Boks latest – SA make emergency landing
15 Jul 2011
Keo.co.za brings you the latest news from the Springboks camp.
SA make emergency landing – The Springboks’ plane, a Qantas 747, returned to Joburg airport on Friday night after one of the engines exploded less than two hours into their flight to Sydney.
‘Wish I never watched carteblanche on the quantas 380 incident! Our engine just blew on take off and we just returned to Jhb, not much fun!’ tweeted Bok assistant coach Gary Gold. A few minutes later he tweeted: ‘think we here for the night. Irony also that their is a petrol strike in jhb and we just dumped 65 tons of fuel to land.’
Muller, Brüssow cleared to tour - Johann Muller and Heinrich Brüssow have been included in the Springboks’ 28-man touring party for the Tri-Nations trip to Australasia.
Prop CJ van der Linde, who coach Peter de Villiers said a week ago was carrying an injury that would rule him out of the World Cup, is also included.
Muller hurt his hamstring in a Bok training camp in Cape Town last week, while Brüssow is recently returned from a series of injuries, the latest being a recurring hamstring problem.
‘Johann and Heinrich are very important to us this year and they’ll continue their rehabilitation on tour,” said De Villiers.
‘This squad is a good blend of experienced players, with Rugby World Cup titles behind their name, and the form players from Super Rugby, with some outstanding potential. We’ve had some good field session this week and I’m excited about this tour.
“We’ve chosen from our World Cup preliminary squad – so the players know they’re in the selectors’ thinking for the tournament. I’ve told them that this is their chance to prove that they’re ready to take their place in the final squad.’
The Boks take on Australia in Sydney on July 23 and New Zealand in Wellington a week later.
Rassie: Defensive cohesion concern – Springbok technical advisor Rassie Erasmus says one of their biggest challenges will be getting the team on one page with regard to a defensive system.
Erasmus has placed an intense emphasis on this facet of play during his tenure at Western Province and the Stormers, and is looking to introduce similar systems with the Springboks. The recruitment of Stormers’ defensive coach Jacques Nienaber further underlines their determination to excel in this department.
However, Erasmus says time is against them. ‘The problem with the first few Tests is always that there is very little time in which to prepare. It’s also something that is important for a good defensive pattern and something that the team won’t necessarily have in its favour,’ Erasmus told Die Burger.
‘I don’t have a problem with any of the players’ individual abilities on defence, but one has to understand that they come from four different franchises and each one of those teams’ patterns are different. The only way in which those guys can gel is with time together on the training field and the team has not had many sessions together.’
Erasmus continued, highlighting the scrums as a challenge given the inconsistent and often incorrect application of the laws that govern that area of the game.
He also added that there would be two distinctly different approaches in their Tri-Nations tour matches.
‘The Aussies definitely give one more of a chance to run with the ball and launch counter-attacks. When you play the All Blacks you want to build pressure and make sure they are pinned down in their area,’ he said.
South Africa will decide during Friday’s final training session whether injured players Heinrich Brüssow, CJ van der Linde and Johann Muller will be able to tour.
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16 Jul 2011, 11:13 am
@Fern(Fern)-245:
Why would I not “see it in that light” ? explain.
16 Jul 2011, 11:13 am
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-250:
I live in hope,let’s see the final squad and then decide.
16 Jul 2011, 11:13 am
@Fern(Fern)-249: Careful, any kiwi will tell you they ‘don’t notice that kind of thing’ it’s only us South Africans who are ‘obsessed with colour’. You know, I mean they don’t think of colour but they do have a ‘Moari Team’ but it’s non-racial, you just have to be Maori
16 Jul 2011, 11:15 am
@Fern(Fern)-249:
hey Fuknuckle, stop using my name in vain. What tenuous link are you trying to make between my name and some self-interested Nationalistic pat-on-the-back ?
16 Jul 2011, 11:15 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-251:
Because in your book white means racist.You have no idea what I do for the previously disadvantaged.
My services go for NZ$100 per hour,I do it for free.
Discussion closed this is a monologue
16 Jul 2011, 11:16 am
@Fern(Fern)-252: Howzit Fern
We make the semis, neutral ground will not help Ireland one bit
Playing the ABs will extract more motivation for us in the semis and anything can happen
16 Jul 2011, 11:17 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-254: What do you think of the English stealing the Black? Is it going to ruffle anyone or can the kiwis get on with it? Mindgames have started
16 Jul 2011, 11:18 am
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-253:
They can call me what they want.
