Heyneke Meyer
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has reportedly agreed to extend Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer’s contract.
Local media reports on Wednesday indicated that Meyer’s contract has already been extended by another 4 years until after the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
When these reports surfaced, SARU responded with the following statement:
“It is SARU policy to only make announcements on the contractual arrangements of key employees when there is something to announce. The contractual position of the Springbok coach is unchanged,” said a SARU spokesperson.
Meyer was also reluctant to comment when probed on the matter after naming his team for this weekend’s Test against Los Pumas.
“I said I want to serve and make a difference. If you ask every single guy on the street they would say I make a difference but in a negative way. The only thing I worry about is not the next 4 years, it’s the next 4 minutes,” he said at a press conference in Durban on Wednesday.
“I think I know what it takes to win, that’s my job. I think we can turn it (the team’s current fortunes) around, so I’ll take it day by day. I’ve always been proud to coach the Boks. It’s the biggest achievement of my life and what must happen must happen. I love this country, I’m a proud South African, so where I can serve and make a difference, then I will.
“With the systems in place, I believe that South Africa can be invincible if we work as a team. The Springbok team has never been about me, but I am willing to fight until the end.”
The Bok mentor has been under fire this week following South Africa’s 1st ever loss to Argentina, which saw them finish last in The Rugby Championship and slip from 2nd to 5th in the World Rugby rankings.
Meyer has also copped criticism for failing to transform the national side, with 5 black players reportedly having approached trade union Cosatu over being sidelined in matches.
Western Cape Cosatu chairperson Motlatsi Tsubane said 2 white Springboks had also “put their weight behind the matter” and felt not enough had been done to transform the team.
Meyer has coached the Springboks in 40 Tests, winning 26 (losing 12 with 2 drawn) of those for a 65% win ratio.
Only Kitch Christie (100%), Nick Mallett (71%) and Jake White (66%) achieved greater success at the helm of the Springboks.
Sport24
A couple of people will have an absolute fit about this one… hehehe
I am sure it would also depend on at least making the world cup semi finals for him to get an extension.
Nama is nie online nie, hy is na die Hyperama toe om Pampers te gaan koop.
Hy soek die size wat 15-20kg kan vat
Na Saterdag sal dit die kersie op die koek vir hom wees
Hy gaan hom bek*k
Hope this is sensationalism.
Jeraldjay wrote:
When I read it I thought for a moment it is a very late April fools’ joke.
3: 😆
Ja jong, die klomp van die kaap is nou soos ‘n uitgehongerde klomp wolwe, kan nie wag om weer toe te sak op die prooi (HM) nie.
Daarom dat hul almal op superbru vir die Argentyne gaan. Sal nie verbaas wees as die klomp vir hulle Argentynse truie aangeskaf het nie.
Ook maar goed die AB het verloor afgelope Saterdag, anders was die kaap nog meer op HOL teen die coach.
@ Victoriabok:
Niks pampers vir my nie, seuna.
Ek het dit verwag en selfs melding daarvan gemaak die laaste keer dat ek hier was.
Beloon die onnosel afrigter vir sy swak werk die afgelope vier jaar met nog ‘n vier jaar kontrak, of hoe!
Dit maak helse sin!
Nama wrote:
Dit is hoe dit werk in SA
As jy steel in die een department fire hulle jou en gee jou ‘n groter een in ‘n ander een
As jy een department in die grond in bestuur sal hulle jou beloon met ‘n ander een om op te neuk
SARU volg maar net die standaard prosedure
Interressant dat nie een van HM se juigbrigade eintlik juig oor die nuus van sy moontlike heraanstelling vir NOG vier jaar nie. Hulle probeer eerder flou grappies maak oor Bok ondersteuners wat nie so lief is vir die moegoe soos hulle nie.
Ek wonder hoekom!
@ Victoriabok:
Nie eintlik ‘n verrassende antwoord nie.
Two wrongs in this case make a right, I guess.
Se ons hoe jy regtig voel oor die feit dat HM moontlik weer aangestel word.
Nama wrote:
Ek wou hom terug by die Bulls Direkteur van Afrigting gehad het
Miskien moes hulle vir AC of Ackermann ‘n kans gegee het
Of vir Dawie Theron
Nama wrote:
As jy eerlik is sal jy erken julle was teen sy aanstelling van die begin af
Ek was bly met sy aanstelling omdat hy my span van die grond af opgetel het en gedink hy sal dieselfde doen
Hy was van die begin af ongelukkig met beserings van sy kern groep spelers maar dis nie ‘n verskoning nie
Hy bly spelers uit posisie speel en is lojaal tenor spelers wat al moes uitgetree het (Jean, Victor, FdP, JPP) en spelers wat nie op toets standaard is nie (Pollard, Pienaar, Strauss)
Definitief nie vir AC nou, na Meyer nie. Sou maar net weer verdeeldheid gesaai het met HM aanhangers wat hom aanmekaar sou kruisig.
Ackerman ry op die golf van Mitchell se sisteme. Ek vermoed Swys speel ‘n baie groter rol in die manier waarop die Leeus rugby speel en die relatiewe sukses wat hulle behaal het die seisoen as waarvoor hy erkenning kry.
Dawie se rekord by die Junior Bokke oortuig glad nie.
Die enigste werklike kandidaat in my oe, is Gert Smal. Meer as tien jaar ondervinding van internasionale afrigting, ‘n WB wenner en ‘n 6N wenner ook, as ek dit reg het.
Ja, vat julle maar die moegoe. Hy sal mooi inpas.
Four more years, mate!
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