Bosman to answer Bok SOS
17 Jul 2006
Jaco van der Westhuyzen’s days in the Springbok No 10 jersey appear to be over.
After a wholly inept display in the Boks crushing 49-0 defeat to the Wallabies on Saturday, the beleaguered flyhalf looks set to be replaced by young Meyer Bosman for the Test against the All Blacks on Saturday.
Springbok coach Jake White finally admitted that his persistence with the halfback pairing that played against Australia was not working and a change could be seen in Wellington.
“I would be the first to say that Ricky Januarie and Jaco van der Westhuyzen do not succeed as a combination,” White told Beeld rugby writer Morris Gilbert.
“We will have to seriously consider a change; one of several brave decisions we have to make this week when we select the 22 for the Test against New Zealand.
“I wanted to send Bosman out to take Jaco’s place shortly after half-time on Saturday because it serves no purpose if he sits on the bench all the time. He has to play.”
And chances are he will be partnered by Fourie du Preez, who was a revelation after he replaced Ricky Januarie. He was directly responsible for saving three tries late in the game with heroic defence in the in-goal area.
“Until the World Cup tournament next year there will be no mercy for the Boks. I want to give Meyer another chance and if it means he has to play against the All Blacks and Daniel Carter on Saturday, it just has to be.
“If he makes it at Tri-Nations level, he will be up to anything in Test rugby.”
So, White has been forced to gamble at a time the rest of the Tri-Nations teams are settling down. The coach blames his flyhalf woes not on his persistence with van der Westhuyzen, but rather his lack of game time in the No 10 jersey.
“I knew all along that Jaco was fighting a losing battle because he was not, despite my requests, played at flyhalf during the Super 14 series,” White complained to Gilbert.
“He played at flyhalf at his Japanese club, NEC, but (former Wallaby coach) Eddie Jones says the competition in that league is not good enough to make Jaco a better Test flyhalf.
“This leaves me with a growing headache because Jaco can’t be expected to be a top-notch flyhalf if he plays in that position only in Test matches. After the Tri-Nations series he is off to Japan again and we’ll see him only if he is included in the team for the Springbok tour at the end of the year.”
Van der Westhuyzen’s chances of making the World Cup squad seem slim at this stage and he may have finally fallen out of favour with the coach. Said White: “Jaco and I will have to sit down and talk about this openly.”
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17 Jul 2006, 09:18 am
fo*ing finally, but id use him as a backup for 15, Monty didnt have a bad game, he had one knock-on.
we lost the game in the possesion steaks and 9,10, 12,13…
ah fokit like i said last week, we had no combinations to speak of the one player knew nothing about what the other was up to…..
if you not going to pick the best players pick combinations that click….
17 Jul 2006, 09:19 am
Big g 47 – like jou backline.
Maar,
9 Ruan
10 Barrit
11 Habana
12 Jean
13 Jaque
14 Spies
15 JP
17 Jul 2006, 09:21 am
tony
my punt is dat percy niks toevoeg nie en dit was nie net verlede saterdag nie. enige goeie cc heelagter sal presies doen wat percy doen.
bosman kan pale toe skop, butch kan ook skop. percy se sukses is nie so hoog hierdie jaar as die vorige twee seisoene nie. ons het iets nuuts nodig op heelagter.
17 Jul 2006, 09:22 am
Paulse also shouldn’t be playing anymore. His “experience” isn’t helping “jake”-****.
17 Jul 2006, 09:25 am
sampioenman
nou hoe kom jou span in #52 nou uit by jou opmerking by #31?
17 Jul 2006, 09:27 am
GCC, Percy was saam met Habana die top try-scorer vir SA in die S14… En dit met een minder wedstryd vir sy span.
17 Jul 2006, 09:27 am
Koos,
Everytime Jacue touches the ball, good things happen. But it only happens twice in a game, cos he never gets the ball – at Boks or Lions.
Let him come in the line when he wants to – he would be like Chris Latham – only prettier!
Big g,
Spies? Please. He should go back to Sunday School, cos the manne with facial hair don’t have time for him or Big Joke.
17 Jul 2006, 09:28 am
Jake White and his contract negotiations will now land up as a MBA case study. How NOT to do it. He only has himself to blame for the poor players he sticks with. Stop whinging that he did not play flyhalf in the S14 and acknowledge that Heyeneke knows his best position is fullback. But not can’t play him there we have experienced Monty. Pick the best in their regular positions like Willem de Waal, Ruan Pienaar etc.
17 Jul 2006, 09:29 am
sampioenman
wel ek het nog niks van daardie s14 vorm hierdie jaar in die bok trui gesien nie.
17 Jul 2006, 09:29 am
Ons is nou op die topic om nuwe bloed te probeer, daarom dat ek nie hom ingesit het nie. Ek sal hom in elk geval nie verder as die bench laat gaan nie, aangesien hy n uitstekende loskakel ook is. Plus hy kan senter speel…
17 Jul 2006, 09:30 am
Jacue – Jaque – Jacque. Call him what you want, he’s still class.
17 Jul 2006, 09:31 am
Well said Karibu. The irony with Jaco, is that he now is at best the number three flyhalf and the number three full back at the bulls!
