Back where he belongs
15 May 2012
Frans Steyn will be given the opportunity to take ownership of the Springbok No 12 jersey upon his return to South Africa.
Steyn has only started in 30 of his 47 Tests. Neither of his previous Test coaches has been sure of his best position, as he’s featured at flyhalf, wing, in the centres and fullback. Neither Jake White nor Peter de Villiers started Steyn in one position for more than five consecutive games.
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The good news is that the wild ride is over. There will be no roller-coaster, no uncertainty in 2012. No longer will Steyn’s talent go unappreciated or mismanaged. On the contrary, new Bok coach Heyneke Meyer intends to milk it for all its worth.
‘I don’t want to mess him around by playing him in every position, I want him to settle in one position and build some confidence,’ says Meyer. ‘In a crisis he can play elsewhere, but I believe he can perform a leading role at No 12.’
Meyer goes on to explain exactly why Steyn is such an asset to the Boks, while former Bok fullback Percy Montgomery talks about how a player’s ability to kick the ball further than anybody in the game can ultimately fracture even the most well-organised defence.
Also in the new issue:
Coenie Oosthuizen (page 54)
– Coenie Oosthuizen is a non-conformist who wants to redefine the role of a prop
– Heyeneke Meyer tells SA Rugby magazine why he chose his Bok assistant coaches and what his expectations are of them, while Rassie Erasmus explains his new role as Saru’s high performance general manager
– England restored their pride during the Six Nations but will have to raise their game significantly to beat the Springboks in South Africa, writes Stuart Barnes
– England No 8 Ben Morgan has made the most of his opportunity to play Test rugby
– Owen Farrell‘s path to the top has enabled him to cope with upheaval and stay cool under pressure
– Brad Barritt has turned his attention to the Springboks after making an encouraging start start to his Test career in the Six Nations
Brad Barritt (page 72)
– Siya Kolisi could become an important player for the Boks but shouldn’t be rushed into the Test line-up before he’s absolutely ready
– Hurricanes flyhalf Beauden Barrett has made the step up to Super Rugby with consummate ease
– Brumbies openside flank Michael Hooper could become one of the greats of the game
– SA Rugby magazine reviews the top schoolboy Easter rugby festivals held in April
– Having broken their Varsity Cup duck, Tuks want to dominate the tournament for years to come
– The Baby Boks are in a strong position to win the Junior World Championship title on home soil in June
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15 May 2012, 16:53 pm
http://www.news24.com/Columnists/DavidMoseley/Time-to-euthanise-Newlands-20120515
Now this is the type of journalism that should win awards.
Tranny at least you have,come out the cupboard and shown your true colours.
The communication industry is vast and trust me I have a fair amount of awards,
Most of them International,not in the pure journalism sense but in a very aligned industry.
But I am not here to blow my own trumpet or solicit.
You know who I am from the address that I signed up to this site with and I ‘ll gladly share that imformation with you in a private EMail.
Now if only good old KFO would come out of the cupboard too
15 May 2012, 16:58 pm
1 Tendai mTwarira
2 Bismarck Du Plessis
3 Jannie Du Plessis
4 Eben Etsebeth
5 Andries Bekker
6 Heinrich Brussouw
7 Josh Strauss (Because there is no-one else)
8 Pierre Spies
9 Fourie Du Preez (Capt)
10 Morne Steyn
11 Bryan Habana
12 Francois Steyn
13 Jean De Villiers
14 JP Pieterson
15 Patrick Lambie
16 Coenie Oosthuizen
17 Adriaan Strauss
18 Pat Cilliers (Because there is no-one else)
19 Juandre Kruger
20 Ashley Johnson (Because there is no-one else)
21 Francois Hougaard
22 Bjorn Basson
Blazer Boys:
Lwazi mVovo
Elton Jantjies
Peter Grant
Gio Aplon
Jaco Taute
Robert Ebersohn
Rynhard Elstad (even though he is a doos)
Flip Van Der Merwe (even though he is a doos)
Derrick Minnie
Chilliboy Rallepelle
Joe Pieterson
Dean Greyling
Steven Kitshoff
Please return from injury:
Schalk Burger
Johan Goosen
Duane Vermeulen
Jacques Potgieter
Juan Smith (Doubt he ever will)
Fudge Mabeta
Willem Alberts (it might just be mental)
15 May 2012, 16:59 pm
Tranny can’t beleive you are so dumb and easy to unmask,
Like you just had all those stats on hand from 2008,
that was an eternity ago Stormers had only been trophy less for 8 years then.
