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document.write("<h5>CRITISM</h5>");
document.write("Isn't it nice for the Lions to have a scapegoat to concentrate on rather than to face their own shortcomings. Also, it keeps the notoriusly critical British press from dealing with them as they normally would.<br /><br />It is also rather nice for the British press to have a whipping boy other than their own team.<br /><br />GO GUYS GO! <br /><br />You will still get another klap this coming weekend. <br /><br />Then the British press can go to town as they normally do - just as long as Div keeps his thoughts to himself?. SA JACK");
document.write("<h5>Liar</h5>");
document.write("Always struck me as a dodgey bloke...Get rid of him.<br /><br />Tri nations...think I will support All Blacks. Stu");
document.write("<h5>The man talks like a bergie.</h5>");
document.write(". Wallumbibo");
document.write("<h5>DEATH MUST HAVE A CAUSE</h5>");
document.write("Making Burger the scapegoat for their loosing.....Hell, but the Pommies are a bunch of sour-####ies now that they have lost the series!. Bokman");
document.write("<h5>Overrated? </h5>");
document.write("So we now has a coach who struggles to make tactical decisions (taking off a winning team in th 1st test)and who is a consistent public embarrassment. Can we really be confident DeVilliers is there on merit? You have to wonder if a white coach would be allowed to make such a fool of himself & his team and get away with it..... James");
document.write("<h5>Bring on the All Backs....</h5>");
document.write("Can't wait for some All Black Mauri to give Botha,Burger and the Boks the hiding of their lives. Justice will be served!! Mark my words, The chicken #$%^ Boks are probably all high on the white powder Joost is so fond of!! Viva the All Blacks, Viva the Lions, Viva England... the real Rugby nations!!. Will Tell");
document.write("<h5>Brian o Driscoll</h5>");
document.write("rather funny comments from O'Driscoll, he;s the thug who seems to have deliberatly tried to mame a springbok player , and now is too frightened to face the other players and is now running away.<br />. Mike");
document.write("<h5>@ Will Tell</h5>");
document.write("Buddy, you obviously don't know anything about rugby. If you dislike the Boks, that's your choice, but you seem to forget who the  reigning Champs are. Whilst I in no way condone the thuggery of Burger and agree that he has had handed down to him his just deserts, get real ...England as a rugby team??? they could only manage two players in the past starting line-up!And was it not the same O'Driscol who took a tap penalty whilst John Smit was trying to relate the Refs instructions to the rest of the team? And the try was allowed to stand!!! If the Lions think that they have had it hard so far.... just watch this weekend. They are going to get the biggest thrashing of their lives. Viva the Bokke. . Gavin");
document.write("<h5>will tell</h5>");
document.write("R U speaking out of the wrong hole again? Told u yesterday to take your colonial pom ### back to england where u belong. Alwyn");
document.write("<h5>Low class Cape Flats scum</h5>");
document.write("Typical - absolutely useless and yet thinks he is highly gifted.  That's what happens when you mix filthy dark meat with pom . pon");
document.write("<h5>he said she said</h5>");
document.write("blah blah blah, lets watch the rugby.. molshoop");
document.write("<h5>peter div </h5>");
document.write("hy kort n pk of 2 om hom weer aarde toe te bring.hy het veels te hans geraak vir sy grootte,of ly hy maar aan klein mannetjie sindroom?. Frikkie Botes");
document.write("<h5>How many more mistakes must Div make?</h5>");
document.write("Useless coach, useless ambassador, useless at public speaking. ");
document.write("<h5>Pom !!!</h5>");
document.write("Some of you guys are good ruby springbok supporters but very thick..in a stupid way...<br /><br />Poms are English from ENGLAND...this team is multinational Wales Scotland and Ireland are not poms thick dutchman. Greg");
document.write("<h5>Peter de Villiers</h5>");
document.write("Now I know where our useless embarassing coach gets his squeaky voice, he wears ballet tights under his tracksuit.Oh and pleeease put a tennis ball in his mouth. Steve G. Steve");
document.write("<h5>Give it rest</h5>");
document.write("Div clarified his comments and defended Burger admirably. He said he does not condone foul play.<br />He pointed out the number of incidents that the Lions should have been carded for - Bods hit, the groin punch etc.<br />Stop bagging your own coach guys, the brits and their press are doing enough of it.<br />And while the Boks themselves seem to be well and truly over the colour issue, some of you poor morons are still crying because the coach isnt white! You are the real embarrassment.. Dean");
