Johannesburg – All SANZAR disciplinary questions are now firmly behind the Springbok team and management, national teams manager Andy Marinos announced.
There will also be no disciplinary hearing for South African Rugby Union president Oregan Hoskins, after SANZAR sent a letter asking for an explanation of his comments relating to a charge of “alleged misconduct” against Springbok coach Peter de Villiers.
Reports in last Sunday’s press suggested that SANZAR were not too enamoured with Hoskins’s comments that SANZAR appeared to have declared war on SA Rugby, alluding to the lengthy bans incurred by Bok players and the de Villiers hearing.
De Villiers was cleared on Tuesday by a SANZAR disciplinary when the charge was dismissed, and Marinos said the team was looking forward to focusing on on-field matters rather than the alternative.
“There was an initial enquiry from SANZAR but I’m happy to say that all SANZAR code of conduct enquiries are behind us now and we can focus on what happens on the field,” Marinos said at the start of the four-day Springbok training camp.
Commenting on the disciplinaries, Marinos called it “an unnecessary distraction” but was happy that “sanity had prevailed”. Marinos said.
“It has been an unnecessary distraction. I don’t think you’ve seen so many code of conduct calls from SANZAR before and thankfully it is all behind us now. Sanity has prevailed and we can get on and focus on what we have to do on the field,”
“I don’t really want to talk about a process that has just unfolded. There was obviously concerns from their side that there is a case to answer and I was pretty emphatic in my response that we felt opposite.
“We’ve gone through a process now and thankfully it is behind us. Let us leave the case closed.”
Courtesy of Brenden Nel for sport24
So, the Sanzar commitee has shown their teeth and made a lot of noises to end with what ?
Nothing more than where they started…
If de Villiers have been found not guilty and Hoskins are being left alone, does it mean there were truth in their accusations ?
This is pathetic, it is a case of blah, blah, blah.
I am getting to the point where I rather expect nothing from the Springboks, I am taking a hiatus on expectations until the end of the RWC, hopefully sanity can prevail after the RWC.
@ Blouste: strange that a SA SANZAR official cleared PDV? like with Woodcock, the citing officer who had the final say was also a SA… must be a conspiracy 😉
and Blouste, thought you werent one to complain about refs, isnt that what you told me after the Bulls/Saders game at loftus? lol
@ nga puhi:
First of all, I don’t use the ref as an excuse that we lost.
Having said that, it does’nt mean we have to turn a blind eye to blatant inconsistancies…
By the way, when have I ever talked to you or what was your previous nick ?
4@ Blouste:
nga puhi is none other than Poppa… from Voldy, if that is indeed still his nick there.
Aaah
Welcome boet.
Just to set the records straight.
Me , myself and I have been very vocal about the ref’s performances or lack thereof 🙁
But not once have I used it as an excuse for the fact that we lost. I don’t think that was the reason we lost, however I do feel it was a poor referee display and that something should be done about it.
I still wanted to ask nga puhi, what his name means…..
@ Blouste: all good mate… just having a little laugh.. hope you are well..
@ nga puhi:
No complaints man.
Good to get your input here.
How are you doing ?
@ grootblousmile: GBs, it is actually the name of my grandfathers maori tribe…
@ grootblousmile:
Well the poppa69 I can sort of work out for myself 😉
@ Blouste: I am well, have outstayed my welcome at keo lol… so have come to a site where there is not so much mud-slinging, of which I have been more then my fair share of guilty too.. but I am going to behave on this site… 😀
10@ nga puhi:
Ah, OK…. whereabouts are they from? North Island or South Island?
I would hazard a guess North Island….
@ nga puhi:
You should submit your pick sometime, will be nice to put a pic next to the name.
Mine is up there in the bloggers photos.
GBS asked me nicely to add some normality to the other tedious looking bloggers 🙂 🙂 🙂
12@ nga puhi:
You better…. hehehe
Otherwise I’ll kick your Maori butt….. hahaha
Hell it feels good to tell a Kiwi you WILL kick his butt….
@ grootblousmile:top of the north island GBS, my GFs family from a small town called kaikohe..
@ Blouste:
hehehe as I said to Trees, if I do that then ALL the ladies will not chat to anyone else lmao… I have seen your photo on Superbru anyways.
@ nga puhi:
Ja wel…
I’m sure you will enjoy it here, things can get a bit rediculous with some bloggers on keo…
16 @ nga puhi:
😆
@ grootblousmile: maybe after FNB stadium game you WILL be able to as well… maybe not 😛
18@ Blouste:
Poppa is such a humble chap, don’t you think?
@ Blouste:Im guilty of it mate, so have just had enough from all sides really… I am probably one of the most guilty, so GBS will have his work cut out now 😀
@ grootblousmile: one has to have something in this life, without a WC this is the next best thing, surely?
@ grootblousmile:
Gracious in victory 😆
22 @ nga puhi:
Do you guys in New-Zealand (the younger generation) actually know what a Rugby World Cup is ?
21@ nga puhi:
I just reached your point of frustration with the Voldy lot a year earlier than you… I understand fully.
Here I do not have to be a difficult and trouble seeking farker, here I can have my rugby and my humour… and enjoy every day.
@ Blouste: hehehe mate, thank you for the younger compliment, but I was a teenager, just, at the time of the flour bomb tour, so am no longer a spring chicken..
@ nga puhi:
He he he…
So, I cant remember the congrats on the Bulls retaining the S14 trophy…FOREVER !!! 🙂
@ grootblousmile: I was there and seen it all GBS… after you guys were so dominant last year, some got very very vocal… this year, when I gave it back to them, making the same sweeping generalisations, seems it wasnt as welcome lmao..
@ Blouste: Congrats on the S14 trophy mate… but I didnt see you since then 😛
@ nga puhi:
He he he, just milking it a bit…
So do you reckon you guys will give us a thumping again come 21st August ?
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