Snor feels sorry for Heyneke – and himself
Peter De Villiers, speaking on Talk Radio 702, expressed sympathy for Heyneke Meyer in his role as Springbok coach.
“I feel sorry for Heyneke, because he is starting on the back foot. The franchises are already set for the new season and know the news that a new team will come into Super Rugby. The franchises will now play their players down the drain to survive, to make sure they aren’t in that bottom spot. » Read more on Snor feels sorry for Heyneke — and himself
Heyneke Meyer appointed Springbok coach
Heyneke Meyer will be the new Springbok coach after a Special General Meeting of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) ratified his proposed appointment in Cape Town on Friday. » Read more on Heyneke Meyer appointed Springbok coach
Heyneke Meyer to be new Bok coach
JJ Harmse of Rapport has reported that Heyneke Meyer and SARU CEO Jurie Roux met on Saturday to finalise his contract to be the new Springbok coach. » Read more on Heyneke Meyer to be new Bok coach
Snor – Bok coach appointment is too late
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers says that SARU has left the appointment of the national coach too late, and that he is open to taking the reins in a caretaker capacity. » Read more on Snor – Bok coach appointment is too late
Fourie backs Goosen for Springboks
by Thomas Rooney | Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie has spoken of his belief that highly-rated fly-half Johan Goosen should be included in the South Africa squad at some point in 2012. » Read more on Fourie backs Goosen for Springboks
Smit suggests Schalk should captain Boks
John Smit has suggested that Stormers captain Schalk Burger is the right man to take over the captaincy of the Springboks.
“I have been involved in talks about my successor since 2008. There might be a young player who performs well and is awarded the captaincy, but my money is on Schalk. » Read more on Smit suggests Schalk should captain Boks
What does 2012 hold for South Africa?
By Thomas Rooney | It could be said that 2011 was something of a disappointment for South African Rugby. Not only did they finish last in the Tri-Nations standings, but they also relinquished their World Cup title to New Zealand. » Read more on What does 2012 hold for South Africa?
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Pierre Spies – More Than Rugby book signing
Pierre Spies will be signing copies of his book More Than Rugby / Meer As Rugby at the following places:
CENTURION: 11am on Sat 26 Nov at Exclusive Books Shop 286, Centurion Mall
MELROSE ARCH: 2pm on Sat 26 Nov at Exclusive Books Shop HL19, Melrose Arch
Victor Matfield – My Journey
Author of Victor Matfield’s book, De Jongh Borchardt, talks about some of the stories included in the book:
1. Provincialism in the Boks
2. Victor’s World Cup roadtrip
Burger claims award
by Thomas Rooney | South African back-row Schalk Burger has been named South African player of the year for the second time at an awards ceremony in Johannesburg.
Burger was in exceptional form during the SupeRugby season for the Stormers as he helped his side to the play-offs while his recovery from injury in time for the World Cup coincided with the Springboks best form of the year.
» Read more on Burger claims award
Erasmus out of the running for Springboks job
by Pete South | Rassie Erasmus insists he isn’t interested in succeeding Peter De Villers as the new South Africa head coach, saying he “definitely isn’t available” for the job.
Erasmus joined De Villiers’ back room staff during the World Cup on a temporary basis, and has been touted as a possible replacement for the job, but says he has no interest in taking up the role, instead opting to continue his work as Director of Rugby at Western Province and helping the Springboks during the 2015 World Cup in England.
» Read more on Erasmus out of the running for Springboks job
VIDEO Hitler reacts to news of the Springboks’ quarterfinal loss
Bryce Lawrence’s refereeing flowchart
Springbok World Cup defeat – the reactions
John Smit
‘It [the Wallabies' perceived infringement at the breakdown] was the only talking point between he and I. The message clearly wasn’t going through. I guess he (Pocock) was brilliant at capitalising on the way the breakdown was being interpreted. When you are brave and keep the ball, normally you are rewarded. That wasn’t the case tonight.’
Peter De Villiers
‘Tactically we played correctly but the breakdown was a mess. In a quarter-final you have to take your chances and we didn’t take ours. Well done to them. They had a few [opportunities] and they took them. For the rest of the time we were in control. A couple of calls never went our way, but now isn’t the time to talk about the ref.’
Victor Matfield
‘Considering the way we played, it was tough to lose like that. We always felt it was a matter of keeping the ball and getting into the right position. We felt that the wall would eventually break. Unfortunately that moment never came. Fourie du Preez came within half a metre of scoring and then there was the forward pass. So we did have our chances. We did everything to win the game but win the game. It’s heart-breaking.’
Gary Gold
‘We knew the role David Pocock would play and that he needed to be managed. Losing Heinrich Brussow was massive for us. But Flo did well when he came on. We will have to look at it again, but my feeling watching it live, there was a big issue with the daylight at the breakdown. I don’t think we could have been better prepared. We struck a good balance, we were great defensively, we scrummed well, our lineout was good and so was our maul. We also had a good balance on the bench. We felt we did a lot well, so to lose is heart-wrenching.’
