AB’s wary of Boklash
17 Jul 2006
All Blacks coach Graham Henry is convinced the Springboks will not be as inept when they clash in their Tri-Nations encounter next Saturday.
Henry and co-coaches Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith were in Brisbane to watch the Wallabies smash the woeful Springboks 49-0 at the weekend.
Given New Zealand’s 32-12 victory over Australia a week earlier, the omens point to a resounding All Blacks victory, but Henry rejected that when the team assembled in Wellington.
“They had a disappointing game at the weekend and I’m not sure why that is,” Henry told reporters. “We just wonder if they’ll bounce back at the weekend or not. I’d imagine they’ll play a lot better.”
Henry said Springbok coach Jake White and his players would be hurting, and the way to take out their frustrations would be on the field.
“They’re very big and physical and they really put a lot of pressure on you as a physical group.”
Henry said the return match against the Wallabies, also in Brisbane on July 29, would clearly be a “huge match”, and the Australians had to be admired for the way they bounced back from their humbling a week earlier.
“You have to take your hat off to them, they played exceptionally well,” he said. “It’s the best I’ve seen the Australians play for a long time.”
18 Comments
17 Jul 2006, 08:28 am
Why? :confused:
17 Jul 2006, 08:30 am
Koos, they being nice.
17 Jul 2006, 08:32 am
Polite in public , but planning to put 50 past us!
17 Jul 2006, 08:32 am
Does Graham Henry think the Boks have even remote outside chance of WINNING the test? After all, a win by 1 point is still a win.
Well? Do YOU?
17 Jul 2006, 08:35 am
Its more of a courtesy thing.
17 Jul 2006, 08:42 am
The Boks haven’t got the remotest chance of beating the AB’s on Saturday – anyone who thinks they can is dreaming. The AB’s today can field two XV’s that can beat almost any other XV. The Springboks best XV that can run out on Saturday is physically and tactically not up to the job.
We have to accept that the Boks are going to get pumped in this 3N, and that they will have to try and learn some valuable lessons out of it. But the writing was on the wall already against the World XV and Scotland – the Springboks couldn’t score tries, and certianly couldn’t defend either. The try count stats of the last 5 games is possibly the worst in our history.
4th place on the IRB log – here we come..!!!
17 Jul 2006, 08:45 am
B16, there is always a chance, as it it just about f-ol but still…
17 Jul 2006, 08:46 am
Wary…jeh right. He is planning a slaughter
17 Jul 2006, 08:47 am
The Boks have already slipped to number 4, behind the AB’s France and Australia.
17 Jul 2006, 08:51 am
A L I S T E R C O E T Z E E
M U S T G O O O O O ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
What does he do?? He wrecked the cats backline and nou he is diong the same for the BOKS!!!
17 Jul 2006, 09:26 am
Yes the Bokke has a chance.
Just hope and pray that Henry feilds his D team.
Even then we maybe outclassed.
17 Jul 2006, 09:45 am
thankfully i won’t be able to watch the shambles. instead i will cheer my son on against paarl boys and at least get to watch some decent rugby
17 Jul 2006, 10:11 am
There is more chance Bafana Bafana winning the soccer world cup in 2010 !!!!! than we do against the All Blacks on Saturday morning .
17 Jul 2006, 11:24 am
What a load of bullshit, they are blowing up our arses, They are laughing.
We wernt Physical, when last have the Boks dominated anyone up front.
On Saturday im not sure if i even saw them do anything special up front.
17 Jul 2006, 12:12 pm
Fear not, the boks are going to have a moer of a game, and win. know why? because i have never been to a losing bok game. I’m like Wayne Julies Solly and a rabbits foot all rolled into one.
17 Jul 2006, 14:57 pm
“All Blacks coach Graham Henry is convinced the Springboks will not be as inept when they clash in their Tri-Nations encounter next Saturday.”
I am not convinced…
17 Jul 2006, 16:53 pm
So with current mindset and gameplan not to mention squib-like backline and an apparent absence of ball skills and capacity for intelligent assessment of the game they will not be “as inept”.
So how inept will they be? 3 points… maybe?
17 Jul 2006, 19:37 pm
yep rex, exactly. henry is worried that the ABs will not keep a clean sheet like the aussies did and that in turn will give confidence to the aussies for the return match against new zealand.
Have your say
You must be logged in to post a comment.