Okay, so I have been in hiding. Call it a lack of inspiration, or just being plain lazy.
What has happened over the past few weeks?
Well, a lot did.
The Lions toured South Africa and lost, although they can take pride in a convincing victory in their third test.
In Durban and Pretoria, the Springboks outplayed the Lions, but silly substitutions and team selections put the Boks under a huge amount of pressure, and Peter De Villiers almost successfully threw away the series.
But alas for the Lions, the World Champions had something else in store.
One thing is clear: The Springboks need forwards like John Smith, Bakkies Botha and Heinrich Brussow to start and play for the rest of the season.
The center combination of De Villiers and Fourie is unmatched anywhere in the world, and young Francois Steyn must always play at full back.
Simply put, if Grey College thought he was a full back, South African rugby should sit up and take note.
Well, on to the Tri Nations.
Australia started like a team possessed in Auckland, but faulted in the second half.
New Zealand was always going to struggle in Bloemfontein, and that they did. Ruan Pienaar, despite missing a few kicks, dominated the three quarters. Before leaving the field, he had the Boks set up for a large victory over the Blacks.
Along to Durban comes Morne Steyn, who is my first choice for fly half for the Springboks. After scoring all 31 points for South Africa, he looks set to be on the bench for the Australian test in Cape Town.
"Why?" you may ask, and again, I can only comment on what PDV said at breakfast on Friday morning:
If Ruan was fit, he would play. If Schalk was available, he would play over Brussow, and if he could, Januaries would play every time for the Boks.
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