KeoTV: Perfect 10s
16 Jun 2011
MARK KEOHANE hails the quality of the three flyhalves he hopes Peter de Villiers will take to the World Cup and says all three must go.
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Willie le Roux and Lappies Labuschagne have finally been rewarded with spots in the Springbok training group. They are two of eight that are first timers in Springbok training groups this year. The others are Gio Aplon, Trevor Nyakane, JJ Engelbrecht, Lionel Mapoe, Wiehahn Herbst and Demetri Catrakilis. The group of players will assemble in Durban for the second training camp of the year, before the final squad for the Incoming Tours is selected. Players not considered due to injury include: JP Pietersen, Jaco Taute, Frans Steyn, Johan Goosen, Duane Vermeulen, Pat Cilliers and Frans Malherbe. ... Read Article25 May 2013
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MARK KEOHANE hails the quality of the three flyhalves he hopes Peter de Villiers will take to the World Cup and says all three must go.
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Morne Steyn kicked 18 points to beat the Sharks and end the hosts Super Rugby play-off aspirations. Read More
Willie le Roux and Lappies Labuschagne have finally been rewarded with spots in the Springbok training group. They are two of eight that are first timers in Springbok training groups this year. Read More
The Rugby Football Union has turned down a proposal from their Welsh counterparts to stage the 2015 World Cup pool match between England and Wales in Cardiff. Read More
Marcus Watson scored in extra time to beat the Blitzbokke in the London World Series Sevens Cup quarter-finals. Read More
French coach Philipe Saint-Andre has included three South African-born players for the three-Test series against the All Blacks in New Zealand. Read More
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has selected several uncapped Blues players in his training group. Read More

20 Comments
16 Jun 2011, 06:03 am
Yep Keo – couldn’t agree more. Bit tough on Peter Grant but so is life. Morne a bit one dimensional but with a very educated boot. Butch and Lambie offer versatility which will be needed.
16 Jun 2011, 08:26 am
In Butch I trust
16 Jun 2011, 08:46 am
Butcher can carry Steyn’s bags.
16 Jun 2011, 11:57 am
Butchie for the world cup. Lambie to take over post world cup. Steyn to develop a running game.
16 Jun 2011, 12:26 pm
@Jibber-Jabber(Jibber-Jabber)-1: Peter Grant!!!? On what farking basis?
16 Jun 2011, 13:42 pm
I would start Butch and take Peter Grant for bench duty… Pat Lambie can go and cover 10 12 & 15 but I would have Lambie as bok no.10 post 2011 with Sias Ebersohn and Elton Jantjes, Gary Van Aswegen & Lionel Cronje the back ups….
16 Jun 2011, 13:54 pm
@Jibber-Jabber(Jibber-Jabber)-1: Peter Grant will absolutely, without a doubt, be absolutely of no use at the WC. Agree with Keo, Steyn, Butch, Lambie. Before I take Grant, I’ll take Janjies, Ebersohn, van Asweging, and Cronje.
16 Jun 2011, 15:11 pm
Quade Cooper, Berrick Barnes (if fit), Matt Giteau.
Also pretty frakken impressive trio.
16 Jun 2011, 15:11 pm
And let’s not forget the Wallabies have James O Connor too.
And Kurtley Beale.
16 Jun 2011, 16:15 pm
I think SA is disillusioned at 10. We have Butch who can run a game quite frankly and very well. However in Morne Steyn you have a points machine and in lambie you have a bit of both but I could see lambie playing 15 in the future as i believe Janjties will prove to be better suited in time. Butch as great as butch is, will lose the world cup for SA with a series of missed penalties. He cannot kick at goals. Morne Steyn is ugly player but gets the job done and his accuracy is the best in world rugby. lambie has not perfected his kicking yet, but will be good in years to come.
I say pick: Morne Steyn, Peter Grant and Butch James. 3 experienced flyhalfs. lambie is good, but he is not setting the world on fire like O’Connor or Australia, Kurtly Beale or Quade Coop[er. All relatively new and are setting the world on fire. Experience is the key Bokkes!!
16 Jun 2011, 19:53 pm
Why on earth would we take Peter Grant to NZ? Before the S15 started, a bunch of you were talking him up based on… I dunno, tarot cards? Anyway, almost the whole competition later he’s done absolutely buggerall to send a signal to Div. So why some of you are still punting him for WC honours is a little puzzling.
16 Jun 2011, 23:49 pm
@>^..^< katman(katman)-11: At last someone that agrees with me. I have no clue why some can even consider him when we have the likes of Lambie, Jantjies, Ebersohn, van Asweging, and Cronje waiting in the wings. That is as back-up to Steyn and Butch.
17 Jun 2011, 09:10 am
I would take just 2 flyhalves to the World Cup.
M.Steyn and Butch James
Pienaar will be my thrid choice scrumhalf and third choice flyhalf as well.
17 Jun 2011, 10:56 am
omgosh Keo looks and talks just like my old business studies teacher…. creepy
17 Jun 2011, 12:01 pm
I don’t agree. I suspect PDV will only take Steyn and Butch. He will probably take Du Preez and Hougaard as his no9s, thus Ruan will be backup for 9, 10 and 15.
Thus, I doubt there will be place for Lambie. Nor should there be. No 10 isn’t exactly the position we have the most chronic injury problems at.
17 Jun 2011, 12:09 pm
@Bouts(Bouts)-15: great minds think alike.
17 Jun 2011, 12:57 pm
@Sasuke(Sasuke)-16: LOL! Just noticed how similar our posts are!
17 Jun 2011, 13:12 pm
@Bouts(Bouts)-17: Ja hey! That makes the most sense in terms of what to expect from PDV and what we as supporters expect.
17 Jun 2011, 13:17 pm
@TheAgent(TheAgent)-12: 2015 WC for teh mentioned flyhalves and they will be better players for it.
17 Jun 2011, 14:05 pm
Everyone of you who meantion that Gary van Aswegien kid on the same sentence with relation to becoming a springbok are all on crack or you are all gingers! Not in 10 yrs is he gna b ready to wear the green and gold, the future for flyhalf in our country after the world cup lie in lambie, ebherson, cronje and janties, those kids will dominate the fight for 10 after this WC, but for this world cup we need butch and steyn, lambie as back up, not pienaar, everyone should know that him at 10 won’t work again
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