Rassie: Lardy will pull his weight
9 Jun 2006
The Cheetahs’ signing of former Springbok Quinton Davids has baffled most, but coach Rassie Erasmus believes in keeping his options open.
“It’s an area in which I’ve been looking to bulk up and Davids brings stability to the scrum and is very strong on the tighthead side,” Erasmus told keo.co.za.
Since the start of his coaching career, Erasmus has been both lauded and criticised for his somewhat cavalier tactical approach. But for most, this wildcard selection seems to be just one gamble too far.
“We’ve brought Quinton in because he is a very physical player and a great ball carrier,” said Erasmus. “He has played for the Springboks and talent like that doesn’t just disappear.”
The 30-year-old, 120 kg Davids played nine Tests for the Boks, the last when he came off the bench in a Tri-Nations loss to the All Blacks in Christchurch in 2004.
He left South Africa in 2005 to play rugby for Gloucester, where he only managed to get selected for four games in an entire season. At the conclusion of the Premiership, he was told that he was no longer needed.
“I am looking to add depth to the pack,” said Erasmus. “We suffered a lot of injuries pre-season. I may use Davids in the games where we need more power in the scrums. We will have to see how it goes.”
Davids has been slated in the media for his poor conditioning, and the extra kilos he is carrying is an obvious concern, but Erasmus says that Davids will be up for it in the Currie Cup.
“He is much fitter than some of the other forwards around here. Granted, he is not Super 14 fit. but he has been working hard and should be ready for the Currie Cup. All players are contracted to maintain a certain level of fitness. If your fitness is not up to standard, you take a pay-cut or don’t make the team.”
By Jon Cardinelli
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9 Jun 2006, 14:12 pm
And he didn’t want to share with his roomie.
9 Jun 2006, 14:13 pm
Listen we have all these players with nicknames
Os
Ollie
Baywatch
etc etc
Perhaps Rassie should invest in a prop that goes by the name of Hyskraan van Huysteen.
Or Forklift van Tonder.
Problem solved!
9 Jun 2006, 14:18 pm
Or just get Hulk, it should solve the problem.
9 Jun 2006, 14:20 pm
Yes but then you have the problem of whether the Hulk is light Green or dark green and the whole political thing is gonna kick in again.
9 Jun 2006, 14:22 pm
Never thought of that RedCard.
Paint him black!
9 Jun 2006, 14:26 pm
hehehehe
9 Jun 2006, 14:29 pm
Def not TGHMQD he doesn’t share anything:
Berlin – A man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of having killed a woman by choking her with a bockwurst sausage, police in Zwickau in the eastern state of Saxony said on Thursday.
The man, 50, was found drunk in the 65-year-old pensioner’s apartment on Wednesday night with her body, state prosecutors in Saxony said.
A forensic doctor found that the woman had choked on a large piece of sausage.
The man conceded that he “may have given her a bockwurst”, the police said.
9 Jun 2006, 14:31 pm
If QD was there he would have got it first!
9 Jun 2006, 14:31 pm
It’s a first.
Why does the funny stuff always tend to happen in Europe?
9 Jun 2006, 14:33 pm
He would have eaten the whole thing and asked for seconds.
9 Jun 2006, 14:33 pm
handbag
they don’t have the crime and rugby to clog up their papers, so they report **** like this!
9 Jun 2006, 14:34 pm
egon?
9 Jun 2006, 14:40 pm
Wasnt QD really the dude from the Goonies, chuk I think?
9 Jun 2006, 14:43 pm
Chuck Norris?
9 Jun 2006, 14:43 pm
Nah that guy wasn’t as ugly and fat.
Atleast that guy could speak, well sort off.
9 Jun 2006, 14:45 pm
Does JvdW have a nickname yet?
9 Jun 2006, 14:46 pm
I don’t know, mongoose.
9 Jun 2006, 14:48 pm
kamikazi van der westhuizen?
9 Jun 2006, 14:49 pm
The dood, not Chuck Norris.
He was chuck from the goonies cmon
Chuck Norris is the dude with the front and back Mullet, that kicks some *** on Texas ranger.
****** who would have thought thaikwando guy could be hanging out in texas? Its rather not fair really, he should go to Thailand or some **** and go and pick on some there.
9 Jun 2006, 14:51 pm
Kick his *** SeaBass!
9 Jun 2006, 14:52 pm
Maybe Chuck should round house kick old QD, then the cheetahs can have 2 new wings, laurel and hardy.
9 Jun 2006, 14:53 pm
Huisgenoot van der Westhuizen
9 Jun 2006, 14:54 pm
Fuzzy
joost het klaar daai een gedeps!
9 Jun 2006, 14:55 pm
knock knock
9 Jun 2006, 14:56 pm
wie’s daar
9 Jun 2006, 14:57 pm
aspersie
9 Jun 2006, 15:51 pm
I miss Vinnie.
9 Jun 2006, 16:02 pm
so without stating the obvious – when are we buying some backline players. I would hate to see a FS backline with Dale Heidtman, Chris Kruger and co in it. Whats next – Helgard Muller, Chris Badenhorst, Eben Scheepers and Lourens Prinsloo….
9 Jun 2006, 16:40 pm
QD is going to do well…and obviously a LOT of people here fear that…
9 Jun 2006, 16:45 pm
No,alot of people fear that there will be no food left in Bloem!
9 Jun 2006, 16:46 pm
If QD does well,I will buy him a Big Mac meal as an apology…..and he can even Super Size it – although we all know that he will!
9 Jun 2006, 17:10 pm
Rassie is going to have a tough time,he was to have taught him predictive rugby ie:walk to the next scrum,but the smell of the boerie rolls will dominate.
9 Jun 2006, 17:50 pm
knock knock
9 Jun 2006, 18:17 pm
Is there anyone out there…..
10 Jun 2006, 06:23 am
Sh*t this dude must have done some thing real bad. But I can’t believe my eyes 183 jokes about one guy. Sh*t he must be ****. He he he.
10 Jun 2006, 06:24 am
Hmmm I did not count you cause you still lost dude.
10 Jun 2006, 06:45 am
Did you know the average weight of the Samoan forward is 115kg…and they still can’t scrum!
Well done peoples, I havn’t laughed so much in ages as I did scanning through this thread
10 Jun 2006, 07:40 am
Post 187 Yeah I can believe it.I saw a guy play for Samoa and he was da lock and he nearly played the whole game could not believe a guy soooo big could last for that long. I like that “Well done peoples” bit give it time and you could turn into a Dutchie.
10 Jun 2006, 08:30 am
pompies, I don’t really know if “turning into a Dutchie” is a compliment but I will assume it is, Thank you. I dunno how such big Polys can just keep on running either but they can, that’s for such
10 Jun 2006, 08:55 am
I must admit they have got guts and they give their all.I love that grass roots level rugger.Man they really take it seriously.
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