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Ja, i know he's not ready

Started by Plum6 REPLIES63 VIEWS· 26 Aug 2026, 12:00
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PlumCaptain21,801 posts
26 Aug 2026, 12:00
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26 Aug 2026, 12:00#1

But i really like Mahashe.

Excuse the crassness, but he's the type of poes you want on your team.

You can tell that he's actually angry at the opposition most of the time. Like the fact they turned up is an insult.

He provided my moment of the season in the URC when he slapped Pretender away like the skinny girl that he is and that was in a play that turned out to be the non-try of the season too.

But here's the problem, Rassie wont ever select him because he's only 187cm and 93Kgs. Honestly, that is a bit small for a test flanker unless, like Divvy, you are a master at a specific and vital skill.

I think he needs to make the move now, while he's still young, and look to play at 12 or 13.

Batho on the other hand is turning out to be a big softie. I think he needs a good few years to build his game and perhaps later on he might achieve higher honours.

Also, Richard Kriel used to be my most disliked player at the Lions, but since he has become their stopgap 12 he has grown on me. He's not really a contender for main 12 even at the Lions, but one can't help but cheer for the maargat when he charges at the line. I'm sure that every time he runs into contact he thinks it might be his last time. Next time Paks punts a Temu player we should pay attention. Kak funny!

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Plum27 Aug 2026, 08:09

@Rooinek oh, i wanted to mention, I'm deep in the AI coding rabbit hole with my chess 2.0...

The AI is a teaching me to code! What is the world we are living in haha!

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kingcorn27 Aug 2026, 09:06

Like the guys play, works when you are a pure attacker and a team that compliments it, but look at the All Blacks, there Loose forwards all have a low centre of gravity with tree trunk legs, can step and get around players with some serious gas. That is what undone them.

In the wide channels Mahashe was great, maybe a winger rather than a loose forward and a type of winger we need that can hold his own and show proper aggression, but he will get eaten alive in the real rough stuff. That is why Notshe could never cut it. The Du Preez twins dustroyed him one currie cup game when they were over looked for bok selection and he got the nod ahead of them. It was cruel on them, but it was all legal. They just completely chewed him up like hounds on a rabbit

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