Springbok coach Peter de Villiers says players who were in the driving seat for starting positions at the start of the international season, will struggle to get back in the Bok team as they head into the business-end of the Tri-Nations.
The Springboks will face the Wallabies at Newlands this Saturday, following their recording-breaking series win against New Zealand last Saturday. Bok pivot Morne Steyn emerged the hero after scoring all his team’s points in the 31-19 victory in Durban..
Steyn was dropped for the Boks’ opening Tri-Nations Test in Bloemfontein, after kicking the Boks’ to victory against the British and Irish Lions but his performance in the second Test against the All Blacks has given the Boks coach a selection poser, with Ruan Pienaar also available for selection this week.
However, De Villiers was tight-lipped as to where, and if, Pienaar will feature in Saturday’s Test. “Ruan is fit and avaiable for selection,” De Villiers told rugby365.com on Monday as the Springboks hosted a coaching clinic in Wellington, in front of hundreds of school children from the surrounding areas.
“The guys that were in the position before will battle to get back in the team.
“Even a guy like Adrian Jacobs, who was in the driving seat, will struggle to get back in. It’s actually good to know that our second-line guys are just as good if they are given the responsibility,”he said.
Despite his phenomenal showing last Saturday, De Villiers stressed that Steyn is far from the complete package.
“Morne can still get the backline away a lot faster and he can also try to create a lot more space,” the Bok coach explained.
“The fact that he has a brilliant boot does not blind us that he’s playing total rugby. But we know what he can do with the boot.”
A victory at Newlands will place the Boks in healthy position on the Tri-Nations standings, before they embark on the Australasian leg of the tournament. However, De Villiers says they still have a lot of work to do over the next few weeks, especially decision-making on the pitch..
“I’m not trying to get a perfect team. We just want to win no matter if we win ugly,” he said.
“The situation changes from week to week but we are 60 percent where we want to be in terms of decision making.
“There were times [against the All Blacks] that we made good decisions but there were times that we let ourselves down as well. So we need to make sure we grow in that area.”
Night all!
Morning all !!
#32 Jy lieg, al lankal mirrag hier…
Howzit Koos,
Looks like we are going to make up the entire night owl section here, ons is die enigste uitlanders.
More manne!
We do have Pete and Disa…but Disa se skoonma is on her way in a couple of weeks time so I assume he will be cleaning house, do some garden work etc before she arrives…
Then SuperBul with his insomnia will also pop in I am sure. Once everyone is happy we will invite more people, don’t worry.
More AB, yep Koos en ek oefen my Afrikaans maar as ek n klomp lees dan kry ek n kopseer.
Howzit AB
#37 You should be ok then, lot of Bulle bloggers and they mostly write short sentences…
Hey AB, jou boek het niks gese oor die feit dat ons gaan nommer 1 wees so vroeg.
Ja ja julle moetop die Bokke konsentreer en ons Bulle bietjie uitlos! Maar diehoogste bome vang seker maar diemeeste wind.
Manly’ ja die Bokke kook ou maat, maar dis feite vir dienuwe boek! 😉
#39 Koos,
Hehehehe, ‘sop daars baie, die background is dan Blou.
#40 Did you invite RP here?
I must say this site refreshes very quick at the moment!
#44 AB she is signed up, sal haar se om in te loer…
Even as a Stormers supporter, I don’t get it, why is there talk of replacing Morne with Pienaar, I mean what does a man have to do to get picked, score all the points in the match?
RP has been in, but struggling with the language barrier (she only knows the bad words)
Lekker man, ek hoopdit gaan goed met hierdie site, Keo raak nou moerse arrogant oor sy sukses en die site word afgeskeep bv CC log en wedstryd kommentaar wat ure laat is.
Hoeveel mense is nou al hier, weet iemand?
#48 Manly, yip I think we should make a point of chatting in English for their sake.
#47 Penalty for missing the last kick, serves him right! 😯
I said the other day, two completely different #10 and Pienaar has a lot Steyn does not, but until Pienaar can kick at 85%+ he should stay on the bench.
#49 Gou gaan tel, 25 only. But remember, we still working on making it better before we invite the masses
#52 Thats a start, I agree, get it going nicely then expose it. I laaaaaik!
53# Hello AB!
Jy verdwaal :-)?
Soos Koos se, site is nog nie amptelik oop nie, ons is tans n klomp proefkonyne wat hier blog.
Ek soek TonyM se addie, het jy dit nog, ek het dit verloor?
Manly,
Ek het RP gese sodra die site oop is sal ons mesal Engels praat hier, selfs onder mekaar, sodra mense soos Puma hier is.
verdwaal 😉 ?
Ek toets net, hoekom werk dit nie?
#54 Pietman,yes my ou maat! Jinne ek salmoet soek vir sy mail, sal jou laat weet!
Pete, maar soos op keo, ons slaan maklik oor as daar ‘n Ingelsman aantree, no problem! Sien jy sukkel met die smilies… 😉
Verdwaal??Wiljy my nie hier he nie? 🙁
56# Dankie AB.
Ek het dit ook iewers gehad, sal weer kyk.
Wil hom nooi om vir ons n paar artikels oor Saru en rugby in die Oos-Kaap te skryf.
Jy moet kontak hou hier, ons gaan een van die dae n mooi tuiste he, met videos en alles….
Pietman het TOnyM se Addie vir jou gestuur
More almal!!!!
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