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document.write("<h5>ONLY A ROSE</h5>");
document.write("Not many surprises. Only the Rose looks suspicious, and like a racial preference.. Chris");
document.write("<h5>A Rose by any other name</h5>");
document.write("As someone sitting here in New Zealand watching this is actually a good squad EXCEPT for Earl Rose. Peter Grant is simply a superior flyhalf. Rose makes too many mistakes but more importantly has very suspect defense.. Yoda from New Zealand");
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document.write("peter de villiers, go coach in a circus, u r such a joke mate. ");
document.write("<h5>There's a Thorn in our Side</h5>");
document.write("He single handedly cost the Lions the match against the Sharks with his indiscriminate kicking and then failed to see out the Semi Final vs the Bulls because he was just plain useless. So well done De Villiers - a real stroke of selection genius.. HH");
document.write("<h5>cant change wont change</h5>");
document.write("in retrospect ...jake white choose about 4 useless transformation players everytime it came to team selection..... PDV chooses one .....only one and earl did not have bad season....please go look at statistics. im beginning to agree with watson something is very wrong <br />PS morne steyn and peter grant are both excellent defensive flyhalfs .....DEFENSIVE>>>>>>flyhalfs were obviously choosen on criteria namely creativity. Rick");
document.write("<h5>Springboks</h5>");
document.write("Okay, here comes a cat amoung the pigions. It is obvious that politics (Unfortunately) is still playing a major part in our teams selection. IT COULD OF BEEN WORSE. Rose in my opinion does not deserve his selection on this years performance. Let us hope that if he is played he is able to mature a bit and become a team player. To all selected good luck, be proud of your selection and play to the best of your abilaty.. Roger");
document.write("<h5>Luke</h5>");
document.write("What!No Luke?. Jannie");
document.write("<h5>Flyhalf</h5>");
document.write("When are the coaches going to realise that RUAN DOESN'T WANT TO BE FLYHALF????  Don't they listen, or care?  A player in the spot he's happy to be in is a better player than one who is forced to do what he says he doesn't want to.   . GUPPIE");
document.write("<h5>What , son you left me out!!</h5>");
document.write("Makes me want to Puke, I cant believe they left me out, what did I tell you about these bloody 'Dutchman', who's this Brussow chap?? I tell you its all just down right Racism!!! It sticks I tell you man, wait till Daddy hears about this man his gonna be mad!!!. Luke Watson");
document.write("<h5>Suspect</h5>");
document.write("I agree with Brussouw, he has had a great season and we need a fetcher.  Is Big Joe injured?<br /><br />Peter Grant is very unlucky not to be included and Chilli Boy has done nothing to be warrant inclusion.<br /><br />It must be tough to be a selector but it seems as though every year there are a few players selected who just don't seem to fit in with the others.. David");
document.write("<h5>Oh Boy</h5>");
document.write("You can pull the wool over some eyes but not everybodies.Earl Rose disater waiting to happen.. Butch");
document.write("<h5>Not too bad a team</h5>");
document.write("Hey guys, its not a bad team and Earl has flashes of brilliance. Pity about Stephan Terblanche though, he is far and away the form full-back in the country, a really good replacement for Monty. Pity he's white hey.. Graham");
document.write("<h5>Earle Rose</h5>");
document.write("To select Rose is a straight racist selection,nothing short of it.How does Peter Grant and Morne Steyn feel and surely their loyalty will be tested.These selection will get worse to please the politicians and to marginalise the game.  . Dan ");
document.write("<h5>Bok selection</h5>");
document.write("Either the puppet master has pull string regarding the selection of Rose and the fact that no specialist flyhalf has been chosen, De Villers your statement that this is the best squad available who dictating to you mate. grenville");
document.write("<h5>Bok Selection</h5>");
document.write("Come on, guys, cut the racist nonsense. Earl's selection is no more controversial than Percy's during his slump before the RWC (remember how we laughed at him?) or that of even John Smit during the same time. Give Earl a chance, you have to include some youngsters to see how they shape. Who says he won't be the next Habana?. Nielen");
