Little Blake

wonder how many he asked? 

Throwing out a vibe!

Despite the fact that our usual Wednesday evening fixture was moved to this Sunday, a couple of Cobra’s, insistent on keeping Wednesday night and the gees which couples it, alive were captured on the jol. As a picture never lies, or tells a thousand stories, or something to that extent, seen here is Cobra, prop-come- flank Moog and hardy centre Cian, busting out to the closing song at Bang Bang in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Leading by example? I think so…

Everywhere you go...

What. Up? 

So it's been a fair while since my last posting. At least I'm consistent hey? I hear the cries and complaints from you guys on a regular basis. 'Every where you go, always take your business with you...' Fuck off that's just not on, just not viable, just not right, just so wrong. I'm trying here dudes. Trying to make ends meet. Finishing my academic career on a high note. Sacrifices must be made. I'm afraid one of those sacrifices may have to be these lovely articles or posts or reports that I engineer every so often.

Enough of my excuses and rhetoric. Today is a special day. It's a Friday (so let's all go to Forries) and this Friday is marked by the lack of the two day hangover indicative of a Cobras Wednesday night jol. In ever so strange circumstance the Cobras will now be playing their league fixture on a Sunday. A Sunday? Yes, a Sunday. The traditional day of rest. Needless to say there shall be no rest, not for the wicked. I say wicked because the reason we are playing on a wonderful Sunday afternoon is because our Manchester United supporting members insisted that they be allowed to watch their team get thoroughly raped by a slick outfit of greasy Spaniards. What a waste of a Wednesday night. What an utter waste. Bleak. I'm upset. The bangbang opportunity has been wasted and we're forced to motivate ourselves to stop studying and play rugby. I'm less than impressed. I am unhappy. Nonetheless we'll pull the proverbial socks up and have a cracking game on Sunday.

Forecast:

I'm using a slightly different format here;

Max 14C

Min 9C

There's a thirty percent chance of precipitation in the greater Cape Town area. Please keep in mind that things can change and that a weather man, although amazing, can be wrong at times. I am, afterall, slightly human. 

Italians

A short clip of the Italian Prime Minister enjoying a typical day in.... probably Italy? I dunno. Couldn't actually care. But, i will say he has the right idea about treeeffic cops. 

"primitivo" - i believe thats Italian for savage

Fixture change..

Our game this week has been moved to Sunday to allow us Manchester United fans the chance to watch them lift the trophey in Rome. The kick off time for this Sunday has been written in pencil for 3pm, it could still change so please keep your eyes on the site.

If you messaged Warren saying that you can't play (the Wednesday fixture) please message him again if you are now available to play this Sunday, 3pm vs. College House.

Oh so brave

The right colours...

Cobras hooker Ryann Dean seen here celebrating on Saturday after the Bulls went on to host their first ever home final. It can be confirmed that Ryann is the only official Bulls supporter in the Cobras, so we will all definately be behind him and the Bulls come kick off of the Super 14 final at 17:00 this Saturday vs. the Chiefs.

Oh so brave

I beg your pardon, Come again?

"baited"

Weekend Round Up...

With no game last Wednesday and no subsequent post match report, I decided that after this jam packed weekend of sport I’d post a little weekend sports wrap of sorts.

Unable to watch the super 14 semi-final between the Bulle and the Saders, I had to resort to recording (the pleasures of PVR) it and watching it this morning. Trying my utmost to avoid every radio station, TV screen and newspaper from 3pm onwards yesterday, which I managed to pull off, surprisingly enough! I sat alone cheering and throwing my 2 cents at the television screen pretty much every time Bryce Lawrence opened his gob, this time with my egg, bacon and coffee in hand instead of the preverbal beer and snacks. Needless to say, I was ecstatic when Morne Steyn (Bok # 10 in my mind) dropped his fourth goal and the Bulls were assured a victory and a home final! Now I won’t josh, the Bulls aren’t usually my favoured team; in fact they aren’t really up there for me at all! Being a Capetonian I’m a Stormer through and through, and when our boys (in the shadow of a mountain) aren’t in the mix, I opt for the resilient running rugby of the men from the ‘other way’, Durban! But for the sake of SA rugby I’m most certainly behind the contradictory Christian wife bashers, DIE BLOU BULLE for the super 14 final, and so should you!

Final score yesterday, Bulls 36- Crusaders 23

Now for the readers out there that don’t follow European rugby, well, shame on you..tiss tiss and all that! Because Saturday too saw my beloved side Leicester Tigers unfortunately stumble in their attempt in completing the European double (Heineken and Guinness Premiership tile) this year, after just last week they came up trumps over London Irish by a solitary point to take the UK title! But they sadly could not repeat their fortunes this week! And who could forget the way the Tigers cruised into the final of the Heineken Cup, after beating the Cardiff Blues in a post extra time ‘penalty kick out’, the first in Heineken Cup history!

