Springbok coach Peter de Villiers says players who were in the driving seat for starting positions at the start of the international season, will struggle to get back in the Bok team as they head into the business-end of the Tri-Nations.
The Springboks will face the Wallabies at Newlands this Saturday, following their recording-breaking series win against New Zealand last Saturday. Bok pivot Morne Steyn emerged the hero after scoring all his team’s points in the 31-19 victory in Durban..
Steyn was dropped for the Boks’ opening Tri-Nations Test in Bloemfontein, after kicking the Boks’ to victory against the British and Irish Lions but his performance in the second Test against the All Blacks has given the Boks coach a selection poser, with Ruan Pienaar also available for selection this week.
However, De Villiers was tight-lipped as to where, and if, Pienaar will feature in Saturday’s Test. “Ruan is fit and avaiable for selection,” De Villiers told rugby365.com on Monday as the Springboks hosted a coaching clinic in Wellington, in front of hundreds of school children from the surrounding areas.
“The guys that were in the position before will battle to get back in the team.
“Even a guy like Adrian Jacobs, who was in the driving seat, will struggle to get back in. It’s actually good to know that our second-line guys are just as good if they are given the responsibility,”he said.
Despite his phenomenal showing last Saturday, De Villiers stressed that Steyn is far from the complete package.
“Morne can still get the backline away a lot faster and he can also try to create a lot more space,” the Bok coach explained.
“The fact that he has a brilliant boot does not blind us that he’s playing total rugby. But we know what he can do with the boot.”
A victory at Newlands will place the Boks in healthy position on the Tri-Nations standings, before they embark on the Australasian leg of the tournament. However, De Villiers says they still have a lot of work to do over the next few weeks, especially decision-making on the pitch..
“I’m not trying to get a perfect team. We just want to win no matter if we win ugly,” he said.
“The situation changes from week to week but we are 60 percent where we want to be in terms of decision making.
“There were times [against the All Blacks] that we made good decisions but there were times that we let ourselves down as well. So we need to make sure we grow in that area.”
Bok Janne!
Krediet aan Snorre wat besef Mossie is beter as Adi en voorkeur gee aan meriete.
GBS & Ed,
Hoe kry ek die spasering van die artikel reg? By my was die artikel mooi in paragraw, hier is alles een lang paragraaf. En hoe sit ek foto’s by?
Supa,
Klaar reggemaak….. Tjomma, ek sal vir julle ‘n Videotjie moet maak oor hoe om Foto’s op te sit (behoorlik) en ook hoe om net die EERSTE PARAGRAAF / SIN op die Homepage te laat verskyn…
4 – O ja….. en ook hoe om ons FONTS EENVORMIG te HOU !!
4 Dankie Grootbloucomputergeniusnerd!
4 Ja, daai video klink na n goeie idee, dan kan ons dommes rustig op ONS tyd na hom kyk oor en oor! hehehe
6 – SUIPA,
Bwahahahaha
7 – SUPA,
Ja SUPA, so het ek ook maar gedink !!!
SUPA, lyk die HOME PAGE beter nou met NET die AFGEKORTE ARTIKEL… soos op Keo…
Do we think Percy has anything at all to do with Morne Steyn’s performance…??
No, I thought not!!
GBS go to bed….you should be hurting a matres at this time of night!
10 Lyk flippen goed buddy. Wou netnou al vir jou se toe jy aan Carol dit genoem het.
11. Its Percy’s fault that Morne missed that last kick!
What are you saying about me ?? 🙂
Percy wasnt that hot. Im more of a Bakkies fan
9 Thanks buddy!
Actually I really must hurt a matress myself now….
Night hardy boys……
OK good people…. it’s off to bed I go !!
Goooooooooi Mieliessssssssssss !!
Die lewe is ‘n LIED !!
13 Carol
Really? Thought you had the hots for Percy?
9 Bwahahaha!
Supa, ek gaan jou DONNORRRRRRRR as jy weer een van my comments EDIT…. en jou “Author Privilages” wegvat !!
Hehehe
19 Oops…sorry tjom, nie agtergekom nie..hehe
Groete vir die Briek.
20 – Supa,
Cheers…
Hey, I did not say that….who is stealing my nic…it is a disgrace…….i want a lawyer…..if Percy sees that I am sunk…… 😉
Bakkies is large and impressive and brutal but he does not hold a candle to Percy!!
You know what happens when someone steals your nic!!!!
No more “Carol Quotes” !!! Heheheheh Over and out!
Aaaaah here they all are!!!
Elo boys and girl
GBS was that you……Grrrrr
We are all bundling off now S.A !
GBS is doing nic ‘nicking’!!!
Miss quoting me, as if I would say Percy was not hot, perish the thought!!
I suppose at least he did not pretend I was gay!!! 😉
Must be my deodotant then 🙁
On that note I really am outta here xxxxxxxxx
Dis lekker om n BUL te wees 🙂
26 Carol
Wasnt GBS – it was me! 🙄
Please forgive me? hehe
I felt sorry for Bakkies…
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