15 May 2012, 17:03 pm
@mad eye(mad eye)-301: Do share please , faiekg@gmail.com
15 May 2012, 17:05 pm
@mad eye(mad eye)-301: oh, good on ya maddie
were you part of the hordes at Kings Park that booed Francois Steyn? or were you the leader of the draught swilling crew that threw beer-filled mugs at stephen donald?
15 May 2012, 17:06 pm
@mad eye(mad eye)-303: who did you unmask, maddie?
15 May 2012, 17:09 pm
@stormersboy(stormersboy)-289: hey boet here is an article from the Aussie press
Steyn leads at 10
Loose forward??/ Coetzee heads the stats
Steyn bossing the kicking stats
2012-05-15 12:19Email | Print
Morne Steyn (Gallo)
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Cape Town – If Super Rugby statistics are going to carry any weight in Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer’s deliberations over the flyhalf spot against England next month, then incumbent Morne Steyn is only entrenching his position.
The Bulls No 10 rules the roost in just about every boot-related category in the competition after Week 12.
According to latest figures in the Sydney Morning Herald, the 27-year-old heads up five departments.
For starters, his 12-point haul in the latest victory (27-24) over the Waratahs on tour last Friday boosted him to 161 overall points in 2012, nine clear of next-placed counterpart Aaron Cruden of the Chiefs (152).
These prolific scorers are due to lock horns very shortly: the Bulls, who first play the Highlanders this Saturday, meet the Chiefs in Hamilton on May 25 in a match which may go a long way to determining who tops the overall table at the end of ordinary season.
The men from Pretoria presently head the standings, one point ahead of the Waikato outfit.
Steyn also hogs top spot for most penalty goals (32), conversions (27) and dropped goals (2).
Just as significantly, the out-of-hand authority of his kicking is reflected in the fact that he sports the most kicking metres, according to the latest stats: an impressive 4,294m.
That places him fairly narrowly ahead of compatriot Joe Pietersen (3,914m), the diminutive Stormers fullback who gets surprisingly strong distance himself on touch-finders and in-field kicks – both players are a long way ahead of anyone else in Super Rugby in that regard.
And if anyone is tempted to suggest that the figures only confirm a “robotic” characteristic to Steyn, they should bear in mind that he is clearly not doing a shabby job in mixing up his game.
That is because the Bulls currently boast 36 tries – an average of just under four per game. It is a tally matched only by the Hurricanes.
The flyhalf is obviously regarded as a vital conduit in attacking play, so it suggests Steyn is back playing more adventurously out of the “pocket” he has often been accused of occupying a little too stubbornly in the past.
Adding further to the rosy picture surrounding his current form, he has the distinction of making his 100th Super Rugby appearance when the Bulls tackle the Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday.
Another South African featuring especially prominently in the various Super Rugby stats right now is the Sharks’ dynamic No 7 Marcell Coetzee: he heads up the category for most tackles (168) – three more than Zimbabwean-born Force captain and fellow loose-forward David Pocock.
Considering that he is also a confident runner with the ball tucked beneath an arm, Coetzee could just force himself into Bok contention at blindside flank, where the national side has a problem with several injured customers at present.
Bulls wing Bjorn Basson has just slipped to second for most tries (7), behind Andre Taylor of the Hurricanes and the Chiefs’ amazing pick-and-go phenomenon near the tryline, shiny-domed loosehead Sona Taumalolo – they both boast eight.
15 May 2012, 17:11 pm
No but I can see you Trannie
,shouting for Suunnny Beeeeeelllll,everytime the Crusaders come to town.
15 May 2012, 17:13 pm
@mad eye(mad eye)-303: get off it and show us your awards maddie! is this recent enough for you?
SAB Sports Media Awards
SAB has announced the winners of its SAB Sports Media Awards 2011.
