Heyneke steps down

Heyneke steps down

30 Jun 2006

Heyneke Meyer will step down as coach of the Blue Bulls following the Absa Currie Cup match against the Lions on Saturday.

Meyer’s position as hands on coach of the Blue Bulls will go to current assistant coach Pote Human as of next week. This was announced by the Blue Bulls on Friday.

They released a statement on Friday afternoon, saying: “The BBC (Blue Bulls Company), along with its shareholders, are considering several steps to afford Heyneke Meyer ample opportunity to place coaching in the Union on a better footing and in so doing ensure the success of the Blue Bulls in all structures and competitions, with specific focus on the Super 14.”

“All options will be considered in the coming weeks and will then be presented at the Union Meeting of 11 July and then to the Board of the Company for finalization.

“During this period, Pote Human, under the guidance of Heyneke Meyer, will take responsibility for the preparation of the Currie Cup side.”

Meyer was unavailable for comment.


151 Comments

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  • 51.Predawn: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 15:54 pm

    Must have been that awful hiding the Crusaders gave the Bulls in the semis. His confidence was never the same after that.

  • 52.bigg: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 15:55 pm

    It does not matter – Meyer was a medicore coach anyway. In fact the bulls hit a wall these past 2 years… Could not improve. I think the bulls days of winning are coming to an end… I heard that Habana & Matfield might be coming to WP

  • 53.AJ: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:03 pm

    Got a feeling of deja vu here. I give him a month and a couple of key loses and he`ll be back. And I suppose this is a big stuff you to Mike Bailey too as I thought he was next in line…

  • 54.sarky: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:13 pm

    PA

    Might it be connected to the PC 14 about Jake’s future next week? I seemed to remember that there was an ‘insider’ that told Keo Hm and P Div would step in?

  • 55.AJ: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:17 pm

    There`s always a conspiracy theory…why cant he be doing exactly what they are saying, a director of coaching position.

  • 56.Lemoen: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:27 pm

    Dankie tog nou het WP 15% kans meer om die Bulle te klop!!

  • 57.Lemoen: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:28 pm

    En nie in ons moer te verloor nie

  • 58.Lemoen: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:30 pm

    En o ja ons het n 15% kans gehad om te wen nou + 15% by dan is dit nou 30 % kans!!

  • 59.Jurgens: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:30 pm

    Chuck Norris

    u are confusing pote human with pote fourie

  • 60.Stan: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:32 pm

    Dis waar lemoen.
    Al verskil is dat julle nou nie meer so ver gaan verloor nie.
    maar verloor gaan julle verloor…

  • 61.Jurgens: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:32 pm

    jonny

    wont say 2nd is **** all and only team in sa to make the s12 semis last year. stats do talk. check out who has won the cc the most since 1938

  • 62.Lang Giel: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:32 pm

    The word on the street is that Pote is pretty useless as a coach. Last year Heyneke tried the same trick with Mike Baily bit it failed dismally. Heyneke must just remember the responsibility stays with him and that Bulls fans are very very unforgiving!

  • 63.Jurgens: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:34 pm

    stan

    ons moet saam staan teen hierrie anti bulle mense

  • 64.Lemoen: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:36 pm

    Ja ek stry glad nie maar die bulle gaan verloor teen sharks en cheetahs stel dit so hulle gaan nie meer so bo oor almal hardloop nie want Heyneke gaan hulle baie mis.En WP (snik snik)ons gaan teen almal swaar kry as daar nie iets drasties gaan gebeur met die span self nie!

  • 65.Jurgens: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:40 pm

    Andrew

    Iam i wrong or are people confussing pote fourie with pote human?

  • 66.motomouse: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:43 pm

    Bulls fans are in for a world of pain now. I know that we didnt have such an illustrious history but as Sharks fans we were relatively happy when Ian Mac was at the reins. Then he retired and we went through dummy after dummy and now it looks like we have found a decent coach after years of looking.

    Bulls fans, dont expect your new coach to keep with the good work, and dont expect Meyer to come back and save you when the new guy cant cut it. He will not want to vacate his new job.

  • 67.Jurgens: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:43 pm

    sorry

    ek is verkeerd dit is human

  • 68.yoda: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 16:45 pm

    the bulls are a well oiled machine!

  • 69.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 17:38 pm

    Good ridens

  • 70.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 17:40 pm

    yoda,

    Of the early 50′s.

    Was a great machine then, but………..

  • 71.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 17:50 pm

    Hope he doesn’t trip over the step and knock his teeth out……..

  • 72.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 17:52 pm

    Die Blou masjies sal voort stoom……

    Go, die blou!!!!

    PS! Pote, ek waarsku jou, jy beter nie ons span opfok nie boeta!!

  • 73.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 17:52 pm

    Whats up with Heineken Meyer now.

    Pressure too much?

