Sharks get fresh ideas
29 Jan 2013
Springbok defence coach John McFarland and former All Blacks flyhalf Carlos Spencer have helped the Sharks to prepare for Super Rugby this season.
Coach John Plumtree told the Sharks’ website that McFarland’s input, which is part of a new initiative by the Springboks to help and share ideas with South African franchises, had been invaluable.
‘He has had a lot of experience coaching at a top level for a long time, he’s a specialist in defence and we wanted to pick his brains, to make use of his knowledge this week. It’s a good change for the boys with some fresh ideas.
‘It’s important that we adopt the philosophy of sharing information from the Springbok management to us which will also give John a better idea of our players by working with us. We’re able to open up the working relationship with the Springbok coaches, starting with him.’
Plumtree said his players had also enjoyed having Spencer, the ex-Lions backs coach, in Durban.
‘I’d like him here a little longer – he’s not here for the whole tournament as he has family back in Joburg – but he will help us through the course of the season, he’ll see how we go and he’ll come down periodically.
‘He will be good for not only our flyhalves but also our backs, he’ll also be working on our kicking game. But really, he’s just touched the surface of what I want from him.’
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29 Jan 2013, 21:14 pm
@gunther-346: How many times is Ludeke allowed to use “phenomenal” in one interview? What does the ministerial handbook say on this?
30 Jan 2013, 07:10 am
wow… pretty gobsmacked…!
after some early posts i was out of the office all of yesterday… so a bit shocked to sign on this morning and see i’ve somehow been accused and/or dragged into a brawl about insulting women…?
don’t have the time as i have another early and long day out of the office… and can’t be bothered really… to read through all the posts to see how and who started it…
fact is… i have never insulted a woman of any colour, nationality or religion or whatever on keo… and never do so in my real life either… fighting against the abuse, rape and disrespect of women in south africa is something i do in my real life… i was brought up by parents who always emphasised and demonstrated the importance of treating everyone you meet in life with respect… and especially so with women who at the time were second class citizens in a chauvinistic and often misogynistic south african society…
so however and whoever brought me into that conversation… nothing could be further from the truth…
thank you to ryecatcher, charo and transformation for putting a good word in there…
muchly appreciated…
another time all…
have a great day everyone…
30 Jan 2013, 07:29 am
@katman-351:
he actuallly spells it femonal.
30 Jan 2013, 08:31 am
@charo-349: sounds great
30 Jan 2013, 08:37 am
@Sheriff-265:
re: “Is Obama actually Osama? Both left handed, brownish complexion, thin oval shaped face etc…”
Sorry mate, after that rhetorical question, I cannot take seriously anything you say about Abrahamic religions, international relations/politics/conflict, Zionism, Israel, Iran, the USA, the Palestine, Arabs generally, prophesies of top Christian scholars that you espouse/repeat, etc.
But go for it … I’m sure you’ll find many takers
30 Jan 2013, 10:40 am
@Angostura-355:
Remember you do not have to take anything seriously, it’s only my opinion.
In fact I would go as far as to say: simply ignore it; why must I even tell you – you should simply ignore it as part of your self management.
‘Is Obama actually Osama’ is tongue in cheek – my way to say: who is this guy? How is it that the President of the United States who has so much power at his disposal cannot even produce a birth certificate?
I’m trying to locate his place of birth through a process of elimination. Help me with this. On my list I have places like:
* Mitchell’s Plain
* Grassy Pork
* Clarke Estate
* Bonteheuwel
* Steinkopf
* Pacaltsdorp
* Egypt
* Cape Verde
* Atlantis
* Kenya
* Morocco; and so on
Who is this teleprompter President of the US of A?
30 Jan 2013, 12:02 pm
@Sheriff-356:
Why does it concern you who Obama is?
Why does his place of birth concern you?
Why does his birth certificate concern you?
Just tell us straight out what you want to say.
Begin with the end.
Say it, man … straight out, & naked for all who wish to see, to see it as it IS (coz that’s what you really want to do).
Then provide the corroborating proof, from whichever source you wish to quote.
But this “Driekie Beukes-verhaal (in ontelbare episodes) wat elke moederhart sal roer”, is too much to bear – I might be dead already, before you get to your point (& I know you are just itching to tell us).
Just do it.
30 Jan 2013, 13:01 pm
@charo-347:
Exactly
31 Jan 2013, 10:01 am
@ufo-352:
As opposed to insulting everyone else…why would one type of insult upset you more than the other. Who is going to point fingers at you in the real world dumbass…maybe you been on here too long and think we all give a toss.
31 Jan 2013, 10:12 am
@Angostura-357:
To what end? What will be your victory on a blog full of anonymous people?
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