25 August 2009 – www.supersport.com
Popular opinion may be that the injury-hit Wallabies don’t have much firepower to scare the Springboks in Saturday’s Tri-Nations test in Perth, but there were alarming signs that the South Africans may have allowed some complacency to creep into their camp when only their reserves arrived in Western Australia on Tuesday.
Complacency is, of course, a lethal danger for any successful team and Peter de Villiers and John Smit will no doubt be keen to kill off any such mental slackness in the side, particularly since the Tri-Nations is still far from won.
Which makes it inexplicable that De Villiers and Smit chose to send nine players who will almost certainly not start on Saturday to Perth as the advance party. It means the starting XV will arrive at lunchtime on Wednesday after a nine-hour flight and, by the time they have gone through customs and checked in to the Sheraton Hotel in the city, it will leave them with just Thursday to train seriously for Saturday’s hugely important match. Friday’s captain’s run will just be an opportunity to go through the lineout calls and get accustomed to the Subiaco Oval.
The fact that Schalk Burger was in that group of nine suggests that if the 2004 IRB Player of the Year is to play any part in Saturday’s test, it will be in the role of substitute coming off the bench.
De Villiers said earlier this week that the breakdowns would play a key role in Saturday’s test and, with Heinrich Brussow in such destructive form in the home leg of the Tri-Nations, the Free Stater will once again be an important cog in the Springboks’ plans.
There had been speculation that both Burger and Brussow could play together in the loose trio, particularly with Juan Smith struggling with an ankle injury, but this now seems unlikely.
Burger, who has had little game time this year, is the only player of real note to be sent over early – the others are obvious non-starters in lock Andries Bekker, centre Adrian Jacobs, scrumhalf Enrico Januarie, flank Ryan Kankowski, wing Odwa Ndungane, centre Wynand Olivier and props Jannie du Plessis and Gurthro Steenkamp.
If any of those players were to be brought into the team, disrupting the momentum created by three straight victories, it would be a major surprise, but one has to wonder why they have been given an extra day in Perth to prepare for their peripheral roles.
The original reason for sending the squad over in two batches was the lack of business class seats on the flight to Perth, but the sight of the “wrong” group of players arriving on Tuesday puts question marks over the preparation of the Springboks.
@Pietman –
Staal, ‘without consent’, I meant….not ‘with OUR consent’ jeez, what am I saying!
28@Staal – So, dit gaan oor die ouderdomsverskil ??
So, sou dit reg gewees het vir jong O’Conner (18) in die Ozzie-span om DIE gewillige girl te brand… maar omdat Lotte ouer is, is dit nie reg nie ??
Nee man, julle mis almal die punt….
Dit gaan oor PAPPIE connections het… dis waaroor dit gaan !
@grootblousmile – Tipiese prokerower 😆
Hi all. Just a quicky, don’t know if you heard that the The South African Rugby Legends Association will pay the fines. Awesome!
Somebody that commented on the story gave the email address of the IRB chairman.
Bernard.lapasset@irb.com
I know a couple of you wanted it.
Cheers!
33@Tripples – Maar dis waar…
Kyk, ek dink ‘n getroude man wat ‘n jong girl of enige ander dame behalwe sy vrou spyker, doen verkeerd…. maar hy doen verkeerd teenoor sy vrou en kinders… nie meer as dit nie !
34@Loserer – Thanks !!
@grootblousmile – nee – dit gaan daaroor dat volwassenes hulle nie soos kinders moet gedra nie en ‘n voorbeeld vir kinders moet stel… nie misbruik maak van n kind se onvolwasse besluite nie…….imo is die lewe vol stukkende kinders en meestal omdat volwassenes nie volwassenes is nie…….
weet in elk geval nie hoekom ek nou so mal raak hieroor nie…..
36@grootblousmile – Your welcome! Bombs away
I got a suspicion that this dude is going to take a verbal beating today.
@grootblousmile – nee en verkeerd teenoor die 17 jarige, onthou sy is nog baie jonk en impresiionable, dis hoekom hulle iets soos statutary rape het want die kinders weet nog nie van beter nie en besef nie wat aangaan veral as ‘n “ou” man met hulle sukkel en hulle beinvloed!!!!! glo my ek het ondervinding hier in, toe my dogter 15 was het sy met ‘n outjie (heeltemal teen my wil) van 25 uitgegaan, ek was van my kop af gewees, die invloed wat hy oor haar gehad het was astronomies gewees
@Staal #37 – EDZACKERLY!!!! dis my punt ook
Oh and for the article above, I heard a rumour that it was a stuff-up with the bookings and not enough seats were available on the plane?
37@Staal – Kom ons los dit daar Staal….
Beide van ons bevraagteken sy morele keuses…. en ons altwee is duidelik gekant teen uitbuiting van minderjariges.
Al wat ek probeer uitlig het is die feit dat ons in ‘n seksuele aktiewe samelewing lewe waar blerrie baie 17-jarige dotgters gereeld seks pleeg / doen… of ons dit nou wil weet of nie of goedkeur of nie….. dis die realiteite !
@Tripples – Stem saam met jou. Daar is geen vergelyking tussen ‘n 17 jarige meisie en ‘n 17 jarige seun nie.
42@grootblousmile – Wat my bloed rerig laat kook is dat niemand herdie kant van die water dink dis verkeerd as ‘n 16 jarige swanger is met 2de kind nie.
Anyways, gotta run.
Spread that email address please. The more the better.
Have a good day all
@grootblousmile – #42 nee wat daaroor gaan ek ook nie stry nie, dis baie baie waar
44@Loserer – Wie’s nou swanger met ‘n tweede kind, op 16 ??
Of praat jy maar overall oor die morele waardes van die Modder-Eiland mense ??
Hier in S-Korea is die gemiddelde ouderdom van moeders iets soos 27.
Die mense trou laat hier, en dis ongehoord vir jong mense onder die ouderdom van 21 om vaste verhoudings te he.
Ook, hier is meer vroulikes as mans, so huwelike vorder stadig.
Ek praat later met julle…. eers bietjie tille slaan…
@Pietman – Is daar nie n paar great scuba plekke daarby jou nie?
JOHN ALLEN – SHARK – SPRINGBOK AND LEGEND.
Thankyou Legends for speaking out against unjust behaviour against our Springboks. And morning all.
@Loserer – Hope he gets bombed with emails. I will be sending him one when i have worked out something effective to say 😈
52@Treehugger –
Wonner of hy sal kan verstaan van “jou ma se porsche”?
@trupisero – Hahahahah Even i understand that and i am english speaking.
@grootblousmile –
Stal, ek was gou uit, sorry.
Ja, scuba is groot hier.
Die ‘Korean archipelago’ is een van die grootste attraksies, meer as 900 eilande, dis n ‘world heritage’ site.
Google dit bietjie.
@Treehugger –
Who are we mailing?
@ 55 @Pietman – gaat so maak…
wat gaat aan mettie site – baie stadig…….. of is dit net by my?
@Staal –
Staal, seker net daar by jou, hier gaat dit soos blits, soos gewoonlik.
@Staal – stadig soos in refresh of min comments?
Hey GBS – waar is my vorige post?????????????????????????
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