The final score yesterday Leinster 19- Leicester Tigers 16

'Jose' with the Heineken Cup Trophy at Welford Road, the home of The Leicester Tigers in 2007. (Thought i'd sneak this 1 in for gees, because, well, it is!)

And for those of you who have been following the DLF IPL on TV, or perhaps even on a HD or LCDTV, being broadcast to you by DSTV and not SABC, whilst at a G2G or in the media centre near LS2D at UCT on your way to getting a test for HIV or an STD, okay too much now…LOL…NO, seriously I’m done. Anyways, I have the great pleasure of saying that the Deccan Chargers have made the final and will be playing The Royal Challengers of Bangalore later today! Nothing better than watching a somewhat ‘sober’ OD smash a ball about the park, with the small matter of Adam Gilchrist at the other end!

My prediction (purely because I have been routing for them the whole tournament) is that it will go down to the wire, last over stuff, perhaps even the last ball, but The Chargers will grab the silverware!

Oh and Bishops went down to Wynberg yesterday 21-17, but we don’t need to talk about that, CAPISH?

Sundaze

TOUCH today at Bishops

4pm

Final game of the semester Wednesday vs. College house

Oh so brave

Medical Mishap

speechless: adjective

temporarily deprived of speech by strong emotion, physical weakness, exhaustion, etc.

In the beginning...

First ever Cobras fines meeting, winter 2006

The Kitchen Table?

"ze Germans"

Businessness

Touch on Friday 4pm - Bishops

Touch on Sunday 4pm - Bishops

Game next week Wednesday vs. College House 18:30 kick off

If you have problems and can't play this game due to exam commitments or having to go to Joburg on 'business' for the 5th time this year, or having someone from Joburg coming down to Cape Town on 'business' for the 4th time this year, please let us know ASAP.

The Businessman (centre) formally known as The Weatherman being welcomed at Cape Town International Airport by Stefan and Raubs after returning from a weekend business trip to Johannesberg and then joining up with The Cobras for their tour of P.E.

Everywhere you go...

Always take your business with you...

Oh so brave.

Abby...

Abby
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Last Wednesday saw the Cobras throw out a massive vibe once again at Bang Bang, the Cobras new sponsor for the season. As i'm sure you are all aware the previous Wednesday saw some young Cobras looking after a girl who was, to put it in a simple way, fucked.

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However this last week was a little different as it was the first week where the Abby from Kommetijie award was being run. It was only appropriate that Cobras superstar Xanti Nessi (UCT Club Captain and Mayor of P.EEEE) would set the tone for the night. After re-signing a Cobras contract for the 2009 season after some work permit issues he went about his usual business in the change room, for him, Bang Bang was always on the cards.

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As we know, young Lionel Messi can only handle about a beer and a half, so off to Bang Bang it was for the youngster in his new Cobras t-shirt. It wasn't long before drinks were being brought, shots being thrown around and Nessi cuddled up on the couch next to a lovely young lady. This man meant business as he did what he had to while sitting on the couch, enough to convert pressure into points. Not only did he take Cobras debutant Chad Scott's car keys to use his car for 'other' reasons, he also didn't walk out of Bang Bang but was rather carried by two large bouncers.

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Apparently our young UCT Club Captain was caught doing what he shouldn't have been doing in the bathrooms, and was swiftly removed from the club. Who knows what happened to him the rest of the night, but Chad Scott was stuck at 3:00am without car keys and not knowing where Nessi was or how to get hold of him. In true Cobras style everything was sorted out with guys sticking up for one another, good times.

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Nessi from Kommetijie...

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Girl on Jammie Steps: Do you play for the Cobras

Nessi: Of course I do, we the Champions

Girl: Oh awesome, at least now I can tell me friends that I know a celebrity.

(true story)

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Oh so brave

Results and logs after round 3

All results and logs from round 3 - 13 MAY 2009

Ubumbo 12 - 05 Spanners
Turtles 05 - 10 Clarendon
Cobras 28 - 07 Wildboys
Kopano 03 - 00 College
Barbarians 12 - 07 Shebeen Boys
University House 00 - 17 Smuts
Nadoes 28 - 07 Panthers

As you can see The Cobras are lying top of their group after the first two games, with two solid performances so early on in the season. The league takes a break this week as there are UCT home fixtures on Wednesday vs. NNK.

