World class

Kitch Christie once said " The truth is simple.You can't be world class unless you have world class problems,the opposition is the opportunity". Now, for those of you who don't know Kitch Christie,he was the only South African Springbok coach who has a 100% record for 14 consecutive matches.Yes, you might say it was only 14 matches but still he has the record and even in a World Cup year where teams bring their A game. Now this quote is nowhere else in the world more true than in sevens, every tournament you have fifteen world class problems, lets for arguments sake say it's sixteen. Why sixteen you might ask if you are only sixteen teams including yourself in a tournament?

Well,it's quite simple. You can be as much prepared as you like for any opponent, but if you are not prepared for your own mistakes and problems that might occur in a match (believe me they happen more often than you expect or hope for) then you are done for and then it's back to the drawing board to hopefully go and fix it the next time. So then, is every team world class? No,not every team. But every team has the ability to be. The team that i am part of, is not world class. It's phenomenal! Pardon me if it sounds arrogant but i've never been part of a more humble,committed, hard working and passionate team than this. And it's all the support from our fans,friends and loved ones that makes us who we are. We all come from such diverse backgrounds and past and were all blended together to form something truly special.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you everyone that supported us during this year.

 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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From: David van der Sandt <davsie@intekom.co.za>

Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 09:10:28 +0200

To: Horne Frankie<hornefrankie@yahoo.com>

Subject: Link

Frankie

Hier is n link na die video oor die Nezessausi visit : 

http://youtu.be/emVAvMBXDgU

Jy is welkom om dit op te laai

David van der Sandt

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The Long Hard Road Ahead...

Well, here we are again... on our way to the start of another exciting sevens series, with our last pre season week done and dusted, the guys look quite ready and excited to start the new season. It has been a long hard 17 weeks of preparation that went by, but it wasn't just all work and no play. Thanks to Land Rover Stellenbosch, we got treated to a very awesome Saturday morning of cruising around the wine route area in Range Rovers,Discovery's and the all new Evogue. It was a very fun filled day and i would just like to thank Estelle and Frik for organizing it all. But after that, it was back to work and what lies ahead of us is a massive mountain to climb yet again. It's gonna be a long hard road ahead of us....But with all our supporters backing us, we will be up for the challenge.

Boom and Chris needs a nappy...

After a whole week of talking and reading about diapers and nappy's,here is one reason you might need one! If ever Chris and Boom needed one,here was the time...

The Pampers parade

This past week was by far one of the weirdest weeks i have ever experienced in my sevens career to date. Whilst it's a crunch week in terms of preparations, there was still time to fit in a photo shoot with the guys displaying our new kit. Little did we know what was brewing behind the scenes. All of a sudden we went from being called the Blitzbokke to the Diaper boys. For me personally, it was  a very funny experience, and for most of us a laughing matter. But then on the other hand, we were bombarded by the media, friends & family and supporters. Everyone was spitting fire about the so called "nappy shorts" we were wearing. No one took more hits than poor Boom Prinsloo, being called "Pampers Prinsloo" and who knows what else, featuring in almost every paper this week. 

I know it's hilariously funny, but not if you are on the receiving end all the time. All that poor Boom, Robert, Renfred, Chris and Benardo did was pose for an innocent photo or two and they ended up being ripped off in every paper this week and even a full article on the Rapport this Sunday comparing outfits of the past to present. While we understand that fans don't want to see their team playing in shorts that look like underwear or in a nappy look-a-like. A guy phoned me on my opinion on the issue and I said to him "I'm sure if you are there for the right reasons, guys will play in a black bag with the bok emblem on it if it comes to that!" Personally, i think there are more urgent matters to attend to. The only time we need to worry about nappy's is went the s*@# hits the fan...

Sibu and the Toad

Here is our hero of the moment...Sibu! At a training camp in Potch trying to get away from a gi-normous toad!

Welcome!

So welcome to the Sons of Sevens blogspot. This is our attempt, as the blitzboks, to get the people who support our team more involved in what happens on a day to day basis in Stellenbosch.

For most of the guys it will be their first go at being an author on a blog, so bare with us as we grow into these roles. On this point, it would help us a lot if anyone would like to comment on what they enjoyed (or didn't) and what they'd like to see more of?

We always appreciate the love and support, enjoy!!!

The fright of his life, well one of them!

Sibu has a history of being frightened by the smallest of things, from a clay tortoise in George to a frog in Potch. This quick clip is Frankie dressing up in a slasher type mask and hiding in the cupboard until Sibu came through the door. Beware, the screams a little disturbing!