document.write("<h5>dean</h5>");
document.write("The complaints are not based on his colour, but on his performance. Alwyn");
document.write("<h5>Div  ... Gods Talent</h5>");
document.write("Where this bloke gets this idea , nobody knows . <br /><br />Why is Div being cautioned on these statements when Nick Mallet was fired for telling the management that ticket prices were too high .<br /><br />I live in England and most of the people I speak to say it was a hard game , they respect and admire the toughness and class of the Springbok players but they are shocked that the coach can say things like he does . The Pommies are the ones saying to me , an expat , that it is obvious that De Villiers has been made coach purely on political grounds .. Gordon Howe");
document.write("<h5>Greg</h5>");
document.write("Rather a thick Dutchman than a whinging, whining little Prat.<br />. svr");
document.write("<h5>Rugby invented by the English</h5>");
document.write("Just to remind you Bok supporters that Rugby is an English invention and if played according to the high standard England sets it's enjoyable. However, it has been stolen by a bunch of idiot, breed with sister & mother, low-brow, cave-man mentality  morons who have no skill but turn to dirty play to<br />pumle any opposition into submission. Luckily the English have evolved and Rugby is not the major sport in the Motherland of all nations. I would really enjoy watching the prancing Burger/Botha idiots being taken on in the NHL.. they wouldn't last long before being hospitalised by being thrashed by real men!. Will Tell");
document.write("<h5>Will Tell</h5>");
document.write("You are a f@##en idiot.. Andrew");
document.write("<h5>Will Tell W###er</h5>");
document.write("Hey Will, the english also invented w##king and you are their World Champion, no doubt about that!. mike");
document.write("<h5>sad</h5>");
document.write("many of these comments show a serious low level of intelligence people. i wish they would censure some of them for sheer stupidity and ignorance. my opinion is we obviously have a coach out of his depth and who definitely cannot cope in english interviews anyway. his comments were pathetic. as far as burger goes. he should be band for at least a year. it's a shocking disgrace to try gauge someones eyes. he should have been red carded and would have cost the boks the game.all of us bok supporters wouldn't be so defensive then! lastly, if anyone wants to know if we still have issues of colour in this country, they should just read these user comments.. helmet");
document.write("<h5>The Pot calling the kettle black?</h5>");
document.write("...you worry about the content of the e-mail yet you call yourself helmet!!!!! Pissing myself at that one!. Mirthless");
document.write("<h5>pdv</h5>");
document.write("if the british media made any mention of the constant of the ball niggle by the lions and did not try to make out as if div condoned gouging i would have understood. but they dont. div clearley said he does not condone dirty play but that he believes the incident was not gouging - be that as it may, they remain whingers. were is the british journo commenting on the awesome test series so far and congratulating the boks on their victory? no llok at yourselves lions you came here putting all the emphasis on size ,fronting up, etc etc. now with your big captain and all you are sour because you got what you wanted.. koos de le rey");
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document.write("As someone said earlier, blah blah blah, lets watch the rugby. Will Tell. England just got beaten by Argentina. was a horribly dour affair. They should be put in a second tier with the likes of Italy. Pull the other one.. g");
document.write("<h5>Will Tell is clearly an expat, so we are not interested in his comments</h5>");
document.write("Real men don't need to wear NHL body armour and carry sticks. ");
document.write("<h5>@ Will Tell</h5>");
document.write("Aren't you just a marvellous, little product of the \" Motherland\" - Rugby invented by the English, perfected by the Boks who are after all the World Champs. 36-0. C");
document.write("<h5>Will Tell - you are priceless</h5>");
