Os back for Boks
1 Jun 2010
Os du Randt has signed a six-month contract with the Springboks as scrum coach.
It was reported on keo.co.za in April during the Super 14 that the Boks had approached the former loosehead prop with a coaching position. After lengthy contract negotiations, the two parties agreed terms last weekend.
Du Randt said he wants to help improve the Boks’ pack at scrum time after inconsistent performances last season.
‘Springbok head coach Peter de Villiers approached me in January with the offer because he believes I have the players’ respect and I will bring something extra to the team as I was part of two successful World Cups [1995 and 2007]. I accepted it because it’s always a honour being part of the Springbok team,’ Du Randt told keo.co.za.
‘I’m hoping to make a big impact with the guys this season. If all goes well and the scrum improves, I could stay on next season for the World Cup. But my focus is on this year right now.
‘I will work closely with forwards coach Gary Gold. We haven’t worked together before but I’m sure things will go well between us.’
Du Randt did not travel with the Boks to Cardiff for the clash against Wales on Saturday. His duties will start during the preparations for the Test against France on 12 June.
The inclusion of Du Randt in the Boks’ management could influence John Smit’s stay at hooker as Du Randt believes the skipper’s best position is in the No 2 jersey.
The two-time World Cup-winning prop also confirmed that his Bok appointment will end his scrum coach tenure with the Cheetahs.
‘I won’t be with the Cheetahs for the Currie Cup. I might help out next year for the Super 15, but we will still have to negotiate and see if they have the money for my services.’
By Gareth Duncan
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1 Jun 2010, 17:50 pm
just remember, if you don’t win the CC this year you will become the chokers of SA rugby.
now that is not nice.
but bloody funny though.
1 Jun 2010, 17:52 pm
@grant10(grant10)-47: I think the HUGE money being spent on JDV could be better utilised in the pack. That’s where you issues are and have always been.
1 Jun 2010, 17:53 pm
Daniel Demas on his way to Italy to further his rugby career !!
1 Jun 2010, 17:54 pm
@justrugby(justrugby)-53: The Masaai tribesman will love the Italian club scene
1 Jun 2010, 17:57 pm
@Oubaas2009(Oubaas2009)-54:
The bigger picture is that another player is lost……..again the S14/15 becomes diluted which is not a good thing for the brands continued exsistence !!
1 Jun 2010, 17:59 pm
@Brigadier Van Zyl(Brigadier Van Zyl)-49: no man….we all the same….no difference….by the way….between you and i ….i have it from a reasonably good source that there is a tug of war between stormers and bulls for…..
wait for it….
Frans Steyn!@Oubaas2009(Oubaas2009)-50: for sure i agree…but lets face it….i reckon the whole JDV deal was arranged even before he left!
1 Jun 2010, 18:00 pm
@Oubaas2009(Oubaas2009)-52: agree@justrugby(justrugby)-55: ja….another decent super 14 player heads for the bucks
1 Jun 2010, 18:01 pm
till later
2 Jun 2010, 00:27 am
NO PUNISHMENT FOR SCHALK BURGER.
Not only does Schalk get away with his remarks about the referee, and tarnishing the Super14 final, but he didn’t get penalized or cited for dangerously entering a “ruck”.
In th 67th minute of the game (for those who have it recorded) Schalk slams, without using his arms, into a Bulls player that was legally contesting the ball. This was done in a hissyfit DIRECTLY AFTER Craig Joubert (and this can be heard over the ref’s mic) clearly scolded Burger;
“…I will not allow you to talk to me like that!”
But it gets better folks. Burger then procedes to throttle the player from behind, and makes it an off-the-ball issue and slams the back of the Bulls players’ head into the pitch.
And it gets even better. Neither Craig Joubert nor assistant refs intervened (Joubert just having addressed Sckalk about his discipline), and no citing was made on the incident.
Best of all Schalk Burger has the audacity to bad-mouth the ref, when he should have been shown a yellow card. Clearly the ref didn’t want to spoil the Super14 final. Whatever is said of the breakdown interpretations, many high tackles and like play went unpunished, perhaps mostly to the Stormers’ benefit.
SCHALK BURGER IS SET FREE ON ALL COUNTS.
Bakkies Botha on the other hand is cited, and banned for 4 WEEKS for “dangerously entering a ruck”, just as we saw in 2009 in the 2nd BIL test. Most will acknowledge what Bakkies did was “legal and binding”.
WHY IS THERE NO STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO THE CITING PROCESS??
WHY IS THE PUBLIC NOT INFORMED??
WAS THE CITING COMMISSIONER DRUNK IN HIS HOTEL ROOM, AGAIN??
ON WINE THAT THE BURGERS PROVIDED??
2 Jun 2010, 04:51 am
The Stormers suffered because their front row got mauled.
Good idea maybe you can play again too!
59. Agile T*t-Tyrant(Stegmannenov) Schala also pushed a ref 2 weeks ago and definetly should have got banned. He needs to get his discipline right.
2 Jun 2010, 07:51 am
nope I’m over that…
Rather have a player like Hougard with the right mental attitude when being played out of position…however to be fair he was given the cc and s14 to settle at wing, he had his bad games
2 Jun 2010, 07:51 am
nope I’m over that…
Rather have a player like Hougard with the right mental attitude when being played out of position…however to be fair he was given the cc and s14 to settle at wing, he had his bad games
2 Jun 2010, 08:03 am
I think Schalla is slowly losing it. I’ve seen and heard fro more than one player on the receiving end of one of his tackles that he always carries on after the tackle, at peoples throats and throttling them, “eye-gouging” etc. and generally losing it, and that they often have to shout at him before he snaps out of his “Spell”. Not gret Schalk. It hasn’t bitten you of late, but sooner or later a ref’s gonna get your number and you’ll be back to being pinged whenever you are near a ball, and then it won’t be long before it is overs cadovers.
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