Meyer warms to Lambie
23 Oct 2012
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has confirmed Pat Lambie will be considered as a 10 option for the Boks’ end of year tour.
Meyer told Keo.co.za he had been impressed with Lambie’s performances for the Sharks in recent weeks and that the player gives him options at flyhalf and fullback.
Meyer initially saw Lambie more as a specialist fullback, but said that the player had worked hard at certain aspects of his game when with the Bok set-up and that he had translated that into performance in the Currie Cup.
‘I told Pat to work on his tactical kicking. He has really improved in that area and we will look at him as a 10 as well,’ said Meyer, who also confirmed he will assess the form of European-based South Africans playing in the Heineken and European Shield competitions.
‘We showed during the Rugby Championship that if we believe an overseas-based SA player would add value to the strength and depth of the national squad we would include him,’ said Meyer, in reference to the selections of Ruan Pienaar and Francois Louw, both of whom completed the competition as starting options.
‘The tour will provide a last opportunity in the year to assess form and value of players, with short and long term goals in mind. In 2013 I’d like to have the core of the squad settled as we work towards being successful in every Test and fine tune a squad capable of success at the World Cup in 2015.’
Meyer said injury to Andries Bekker was unfortunate and an emphasis would be on the depth at No 5 lock. He singled out the form of Eben Etzebeth and Flip van der Merwe and added that he would turn to an overseas-based SA option only if he believed there was not a player(s) of similar quality in South Africa in said positions.
‘If two players are of similar pedigree I will always first go with the guy in South Africa. The guy playing overseas has to be decidedly better to what is available at the time of selection.’
Meyer is meeting with the selectors of Thursday and confirmed much of the week has been spent working through footage of Heineken Cup games involving potential tour candidates.
‘The core of the Rugby Championship squad will travel if fit, but we are not going to look past a player who is overseas if his form is outstanding and we believe he would be an asset to the national squad.’
Veteran Springbok and former Bulls lock Bakkies Botha has been in good form for Toulon and he could be one of a select few South Africans abroad to make the squad.
Schalk Brits has been a standout performer for Saracens but his is not a name Meyer bandies about and injuries to South African-based props could see the Bok coach look north for tour replacements.
Louw (Bath) and Pienaar (Ulster) will make the squad again.
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23 Oct 2012, 18:55 pm
Meyer warms to Lambie should read; Meyer has learned how to play the crowd
23 Oct 2012, 18:57 pm
@wnbb-149:
With some of the cr*p he talks, I’m surprised he doesn’t already blog from there.
23 Oct 2012, 18:58 pm
@wnbb-147: Remember HM is a coach and not a picker so I fully expect him to take the credit for Lambie’s sparkling performances. After he identified Lambie’s shortcoming in the tactical kicking department, Koen did a good job in assisting the young lad.
23 Oct 2012, 18:59 pm
@Rage-145: so sick and tired of players being billed as the next best thing only for them to be thrown down again as not being able to make the stepup.
Its cos of the expectation we build. No1 player will just arrive in test rugby and dominate, not even SBW did such. Takes time, but recognise the one’s who showcase attributes that we want showcased, and support them accordingly.
23 Oct 2012, 19:00 pm
@ wnbb…hehe…Ive seen alotta guys bidding this blog farewell but most of em always come back in some or other guise…keo.co.za is addictive..RL will be back,the Sharkies too…just didnt expect HG to vanish so quietly into the night.
23 Oct 2012, 19:00 pm
Oh Lort help us, cos he’ll be taking a lot more credit then for shi* that’s got nothing to do with him!
23 Oct 2012, 19:01 pm
@Rage-155: sooo… What makes this blog addictive then mate?
23 Oct 2012, 19:07 pm
@papaown-156: He is the head coach therefore strategy, gameplan, taking credit, and deflecting blame is his main functions.
23 Oct 2012, 19:08 pm
@John1976-153: Heyneke Meyer is neither a coach nor picker. He is an arrogant fuckwit-the end.
