Why Jake chose Jean

Why Jake chose Jean

30 May 2006

Jean de Villiers is the Springboks’ stand-in skipper because he offers the Boks “something extra”, says coach Jake White.

However, Tuesday’s announcement came as a massive shock, after White had earlier suggested that Wikus van Heerden was his back-up captain to John Smit.

“There’s been a lot of speculation about Wikus and AJ [Venter], but I think it would have been unreasonable to put additional pressure on Wikus in his first match back in the team,” White told Die Burger’s Herbert Pretorius.

“AJ has occasionally led the Sharks on to the field, but he’s still trying to establish himself in the team. The same can be said of Joe [van Niekerk], who has captained teams up to the U21 level. Jean knows there’s a great responsibility on his shoulders and that this is a big event. He has the respect of the seniors to tell them on the field what to do.”

De Villiers said he was looking forward to his new role on Saturday.

“It came quite suddenly,” he admitted. “I consider it a big privilege. I’ve captained the Stormers this year and feel ready for this challenge.”

Meanwhile, White confirmed that a couple of the new caps would leave the squad after the match against the World XV.

“There’s a possibility that newcomers like Jannie [du Plessis] and Andries [Bekker] won’t get a chance to play soon,” he said. “I’m going to send them, as well as a couple of other players, back to their unions at the end of the week to play Currie Cup rugby.

“These players are happy with my decision. They’re glad that they’ve been able to train with us and they now know they’re being considered for a place in the team. They also know what they’ve got to do in future to become first choice players and establish themselves.”


637 Comments

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  • 151.Tony Moneo: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:03 pm

    wpw, don`t waste your energy on a drunk primate!
    What do you reckon will happen with Mallet`s recommendations to the board? Fester and Gary Glitter to be axed after CC?

  • 152.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:06 pm

    Well said Drunkmoney…

    Al die ouens wat so moan is ver kakker as ons…

  • 153.Drunkmonkey: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:07 pm

    jondood

    i dont like these guppies and stompies ….. to dish my team esp when they cant even beat the bulls. They always have something to say like bulls play with one dimensional game … bulls cant score tries …. this and that. Then they call me stupid when infront of there own tvs infront of there own eyes the bulls beat there teams. WHo is the stupids?

  • 154.cab: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:07 pm

    reckon there a couple of ppl that want the real gary glitter’s helmet to get the axe, especially in pompom land.

  • 155.cab: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:08 pm

    drunkmonkey, we is.

  • 156.FoxAche: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:09 pm

    This Descartes oke. Who did he play for? And what position?

  • 157.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:09 pm

    Ek het n great email. Gee my julle adresse! :roll:

  • 158.cab: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:12 pm

    Foxache, i think he was an argentinian prop in the 70′s.

  • 159.tackler_of_note: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:12 pm

    walter_adidas10@hotmail.com

  • 160.tackler_of_note: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:13 pm

    Ha ha ha cab, 155,158

  • 161.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:16 pm

    sean.morris@redmail.com

  • 162.Pussycat: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:17 pm

    Drunkmonkey – YOU is the stupids. How many ways do I have to tell you.

  • 163.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:20 pm

    Now, now kitty play nice.

  • 164.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:24 pm

    Drunkmonkey please report to the head office of the Order of the Monarchs for frontal lobotomy.

    And some electro shock therapy.

    We’ll be waiting.

  • 165.Drunkmonkey: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:30 pm

    dawn and pussycat u women butch hey didnt know they let lesbos in. Maybe u can start your own rugby team called the stupids

  • 166.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:30 pm

    Drunkmonkey

    And if you wonder where the Head Office of the Order of the Monarchs is, it is at The Tudor Hotel !!!! (Which charges by the hour… :oops: )

  • 167.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:31 pm

    jondood@gmail.com

    send it

  • 168.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:32 pm

    Rudebud

    LOL

  • 169.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:33 pm

    drunkmoney

    Gee my jou email. Wil iets vir jou stuur wat jy sal like!

