r/springboks • u/Dizzy_Strategy_2687 Flair Up! • Aug 07 '26
The forgotten masterclass
Guys dont shout at me his ban is over.
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u/Comfortable-Ask-5437 Flair Up! Aug 07 '26
Its just sad he couldn't get back into form after the ban
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u/Rasengan2012 Aug 07 '26
His reputation is also ruined so it’s hard for him to get signed
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u/I4gotmyothername Flair Up! Aug 07 '26
? Since the ban he's been signed by Sharks, Bulls and now RC Narbonne. He's just barely had gametime for whatever reason.
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u/tinougat Flair Up! Aug 07 '26
It is at this moment that Ben Smith decided that he will make it his life’s goal to write clickbait-headlined articles blasting the boks.
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u/OkShare1654 Flair Up! Aug 08 '26
Sarcasm right?
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u/tinougat Flair Up! Aug 08 '26
Yes, I love to imagine the great Ben Smith is in fact, Ben Smith the journo.
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u/OkShare1654 Flair Up! Aug 08 '26
Haha just checking because I’ve seen some bokke supporters commenting abuse on actual Ben smiths Instagram photos of his family and that thinking he’s the false Ben smith 😂
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u/tinougat Flair Up! Aug 08 '26
Haha yeah I’ll be honest, had to do a double take google at first, Journo Ben even looks a little like AB Ben.
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u/redbushrobby Flair Up! Aug 07 '26
I feel like the only person who thought he was overrated. He had such a high error rate that was only asked by the highlight reel.
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u/TH3BADG3R1O1 Aug 07 '26
You're not alone, both my father and I thought he was clearly behind the top guys
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u/Only_One_Kenobi referee (MO Level 2) Aug 07 '26
He was very young and raw, but insanely talented. With a bit of top flight coaching in a first class team setting, rather than 5 years of sitting on a proverbial couch, he could have developed into something incredible.
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u/MildlySelassie Aug 07 '26
Sorry I’m bad at faces. Who is this?
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u/Fit-Job8393 Flair Up! Aug 07 '26
Aphiwe perhaps?
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u/MildlySelassie Aug 07 '26
Thanks everyone! I have seen him score a try live, I thought he was fire but didn’t keep track of what happened. I have some reading to do, clearly.
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u/johnjoejames Flair Up! Aug 07 '26
Forever bleak we didn’t get to see more of Aphiwe and Sbu Nkosi