
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They're the best team in the world by one minute.         Eddie Jones in Vol3 Week 42
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It was a massive final, wasn't it? It went into extra time, two world class teams going at it hammer and tongs. You know, congratulations must be extended to the English team. They delivered under pressure and they delivered when it counted. But I'm so proud of my guys, we gutsed it out, we fought back, we were down 14-5, we brought it back to extra time. To all the support here both English fans and Australian fans, for us as players it's a highlight of our career and thank you for making it such a wonderful night.     George Gregan in Vol3 Week 42
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When we came into the airport it was something very special. It's starting to sink in, what we've actually done - it's a massive credit to Martin and the team for what they've done.      Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 43
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The proposals were accepted. Nothing changed from what we proposed to what happened at the camp. They all knew what was going to happen, including Rian Oberholzer, Songezo Nayo, Bok coach Rudolf Straeuli and team manager Gideon Sam.     Springbok training camp master, Adriaan Heijns  in Vol3 Week 43
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The coach has a contract until 2005 and we have a duty to give him a chance.      Rian Oberholzer in Vol3 Week 43
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Mike was looking around the field and realised he didn't know anybody.     John Connolly on replacing Mike Catt with Mike Tindall after their RWC time away in Vol3 Week 43
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In many ways sitting here in New Zealand it was almost like my employers didn't support me in these situations.    John Mitchell in Vol3 Week 43
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I don't think we were out-thought and outcoached, We had our particular way we wanted to play and we just weren't able to execute. It was just a bad day at the office. It was just like waking up from a bad nightmare.         John Mitchell on the AB's loss to Aus in Vol3 Week 43
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Straeuli kept telling us that we should judge him on the World Cup. The World Cup has now come and gone and it was a mess. If he was a decent man he would resign now for the good of our rugby.      Keith Andrews in Vol3 Week 43
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Scottish Rugby Union chief executive Bill Watson was sacked on Monday as the first step in an attempt to overhaul the game in Scotland.           Sapa-AFP report on www.iol.co.za in Vol3 Week 43
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In the interests of accuracy and to slice through all the hype and sensation, I would like to point out that the South African National Defence Force does not train its people naked, neither, to the best of my knowledge, do any other military organisations. Hard training, yes. Deprivation training, perhaps. But naked, definitely not! Conditions in the field are not generally kind to the naked human form.      SA Defence Force, Chief of Defence Corporate Communication, Major General Mohato Mofokeng on "Kamp Staaldraad" in Vol3 Week 43
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On the basis of what he has done, Mitchell's overall results so far are second to none in the modern era.   Zinzan Brooke in Vol3 Week 43
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Negotiations have begun between SA Rugby and Rudolf for him to stand down. I can't provide finer details of the talks, but discussions are definitely taking place.          SA rugby "source" Vol3 Week 43

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Colin Meads is the kind of player you expect to see emerging from a ruck with the remains of a jockstrap between his teeth.     Tony O'Reilly in Vol3 Week 15
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It's hard to read the writing on the wall when your back is against it.     Phil Pretorius in Vol3 Week 15
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In South Africa and Australia there are fewer top players and they deliberately kept their powder dry in the Super 12. They're faking it - trying not to get injured or too hyper at the start of a long season..    Norm Hewitt in Vol3 Week 16
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I think South African rugby is ultra-poor at the moment. They've got no coaches. And if you take Eddie Jones out of Australia, they're pretty ratsh*t as well.       Norm Hewitt in Vol3 Week 16
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If a player (of ours) who is overseas is decidedly better than a player in the country I will do anything to get him back in the country.    Rudolf Straeuli in Vol3 Week 16
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We were ordered to walk away from the aircraft. On seeing that the pilot was already standing in the veld, we realised this was very serious.     Harold Verster on the Cheetahs arrival at Johannesburg International Airport in Vol3 Week 16
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When you look at the overseas teams compared to a lot of our players they are far more professional.    Ray Mordt in Vol3 Week 16
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I've been trying all year to stop my forwards from drop-kicking it. Guess I'm buggered now.    Robbie Deans on the RWC knockout rule in Vol3 Week 16
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The [New Zealand] Rugby Union wants to parade us but we have to pay for the honour.    Former All Black captain Kevin Skinner on New Zealand Rugby's centenary Test celebrations in Vol3 Week 17
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To me criticism is part of the game. But it always hurts, it's like a dagger to the heart. Most times it's opinionated, but sometimes you deserve it and you must take it to heart and try to minimise (the error) next time.    Andre Watson in Vol3 Week 17
