Enough to drive you up the poll
A LOCAL website asked their readers to name their favourite Super-Sport rugby commentator this week. In the poll, 26 commentators were listed and readers simply had to click next to their preferred choice. Although he has been sidelined over the last few years, Hugh Bladen topped the poll with a whopping 42%. The next best was Kobus Wiese, who polled at nine percent.
TO be fair, the poll probably has to be taken with a pinch of salt. Garth Wright, who has been off air for some time, garnered one percent of the vote.
SPEAKING of commentators, Tightheads wishes Joel Stransky a speedy recovery after his fall in the Cape Epic. Stransky broke a rib, punctured a lung and had to undergo plastic surgery. With one Epic under the belt, Tightheads reminded Stransky of the brutality of the race even if the only potential peril was the walk to the drinks fridge in the media centre.
STRANSKY took to social media to announce that he is up and about, but still not well enough to fly home. Thankfully for him, the kind folks at Rovos Rail were happy to return him home in style. Please don’t lean out the windows, Stranners.
TIGHTHEADS this week hacked its way around Steyn City in the 67 blankets for Mandela golf day. There were rugby luminaries like Jacques Fourie, Owen Nkumane [who makes Jim Furik's twirly-whirly swing look routine] and Naas Botha, who doubled as auctioneer. Botha was quite adept at getting money from people’s pockets and just when Tightheads thought he’d drop the mike and exit stage, he passed it along.
IF Lions coach Johan Ackermann was looking for reasons to go to Gloucester he doesn’t have to look far. Gloucester’s home ground Kingsholm will today host veteran crooner Tom Jones. That’s a sure deal better than having to every week watch Neil Diamond during play on the big screen at Ellis Park.
SUCH was the palpable relief on Robert du Preez’s face after his charges just edged past the Southern Kings, an F-bomb passed off while the sleepy Durban media contingent were still trying to catch their breath. The pre-presser question from one of the journalists was an innocent one, but Du Preez let everybody know just how relieved he was.
ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones was at it again with his cricket references last week. Following his team's defeat to Ireland last week, which halted an 18-match winning streak, Jones said: “We are batting at a pretty good average. Even Don Bradman got zero when he played in his last test.” At least Don went quietly, Eddie.
YOU read it here first last week, when Tightheads revealed SA Rugby’s partnership with budget carrier Fly-Safair. They will officially launch their deal tomorrow. But beggars can't be choosers. SA Rugby will report a group pre-tax loss of R23.3- million at next month's AGM. Despite the loss, SA Rugby said in a statement yesterday that the results were ‘satisfactory’.