that's right, amazing show of contempt for the powers that be - they should count their lucky stars Berger got a short ban for what he did, and De Villiers comments were unbelievable after the event.

And if it was going to be anyone, the odds were on Shaw - he does tend to play the game right on the edge.

To be fair though, I thought he was a little unlucky Saturday. Du Preez fell on the ball right in front of him and just got his body shape all wrong and landed on top of him. Not sure there was a great deal of intent.

They said it best on Spitting Image. Still as accurate today as it was in the 80's.

Don't suppose anyone recorded any of the lions games did they ?? I'm after the first game of the tour against Kings XV. I Have looked on ebay and you can get all but that one game. PM If you have it plz

"I've travelled this old world of ours from Barnsley to Peru
I've had sunshine in the arctic and a swim in Tinbuktu
I've seen unicorns in Burma and a Yetti in Nepal
And I've danced with ten foot pygmies in a Montezuma hall
I've met the King of China and a working Yorkshire miner
But I've never met a nice South African.

No he's never met a nice South African
And that's not bloody surprising man
'Cause we're a bunch of arrogant b***tards
Who hate black people

I once got served in Woolies aften less than four week's wait
I had lunch with Rowan Atkinson when he paid and wasn't late
I know a public swimming bath where they don't in the pool
I know a guy who got a job straight after leaving school
I've met a normal merman and a fairly modest German
But I've never met a nice South African.

No he's never met a nice South African
And that's not bloody surprising man
'Cause we're a bunch of talentless murderers
Who smell like baboons

I've had a close encounter of the twenty-second kind
That's when an alien spaceship disappears up your behind
I got directory enquiries after less than forty rings
I've even heard a decent song by Paul McCartney's Wings
I've seen a flying pig in a quite convincing wig
But I've never met a nice South African.

No he's never met a nice South African
And that's not bloody surprising man
'Cause we're a bunch of ignorant loudmouths
With no sense of humour - ha ha

I've met the Loch Ness monster and he looks like Fred Astaire
At the BBC in London he's the chief commissionaire
I know a place in Glasgow which is rife with daffodillies
I met a man in Katmandu who claimed to have two willies
I've had a nice pot noodle but I've never had a poodle
And I've never met a nice South African.

No he's never met a nice South African
And that's not bloody surprising man
Because we've never met one either
Except for Breyten Breytenbach and he's emigrated to Paris. (farts)

Yes he's quite a nice South African
And he's hardly ever killed anyone
And he's not smelly at all.
That's why they put him prison. "

For those of you who weren't born when the original was performed.

all blacks this week

King of the strops.....strops!!!! www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... union.html

King of the strops.....strops!!!! www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... union.html

He'll end up being a stay at home Dad now while his missus earns all the brass.

Think he will end up bleeding Celtic Crusaders dry myself.

Depends.

If he gets an injury settlement from his insurance for loss of earnings then he won't be able to play professional sport again at any level.

True but with his age and the fact it seems its more a mental than physical reason why he has quit I can not see insurers having to cough up.

all blacks are playing games

A guy who was the year above me has just been signed by Stade Francais, and is the youngest foreign player they've ever had, he's needed special dispensation from the French Government apparantly.

Not bad to say he had to put up with me as the worst utility player ever for a while