Matfield confirms potential Bok return
26 Apr 2012
Victor Matfield says he may come out of retirement to play for the Springboks later this year.
There were numerous reports over the last month about Matfield’s possible return to the Springbok fold. This despite the 110-Test veteran’s decision to retire at the end of the World Cup and the fact that he hasn’t played any form of rugby in 2012.
On Thursday evening, Matfield revealed during a short interview on SuperSport’s rugby programme Boots and All that he received requests from Bok coach Heyneke Meyer to return to action.
‘I got a couple of calls from Heyneke and he believes I can still make a valuable contribution. We still have to discuss in what capacity that will be,’ said Matfield, who turns 35 on 11 May.
‘But at the moment, there’s plenty of red tape that prevents me from doing so [Matfield is currently committed to SuperSport as an analyst and is a lineout consultant at the Bulls], so a final decision is yet to be made. We will see what happens.’
This means that we could see Matfield feature for the Boks against England in June. The lock is also touted as a possible captain option, along with Japan-based scrumhalf Fourie du Preez.
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27 Apr 2012, 03:50 am
Difference between me and you is that I don’t criticize everyone involved in rugby all the time, you do.
You enjoy the fact that you can criticize and make snide comments. Anyone can do that.
Start taking a stand and defend that position with clear rational arguments. Not google stats.
Accept that HM is the coach. He is not your choice for obvious reasons, but hey, deal with it.
Go sleep now and dream of your dream coach, then come back when your braincel is refreshed and give me an opinion backed up by solid reasoning. Could be players, their age, strengths, weaknesses, durability, ability to combine with certain players etc.
The test will come in if you can be objective.
Now run lad, you have your assignment.
Say hi to Lancaster in your dream?
27 Apr 2012, 03:54 am
Trams
Again, think lad!
France was his fourth test. He beat Scotland (winless) and Italy (one win against the Scots). Then he lost at home against Wales.
Heyneke has 3 tests against England. Lose 2 and the series is lost.
Very different situation .
27 Apr 2012, 04:02 am
DAS
Give me a day or two to google it.
Sure there was an Argentinian, Georgian forward close to 40.
27 Apr 2012, 04:03 am
@Kleuter(Kleuter)-51: haha now i should be like you with your toadying “ek stem saam” sheep-like thinking?
heyneke is the coach, no ill ferlings from my side about that
what is amusing is seeing the paranoia & defensiveness from the bulls fans who reckon they own heyneke or have the inside lane to his thoughts, e is the national coach boys, is actions affect all of us who love the boks.
27 Apr 2012, 04:09 am
No Trans. Nothing amusing. Sad. Sad to see the provincialism effect.
Many simply hates the thought of a Bull in charge. Not all.
And please don’t think like me. You keep me entertained.
27 Apr 2012, 04:11 am
Night now. Off to bed.
Remember your assignment!
27 Apr 2012, 04:15 am
@Transformation(Transformation)-40:
I like Rassie. I met him on a plane to JHB. The guy gave me time, and he was just ordentlik nice and very unassuming. You could see the U 20 WP guys looked up to him.
27 Apr 2012, 04:29 am
@Kleuter(Kleuter)-55: heyneke is OUR national coach, we all back him to take the Boks to above the threshold of 80% wins!
this doesn’t mean us as supporters won’t discuss what he puts out in the media, we’re not braindead bulls supporters, we’re BOK supporters FIRST!
27 Apr 2012, 04:32 am
@KeurboomPark(KeurboomPark)-57: that’s nice to hear. i was just saying it would be churlish of any union that refused to release a member of their staff that heyneke wanted when in desperation he had enlisted his trusted bulle leutenants.
27 Apr 2012, 04:38 am
Now that comment will make Obama jealous.
Saying exactly the right things, except for the brain dead bulls comment – that is something only a EP fan will say and simply unasked for.
Yes he is OUR coach. Now respect that and when you criticize, do it with class, not like a brain dead …………..
27 Apr 2012, 04:43 am
Sorry, “discuss”, not criticize.
27 Apr 2012, 07:23 am
I give up. Pick Victor for the June tests. There are currently at least 4 better locks in SA than Victor, and I’m being really generous here since I’m judging him on when he last played. Let’s see how he stands up in a game after all this time away from the game. This is a great way to ruin a great player’s reputation.
27 Apr 2012, 08:32 am
Heineken is playing a doofus here…he is promoting a non competitive culture? There are many deserving locks who have played well this year yet matfield has been invited to hop in.
