SA’s miracle man

SA’s miracle man

14 Feb 2007

Schalk Burger always knew he would return to the game after his career-threatening neck injury.

schalla_cover.jpgSpeaking in the new issue of SA Rugby magazine, on sale Wednesday, the Bok flank said he’d put his faith in his doctors, and not the media.

“Reading those articles in the press did nothing for my confidence, and I remember being very scared and nervous before the operation. But I knew I’d be all right, having spoken to a couple of doctors who had assessed my injury and assured me the operation would be a success.”

Burger also explains what he did with himself during his time away from the game, and what he wants to achieve in 2007.

Also in the new issue of SA Rugby magazine:

– New scrum laws: Ollie le Roux, Gary Botha and BJ Botha give their verdicts

– Last chance saloon: The superstars Jake can’t ignore

– NEW! World Cup experts: Corne Krige on the All Blacks, Shaun Sowerby on the Poms

– Wikus van Heerden: Why I left the Lions

– On call with Doctor Jannie du Plessis

– The rise of Lions prop Heinke van der Merwe

– Troy Flavell”s All Black ambition

– Peter Hewat’s message to the Wallaby selectors: Give me a go!

– Boks Sevens captain Jonathan Mokuena

– Naas explains why Brent Russell shouldn’t have been promised the Stormers No 10 jersey

PLUS: Giant 2007 fixtures poster


184 Comments

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  • 1.Mooseberry: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:31 am

    Stormers are sooooooo screwed. Nooddy could coach ‘em better!

    NB: FIRST!

  • 2.wpforever: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:31 am

    Schalkie will regain his form ! Schalkie is McCaws nemesis !

  • 3.King_Mufasa: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:32 am

    “Reading those articles…”

    I am shocked to hear Schalk can read!

  • 4.King_Mufasa: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:35 am

    #3 just kidding, met him at a breakfast last year in August. Great guy. Very witty as well.

  • 5.Fern: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:35 am

    King_Mufasa why are you shocked?He went to school and matriculated.So where the shock from?Care to explain?

  • 6.handbagslasher: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:35 am

    Schalk is yet to get back to his best. Will he ever??

  • 7.King_Mufasa: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:36 am

    Fern, I thought that would elicite some response from the guys in the mother city. I however forgot that they only wake up at 3 in the av.

  • 8.handbagslasher: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:37 am

    Must agree KM, Schalk doesn’t look like he got 6 A’s in matric.

  • 9.Fern: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:38 am

    No problem King

  • 10.Jake_White: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:39 am

    Looks like the sharks are the only south african contenders.

    If Aus teams are doing so well, it must be because NZ have pulled their best.

    Which goes to show, we would have been sucking even more at this stage

  • 11.handbagslasher: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:40 am

    You guys must not write off the Cheetahs, they will be in with a shout when the semis come around

  • 12.King_Mufasa: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:43 am

    Go Lions!!! Lions to beat all and sundry!!!

  • 13.k1w1in0z: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:44 am

    Troy Flavell is a joke! a blot on Rugby and a bully boy who has NO idea how Rugby is played.
    If he ever becomes an ALL BLACK, I will support the English and I detest those ignorant arse wipes with a vengence.

  • 14.Simon: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:47 am

    k1w1in0z,

    Flavell already is an All Black

  • 15.Henri F: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:51 am

    Jean De Villiers – our very own David Beckham: overrated, overhyped, limited skills (Eng, Aus and NZ inside-centres can all kick), average on-the-field intelligence, average athlete.

  • 16.LionHeart aka Catfish: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 07:55 am

    The Lions r slowly but surely getting their act together. With AP back the team is going to click. Be afraid!!!!!

  • 17.Staal: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 08:02 am

    More almal,

    was lanklaas hier.

    Ek is verstom dat almal nou weer NET vir Fester wil fire – hel niemand wil vir HM fire as sy span verloor nie?

    Wat van die spelers hulle moet tog seker ook vd blaam dra? Ek het daai game gesien vs die Force en hel dit was nie goed nie. So ook die game vd Bulls vs die Sharks (die Bulls was pateties).

    Nee wat ek dink die spelers is waar die probleem lê vir n begin. HOEVEEL JAAR GAAN HULLE NOG SOEK NA N PAK FORWARDS????? Nee hulle koop nog n klein back(Russel).

    Ek is n groot Schalla en Wp supp (na die Bulls)vir baie jare en ek is baie teleurgesteld ook oor Schalle se skills – hel man dis net “hit en miss” daai man se skills is so sleg hy kan nie loop en chappies kou gelyk nie. Oor LW wat alles alleen wil doen wil ek nie eens praat nie.

    Ag ek weet nie – miskien praat ek te gou want daars nog baie games oor.

  • 18.Slappes: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 08:06 am

    More almal

    Weet iemand waar Grrrr.. is? Lanklaas van hom gehoor.

    Schalk is koning, en die leeus is klomp wannabees!

  • 19.Dasiefoutie: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 08:12 am

    Schalkie…jou afkop kuiken!

  • 20.LionHeart aka Catfish: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 08:13 am

    Slappes

    Jy ‘n stormpie supporter?

  • 21.wls1: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 08:14 am

    Skalk needs to be playing in number 6. and only that posistion.