  • 170.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:33 pm

    Drunk Ape,

    I take it that English is not your first language? Why don’t you post in Afrikaans or whatever mother tongue you speak? You are making yourself look really stupid.

  • 171.Tony Moneo: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:34 pm

    Hey, Drunkmonkey you sure you`re not a Survivor? OUTWIT, Outplay, Outlast?
    You sure are clever…

  • 172.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:35 pm

    csw

    Not even the Poms can “speak” their own mother language.

  • 173.Ig: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:35 pm

    Special today : Free frontal lobotomies on presentation of Blue Bulls jersey….

  • 174.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:36 pm

    I think you are right there Jondood.

  • 175.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:39 pm

    165. Surely ****** this has got to be a wind up? Surely you are not this doff?

  • 176.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:40 pm

    Ig

    Ja it seems I need to start the *** bashing again.

  • 177.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:40 pm

    ******

    Don’t take me on bro’.

    Jy sal vir jou Ma skree.

  • 178.Tony Moneo: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:41 pm

    Ig, you get your BB jersey straight after the lobotomy…

  • 179.Ig: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:42 pm

    jondood – didn’t noticed you had stopped……

    Tony – i got one aged 3 minutes when the ferking doctor dropped me…..

  • 180.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:43 pm

    Jondood

    Jy gekry?

  • 181.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:44 pm

    Thanks supa.

    I almost blinked,

  • 182.cab: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:46 pm

    drunkmonkey, I is just very jealous of the bulls, but yessus man yessus, when are they going to start playing some attacking rugby with players like: Jaco, Olivier and Habana?

  • 183.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:46 pm

    cab

    Ja I am also wondering.

  • 184.Tony Moneo: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:50 pm

    Ig, (179) LOL

  • 185.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:51 pm

    Jondood

    Wat eintlik funny is dat al die stormers kaal is – klomp rugbrekers…

  • 186.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:53 pm

    suparugby

    It looked to me as if they were promoting KY Jelly they looked very lubed to me.

  • 187.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:53 pm

    so die rumours is waar…

    Dik davids is nog daar…het eintlik net vir sy gesig gelag…

  • 188.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:56 pm

    Cab

    Like Jondood i am also pondering your question. I think Heyneke’s time at the Bulls has come. He has done wonders to get the Bulls where they are but seem unable to take them a step further. There has been no development in the style of play. In theory, with the pack of the Bulls, the backline should score much more tries. But no, it;s just maul, maul, bash, maul, kick, maul, bash, etc.

    Makes me wonder… :roll:

  • 189.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:56 pm

    Estoy harto de toda esta mierda.

  • 190.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:57 pm

    Dawn,

    What does that mean?

  • 191.Drunkmonkey: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:58 pm

    dawn aka the lesbos captain .. captaining the stupids.

    I speak the english nicely no problem with my english maybe u cant read.

    As per normal the other provinces has turned this topic into a bull bashing since there own teams cant do the bashing.

  • 192.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:59 pm

    I’m fed up with all this ****.

  • 193.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 13:59 pm

    como estas Dawn?

  • 194.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:00 pm

    Dawn

    TP?

  • 195.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:01 pm

    Dawn

    Take it easy. Don’t let drunkmonkey upset you. Take him for what he is: a drunk ******.

  • 196.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:01 pm

    Drunkmonkey

    You do speak da english nicely.

    Where you from? Outer farking Mongolia or Danville? Were you born that stupid or did you lose your brain to one of those stupid helmets you wear?

    Were you ever shot in the head and not been aware of it?

  • 197.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:02 pm

    Rudebud I’m just getting started.

    As Robbie Williams says. Let Me Entertain You.

    Dead person what is TP

  • 198.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:03 pm

    Dawn

    Fantastic ! Where shall we meet ??? :-)

  • 199.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:04 pm

    :dawnanddrunkmoneyhookingup:

  • 200.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:04 pm

    TP for bunghole

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