27 Apr 2012, 08:57 am
To bring back Matfield, is an insult to all the locks who have been busting there behinds in the S15,so they can get a shot at playing for the boks.
Juandre Kurger, must be spewing. Brought from the UK to step into Vic’s shoes, and when his time comes to shine, Vic returns.
27 Apr 2012, 09:13 am
their*
27 Apr 2012, 09:24 am
HM seems to have his head screwed on – then you read comments like
VM coming back, FDP and Rossouw crazy.
If he wants a captain and experience then get SMIT back, he has not retired and is still playing. And much better shout than bringing VM back.. Not that I think Smit should be there – he should have retired after 2007. I think HM should follow lancaster and make a brave move and decide on a captain for England test when he selects his team later on – and not think of OLd has beens to bring back to captain. A Strauss great choice but then Bizzy will be out, I know His not playing to form but when Bizzy puts on the Green and Gold his a man possed and will outplay any hooker. Think J Strauss would be a great call.
27 Apr 2012, 09:34 am
@rabooby(rabooby)-66: Josh at 8 over Spoes any day.
27 Apr 2012, 09:40 am
Of course, by playing in the England series, Matfield (110 caps) will surpass the record of John Smit (111 caps) to become the most capped Bok of all time.
Extra motivation to feature.
27 Apr 2012, 12:36 pm
Give it a rest already with Matfield stories
Blue first Victor
27 Apr 2012, 12:53 pm
I think a fully fit and conditioned Matfield could still play international rugby, but the right thing Heyneke should have done was to try and get Victor Matfield back into the Bulls set up and play Super Rugby again. Os du Randt didn’t just walk into the bok team, he played a full season with the Cheetas. John Smit came back to South Africa to play for the Sharks again.
It’s just pure arrogance and optimism from both parties to think he can come back straight after such a lay off and expect to do the business at international level again. I think he will need a good 5-8 games at Superrugby level to get to where he was before he retired.
27 Apr 2012, 12:59 pm
I agree. There should be no elitist mentality in the class of 2012. We say NO MORE!
27 Apr 2012, 14:29 pm
@Kleuter(Kleuter)-60:
Seriously. What is wrong with Obama? He DOES the right things. If only South Africa had a president like him. A dignified, educated, god fearing, good father, consensus-seeking, pragmatic statesman.
27 Apr 2012, 14:57 pm
@KeurboomPark(KeurboomPark)-72:
Another swept up in the Obama craze?
No, here is my position.
I believe in less government spending.
I believe in smaller government.
In lower taxes.
In higher moral standards.
In supporting Israel.
Etc….
Therefore, I’m a Republican, not a Democrat.
So I’m not an Obama supporter.
He is a good guy to watch basketball with and eat a hot dog, but America needs a strong president.
Obama is like Kennedy and Clinton. Charismatic and well groomed.
But he is also weak like Carter.
All Democrats.
Obama must go, but he will be re-elected unfortunately.
America hasn’t hit rock bottom yet.
27 Apr 2012, 14:59 pm
@Kleuter(Kleuter)-73:
Republicans are far bigger spenders than Democrats.
27 Apr 2012, 15:02 pm
funny how heyneke hasnt mentioned spies as a candidate for bok captian.
i guess spies is not making the run on side then?
27 Apr 2012, 15:06 pm
I do understand Heynekes reasoning.
Anyway give Matfield the chance to get fit again and lets see how he goes. Currently the top locks in SA are injured so not such a bad idea at all, many players come out of retirement.
As long as Meyer has a proper plan for future players. As said before Meyer wants Matfield back for this year and then that is it!! Whereas PDV had no plan at all!!
27 Apr 2012, 15:22 pm
Matfield, FdP and Spies, with Steyn at 10 and WO at 12 or 13, Kirchener at 15
That when I stand behind England to fck us up good and holy at home to teach these laager dwellers a damn good lesson in courage.
27 Apr 2012, 15:31 pm
@willievz(willievz)-74:
Explain.
And please don’t tell me you have CNN (DNN) as your source.
Back your statement up with sound fiscal reasoning and facts and I will debate this with you.
27 Apr 2012, 15:42 pm
@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-77:
Calm down, calm down. You are hysterical. Drink a grand-pa. Drink a mug of wine, but for crying out loud, calm down!
