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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  • 351.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:07 pm

    Bliksem,

    Ek weet Dronkie is ook ‘n Bulls ondersteuner, daarom dat ek vir hom gesê het ek skaam my vir hom, baie baie posts gelede, lees boetie, lees voor jy my onder sy kam skeer.

  • 352.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:07 pm

    dooskop?daar is nou oorspronklikheid.dankie vir die wenk.dalk bly die waarheid maar net elke dag die waarheid.

  • 353.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:07 pm

    Dawn

    Is dit die foto wat Jondood gvra het?

  • 354.Drunkmonkey: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:08 pm

    lees voor jy my onder sy kam skeer????

    ek dog ons praat van rugby en nie seksual fantasies hier

  • 355.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:09 pm

    Bagel, don’t knock Dawn, she puts up with all our ****. I think we just all like to get her wound up as it is so funny.

  • 356.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:09 pm

    Bliksem,

    You hate to admit it but you know it is true!

  • 357.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:10 pm

    dronkie moet jy nie loop nie.wil nie he jy moet die bus na Danville mis nie.

  • 358.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:11 pm

    Come on, we had just got him talking about rugby.

  • 359.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:11 pm

    From now on Dawn will be referred to as “She” xD

  • 360.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:12 pm

    Dronkie,

    Hemeltjie moegoe….. waar kom jy nou aan “seksual fantasies”, seker geen benul van die idioom wat ek daar gebruik het nie – vir jou kan dit seker net ‘n kam in die kous of so iets wees….. saam met jou Krimpelien Safariepak!!

  • 361.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:13 pm

    its not true.but who cares anyway what a shackledragger by choice has to say?atleast a ozzie can say he cant choose where he was born.you dont have that luxury.you are taking on their despicable mannerisms as well.****** jaap.

  • 362.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:14 pm

    I’m over this article soooo boring!

  • 363.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:19 pm

    What are the dispicable mannerisms?

    Is biting ears and eye gouging among them.

    The afrikaaner brought brute force and the english brought the brains.

    The afrikaaner mindset in rugby is, ‘if you cant beat him bash him’

  • 364.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:20 pm

    why do you call yourself bokinozzie if you disise all things southafrican?why not call yourself jaapinozzie?

  • 365.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:21 pm

    :dawnsevissie”

  • 366.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:22 pm

    Jondood

    Bwhahahhahahaa !!! Jy stir alweer :lol:

  • 367.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:23 pm

    I think Dawn has gone.

  • 368.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:23 pm

    lyk my bokinozzie is australie se weergawe van the tackler.jondood het daai pommie dolle darem woema in die poema?

  • 369.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:24 pm

    BokinOzzie,

    I Hate people that try to bash Afrikaners more than anything in this world… twat, tosser, now go F%#ck yourself… or the neerest sheep

  • 370.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:25 pm

    I do not despise all things SA.

  • 371.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:26 pm

    BokinOzzie,

    I despise you totally dude!!

  • 372.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:27 pm

    provincialism between south africans are admissable.you are some dumb jaap sitting in aussie and looking for attention on a mostly sa website.I bet you if i offer to bring you a bottle of KWV 10year old brandy or a Simonsberg Pinotage/Tinta Barroca over in December you wont decline now will you?

  • 373.Ou Grote: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:28 pm

    BokinOzzie

    Were you one of the guys swearing our proteas and making racist slurs when they were over there?

  • 374.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:28 pm

    grootbullsmile he is just trying to keep this conversatin going.Its ****** 1:27 in Sydney right now.Same as tackler he hasnt got a life or he works nightshift.

  • 375.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:29 pm

    I’m still here.

  • 376.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:29 pm

    Hello Ou Grote!!

    Het jou vroeër beskryf as een van die Groot Geeste op hierdie site.

  • 377.jondood: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:30 pm

    bliksem

    The question is would you offer bokinozzie your 70 year old mother?

    Will he decline?

  • 378.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:30 pm

    hallo squirrel.

  • 379.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:30 pm

    Grootblousmile,

    Every Ozzie knows that they just stir the pot a little and the afrikaaner will be too defensive to the extent of muscling up.

    The afrikaaner needs to use some intelligence, if there is any, and Jake is slowing getting the picture across to some members in the bok team.

    Play rugby and not boxing.

  • 380.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:31 pm

    Bliksem,

    Heheheehe, I still think he prefers sheep!!!

  • 381.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:32 pm

    Jondood,

    No mate, sheep the better option.

  • 382.Ou Grote: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:33 pm

    Yet another racist slur by BokinOzzie, when will the powers that be kick this idiot off this site.

    Howzit Blousmile

  • 383.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:33 pm

    Dawn, you just keeping quiet beacuse there is nothing worth responding too?

  • 384.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:33 pm

    BokinOzzie,

    Talking about intelligence “Mate”, was so damn intelligent of you to leave this beutiful country, wasn’t it….

  • 385.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:33 pm

    so bokinozzie sees himself as a ozzie.from now on guys please refer to this plank as jaapinozzie.He is as afrikaans as me and also fully bilingual.

  • 386.cab: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:34 pm

    bliskem, what other language can you speak?

  • 387.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:34 pm

    Ou Grote (373)

    Have you not asked me that same question before.

  • 388.Ou Grote: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:34 pm

    Guppy.

    My fok is jy ok hier, hoe lyk dinge?

  • 389.Ou Grote: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:36 pm

    BokinOzzie

    Still waiting for a answer.

  • 390.cab: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:36 pm

    i know you are well versed in the language of punani.

  • 391.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:37 pm

    Ek sal probeer on in Arikaans te skryf. Baeie goed, die werk is baie stadig vandag..

    Yeah looged on this afternoon as by work slowed down. You have missed the usual JD vd Dawn dindong and everyone having a go at ****** boy.

  • 392.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:37 pm

    Bliksem,

    Why not ask Keo to start a post for you to make this announcement.

  • 393.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:37 pm

    Cab,

    Maybe Bliksem can also speak “Kakpraat”… sorry Bliksem, praat nou self “Kakpraat” vlot!!

  • 394.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:37 pm

    grootbullsmile,n jaap is so welkom in aussie soos n palestyn in jerusalem.dis hoekom baie suidafrikaners terug kom.teveel animosity daar.Maar as jy na sy posts lees hy is n redelike bitter indivdu.Hierdie is maar net n noodkreet van sy kant af.my post 374.sou jy nie beter dinge in daai tyd van die oggend kon gedoen het as om tepost op keo nie.H het tien teen een wakker geword en intrane uitgebars om dat hy sy geboorteland mis en toe kom sy hy aandag hier.Any attention is better than no attention at all I suppose for some people.

  • 395.Ou Grote: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:38 pm

    Sorry I missed that. Is JD gone already?

  • 396.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:39 pm

    cab,english,afrikaans,punani,funigalo and very basic maori.just enough maori to pull a chick in her mother tongue.

  • 397.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:39 pm

    Ou Grote,

    I answered your question weeks back.

  • 398.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:39 pm

    BokinOzzie

    You’re true colours are showing. Stay there. Don’t come back.

    Poepol.

  • 399.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:40 pm

    No I think he might be around still.

  • 400.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    31 May 2006, 16:41 pm

    Dood is allowed to get away with all this fish analogies but when I stand up for myself I get kukked out.

    Revenge will be mine.

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