Former Al Black captain Sam Kane names greatest Springbok forward he faced and it

it will come as no surprise to anybody bar DUD Mozzie.
Eggchaser says Says Du Toit is possibly the greatest No. 7 ever to play the game.
Now take a look at what Cane says. Note oaks these are not South African opinions about Du Toit.
Doubtless ou Dud Mozzie will insist he is right about Du Toit and will recommend everyone sticks with Mozz. Bwahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha

Poor old Dud Mozzie. It's him against the Rugby world. Hahahahahahaha.

"Rarely misses tackles.
Makes 20+ tackles in big Tests look routine.
Hits rucks relentlessly.
Shuts down opposition first receivers.
Plays 80 minutes at an intensity most loose forwards can't maintain.
Covers lock and blindside at an elite level."

We're gonna need a replacement soon.

The best direct like-for-like candidate would probably be Elrigh.

But I still that Roos could actually improve on what PSDT has done while Elrigh will probably be better at sticking to the plan and lineout work.

Steph is a great player, but his weaknesses get papered over probably more than any other player while the positives of his performances get a disproportionately bright spotlight on them after every game compared to other players. It's become an institution. You get Keo reading off stats that says he missed one tackle collectively against England and Scotland this year, while I can point you to two missed tackles in the first 7 minutes of the Scottish game where he was dominated by Darge.

Among our forwards I'd say he's probably middle of the pack when it comes to tackle success. Our forwards are generally very secure tacklers. For example in the French quarter final 2023 Steph made 9 and missed 5. Mostert 13-0, Duane 7-1, Malherbe 12-2. Don't think Mostert will get his horn tooted for that effort.

In the famous win over NZ in 2018 where Steph probably shot to fame more than anything else, he made 24-5, Mostert 24-2, Whiteley 20-1. Yet Mostert hardly got a mention, while Whiteley's huge defensive effort has disappeared into a void. Who even remembers that he played that day?

His massive effort in the WC final against NZ of 28-3 can't be ignored, but again you have Mostert with 16-0 in just 52 minutes on the field, and Deon Fourie with 20-1. Again, our forwards are generally very secure tacklers, it's not unique to Steph nor is he carrying the flag for tackle success. We only missed 14 tackles among the forwards in that game of 246 tackle attempts.

He also has no fetching game, where in the modern game most of the forwards and midfield in the backs in particular has fetching skills. The "he's too tall" argument doesn't wash either, we've seen more than enough locks making steals all over the place.

Again, great, honest, hard player and I don't begrudge him any of his success or acclaim, but on a critical level the rugby fraternity has been wearing permanent rose coloured glasses for the last 7 years when evaluating him.

I've always thought Pieter is a tough as nails player and leader. Versatile at lock or flank, with an engine that will last a full eighty minutes.

Yes, he is a nice guy "plat op die aarde" personality that is very likeable. So paparazzi fuzz over him more, not his fault, though.

It's shit that the media goons exclude players like Frans Malherbe, Franco Mostert, Duane Vermeulen, Kwagga, and Deon Fourie. Their type of toughness and skills are also great.

On a Rugby level, Stef's positives far outweigh the negatives. So as long as he can give this physical intensity, I would rather have him in the team than not.

I've thought about this a bit and I think it's to do with crossing a mental barrier.

When people hear a player being praised enough times, then that player enters a sort of safe zone in their mind. A position beyond reproach.

Largely because they know that no matter what happens, they can always fall back on the popular opinion. And those opinions provide a level of cover even when some claims are clearly not supported.

Let's take the claim of PSDT running traffic like a boss. I simply don't see him getting well beyond the advantage line very often. What I'm seeing provides me the "context" and when I look at the stats I'm provided with the evidence.

Thats not to say the net effect of having him in the side isn't a positive one.

It's simply to say that fan boys get to a point where, supported by popular opinion, critical thinking goes out the window.

Looking at the criticism of Stef over the years, it's always the same story. Someone points out missed tackles or that he doesn't fetch, but they never say what the end goal is. What is the point of all this criticism?

If the point is he's not a fetcher, that's fair, but then why is he playing flank in the first place? The coaches must clearly value other things he brings over traditional fetcher skills. So pointing out that he doesn't fetch is not really a criticism of him, it's a criticism of the role he's been given.

The real question is this: does his overall contribution justify his place in the team? And the answer is clearly yes. His physicality, work rate, leadership, and consistency at the highest level outweigh the mistakes.

If the argument is that other forwards deserve more recognition, that's a fair point. But using that to try and diminish what Stef brings is not a balanced view. You can acknowledge other players without tearing one down. That would be a more honest discussion.

I'm all for discussion, Pakie, but discussion needs a point. What's the end goal here? Do you want him dropped? Do you want his role changed?

Or is it just about pointing out flaws for the sake of it? If there's no clear direction, then it's not really discussion, it's just noise.

So Ruan Venter is a like for like replacement for Stef. Has Venter proven himself without a doubt against the best players in the World? Has he gone 80 minutes at full tilt against the best URC teams?

Other names like Elrigh louw comes up. Most probably a better replacement. But none of them are a straight-up swap for Stef.

Stef brings things that don't show up on a stat sheet. The leadership, "as jy bang is se net, ons maak n fokken plan" 🤣 the engine, the BMT. You can't replace that with a guy who is to injury prone.

Same goes for Eben. Some players aren't replaceable like for like. They leave holes.

Nice to see the oaks batting for du Toit and recognizing a moronic campaign has been waged against him by DUD Mozzie and DUD Pakster. Plumpster appears to be trying some fence sitting and what he thinks is psychological mumbo jumbo. Hahahahahahahahaha Come on Plumpster you can do better!
Du Toit has to be one of if not the greatest number 7 ever to play the game.
Game set and match.
Rassie has to be one of the greatest if not the greatest coach ever.
Matfield says Allende is the best number 12 in the worl and Eggchaser rates him highly.
In view of all this anybody sticking with DUD Mozzie is braindead.

Eeks is ou Pakster rebelling against the Gimp master. Who wouda thought.

Nope the Colonel was good on Russia but poor on Israel. He also thought he had better Judgement than Americas Greatest President D J Trump.

Russia has won the war and Odessa could be in play. If you don't think Russia has won the war look at the economic state of Europe and Germany in particular. Volkswagen have again laid off workers 100,000 in fact.
President Trump is not in trouble over the Iran war. The polls show the majority of Americans support the war and the Dow is at record levels. Trump is securing energy dominance fir America.
Further Dud Mozzie the demorats are in a civil war with the Communists of the DSA who have around 30 percent support in the Demorat party. This is a huge switch off to the vast majority of Americans. Further on a number of 80/20 issues the Demonrats are on the wrong side. The Demonrats are also bankrupt but the GOP is rolling in cash. The demorats. have no leaders of note.
Dud Mozzie you are one hugely ignorant oak.
I suggest you join X and get some real news. There are also many good channels on You Tube and Rumble.
Remember your backing of Nikki Haley for president and your saying Trump couldnt win Bwahahahahaha that rivals your daft bigoted take on Rassie and Du Toit.
I do hope you are getting a clue about election fraud and the whole Covid debacle, Fauci diary etc. You are such a clueless dope. Try to get yourself properly informed. You are addicted to Globalist propaganda and will keep making an ass of yourself until that changes.