There will be touch on Friday 4pm and Sunday 4pm in preperation for our final game of this term vs. College House next Wed. It is important that we bag the full points and remain top of our log going into Round 2 of the competition and another step closer to Cup glory for the 2nd year.

Get down to touch for those starting positions for next week.

Oh so brave

Spot the Cobra...

Can you see who the Cobra is squeezed between 14 lovely young ladies at a recent birthday party? In his debut season as a Cobra he has been quoted as saying 'I never thought coming right would be this easy' in response to a question asked recently about how he feels to be a Cobra.

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Internal league website wrap of week 3

There were some interesting clashes on the Green Mile last night as several of the top contenders were in action including last years finalists up against some of the title hopefuls for this year. The wind was always going to limit the creativity on the night but despite this, there was still some fantastic rugby on display.

Read the rest of the article here:
http://uctrfc.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11403:week-3-heats-up&catid=41:internal-league&Itemid=74

The Abby from Kommetjie Award

If you happened to be one of the last remaining Cobras in the changeroom on Wednesday night, you might remember the story that Dugald and Warren shared with us. If you weren't there however, I'll enlighten you. 

After a hectic fines meeting, the chaps headed out to the Bang Bang club. It was late and the okes decided it was time to leave. Upon exiting the club, they happened across the lifeless body of a teenage girl, surrounded in her supper, eagerly "watched" by a pair of tikked up car-guards. Being the cobra gentlemen that they both are, they took it upon themselves to contact the girls friends. Dugald's first call reached a friend who's response was "I'm in bed, call such and such." Nice. The second call went out to such and such, but there was no answer. Even nicer. On the third attempt a mature sounding lady answered. "Hello Abby, is something wrong?" This took Dugald by surprise but none the less he gave her the shpeel and the mature sounding lady said, "well I'm her employer, she au pairs my kids." Poor Abby has definitely joined the unemployed list after all that. As jy dom is, moet jy kak. The only person left to call was Abby's mother, who did what all good mother's would do and drove the 40 odd kilometers from Kommetjie to come and pick her up. As you can imagine she wasn't particulary impressed. 

You might be wondering why I've shared this story with you and why the title to this post is "The Abby from Kommetjie Award". Well, this award will go to the Cobra that manages to better Abby's condition on a Wednesday evening!

An "Abby"

Oh so brave 

Men over boys

The UCT’s notorious ‘Green Mile’ once again played host to another cracking Wednesday evening filled with attractive student rugby! As it has come to be expected on the Groote Schuur fields sitting neatly on the slopes of the imposing TM, the wind played a major factor, resulting predominantly in low scoring affairs. The UCT Purple Cobra’s however did not succumb to the driving gale, scoring four tries and walking away with another maximum 5 points for the second week running.

Their rivals, the Wild Boys, comprising of many a foe on the field and a friend off, simply could not pose a big enough threat to the rampant Cobra’s who were out to prove a point, playing against arguably the toughest team in the pool. The Wild Boys had the wind at their backs in the first half, but failed to turn such an advantage in points. The Cobra’s who were defensively sound throughout the match, were camped deep in their half for the opening quarter of the match. Battling to gain the ascendancy, the Cobra’s men eventually managed to bash their way in the oppositions half, and a subsequent penalty being awarded for offside play, the Cobra’s, off a tap penalty, formally punched their way through the scattered Wild Boys defence, through the form of wing/come flank Brendan Raubenhiemer, conversion successful, 7-zipp to the title holders. Ten minutes later fullback stalwart Dean ‘Stefan Terblanche’ Smorrie unleashed his pace to score a scintillating 60-meter breakaway try! With the conversion a mere formality, the Cobra’s took to the break with a 14- nil lead. The second stanza, beginning rather uncharacteristically with the newly wind-favoured team holding the lead, took another turn for the bizarre. A slight lapse in concentration saw the Cobra’s line breached for the first time in the internal league since the semi-final stages of 2008. The Cobra’s soon rectified matters, however, with tight head prop Shane Swanich dotting over for his madden Cobra’s try, the conversion was duly, well, converted. As the match began to close out, with the win simply not being enough, the Cobra’s strung together one last surge in the quest for that fourth bonus point try. And soon enough, with the man only recognised these days by the yellow backwards cap that he dons so often, Nico Loizedes crossed over. Replacement fly half Richard Morris, calmly struck over the conversion.
And to the change room they trudged!

Final score, Cobra’s Men 28, Wild Boys 5!

failing exams with dignity

In light of what most students have done in the past and will obviously continue to do so in the future, that is, try and cram a whole semesters work into the evening before the exam. These pics might give you that extra mark you yearn for in such trying times if the examiner sees the humour in it. Probably won't, but hey if your rod's not in the water.... 

good luck