Brendan Venter, known for his sometimes controversial post-match interviews, has done himself proud with a virtual non-interview on Saturday.
Venter, who is stepping down as director of rugby at Saracens, was being interviewed by Sky Sport’s Mark Gillingham following his club’s 24-21 defeat to French club Racing Metro in Europe’s Heineken Cup.
Last month, he was fined £22 000 (R237 000) for comments he made criticising referees. This was how the interview went:
Sky: How disappointed are you?
BV: Ja, very disappointed.
Sky: What went wrong because you got off to a wonderful start?
BV: Ja, interesting. I wonder what went wrong. I have to look, think about it deeply.
Sky: Did it hang on a bit of genius from Sereli Bobo?
BV: Bit of genius… bit of magic… Sereli Bobo… very interesting, very good ja, very good. Three cheers for Sereli Bobo.
Sky: What were you happy with about your side?
BV: Happy, happy… Everything, everything. Very happy with my team.
Sky: But you didn’t win, did you Brendan?
BV: That’s a very good question. It’s important to win. We must try harder, absolutely, ja.
Sky: So you think it’s lack of effort?
BV: Lack of effort? Can’t think it’s lack of effort.
Sky: So what is it Brendan?
BV: Let me think… eh, I can’t… I am not sure. I have to think about that one… think about it deeply.
Sky: Thank you, Brendan.
BV: Thank you very much.
Recently Venter said he was returning to South Africa for family reasons. His 16-month spell at the English club has at times been controversial. He was handed a suspended four-week match-day ban after criticising a referee in a defeat to Leicester in January, and a further 14-week ban on May 8.
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LOL, actually you have to watch the video on youtube to appreciate it fully. I think he actually frustrated the press with that. They always looking for something that they can hang him for. And he gave them zip. Kudos Brendan.
Here is the youtube video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FgchHlaSQE&feature=aso
Was an awesome interview. Was a way of sticking to the powers that be. ‘If I can’t be honest in how I feel, I just won’t say anything constructive.’
Love it!
I thought this was awesome!
Any chance of him taking over from Coetzee at WP WHEN Allister becomes Bok coach??
@wpw (Comment 6) :
Hell – I’d say make him BOK coach! He makes PDiv look like an allstar! 😆
Fantastic stuff Brendan 😆
Am I the only one who didn’t think it was big or clever?
Made him look rather silly imo. 🙄
@McLovin (Comment 9) :
He looked high or drunk..
But I think the mesage was clear, if he isn’t allowed to speak freely, he will say nothing!
@McLovin (Comment 9) :
Nope – I am with you…
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 10) : Not sure what he’s hoping to achieve. Who cares whether he speaks to the press or not?
Massively overinflated ego imo.
@McLovin (Comment 9) : I think it was a well planned ‘up yours’ without having to pay a fine.
@Ice-Cool CC Champ 2010 (Comment 11) : Fanks. 😎
Good for him, but he did sound a bit clueless 😈
@Pokkel (Comment 13) : I must have missed something. To me it looks like a petulant child who couldn’t get his own way and is now dikbek. 🙂
Like I said to Dickey above, who cares whether he speaks to the press or not. But that’s just me. 😈
@McLovin (Comment 16) :
Dickey?! Thanx.. 😉
I just wonder what he was trying to achieve… except a bit of publicity..
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 15) : 😆
@McLovin (Comment 9) : I’m with you. Pretty bloody bizarre and he looked totally out of it. All I could think was WTF???
He reminded me of rainman during that interview. He is not doing himself any favours by acting like an idiot.
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 2) :
He looks and sounds a bit like a brain dead boxer. 😳
@McLovin (Comment 9) :
Nope I’m 100% with you.
@McLovin (Comment 12) :
Ex Cheetah. What else can we expect.
@Pokkel (Comment 13) :
He could have at least tried not to portray himself as being retarded.
well i read it and 2 me is 🙄 he has no words boring really no words and that is bad 👿
himself and PDV must really be in contact i think they make a pair of CLOWNS in the RUGBY circus 😎
@Butchie34 (Comment 3) : 🙂
@McLovin (Comment 9) :
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 10) : true but this made him look very nt good at all 😕
@Pokkel (Comment 13) : eish my friend u are spot on
@wpw (Comment 6) : Cheers to That!