No Januarie for Bok planning camp
8 Jun 2011
Ricky Januarie’s was the most notable name missing from a 37-man squad for a Springbok national planning camp.
Ruan Pienaar, Butch James, Frans Steyn and Ashley Johnson are added to the squad after missing an April camp, which featured 51 players. Surprisingly there is no room for Northampton’s powerful tighthead prop, Brian Mujati.
Januarie has been a consistent pick for the Springboks in recent years, despite his mediocrity at Test level. He was widely expected to make the squad for the tournament in New Zealand, but his hopes now look all but over, despite coach Peter de Villiers insisting in a statement that this was not the case.
‘The fact that a player may not have been included in this group does not mean they are out of the running for the International season by any means,’ De Villiers said. ‘The first session was designed to get an expanded group onto the same page and this reduced group with senior players, and one or two newcomers, is designed to go into more detail.’
The other men to be cut from the expanded squad are: Bjorn Basson, Keegan Daniel, Peter Grant, Alistair Hargreaves, Adi Jacobs, Elton Jantjies, Ryan Kankowski, Zane Kirchner, Francois Louw, Bandise Maku, Lionel Mapoe, Charl McLeod, Waylon Murray, Dewaldt Potgieter, Sarel Pretorius, Deon Stegmann, CJ van der Linde.
Jacobs and CJ van der Linde are awarded one-year Springbok contracts in March. Van der Linde being left out suggests that skipper John Smit, although travelling primarily as a hooker, will be used to cover prop.
Basson can feel particularly disappointed with his omission, in light of the fact that he tops the Super Rugby try scorer’s list. Sarel Pretorius, the Cheetahs scrumhalf who has impressed throughout their Super Rugby campaign, can also count himself unlucky.
The Stormers’ impressive No 8 Duane Vermeulen remains in with a chance making the final 30-man squad, while there was also a reward for form for Cheetahs hooker Adriaan Strauss. He is, however, unlikely to make the final cut, with Smit, Bismarck du Plessis and Chiliboy Ralepelle likely to be the three hookers going.
Bok planning squad: John Smit (c), Victor Matfield (v/c), Willem Alberts, Gio Aplon, Andries Bekker, Bakkies Botha, Heinrich Brüssow, Schalk Burger, Juan de Jongh, Jean de Villiers, Bismarck du Plessis, Jannie du Plessis, Fourie du Preez, Jaque Fourie, Bryan Habana, Francois Hougaard, Butch James, Ashley Johnson, Werner Kruger, Pat Lambie, Tendai Mtawarira, Lwazi Mvovo, Odwa Ndungane, Wynand Olivier, Coenie Oosthuizen, Ruan Pienaar, JP Pietersen, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Danie Rossouw, Juan Smith, Pierre Spies, Gurthrö Steenkamp, Francois Steyn, Morné Steyn, Adriaan Strauss, Flip van der Merwe, Duane Vermeulen
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9 Jun 2011, 02:13 am
@Kobus Kitty(Kobus Kitty)-350: So you are happy with the team? 100% happy? That is fantastic. Must be great to have the same view as one of rugby’s greatest minds.
I envy you.
PS. Are Steggy and BJ buds?
9 Jun 2011, 02:17 am
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A MESSAGE FOR THE CONFUSED AND UPSET
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DO NOT WORRY !
DO NOT CRY !
EARL AND RICKI WILL BE GOING TO NZ .
I have received some cellphone calls this evening from certain sources.
This squad is a planning camp and is not an accurate reflection of the proper team.
I CAN REPORT THAT
Lambie, Vermulen and Andries Strauss will be gone by world cup time.
YOU HEARD IT FROM ME FIRST. REMEMBER THIS POST.
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9 Jun 2011, 03:11 am
@TheAgent(TheAgent)-351:
99%
With a few exceptions, it is a very good squad and very close to the one I would select.
9 Jun 2011, 04:21 am
@rugbygenius(rugbygenius)-352: you have some insider knowledge before where did you gets this or are fishing.
9 Jun 2011, 05:00 am
Hey they left out Koster
He can cover 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11.12.13.14.15
9 Jun 2011, 05:03 am
Kidding aside
Basson’s omission is plain stupid, must be some other reason
Daniel should be there too
9 Jun 2011, 05:30 am
“Ricky’s name most notable name missing from bok squad”????????????
What BS !!!!
I think maybe 5 % of the bloggers on this site have him in the bok squad
9 Jun 2011, 05:58 am
@rugbygenius(rugbygenius)-352: Ricky is not allowed in New Zealand. Some of their buildings are still a bit shaky.
9 Jun 2011, 06:00 am
@rugbygenius(rugbygenius)-352: And Andries Strauss is nowhere near the squad.
9 Jun 2011, 06:03 am
@stormer in a teacup(stormer in a teacup)-359:
He is there
9 Jun 2011, 06:11 am
@CoachPete(CoachPete)-360: I think he means Adriann Strauss.
9 Jun 2011, 06:11 am
@stormer in a teacup(stormer in a teacup)-361: Or even Adriaan. This thing is catching.
