Heyneke pushes Tigers to the max

Heyneke pushes Tigers to the max

5 Sep 2008

Tom Varndell says Heyneke Meyer pushed Leicester to the limit during a gruelling pre-season schedule.

Varndell, the Premierships leading try-scorer last season, believes the Tigers are fitter than ever and are raring to go ahead of Sunday’s opening clash against Gloucester.

“Heyneke has worked us hard. He has worked us until breaking point,” Varndell told the Leicester Mercury.

“He kept saying ‘I can’t break you boys’. But there were points where I felt close to breaking. However, I have enjoyed myself. It has been mentally tough, as well as physically demanding, but I have enjoyed every minute of it. It has been one of the hardest pre-seasons I have done, and we have had some hard fitness coaches in the past.”

“But everyone is still smiling and looking forward to hitting the ground running at Gloucester. Physically, I feel ready to take on the marathon that is the Premiership.

“We won’t lose games because we are not fit enough. That is not going to be an excuse. Everyone is fitter than they have ever been. The team is looking good.”

Meyer replaces Marcelo Loffreda who was sacked after just seven months in charge and has made an immediate impact in his short time in England. Varndell believes the club made the right decision appointing the South African.

“Heyneke is brilliant,” said Varndell. “He is a breath of fresh air and has a really positive attitude. He loves his rugby and it’s fantastic to have him around. He encourages all the players and the players want to play for him. There is a really good atmosphere.

“He is completely different to Marcelo. I’m not saying that Marcelo was bad, I didn’t have a problem with him, but Heyneke is fantastic to have around. The whole atmosphere of the club is very different and everyone is a lot more positive.”


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  • 101.Loosehead: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:37 pm

    #98 adj nm: And he had no skin colour either.

  • 102.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:38 pm

    #99 Loosehead: lelikste van alle tye Andrew Walker

  • 103.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:39 pm

    #95 Ed_the_Lion: But Hendrik might be ugly but his mullet was legendary.

    And he was slower than a KB250 Izusu – I remember when he got the ball I always used to scream – PASS! of DROP!

    **** that oak could drop a ball!

  • 104.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:39 pm

    Janni De Beer, Phillip Schutte, Wahl Baartman, Adri Geldenhuys, Pota Human, Casper Steyn, Tenk Hendriks, Adolf Malan

  • 105.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:40 pm

    This year’s field:

    New Zealand – Tana Umaga, Paul Tito, Andrew Hoare, Alam Iiremia, Chris Jack

    Australia – Andrew Walker, Jim Williams, Matt Dunning, Phil Waugh, John Eales, Willy O

    South Africa – Janni De Beer, Phillip Schutte, Wahl Baartman, Adri Geldenhuys, Pota Human, Casper Steyn, Tenk Hendriks, Adolf Malan

    Wales – Niel Jenkins, Rupert Moon, Gareth Thomas

    England – Graham Rowntree, Phil Greening

    The final result was no surprise!

    Andrew Walker, who went missing half way through the prize giving and has had to have his lip-gloss and ‘nip-n-tuck’ session DHL’d to him, won the event for the 6th year running.

    Runner up was the Welsh trophy, Neil Jenkins.

  • 106.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:41 pm

    #105 Ed_the_Lion: Study last year

  • 107.asha1: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:42 pm

    #101 Loosehead:
    lol

  • 108.Horing: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:43 pm

    #62 Sheriff: Waarmee stem jy nie saam nie. Feit is SA het kotas, en feit is PdV het die job gekry oor sy kleur.

  • 109.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:43 pm

    #104 Ed_the_Lion: There is a guy that used to play for griekwas – he represented namibia at the WC. There was a photo of him on the griekwa website (yes they actually have a website)

    Now he is ugly as f**k.

  • 110.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:43 pm

    #109 adj nm: I know who you talking off. Let me look.

  • 111.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:44 pm

    #90 Airwell:

    recollection of what Hoskins said is this: we ALSO looked at transformation; in other words they’re pretty much on par but Peter gets the nod as that is the direction which we would like to take.

