Tri-Nations latest (Thurs)
12 Aug 2010
Keo.co.za brings you the news from the Tri-Nations.
Frans ruled out
Frans Steyn won’t play against the All Blacks due to injury and eligibility problems.
Andy Marinos confirmed on Thursday that Steyn’s quad injury will rule him out of training until next Wednesday, only three days before the Test. However, there were also problems with the player being released by the FFR (Fédération Française de Rugby), as Saru failed to ask for the clearance request 14 days before the Test, as the French union wants.
‘The injury situation has to be dealt with first, but we are hopeful that Frans will be available to us after the All Blacks match,’ said Marinos.
WP refuse Nienaber release
Western Province will not release Jacques Nienaber to help the Springbok defence during the Tri-Nations.
WP managing director Rob Wagner said Nienaber is contracted to the Cape province and is needed at this crucial stage of the Currie Cup. WP are at the top of the log, but given that they haven’t won a trophy since 2001, they’re not taking anything for granted.
Nienaber met with Bok management on Wednesday and reported back to WP. It was felt that it would be too much of disruption to let him consult with the Boks.
Cowan cleared for Boks
Jimmy Cowan passed his medical test on Thursday and has been included in the All Blacks’ squad to travel to South Africa this weekend.
The scrumhalf was a concern as he was struggling from a rib injury suffered in the All Blacks’ 49-28 win against the Wallabies in Melbourne a fortnight ago. Last weekend in Chirstchurch, Piri Weepu started in his place and Alby Mathewson found a place amongst the reserves
Mathewson was bracketed with Cowan when the All Blacks announced their 26-man squad on Tuesday, but the Blues No 9 will now fall out
‘Jimmy had a medical assessment in Christchurch today and passed that so he’s fit to travel to South Africa with the team,” All Blacks Doctor Deb Robinson said.
‘He basically needed rest and recuperation to get over the injury, which he has had, and is now keen to get back to training.’
Brussow set for early comeback
Heinrich Brussow could make an early recovery to feature for the Springboks in their end-of-year tour.
The news comes as a surprise as Brussow was told by doctors that he was only likely to play again at the start of 2011. However, Cheetahs president Harold Verster confirmed that could feature as soon as November.
‘Heinrich’s dedication during his rehabilition has seen make impressive progress in his recovery,’ Verster told keo.co.za. ‘If all goes well, it looks like he could return to the field at the end of October, in time for the Boks’ November tour to Europe.
‘I think that’s why he’s been included in the Tri-Nations training squad, just to check up on his progress and to ease him back into the system again. They will see that he is making a great recovery.’
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13 Aug 2010, 06:57 am
@Auntie Mavis(Auntie Mavis)-208:
That article in the Sydney Morning Herald showed 71 SANZAR players plying their trade in France.
SA = 43
NZ = 21
Aus = 7
SA could actually field a competitive 5 th franchise with these players instead we have the Chilliboys, Januarie’s, Ndugane’s running around as Boks, they are not even first choices for their franchises.
The players are there aplenty, unfortunately the same cannot be said for the administrators.
Not being content with destroying Bok rugby, they are now making us the laughing stock of the world.
Tackler is spot on when he talks about quotas and the circus that has become SA rugby.
Its just plain wrong when the Grey Bloem team is better than the Free State schoolboy team. Why? Because, the Free State team is full of quota players and are not fielding their best players. SA under age teams have traditionally strong internationally. They are now becoming easy beats and losing by big margins. Why? Quotas. These players are supposed to be Bok players of the future. In my opinion that future is looking decidedly bleak.
Sad so very sad.
Once we were respected as a rugby nation throughout the world.
Now? Fokkol, kaput, no more, we are being laughed at.
Hasn’t really taken that long either.
13 Aug 2010, 06:58 am
@TheTackler(TheTackler)-250:
Now we know what you do in your spare time…
13 Aug 2010, 07:05 am
@KevinRack(KevinRack)-245: I think England have the largest number of registered players
Numbers
Number Of Clubs:1900
Number Of Registered Players:2146140
Number of Referees:38019
Pre-teen Male Players:192882
Pre-teen Female Player:19874
Teen Male Player:1218138
Teen Female Player:3874
Senior Male Player:705272
Senior Female Player:6100
Total Male Player:2116292
Total Female Player:29848
13 Aug 2010, 07:09 am
@JL1(JL1)-253: SA has far les
Number Of Clubs:1264
Number Of Registered Players:488044
Number of Referees:3010
Pre-teen Male Players:239614
Pre-teen Female Player:3819
Teen Male Player:148779
Teen Female Player:4143
Senior Male Player:84522
Senior Female Player:7167
Total Male Player:472915
Total Female Player:15129
Subtract players based overseas and take out the quotas then it is quite clear that SA has not got the depth although we would like to believe that we do
13 Aug 2010, 07:13 am
@JL1(JL1)-254: Interesting to note that England has more referees than what New Zealand has registered male players
Number Of Clubs:562
Number Of Registered Players:145293
Number of Referees:2255
Pre-teen Male Players:63924
Pre-teen Female Player:9181
Teen Male Player:40257
Teen Female Player:3697
Senior Male Player:27203
Senior Female Player:1031
Total Male Player:131384
Total Female Player:13909
13 Aug 2010, 07:16 am
@JL1(JL1)-254: Remember, no matter how terrible you may be, you cannot possibly be a quota if you’re white.
And, no matter how good you are, you’re always a quota if you’re a non-white.
THAT, pilgrims, is the inescapable truth of having a race quota system, no matter what its other intentions might have been. The Law of Unintended Consequences is as harsh as gravity sometimes.
13 Aug 2010, 07:21 am
@TheTackler(TheTackler)-256: Perfectly summed up
Habana is a quota
13 Aug 2010, 07:25 am
@TheTackler(TheTackler)-256:
No matter how many times you say it, some will never get it…
13 Aug 2010, 07:27 am
@JL1(JL1)-257:
If not mistaken we don’t have quotas anymore, is it not ‘guidelines’ now? Does that make Habana a guideline?
From there, can we have longer and shorter ‘guidelines’…?
13 Aug 2010, 07:31 am
@Slartibartfast(Slartibartfast)-259: So the longer guidelines are the locks and shorter guideline the scrummies?
13 Aug 2010, 07:37 am
habana is playing like a quota … he has been k@kker than WO in 2010 …
13 Aug 2010, 07:37 am
@Connag(Connag)-260:
I dunno, it can get complicated because it won’t be long and then some clever d!ck would demand a ‘qouta’ for fat and thin guidelines and then we back at square one!
13 Aug 2010, 07:38 am
@geroom_sexwater(geroom_sexwater)-261:
Aish that IS kuk!
13 Aug 2010, 07:54 am
yeah ..maybe Habana can only perform under a “White” coach
13 Aug 2010, 07:59 am
Sepp Blatter for coach. The team needs a baas now that Bakkies is suspended. No Bakkies also means precious Granty10 has nothing to tighten his Speedo during Bok games; hence his incessant whinging. Now that JS is looking a little porky, maybe the racy good looks of Brock Harris will do it for him.
13 Aug 2010, 08:02 am
ag grant10 is a luke watson fan … just shows you what this guy knows about rugby …
13 Aug 2010, 22:35 pm
@geroom_sexwater(geroom_sexwater)-264:
You’re not worth it.
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