After all, the Boks really don’t need Heineken embarking on another three-year disastrous learning curve like he had when he first cut his Super 12 teeth. And, yes, test rugby IS a whole new step up, just as what Super Rugby is vastly tighter and faster than Currie Cup.

After that post goodbye Big hit

O! and yes they may have improved as a team but then everybody has improved. Which of these guys would you want in a S14 team…? They don’t know how to tackle and would not stand their man against any serious competition.

Meyer has accepted a senior position with sport supplement company USN in which he has also acquired a shareholding, Rapport reported on Sunday

The former Bulls coach, who was the favourite to be appointed Springbok coach, was last month pipped in the boardroom when the presidents’ council gave Peter de Villiers the mandate to coach the Springboks.

The report quotes Meyer as saying “To coach the Springboks was my last remaining dream in rugby. What happened there was disappointing.”

However, he said the way in which he was ousted – with the president of the SA Rugby Board Oregan Hoskins admitting that the appointment of De Villiers’ was not based on rugby reasons alone – was not why he had decided to cut all rugby ties.

Meyer coached the Blue Bulls to three Currie Cup championships and once to a share of the spoils, as well as to Vodacom Cup success. Last year he became the first South African coach to win the Super 14 with the Bulls.

Although he has been in great demand as coach at overseas clubs and even national sides, Meyer said at heart he remains a South African and “I can’t coach the Boks, I don’t want to coach.”

He said he would not miss the politics of rugby, and also expressed his concern about the number of top players leaving for overseas clubs.

“More must be done to keep them from leaving,” said Meyer.

Meyer wished the Springboks and Peter de Villiers everything of the best.

I agree with cane. It should be a NZ/SA final.

Different stroked for different okes.

You see Sevens devalue the game I see it contribute.

I do not like 20/20 cricket for instance, everything is microwaved these days or a just add water concept.

In the same way I enjoy the 15 man game more than the 7 code, but each has it place and its following.

In comparison to that, 3 million Afrikaners look like a sizeable population indeed. And make up about the same percentage of the national population that the Maori’s do in NZ.

Interesting.

Just as long as NZ can call on the 300 registered players in the Cook Islands……….that should be enough to keep you “Jolly good Chaps” in check.

How can you show your face here …….England got shafted by a Country with 300 Registered players!

Ig promised me he was going to pull the plug on you before He moved on?

Any Pacific Islander, Pom or Eskimo for that matter, who calls NZ home, qualifies on IRB residency laws and is good enough, is considered for the National Team.

It’s called “being fair”. To do otherwise would be racist or xenophobic.

Anyway…… how did your Pacific Born, former NZ Rugby League International Import go last weekend.

My word….. that’s a mouth full (no pun intended). “Pacific Born New Zealand Rugby League Import”.

Oh yeah, preach to me Biggles. Preach to me.

Just as you are lucky the pacific islanders donate you guys hundreds of players. Without them you’d be on Italy’s level.

Don’t you worry about SA cobber. You got enough on your plate with the Cook Islands and Wales.

You are damned lucky the Isle of Man does not have a Team in the 6N.