    Again, that’s my recollection. What you believe and dont believe is your problem. Just take full accountability for it.

    There are many white bloggers here who will explain why they believe that he should NOT have been the coach.

    My early impression is that you have a lot of things to work through.

    I’m sure you know I’m cullert. It’s like St Petersburgbok calling me “a quota” the other day. It means absolutely half of nothing to me. I can accommodate different points of view.

    I read the Beeld, Rapport and even listen to Radio Pta – so put that in your pipe and smoke it.

  • 112.Kerneels: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:45 pm

    #105 Ed_the_Lion: LOL – ja daai is nogal ‘n lelike seun…

  • 113.asha1: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:46 pm

    #108 Horing:
    feit is die kwota spelers
    speel f&kken goeie rugby?????

  • 114.Kerneels: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:47 pm

    #109 adj nm: There was a prop who played for Kings Country or one of those weird provinces in the Super 10, ugliest MoFo ever!

  • 115.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:48 pm

    #110 Ed_the_Lion: jacques burger – google that face – OMG – careful you might throw up in your mouth

  • 116.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:50 pm

    #108 Horing:

    Horing

    Lang week, rerig nie nou die inklinasie om met jou oor daai klas k*k te begin praat nie.

    Lees my post 111; wat jy doen/glo of nie pla my regtig nie.

    Maar ek maat ‘n nota om verder te voer in die komende weke…

  • 117.asha1: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:51 pm

    #111 Sheriff:
    ja, ek voel oek petykeer soe!!
    ek kry hie indruk die ouens hier stem petykeer met my sam omdat ek ñ kwota blogger is!
    issie fair nie, man! :wink:

  • 118.Loosehead: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:51 pm

    #104 Ed_the_Lion: Tenk Hendriks was also from KZN, studied Lanbou at Glen, then played for the Pumas [I think] and then for Russia or Georgia. A moerse nice guy.

  • 119.Corndog: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:51 pm

    #113 asha1: Jy’s reg ek dink nie daar is meer n kwota in die span nie.

  • 120.Marinus van der Lubbe: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:53 pm

    #79 Sheriff: Does Rassie also believe in a talking snake and liewe ***** like Pietie “Charles Bronson” De Villiers? Hope not. Then again he is white so he will never coach the only successful sporting brand this country has.

  • 121.Corndog: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:53 pm

    #105 Ed_the_Lion: A very comprehensive list but I can add one name and that is Adriaan Richter

  • 122.Shakes: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:54 pm

    #119 Corndog:
    Dan werk die kwota plan mos want hoe anders sou hierdie spelers hulself bewys het?

  • 123.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:56 pm

    #120 Marinus van der Lubbe:

    Marinus

    Het jy hiernatoe gekom om by my te kom huil?

    Ek kan jou nie help nie.

    Lê jou probleme voor die Nats se deur wat die “downward spiral” begin het.

  • 124.Darquan: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:56 pm

    Geen probleem met ‘kwota’ spelers wat verdienste spelers is nie, soos Habana, Jantjes, Beast, Jacobs, Januarie, Nokwe, Pietersen.
    Probleem is mense wat nie regtig verdienste by hul name kan sit nie, soos Luke Watson :)

  • 125.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:57 pm

    #116 Sheriff: some people just can’t see past skin colour. A unfortunate truth of our broken world. They’ve got short comings in their lives and always look for something to blame. Skin colour is just something they use and it comes so easy because it visual. Even if all people in the world had the same skin colour you would have still had discrimination.

  • 126.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:57 pm

    #109 adj nm:

    Nou hoe nou?

    Moet ‘n rugbyspeler aantreklik wees?

    Julle ouens maak my mos nou onrustig :lol:

  • 127.Loosehead: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:58 pm

    Come on folks, give the politics / quota kak a rest. Just for one day please.

  • 128.Corndog: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:58 pm

    #122 Shakes: Ja dit is n belediging vir die spelers wat nou in die span is om enigsins te verwys na kwotas.

