Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has appointed two consultants for the upcoming International season, with Louis Koen and Pieter de Villiers joining the team as kicking- and scrum consultant respectively. [...]
Posts tagged with: Springbok Coach
de Villiers and Koen called upon
Meyer: No Matfield, but maybe FdP
New Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer finally put to bed months of media speculation over the possible return of retired lock Victor Matfield. [...]
Springbok planning starts
As the June International tests against England come closer, Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has announced that he will have three planning camps with players from various Super Rugby franchises, in an attempt the prepare for the three test series. [...]
Coetzee extends contract
Allister Coetzee has put club before country, signing a new contract with the Stormers and Western Province, and with that declining an opportunity to work with Heyneke Meyer as a Springbok assistant. [...]
Meyer looking for assistants
The Rapport newspaper has reported that SARU and new Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer will meet with Rassie Erasmus this week to discuss his role within the Springbok national team setup. [...]
Boks won’t get a break
31 Jan 12 08:30 by Richard Ferguson | Currie Cup, Original Content, Springboks, Super Rugby, The Rugby Championship | 7 Comments
New Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer is making all the right noises early in his new job, after being quoted in the Beeld that he would not prevent his Springboks from participating in the Currie Cup. [...]
Working towards a common goal
New Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has made it clear that he will work with the SupeRugby franchises, as well as approaching the overseas based players and agents, to be able to select the best possible Springbok squad. [...]
Meyer won’t be rushed
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has made it quite clear that he will select his Bok captain purely on merit, and is in no rush to make that decision. [...]
Have we not seen the last of Matfield?
With the dust still settling on news that Heyneke Meyer will be Springbok coach, should he accept the appointment, startling news surfaced that retired lock Victor Matfield might consider coming out of retirement to play for Meyer. [...]
The light blue tinge
After numerous press releases and backwards and forwards amongst SARU, Blue Bulls Rugby, Heyneke Meyer, Gert Smal and even Peter de Villiers, it seems that the cat is now unofficially out the bag, and that the National Coach will be Heyneke Meyer. But what does this mean? [...]
So there’s actually rugby news out there
16 Jan 12 09:28 by Clayton(PJLD) | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Springboks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 19 Comments
It seems that the dreaded off season is drawing to a close and we are finally starting to get rugby news that we actually care about. Cricket commentary will dominate these pages for another 1 or 2 days at most but it won’t be long before normal service resumes. [...]
The magic 8-ball says…
3 Jan 12 10:58 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Lions, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 37 Comments
With a brand spanking new year lying in front of us, and the amount of rugby matches that lie ahead enough to make some of us salivate, we have a chance of looking into the future and trying to spot who and what will happen over the next 12 months. Here are a few of my predictions (some may be somewhat tongue-in-cheek, so for any new reader, please do not take offence): [...]
Juan Smith decides “for” PdV
Juan Smith has done the right thing and made the choice that Springbok coach Peter De Villiers did not want to make. [...]
Future Bok Coach Musings
Along with the World Cup being just around the corner there is also the end of the reign of P Divvy, I’ve spent a bit of time thinking about my dream head coach and wanted to bring the discussion on here. [...]