document.write("Dear Will - it sounds like you must be a Pom. My dad emigrated from there to SA a long time ago, and I went back to England for an extended holiday some while back. My, how the country has deteriorated. While the women are strong, the guys are either a bunch of lager-glugging louts or alternatively, poncy Hugh Grant types. How England actually manages to put together enough tough guys to play rugby amazes me. Oh but wait - it's the British AND IRISH Lions, isn't it? Kind of explains things. And by the way, I am proud to be S. African, even if our coach does get foot-in-mouth disease sometimes.. alan");
document.write("<h5>Reality is..</h5>");
document.write("that regardless of the color of the bok coach, if you are a truebok supporter you will still support the boks on saturday, rejoice if they win and sulk if they lose. maybe Div does this on purpose to deflect attention away from the team much like JW did when overseas.. Dan");
document.write("<h5>Greg</h5>");
document.write("Your point about poms and their make-up is very valid, but please don't make similar ignorant mistakes:<br /><br />Afrikaners are also made up from different nationalities, among them German, French and Dutch, hence calling an Afrikaner a \"Dutchman\" is also clearly wrong. Besides, things have moved on a little and I do believe that a 5th or 6th generation \"Dutchman\" could now be called an African, or member of a \"white tribe\" as per our president.  . Afrikaner");
document.write("<h5>South Africa</h5>");
document.write("Violence, threats, hate speech etc etc my how we have all sunk sooooo low. We are talking about rugby here not the bloody state of the nation all get real.. June");
document.write("<h5>PDV can say whatever he likes.</h5>");
document.write("i dont care what our coach says, as long as he gets the results he'g got my backing.<br /><br />so far he's the first coach in more than a decade to take a Bok side ytou Europe and come back unbeaten.<br /><br />his the first Bok coach since Mallet to win a test in NZ.<br /><br />And he had just coached the side to a win in a lions series.<br /><br />so i dont give a flying f#### what he says and the UK media can drum up whatever they want to take the heat off their Lions side that looks to be the 1st to get whitewashed by a Bokside.<br /><br />So i dont care what Div says....just get us a trinations and a home win over the 2 tests against the all blacks this year on home soil.<br /><br />and i suggest we play that rap song \"i can do whatever i like\" as background music when he speaks from now on as well.. All Boks");
document.write("<h5>Schalk Burger v Div</h5>");
document.write("I  have been a WP/STORMERS fan since I can remember my father taking me to Newlands to watch rugby when I was about 2 years old...hence my passion for rugby..I cant understand why ppl insist on insulting each other and blaming and swearing....Schalk Burger has been one of my fav rugby players ever since he started to play...and I really like him....I was very shocked to see his play on Saturday and even though I know he is an aggressive player ..what he did was so out of context for him....I myself would like to know what made a fist class player do something so x-rated....is it perhaps something that happened that we never saw...#shrugs#...who knows...<br />But please ppl lets keep focused on the game and enjoy the rugby for what it is...a GREAT SPORT....never mind what the B&I lions have to say....why waste energy worrying about what they say...lets rather stand together and spent that energy supporting our boks...ENJOY THE GAME SATURDAY. Lucy");
document.write("<h5>div is a true new south african</h5>");
document.write("be an embarresment for us all , you fit in well with the new image that south africa has due to you and most politicians in south africa. We will eventually be shy to say we are associated with you people.. Mark Farrell");
document.write("<h5>Div</h5>");
document.write("What a shame. Div has single handedly turned a great tour into something we,rugby and the country do not neeed.Can he not be kept away from the press, he is clearly not the man to be talking to them with his off the wall staements and damage he is doing to the country.. Clive ");
document.write("<h5>BIL to handle the pressure?</h5>");
document.write("Dear Refs,<br /><br />Please keep a very close eye on the Lions, and watch all off the ball incidents (and tackles)....I think they are sore losers and are cracking up....dangerous to have players in that frame of mind in a physical contest, they just might 'lose it'...lets see who the real dirty players are on the weekend....GO BOKKE (and good luck PDV, but please learn a little tact). Luke");
document.write("<h5>honestly</h5>");
document.write("does it really matter? as long as the game is a good one!. Ange");
document.write("<h5>P Divy must GO!</h5>");
document.write("He is giving SA Rugby a bad name with his stupid comments!! . PietP");
