Jake’s hooker horror

Jake’s hooker horror

24 May 2006

Springbok captain John Smit may miss the World XV match next weekend.

Smit failed to train with his team-mates at Shimla Park on Tuesday and is still struggling with his groin problem. The Bok No 2 had an operation that forced him to miss several Vodacom Super 14 matches and is being monitored by the Bok medical team.

“John has not yet recovered 100% from his groin operation. The medical team has recommended that he must rest,” Springbok coach Jake White said. “He won’t do any lineout throw-ins, because this could have an impact on his groin injury.”

And to add to White’s woes, former Bulls front-rower Danie Coetzee was hobbling around in a foot brace at practice, which leaves just two fit hookers in the entire squad. Hanyani Shimange though was also absent from Tuesday’s afternoon practice, leaving just Gary Botha to throw in at the lineouts.

Botha has more important things on his mind. He fled Bloemfontein late on Tuesday to be with his wife, Anrike, who is expected to give birth to their first child some time today.

While Springbok management are doing their very best to deflect the focus from the mounting injury list and associated disruptions, it is an inescapable reality that unlike their Antipodean counterparts, the Boks are more severely prone to falling foul to niggles.

This news was offset though by the welcome arrival in Bloemfontein of the Bulls which saw the intensity of the training sessions increase dramatically.

“We were playing it easy for the first few days to give the guys some much needed rest,” assistant coach Allister Coetzee told keo.co.za. “Yes, we are still missing some guys, but we will be getting most of them back in the next few weeks.”

While White is taking the World XV match very seriously, it will be nothing more than a festival ocassion – a Baabaas game in disguise. However, defeat at Ellis Park will be a severe blow at the start of a long season.

And Scotland’s recent fine showing in the Six Nations means they can not be taken lightly either in the two-Test series that follows. France at Newlands will be the biggest test ahead of the expanded Vodacom Tri-Nations.

By Andrew Hollely, in Bloemfontein


450 Comments

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  • 151.Bloem Leeu: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:45 am

    LOL Rude :lol:

  • 152.kwensie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:45 am

    Bloem Leeu

    I’m Bulls supporter and I’m trying to be objective…Bulls did not play well this year but those dancer girls are by far the best

    Damn…..they look good!!!!

  • 153.kwensie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:48 am

    What about some Springbokkie girls…..????

    Sponsored by Sasol…

    Bloem Leeu maybe I should send that fax to SARFU

  • 154.Jake_White: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:48 am

    Statistically We have played allot of very difficult tests since JW took over.

    If you compare his win ratio to other coaches, you should consider how many of the games in the other coaches wins were against the AB’s, Wallabies or England ( who were a walkover 5 years ago)

  • 155.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:49 am

    Kwensie

    Man, you are making sense today ! So ‘n bek kort jam ! Those Bulls dancer girls are yummmeeee !!!! :shock:

  • 156.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:52 am

    Daai Errol se altyd dinge soos “sy commitment spreek boekdele”, dis ‘n “titaniese stryd”, hy gee ‘n “spiraalpaas” en die wedstryd gaan “wipplank ry”. As hy kommentaar lewer klink hy soos Oubaas in 7de laan! :grin:

  • 157.Bloem Leeu: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:52 am

    Kwensie

    Its the only reaon I watch the Bulls games.

  • 158.Bloem Leeu: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:53 am

    Suparugby

    I think Oubaas will make a better commentator :lol:

  • 159.Jake_White: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:54 am

    No matter how sexy a woman may be,
    Somewhere in this world….

    there is a man who is absolutely tired of her ****.

  • 160.bigg: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:54 am

    I love the Bulls dancing girls. I can’t see any of them going out with any bulls player or supporter in Pretoria though. They need to come to Cape Town to catch onto the cool dudes like myself, JeanD V, Andre,Rudebud, WPW

  • 161.kwensie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:54 am

    Suparugby
    Jy’t vergeet van ” ons jong seuns”

  • 162.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:55 am

    Toe ek die bulls vs Cheetahs game in Bloem gekyk het was daar net male cheerleaders (van Vdacom ek dink)! Ek en al daai boere was moer negatief…not a pretty sight! :shock:

  • 163.kwensie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:56 am

    Bigg …the Bulls girls will waste their time in the Cape…All you guys are ***

  • 164.Jake_White: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:56 am

    bigg…. and who usually eats the marie biscuit?

  • 165.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:58 am

    Kwensie:

    I remember watching a Bulls game where the tv cameras were focused on the Bulls pack as they were driving and mauling and gaining a lot of meters. Hugh Bladen, the commentator, then said:”You can clearly see that is a well drilled pack.” But as he said it, the tv cameras focused on the Bulls dancing girls !

    Think he was right though…. Eish. :lol:

  • 166.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:58 am

    bigg ons sal maar daai bloem male cheerleaders soontoe stuur… :rol:

  • 167.spokie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 11:59 am

    To All of you who argues that the current flurry of injuries in the bok camp is n good thing, think again. Jake will not pick exciting young new player nor give then a chance (unlike our NZ counterparts). He will stick with his “chosen ones” .And if you want me to spell it out for you – He’s rather going to stick DWB in the team than picking Ronnie Cook with Jean on wing, or pick new locks and wings that has shown this season that they have what it takes. This line of thought suggests that if Cobus Visagie has n great game come next weekend He will still not be given a chance because his not one of Jakes blue eyed boys. This is making me sick. Talk about motivation. What motivation is their for any young rugby player or any player at that to still play for their country?

