Jake in no rush to change game plan
19 Jul 2006
Jake White has told the New Zealand media the Boks will use the rush defence against the All Blacks on Saturday.
With convener of selectors Peter Jooste having told the Kiwis that Butch James will be kicking to the corners and that the Boks believe the All Blacks don’t have the patience of the Aussies and crack under pressure, White has given the opposition another insight into what to expect.
He said the rush defence would again be the system used to combat New Zealand, emphasising that it had been successful against the All Blacks for the last two years.
“It’s been working for us and we got it wrong at the weekend. We had different personnel. But to change it now would be (wrong) … it’s about making sure we stick to things we do best,” White told the media. “Rush defence is just that – rushing off your line. No 1 we didn’t get into place quick enough. And No 2 we were pinged a few times when we were overeager and we went back into our shells. Once you have a rush defence standing still, it’s not a rush defence any more and you then end up getting exploited.”
James has been bracketed with Meyer Bosman to play flyhalf against the All Blacks.
James has played no international rugby since the 53-3 defeat against England in 2002, but White was confident the Natalian was capable of giving the Boks a defensive edge.
“Defensively we need to look at that channel. He has experience. He has kicked for goals at test level so he’s a backup there. He has only been out of our squad because of injury so between now and the World Cup he will be worked in. But we will see how he fits in this week in terms of combinations with his outside backs.”
A final decision on James will be made in the next 24 hours. The player would have had one run with the squad since arriving in New Zealand late on Tuesday.
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20 Jul 2006, 13:05 pm
Gom Cab, don’t let him get to you, you must remember that Tickles is a lost soul, he has no home or team.
Put it this way, imagine Tickles going to a match dressed in black, and we get moered, the very excited Zealander next to him jumps for joy and really feels great, this is his team, the team his dad taught him all about when he was a child. His pride is not something you can buy.
Now, think about the way you feel when we win, think about the way you felt when we just won the world cup, why we get so cross when our team (Note, OUR TEAM) loses. Either way,win or lose, we have passion for OUR TEAM.
So where does Tickles fit into all this? he doesn’t, he has nowhere.
20 Jul 2006, 13:07 pm
nice start to the thread cab
20 Jul 2006, 13:09 pm
so is the Tackler supporting the Blacks or SA now?
20 Jul 2006, 13:28 pm
ruffle, I fail to see the point of this agument or how it could be construed as constructive, the whole team played kak, black and white.
So many times a good thread gets ruined by this rascist ****. I couldn’t give a **** if the team is 100% black or white, 75,50, Or 25%. I don’t care if the fullback is an arab dressed as a sheik, I dont care if Percy wears a bone in his nose, or if Solly is ***. I don’t give a **** if Chilli never touches curry. All I care about is that we win or at the very least put on a good performance.
To say we don’t have black players who can be picked on merit is friggin ludicrous, to say that Shaky Jake has no choice is ludicrous, he has the choice of picking players on merit, and those include both black and white. That he doesn’t is the reason we got hit 49. It had absolutely nothing to do with the colour of the team.
It’s time people got over their last generations idiosyncrasies and started to pull together, maybe then we can have a team we can all be proud of.
20 Jul 2006, 13:29 pm
chch, Ja, he says he supports the AB’s, poor soul.
20 Jul 2006, 13:32 pm
is Tackler originally from SA?
20 Jul 2006, 13:35 pm
He says he is, but he doesn’t praat the taal very well so I wonder. Some have suggested it’s Keo in disguise.
20 Jul 2006, 13:40 pm
Blue Cap 54 I prefer All Black
20 Jul 2006, 15:40 pm
Well, there we go, not much one can say to that is there?
21 Jul 2006, 00:59 am
Nee wat, ou! TheTackler is beslis nie ou Keo in mombakkies nie. TT is die ware, onafhanklike Jakob
But we’ll use English as almost all the world can read it and your views are not just reduced to being a Dutchy in-joke.
Of hoe?
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