SA’s long-term investment
23 Oct 2012
Johan Goosen has the potential to become a truly world-class flyhalf for the Springboks.
Every elite rugby playing country wishes they had a Dan Carter. But none more so than the All Blacks’ bitter rivals, the Springboks.
There have been false dawns, Gaffie du Toit the most notable of those. Others have been cast aside early as pretenders. Not so Goosen. He has something special, with just enough special to stir hope that the Springboks may have, in him, at very least a strong rebuttal to Carter, at best an answer to him.
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In an exclusive interview with SA Rugby magazine, Goosen talks about:
- How he doesn’t feel the pressure of Test rugby
- Why he sometimes gets very emotional
- His early playing days
- Why he’s always prepared to ‘have a go’ when it comes to long-range goal kicks
- Why there’s no difference between kicking for posts at Super Rugby and Test levels
- How he deals with criticism
- His preferred style of play
- His challengers for the Bok No 10 jersey
- Why he’ll stay at the Cheetahs
Also in the new issue:
– Why the Springboks must make an honest assessment of their 2012 season if they are to improve
– Once South African rugby’s forgotten man, Francois Louw could ironically become one of the Springboks’ most important figures in seasons to come
– Cory Jane has proven that size doesn’t matter when it comes to Test wings
– SA Rugby magazine analyses the Springboks’ end-of-year tour opponents
– Leinster hooker Richardt Strauss could soon be representing Ireland on the Test stage
– Tim Visser was born and raised in the Netherlands, where rugby is an insignificant sport. Now he’s playing at the highest level for Scotland
– England centre Brad Barritt is finally starting to realise his potential as a Test player
– Ghanaian-born wing Raymond Rhule had an outstanding Currie Cup for the Cheetahs
– JP du Plessis is pleased to be back in the Western Cape after short stints with the Sydney Roosters and Melbourne Rebels
– Warren Gatland will become the second New Zealander to coach the Lions when they tour Australia next year, but he’s unlikely to make the same mistakes as Graham Henry in 2001
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416 Comments
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23 Oct 2012, 14:47 pm
@Nikita-394: Post it. If it’s anonymous then it isn’t privileged.
23 Oct 2012, 14:49 pm
@KingTJ-387:
yes i know goosen’s injured.
the rest is my view on the pecking order as meyer sees it.
@David-395:
more or less except i meant lambie as fb come utility.
23 Oct 2012, 14:52 pm
Cape Town – Sharks CEO Brian van Zyl has defended ticket prices for the 2012 Absa Currie Cup final at Kings Park on Saturday (kick-off 17:00), saying that a semi-final did not carry the same stature as a final, which saw the “crème de la crème” of both teams, featuring all their Springboks, clashing to determine the “top provincial team of the year”.
According to the Mercury newspaper, at R350 a ticket for the Currie Cup final against Western Province, numerous Sharks fans have complained the tickets are too expensive.
A ticket for last weekend’s semi-final against the Blue Bulls cost R150.
Nevertheless, Van Zyl said he sympathised with fans who, because of the current economic conditions, could not afford tickets, and had tried to assist by keeping prices the same as they were in 2010 when the final was last played in Durban.
Van Zyl said he believed that the match would be sold out.
On Monday, 13 136 tickets went on sale at 08:30 – 8 053 at the stadium and 5 083 at Computicket. By the afternoon, 2 093 had been sold, while a number of fans on the Sharks’ Facebook page expressed their unhappiness at the prices.
23 Oct 2012, 14:56 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-402:
Yeah, that way HM has the option of Lambie covering 10, without actually backing down on his comments.
23 Oct 2012, 14:58 pm
@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-402: In that case, I would put Morne at the top regardless of form….I think he would even bring back Naas if he could.
23 Oct 2012, 15:03 pm
@WP-Forever-392:
Dawn is the shark master baiter.
The only exodus she’s aware of belongs to Robert Nesta.
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-398:
Really?
That’s not cricket my babes.
Every time fuckadilly is banned a puppy dies.
23 Oct 2012, 15:08 pm
@wnbb-403: Its because the Bulls are super waste, thats why the turnout was bad last week. They have to pay to see the conference winners in action!
23 Oct 2012, 15:35 pm
@David-404:
yip
win-win
@KingTJ-405:
i’m just trying to think where meyer’s at. save myself the whatf’s…
23 Oct 2012, 15:42 pm
@Sasuke-407:
Jajajajaja.
This year is your year.
Or maybe next year.
23 Oct 2012, 16:09 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-384: Me too…..but to have Lambie at 3/4 choice shows how limited Bakkies’ rugby knowledge is.
23 Oct 2012, 16:10 pm
@wnbb-403: Thing is people will pay top dollar to see the sharks play the way they do……paying that kind of money to watch “kick and hope” rugby played from deeeeeep in the pocket isn’t a product people will pay to see.
23 Oct 2012, 16:21 pm
HELLO ALL.GO SHARKS.HAD TO SAY IT.NOW BACK TO SELF IMPOSED EXILE.((NOT ANOTHER SITE) HOPE FOR A GREAT GAME.
23 Oct 2012, 18:31 pm
@Skeppie-411: fair point skeppie.WP should be honoured then,I guess?
23 Oct 2012, 19:26 pm
Oh FFS stop whining for two sharks bloggers to come back here.
Leave them where they are.
23 Oct 2012, 19:41 pm
One reason to buy the mag
Cory’s in it
24 Oct 2012, 07:28 am
@Dawn-415:
You sure are easily pleased
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