This EOYT and all his kaktalk is going to introduce him to a world of pain never before experienced. Hybeterfokkenwakkerword.
23 Oct 2012, 19:11 pm
@145 papawagvijou
No dont get me wrong,Im not claiming that he’s the NBT…Goosen is… but @Lambie certainly is the #1 trending topic(or how do they say on twitter) at the moment…
23 Oct 2012, 19:15 pm
@papaown-157:
Very good question. Maybe the warmth, humality, friendliness and sincerety of the fellow bloggers including those who support different teams or who hold different views
23 Oct 2012, 19:17 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-159: Well he has coach Etsebeth, Habana and Flouw to become world class players in a short time and therefore deserves all the credit. FH, JJ, Greyling and JPot are still work in progress, next year we would be breakthrough year. He seems to be a bit unsure when it comes to the Shark players, therefore they are most benched or discarded after limited gametime.
23 Oct 2012, 19:20 pm
@ 157 Cant quite put my finger on it but hell,some people have been blogging here for more than half a decade..and they keep on coming back for more.
Basically,this place is like 7de Laan,a community in a community.Skop is our version of oom Oubaas.
23 Oct 2012, 19:20 pm
@PissAnt-151: Absolutely.
All spin.
23 Oct 2012, 19:27 pm
@PissAnt-151:
@willievz-164:
hehehe
you’re not supposed to say that out loud.
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-159:
don’t hold back.
tell us what you really think of meyer.
23 Oct 2012, 19:33 pm
@John1976-162: He coached them??
None so blind fella.
23 Oct 2012, 19:34 pm
RL said goodbye when the Lions got relegated, never to return
HG only slithers out after the Sharks win
SL is no great fecking loss.
23 Oct 2012, 19:40 pm
@John1976-162: Louw only had 3 days with Meyer before making his 1st start
(maybe that’s why his vein of form remains rich…) Etsebeth was in form when he was the size of a peanut in his mother’s womb (Etsebeths are born world class and ready…) and Bryan (for some reason)credits his form to his provincial coaches.
Indeed – the only players who have benefitted from Meyer’s coaching, are those he hasn’t selected/worked with/or utilised.
23 Oct 2012, 19:43 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-165:
Let’s see what his EOYT squad looks like Bakkies…..and how we go up north. Even though I have been most vocal about the man, I would still love being proved wrong. (and I reckon many other negative nellies such as I feel the same)
23 Oct 2012, 19:47 pm
Meyer is a playa!
… do we really believe him?
23 Oct 2012, 19:48 pm
I see a lot of rugby was spoken today! How come?
23 Oct 2012, 19:49 pm
@Dawn-167:
come on dawn, where’s the love?
people have put a lot of effort into building bridges and mending fences with the sharkies.
already four dedicated threads and counting (one of them a tribute to a legend at that).
play nicely
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-169:
ok, i’ll be here.
23 Oct 2012, 19:52 pm
Greyling a work in progress? Huhahaha
23 Oct 2012, 19:53 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-172:
What has happened?
23 Oct 2012, 19:53 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-168: Are you saying that HM can’t coach the current and ex-Stormers players to become better players? He took only six years, granted the Bulls ended 1 SR season without a single victory, to take the Bulls to SR glory.
23 Oct 2012, 19:54 pm
dawn is common
wie gee om
23 Oct 2012, 19:58 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-172: Building bridges
Hell Bakkies, it was blood, sweat and tears here today……I even posted Alistair Coetzee’s ode to the Lambie. There is not much more we mere mortals can do 
If Meyer proves me wrong I will wear crocs wiff my jeanpants for a year.
@John1976-175: You are making funny haha yes?
23 Oct 2012, 19:59 pm
@PissAnt-151: Dis nou n kak post vir n slim ou soos jy PA.