17 Jul 2006, 09:34 am
The only thing JW should do, is send all those loser Bulls players home!!!
Why dont people see this…They dont perform overseas in the S14, why would they in a green Jersey!? White is becoming like RS in picking bulls and think they will do the job for him. I’m not for one minute saying he should pick more Wp guys just because I support them, I just believe that the Boks should have less bulls. This has been the case since 2003 WC!!
As to everyone wanting to fire JW! Are you F*cking stupid? JW is not entirely responsible for this mess. AC should rather go, OUr backline show NO hint of even doing a normal “through the hands” not to speak of a well worked move!!! What is AC doing all week???
JW, you were wrong in picking your side, wrong in trying to blackmail SARU, wrong in forgetting what made you great….Being innovative and taking risks. I will forgive you if you start pulling it together and forget the nonsence…
ALL you JW haters all the sudden….dont forget what was wrong with our rugby in 2003…..I still believe in him…
17 Jul 2006, 09:35 am
Haaa “but it was a drop kick “ja swaar.
17 Jul 2006, 09:40 am
Provvas,
To be fair, a backline doesn’t work in isolation. They are only as good as the speed and quality of the balls the forwards provide.
Even Oz and the All Blacks, have looked ordinary on the odd occasion where our forwards actually take the fight to them.
Fix the forwards attitude and selection, and the backs will flourish – no matter who they are.
17 Jul 2006, 09:40 am
not a jake white hater….im a selector hater….
we will continue to suck if we continue picking players who are not the best.
simple.
17 Jul 2006, 09:40 am
Hahahahaha! That was one of the most pathetic things I ever saw in my life! Drop kick indeed!
17 Jul 2006, 09:42 am
My span vi die bokke lyk so:
15. JP Peiterson
14. Breyton Paulse
13. Mossie
12. Butch James
11. Akona Ndungane
10. Meyer Bosman
9. Bolla Conradie
8. Joe v Niekerk
7. Juan Smith
6. Luke Watson
5. Victor Matfield
4. AJ Venter
3. Eddie Andrews
2. John Smit
1. Os Du Randt.
Dit beteken drie ouens moet oorgevlieg word, waarvan AJ en Bolla al deel was van die setup. Luke is broodnodig. Die oomblik wat die away leg klaar is sal ek begin om meer nuwe manne in te bring, soos Schalk Brits, Bradley Barrit, Cobus visagie ens.
Ek neem aan Butch is reeds oppad…
17 Jul 2006, 09:46 am
Ek gaan vir koffie. Ek het eintlik n dop nodig, maar kaffeine sal maar die trick moet doen. Sien julle later. Hopelik is daar dan goeie nuus soos dat Jake vir Luke genooi het, Jaco in n fratsgolf weggespoel het ( en eers oor tien jaar op n verlate eiland gevind word ) en dat Ricky hartgebroke vir Jaco gaan soek het ( en nie opgehou het voor hy hom tien jaar later vind nie ).
17 Jul 2006, 09:47 am
Provvas,
You obviously have your blue-and-white glasses on and clearly don’t have a clue.
Read Bolla Conradie, Big Joke, Not-Ready Andrews. I don’t even know who your 13 is.
You’re obvioulsy still drunk from the Cheetahs game. Apologies for attempting an intelligent conversation with you.
17 Jul 2006, 09:56 am
Is it me but everyone can see it except White. We need some fresh blood. Will he finally realise this a month before the worldcup. Can we please see Luke, Butch, Pienaar, Visagie, BJ when he is recovered? Does this man not watch S14 or cc rugby.
How is that perspective for you Keo?
17 Jul 2006, 09:57 am
eish jake, you plonker!
Jaco is a fullback… he’s always done well there… just pick him in his position and stop bitching! he is good backup for percy who is being played into the ground!
just NEVER EVER EVER pick him at flyhalf again…
17 Jul 2006, 09:58 am
Hahahaha Boksforever,
No glasses here buddy, if you go and watch the game, you’ll find that the Scrum didnt get better with CJ, nor did it get worse when Eddie came on…Os is hiding behind a reputation and is not pulling finger at all!!! Same for John Smit. the thing is I select them cause they are at the moment there!! Cobus will replace one of Os or Eddie once were back in SA. As for Bolla, he is having good form with his passing, running and tactical kicking… you cannot say this of either Ricky or FDP. (Personaly I hate FDP’s play)
13 is Mossie…Jacques Fourie for the un informerd!
AJ is a hard worker…Since bakkies is not there he must do for now! Bakkies means more than Vis to me… Matfield is a slapgat…would love to know (KEO???) how many yellow Matfield got for boks against Schalks yellows!!???????
I made it clear that Wp should be the bok squad…. But less Bulls…as this is not the right formula… Bradley can be blooded in the home games in absence of Jdv…
17 Jul 2006, 09:59 am
PS Big Joe is a excellent 8…a shittie flanker though….