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He (Van der Westhuizen) was a bit arrogant at times, but with good reason, Joost is definitely the best South African player of the past number of years.    Abdelatif Benazzi in Vol3 Week 17
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You'd have thought that after representing your country 87 times it would be easy to let go, but it isn't. It's a huge gap to fill.    Neil Jenkins on his retirement in Vol3 Week 17
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"An All Black on the 1965 tour of New Zealand said, 'You have to be wide awake when you play against (Mannetjies) Roux.' And Corneels Cronje, a northern Transvaal wing, replied, 'And when you play with him you have to be twice as wide awake."     Frik Du Preez as quoted in SA Sports Illustrated in Vol3 Week 17
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No doubt more will be revealed this weekend in Rapport, Pravda to the SA Rugby Soviet.     Andy Colquhoun commenting in the Weekend Argus on the sacking of Tim Lane in Vol3 Week 18
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The most powerful athlete in the world is the bobsleigh athlete, because he's powerful, heavy and fast for 60m. That's what you want your rugby player to be like.     Thibault Giroud in SA Rugby in Vol3 Week 18
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Rudolf believes he and Tim have contrasting coaching philosophies which impact on player selection and playing style.     Rian Oberholzer in Vol3 Week 18
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The feeling is incredible. I was in front of the TV. When I saw my name, I jumped up, my knees went weak and my heart closed up. It was one of the best feelings in my life.    Hendrik Gerber in Vol3 Week 18
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We must just work on defence and discipline. If those things are right, the thing is won.   Pieter Rossouw in Vol3 Week 18
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It is like the first day at school, or any other institution. They get their new school bags, and uniforms, and meet their new teachers and learn a few of the rules.     Eddie Jones in Vol3 Week 18
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It seems like 7.8% of sports media is about women, 8% is about dogs and horses - and the rest is about men.    Billie Jean King in Vol3 Week 18
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I'll keep a spare pair of boots for a Golden Oldies game in Bermuda.    Tim Horan on his retirement from rugby in Vol3 Week 19
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If you are going for international status, there is a lot more to making it here than back home.    Stuart Abbott on being selected for England rather than the Springboks in Vol3 Week 19
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A new coach doesn't charge in with his machine gun and panga and start chopping off everyone; you've got to respect people in positions while you learn about the environment.    Rudolf Straeuli in Vol3 Week 19
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The fearsome Lurch-like Martin Johnson was chosen by Fran Cotton as captain of the successful 1997 Lions in South Africa for one reason only - he would terrify the opposition when he went in for the coin toss. On those grounds Geo Cronje is clearly the man for the Springbok job.    Mike Wills on the "criteria" for Springbok captaincy in Vol3 Week 19
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What's going on? We have more sporting talent than Australia, but nowadays we hardly win anything.    Banele Sindani, chief executive of Athletics South Africa on the "sporting circus in the country" in Vol3 Week 19
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Rugby is my life. I've never even received a yellow card, and I can't recall ever having punched someone on the field.   Percy Montgomery in Vol3 Week 19
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In the past there has been no process in place and it's just been a shambles.     Welsh Coach, Steve Hansen on recurring pay disputes in Vol3 Week 19
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How draconian is that? Everything in life is about balance. You have to understand that these guys are not just rugby players, and they have to have a life outside rugby.     John Eales on the restrictions in the Springbok camp in Vol3 Week 19
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No In the famous Barbarians v All Blacks game [in the early 1970s] there were 97 kicks. These days the average is about 50. There were also more errors then, and more turnovers.   Former Welsh referee, Corris Thomas in a report on modern test match rugby in Vol3 Week 20
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England aren't as good as they are made out to be. If they were, they would not rely so heavily on Wilkinson.     David Campese in Vol3 Week 20
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We want to bring the crowds back in before us and we want them to get behind us, to be proud of us. It does not take much to turn the negativity around - we must just go out and produce.      Joost, before the first test vs. Scotland in Vol3 Week 20
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It's like a sprinter having to find a new pair of running spikes just minutes before the final heat of a big race. It's unsettling.     Dion O'Cuinneagain after the Springbok Sevens squad's kit was stolen by a security guard in London and their subsequent defeat against England in Vol3 Week 20
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A win is a win.      Rudolf Straeuli in Vol3 Week 20
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Saturday's game was the most pathetic Test match that I have ever seen. There was no fire, there were missed line-outs, poor kicks and our defensive lines were shocking. A Bok side should not play like that.     Michael du Plessis in Vol3 Week 20
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There is so much talent in New Zealand. If they don't win the World Cup there should be an inquiry.    Wales coach, Steve Hansen in Vol3 Week 20
