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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  • 151.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:06 pm

    #142 Corndog: Persoonlik dink ek Cabous vd westhuizen, pieter hendriks en rudolf strauli is ook nie die face of africa award werd nie.

  • 152.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:06 pm

    #147 McSchalkBurger: my ouma sal nou ‘n warm gevoel gekry het as sy kon leef om te **** ‘n boer dril souties in london :-)

  • 153.Marinus van der Lubbe: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:06 pm

    #141 asha1: You have to admit, PDV = Charles Bronson. Mmmmmm… Come on? Its Friday.

  • 154.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:07 pm

    #148 Sheriff: hoe meer ringe hoe beter die kompressie!

  • 155.asha1: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:08 pm

    #146 adj nm:
    lmao!!

  • 156.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:08 pm

    #149 David: sorry david – ek ken die name maar dit is voor my tyd – so was hulle slotte?

    mooi man

  • 157.Darquan: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:08 pm

    #144 Sheriff: Hey, ek het dit ge-google net om die presiese woorde te post wat gesê is. Sodat niemand kan sê jy re-collect verkeerd nie. As jy lees, sê hulle nie hy is oor kleur aangestel nie, net dat transformasie ‘n rol gespeel het. M.a.w dat hulle dalk gedink het hy sal dit beter toepas. Net toe ek gedink het jy is ‘n cool ou :)

  • 158.Corndog: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:09 pm

    Het julle die fotos van Monty se afskeid gesien waar almal sulke lekker blonde mullet pruike aangetrek het. Beast lyk priceless daarin

  • 159.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:09 pm

    #150 Ed_the_Lion:

    Praat van Rudolf Straeuli.

    Kyk een dag rugby saam met vriende en die een ou ( ter wille van die storie ‘n Afrikaner omie so in sy vyftigs) sê vir my.

    “Ek wil nou vir jou sê ou Sheriff (but my real name) hierie RS lyk vir my net soos ‘n mofskaap. Weet jy hoe lyk ‘n mofskaap?”

    :lol:

  • 160.Darquan: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:10 pm

    #157 Corndog: Ja, Beast lyk goed, en dit lyk of hy dit die meeste geniet ook!

  • 161.asha1: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:11 pm

    #152 Marinus van der Lubbe:
    you mean everything goes unless its sunday when you
    have to sit in front of the church,
    singing “alle nasies”?

  • 162.Airwell: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:11 pm

    #111 Sheriff: I do not agree with this as he said Snor is being chosen not on rugby logic. As for you being pink or blue is not something I care about. My dream is to live in a non racist democratic country but with people with your outlook seem to destroy this.

  • 163.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:11 pm

    #157 Corndog: ja ek het gesien!

    My classics is jantjies – lyk soos sy eie hare!

    en **** muir – hy lyk soos ‘n ex-pornstar!

  • 164.Corndog: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:12 pm

    Cheers all have a good weekend and enjoy the classic CC games should be a cracker.

  • 165.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:12 pm

    #153 adj nm:

    Skaam jou, dis skoolmeisies wat jy so bewonder

  • 166.Darquan: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:13 pm

    Wel, ek gaan nou huistoe, so geniet maar die “PdV bashing”, was dit sy kleur, was dit sy bla bla bla yada yada who cares hy is gekies. En elkeen lees wat hy wil in die quote in. Cheers

  • 167.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:14 pm

    #156 Darquan:

    Sorry man! Duidelik moer moeg.

  • 168.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:15 pm

    #164 Sheriff: ek vra altyd eers hulle lisensie.

    Mens kan nie te versigtig wees nie!

  • 169.Airwell: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:16 pm

    #125 adj nm: Like Sherrif he brings colour into every argument he makes

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

    #163 adj nm: I just thought it was a great gesture. There is at least some humour in the change room after a tough tournament. Im sure the drubbing of Aus helped the spirits.

  • 171.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:17 pm

    #161 Airwell:

    Then live the dream.

    Start today. Dont let me be in the way. This is all virtual, remember?

  • 172.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:18 pm

    #158 Sheriff: Klink vir my na iemand wat weet waarvan hy praat..

  • 173.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:19 pm

    #167 adj nm:

    Risiko bestuur?

  • 174.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:19 pm

    #162 adj nm:

    :lol:

  • 175.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:19 pm

    #168 Airwell: i have to disagree. i’ve conversed with sheriff over the past few days and I only today heard his cullert. Which doesn’t matter but what I’m trying to say is his never made a issue of colour so that I could know what his skin colour is?

  • 176.Airwell: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:20 pm

    #170 Sheriff: Thank I try to every day. But my life is reality unlike yours clearly…

  • 177.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:20 pm

    #164 Sheriff: Google die new england patriots football team se cheerleaders. Ek het laas week ‘n kalender van hulle gekry, goeie moer. Party mense kan mooi kinders maak.