17 Jul 2006, 10:03 am
In retrospect, I forgot to say that if Bosman fails, I still believe Percy can do it on Flyhalve. Much more presence there, tackles well in THAT channel and is a good kicker.. Spreads the ball better than Jaco can ever drop… I mean pass.. I mean what ever Jace says he is doing……
Pienaar should be there with Bolla!!
17 Jul 2006, 10:05 am
I think Habana is wasted on the wing. He just stands all night on the wing with his finger up his arse. Try him at Fly-half and send Jaco to the electric chair !!!!!!
Or even better we can clone Daniel Carter and dye his hair blonde.
17 Jul 2006, 10:09 am
15 Peiterson (Cover Percy)
14 Habanna
12/13 Devillers&Fourie
11 Ndugane
10 Butch/Pretoors (cover Russel/Bosman)
9 Pienaar (Cover FDP)
8 Wannenburg (Cover Joe)
6/7 Juan/Luke (cover Spies, Floors, Dulane)
5/4 Bakkies/akerman (cover matfield/Albert)
3 Visagie (Cover BJ)
2 John Smit
1 Os
Impact Player Russell
Should never ever see a Game: Paulse, Jaco, Eddie, Shimi, Sphaka, Cronje
17 Jul 2006, 10:12 am
We need some major selection changes like last year when we lost to the Auzzies. I think Jake made 8 changes and the Boks finally came right. Hes a real stubborn b@#tard old Jake. Last year he kept playing Jaco,De Wet and Marius when the whole country was screeming for Andre, Jean and Jacques. This year, well its again Jaco + quite a few others that need to go
17 Jul 2006, 10:18 am
Jake still f@cking blaming everyone else!!!! You f@cked up Jake for over 2 years persisting with Jaco.
He brings Bosman on and then sends Olivier off and leaves jackass on. Just shows that he can’t work out who are playmakers and can turn a game … or at least add some respectibility to the scoreline.
17 Jul 2006, 11:36 am
Myler, jou post 24 is spot on. JW moet iemand behalwe homself blameer. JvdW is baie beter op 15 en definitief beter as Percy.
JW does not have a clue. As Keo rightly points out, he plays 30% of his players out of position. When another coach does it he uses it as an excuse.
Jy is ‘n slapgat van formaat White. Tipiese onderwyser.Well we are not school kids doos.
Where is my man Snoop. Like I told you two weeks ago, the chickens have come home to roost dude. JW is ******* up Bok rugby
17 Jul 2006, 11:38 am
Bunkerboy, I say try Habanna at 9. Did you see his pass from the base of the ruck?
17 Jul 2006, 12:07 pm
bye bye drop kick
17 Jul 2006, 12:45 pm
Habana needs to cruise
Jaco needs to cruise
January needs to cruise
Danie needs to cruise
Spies needs to cruise
Akona needs to cruise
17 Jul 2006, 13:42 pm
almal weet jaco is kak en ons weet dit al vir ‘n paar seisoene (wel, die slimmes, die res het die seisoen eers besef)
eks seker hy sal dit self erken as iemand hom vra- net jake kan dit blykbaar nie erken nie!
17 Jul 2006, 14:41 pm
We persisted with Jaco for too long when we used have been experimenting with other players. Now we are just going to ditch him…
Good going Jake.
Why blame his lack of playing flyhalf in S14 as an excuse? How many games of S14 did Jaco actually play this season in the first place?
I’ve always said he should be backup fullback to Percy, he is not a flyhalf.
17 Jul 2006, 14:41 pm
And I don’t think Bosman is the answer either, but we will soon find out. I fear the All Blacks are going to give him nightmares for many years to come.
17 Jul 2006, 19:13 pm
Ruaan Pienaar moes sy kans gekry het teen skotland maar nee oom Jake is baie slim maar meantime back at the ranch is hy deur die kak
17 Jul 2006, 19:14 pm
Oom Butch het n besering gehad so hy kon nie oorweeg word nie!
17 Jul 2006, 19:15 pm
Andre Pretoruis kon ook kans gekry het maar hy was ook beseer
17 Jul 2006, 19:16 pm
Bosman kon ook maar ek sou hom 0/21s toe gestuur het dat hy op 10 kon kans kry want hy het meestal op 12 vir cheetahs gespeel
17 Jul 2006, 19:17 pm
Derick was ook beseer maar ek twyfel of oom Jake hom sou kies
17 Jul 2006, 19:18 pm
Dan de waal kon hy kas gegee het maar de waal het hom nog nie op super 14 bewys nie!
17 Jul 2006, 19:19 pm
Morne steyn ek weet nie of hy dit sal kan maak nie maar as mens wou kon mens hom kans gegee het
17 Jul 2006, 19:20 pm
Naas Olivier moet nog bietjie kans kry op cc en super 14
17 Jul 2006, 19:21 pm
Maar Jaco en dit is n moet mag nooit ooit weer op loskakel vir die bokke gekies word nie
17 Jul 2006, 19:22 pm
En dan in my oe moet Ruaan,Bosman en Andre pretoruis kans kry om op loskael gespeel te word
17 Jul 2006, 19:23 pm
Hoe dit sal werk weet ek nie maar Jake het oor asgenoeg kans gehad om dit uit te sorteer
17 Jul 2006, 19:24 pm
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