Peter preaches equality
9 Jan 2008
Peter de Villiers is adamant merit will determine the make up of the future Springbok team.
Certain sectors believe De Villiers was the right choice to succeed Jake White, as the former Baby Boks coach is pro-transformation. But when probed on the topic the new national coach revealed he will concentrate on picking the best available side.
“It is a great privilege to be awarded this position, but I think the fact that I’m the first black coach must end now. Everybody will have an equal chance to play. If you are good enough and you have the talent, then you have every chance of playing for your country.”
It must be realised that De Villiers could have different ideas about who the best 15 South Africans are. In a newspaper interview last year, he lauded the efforts of men like Hilton Lobberts, a player who hasn’t started much for the Bulls Currie Cup side.
While the rugby public will need to wait until May to view any big changes to the national side, De Villiers confirmed he will implement his own ideas into the tried-and-tested structures that proved so effective in White’s term.
“When Jake came into the job in 2004, he never came into a winning culture. It would be stupid of me to reinvent the wheel.
“Any birth begins in tears, it’s how you grow that matters. I intend to be very open in the way I manage things and am confident I have the right people around me to be a success.”
The question of who will lead South Africa post the World Cup was also raised. John Smit is currently playing for French club Clermont and has enjoyed a shaky start to the Top 14. De Villiers intimated the World Cup-winner needs to raise his game before reassuming the Bok captaincy.
“It all depends on him whether he makes the team or not. If he maintains good form he has the same chance as everybody else.”
Saru president Regan Hoskins said a further presidents’ council meeting will take place on the 27 March where the issue of overseas-based players will be concluded.
“We aim to resolve the issue with Sarpa,” he said. “I am confident it is already resolved, but this meeting will see the decision formalised.”
By Jon Cardinelli at Newlands
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9 Jan 2008, 19:23 pm
Pieter se op die SABC 2 nuus vanaand dis ‘n nasiebou proses en niemand moet bevrees wees nie. Alle keuring sal op mariete wees. Kom ons kyk.
Zuma het gese hy gaan crime hokslaan….
9 Jan 2008, 19:23 pm
Weskus het jy nie netnou getune jy bly in sa nie?
9 Jan 2008, 19:24 pm
Congratulations Pieter Div, you’ll have my support
9 Jan 2008, 19:24 pm
JUSM
Sorry I thought you were a Durban dude. Handgun is a hand held device (flat board with a fin) which you use to hold yourself on the face of the wave while taking tube rides, otherwise you just drop off the front of the wave while body surfing.
9 Jan 2008, 19:26 pm
Pietman mens noem dit ‘n soutpiel lol
9 Jan 2008, 19:29 pm
#103 Ek het ‘n huis daar, my vrou is ‘n visvoet. Ek werk tans in Zambia. Jy het my meskien verkeerd verstaan.
9 Jan 2008, 19:30 pm
I actually do believe Zuma will be very hard on crime…it is the Zulu way, if he becomes President, the real problem will come with Xhosa/Zulu rivalry, IMO this will cause the split in the ANC more than anything else (behind the scenes). I spoke Zulu before I spoke English and they took my Nanny away from me for that reason. When the Defence force was busy in the rural areas in Natal around election time, it was a sight to see what local villages did to rapists and thieves, the Induna just said we must hand them over to them and they would deal with it…and they did. Zulu’s dont take cr@p.
9 Jan 2008, 19:32 pm
Boerboel
Good to see you back, how was Europe? Seeing you dont answer your e-mail
9 Jan 2008, 19:34 pm
Yes-yes Pietman, 4man, Weskusgermaan en ander bekendes.
4man, ek lees alles, maar is nie so fluks met tik nie!
Ek is eers vanaf 1 Maart in Europa.
9 Jan 2008, 19:34 pm
awasome 4mqn i want one of those!!!
i’ve never surfed but love body surfing and boogie boarding like everyone else. my poor mom bless her sole almost boogie boarded herslef into a heart atack this xmas. too much fun!!!
and no i am from snor city the one and only ptown.
was at the final in durbs last year, sorry for you boys but that could possibly have been the best moment of my life!
9 Jan 2008, 19:36 pm
Naandse Boerboel.
9 Jan 2008, 19:40 pm
OK manne lekker aand vir julle. Ek moet kaia slat. Moer more DRC toe. Saterdag terug…..
9 Jan 2008, 19:42 pm
ek is ook outta here. cheers manne. my laaste aand in die hotel was sweet.
ps weskus ja duidelik nie 100% verstaan nie maar so ganit. peace.
