Poor Heineke. I am sure he knows how blind adulation can quickly become venom.

Peter de Villiers tried to do the same- he once even tried to phone Danny Cipriani for a “one on one” but sadly got the names confused and he ended up discussing tennis with Jennifer Capriati. The man was way ahead of his time, Heineken still has a lot to learn.

Let the winning begin!!!

now i see why heyneke meyer wants du preez as his captain, fdp has this mano a mano psycho babble thing down pat!

‘Fourie is still a valuable asset,’ Clever told keo.co.za. ‘As we prepared for the two finals, many of our players were nervous heading into the fixture … especially in the locker rooms before kick-off. But Fourie was a calming influence as he had already played on the biggest stages of world rugby before. He went to every player, gave them advice and told them to focus.His experience helped us on and off the field. I’m sure he can do the same for the Springboks.’

PDivvy could actually coach (believe it or not!), however, he did not set up anything beyond his squad of 30. When one big boy goes down injured it was a massive crisis. JW was similarly dependent on a limited pool –
remember when Burger went down he nothing to fall back on, nothing.

What we’re seeing here is the development of a system like the ABs where we can field 2 or 3 teams capable of beating anybody.

Any comparison to Mallett isn’t such a bad thing, he is the last decent coach we’ve had.