Comments on: Exclusive Q&A sesh with Philip Burger

By: annie

annie — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:43:12 +0000

no, he s not my brother, not even in same country , only saw him on tv! he is very good.

By: Dooley

Dooley — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:59:25 +0000

@Pire, Thanks for the link. Although that was shocking defense, also remember that that clip is about 4 years old. His defense has improved a lot since then. I do agree that it is the weakest part of his game. That said though, remember just how exceptionally strong every other facet of his game is.

I still prefer him in the back three, where he can join the line in various channels.

Although I feel his outstanding talents would be wasted at #9, I do remember one game where he had to cover #9 for a while, due to injuries during the game. He picked up the ball at the back, broke blind, and was almost at the try line 60 odd metres away before the opposition loose forwards had even broken off the scrum.

By: Pire

Pire — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:43:16 +0000

Annie, is he your brother or something? lol

By: annie

annie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:40:49 +0000

Philip is a brilliant and very intelligent player and a big big bonus and a must for the Stormers and nothing wrong with his confidence, he is a star.!

By: Pire

Pire — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:39:35 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KNnSQPkSfE

To back up my statement regarding his defense.

By: Pire

Pire — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:34:14 +0000

I would put him at scrum half, due to his size. He is super shit in defense, but makes up for it with his pace.
To be honest, at the moment there is no spot for him in the Stormers team. He would make a good sub for the backline, but dont interfere now.

By: Dooley

Dooley — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:34:47 +0000

@Nelio, he certainly is one of the most talented players in world rugby. I like him at fullback too, joining the line anywhere with that kind of pace is going to be lethal!

By: Nelio

Nelio — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:24:44 +0000

I think he is one of the greatest talented wingers in world rugby, if you that good, u can be perceive to be arrogant, but how must he hide his talent???

if u dont like him, then u dont like talented rugby players

By: Dooley

Dooley — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:02:47 +0000

@BobMabena, I guess one man’s arrogance is another man’s confidence. Either way, he’s a great entertainer! Hopefully Rassie has a read, cause I think Philip Burger would fit in quite well at the Stormers, given the current mix. Anything to cut Naqelevuki loose would help too…

By: BobMabena

BobMabena — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:44:06 +0000

I still think he’s an arrogant doos, but with that pace, I’ll take him over Naqelevuki any day of the week/