No speed bump for Boks
24 May 2006
Springbok centre Jaque Fourie has dismissed the accusation that the Springboks lack pace out wide.
Following the loss of Bryan Habana to injury against the Crusaders, the Boks speed stocks have taken a severe battering ahead of the opening match against the World XV at Ellis Park on June 3.
But Fourie, who has played on both wings and fullback before settling into the No 13 jersey, believes the Bok’s chances will not be adversely affected. “I don’t think there is a real worry about pace out wide. Although we are short of out-and-out wings, there are enough of us with plenty of experience to cover if needed,” he said.
It seems Andre Snyman and Gaffie du Toit will fill the No 11 and No 14 jerseys respectively. it is certainly how they ran at practice at Vodacom Park this morning.
Despite the fact that the World XV is expected to play a Barbarians style of rugby in the unofficial Test, the Boks will stick to what is needed for more important fixtures later in the year.
“The World XV might try and spread the ball wide and so on, whatever works for them, but we are going to concentrate on our own game plan. That said they are a world class team and will test us both physically and mentally.”
Fourie added that despite most players coming off a disappointing Vodacom Super 14, the spirit in the squad was good. “It’s been a long and hard Super 14, but we are all enjoying being part of the Boks again. We are just looking forward to play.”
By Andrew Hollely, in Bloemfontein
92 Comments
24 May 2006, 14:49 pm
Speedy is a dragon
24 May 2006, 14:49 pm
Speedy se ma man.
24 May 2006, 14:50 pm
What about Paulse, he is a wing?
24 May 2006, 14:51 pm
Speedy is ‘n f*kken rot.
24 May 2006, 14:52 pm
Spook,
Paulse only joining the squad after World XV match.
24 May 2006, 14:53 pm
My team to play the world 15
15) Percy
14) Snyman
13) Fourie
12) JDV
11) Du Toit
10) Russel (with Gaffie filling in when we need to kick)
9) Pienaar
8) Big Joe7) SMith
6) Burger
5) Big Vic
4) AJ Venter
3) Steady Eddie
2) Botha
1) Sepaka
24 May 2006, 14:56 pm
Brick – What about Jaco at No 10?
24 May 2006, 15:00 pm
Keo
Listen, the Boks do lack pace out wide but doesn’t really matter if we did have the players to select anyway.
Jake will still pick slow coach Paulse.
24 May 2006, 15:02 pm
Brick
I would swop Snyman and JDV and put Jaco in at 10 with Russel on at 11
24 May 2006, 15:02 pm
Brickwall
Doesn’t look like you are showing the world 15 much respect.
They will run around,over and through your inside backs.
And you know an oke is a Sharks man when they start selecting AJ at 4……:lol:
24 May 2006, 15:04 pm
pete
Exactly
we need to use an opportunity like this. Serious opposition will = serious test
if the newer and younger okes make it then we have depth almost overnight.
But currently if we even suggest a guy COULD get injured then the train has to stop at the panic station
24 May 2006, 15:04 pm
…O and the forwards I would put in Carstens over Eddy and Bakkies at 4 with AJ on the bench
24 May 2006, 15:09 pm
Why not ‘rest’ the A-team to prevent burn-out?
24 May 2006, 15:10 pm
Jake mentioned earlier that Paulse will only join the squad late next week, so he won’t have enough time to work with him in preperation for the match againt the World XV…
24 May 2006, 15:10 pm
Well guys
Normally I would have picked Jaco and Danie, but they played so kak against the Saders that I also want to punish them. Jaco was super kak.
Russel just have to be close to the action whenever there is a babas kind of game. With him, JDV and Fourie, you won’ t need wings. Ya, they’ll let a few through but they’ll score more.
24 May 2006, 15:12 pm
Bloem
Why not pic a few few other crocked players to lead the onslaught
While youre at it.
Interesting first 10 mins
24 May 2006, 15:13 pm
My Team:
15.Percy
14.Breyton
13.Jaque
12.Jean
11.Brent
10.Jaco
9.Fourie
8.Pedrie
7.Juan
6.Schalk
5.Victor
4.AJ (because Bakkies is injured)
3.Carstens
2.Smit
1.Eddie
Definitly think Pedrie should be there before Joe and Andre Snyman should be on the bench
24 May 2006, 15:13 pm
Steady and Solly WILL play. Jake needs two players of colour in starting XV.