9 Jan 2008, 19:44 pm
wag nee 4man daar lees ek eers daai comment. weet jy ek het klaar besluit as ek babies kry gaan sy NET zulu met die kleintjie praat. wens ek kon. anyway nou waai ek rerig cheers later
9 Jan 2008, 19:47 pm
JUSM
Go and see Graham Hind at Safari Surf shop when you get to Durban, or even google them, ask for a price on a handgun.
Ja…it was a good final, great game and went down to the wire, couldnt wish for more…except for a Sharks win. At least a SA side won and the Bulls have always been a team I like watching since Toeka se dae. We were of course dissapointed at the loss as we thought it was in the bag, a momentary lapse of cconcentration by Frans and Bryan was in for the winner. I remember saying at the time I hope he does the same at the world cup…and he did…so its all good and all the more to play for. The Sharks Bulls rivalry has always been a friendly one and the thing with the Sharks is that the other teams never know what they are going to do. Best moment of my life was when Natal beat the Bulls in their 100th year in the final and Naas had to eat humble pie (I am a great admirer of Naas, but we loved to hate him when he wasnt playing for the Boks and against Natal)
Boerboel…ek weet maat ek speel maar net
9 Jan 2008, 19:54 pm
The worrying aspect of his comments will be that if we don’t win, it will all be blamed on development.
As we know, how long can that go on for before we decide to bring in a couch who is not of colour and one that has true credentials (of colour or not)?
We have lost Meyer. The only reason they might want to keep him in the loop is if De Villiers looses the plot and they need somebody to replace him and they know the systems. The problem is, we would have lost all the guys we are counting on now to lead us to the next world cup
9 Jan 2008, 19:54 pm
Sorry, meant Coach and not couch!
9 Jan 2008, 19:58 pm
Quote me on this one we will be very average as RWC Champions
9 Jan 2008, 19:59 pm
i’m back!
9 Jan 2008, 20:02 pm
OK boys goodnight, time for heading for the pozi
9 Jan 2008, 21:31 pm
Everybody’s equal, some are just more equal than others.
9 Jan 2008, 22:54 pm
24 Ag shame you poor black man. JK showed all the class in the world as a youngster. Had Q Davids, Pieter de Villiers, Sephaka, Steady Eddie and countless other not been black, they would have never been picked for any half decent side or to coach a top team. In sport as in the corporate environment you have a lot of people depending on the colour of their skin.
Stop pitying yourselves and acting like matyrs.
9 Jan 2008, 23:21 pm
10
MERIT!!
The best 10 black players…who said they have to be the best in the country.
Or 10 best white players…based on what is he determining is the best.
9 Jan 2008, 23:56 pm
good luck Pieter. the knives are already being sharpened boet. let shope you can pick up on jakes success.
and please do not make luke captain – it will be your downfall as he will not have the respect of his players and the players will not have respect for you.
jakes greatest success was the spirit he created. the fact the players believed in him and each other. he was a man manager of note, if only an above average coach itself.
10 Jan 2008, 01:45 am
**Chillyboy, Luke Watson – captain?
**Juan Smith to annouce he will be moving overseas
**Solly Tybilla to make the bench
Say I didn’t warn you
10 Jan 2008, 01:48 am
I support this decision when hell freezes over
10 Jan 2008, 02:40 am
wallabie
“based on what is he determining is the best.”
I see you’re as articulate as ever.
Thanks for visiting.
Bye now.
10 Jan 2008, 07:54 am
Please, get over yourselves! De Villiers has led junior Springbok teams to victory and this is the natural next step up.
Meyer has won a few Currie Cups and a Super 14 – perhaps he needs to get involved in a few U19 or U21 Springbok teams first and work his way up.
Jake started at those levels and won SA the World Cup in 2007! The winning recipe was that he had worked with the boys as juniors so taking the position as Springbok coach was made easier by the faact that he knew most of the young guys and brought them through the system. De Villiers will do the same.
10 Jan 2008, 08:29 am
wallabie – didn’t you say for certain it would be HM, who is your source? let me know when he tells you something again, so i know what the result won’t be!
10 Jan 2008, 10:55 am
#38
What a fckin IDIOTIC comment!!!What does that have to do with anythin?Long have African tribes practiced polygamy,Im a product of such..
Robert Mugabe,John Howard,Adolf Hitler were dedicated monogamists but we all kno their dark sides..
Ur a twat
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