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The teams that will win the big tournaments in the modern era will have aerobic fitness, athleticism, high skill levels, intelligence and resilience. On the evidence of the weekend, the Springboks are headed in the wrong direction. The life-embracing Wallabies are on track.      Spiro Zavos in Vol3 Week 20
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Coming over to France, winning the championship in my first season and becoming the first foreign coach to do so in a season where we never lost a home game ranks right up with anything I have achieved as a coach.      Nick Mallett in Vol3 Week 20
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We don't expect people to start booing in our stadium. We believe the fans in Johannesburg love and understand their sport and that there will be no need to resort to booing.     Lions CEO, Johan Prinsloo in Vol3 Week 20
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I think the invincibility of the Boks may have gone.     Kenny Logan in Vol3 Week 21
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You never beat the All Blacks, you just score more points than them.     Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 21
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If you want to stay in the starting line-up, you have to produce the goods. And the way we played last week, we do not have a foot to stand on. The only way to stay in the frame is to perform well on Saturday.     Louis Koen in Vol3 Week 21
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They have this impression of English rugby that we all play in Wellington boots and we play in grass that is two foot long.      Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 21
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The Wallabies have a strict disciplinary code, failure to comply with that code can lead to the type of action we have taken with Elton.      Eddie Jones in Vol3 Week 21
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Good on you pasty-faced, transparent legged geriatric Poms. Your bunch of doddery old geezers showed us how test matches are won, and we showed you how test matches are lost.     Patrick Innes in Vol3 Week 21
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England were not the only side to disappoint me. One try in the France-Argentina match, two in the South Africa-Scotland game. Are we going to witness a World Cup kickfest?      David Campese in Vol3 Week 21
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The second Test against was slightly better. But there is still quite a bit of work to be done for the Boks. The guys must just stop being so edgy and just play, and then they will perform better.     Jake Boer in Vol3 Week 21
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I'd like to get into coaching. Then I can drop a few players.     James Dalton in Vol3 Week 10
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That is all I went to school for when I was young ... to play rugby at lunchtime.     Richie McCaw in Vol3 Week 10
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Geez, this fitness thing has got complicated, I just run my blokes till they spew and then take 'em down the pub.     St George coach Butch McDougal on the difference between aerobic and anaerobic fitness in Vol3 Week 11
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We used to be beer-swilling idiots in my early days of the game, and you'd get as pissed as possible after games.     Matt Burke in Vol3 Week 11
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No, I haven't been back to Ballymore. In fact I didn't even get invited to the end-of-season ball last year. They rang and invited us at 9am on the day of the ball - how's that for a slap in the face?       Former Queensland coach MARK McBAIN, who was dumped at the end of last year's Super 12 in Vol3 Week 11
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I think the only ones who didn't score a try for the Brumbies were the two ball-boys. Even the Ref looked threatening at times, as I'm sure he'd have liked to have a go at this lot.       Patrick Innes on the Brumbies/Chiefs clash in Vol3 Week 11
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I also hope my honest appraisal on the eve of the Crusaders game was not a motivating force for the Waratahs. If it was, it can only be a sad reflection on their standing as professional footballers. They are paid to play at their best every week, not rise only when they get needled in the press.      David Campese in Vol3 Week 11
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Rugby people are wondering whether he may be the answer for the Springboks. Has Derick Hougaard got what it takes? We need to know.     Dan Retief in Vol3 Week 11
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With the current way the game is played, you've got to have players in the team who can break up games. But it's a very rare commodity. The other guys haven't got that commodity as much as he has and it's extremely valuable to any rugby team. He's got something special.     Graham Henry on Carlos Spencer in Vol3 Week 11
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Looking at South African rugby, one wonders who the next great leader will be after Gary Teichmann.    Francois Pienaar in Vol3 Week 11
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South African teams performed disappointingly during the past number of years. They are just too inconsistent.      Toutai Kefu in Vol3 Week 11
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I'm not just trying to cause political problems here, but the way our fixtures have been drawn is both unsafe and unfair.     John Kirwan on Italy's threat to withdraw from the RWC in Vol3 Week 12
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An immense festival of rugby awaits for the sixth edition of this formidable competition. A whole world of rugby in France. This result is a dream.      A French Rugby Federation statement after the country won the right to host the 2007 RWC in Vol3 Week 12
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It's an attitude-adjustment "klap". The Super 12 humiliates you if you are not up there week in and week out.      Gert Smal in Vol3 Week 12