  • 129.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:59 pm

    #120 Marinus van der Lubbe: you need help

  • 130.asha1: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:59 pm

    #119 Corndog:
    jy’s ve’keed … alweer!
    die kwota spelers is nou die “whities” wat o’s wiek na wiek na wiek (djy ve’staan .. of moet ek nogge wiek bysit?)
    na wiek
    moet kies innie hoep dat hy eendagie gamplan ga vestaan! :grin:

  • 131.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:59 pm

    #124 Darquan:

    Ja het dit ook so. Luke is nog nog die laaste kwotaspeler in die span.

    Selfs Nokwe wat ek my bedenkinge oor gehad het het gewys dat hy kan meeding op daai vlak. Ver van die volkome produk maar definitief ‘n ou om in te belê

  • 132.Shakes: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:59 pm

    #124 Darquan:
    Hoe gaan kwota spelers ooit verdienste spelers word as hulle nie die geleentheid kry nie

  • 133.Darquan: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 15:59 pm

    #111 Sheriff: Quote van interview:
    REGAN HOSKINS: I want to be honest with South Africa and say that the appointment did not take into account purely rugby reasons and we as an organisation have made the appointment which we stand by and we took into account the issue of transformation in rugby very, very seriously when we made the appointment.

  • 134.Corndog: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:00 pm

    #126 Sheriff: Hoe anders gaan hulle tv endorsements kry. Dit is net altyd goed vir n laugh op n vrydag middag.

  • 135.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:00 pm

    #115 adj nm: Sjoe, kyk daai hare.

  • 136.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:00 pm

    #126 Sheriff: vandag daai poppies op die veld begin dans het voor ‘n game smaak dit my so ja!

  • 137.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:01 pm

    #121 Corndog: He deserves to be there.

  • 138.Marinus van der Lubbe: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:01 pm

    #127 Loosehead: Haaa…thats funny. Our coach was selected because he is not white. Our team gets selected on a quota system. You asking us to watch the Food Channel and not discuss food.

  • 139.Darquan: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:02 pm

    #132 Shakes: Hulle moet om CC en S14 vlak geleentheid kry. Sprinkbok moet op verdienste wees. En as daar 50/50 keuse is, vat met graagte die ‘kwota’.

  • 140.Corndog: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:02 pm

    #130 asha1: Jy’s reg maar ons moet hierdie nie verder vat nie, dit gee mense amunisie om oor te praat ek dink baie min van ons het die krag daarvoor

  • 141.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:02 pm

    #134 Ed_the_Lion: sy neus my ou – hy moet mooi blaas of hy skiet sy eie f@kken oog uit!

  • 142.asha1: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:02 pm

    #120 Marinus van der Lubbe:
    aaah, reverting to name calling again, i see!

  • 143.Corndog: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:03 pm

    #137 Ed_the_Lion: sorry some names are coming to the fore: Willie Hills, Albert van der Bergh and Johann Styger

  • 144.Shakes: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:03 pm

    #138 Darquan:
    Maar die Whitey afrigters wil hulle nie kies nie, hulle volstaan net met Nandos se hot wings :lol:

  • 145.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:03 pm

    #133 Darquan:

    So jy het dit “actually” gebêre.

    Ons kan diekanttoe of daaikanttoe. Hou op huil en staar die werklikheid in die gesig, net soos swartes dit moes doen in daai jare.

    Hou op sanik.

  • 146.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:04 pm

    #140 adj nm: :)

  • 147.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:04 pm

    #137 Marinus van der Lubbe: No we’re asking you to not watch at all

  • 148.McSchalkBurger: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:04 pm

    Leke Heyneke! Drill daai pommies!

  • 149.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:05 pm

    #135 adj nm:

    Los daai poppies uit.

    Hulle het in elk geval almal boyfriends :lol:

  • 150.David: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:05 pm

    #47 adj nm:
    Vleis Visagie
    Theuns Stofburg
    Wasn’t Klippies Kritzinger from the OFS?

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