Danie Rossouw
‘For me personally it is devastating. He said I sacked the player, but as far as I know you are allowed to sack the player. He gave a penalty, so I don’t know. I didn’t play him in the air. It is a sad day for me. There are a lot of guys here that I made friends with, that I wasn’t already friends with, and we became a brotherhood here. That is the saddest thing for me – we became big mates and now it is all over. We had a great performance. We played most of the rugby and we had a brilliant game. One or two calls didn’t go our way … I don’t know, we should have made more of our opportunities.’
Fourie du Preez
‘We did all the hard work tonight, and during the World Cup, to win this game, and to come up short at the end of the day is hugely disappointing. It has been a long road for us and this is a very sad exit. Any game you lose in a Springbok jersey is hugely disappointing and you don’t want to lose badly either. If you look at the way we played, we are proud of our performance tonight and that makes it so much harder to take. We felt that we were in control the whole game, even after the first half when we went to the change room at 8-3. We felt that we were totally in control and that’s just the way rugby goes. We did enough to win the game, it just didn’t show on the scoreboard. When you play against one of the best openside flanks in the world, and the ref allows him to slow the ball down, he will always be very effective. It was very tough for us, but we didn’t do enough to sort him out, so credit to him, he really played well.’
Mark Reason (Daily Telegraph)
‘Lawrence made a complete hash of the game … and the Springboks will be furious. They identified the breakdowns as a crucial area of the match beforehand, but they did expect there to be some sort of reffing. The South Africans thought that the tackler would have to release the ball-carrier. They thought that the off-side line would be respected. They thought that men would have to stay on their feet. Instead it was a shambles. South Africa will feel cheated and they have every right to complain.’
Rugby World Cup quarterfinal 3 & 4 results
Australia 11 – 9 South Africa
Springboks 9 (3)
Penalties: Morne Steyn (2)
Drop goal: Morne Steyn
Wallabies 11 (8)
Try: James Horwill
Penalties: James O’Connor (2)
MOTM: David Pocock (AUS)
New Zealand 33 – 10 Argentina
Pumas 10 (7)
Try: Julio Fabias Cabello
Conversion: Felipe Conteponi
Penalty: Marcelo Bosch
All Blacks 33 (12)
Tries: Kieran Reid, Brad Thorn
Conversions Aaron Cruden
Penalties: Piri Weepu (7)
MOTM: Piri Weepu (NZL)
VIDEO World Cup quarterfinal predictions
Views on who is the best replacement for Dan Carter, making their predictions for the quarterfinals – Zinzan: “England will be coming back. It will be brilliant”, Matt Burke looks back on the SA v Australia quarterfinal in 1999. Can Australia beat South Africa? Check it out:
Springboks v Wallabies
The Springboks play Australia in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Match details
Date: Sunday 9 October 2011
Venue: Regional Stadium, Wellington
Kick-off: 07.00SA 18.00NZ 05.00 GMT
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (NZ)
Assistant refs: Dave Pearson (Eng), Romain Poite (Fra)
TMO: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Teamsheets
Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Radike Samo, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 James Horwill (captain), 4 Dan Vickerman, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Sekope Kepu.
Replacements: 16 Tatafu Polota Nau, 17 James Slipper, 18 Nathan Sharpe, 19 Ben McCalman, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Berrick Barnes, 22 Anthony Fainga’a.
South Africa: 15 Pat Lambie, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 John Smit (captain), 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Willem Alberts, 19 François Louw, 20 François Hougaard, 21 Butch James, 22 Gio Aplon.
Recent Results
2011: Australia won 14-9, Durban
2011: Australia won 39-20, Sydney
2010: Australia won 41-39, Bloemfontein
2010: South Africa won 44-31, Pretoria
2010: Australia won 30-13, Brisbane
2009: Australia won 21-6, Brisbane
2009: South Africa won 32-25, Perth
2009: South Africa won 29-17, Cape Town
2008: South Africa won 53-8, Johannesburg
2008: Australia won 27-15, Durban
Statistically speaking: Springboks v Wallabies
The guys over at www.ruckingoodstats.com have done a great job in compiling an extensive document comparing the statistics of the Boks and Wallabies so far during the World Cup.
Click to view it HERE
Smit: History counts for nothing
by Pete South | South Africa captain John Smit believes Australia will feel they have the advantage over his side going into their Quarter Final showdown at the Rugby World Cup, but insists the game is an opportunity to “wipe the slate clean” and notch a victory over their great rivals.
» Read more on Smit: History counts for nothing
2012 Springbok fixtures for Outlook and iCal
2012 Springbok fixtures for Outlook and iCal
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Zinzan is still on about the 1995 World Cup
Zinzan tells some behind-the-scenes stories about the 1995 World Cup in South Africa. Matt Burke talks about the injury situation in the Wallabies team and whether Matt Giteau will step in to help out against their quarter-final opponents, the Springboks. You can still watch Zinzan talk about how the Springboks weren’t the best side when they won the 1995 and 2007 World Cups.