Carel keeps his cards close
17 Jan 2008
It seems the potential Springbok assistant coaches have taken a vow of silence, with Carel du Plessis the latest to brush off suggestions that he was a strong contender.
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers told keo.co.za’s Jon Cardinelli media reports that Du Plessis and Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske had the inside lane for the positions were “a lie”, insisting that the best candidate would be selected after a fair process.
Du Plessis has coached Western Province, was an assistant coach at the Stormers and was head coach in the Springboks’ 2-1 home defeat to the British Lions in 1997, before suffering record defeats to Australia and New Zealand in the Tri-Nations.
He left rugby in acrimonious fashion, refusing a package of R160 000 , instead suing Sarfu (now Saru) for an amount reported to be close to R2 million for what he believed was breach of a verbal agreement that he would stay in the job until after the 1999 World Cup.
Now the “Prince of Wings”, so dubbed from his days as a flyer for WP, is one of the leading contenders to replace Allister Coetzee as the backline coach. Du Plessis, however, refused to talk about the issue.
“I don’t want to go into that. There have been reports that I’ll be involved with the Boks again but they’re pure speculation,” Du Plessis told keo.co.za.
“Nobody at SA Rugby has approached me yet. There’s been no interaction between myself and them and until that happens I’ll rather not be talking about something that may or may not transpire.”
If Du Plessis were to get the job, there would be some serious and legitimate questions around whether his absence from top flight rugby would result in him being well off the pace as far as developments in attacking play are concerned. Du Plessis was equally non-committal here.
“People can say what they want, they’re entitled to their views,” the 47-year-old property developer said bluntly.
The positions are expected to be advertised in the national press by the end of this week after which a selection panel (including de Villiers) will assess the shortlisted candidates and make a final decision. The process is expected to conclude in a fortnight.
By Ryan Vrede
231 Comments
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18 Jan 2008, 08:26 am
new chinese cookbook
“100 ways to wok your dog”
18 Jan 2008, 08:27 am
Trupi, keg, keg it is!!!
18 Jan 2008, 08:28 am
mahatma
pasop, hy check jou dalk uit!
18 Jan 2008, 08:28 am
Manly
Silkie was invited but I don’t recall you name on the letter of invitation …
Piet
However the food was grand so that made up for the somewhat abrupt begining … Restaurant named Wagyu … Antipodean chef.
18 Jan 2008, 08:28 am
Sataystaffie, aish!
18 Jan 2008, 08:29 am
More Koos
used to be a sixpack, nou net `n papsak met `n kraantjie!
18 Jan 2008, 08:30 am
Gosh, I had no idea you boys had “those kind” of get togethers
I can see it now – does my bum look big in this Speedo …
18 Jan 2008, 08:30 am
Silkie agrees to keep a low profile when going through customs in case of Interpol identikits of him next to the Carlos the jackal’s one ….but then a short skirt walks by……
18 Jan 2008, 08:30 am
18 Jan 2008, 08:31 am
Koos
You may have a point – would Silkie make it safely past “animal control” …
18 Jan 2008, 08:32 am
From now on I’m declaring Silkie as excess baggage…
18 Jan 2008, 08:32 am
#208 the Scothish bloke you mean?
Princess, don’t generalise now…
18 Jan 2008, 08:32 am
Now that is just skiting !
18 Jan 2008, 08:33 am
Katman
Never mind my torso. The only thing you are going to have to watch on Sunday are my booming 320m drives splitting the middle of the fairways…
18 Jan 2008, 08:33 am
koos
begin Feb.
Gotta run to court, chat later!
18 Jan 2008, 08:34 am
Will Silky even get off the plain?
18 Jan 2008, 08:34 am
Koos… is that the Scothish bloke with a cleft pallet?
18 Jan 2008, 08:34 am
What have you done now Trupi?!?!
18 Jan 2008, 08:35 am
214 – …on a 160m par 3.
That would be a right kerfuffle.
18 Jan 2008, 08:36 am
Dunno Manly, did not talk to him…outside of sign language that is!
18 Jan 2008, 08:36 am
Trupi
Plead guilty, or get the thing thrown out.
Much more interesting here, without those black robes around.
18 Jan 2008, 08:37 am
Koos
Hye, Bodie is the one talking about his speedo, getting togher with the boys & asking them confirm his “stature” … Or are you talking about the tv sersies ? The old Scottish fellow was called “Cowley”
Manly
Careful with the boasting – sometimes excess baggage is “off loaded” to travel later, you could find yourself on “separate” flights
18 Jan 2008, 08:37 am
Always seems to hit the ball much further when I slice it too…
18 Jan 2008, 08:39 am
Oh Princess, you should know better…in this case Manly will be the ‘excess’!
18 Jan 2008, 08:39 am
I have this feeling that Honk Kong remains the last bastion of colonial conservatism as there is no clue into the nuances of the world of speedos
Princess, when doing the speedo thing, you dont compare bums, you stress over who can find the biggest sock…
18 Jan 2008, 08:44 am
Koos
And if silkie is off loaded – how will Manly handle the “separation” ?
Bodie
No hon, the other way round I fear – Outside of the Olympics RSA must be the last bastion of the speedo !
18 Jan 2008, 08:47 am
Hands on!
18 Jan 2008, 08:49 am
On the contrary, princess. If you see a man in a speedo here, I can guarantee he will have a foreign accent. Mostly Mediterranean or South American.
18 Jan 2008, 08:52 am
Katman bless you – I was afraid, VERY afraid.
18 Jan 2008, 08:55 am
Chain gang time…
Hola India, Chelsea for a big win, Stormers by 40, Bod 4/3 over katman matchplay come Sunday and the Princess comes out of the closet and admits that she does watch every single televised male swimming meet… for one reason only.
Aubrigade
18 Jan 2008, 08:58 am
Bodie
Time fr yr meds
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