Coach John Plumtree says that Ruan Pienaar will be used at scrumhalf for the Sharks for the rest of the Currie Cup.Plumtree, relieved after the log-leading Sharks edged out the challenging Free Staters 24-13 at King’s Park on Saturday evening, said it was time the some order and stability returned to Pienaar’s rugby life.
Pienaar has been shunted between scrumhalf, flyhalf and fullback for the Springboks and his rugby has suffered. Bok coach Peter de Villiers reportedly said at the weekend that he still regarded Pienaar as South Africa’s best flyhalf although he has been replaced by Morne Steyn and his prodigious boot.
Pienaar wants to be a scrumhalf and Plumtree is happy to accommodate him.
“Ruan needs to start feeling good about his game and the game of rugby again. Circumstances (an injury to Juan Martin Hernandez) may result in him having to play at flyhalf again but the plan at the moment is to use at scrumhalf.”
Pienaar took over from Charl McLeod at scrumhalf against Free State and he became increasingly more influential as the Sharks resisted a strong Cheetahs’ revival to win.
Plumtree said he had heard not a word from the Springnok coaching staff about Pienaar.
“They all on holiday, aren’t they? he asked with a smile. “I’m working.”
Very wise move Jan!
Pity. The search for a SA Dan Carter continues 🙁
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@K9-MonsterLeeu – sal n sa morney steyn eerder vat
@smallies72 – nee wat. Hyt net ‘n skopvoet.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – jy maak n fout mr hy het nie verniet in die fs groot geword nie gee kans.ek was ook n ruan fan ma na sat se ek ruan/fdp op 9 afhangende van beserings en ms op 10
K9, I agree with you. He really has the raw talent to be a memorable no 10.
But ok, if wants to play at no 9 then so be it. Select and let him play there and let him battle his way past FdP – if he can.
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5 @K9-MonsterLeeu – wat is volgende: earl rose moet ons bok heelagter wees … 😉
What happens to Ruan remains a disappointment
“Pienaar wants to be a scrumhalf and Plumtree is happy to accommodate him.”
Nou ja, dit sê alles.
@bdb – Ja nee ek sal nie graag n jong speler na die Sharks sien gaan nie te veel eksperimente met spelers uit posisies.
Ruan is a 9, just like Frans is a 10 and Earl is a has been.
4@smallies72 –
Jy is mal. Dan Carter is miljoen keer beter as Morne Steyn. Morne Steyn is te stadig, kan nie die voordeellyn soos Carter aanval nie, en het nie Carter se visie en kreatiwiteit nie. Nee wat hou jou Morne Steyn.
@vanStraaten – net so!!!
7@fender –
He’s 25 he’s not going to develop anymore. He’s too slow off the mark. Defense is not the strongest, watch it he’ll be back to his less 75% accuracy goal-kicking in the Super 14 next year.
#16 vanStraaten
Please note that I was talking about raw talent. Kicking is something he can develop – if the desire is there, of course.
Also, players develop as long as they want to irrespective of age. If not, how do you explain Percy (pre and post Wales) and even the Sharks’ Terblanche?
14@vanStraaten – van iemand wat meen Francis gaan nog beter word as Carter, dat RP beter is as MS (terwyl Ruan self die losskakel posisies opgegee het om skrummie te speel), vat ek maar al jou opmerkings oor losskakels met ‘n knippie, nee wag, ‘n graaf vol sout … 😉
14 @vanStraaten – Dan Carter is ‘n legende op sy eie. Op sy beste is daar nie beter vandag nie. Maar, wat hierdie jaar betref, is hy volgens sy eie standaarde swak. Morne is tot dusver die beste losskakel van 2009, maak vrede daarmee my vriend.
17@fender –
Sorry Fender thought you were referring to Morne Steyn for some reason… Pienaar already have all the skills, but the main reason for him not getting close to his potential is the fact that they mess him around so much. They should be playing him fly-half now. He’s still part of Peter de Villiers’ plans.
You’re not going to develop a running game if you don’t have it as a youngster, Morne doesn’t have it. He doesn’t have it. Pienaar is a good goal kicker, all he needs to find is consistency and the only way to develop that is giving that responsibility to him. Pienaar is a great runner with ball in hand, with Jacques-Louis Potgieter leaving the Cheetahs I actually think Pienaar should go to the Cheetahs. Yes he’ll compete with Naas Olivier in the Super 14, but they’ll give him ample opportunities to develop.
@bdb – Net weer n ou wat alles wat Blou is moet in twyfel trek.
@Loosehead – 13
How you mate, I think Frans Steyn is a 15 and yes Ruan is a 9. Heard that PdV still wants Ruan to play at FH though. Now see Plum will play Ruan at scrumhalf. Well at least if that keeps Ruan happy and in SA I have no problems with that. Just that we have Kockott at the Sharks too. Big headache there I think.
19@bdb –
Dan Carter came back from a 6 month lay-off. He still does things that Morne Steyn can’t dream of doing.
I recognize Burton’s talent. He’ve got some of the important skills and those that aren’t there he can still develop. I recognize talent, but I can be wrong about Burton. That’s the difference between me and you, I’m willing to make mistakes to find the best, you’ll settle for dead plain boring average.
@Puma – Kockott is nr 3 scrummy at Sharks currently…or is he?
If so, he’s on he’s way somewhere else as we speak and I’ve got a feeling he’ll rather change countries, than province. Pitty.
23 @vanStraaten – Elke afrigter van die spanne teen wie die Bokke gespeel het die afgelope tyd (BIL, Aussies, AB’s) het gesê MS is ‘n wêreldklas speler. Selfs van MS se grootste kritici in ons land erken nou dat MS is baie goed. Nee, ek het nog nooit gesê hy is ‘n Dan Carter nie, maar hy is definitief ‘up there’, kyk maar al die rekords.
Maar, wag, Van Straaten weet beter as die hele ou rugbywêreld. Jy hoef nie MS af te kraak, om ander spelers goed te praat nie.
RP het self vir Plumtree gesê en gevra hy wil skrummie speel. Nog net van Straaten wat oortuig moet word …
😉
@bdb –
Ruan is a scrummie, always has been, and always will be.
He was Morne’s scrummie in the Cravens, btw.
@bdb – Vra jouself die vraag af teen wie jy nie wil speel op losskakel as jy keuse het. En vergeet hoe enige van die 2 spelers perform het in hulle respective local spanne. Sit DC of MS bv in ‘n B en I Lions span op losskakel.
Tussen DC en MS? Well, ek sal nie nie ‘n moer teen DC wil speel nie.
26@Pietman – ja, hy is in my boeke ‘n skitterende skrummie, en ‘n gemiddelde losskakel. Dink hy het vir Plumtree gesê as jul aanhou om my rond te neuk, gaan ek terug huistoe om skrummie te speel.
27 @isigidi – soos Carter die afgelope paar jaar gespeel het, veral onlangs, sal ek baie graag teen hom wil speel (vra maar vir JDV!).
Soos MS die afgelope jaar gespeel het, sal ek glad nie teen hom wil speel nie. Hy is die losskakel tans in wêreldrugby teen wie niemand wil speel nie, veral nie nog met FDP ook aan sy binnekant nie.
@bdb – Mmmmm ek hoor jou. Stem ons dan saam dat DC op sy beste beter is as MS op sy beste en dat MS NOU beter is agv sy huidige vorm, en nie noodwendig omdat hy beter skills as DC het nie?
OK, ek kan daarmee saamleef.
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