Frik tells Jake to go!
15 Jul 2006
South Africa’s player of the century Frik du Preez has told Jake White to pack his bags as Springbok coach. He is not alone among former Springboks.
Rapport newspaper predictably fired cannons at White through former players and the most significant of these was Du Preez.
“It is a disgrace,” said Du Preez to Rapport Newspaper. “Losing is not nice, but to lose like this is very bad. The Boks lost before they even walked onto the field. I don’t blame the players because they don’t pick themselves. Blame the coach. I would have walked if I was Jake White. I don’t understand why certain players don’t get picked. Where are guys like Luke Watson, Kabamba Floors, Tim Dlulane?
“If they (selectors) don’t know who to pick then they can come and ask me. I will tell them.”
Former WP and Bok scrumhalf Divan Serfontein said White should go and be replaced by Free State coach Rassie Erasmus, who is only into his second season as a senior coach.
Serfontein accused White of having his favourites and always talking about the need to plan for the World Cup. Serfontein said focus should be on getting the best out of every test.”
Former Free State and Bok flyhalf De Wet Ras criticised the selections. He called them pathetic.
He was especially critical of not playing with a specialist openside flank, calling it madness.
Another of the Rapport ‘Dial a quote regulars’ Burger Geldenhuys said he struggled to finish watching the game.
“Jake White’s team selections are catching up with him. It was suicide to play against George Smith without a specialist fetcher.”
Alan Zondagh completed the assault by saying that technically the Boks were poor and that White could no longer try and tell the world the players he had in his national group were the best ones.
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16 Jul 2006, 18:28 pm
Xkreni
I hear you and am not happy with whats going on at all.
I will reserve judgement until after the tri nations.
Thing that kills me is that Jake has backed his players all the way and they repay him with this ****.
Jake is not at fault when players are dirty, cant pass, kick or run.
Lets see after the competition.
At least province won !!!!!!
16 Jul 2006, 18:59 pm
London-shark,i agree on resting certain players that have played a full s14,but the problem comes in that with that loss to Griquas,instead of picking up 4 points for the win,they only got 1 bonus point-that can be the difference between a home semi against WP or an away semi at Loftus.Yes,give the system time but,dont play a vodacom cup side against a smaller union Currie cup side who are trying to make a statement to the country that they deserve to be in the Currie Cup after the Spears debacle.There was only going to be one winner yesterday,and as we are both Sharks supporters we can agree on that…
17 Jul 2006, 06:36 am
If Jake goes who replaces him ?
17 Jul 2006, 06:49 am
Jake must stay.
After all the faith he has put in the players they go and let him down like this ?????
Stay and get the team to play properly.
Will be the mark of a good coach to turn this around.
We simply do not have a coach in SA good enough to coach the boks and Mallett will not take the job.
17 Jul 2006, 08:51 am
Jake White
Oom Frik het gepraat, vat assebleif jou goed en jou ja boeties en loop.
17 Jul 2006, 09:02 am
#62
That is precisely why JW must go. he is to stupid to do what you suggest.
17 Jul 2006, 09:05 am
As oom Frik so slim is moet hy sommer die bokke afrig!!
17 Jul 2006, 09:08 am
Never thought I will ever say this, but based on current performance, Luke Watson need to be in the Bok side and he need to be the Captain as well.
Capeflatsboy
You asked what else could JW have done as it was his best team. Don’t agree.
John Smith replaced by any of the following = Schalk Brits, Gary Botha, Danie Coetzee.
17 Jul 2006, 09:25 am
Os is also beyond his prime. Drop him now, before he drops us.
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