document.write("<h5>Greg --  </h5>");
document.write("Greg  ---- your comments are in bad taste, i do not know what nationality or race you are but you belong to the stupid class, and as such should refrain from slander, rassistic remarks,  point blank any remarks. You dumb f<br />Read what pom mean  - POHM- Prisoner of her majesty According to British Naval records the term \"Pommie\" came about from the red \"pom-pon\" on the top of the hats of British sailors who were involved in the transfer of prisoners to the Colonies.[citation needed] It was used as a derogatory term, but has since become a generalised term for British people. The term pommy or pom is commonly used by speakers of Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English and Afrikaans. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br />  (Redirected from Alternative words for British<br />. chris");
document.write("<h5>Reply on PDV can say whatever he likes from All Boks</h5>");
document.write("Its not P Divy that won all those games! Its the players who deserve the credit. P Divy got an AWESOME team on a silver plate from Jake White and at the moment there is so many Brilliant players that could play in the Bok jersey!! So please, get you facts straight before you give the “Liar” the credit!!! . PietP");
document.write("<h5>BOK COACH vs. B&I LIONS</h5>");
document.write("The Lions are drawing attention away from their own foul play - shoulder charges, groin punches, high tackles, playing the ball on the ground, offside play, illegal scrumming  etc. And all you suckers can do, is feed the frenzy by gang tackling Div. Get some backbone and start supporting your OWN team. STOP suffering from the infernal SA inferiority complex. If you don't.... then move to the UK, AUS or NZ, because you're taking up space!. KJD");
document.write("<h5>It's sad...</h5>");
document.write("It's really awful that the whole rugby team gets painted with the same brush because of one player's stupid antics on the field and I don't believe that the team stands behind any crass and idiotic remarks that the coach makes publicly....I think that, stupid remarks and bad behaviour aside, the team are pretty well honest and down to earth players who play for the love of the game and country. Don't let's mar the whole team because of a couple of dimwits.. Anon");
document.write("<h5>Rugby & SA Coach</h5>");
document.write("We all know that Rugby is a tough game and is subject to rules that should be applied equally to all players. We also know that this is not always done. When the TV ref notes these incorrect decisions he should have the authority to reverse the decision there and then. This may result in a reduction of foul play incidents. With regard to the coach - it would be good to have a coach who could speak the language and engage brain before opening his mouth. Unfortunately his comments are on an intellectual level that would qualify him for a position in some 3rd World Governments. May the best team win the 3rd test - hopefully it is the Boks.. Turbo 1");
document.write("<h5>Forget what is said off the field</h5>");
document.write("Let's forget what is said off the field and do the talking on the field,which is exactly what the Bokke have been doing up 'till now.Go bokke!Skop pommie gat Saterdag.And well done to Peter De Villiers and the Bokke for taking the series!<br />. Lee");
document.write("<h5>P. Drivel  - Consistently Inconsistent.... </h5>");
document.write("The sad fact is that Nick Mallet (a world record equaling coach) was fired for supposedly making comments about ticket prices being too high. Yet this clown P. Divvy can repeatedly make a fool of himself and embarrass both the Boks (the reigning World Champions) and the rest of the country with his nonsense and drivel and still keep his job. Consistently inconsistent, that's our P. Drivel and SARU for that matter too. . ");
document.write("<h5>P. DRIVEL</h5>");
document.write("P.Drivel   - I love it!!!. ");
document.write("<h5>Now they know</h5>");
document.write("Forget the rugby, I'm just glad that the Lions supporters and the rest of the UK finally realise what idiocy we have to put up with every single day in South Africa. Not such bleeding heart liberals are you now hey?. Mooi so");
document.write("<h5>Sore losers?</h5>");
document.write("There used to be a time when Springbok rugby fans and managers had an IQ above 60. What a shame the terrific rugby the Lions and Boks have produced has seen the ugly side of SA so ruthlessly exposed, along with Schalk's wretched thuggery. A great series, tragically wasted. . Bob");
document.write("<h5>AAN ONSE AFRIGTER</h5>");