24 May 2006, 15:14 pm
Paulse is over the wall
24 May 2006, 15:15 pm
If Breytons not ready then change him for Chavanga, like Andrew said, need 2 players of colour.
24 May 2006, 15:17 pm
On the positive side of if solly does play at least that means that burger gets a rest finally.
24 May 2006, 15:20 pm
Play solly
That lilly white team always means I have to adjust the brightness and contrast on my TV.
If SA rugby made sure that all games were broadcast in black and white. The shading issue will be eased slightly.
It would be the right thing to do
24 May 2006, 15:22 pm
Amazon
Bwahahahhahahhhaa !
24 May 2006, 15:23 pm
See what I mean
When a guy talks sence then even grown men cry.
Rude ,, your comments on Tobias were classic earlier. But he is a good builder you must admit. Tobias Broers inc.
24 May 2006, 15:26 pm
Rude
How do you get the faces going.
They tell a thousand words.
24 May 2006, 15:27 pm
Indeed. Though Ig hates them…
24 May 2006, 15:28 pm
Rude you come late
I must go again.
24 May 2006, 15:29 pm
Each to his own
How do you get them.???????????
24 May 2006, 15:31 pm
mrgreen
24 May 2006, 15:33 pm
Nice try Amazon !
24 May 2006, 15:35 pm
24 May 2006, 15:36 pm
Good going Amazon !
24 May 2006, 15:37 pm
The ball never gets to the wings in bok rugby these days anyway.
The bulls could have played with only 13 men on attack this year and SA rugby is pretty much the same.
24 May 2006, 15:41 pm
agree with andrew re solly and steady!
eddie is a sure starter.
if jake wants to rest schalk, then solly will start… else he has to play bolla at 9.
as far as I know he needs 4 players of colour in the match 22… so those 3 will be in the mix.. with shimmy on the bench with either bolla or solly.
once breyton is back, solly will drop out of the 22… Julies will be fit again and him and bolla will jockey for a spot on the bench next to shimmy
24 May 2006, 15:44 pm
Vinnie
okes can say that and are not even challenged.
who, that makes a thing said in jest the hard truth.
jis , that is scary
24 May 2006, 15:48 pm
Rude – how does you do them smilies. All I can do is
24 May 2006, 15:48 pm
24 May 2006, 15:49 pm
See it doesn’t work? I’m just dumb journo man. Help me!!
24 May 2006, 15:51 pm
To all those who know about rugby
We must have two springbok teams
One with no conditions and the 2nd with all the political conditions necessary.
They can both play internationals. but against the appropriate aponents.
1st team can play russian 1st team. The 2nds play the serbians
1st team can play morocan 1st team. The 2nds
play the Saharawi 15
1st team play sudans finest and the 2nds battle it out with the Janjaweed
and so on and so forth
24 May 2006, 15:52 pm
Andrew
Youre way behind. let the master commonly known as Rudebud help out
24 May 2006, 15:57 pm
Andy,
Hold your cursor over a smiley and type what you see there.
For example – to do the one that amazon has just done type the word shock with an : in front and behind the word.
24 May 2006, 15:57 pm
My SA span
1.Jimmy Abott (vet en ken rugby)
2.Leon Schuster (sal opponente laat lag)
3.Mike Schutte (moer sterk)
4.Freitag (is lekker lank)
5.Hestrie Cloete (kan hoog-spring)
6.Zuma (skelm, kan balle steel en WEGKOM)
7.Steve (vir volkslied vooraf)
8.Eugene Trrblance (sal n all BLACK opvo*)
9.Baby Jake (klein en rats)
10.Waterkloof 4(sal vrees by all BLACKS inboesem)
11.Oscar Pistorius (bleddie vinnig en kan step)
12.Madiba (k) (vir ervaring)
13.Jorrie (enough said)
14.Minki (vir looks van die span)
15.FW De klerk (vir support)
Coach: Jurie (ons soek “net n bietjie liefde”
24 May 2006, 16:00 pm
Andrew
Move your cursor over the smileys posted. You will see what to type.
