Wallabies latest – Aussies wary of Steyn’s boot
20 Jul 2011
Keo.co.za brings you news from the Wallabies’ camp.
Aussies wary of Steyn’s boot – Wallabies hooker Stephen Moore has stressed the need for discipline given the accuracy of Springbok goal-kicker Morne Steyn.
‘We have spoken about discipline being crucial, particularly in our own half, and even further out,’ Moore said. ‘He [Steyn] is a big threat because if we give away penalties he is just going to knock them over from everywhere so we have to be really disciplined.’
Moore said that the absence of 23 top players wouldn’t see the Boks struggling to compete with the Wallabies.
‘South Africa has enough depth that they can send a team without some of their top-line players and still be very competitive. I think it is a very strong side. Most of the guys are in good form and they’ve played well throughout Super Rugby. I think they are going to be a more than worthy Springbok side and they are going to be very tough and very physical and that’s the way I have read their selection.’
He added that the Wallabies had learned something from the defeat to Samoa, and that the Test against the Springboks would provide them with an opportunity to improve.
‘We need to improve because the South Africans will pose a good threat to us in that breakdown area. We need a mindset of being very aggressive in that area and having a good technique. Both of those things went missing last week and those are the things that we need to fix pretty quickly.’
8 Comments
20 Jul 2011, 07:49 am
Kick the dragon…..
20 Jul 2011, 08:33 am
well, at least the opposition respects him. unlike the delusional ‘we need creativity and flair in a #10′ masses.
20 Jul 2011, 08:38 am
the problem with M Steyn is the opposition only need fear his pole kicking.
He actually has a very limited tactical boot, Butch far better in this dept….
And M Steyn offers no threat ball in hand and has average distribution skills….the fact that it is not in his DNA to take the ball flat means limited options for the backline….
Butch is the main man for good reason.
20 Jul 2011, 08:46 am
@he’s not the messiah. he’s a very naughty boy!
It was ever thus.
We play butch we lose.
20 Jul 2011, 09:20 am
@Gunther is looking to the future with hope in his heart.(gunther)-4:
ja, but try telling that to blogger #3
some people think we’ll win a wc without a kicker? wtf?
20 Jul 2011, 13:01 pm
@grant10(grant10)-3:
I agree, Butch is the complte flyhalf (but he does have the goal kicking achilles heal). Jake was too damb clever to have Monty as goal kicker and then take that pressure off the flyhalf and let them dominate play.
Butch is the man with Frans Steyn as goal kicker fullback.
Too late though to set that up now for the WC really, Frans has only long distance – less expectatiomn kicking duties – that he is used to
20 Jul 2011, 13:39 pm
Hmm, 3 NZ referees and an Oz TMO for a match played in Sydney, how many pens does Moore think the Boks are going to get?
SA should’ve selected a running flyhalf, even the rookie Jantjes would’ve been a better bet than Steyn for this fixture given the weakness of the pack.
20 Jul 2011, 14:30 pm
I think Steyns out of hand kicking is really good – he has been out of form lately and kicking is a bit of a confidence thing. What sparked his confidence was the 50 meter kick agains the B&I Lions in the second test. After that – he was untouchable. He has lost a bit of that. I think he is class and just needs a good game to get back into things.
Not sure about a running flyhalf – this would bring pocock into the game – he will be hovering around that channel looking for ball. Boks should rather kick or avoid collision areas where he is around – easier said than done. Ozzies are going to put all their energy into the breakdown so we really need to try and counter that.
It pains me to say it, but a rational mind would say that we are in for a hiding. Inexperienced players plus limited combinations means that the boks are going to spend 80 minutes tackling. PDV’s plan to starve Oz of possession is just not possible with our pack – they are not dominant enough. Oz should win this with only 40% possession and I think they will get at least 55%. At least castle are sponsering the Springboks because we are going to have to drink a lot of it to numb the pain and frustration.
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