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.
58 – 60@ Blue Bird:
Noooooooooooo, biltong stays right here in SA to be consumed by MEEEEEEEEEEE.
… but we do not make porcupine biltong… we have real meat here… beef and all the game biltong one could wish for.
… the prize… it will be computer oriented…
@ Blue Bird:
Road kill is a sought after dish in SA.
The other day mu Son in Law who is working for a farm watch initiative was attending to a accident scene where a Kudu bul was killed by a mini bus taxi, he said that was the most Policemen and Traffic cops he ever saw at a accident scene.
Off course they have a saying , Meat is meat and a man must eat.
62@ superBul:
Flok, a Kudu bull could do seriaaaaaas damage to a taxi!
Maat jy MOET maar uithelp en meer artikels plaas terwyl ek bou jong, seblief. Ek sal netnou ‘n Artikel inbou vir die Super Rugby spanne van die week…
@ grootblousmile:
Daar is 4 dood in die ongeluk ook, was glo erg, maar die spoed van die cops was great, nog glo nooit so vinnig daar gewees nie. Gebeur daar naby Blouste se kaia
@ grootblousmile:
Computer stuff!! Mmmmmm…..I would like a ‘wee fit’ or whatever the hec it is called.
Thought exotic biltongs would fetch a premium price, anyone can eat deer and beef!!
Where is 4man when you need him, a farkin fox has taken all my lovely bantams today.
I need a ‘hitman’!!
@ Blue Bird:
is there still foxes in England? Did they not hunt them all?
@ superBul:
GBS is right, that bull would make a terrible mess of a taxi.
No wonder they ate it!!
@ Blue Bird:
Is there Ferrets in England?
@ superBul:
Sure there are ferrets here, WRS found one in my shoe last year. He caught it and a mate now has it with his others.
They called it lucky. Take them rabbiting. Ferret flushes the rabbits out and the lurchers (long dogs like greyhounds with some interesting crosses) pick the rabbits up as they bolt.
Ferreted rabbit meat is great as there is no lead shot!
OK folks, I’m out again… still have to do a heap of work
Good evening all, popped in to catch up on the rugby news and see you all chatting about food, making me hungry 🙂
@ Blue Bird:
The land surveyors that gave names in Hoedspruit came from England. They gave the town and farms names from places all over the world. I live in Ferret street. There is also Moose street, Panther Street and farms like Dublin, Durham, Dundee, Essex, Middlesex….. When the English counties(is that what you call your provinces)were finished they started with Cities in Eurasia , Coppenhagen, Moscow…..
@ grootblousmile:
Yes, no slacking there in Pretoria! 🙂
See ya
@ Bullscot:
Now haggis is a wonderful thing, talking of food, although I was advised to tip whisky on mine this new year!!!
It was a bad idea!
Have you developed a liking for haggis?
@ Bullscot:
No Bulls game this weekend, i wanted to rest too but with GBS now busy i will get more active.
@ superBul:
Ferret Street, what a brilliant name, bet they had a giggle when they called it that.
Beats Arcacia Avenue…..
@ Blue Bird:
Ja must have had, the street joins up with Springbok street, why the little bend made them give it another name only they will know.
75@ Blue Bird:
Yes I do like haggis neaps and tatties, not sure about having it with whiskey though, I think haggis goes well with cranberry sauce.
@ Blue Bird:
We dont have any ferrets in SA, i had to do some research to find out what type of animal it is.
76@ superBul:
Ah well you know what they say superBul, ‘no rest for the wicked’ and I say ‘there’s even less for the righteous’ 🙂 At least thats us guaranteed 4 points this weekend then.
@ Bullscot:
Never thought the Royal descendants will eat THAT.
@ superBul:
Ferrets are very bright and playful, lots of people have them for sporting purposes and pets, trouble is they are rather smelly!! 😆
@ Bullscot:
Now we need some of the teams above us to slip up, we back on track , 2 wins out of 2. 😆
@ Bullscot:
Cranberry sauce….!! I will remember that! 🙂
@ superBul:
Not so sure they would, don’t quote me on my history but as far as Ive heard it was a dish developed by the peasants, very canny folk up here let nothing go to waste
Night chaps….
Well time to run have a good night, cheers vir eers
Sleep tight dont let the (whatever) bite
@ Blue Bird:
Pinotage.
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