Fact remains,I was inside their woman and they loved it!
I guess being African and from a third world country holds some attraction to them.
16 Jul 2011, 11:19 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-254: I see we have lost old Pops, seems his alter ego in cyber world wanted to control the real Pops
Strange place this cyber world
16 Jul 2011, 11:19 am
@JL1(JL1)-256:
Yip.
We will have a beloved leader who knows how to win it,players that know how it feels to win it and players burning to taste how it feels to win it.
They gonna bring it back for Madiba.
16 Jul 2011, 11:20 am
@JL1(JL1)-256: Tell you what, the kiwi draw is pretty weak, but France could beat them in the pool stages.
16 Jul 2011, 11:21 am
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-257: Pomms never thought of ruffling any feathers, they just want sell more jerseys
16 Jul 2011, 11:22 am
@Fern(Fern)-258: It’s womEn mate not womAn, unless there is only 1 kiwi woman, which I know not to be true.
16 Jul 2011, 11:22 am
@JL1(JL1)-262: Well they have done both. Tres amusement
16 Jul 2011, 11:23 am
@JL1(JL1)-262:
Well nz still have the union jack on their flag,so maybe they should pipe down…
16 Jul 2011, 11:23 am
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-261: That could happen, and if it does then they can kiss the cup goodbye
The French will have 1 great game in them so all to play for
16 Jul 2011, 11:24 am
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-263:
the avg is nearly 20:-)
Those birds are gonna fetch themselves a real pumping come rwc time…
16 Jul 2011, 11:25 am
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-264: Tell you what, not many people like the Kiwi rugby team
One of those teams that all join in celebrations when they lose
16 Jul 2011, 11:26 am
@JL1(JL1)-268:
The kiwi’s has a huge sense of entitlement.
16 Jul 2011, 11:27 am
@Fern(Fern)-265: They still swear allegiance to the Queen, so I reckon she owns them
16 Jul 2011, 11:27 am
@Fern(Fern)-255:
listen here you complete and utter MORON
you find me ONE comment I have EVER made here with a political/socio slant on it, let alone one that is politically-negative about your country, and I will join Poppa henceforth.
But
if you cant
shut your BIG DUMB MOUTH.
16 Jul 2011, 11:28 am
@Fern(Fern)-269: Psycho issues from being a province of Australia
16 Jul 2011, 11:29 am
@JL1(JL1)-266: If they were to lose to France then they would play England then Australia and then South Africa possibly
If they beat France it’s an easy road to final – Argentina or Scotland, SA and then final.
My money is NZ v Australia or England in the final and Eng/Aus to lift the trophy
16 Jul 2011, 11:30 am
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-273: Not a bad shout at all
16 Jul 2011, 11:31 am
@JL1(JL1)-272:
JAFFA’s are proof that aussies can swim.
16 Jul 2011, 11:32 am
“255.Fern:
16 Jul 2011, 11:15 am @Black Panther(Black Panther)-251:
Because in your book white means racist.”
what right does this useless piece of TRASH have to speak to ANYONE like that ?!
SCUM
16 Jul 2011, 11:33 am
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-273:
Your talk considerably MORE about NZ rugby than you do about SA rugby. Time to have a long look in the mirror.
16 Jul 2011, 11:34 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-276: Just ignore it if you don’t like it BP, there are worse on here than that comment.
I’ve been called worse this week by that crazy man gunter…..whatever
16 Jul 2011, 11:35 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-277: BP there is nothing to say about SA rugby until we get a decent coach and a team of players whose average age isn’t 572.
NZ on the other hand are the ones to beat, everyone knows this. You can’t be top dog and not except to cop some heat
16 Jul 2011, 11:36 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-276:
a kiwi will always bow down to a South African.
Know your place.
16 Jul 2011, 11:40 am
Looking like rain in Dirtbin for the game, not cool
16 Jul 2011, 11:42 am
@Fern(Fern)-280: Right, only by bowing one can see wooden spooners in the standings.
