Jake under no illusions

Jake under no illusions

14 Jul 2006

The Wallabies may have been smashed by the All Blacks last weekend, but a monster task awaits the Springboks in Brisbane tomorrow.

Bok coach Jake White believes the team for the opening Vodacom Tri-Nations encounter at Suncorp Stadium is as ready as it could be.

“Our preparations have been impressive – we are happy on that score. What we need now is to deliver the goods on the day,” White said in his column on SARugby.co.za. “We are under no illusion that we are facing a tough battle against the Wallabies. Our record away has not been very good, but we will always do our best on the day.”

The Springboks find themselves in a similar situation to the Wallabies from last year when a slew of injuries saw them suffer eight defeats in nine matches. And at the end of it all coach Eddie Jones was sacked.

White will be hoping to come through the extended Tri-Nations in rather better shape as his ultimate dream is to lead the Boks to the World Cup in France in just over a year.

“I don’t want to dwell much on the injuries we have been experiencing over the last couple of games. Of course, it is sad to lose players as experienced as those who are now on the injury list.

“On the plus side, the return of Breyton Paulse, Bryan Habana, Jacque Fourie and Danie Coetzee is great news. Their continued absence would have further dented our plans for this tournament.”

After the Brisbane match, the Boks travel to New Zealand to take on the All Blacks in Wellington, before returning for another game against Australia in Sydney on August 5.

The match tomorrow kicks-off at 12pm (SA time).


26 Comments

  • 1.poena: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:06 am

    jake is an illusion…

  • 2.eloise: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:06 am

    1ste

  • 3.eloise: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:06 am

    3de

  • 4.Paws: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:06 am

    ” …he return of Danie Coetzee is great news.” How would we know .. we have not seen him play in a long time, and what is the chance that he would actually get a chance to play …

  • 5.eloise: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:07 am

    moenie worry nie Jake een van die dae job jy in die UK…

  • 6.hobo: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:07 am

    Boks will come out firing with all guns and that will only last for 30min…..sorry to say this but boks to lose by 10 points!! The biggest probleme is Jaco at fly-half!!

  • 7.keo: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:08 am

    Paws, too true. Coetzee played eight from 22 matches in the Premiership for London Irish. When he was selected, the Bok management said it was based on his outstanding form, but he had not played for 2 months!

  • 8.Le Fou: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:08 am

    *****,

    More like delusional…

  • 9.eloise: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:09 am

    Am I the only one that think the Boks can win?

  • 10.Jurgens: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:10 am

    eloise

    there is a big difference between thinking and praying

  • 11.Paws: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:12 am

    Hahaha .. yes Keo .. like Snyman!!

  • 12.Ig: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:16 am

    Yea his foot was also in plaster when he arrived back…..

  • 13.eloise: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:21 am

    Jurgens I prefer to be positive about tomorrow, because we know what happens to history & record etc.The Boks have never beaten them at Suncorp so tomorrow might be a special day…

  • 14.Jurgens: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:22 am

    eloise

    I would love to beleive it and I even will go as far as saying that we have the palyers there to do it, but i think to much has been happening behind the sences the last 2 weeks,

  • 15.jondood_can_like_to_suck_Luke_Watson's_TITS: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:28 am

    Time to get behind out team and our coach for tomorrow games. WP fans dont take me literaly.

    GO BOKKE

  • 16.fanks4vemammaries: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:29 am

    Also fear the worst – but maybe a good thing, because if the build up to the WC over the next year is going to be as depressing as the last six weeks, I’ll have to start supporting Kenya…

  • 17.cats_bok: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:31 am

    Two teams , one field. possibilities are
    one team victorius
    or
    a draw
    Can we win?
    50 /50 chance as we will hopefully be on the field.
    I feel that jake stirs too much.
    Connolly says their scrum is weak, watch them, push us of the ball.
    Can we win? Yes, but we need to sort out the player mind sets.
    What on earth is Joe doing stirring up George? He had a big enough problem before, now glamour boy will a real hard time.

  • 18.Andre_WP: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:41 am

    Ons kan hulle wen solank ons nie die bal wegskop nie. Die Aussies is goed met die manier hoe hulle aanval , en hulle is nie bang om uit hulle eie half gebied te hardloop nie. Ons voorspelers sal moet sorg dat hulle nie onodige foute begaan by die afbreek punte nie. Vinnige bal en skoon bal kan maak dat ons die game wen

  • 19.Skim: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:53 am

    *****?
    Die *****?

  • 20.Sampioenman: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 09:58 am

    Get rid of Big Joke and Jaco. Then well have a 90% better chance of winning.

  • 21.sparticus: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 10:04 am

    IG – post 12 , are u saying that they picked a out of match practice, past his sell by date hooker with a foot in plaster over Britz ?

  • 22.Sampioenman: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 10:10 am

    That’s exactly what they’re saying.

  • 23.wls: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 10:33 am

    We will end up on the losing side tomorrow. im the biggest optomist about Bok rugby but something aint right, it hasent been since the world 15 game, the last R800 odd rand i spend to watch the boks play lol.

  • 24.Jake_White: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 12:52 pm

    wls, will you be watching the game tomorrow on dstv?

    coz then you spent money on watching the springboks again.

  • 25.Viper6: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 19:21 pm

    When has Danie Cotzee ever added anything useful to the Bok cause?

  • 26.Viper6: Reply to this comment
    14 Jul 2006, 19:21 pm

    He was one of Rudy’s favourite dinosaurs.

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