24 May 2006, 16:02 pm
Andrew
Here is a few:
24 May 2006, 16:04 pm
Supa
Wie sal die Doktor wees. en wie sal die water booi wees?
Is daai posiesies nog beskikbaar ?
24 May 2006, 16:07 pm
Water booi..mmmmm…chumani booi…nee Ludeke om hom te straf vir al die kak wat hy aanjaag! Doktor sal een van Kuba moet inkry (gaan veral een nodig he as Zuma siek word!)
24 May 2006, 16:09 pm
Andrew
Speak to Ig. We need a smiley that pukes. That way we can describe Fester’s coaching techniques
24 May 2006, 16:23 pm
These posts are :****:
24 May 2006, 16:24 pm
or is that :mrshit:
24 May 2006, 16:26 pm
Rudebud – Please don’t talk like that about Fester! He should coaxh teh Boks then Watson will get a call up
24 May 2006, 16:29 pm
My spelling sucks in that last post.
AJ – nobody is asking you to stay
24 May 2006, 16:40 pm
Are Snyman and Gaffie really that slow – I think not!
24 May 2006, 16:41 pm
Seems everyone has run out of inspiration on this post
24 May 2006, 16:42 pm
Andrew
I was subjected to several hours of torture last week at Keo headquarters for taking a thread over 1500 posts and for being myself with Jondood.
Please tell: WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO WRONG THAT THEY STUCK YOU IN BLOEMFONTEIN ?????
24 May 2006, 16:46 pm
Dawn
I like your style. A woman with some fire in her belly.
24 May 2006, 16:51 pm
I’m gonna beat a small kitten to death everytime i see a smily on this thread again.
24 May 2006, 16:53 pm
24 May 2006, 16:54 pm
Dawn, I’m here to visit museums and so on. Also I heard a vicious rumour that Kitty was on the prowl in Bloem and I’m dying for a shag!!
24 May 2006, 16:55 pm
Let it be known that the death of an innocent kitten is on your hands now… what’s the SPCA’s number anyone?
24 May 2006, 16:58 pm
Phantom – you didn’t know? Andrew stared on Animal Farm with John Holmes.
24 May 2006, 16:58 pm
Ouens – some of the rubbish on this thread is unbelieveable. JDV can only play 12 as he’s too loose on defence to play 13 – proven time and again he just doesn’t have the game to play 13. He’s barely capable at 12! SA’s most overrated player! Very well could be! Snyman is good cover for 13 after Fourie! This rubbish about lack of wingers is unbelievable! Okay Bryan and Ashwin are out? What about the Ndungane twins? Blood them? Bring them into the setup and provide coverage moving forward – playing Calamity Gaffie is a complete waste of time! Breyton is still a class player, speed maybe temporary class is permenant!
I’m with the Smith, Burger and Big Joe loose trio but still would have prefferred, Juan at 8 and Luke Watson playing alongside the incredible Schalk!
If we’re going to experiment with Russell at 10 then do so when we’re home and dry against the World XV not from the start!
24 May 2006, 16:58 pm
0800 BEAT ANIMALS
Andrew. My boy.
Do you not realise that this is your punishment.
Bloemfontein is shagless. For your sins you are banished to the wilderness by the Order of Monarchs.
24 May 2006, 16:59 pm
Yipee!! Bloem is not so boring anymore :kak:
24 May 2006, 17:00 pm
(B) hope this works!!
24 May 2006, 17:01 pm
:beer:
24 May 2006, 17:01 pm
If this doen’t work I am going to scream!!!!!!!
24 May 2006, 17:01 pm
oh ****.
24 May 2006, 17:01 pm
WeePee – What’s that about JDV being overrated? Are you senile or something?
24 May 2006, 17:02 pm
…..whooaa at last I got one of these little emotional mo-fo majangles to work!!!!
24 May 2006, 17:03 pm
Andrew go visit Bloems ****** little waterfront, you are bound to pick up something there.
24 May 2006, 17:05 pm
I still can’t get the smiley’s to work.
24 May 2006, 17:06 pm
Ou Grote,
I’m going to the Mystic Boer!! Last time I was there I was witness to some kinky lesbo action!!
Admittedly I was hanging from a chandelier at the time, so details are a bit sketchy
24 May 2006, 17:08 pm
Grote,
right click on smilie. Click properties at bottom and see what it says alternate text…
Good luck!!