The winners of the SAB Sports Media Awards 2011 are:
PRINT:
· SAB Sports Column of the Year:
§ Mark Keohane (Business Day Sports Monthly)
· SAB Sports Feature of the Year:
§ Angus Powers (Sports Illustrated)
· SAB Sports Media Award 2011 for PRINT:
§ 2nd Runner-up: Mark Keohane (Business Day Sports Monthly)
§ 1st Runner-up: Gary Lemke (Business Day Sports Monthly)
o Winner of the SAB Sports Media Award 2011 for PRINT:
§ Angus Powers (Sports Illustrated)
PHOTOGRAPHY:
· SAB Sports Action Shot of the Year:
o Winner of the SAB Sports Action Shot of the Year:
§ Anne Laing
· SAB Sports Moment of the Year:
o Winner of the SAB Sports Moment of the Year:
§ Herman Verwey (Beeld)
· SAB Sports Media Award 2011 for PHOTOGRAPHY:
o 2nd Runner-up: Herman Verwey (City Press)
o 1st Runner-up: Adrian de Kock
· Winner of the SAB Sports Media Award 2011 for PHOTOGRAPHY:
§ Anne Laing
NEW MEDIA:
· SAB Sports Web Contributor of the Year: Ben Karpinski (thebounce.co.za)
· SAB Sports Blog of the Year: Mark Keohane (KEO.co.za)
· SAB Sports Media Award 2011 for NEW MEDIA:
o 2nd Runner-up: Johan Coetzee (Supersport.com)
o 1st Runner-up: Ben Karpinski (thebounce.co.za)
o Winner of the SAB Sports Media Award 2011 for NEW MEDIA:
§ Mark Keohane (KEO.co.za)
15 May 2012, 17:14 pm
@mad eye(mad eye)-286:
hehehe…
you are a wound up little bundle of sunshine aren’t you…
but you still throw punches like preteen girls throw feather boas…
15 May 2012, 17:20 pm
so mad-I…
what do think of all our keo awards…?
cool stuff hey…?
the team and i would just like to thank all our members for your contributions… but especially you…
you are the sharpest cookie cutter in the baking draw…
we’re honoured to have such a luminary aboard…
maybe we should invite you to our next awards evening so that i can thank you in person…
would you like that…? will fly you in and put you up a a swank hotel…
15 May 2012, 17:24 pm
@ufo(ufo)-311:
15 May 2012, 17:28 pm
anyway…
have to run now…
i know they’re several months old… but what the heck… got lots of celebrating to do…
think i’ll stuff my awards into my top pocket next to my pens, colored pencils, ruler and solar-powered pencil sharpener… then go and have a drink with joffers… do you think that will impress him…?
i know one shouldn’t blow one’s own trumpet… but feel that the circumstances warrant one popping one’s own champers cork…
what say you…?
have a brill evening my tall friend…!!
15 May 2012, 17:28 pm
@sharks_lover(sharks_lover)-312:
15 May 2012, 17:32 pm
@ufo(ufo)-313: cheers boss!
15 May 2012, 18:33 pm
Heeltemal bevok.
If he’s in the communications industry then I’m fecking Jane Austen.
15 May 2012, 18:54 pm
@Dawn(Dawn)-316: Good evening miss Austen
15 May 2012, 19:57 pm
Good evening sir
15 May 2012, 20:03 pm
Loving this mad eye dude!
Viva la shark!
15 May 2012, 20:06 pm
this mad eye idiot is fck’d in the head.. like most other sharkievarkies parading around this website thinking they the f’ng bees knees. ..
if people get awards for writing absolute cr@p then I should already have a Nobel prize for literature.
15 May 2012, 20:07 pm
@Dawn(Dawn)-316: Sharks pride & Stormers prejudice
15 May 2012, 20:09 pm
@wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-319: it’s not polite to make fun of the mentally disturbed
15 May 2012, 22:02 pm
He totally insane
16 May 2012, 06:40 am
@mad eye(mad eye)-301: Bud, I have read your posts on this site and the only award I believe you will ever qualify for is the Darwin Award and you will have to wait for that one. This article is one person’s opinion about a trend towards poor sportsmanship that has crept into a lot of sports. The same fans will be at whatever stadium the Stormers play in.
On the point of atmosphere several international players over the years have rated Newlands as the best atmosphere of any SH ground.
Nothing worthy of any awards in this article that’s for sure.
16 May 2012, 06:42 am
@YoMama(YoMama)-302: You forgot to put Do o s next to Bismark and Jannie.
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