ManWarrior says...

@safehands (are your hands safe for piano?), when he made the statement he was referring to the sport rugby and not the South African sportsman...it's called a metaphor and not a comparison in this case. Go Bokke!!!

Posted 12:34 16th June 2012

Wallaroo says...

@safehands - I disagree Rugby can be likened to a war. War is essentially a battle of wits with a result determined through physical prowess and mental attrition. It is a team effort with some individual hero's, these hero's mainly stand-out because they are with a good team to start with. War is fought (played) using front-line and back-line warriors (players) offering cover to the infiltrators who break the defensive lines of the opposition in order to get to the real target. So as you can see, he may be smarter than you think.

The key difference is their are no on field referees in the war zone.

BTW if you watch super 15 you may note that Bismark is a fairly okay bloke, generally hard but fair. We all have our days.

Posted 10:38 15th June 2012

safehands says...

Has he ever fought in a war? I reckon the men out in Afghanistan would disagree with his sentiments...another Bok player who has rather lofty opinions on his physical prowess I'm afraid. He is hard.....but there are harder out there....and fairer!! Cage fighting......now that is a physical sport with "a little bit of rules"!!

Posted 01:32 15th June 2012

ABlack says...

Bismarck is my favourite player in world Rugby and Im a Kiwi.......

Posted 21:16 14th June 2012

cayzam says...

"Rugby is like war with a little bit of rules" - That has to be the quote of the year.

Posted 14:10 14th June 2012