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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  • 201.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:04 pm

    200 !!! :mrgreen:

  • 202.Drunkmonkey: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:05 pm

    Let dawn feel a little butch …. its fine so long as she dont scratch me or start screaming and throwing tantrums or hit me with a handbag.

  • 203.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:05 pm

    Foooook Jondood !!!! :-(

  • 204.Logie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:05 pm

    has anyone read keo article on 24?

    i hate to say it but he’s right. but statistics can be mangled to suit anyones needs keo, class 101 in ‘how to be a good journo’.

    ps. jake did introduce a couple of new faces towards the end of last year.

    it’s going to be the tried and tested vs the very cleverly managed blacks come wc final!

    watch this space….

  • 205.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:08 pm

    St Michel is a back street boy!

  • 206.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:08 pm

    Drunkmonkey

    I’ll do FAR worse. Believe me.

    Dead I don’t get it. Therefore it must be onbeskof.

  • 207.yoda: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:08 pm

    al hierdie kak wat jul praat is skreeusnaaks!!!!

    thanks dawn and drunkmonkey

  • 208.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:09 pm

    Guys am i a bit uninformed but why is Gaffie starting over Brent? I have watched the Stormers and WP for years and that guy is no better than Chris Rossouw!

  • 209.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:09 pm

    Dawn

    What do you wipe that FAT areshole of yours with?

    TP

    Toilet paper!!!!!

  • 210.yoda: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:10 pm

    Bagel

    jake loves a wing that can kick well, like paulse

  • 211.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:12 pm

    Dead you another person for my termination with extreme prejudice hit list.

    Drunk ****** … you a cross between a bergie and an orang utang huh.

    And you Jondood with your withered sack of blanks … I’m not fat, neither am I stupid.

  • 212.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:13 pm

    But he can’t kick well :-( misses touch everytime or kicks it straight out! He is a wetty and got no creativity!

  • 213.Logie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:13 pm

    yoda

    paulse kick well…???? Mate, there is no way you can mention paulse in the same sentence as gaffie when it comes to kicking…..

    besides, brent plays flyhalf as well. would you not think he’s kicking game is a little bit superior to that of paulse?

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

    Bagel

    Cause Gaffie gives better BJ’s than Brent…

  • 215.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:15 pm

    Lol, Thats is the only possible reason he could make that decision!

  • 216.Logie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:16 pm

    suparugby, your sense of humour astonishes me…no really.

    idiot

  • 217.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:16 pm

    Dawn

    You in a fighting mood today?

  • 218.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:16 pm

    Brent cannot defend.

    The 50 something loss to the all blacks was his death bed in rugby.

  • 219.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:17 pm

    Logie Paulse is a far better wing than Gaffie hes proved that by the amount of tries and caps he’s got! If you think Gaffies better than u a racist *******!

  • 220.Logie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:18 pm

    not a bigot mate, and i never said gaffie was a better wing. what are you, thick?

    i said he’s a ten times better kicker, go read my post again….this time open your eyes mate.

  • 221.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:18 pm

    Bagel

    Go and make yourself a sandwich!

  • 222.Drunkmonkey: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:20 pm

    paulse was good in his time he old and slow now

  • 223.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:22 pm

    and paulse is black

  • 224.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:23 pm

    Logie
    Fark off!

    Russel kick like ****- where have you seen him kick well? Cause he plays flyhalve sometimes doesnt mean he kicks well?! He runs good with the ball though…

  • 225.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:25 pm

    ****** how long did it take you to think that up.

  • 226.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:26 pm

    BokinOzzie

    You another prime doos huh.

  • 227.cab: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:27 pm

    rudebud,

    nah heyneke’s done well, but maybe he can hire a backline coach like campese to get the boys firing. Its a helluva backline, Welsh, Nel, Ndungane, Roedts, FdP, Habana, Olivier, Jaco, Steyn – all great players, but alas, no penetration.

  • 228.Drunkmonkey: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:28 pm

    cab

    the same could be said bout the stormers and cats

  • 229.Logie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:30 pm

    suparugby

    my assumption was purely derived from the expectation that a flyhalf would need some kicking skills (more so than a wing)

    when is the last time you saw rockococo or rico gear, or howlett or sivuvatu or any of the all black jolters kick a brilliant touch?

    come on man, say you get my point. i was merely stating, in the original argument, that gaffie is a far better kicker of the rugby ball than paulse.

    understand?

  • 230.yoda: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:30 pm

    Bagel

    didnt say he kicks like gaffie champ, but he does kick well, yes

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

    I agree with you cab. Heyeneke needs a backline coach and he cant focus on the forwards. Imagine what a guy like **** or Campo can do with the talent we have at the back. Heyneke is still a great coach, but he is not the answer for our backline problems.

  • 232.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:31 pm

    Dawn,

    Are you suffering from primary dysmenorrea?

    I will recommend something to sort that out.

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

    Cab

    Mmmmm…. I hear what you say. That may be a good alternative.

  • 234.yoda: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:31 pm

    sorry last comment for logie

  • 235.cab: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:31 pm

    drunkmonkey, thats the first thing you’ve said that makes any sense.

  • 236.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:32 pm

    ******

    You mean to tell me you know what penetration means?

  • 237.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:33 pm

    BokinOzzie

    You suffering from Blackquotanitis?

    Quite a severe case, it seems.

  • 238.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:33 pm

    Dawn,

    Bet you know what penetration means but dont have a clue what it is.

  • 239.Henri F: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:34 pm

    Paulse plays right wing, but is left-footed. So his kicking is, by definition, limited. When he played left-wing he never got the ball – Boks play tended to go to the right all the time.

    Paulse is a bangbroek and slow. But he never gets isolated because he plays inside (mainly because he can’t beat his man by running striaght).

  • 240.Drunkmonkey: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:35 pm

    dawn

    pls go grind your nails or go do some weightlifting…. or go to your girlfriend. Your comments is like water under a bridge … stupid and pointless.

  • 241.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:35 pm

    BokinOzzie

    I suppose you think you can explain it to me.

    Capullo.

  • 242.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:36 pm

    Logie

    I agree that Gaffie is a far better kicker than Paulse. Gaffie gets huge distance on his kicks, he just needs to get them out a bit more. But Brent, he is a runner, not a kicker. In an attacking gameplan, like sharks, Brent would be better than Gaffie, in a kicking gameplan, like SA vs AUS (Sydney) gaffie would be better.

  • 243.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:37 pm

    Dawn

    Read my post again and then read the previous contributions from other bloggers.

    Paulse has what it takes to be in the squad given that there are some injuries, he should be close in the line of selection.

  • 244.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:38 pm

    Dawn,

    Why, because you dont know?

  • 245.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:42 pm

    BokinOzzie

    Dawn runs a fish and chip shop in the Cape.

    Multiple penetrations daily in that place.

  • 246.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:45 pm

    Making some enemies Dawn?

  • 247.StMichel: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:49 pm

    During my recent sojourn to the fairest cape I came upon by happenstance a most erstwhile of former springboks. I shared my view that the selection of Paulse for the Boks was a shinning monument to the failure of transformation in SA rugby. He shrugged his shoulders and said that he wasnt fussed either way. And that is where we should all leave it.

  • 248.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:50 pm

    Leave dawn alone. She can penatrate my line anyday…

  • 249.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:50 pm

    StMichel

    Pray tell.

    Who was it?

  • 250.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 14:50 pm

    I’m gonna ignore all this moronic bullshit.

    Last time I responded to dead I got into serious trouble with the Order of the Monarchs.

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