Munster announced today that Jean de Villiers will return to South Africa at the end of the current season.
“I feel this is perhaps my last opportunity to represents my country at the Rugby World Cup and after consultation with SARU it has become clear that to qualify for selection players must be playing their rugby in South Africa in the season leading up to the competition.
” I’m thoroughly enjoying my time here in Munster and I think it would be fair to say that had the RWC not been a factor, then I would be remaining for at least the next 2 seasons. I would not rule out returning here after RWC 2011 either, if the opportunity arose.
“For now though,” he continued,” my entire focus is on the Magners League and Heineken Cup campaigns. There’s a lot of rugby to be played yet in the red shirt and I’m looking forward immensely to continuing my involvment with a great squad.”
Munster Chief Executive Garrett Fitzgerald in announcing the news said, “Jean missed the 2003 World Cup through injury and played just 40 minutes in 2007. So his desire to represent his country in the most prestigious rugby competition is totally understandable.
” Jean made us aware of this scenario before he joined us last September. He has been a hugely positive addition to the squad this season. His influence has grown and continues to grow as he becomes more and more comfortable within the squad.
“While he will be a major loss, we fully respect his ambition and he will leave us at the end of the season with our very best wishes.
straeuli_the_man
nei, ek sou hom met ñ pap snoek gedonner het!!
331
Is dit nou een van daai oopbek nat soene…LOL
hmmmmmmmm, see they’re predicted scattered thunderstorms for tomorrow’s cricket!!
yeeehaaaaaa??? 😯
straeuli @ 331
😆 good one
but
noooooooooooooo, definately not!!
hellooooooooooooo sharky_forever!!
sien jy’s ytie tronk yt?
VRYSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!
loosehead
yes, jou oranje-kapenaar!!!
GBS – 327 – lol my husbands a real man.
treehugger @ 338
come-on
you cant tell me that you’ve fallen for THAT one?
thats bullsh*t man!! 😀
Ash if i could do the dark print i would have lol. But he does pee in the garden and all the dogs pee in the same spot afterwards.
Reckons that why it looks like a jungle.
hugs @ 340
hehehe, was just pulling your leg!!
ok guys
i’m outta here
enjoy the rest of the evening
goodnight bottle throwers, cheaters, golden (hehehe)lions, snorters and stormers supporters!!
Hello almal, ek toets net gou hierdie nuwe foon, sukkel met hierdie klein skerm en klawers.
Hello Jade, see you up there. Never seen you here before but welcome mate.
343 – Piet, Your phone is working okay boet. When you getting your adsl? Get is up and running, lots of blogging to be done now that the S14 has started.
Hi all. All I can say is this. There are 2 types of supporters out there. Sharks supporters and people who wish they were Sharks supporters 🙂
Pietman jy is mos n man van bietjie vroeer jare as ek , ook nie veel want selfs ek ken al hierdie manne. Kyk hierdie artikel van 1965 se Springbokke.
“The 1965 Springbok tour to New Zealand – the team and some preliminary thoughts”
http://blogs.sport24.co.za/McLook/die-1965-springbokke-na-nieu-seeland-die-span-en-enkele-inleidende-gedagtes
Hellooooooooooooo
How do you guys like the new links on the Left Hand Side?
346 – Winston, 😀
You missed all the banter today.
Hope our Sharks do a lot better this week against the Cheetahs. They have some real speed there with Mapoe, Nokwe and Demas. Their front row is very good and their loose trio, but think we can do it. With Ruan back at FH and hoping that Swannie starts we could. Also our discipline must be tops this week.
348 – GBS, Never noticed…..hehehe.
348 – GBS, only pulling your leg hey!! hahaha. It is great boeta.
350@ Puma – Just barely put them up an hour ago!
352 – I have been browsing here so saw them. Very, neat idea to do that. As I go into The Sharks site a lot to look there whats happening, now just have to be here and click on the left. A step ahead of the rest again hey!!! Good one GBS.
353@ Puma – Here at Rugby-Talk we are officially affiliated to the SA Franchises… and properly accredited, so it’s only right that we have links to their sites.
In fact, tomorrow I will be picking up our official Bulls Accreditation at Loftus… and Sturday’s match thread will be handled straight from the Press Box at Loftus, much like we’ve done from Newlands and the New Cape Town Stadium already.
354 – GBS, Nice one. This site is going really well but it must be hard work though.
355@ Puma – I won’t lie, it’s time consuming…. but most of the “extras” happen after hours…
But hey, we love rugby, right??
Centurion Wannenburg on live chat tomorrow
16 February 2010 (17:35)
Pedrie Wannenburg will become the first Bulls player to play 100 Super Rugby games for his franchise when he runs out on the field against the Brumbies on Saturday. He will be available on live chat on the Bulls web site on Wednesday February 17th at 13h00 to answer questions on this milestone.
356 – GBS, Yip and it is worth it boet.
Super just looked at that site you gave Piet to look at. Some really nice reading there. I was too young to remember anything of that tour 1965 was only 10. Still good to read that.
Pietman was called Wiki-Pietman or something like that. He would know every player there , the dad, the garden engineer and the place they all live.:lol:
I also love old history, wish i can get into the Blue Bulls archives. i once said to Jan Oberholzer of another Bulls site we must get a few ardent Bulls supporters and go to Loftus and put everything into a computer.
Folks, I’m going to call it an early evening, have to be up at sparrow-fart tomorrow….
Gedra julleself…. al is dit sleg!
Goooooooi Mieliessssssssss!
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