document.write("<h5>rugby</h5>");
document.write("is this the best Boks team or the best Bucks team. Ceebee");
document.write("<h5>coach</h5>");
document.write("Peter Devillers you have your head up your arss. mick");
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document.write(". Dumi");
document.write("<h5>come on guys</h5>");
document.write("guys, shut up about the whole racism nonsense. Okay yes, Peter Grant should have been selected. But otherwise, what the hell is so bad about this team? It's just PDV being his usual idiotic self.. Dumi");
document.write("<h5>Not so bad</h5>");
document.write("Come on guys, the team is not all that bad. We have a mean pack of forwards and why don't we have a look and see how Rose performs? IF he doesn't perform up to scratch, the team THEN blast him, but lets first give him a go. I know we have better flyhalfs at the moment, but come on....lets wait and see.. Simon");
document.write("<h5>Actually</h5>");
document.write("I agree with Dumi.. Glenn");
document.write("<h5>Rose</h5>");
document.write("Yar enough with the race ####. PDivvie has made his selection, what ever players he chooses people are going to complain (there even some people complaining Watson is not in the squad, go figure). The end of year team also gives the coach a chance to test some fringe players. Let's see how it goes and bliksem PDivvie if they get their asses kicked over seas. Besides, if Rose didn't have some excellent games, no one would of been waiting in anticipation to see if he was going to make the squad or not, there was already talk of it over a month ago. Give him a shot, let's see what he can do. Give him a couple of games, if he doesn't cut it, let him develope some more at provincial/Super14, then see how he developes in 2 years. Look at Conrad, played resonibly well for SA, swopped provinces, matured a bit, and has come back from injury and played some fantastic games. If I remember Percy wasn't rated half as much before he went to Wales as when he came back (myself included).. Lepper_Messiah");
document.write("<h5>Don't speak with forked tongue...</h5>");
document.write("I'm all for giving the squad a chance, Mr De Villiers... Just don't try and blanket the \"iffy\" selections with an equally \"iffy\" explanation... We understand that the squad has to be representative so don't treat us like fools and make statements that are glaringly incorrect... Earl's had a shocker and there's clearly better options. Good luck Boks...Err...King Proteas... Err... Whatever they are going to be named!!! Just do us proud! . Rob");
document.write("<h5>A Rose among the dorings</h5>");
document.write("Let's face it, it's a good team - out of the entire squad there's only one really contentious selection!. Graham");
document.write("<h5>Eish I cant believe !!!!!</h5>");
document.write("Would Jake have chosen Rose !!??  Can you imagine Rose running out in a World Cup Final !!!!?????  C'mon guys get real !!!!. George");
document.write("<h5>Earl</h5>");
document.write("Hey-lets hope the headlines can say he Rose to the occasion. Peter");
document.write("<h5>Strongest Squad?</h5>");
document.write("OK, everybody knows there is going to be some politics involved in the Springboks team selection, so please don't treat us like fools Mr. de Villiers.  This certainly is NOT the strongest squad if the likes of Earl Rose is included ...he had such a shocking year and please somebody tell me what the so-called \"x-factor\" of his that de Villiers is prattling on about. I'd have chosen Peter Grant and/or Morne Steyn (both on form and ability) over Rose any time.  Why not put Rose on the standby list.  And what a joke that de Villiers can't find a place for Stephen Terblanche!  Nothing is surprising about that list really .... only that Luke Watson is not on it!. MTM");
document.write("<h5>Rose WTF?</h5>");
document.write("I am a Lion's fan and I wait for the day when Rose is not available to play as he can not make it at the Lion's level now he is going to play that #### for the Boks. Feel my pain every Lion's game.... Dave");
document.write("<h5>Bulls Team </h5>");
document.write("They should have just used the BULLS TEAM for the SA squad.<br /><br />Morne deserves to be there not earl rose . Gman");
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