16 Jul 2011, 11:49 am
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-278:
well F.U. too, you spineless sh*t
I hadnt featured or commented anywhere on this post, and yet:-
“245.Fern:
16 Jul 2011, 11:04 am @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-242:
Let’s see what a so-called “1st world” country can host…
We are a hard act to follow.
Drove past the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto yesterday and all I saw was people of different colour sharing forgiveness and moving on to make this country great.
Makes me proud to be South African.
pooper and black panty will not see it in that light.”
and then
“249.Fern:
16 Jul 2011, 11:09 am @goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-247:
Has anyone told pooper and black panty that all the members of “The Bang Bang Club” were white?”
and more
“255.Fern:
16 Jul 2011, 11:15 am @Black Panther(Black Panther)-251:
Because in your book white means racist.”
and you think thats OK ?!
“because in your book white means racist” ??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FARK YOU
you Ladies are so self-obsessed with such large chips on your shoulders that you think every RUGBY-comment is a intellectual opinion on the socio-demographics of your country. You think everyone even cares WTF goes on in your country like we’ve all invested in the social experiment and we’re all anxiously checking in to see how its going, because we’ve all bought-into-it.
We’re not and we havent.
Im here to talk rugby. Just RUGBY. If you cant make a clear distinction between rugby comments and some social comment on your great Nation, then you truly are complete morons.
16 Jul 2011, 12:02 pm
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-283: That’s what I said, anyways, it is a SA site, we do want to talk rugby, hardly anyone does.
Watched Wellington v Taranaki ITM just now, rather disappointing IMO. Did you see it?
16 Jul 2011, 12:04 pm
I mean there are not even any threads about the games today…
16 Jul 2011, 12:06 pm
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-285:
are you gonna watch the craven week?
lions vs free state at 1.
16 Jul 2011, 12:07 pm
@Fern(Fern)-286: I am indeed. Being tortured with The Bachelor on PVR right now. #whatwedoforwives
16 Jul 2011, 12:10 pm
@Fern(Fern)-286: Need to watch the FS team, see the new crop of SHARKS LOL
16 Jul 2011, 12:11 pm
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-287:
Hahaha!Worth it though.I am watching American Pickers
16 Jul 2011, 12:12 pm
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-288:
True
Atleast we do not poach wholesale from other countries:-)
16 Jul 2011, 12:16 pm
@Fern(Fern)-290: It’s not actually poaching. In exchange for Samoans, New Zealand exports consonants to Samoa and Fiji. It helps with pronounciation. Ma’aaaa Nonooo’olieavaiiioooooouu’oi
16 Jul 2011, 12:18 pm
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-291:
Well if you put it like that…
16 Jul 2011, 12:21 pm
@Fern(Fern)-292: Personally I don’t care. The Sharks could import Russian Bear Wrestlers and and few Na’avi for all I care.
Same with the Abs and England and anyone else. As long as I watch decent rugby.
16 Jul 2011, 12:27 pm
John laments people calling the Boks a B team. Well then we all know they are the C team. He is probably 5th best anyway. Sorry John!
16 Jul 2011, 12:27 pm
Tendai Mtawarira, Adrian Garvey, Bob Skinstad, Gary Teichman, Brian Mujati and Ray Mordt are some of the names SA have capped from Zimbabwe. Add to this Corne Krige (Zam) and it is clear that the Boks have also dipped in to their Neighbours talent pools. If I were a Samoan and could play at the highest level, would I play abroad? Absolutely. There is no country in the world at present that does not have a foreign national in their team.
16 Jul 2011, 12:28 pm
@Bill Reyts(Gumboots)-294: The sooner this is all over and John goes away the better. It’s like waiting while a drunk guest finishes your best wine and all you want to do is go to sleep
16 Jul 2011, 12:29 pm
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-293: didn’t the Sharks import some Russian flasher girls?
16 Jul 2011, 12:29 pm
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-296:
For sure! We know how it feels when guests overstay their welcome!
16 Jul 2011, 12:30 pm
@fromthecouch(fromthecouch)-295: Interesting to note that of that list, 2 Zimbos are the most irritating men ever to play rugby, with a close third in there too.
16 Jul 2011, 12:31 pm
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-299: the list of irritants can include Krige (Zambia), Gregan (Zambia)
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