9 Jun 2011, 06:15 am
ok
well we know who he means
9 Jun 2011, 07:24 am
@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-201: Good post.Now I don’t have to do the math.Thank you.
9 Jun 2011, 07:25 am
@rugbygenius(rugbygenius)-352: Genuis!!
9 Jun 2011, 07:36 am
@JockBok(JockBok)-309: JockBok as promised I have been watching your new young guns over the last 5 weeks.Very impressed with your young Sadie,Elstadt and Koster.I can see why you folk in the south rate them so highly.Especially young Sadie.Here is a great Springbok in the making.Not sure where one will use Elstadt but he sure looks tough and what a workhorse.Will likely follow Danie Rossouw.(Cant wait for that)
However I disagree with your cheap shot on Bakkies. Come on!
Rugby is alive in all the provinces IMO.
9 Jun 2011, 07:46 am
I can’t believe the number of posts that include Habana. That’s fckin retarded! Why would Spoes be there? We have left our best Scrummie and Wing behind. The clown show continues.
9 Jun 2011, 08:18 am
Amen to the omission of ricky!!! You know, the stormers are a quality outfit, i am a sharks supporter, but believe that the stormers are our best bet at winning the super rugby title, but with ricky in their midst, takes the team a few steps back and in the wrong direction. Yes, even with ricky at 9 on the weekend they put up 40 odd points, but with a better scrumhalf it could have been more.
My whole problem with his play, is that he never, passes the ball from the base, always picks it up takes one two steps and then gets it out. That maybe takes 1 to 2 seconds time away from the flyhalf, doesn’t seem like much, but you can bet at the speed these guys play 1 second makes a huge difference.Even then the stormers backs seem to have enough time, now imagine getting a scrumhalf that can give those couple of seconds back. Maybe i am the only one that has this opinion, but have a look at other scrumhalves, how quickly they clear the ball from the base. Someone like Hougaardt, Du Preez even Pretorius. They just give their backs that edge, that Ricky cant.
Just a couple other quick problems with Ricky. He’s kicking is not great and he looks fat and slow.
9 Jun 2011, 08:36 am
how can you say ricki is the most notible name missing when infact Bjorn Basson is missing! What does that mean
9 Jun 2011, 08:42 am
@Deni-do(Deni-do)-369: it means they’re going for controversy rather than substance, this is KEO!
9 Jun 2011, 08:42 am
On news24 they said that Habana on statistics had a better Super 15 than Bjorn! Habana has been hond k@k = which means Bjorn is *(*(*(&)&)(*&)(* k@k
9 Jun 2011, 08:51 am
@Make_Naka_Stormers_Coach(WO_to_kill_Sir_Elton)-371: do you understand the “statistics” or you’re just waffling as usual?
9 Jun 2011, 08:59 am
get rid of pierre spies and include any of keegan daniels, kanko, steggies or Louw and we will be able to win the world cup. He brings nothing to the table that the others don’t + he is a defensive liabilty. I seriously don’t know what he is still doing in the squad. Ditto for Habana. Bjorn Basson deserves to be there.
9 Jun 2011, 08:59 am
Ricky has had his day, he wont play for the boks again.
Earl the pearl should quit rugby and become a flower salesman.
basson should be there, habana has no form and could be a liability, perhaps dropping habana would have given him time to go and find himself again.
duane vermeulen is the best 8 at the moment, and put with alberts at 7 and schalk at 6, youve got a mongrel set of loosies.
id love to see a pack consisting of
Coenie – 127kg
Bismarck – 114kg
Jannie 121kg
Bakkies 116kg
Bekker 122kg
Schalk 114kg
Alberts 115kg
Duane 112kg
Pack weight 941kg
This pack would scare the ginger off of Chuck Norris
9 Jun 2011, 09:04 am
@Jake_White(Jake_White)-374: I agree with everything you say other than these 2 aspects:
Openside Flank – Brussow over Schalk but Schalk on bench
Hooker – Your mother is the best hooker in the country and at 145 KG she’ll dominate the scrum. Bismarck on the bench
9 Jun 2011, 09:06 am
@Marty(Marty)-375: Shes gained a few pounds….
9 Jun 2011, 13:38 pm
@garth(garth)-367: Every second clown has something to say about Spies. So what is your point?
9 Jun 2011, 14:28 pm
@TheAgent(TheAgent)-377: There are better #8s in the country currently on form than Spies.
There are better wingers at the moment than Habana. But those 2 will go for their experience.
I cant believe Peter Grant has been cut! What does the guy have to do to get a call up?! Kicks better than Morne, runs better than Morne, tackles better than Morne. Bigger and stronger than Lambie, kicks better than Lambie. Is not injury-prone like Butch.
He is the best all-round #10 in SA.
10 Jun 2011, 00:32 am
@BringItHomeBoks(bokfan1)-378:
Until Grant kicks 40+ consecutive kicks (Morne did it at international level) then no, he is not a better kicker than Morne. Morne is a kicking angel sent directly from the heavens.
Grant has a pop gun boot and folds under pressure, Chiefs game for example.
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