  • 74.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 17:54 pm

    We’re just building more depth……..in the coaches department!!!!

    hehehehehe

  • 75.bloubulsd: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 17:56 pm

    Kom ons hoop die Blou masjien se wiele kom nie af nie.
    Pote played under Naas, they will follow the same game plan.
    To those people critisizing the Bulls game plan, 3 CC in 4 years, 21 in total. You loose!!

  • 76.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 17:59 pm

    Bloubulsd (75)

    Where did that get the springboks?

  • 77.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 18:05 pm

    Jis,

    Now the Bulls will excel!

  • 78.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 18:14 pm

    Waas my ander tjommies????

  • 79.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 18:17 pm

    Jong, almal awol vandag.

  • 80.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 18:19 pm

    Hulle kyk seker die ronde bal game, of het soos ek meeste van die dag einde van die maand blues gehad!!

  • 81.Stan: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 18:30 pm

    bloubulsb,
    Jy het die kat aan die gat beet.
    Pote Human het n ooit onder gespeel nie. Pote fourie wel Human kom van die OP af en later vrystaat.

  • 82.klippies: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 18:36 pm

    why is meyer leaving can someone tell me

  • 83.grassie: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 19:53 pm

    Oh truck me George. Does any South African coaching careers have a lifespan of more than 3 years? And what is the story behind “Director” of coaching.

    Are they to good to dirty their hands now?

    They already have 12 assistants, and 25 sub-assistants. And valet parking.

    Pote Human ended as captain of the Free State years ago. He sported a beard, and was one heck of a hard player, but coach, eish…

  • 84.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 19:55 pm

    Germany!

    The biff was on after the game.

    Argies out!

  • 85.grassie: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 19:59 pm

    Germany, as if I care

  • 86.bloubulsd: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 00:13 am

    Stan, jy is reg, ek het verkeerd gelees en ek was nog te jonk toe die ouens gespeel het!

    76, BokinOzzie, we are talking about the CC. When did all the WP players help the springboks? In 2001 and 2002 with Corne Krige and the rest of the WP brigade we did pretty **** as far as I can remember..

  • 87.bloubulsd: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 00:17 am

    I kinda remember Human now.
    1st time I thought abou this but his lastname is pretty funny if you do not know Afrikaans!

    It like my buddy, Sakkie, never thought his name was funny, that is until I realised that for non-Afrikaans speakers it has to be totally weird!

    Another word is ‘kant’, doesn’t work well in the USA:)

  • 88.shieldstheband: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 00:49 am

    Pote had some degree of succes with Bloem Collegians but he is old school. Bet this will suit the Bulls but he is no revolutionary ala rassie or Muir so its down-hill for the fat bulls from now.

    How the hell did they manage this? They should employ De Villiers. Then finally the Bulls might achieve is accordance with their financial/player strength.

  • 89.out wide: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 08:06 am

    Yes Jurgens, stats do talk (post 61) – the Bulls have a pretty poor Super Series record. It’s the Super FOURTEEN at the moment by the way.

    You can’t raise CC success to hide failure in the S14 – the CC cannot be compared with the skills required to win the S14.

  • 90.Stan: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 09:39 am

    bloubuld,
    Stan is always right….

    shields,
    De Villiers will never work in Pta.

  • 91.Stan: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 10:07 am

    I have no faith or confidence in De villiers.
    He has one of the best U/21 teams in history and he could not retain our cup. He played Spies, Lobberts, Pietersen, Delport all out of their position and played did not attempt to get Bosman over there. Strauss is a better hooker than Ralepele and Vermaak a better scrummie than Malgas.

  • 92.St.Petersburgbok: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 10:34 am

    The recruitment of DeVilliers would have been one of the great masterclasses by Bulls rugby……alas, we end up with a quota like Pote Human?

    What credentials does he have to coach my Bulls side?

    1.He’s white
    2.He speaks Afrikaans
    3.He knows the difference between a rugby and soccer ball.

    …..that’s about it actually.

    Silly Bulls,very very silly.

  • 93.Stan: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 10:40 am

    St Pete
    De Villiers white?

  • 94.pompies: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 10:43 am

    Pote was a good rugger player in his day but a coach he is not. Stan do you remember Richard Prentice?

  • 95.Stan: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 10:52 am

    Off course i do.
    Stan is n rugby kenner.
    He was a very good hooker?

  • 96.Stan: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 10:53 am

    and based what do you judge Pote’s coaching abilities?

  • 97.Stan: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 10:56 am

    pompies,
    Hou op pomp en praat met my…

  • 98.St.Petersburgbok: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 10:59 am

    Well, basically……coached fokol,won or done fokol.

    What do you base your opinion of Pieter DeVilliers?

    U21 winners 2005
    U21 runners-up 2006
    Bok management under Mallet and so on and so forth,etc,etc,etc….

  • 99.mighty lion: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 11:04 am

    100?

  • 100.mighty lion: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 11:04 am

    100

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