Comments on: Meyer welcomes expansive assault

By: Heavens Game

Heavens Game — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:24:16 +0000

“Indeed the Bulls’ Super Rugby championship winning sides of 2007, 2009 and 2010 mastered the art of pressure defence which generated turnovers”…

Chrissakes 2010 is now nearly 3 rugby seasons ago… Fark this for a ballofshit…

By: race of tan

race of tan — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:55:02 +0000

JohnPierre – Listen frogoz, most teams use the up and under at some stage and HM likes to use it.

Problem is M Steyn, in the last game, got himself into an attaking position in the oppo’s 22 and didn’t know what to do with the ball, he then decided to hoof it up, when even the Kiwi comentators said something was on for the Bok backline!!
I believe it was that bad decision that forced HM to drop him!!! Even HM would have expected M Steyn to have ran the ball then.

By: whatever

whatever — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:53:33 +0000

Young Goosen has a sh it pile of presure on his shoulders, hope he can handle it………

I think the Boks will take this!

JohnPierre, stick you warped opinion and your anti saffa sarcasm up your ar se, for all the so called jurasic approach of the Boks they still could have beaten the AB’s if they had kicked their penalties, so all things being equal the outdated gameplan was on a par with the so called all embracing wonderful AB’s gameplan. Boks just missed their kicks!!

I don’t agree with the kick and jag gameplan, but just saying…………..

By: BillTong

BillTong — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:30:00 +0000

@JohnPierre-11: Who said I'm a Saffa JP???

By: Horings

Horings — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:10:01 +0000

@JohnPierre-11: Lets say if the Boks win by more than 30 you may never comment on this site again. Deal?

By: JohnPierre

JohnPierre — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:43:08 +0000

@BillTong-3: Cant believe it, 2 saffas who have a good grasp of the intracacies of the game of rugby, you have hit this one right on as well my man – I cant see the Boks trying to get turnover ball after the tackle because the tackler (as I have seen in their games) wont let the player go, guess what PENALTY….and I agree with other comments about how HM and his Bulls side worked their wins in the S12/14 but that game plan wont work anymore and if he thinks it will – well bye bye SA…time to head North to play in the 6 Nations…you would have a better chance of winning there than in the Rugby Championship….go Aussie

By: JohnPierre

JohnPierre — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:38:57 +0000

@tuffa-9: WOW you have hit the nail right on the head - outstanding analysis my man - take a bow, HM's tactics wont change even with a new No.10, it will be same old same old - kick the ball and keep on kicking the ball, I still back the Aussies to win this, they have far too much nous for SA who are just about as pedantic in their approach to rugby as were dinosaurs were in the Jurassic age, why would it change, the Boks only know one model of play, anyway it will be good to watch, just watch out for the Aussies though, they are like scorpions, smaller than the Boks overall but man do they have a sting in their tail.....go Aussie!!!

By: tuffa

tuffa — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:48:20 +0000

‘ I like that because it gives us a chance to isolate them and get turnovers, which is a great platform to score tries from.’
Ehm obviously Heineke didn’t watch the tape back from the game against the All Blacks.. We’ll isolate them, our forwards will destroy them and when we get the turnover we’ll kick the ball back to them..

By: shooter

shooter — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:47:26 +0000

The Boks have 6 players 21 or younger… Not bad I’d say

By: Kaizan

Kaizan — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:39:19 +0000

The Springboks should be heavy favourites for this one. I expect nothing less than a win on Saturday and to deny the Aussies a bonus point.

By: NagouGrote

NagouGrote — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:26:17 +0000

It makes sense trying to isolate the attacking team’s runners and getting the turnovers. Flo and Duane can be effective there. It also explains the conservative attacking approach Meyer has – limiting turnovers for the Boks. I hope however to see a more attacking game when opportunities present themselves. Watching some CC games recently there is much more space than internationals and I really hope the likes of Jantjies and Taute and even Goosen can step up to the plate. Taute looks OK in CC but the lad is big and lumbering and does not have the skills of a SBW also not that quick but he has potential.

By: Mongril

Mongril — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:05:22 +0000

Let us be clear here – this Aussie team is without most of their star players (Moore, Horwell, Pocock, Genia, Cooper, O’ Connor, Mitchell). We should murder them any where, any time no matter what game plan they deploy – ESPECIALLY when facing them in SA on the highveld. Even with Morne playing and slotting 20% we should still take it. There canm be no excuses come Sunday if we don’t have the win under the belt.

By: mikeybrass

mikeybrass — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:02:36 +0000

@BillTong-3: Louw is a master of arriving second to poach the ball as it is being released.

By: BillTong

BillTong — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:03:57 +0000

The rules have changed since HM’s Bulls kick and chase game worked so well. The tackler has to let the ball player (ie, catcher) go now – let them play the ball. All those penalties gained by wrapping up the catcher are not there now.

This Boere needs to make a different plan.

By: BillTong

BillTong — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:59:47 +0000

Dragons harking back to the old days…

By: xtremebull

xtremebull — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:58:29 +0000

And ausies expect a kicking onslaught from us… So guess we will wait and see which game plan will reign supreme