23 Oct 2012, 20:17 pm
@Gumboots-174:
sjoe! where to begin? perhpas i should point you in the direction of the evidence.
on the ‘super sharks will win cc’ thread yesterday nikita made the remark that the sharkies bloggers were ‘poluting’ the site, and all hell brok loose
things were said and words were spoken at the end of which every single sharkie supporter in durban and all around the country swore never to blog here again… ever… in solidarity with one another and patrick.
read it for yourself from post #301 onwards.
23 Oct 2012, 20:18 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-177:
hehehe
these sharkies… they can’t get no satisfaction…
23 Oct 2012, 20:23 pm
Ja Fern
Jy gee om.
23 Oct 2012, 20:24 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-177: HM actually complained about having to start from scratch by fixing the lineouts, while his NZ counterpart could do all the fancy stuff such as offloading and backline moves. Under HM we will get there but I WC 2015 is an unrealistic target giving our disadvantage. We should just trust in HM, give him 6 years I say..
23 Oct 2012, 20:25 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-179:
SL and Puma? I think I was online last night and figured something was wrong.
I doubt Ranger would ever go over to the dark side.
23 Oct 2012, 20:27 pm
Is something wrong with Jantjies?
The Stormers/WP are dragging their feet in signing him!
23 Oct 2012, 20:28 pm
@Hondo-184:
I thought the deal was signed long ago…
23 Oct 2012, 20:30 pm
@Hondo-184: you have been posting the same line for the past few days now.why?
23 Oct 2012, 20:36 pm
@ 183 gumboots
Where’s this darkside pal?
23 Oct 2012, 20:37 pm
@Gumboots-183:
who knows.
hasn’t been seen or heard from since.
23 Oct 2012, 20:37 pm
@wnbb-186: Hondo is Elton’s agents, that is why he is always punting him during games.
23 Oct 2012, 20:47 pm
@Rage-187:
Hmmm where all the Sharkies meet…
23 Oct 2012, 20:51 pm
i’ve lost a lot of respect for meyer since he became bok coach. purely based on what came out of his mouth. his morning and afternoon talk is not the same. i’m not even gonna talk about tactics and gameplan etc.
23 Oct 2012, 20:56 pm
@wnbb-186:
Only a declaration of intent, no signing as such
The Lions’ CEO said there were ‘few issues to iron out’, that was 10 days ago
23 Oct 2012, 20:57 pm
@Gumboots-183: As soon as I noticed that they were upset with Stormersboy as well,I just knew that the s hyte was going to hit the fan.
23 Oct 2012, 20:57 pm
@Hondo-184:
if i’m not mistaken his contract ends next year so i think his agent is also busy with contract extension talks with lions and or permanent deal with other parties for after next season
23 Oct 2012, 20:59 pm
@John1976-189:
His game speaks for itself, doesn’t need me
Last two weekends were sublime demonstrations of the relegator’s capabilities
23 Oct 2012, 21:03 pm
@mamma_lou-194:
It took Altech and one of the SA biggest bank to conclude and sign a R450 hitech services contract 10 days some few years ago.
Get some perspective, the farce has been dragged on since August!
23 Oct 2012, 21:15 pm
@Hondo-196:
every deal is different and besides neither you or me are privvy to all the information concerning this particular one. all i’m doing is offering a possible reason why its taking so long
23 Oct 2012, 21:21 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-168: on the other hand darren, Heineke has selected most arm chair critics team and many have failed as they were just not good enough
23 Oct 2012, 21:40 pm
@KWAGGA ROBERTSE-178:
Rerig?
Die enigste rede hoekom Jake sy job in SA Rugby gehou het was om die publiek en media te lees en vir hulle wou gese het wat hulle wou ****.
My comment is geen refleksie op enige speler nie, dis net die politiese korrekte kak wat elke afrigter moet besef en hanteer om hierdie job te doen.
23 Oct 2012, 21:46 pm
Why did Nikita go and upset Puma?
She should know better….. !!
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