  • 22.yoda: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 08:16 am

    i think burger should play openside fulltime. this moving around from blind to open isn’t good for the guy

    i know it’ll never happen, but the guy would be awesome as openside for a team like the bulls, who are looking for a big openside, and have an excellent tight five, especially when the injured return…

    c’mon kobus, play him at open for a few games with luke on blind, lets see what happens…

  • 23.Martin: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 08:17 am

    i see the bulls cheated against the cheaters with their subs.they are under investigation.

  • 24.jean div: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 08:41 am

    Jean De Villiers is a No. 13
    i have never rated him as a inside center.
    Play Peter Grant at 12

  • 25.Tjorts: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 08:47 am

    Staal,

    HM wen darem meeste vd tyd, daarom vergewe ons hom as hy verloor.

  • 26.KWV: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 08:55 am

    Jean De Villiers is a wing, but not as good as CJ van der Linde.

  • 27.Namwp: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 08:57 am

    Ons stormers/wp supporters in nie gat vol oor hierdie jaar nie dis omdat ons span al vir die afgelope 3 jaar baie swak vertonings gelewer het.As n mens verbetering kon sien in die tyd perk sou daar seker minder kritiek gewees het maar daar is niks om oor te juig nie dit gaan weer n lang jaar raak as dit so aan hou.

  • 28.3rdday: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:00 am

    Grant @ 12. Jean Div on Wing. Kees Lensing at 1, BJ at 3, Bakkies & Victor at lock, Ruan Pienaar at 9 and Andre Pretoors at 10. Its the only way the Stormers will haul themselves off the wooden spoon spot. Unlikely, isn it?

  • 29.3rdday: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:02 am

    Now that Boland is bankrupt with a crooked sponsor, Mallet should be given the lisence from the board to fire fcukwit Vester and hire – as much as I hate him – Rudi Joubert to see out the season.

  • 30.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:05 am

    Giant 2007 fixtures poster, here I come.

  • 31.KWV: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:05 am

    Namwp,

    Weet nie hoekom hulle bang is om coachs te fire nie. Kyk wat het Engeland gedoen – “kort voor die wereld beker” – en kyk na die verandering. Stormers het laas in 2004 goed gespeel.

  • 32.KWV: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:07 am

    3rd,

    Stormers have enough injury prone players…they don’t need AP

  • 33.KWV: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:08 am

    Jean’s father to caoch the Stormers – Pieter de Villiers

  • 34.MR Lam: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:09 am

    morning all

    ya fester must go he is a nitwit this kak within the team must be stopped JDV and SB and BP must be dropped bring all the youngsters back that worked well with the CC team last year

  • 35.Namwp: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:11 am

    Ek wonder net wie gaan die afrigter se salary betaal as niemand meer Nuweland toe gaan nie.EK e fire die doooooos!

  • 36.MR Lam: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:12 am

    die span sal hulle self beter kan coach as wat Fester nou doen, verlede jaar was dit die span wat goed was nie fester nie

  • 37.GCC: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:13 am

    we will certainly need schulk at his best for the boks to succeed at the 2007 rwc. schulk, juan and pierre to wreak havoc.

    maybe it’s a good thing that schulk plays with this inept tight five; might wind him up sufficiently for the rwc.

  • 38.Namwp: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:14 am

    MR Lam ek sal vir SB in los maar die ander kan maar gaan.Wil graag sie hoe diack n hele game vaar.Daar is genoeg talent maar ons gebruik dit nie reg nie.

  • 39.KWV: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:17 am

    MRLam,

    CC is not S14. The players obviously need too own up to their **** on the field, but a good coach can do wonders. Just look at J-Quite when he took over the Boks.

  • 40.Namwp: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:17 am

    Die ouens het lus vir speel gelyk verlede jaar in die cc, waar heen is dit nou.Fok dis erg om nie te weet waarna ons oppad is nie.

  • 41.Namwp: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:19 am

    Ek stem saam dat cc nie super14 is nie maar jy verloor tog nie jou lus vir die spel daar oor nie.

  • 42.KWV: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:21 am

    Received an email entitled “Shaved P*ssy” the other day – it was a picture of Kobus vdMerwe…

  • 43.Namwp: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:23 am

    Hulle kan nie n P*ssy so sleg se nie.

  • 44.KWV: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:26 am

    :lol: @ Namwp

  • 45.Namwp: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:28 am

    Cheers guys Got a meeting now chat later.

  • 46.BlouBul: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:35 am

    Talking about comebacks. I read on another site Guthro might be starting for the Bulls this weekend at prop. would be great to get the guy back.
    And, Bulls might move Jaco vd Westhuizen into INSIDE CENTRE coz WO is injured.. mmmm, I like having Jaco back in our backline

  • 47.Andre_WP: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:36 am

    Goeie more , nice article , maar is Kobus al gefire ?

  • 48.wls1: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:37 am

    The Bigget problem in the Stormes lineup is the Coach
    He is out of his depth
    they look like there is no disipline in the camp
    I think Fester just wants to be a MANA and lets them all get away with murder.
    If i wer skalk and JD i would be trying to get out of there asap.

  • 49.Andre_WP: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:43 am

    Lees in die Burger die koppe gaan rol vir die volgende game. Gio kry ook die trek pas , jantjies heel agter. Jdv weer op vleuel. Voorlangs kom ook baie veranderings. Goeie nuus vir die Stormers.

  • 50.fish out of water: Reply to this comment
    13 Feb 2007, 09:49 am

    is that Schalk’s “bluesteel” look??

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