  • 168.spokie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:01 pm

    “then” sorry .I spell like spell like Jake argues!

  • 169.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:02 pm

    Bloem ek dink nogal Oubaas sal n goeie kommentator wees! minstens het hy nou en dan n interessante gesegde of twee. Dis beter as Joost wat spanne en spelers prys wat nie eers op die veld is nie! :roll:

  • 170.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:02 pm

    Kwensie

    Those Bulls dancing girls will never be lost on me ! I am a staunch Bulls supporter ! Stayed in Pretoria and studied at Tuks ! Loftus was my second home. Living in Cape Town now, but mis Loftus.

  • 171.spokie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:03 pm

    Bulls dancing girls are all secretly….Men!

  • 172.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:04 pm

    Those bulls girls are hot! :shock:

  • 173.kwensie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:05 pm

    Rudebud..Apparently most of those girls are studying at Tuks.. I’m glad to see that our old Alma Mater still produce the “goodies”

  • 174.Badger: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:05 pm

    Rasta 105 post
    Very interesting….
    Why do we whine about too much rugby????
    What are your thoughts?

  • 175.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:06 pm

    spokie quit sharing your fantasies!

  • 176.kwensie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:07 pm

    LOL @ Suparugby

  • 177.Blokkies: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:08 pm

    Has anyone stopped to think that our playing style ( running into contact instead of into gaps) has probably got just as much to do with injuries as over playing?

  • 178.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:09 pm

    Kwensie

    I remember the first time i was on campus. I sat the whole day on the lawn outside of the bib just watching the girls. Nearly broke my neck that day. Couldn’t believe how much hot girls there were ! Man o man… :shock:

  • 179.kwensie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:10 pm

    Blokkies….We have changed the subject of this thread…We are discussing the Bulls dancer girls

  • 180.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:11 pm

    State of Origin

    Go the Maroons!!

  • 181.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:11 pm

    Lockyer to give the boot to NSW

  • 182.kwensie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:13 pm

    Yes rudebud….I also spend a lot of time on that lawn…and then went of to “Oom Gert se plek”to get drunk

  • 183.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:14 pm

    Blokkies dan hol hulle seker by die oefenkamp ok in mekaar vas want klomp is daar beseer! Besering gebeur maar met almal – aussies hou van in gaps in hol en laasjaar was daar omtrent 13 besering in hulle span. Dit kan dalk bydra tot die beserings…

  • 184.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:16 pm

    Kwensie

    LOL !!! Sounds sooooo familiar ! :lol:

  • 185.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:16 pm

    Dink julle bulletjie die mascot het al met een van daai bulls girls ge………gesels?

  • 186.kwensie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:19 pm

    Rudebud

    I paid 80 cents a beer in my first year..a Coke was 89 cents…The choice was easy.

  • 187.RedCard: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:20 pm

    Rudebud,

    On any given day you can pick a street near Tuks, lets say Duncan Street. Check out only the white citi golfs passing by. Probably 7 or 8 out of 10 will have a honey inside.

  • 188.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:21 pm

    Suparugby

    Ek hoop vir sy part so. As hy dit nog nie gedoen het nie sal ek baie teleurgesteld in hom wees. :mrgreen:

  • 189.Stoffel: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:21 pm

    Go Queensland!

  • 190.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:22 pm

    NSW scores

    Bugger.

  • 191.asha1: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:23 pm

    suparugby

    ja, the aussies had a lot of injuries last year which their players sustained DURING the super 12, but we do that during our training camp trying to outrun each other!!!

  • 192.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:23 pm

    Gasnier makes the all important turn over and break.

  • 193.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:25 pm

    Kwensie

    Varsity Bakery het die beste footlong hotdogs in die wereld gehad. En ‘n Moerse Burger op die menu was ook bakgat. Dan was daar ‘n slaghuis net om die draai (dink dit was Lynpark) wat die beste kaaswors gehad het. Om nie een eers van die drankwinkels te praat nie…

    Goeie genade, was goeie tye gewees daai ! :-)

    RedCard

    You are 100 % correct.

  • 194.kwensie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:27 pm

    Ek ken daai footlongs met die pienk sous

  • 195.kwensie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:29 pm

    Ek het altyd my braaipakkie by Lynnpark gekoop as ons by LC de Villiers gaan braai

  • 196.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:31 pm

    Ons het altyd sommer by die koshuis gebraai. En altyd te veel gedrink. Tot en met vandag toe kan ek nie ‘n Black Label of vodka in die gesig staar nie. :o pgooi:

  • 197.RedCard: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:32 pm

    Watter koshuis Rudebud?

  • 198.kwensie: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:34 pm

    Drank het ek altyd by Doornspruit kelders gekoop in Sunnyside. Dit was Burger Geldenhuys se drankwinkel…Ohlsons was altyd op special want hy kon nie die kak verkoop kry nie

  • 199.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:35 pm

    RedCard

    Mopanie. Ek verstaan die koshuis is deesdae half manskoshuis; half meisies koshuis. Kan bly wees dit was nie so in die tyd toe ek daar was nie :twisted:

  • 200.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    24 May 2006, 12:36 pm

    Dalk loop julle twee mekaar nog raak by die reunie!

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