document.write("Ou Pieter jy is gelukkig dat jy nie wit is nie. As jy nie Engels kan praat nie dan bly by onse taal. My ou vriend kan jy asseblief bly, by die spel, en bly weg van die politiek af. Jy maak jou naam gat en ond boere gatvol. Asseblief man, ek vra mooi. Pasop die Tri-Nations is opjou en die manne gaan jou hang oor die pak slae wat ons gaan kry oorsee.Baie Dankie. BOERE SEUN");
document.write("<h5>Boere seun and all racist </h5>");
document.write("'Tseketseke! Setlatla! Lathalatha<br /><br />PdV will prevail. Herbie");
document.write("<h5>Just watch he damn game</h5>");
document.write("These racists remarks are so stupid...everyone complains that our country will never change and maybe it wont with the idiots we see leaving a comment on here..When Jake was coach it was he who led the Boks to the World Cup now that its Peter its the players that have won the series?its not Peter thats the embarrasemet its the stupid people still using the race card as the problem..if the coach was white no one would of complained..it just goes to show who the real whiners are..so please shut up and if you have a problem move to England or New Zealand and stay away from here..Go BOKKE GO!!. Erasmus Wolhurter");
document.write("<h5>HERBIE A TRUE AFRICAN</h5>");
document.write("You have been taught well! \"your only form of defence is the race card\" THE ANC IS PROUD OF YOU!<br />CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BOK COACH PDV. Your team for the 3rd test looks much better.. BOERE SEUN");
document.write("<h5>Erasmus Wolhurter</h5>");
document.write("\"if the Coach was white no one would of complained\" You must be new to the world of Rugby. Please do some reading on the subject. 2007 the South African public wanted to lynch Jake White the present World Rugby Coach. HE IS WHITE. HOPE YOU GET MY POINT.. BOERE SEUN");
document.write("<h5>Chisarai De Villiers</h5>");
document.write("Rarai svakanaka De Villiers -tichoana !<br />Ndaneta epolitici.<br />Haindei Amabokoko Springboks - Pambai mushe sterek - haindei !<br />Chitanhatu 4 July = Sprinboks 32 - Shumbas 22.<br />Pambiri-ni Zimbabwe !  Amabokoboko !. Jock");
document.write("<h5>BOERE SEUN</h5>");
document.write("I quote : \"if the Coach was white no one would of complained\"   Surely you mean \"...would have complained...\"<br />I see now why they call you Boere Seun.<br />. Pieter");
document.write("<h5>Agree with Jock</h5>");
document.write("I agree with Jock ( Zimbo ? )  I too am tired of politics and rugby Jock - lets just play the game - and be gentlemanly about it - win and lose with dignity and pride. All the best to the Boks for Saturday and to all the weird commentators above,  plaaeeeeese, grow up !. pierre");
document.write("<h5>Pieter</h5>");
document.write("So what is your point? My weak English? I suppose you have nothing else to do? Go through all the comments and you will find more to complain about. The fact is communication is about getting your opinion across like our Coach.. BOERE SEUN");
document.write("<h5>Pieter P-BRAIN</h5>");
document.write("I agree with my white brother Boere Seun. He got his point across and being a farmer he feeds idiots like you.. GROW-UP OR GO PLAY IN THE TRAFFIC, BLINDFOLDED. Thanking you for your co-operation. Have a nice evening.. BMW OWNER (black)");
document.write("<h5>Boerseun...</h5>");
document.write("Dear Boereseun, please climb back into the hole you came out of and please take your idiotic comments with you..if you gonna be a stupid please maybe even go back with Brian o Driscal I hear they looking for the second idiot that left the village with Brian..<br />KInd Regards <br />Erasmus Wolhurter<br />. Erasmus Wolhurter");
document.write("<h5>BOERE SEUN</h5>");
document.write("Hi my farming friend. You really have some stupid people on this site complaining about you.The pot calling the kettle black.<br />Pieter pointing out your mistake. Wonder what he has to say about Erasmus Wolhurter and I quote.<br />1. \"if you gonna be a stupid\"<br />2. \"Spelling of O'Driscoll\"<br />And calling you an idiot, and telling you to crawl back into the hole you came out of.<br />IDIOT WOLHURTER YOU SHOULD TAKE YOUR OWN ADVICE AND JOIN JULIUS MALEMA!. BMW OWNER (black)");
document.write("<h5>O'DRISCOLL</h5>");
document.write("Brian O\"Driscoll has an enviable Lions record: <br />New Zealand - went home injured after 1 minute and whinged about the All Blacks for 4 years.<br />South Africa - went home injured after 150 minutes and has been whinging ever since. <br />Series victories - zero!!<br />His whinging ways are a disgrace.. anton");
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