24 May 2006, 17:13 pm
Andrew in absence of Kitty Muppits will try to alleviate the pain of banishment.
24 May 2006, 17:19 pm
Dawn – I hope you are in Bloem on standby if Andrew needs a hand.
24 May 2006, 17:36 pm
Ou Grote, I leave the senilty to those who deserve it! JDV, has an abundance of natural talent, but has been played out of position. He’s going to be best at 12 or 10. 12 affords him the opportunity to be playmaker without the pressure of the Flyhalf role. It’s arguably where he’s best suited to play, then adapt him if need be to a 10 ala Carter and imminently Giteau!
13 is too dangerous a slot for him, his defence is suspect and the additional space a 13 has to cover seems a little too much for him to handle. Look at the tackle statistics for JDV – poorest of the backs in the Stormers, when he plays 13 it’s even worse!
There is no such thing as a utility back, a utility back is a player who displays talent but when asked to preform continously within position they fail – Russell and JDV. If we’d settled these 2 playmakers into a 12 role at Provincial, S12 and then National setup I’d argue that JDV would be mentioned alongside Dan Carter and Matt Giteau vs only getting a mention within SA shores! World Class is World Class – Schalk, Habana, Victor, erm… erm……. struggling now…… are the only Boks currently rated at that level. JDV needs to develop to get there, vs the SA approach of he scored a lekker try or 2 so he must be good!
24 May 2006, 17:38 pm
Ou Grote Andrew wants Kitty and who am I to interfere.
Just wanted to point out that the Order of the Monarchs are subtle in their forms of punishment.
They determined to see him freeze his balls off, stare at the four walls, and visit the silos for entertainment.
24 May 2006, 17:41 pm
Sorry Weepee I must have miss interrupted you previous post. I thought you said he is kak all together. I agree that he must play 12 and no where else.
24 May 2006, 17:42 pm
I don’t think Andrew is going to get Kitty tonight in a very cold Bloem.
24 May 2006, 17:44 pm
Snyman and DuToit on the Wings? And that does not make our Wings a weak point? ******, how **** could we possibly get?
24 May 2006, 17:53 pm
BOK BACKLINE VS WORLD XV:
9.RUAN PIENAAR
10.MEYER BOSMAN
11.ANDRE SNYMAN
12.WYNAND OLIVIER
13.JAQUE FOURIE
14.TONDERAI CHAVANGA
15.PERCY MONTGOMERY
20.RICKY JANUARIE
21.JACO VD WESTHUYZEN
22.JEAN DE VILLIERS (GIVE JEAN THE LAST 20MIN)
24 May 2006, 18:01 pm
worries me that Gaffie might be used ! i remember being thrashed 27-0 by the All Blacks. gaffie had the lame excuse thatuma an opening batsmen for our Proteas
24 May 2006, 18:04 pm
sorry Gaffie had the lame excuse that “nobody ever explained the defensive lines to him”hello sorry at top level you should already be wise enough and know these things…lol its like making Zuma our opening batsmen for Proteas…just not on
24 May 2006, 20:20 pm
24 May 2006, 20:32 pm
:afro: Spears
:2funny: Stormers
:nta; Cats
24 May 2006, 20:33 pm
:knubble:
24 May 2006, 20:34 pm
:afro:
24 May 2006, 20:39 pm
:afro: :angry: :angel: :blink: :confused:
:happy: 
:rolleyes: 
:sealedlips: :shocked: 
:tongue: 
:2funny: :coolsmiley: :idiot2: :knubble: :knubble: :tickedoff: fishing :nta :clap: :whistle: :shifty: :3some: :angel13:
24 May 2006, 20:47 pm
:angry4:
The above have a : immediately in front and behind. You type cry or evil or grin or lol or twisted.
one of the places you can get s,ileys from is http://www.daimenhutchison.com/silverfern/smf/index.php?action=post;topic=11653.0;num_replies=32
24 May 2006, 20:48 pm
:evil6: :evil5:
24 May 2006, 21:23 pm
Rub of the green boys, rub of the green.
25 May 2006, 15:57 pm
Wasnt Snyman once the quickest Bok in the squad?
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