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We can't play like we did against the Hurricanes because a class side like the Brumbies will beat us. Actually, anyone would beat us if we continue playing the way we did last week.      Brendan Cannon in Vol3 Week 12
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When you have been to the top and you have played in front of huge crowds, it can become a little difficult to motivate yourself to play in front of stands that are nearly empty and I don't think I could have carried on playing Vodacom Cup indefinitely.     Johan Erasmus in Vol3 Week 12
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They did not win the match. We threw it away.      Corne Krige in Vol3 Week 12
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The difference between South African and New Zealand teams is patience. We tend to take it through 2-3 phases and then kick it, but they have the patience to keep the ball through 10 or more phases.    Pieter Rossouw in Vol3 Week 13
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The picture is not as dark as everyone seems to be painting at the moment.     Rudi Joubert in Vol3 Week 13
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Some of the referees hardly need encouragement. Stuart Dickinson again marred what was a world class refereeing performance in the Crusaders-Sharks match by handing out three unwarranted yellow cards.    Spiro Zavos in Vol3 Week 13
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I think some alarm bells should be ringing. The national team hasn't played well for 12 months now, they've been inconsistent.    Nick Farr-Jones in Vol3 Week 13
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Stuart Dickinson has been handing out more cards than a used car salesman.     NZ commentator Tony Johnson in Vol3 Week 13
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Why would I ever do something that could destroy my career? But I believe God will carry me through this. Everything happens for a reason.     Herkie Kruger in Vol3 Week 13
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My dad spent six-to seven months in prison following a court case in which we were accused of burning our own house down, can you believe it!     Luke Watson in Vol3 Week 13
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Bob has had a lot of criticism lately, but maybe we should also look at the players around him.    Rudolf Straeuli in Vol3 Week 13
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I like rugby because it is fun. When you play rugby you exercise your body by running and tackling. I like tackling because it enables you to get wet and muddy. I also like the thrill of scoring. When the crowd is cheering and screaming you on, it makes me want to try harder. After the game I enjoy the hot dog and sweets which make me feel a whole lot better inside.      Under 11 player Miles Feeney on why he likes rugby in Vol3 Week 14
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That is a marketing ploy and it doesn't mean much to the players.      George Gregan on the "House of Pain" in Vol3 Week 14
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He had a brilliant mind and a great love for rugby. He will be sorely missed by the rugby world, but especially here in Wales.     WRU chairman Glanmor Griffiths on IRB Chairman Vernon Pugh's death in Vol3 Week 14
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In New Zealand we are notorious for living in the past. It's not the past we're dealing with, it's what we see now. What happened last year is irrelevant, the game has moved on.     John Mitchell in Vol3 Week 14
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He was telling everyone what to do out there, but he must have been fresh himself because he was standing out in the backs all the time. I've got a lot of respect for his talent. Right now, it's as if he's just waiting around for the World Cup to start, which is pretty unprofessional.    Toutai Kefu on Bob Skinstad in Vol3 Week 14
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Bob has been below his best and he maybe does need to concentrate more on his own game. The tour has been very frustrating and disappointing for Bob. He has been trying very hard to inspire the guys but maybe he should focus more on himself.    Tim Lane in Vol3 Week 14
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The pitch at Twickenham is done to my specifications.    Clive Woodward in Vol3 Week 14
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You've got to get your first tackle in early, even if it's late.     Ray Gravell in Vol3 Week 15
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Youngsters need heroes. They need figures like Batman, Tarzan and Naas Botha.    Abie Malan in Vol3 Week 15
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After last game for his club - I'm just off for a quiet pint. Followed by fifteen noisy ones.      Gareth Chilcott in Vol3 Week 15
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In my time, I've had my knee out, broken my collarbone, had my nose smashed, a rib broken, lost a few teeth, and ricked my back; but as soon as I get a bit of bad luck I'm going to quit the game.    J.W. Robinson in Vol3 Week 15
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I think you enjoy the game more if you don't know the rules. Anyway, you're on the same wavelength as the referee.   Jonathan Davies in Vol3 Week 15
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Rico Gear. What a great-sounding name. He sounds like a drug dealer from Brazil.    Murray Mexted in Vol3 Week 15
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On trying to stop Phil Horrocks-Taylor - Every time I went to tackle him, Horrocks went one way, Taylor went the other, and all I got was the bloody hyphen.      Nick England in Vol3 Week 15
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In 1823, William Webb Ellis first picked up the ball in his arms and ran with it. And for the next 156 years forwards have been trying to work out why.      Sir Tasker Watkins in Vol3 Week 15
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