BOKMARKS

My Dad used to regale me with stories of Rugby Tours to South Africa, touring sides arriving on our shores to take on the best we had to offer. I never thought a full tour would become a reality, dreaming of one day attending and taking my son. This day is now upon us, Rugby's Greatest Rivalry #RGR underway. Feels like we’ve been supporting the @Springboks all over the world – between singing Irishmen, wild Frenchmen, accommodating Scottish fans and suffering Welshmen; between bar-brawling Kiwis, disinterested Aussies, the bowing Japanese and rah England supporters. Now I get to come home again and support the Boks with my people. Shirts bought, bags packed, breath held, we're coming home. Thank you @Springboks for being #ENOUGH Forever a #Safanatic

Kettleborough gets a lot wrong. #RSAvAUS

Waiting for the @Springboks travelling squad announcement

Cullinan Kallis Markram The 3 best cover drivers ever.

Great start @ProteasMenCSA Let’s bat for 3 1/2 days and watch the souls evacuate the Australian bodies.

Where are the customary Pat Cummins’ chirps now? Questioning Bavuma’s decision making makes irony look like a shiny metallic surface.

Not too flash from the world’s number one ranked Test bowler. DIY shops in Cape Town will be scrabbling to hike product prices right about now. #RSAvAUS

Ref completely missed Kelleher playing the balls on the ground.

Highlight of the weekend has to be the Sharks away win in Cardiff. #URC

Jeepers a load of opposition tries shipped in the homeland today. #URC

A weekend of #URC after a Test Cricket win against Australia

The moment it was sealed. Feels almost sweeter than 2018. #RSAvAUS Kudos @ProteasMenCSA … that’s some turnaround.

Let’s completely ditch T20 and only play Test Cricket

This is nice, very nice. #RSAvAUS @ProteasMenCSA

Quick

Every time Siyaya gets the ball, I’m thinking he can’t pull of another miracle … then he does, whipping through French D like a couteau de boulanger through fromage à pâte molle. He’s better than Fassi no doubt and perhaps even Quan is getting a bit en sueur. Talent loading …

Beautiful words from @JLyall93 RIP Hyron @LionsRugbyCo

#bledisloe has to be the worst rugby comp - boring and never a contest. Rugby has become so boringly attack orientated that not only is defence optional but the variety that set piece brings is diminished. Without the contrast that the @Springboks bring, rugby might actually die.

When is the @Springboks travelling squad going to be announced?

Am I understanding this correctly that the SA sides have to commit their squads to the Europe pool rounds? If so seems wildly unfair that you cannot adjust based on how your season is progressing in other tournaments. Or is this a ploy to get the Bok glitterati to give a **** about Europe?

Kudos to @VDP_24 for standing up to the cowardly ball dropping incident by Lyon on AB. Some things just need to be said, no matter how many delicate toes curl.