White smokes the Pretoria peace pipe
10 Feb 2006
Jake White wants to be loved in Pretoria — and it starts with getting Heyneke Meyer to embrace his presence at Loftus!
“Since I became Bok coach, I sometimes felt like a stranger when I visit Pretoria. It shouldn’t be like this, because I’m sure it doesn’t happen to the Wallaby coach when he visits the Brumbies and the Waratahs.”
After 18 months of understated aggression between the Bok and Bulls coaching staff, White flew to Pretoria to try and ease tensions.
He spoke to Beeld’s Bulls correspondent Morris Gilbert afterwards, insisting the meeting with Meyer was necessary and beneficial.
“My discussion with the Bulls was constructive and I’m feeling better already. It’s of the utmost importance that we get rid of any misconceptions on the eve of a new series (Super 14) as well as the World Cup tournament taking place in 18 months time. A lot of negative things are reported: that I don’t like this or that I won’t select that player, but often the player just hears and reads what he wants to hear and read.”
Late last year and early this year the Bulls and Bok fitness staff blazed a few verbals at each other, using the media in an attempt to gain an advantage.
Now sanity seems to have won and White has realised that as national coach you can’t beat a provincial entity in South African rugby. You simply have to work with them.
“If we want to be the best, we can’t expect things will just happen or problems will just disappear. You have to solve them by making the necessary adjustments.”
Gilbert also reports that White discussed the ‘misconception’ of the players that he does not like the Bulls and does not like to select their players for the Bok squad.
“You can’t satisfy everyone all the time, but I practice an open-door policy letting every player know where he stands.”
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10 Feb 2006, 13:34 pm
Die Voortrekker monument hulle noem hom nou die Monument van die Hi-Ace.
10 Feb 2006, 13:41 pm
Nie n baie goeie poging nie, Stormsaam.
Hi-Ace
High Impact African Culling Equipment?
10 Feb 2006, 13:48 pm
Stan
lol
10 Feb 2006, 13:54 pm
Stormsaam,
Ek was gister nog by my ouers se landgoed op die perdeplaas en ek het jou nerens gesien nie. Waar kry jy jou info?
Jou ouers is seker al albei wurmkos nadat die Groen aap siekte hulle gevat het?
10 Feb 2006, 14:09 pm
Ou Jake
Bly maar weg uit Pretoria. Dis beter so.
10 Feb 2006, 14:09 pm
totally off the point, but I just read this on Superrugby’s website:
Former Bulls lock Moolman dies
Former Northern Transvaal and Springbok lock, Louis Moolman, passed away on Friday morning.
Moolman was a lock in the traditional mould, beyond compare in the line-outs. He represented Northern Transvaal in 171 matches over a period of 13 seasons (1974-1986).
Only Naas Botha and Burger Geldenhuys have represented the province on more occasions.
In this period, Moolman represented his province in nine Currie Cup finals of which five were won and one was drawn. Once again, only Botha and Geldenhuys have appeared in more finals for any province.
His 24 tests bear further testament of the giant impact he had on South African rugby.
Moolman passed away after a short illness after suffering a stroke. He is survived by his wife, Cora, and three daughters and a son.
The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, 14:00 at the Kemptonkruin Church in Fiskaal Street, Kempton Park.
10 Feb 2006, 14:14 pm
RIP Louis Moolman. You are a legend.
10 Feb 2006, 14:26 pm
Sad to hear about Louis.
10 Feb 2006, 14:27 pm
Jondood
Was your **** removed with your foreskin?
10 Feb 2006, 14:30 pm
Easy Dawn,
That’s now way to speak to a lady. he-he-he
10 Feb 2006, 14:49 pm
Dawn
Would you like to remove my foreskin with your teeth?
I am always up for a challenge.
But I guess with your front teeth missing you qualify for some kind of disability fund.
10 Feb 2006, 15:31 pm
Everyone should just sit back for a while and think objectively without their provincial caps on. JW has almost single-handedly turned SA rugby around over the last 2 years. Can’t you see that petty provincialistic attitudes as those expressed above only hinder the improvement of SA rugby? Big up to JW for what he’s done, he’s done what the rest haven’t done, and attempted to put aside minor differences for the sake of further improvement. He’s earned my respect. Or would you rather go back to the dark old days of 98-2003 (remember 16-52 to the all blacks and 53-3 to England)?
And by the way Bulls supporters, don’t get too cocky. Your side has the best shot at the S14 this year IMO, but the comps history is littered with disaster stories. A few injuries here and there in key positions, a home loss or two, and the pressures back on. No SA side is safe from relegation.
Brumbies 97 – 2nd
98 – 10th
Reds 96 – semi
97 – 10th
Crusaders 2000 – Champs
2001 – 10th
Blues 98 – 2nd
99 – 9th
Canes 2003 – semis
2004 – 11th
Stormers 04 – semis
05 – 9th
Sharks 01 – 2nd
02 – 11th
Cats 01 – semi
02 – 11th
10 Feb 2006, 15:34 pm
give it up wooden spoon – not worth it
10 Feb 2006, 15:42 pm
Donjood
I got no teeth remember?
10 Feb 2006, 16:15 pm
Dawn
hence the disablity fund dumbass.
10 Feb 2006, 16:19 pm
Ahh, It’s good to be a Cheetah Fan.
There’s nothing quite like being #1 and watching #2 and #4 donner each other up.
Get over it and play rugby. South Africa doesn’t need the constant infighting that goes on here. You never hear about the Kiwis carrying on the way that we do and the Aussies, well they just love each other a little more than that which is natural for men to love each other.
10 Feb 2006, 16:22 pm
YoMama
Go to a kiwi and aussie forum and see for yourself.
They ***** and moan just as much.
10 Feb 2006, 17:10 pm
Dumbass. Yawn.
You are so tedious.
10 Feb 2006, 17:25 pm
Dawn
No need to open your mouth when you yawn.
Just part your lips.
10 Feb 2006, 18:22 pm
Boring.
10 Feb 2006, 18:26 pm
Hasn’t it sunk into that thick Voortrekker boere skull yet that to insult me is of absolutely no consequence.
Your insults are quite funny, being from the dark ages and all.
Get a ******* spine.
10 Feb 2006, 18:29 pm
Roets may not be the new A Jubert or G Pinaar but he is far better No 15 than Jantjie or Laboucher, how come they becames Springboks and JR hasn’t? Monty is certainly a glaring liability in defence, always been, so the Bulls grudge might have a point.
11 Feb 2006, 13:42 pm
Blueblood
I am also a Bulls supporter. As much as I think Eb was a good player, he was not Bok material because of his defense. I think he was a great guy and a great Bulls player. It pissed me off to see some of the twats (that were not performing)selected ahead of him. If Jake picks JdV at 12 and Jaque Fourie at 13 it’s OK, but to pick DWB, Marius J and Julies signals favouratism, nepotism and racism.
Although his death was one of the saddest things to me, Jake had nothing to do with it.
I do think that Jake is against the Bulls in general, but to blame him for everything is not fair.
And Heyneke Meyer will make a big mistake going to the Boks (is he is asked I must add). He will have to follow orders and he will have to make do with Jakes’ selections (John Smit and that putty pusher Big Joke come to mind). We love you at the Bulls and please stay there, Heyneke.
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