  • 178.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:21 pm

    #171 Ed_the_Lion:

    Ek weet waarop jy sinspeel, maar nou ja, hoe sal ek nou weet?

  • 179.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:21 pm

    #169 Corndog: can’t agree more – I can just imagine myself being there – I would have pissed my self laughing.

  • 180.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:22 pm

    #177 Sheriff: Wat bedoel jy?

  • 181.Horing: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:23 pm

    #100 Shakes: Appart from the S14 title HM’s claim to fame is taking a fbottom of the log franchise and building them to one of the strongest in the world, not only the senior team but also schools, U21, U23, Vodacom – 4 Currie Cups in 5 years + 4 Vodacom Cup finals. The best record of any SA couch.

    I agree under HM the Boks would not have played the same exciting game – but under HM they would not have lost the way they did @ Newlands and Kings Park. And I am not naive to think we will win World Cups with this expansive game plan. Top teams will eventually work you out defensively.

  • 182.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:23 pm

    #176 Ed_the_Lion: all daai NFL teams se cheerleaders sal ‘n man onwettige goed maak aanvang.

  • 183.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:24 pm

    #175 Airwell:

    Airwell, what is the problem here?

    Listen man, chill, forget about it all and have a lovely weekend. Braai something and have a few beers.

    Come on man, heavy on a Friday afternoon? Most things are tongue in cheek here on keo.

  • 184.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:24 pm

    #181 adj nm: Dit is so hartseer. Ons kan vir enige glipsie toegesluit word. Dit is nie ons skuld dat hulle so mooi is nie.

  • 185.Airwell: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:25 pm

    #174 adj nm: I do not care what colour he is but as soon as you criticise the quota selection of snor you want a white coach etc. etc. To me Gold and Muir are just as much to blame. The problem is he believes in social engineering and you cannot argue with that. All these social engineering policies are destined to fail i.e. communism, apartheid, facism, transformation, BEE, AA etc. they do mot work and lead to disasters like SAA, Escom, SA Police Services, SA Government hospitals etc and etc.

  • 186.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:26 pm

    #175 Airwell: Hey Airwolf, google something funny and chill out. Hey Hey Its ________, come on, you can do it.

  • 187.Airwell: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:26 pm

    #182 Sheriff: Fair enough have had a kak day today. Enjoy your weekend too.

  • 188.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:26 pm

    #176 Ed_the_Lion:

    Jy kan dus verstaan hoekom dit my dronkslaan dat mans van ander mans kan hou.

    Hel, hoe bly is ek nou dat ek ‘n mooi vrou het.

  • 189.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:27 pm

    #180 Horing: PdV is coach so his bok win lose ratio is fact which you can dwell on.

    HM bok win ratio is 0 – 0. What it should / could / will / will not be is your opinion vs any other persons who dares to disagree with you.

    Don’t you think its time to fold away your vierkleur. Hang up your kakie atire and move on?

  • 190.Horing: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:27 pm

    #113 asha1: Sommige, maar wat soek die Bolla Conradies van die wereld in ‘n bok groep??

  • 191.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:27 pm

    #179 Ed_the_Lion:

    Te moeg om te verduidelik Ed.

    Kan dit oorstaan vir volgende week asb?

  • 192.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:27 pm

    #187 Sheriff: Ja nee, ek kan ook nie hierdie man on man action stront verstaan nie. Ek is bly my girlfriend en skelmpie is altwee mooi.

  • 193.Airwell: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:28 pm

    #185 Ed_the_Lion: What do you suggest?

  • 194.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:28 pm

    #190 Sheriff: Natuurlik..

  • 195.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:29 pm

    #185 Ed_the_Lion:

    Airwolf, dis snaaks daai !!!

  • 196.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:30 pm

    #186 Airwell:

    For sure mate! Take care!

  • 197.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:30 pm

    #190 Sheriff: Google iets van die bulle aansoek form. Ek weet dit is oud, maar dit is kak snaaks, veral die een punt waar hulle sê “jou dogtertjie speel bulletjie rugby”.

  • 198.Ed_the_Lion: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:32 pm

    Cheers everbody. Have a great weekend, and have as many drinks as you want…

  • 199.adj nm: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:33 pm

    #184 Airwell: can you appreciate the fact that one’s opinion of things are mostly derived from YOUR OWN perseption of the world?

    it doesn’t make you right and him wrong or you wrong and him right.

    debate it if you want – but you not going to change anybody’s point of view – and once you can handle that fact – you’d be able to enjoy sheriff’s post and vice versa

  • 200.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    5 Sep 2008, 16:33 pm

    #191 Ed_the_Lion:

    Jy snaaks Ed! Ons praat volgende week verder!

    Ek moet nou maak soos beesmis … in die pad val!

    Cheers adj nm, airwell, horing, ash (if still there) and others

    Soos Hennie le Roux sê: Enjoy our shoes, enjoy the game!

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