Peter de Villiers has confirmed that John Smit will captain the Springboks at the World Cup. Rassie Erasmus was appointed as technical adviser.
At a press conference on Monday, Peter de Villiers confirmed the appointments of his captain and management staff. Smit will continue as captain with Victor Matfield named as vice-captain. Erasmus has been brought in as a technical adviser and conditioning coach Derik Coetzee is the other new appointment.
It comes as no surprise that Smit and Matfield will continue in their leadership roles.
Victor Matfield was named as Smit’s vice-captain and will probably end up leading the side onto the field in several of the games as De Villiers remains insistent that he will consider Smit only as a hooker, thus making it a straight choice between the captain and the impressive Bismarck du Plessis for a place in the starting line-up.
“I went for John and Victor because of their massive wealth of experience and the leadership ability that both have shown over a long time,” said De Villiers.
As expected, Stormers director of rugby Rassie Erasmus was named as a member of the management team for the World Cup, but the coach stopped short of naming him as his technical adviser, preferring to say that Erasmus would help with “coaching stuff”.
Nonetheless, Erasmus’ secondment onto the management on a temporary basis is a major step forward in the Bok World Cup challenge, as acknowledged by the skipper.
“Rassie did a good job when he was with us as technical adviser in the build-up to the 2007 World Cup before he had to quit to take up his job with Western Province,” said Smit.
“He was a great player, a sublime talent, and he has a shrewd tactical and technical brain that will come in handy for us in the build-up to the World Cup.”
De Villiers also confirmed that Derick Coetzee, Jake White’s fitness adviser at the last World Cup, will also join the management for the World Cup.
“I am not sure that I am so happy about that appointment because Derick will make us work damn hard,” quipped Smit before adding that it was a good appointment because Coetzee would be able to identify the areas that needed working on ahead of the tournament.
@ superBul:
Thanks, however I had a few nasty moments…luckily our Bulls and the Stormers did the business for me!
What did the Saders do to our results tho?? Grrrrr
@ Blue Bird:
Are you going Saders or Stormers?
@ superBul:
Stormers on Saturdays evidence.
Could just go all the way. I still think Matthew Proudfoot is the difference in Cape Town to years gone by.
@ superBul:
If you had asked me last Thursday I would have said Saders, after Saturday I am unsure.
It will be by 5…..have not decided who will win by 5 tho!! 🙂
What do you think on this one?
The Stormers are on a roll, i think they will use their home advantage. All depends who gets the first yellow for a shoulder charge, Schalk or SBW 😀
34@ Blue Bird:
Go Lions by 34 v the Cheetahs!
Have I got it wrong or are you in the Cotswolds?
@ superBul:
Now, now, don’t put ideas into the normally unflappable official’s little minds. (We all know it’ll be Schalk.)
By the way, isn’t JF playing some good Rugger?
@ Scrumdown:
Whoow that is a big call. Are you busy drinking? :LOL:
@ superBul:
All 3 centers in the Stormers side is doing great, JdeJ butchered a great try Saturday.
@ Scrumdown:
Yep, ‘Nestling in the heart of the Cotswolds’ !!
Where are you?
I wonder and this is a honest concern. Can the Stormers maintain this form? They started early too. They must be almost at their peak now. They can reach another peak in time for the playoffs but then they must take a dip soon. My opinion. Bulls nearly missed their peak last year, that week of , self created saved their skin.
@ Scrumdown:
Are you trying to jepodise my superbru?
Night Chaps, at least a shorter week at work this week!! 😉
38@ superBul:
Is there anything else to do as a Lions supporter at this time on a Public Holiday where we at least got 4 points. (No more guaranteed points until our next bye on the last round of the pool games when we have our next bye!)
Really just being full of sh1t. I think my team have a real chance of taking a hiding on Friday night. Cheetahs aren’t playng bad Rugby, but are vunerable on defence, so anything could happen. May be a repeat of Lions – Chiefs last season.
@ Blue Bird:
Night i better get some sleep too. I am out too, thanks
@ Blue Bird:
I’m in the heart of Johannesburg but have spent many pleasant hours at the Wild Duck Inn at Ewen (never met Wills and HaRRY THOUGH) and at the Four Pillars at the Cotswold Water Park.
Sleep well. I’m going to hit the pillow as well.
Cheers SuperBul.
@ Blue Bird:
Jean de Villiers is the only one in your choice that makes sense….no time for frivolity now…..this is our religion, its rugby!!! 😉
Right….now lets just get behind this team whoever they are….Green and Gold my lifelong passion, listening at 3 oclock in the morning with my Dad before him going off to the mine and me going to school, when I was 10 years old, to watching it all on tv from start to finish of the world cup……the Springboks have been interwoven into my life and I will always be a passionate supporter. Kom Bokke…..”druk daai mannetjie flou”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO0RzrfZMHE
@ 4man:
Thumbs up for Video 1, ONS IS HIER VIR DIE BOKKE kan n baie goeie slagspreuk wees vir ons, ons kanse was nog altyd skraal, met ons slegte rekord in NZ maar ons KAN. Ek kry sommer hoendervleis as ek daai song luister.
Nou gou Video 2 luister
@ superBul:
Super dit is een van die dinge waroor ek nog baie opgewonde kan raak….dis Springbok rugby…..dit is deel van my siel!
Ja 4man, die negatiwiteit verstom my. Dit is n feit dat ons bitter min in New Zealand gewen het sedert 1995, slegs 3 keer. Maar ons het een bondgenoot die New Zealanders se gesukkel in wereld bekers. Peter kon dit darem al regkry om daar te wen so kom ons hoop maar n paar dinge val weer in plek vir ons. Die manne (en let wel die ou manne) het al alles beleef wat die All Blacks hulle mee kan gooi. Ek glo nie onervare spelers kan maklik verstaan watse druk in NZ op jou gaan wees nie.
@ superBul:
hULLE IS OOK MAAR ALTYD BANG VIR ONS, JY PRAAT MET ENIGE VAN HULLE SPELERS EN HY SAL JOU SE….HULLE FANS OOK. oops CAPS. Dit is die rede Kirkpatrick het ons sleg gepraat die ander dag, hy het sy gap gesien en dit gevat, ons moet maar net aanhou se “kan hulle dit doen na 24 jare” ons het dit al twee keer gedoen en was nie eers daar nie vir die eerste een. Ek se nog steeds die grootste probleem is die Aussies.
@ 4man:
You are quite correct, I was being a little ‘alternative’ with two of my choices!!
Helloooooooooooo,
I have not been attentive here at all for the last few days….. bloody building renovations in Preoria at my house there, fark!
Whassahappening?
@ grootblousmile:
Well we had a Royal Wedding…..urmmm, something happened in Pakistan…..and you are going to have a problem, I might win the Rugby Talk superbru!! 😉
So I need to know what the prize is?
56@ Blue Bird:
I heard about the Osama thingy… about the Royal wedding, well pfrrrt!
About the prize for R-T SuperBru… a Small Computer Consultancy operating from Brakkenjanpan sponsors the prize… that’s all I can say right now…
Yeyy…that means I may get a shipment of GBS home cured biltong.
Excellent, great conversation piece when served with pre dinner drinks!!
Slivers of Pretoria Porcupine biltong etc!
I wonder what wine you would serve with Porcupine Biltong!!
I did see a roadkill porcupine when I was doing the Argus, can you use roadkill if it is fresh?
I’m all for recycling !! 🙂
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