27 Apr 2012, 15:48 pm
No body expects contrived conviviality.However the amount of
malicious drivel being spouted on this site is both spiteful
and appalling when directed at a true S.A.great
27 Apr 2012, 15:52 pm
greatness is great when it is great.. when it goes beyond great it becomes contrived convoluted conviviality .. that’s when greatness becomes decidedly ordinary and when respect starts to lose its credibility
27 Apr 2012, 15:53 pm
what hell people talking about Obama on a rugby forum?
27 Apr 2012, 15:54 pm
@greatest13gerber(greatest13gerber)-82:
Well, people talk about s e x, race, sheep-shag g ers, dom dutch-man, etc.
27 Apr 2012, 15:56 pm
same as they talk sexing up the sentimental sensual senility disorder
27 Apr 2012, 16:52 pm
@Kleuter(Kleuter)-73:
George Bush was the biggest idiot big spender life killer president in our era. His reaction to Katrina said it all. It is a fact. Anyways, Obama will get a second term, because their is no credible Republican candidate. Period.
27 Apr 2012, 16:56 pm
Victor should be picked in the midfield – he’s been playing there all his life for the Bulls and Bokke in anycase
27 Apr 2012, 18:02 pm
Big Vic is finished. It’s pretty selfish of him to even suggest coming out of retirement and straight into the Boks. Downright disrespectful to Springbok tradition.
27 Apr 2012, 18:40 pm
Keurboom
Are you fcking serious?
That idiot is the killer! Thousands of Syrians die daily because he is to slapgat to act.
He has the blood of millions of unborn babies on his hands.
He is the worst **** ever to sit with his **** scared a$$ in the Whitehouse.
Don’t ever mention murder and slapgat again without mentioning his name too.
So gatvol of hearing his voice.
Smooth talking dooos.
US is bankrupt because of him.
But hey, we’ll just sell our oil to India and China.
The two faced coward will have his day.
27 Apr 2012, 19:48 pm
@Kleuter(Kleuter)-88: Obama’s an awful president.
27 Apr 2012, 19:48 pm
Zionist window dressing.
27 Apr 2012, 21:29 pm
@SpiesIsWorthless(SpiesIsWorthless)-89:
Well we agree on one thing.
27 Apr 2012, 21:32 pm
@ Kleuter
Congrats!
You are the most irritating blogger in the keosphere.Whenever I see your name at the top of of a post I sit voet in die hoek & scroll past your drivel.Thing is,you try to pass your opinion as fact and come across as this über-rugbyguru.Guess what? You aint none of that.Realise that.Please.In fact,I regard you as the poor man’s Tacitus.And please,dont reply to my post coz I dont give 3 fcuks what you have to say.
28 Apr 2012, 02:58 am
@Kleuter(Kleuter)-88:
There he goes again. Talking puss to a priest.
28 Apr 2012, 03:53 am
@viewer(viewer)-18:
But that was a long time ago….5 years? Its a long way down a career, for most that is a career for others its half way
28 Apr 2012, 04:05 am
@Rage(Rage)-92:
Lol
You set yourself a trap here. You are afraid of his reply because in the first place he has irked enough for you to address him. Then your defense mechanism has kicked in to try protect your psyche. He really has taken you as his prisoner.
My suggestion is to harden up or go with the flow and enjoy the banter otherwise you are finding this a kitchen with a temp too high for your existence.
28 Apr 2012, 07:41 am
@wallabie.(wallabie.)-95:
Analysis paralysis. You are so utterly boring and patronising. jerk off, tosswad.
28 Apr 2012, 16:39 pm
@Rage(Rage)-92:
LMFAO!
Congrats in reading this you wimp. Mommy’s boy.
You can’t run with the big boys until you learn how to pi$$ in the long grass you knut!
Hehe…
Scary cat. Afraid of my reply so now you hide behind the “and don’t bother relying because I won’t read it” mofgat excuse.
Go throw you “Rage” somewhere else or if you can’t ask me and I will toss you head first into the nearest toilet you excuse for a rugby fan.
28 Apr 2012, 20:15 pm
HM is so in love with his prodogies, they have not been the players they were in 2009 – VM/ BB / FDP / Spies had 2 good seasons if that 2005/06 – Useless ever since. To be honest I rate Danie Roussow before BB . Anyway why does HM not bring Johan Muller back for the Eng test his playing superb and a great captain.. His 100 times better call than his love child VM..And Pienaar is playing great rugby watching the Heineken cup semi final and pienaar has been outstanding.
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