I suppose this issue is so important to ALL SOUTH AFRICANS, that it is only just that we handle the Matter LIVE!
Herewith the announcement as it appeared live on TV in SA.
Oregan Hoskins announced the Coach, before that Jurie Roux, SARU CEO made some remarks.
It’s official, Heyneke Meyer IS the new Springbok coach!
The contract is for a term of 4 years.
According to Heyneke Meyer, the Bulls are supportive of his appointment.
Meyer says he’s hoping for every SA Rugby Franchise to work with him, in this whole process.
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Herewith the Official SA Rugby Media Release:
Heyneke Meyer will be the new Springbok coach after a Special General Meeting of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) ratified his proposed appointment in Cape Town on Friday.
The 44-year-old Blue Bulls rugby executive takes over from Peter de Villiers, who coached the Springboks from 2008 to 2011. He will take charge as head coach of the 1995 and 2007 Rugby World Cup champions for the first time against England in Durban on June 9.
Meyer said he relished the opportunity to make all South Africans proud of the Springboks.
“Having been involved with the Blue Bulls for so long, I’ve experienced first hand how passionate South African rugby supporters are,” said Meyer. “I know the importance of rugby in the South African psyche and will do everything in my power to ensure the Springboks remain among the pace setters of world rugby.
“I’m very happy to accept this enormous honour and massive responsibility,” he said.
Meyer was head coach of the Vodacom Bulls when they became the first South African team to lift the coveted Vodacom Super 14 trophy in 2007. Before that, he steered the Vodacom Blue Bulls to Absa Currie Cup titles in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006 (shared).
Meyer also has experience of coaching in the Springbok environment. He served as assistant coach to both Nick Mallett and Harry Viljoen at the Boks. He has also been a Springbok coaching candidate in the past.
“The first time I felt I still had things to achieve at the Bulls, and the second time it was decided to appoint someone else,” he said. “I’d like to thank my family and the Blue Bulls Rugby Union for their unwavering support over the past decade. I hope to keep the country’s rugby supporters united behind the Boks.”
Mr Oregan Hoskins, President of SARU, said Meyer received unanimous support from the General and the Executive Councils of SARU.
“The Springboks are SARU’s top priority,” he said. “Heyneke’s coaching pedigree is second to none in South Africa. He will be an asset to the Boks and South African rugby in general,” said Mr Hoskins.
“I’d also like thank our outgoing coach Peter de Villiers for his passion, hard work and dedication over the past four years. However, it was felt that we needed a man with a new approach and new ideas to take over one of the toughest jobs in South African sport.
“Heyneke has our full support and we know he won’t leave any stone unturned as he strives to take the Boks back to the top of international rugby.”
According to Jurie Roux, SARU CEO, Meyer’s appointment was the culmination of a thorough process during which the best candidates were evaluated as part of a head hunting process before the Exco unanimously opted to make a formal offer to Meyer.
“The Blue Bulls wished to retain his services but his contract contains an exit clause which has been exercised; very few people can resist the call when your country says it needs you,” said Roux.
“The Springboks are the heartbeat of rugby in South Africa and it was paramount to get the best possible candidate to coach the team going forward. We believe we have done that.”
Roux said decisions on Meyer’s support staff will only be taken later, in consultation with the new Springbok coach. “No appointments in this regard have been made,” he said.
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Heyneke Meyer Fact File:
Heyneke Meyer was the first South African coach to lift the Vodacom Super Rugby trophy and is one of the most successful coaches in local rugby in the professional era.
Meyer has been part of teams that have not only progressed to the knock-out stages of their various competitions, but also gone on to win them, ever since he started his provincial coaching career.
His first position as provincial head coach came at the age of 30 in 1998, at the SWD Eagles, and he immediately took the team to the semi-finals of the Vodacom Cup. A year later Meyer guided the Eagles to a top-four finish in the Absa Currie Cup.
Meyer reached his first final in 2001, leading the Vodacom Blue Bulls to the Vodacom Cup title, having already had a period as an assistant Springbok coach.
Three consecutive Absa Currie Cup crowns for the Vodacom Blue Bulls followed in 2002, 2003 and 2004. He also helped turn the Vodacom Bulls around from dwelling near the bottom of the Vodacom Super 12 log, to consecutive semi-finals in 2005 and 2006.
The first Vodacom Super Rugby title for a South African team followed in 2007, when Meyer masterminded the Vodacom Bulls’ victory over The Sharks in an epic final in what had become the Vodacom Super 14 in Durban.
This is not Meyer’s first stint with the Springboks, having been involved as assistant coach under Nick Mallett (1999 and 2001) as well as Harry Viljoen (2001).
Personal:
Date of birth: 6 October 1967
Age: 44
Place of birth: Nelspruit
Education: Bergvlam HS (Nelspruit), University of Pretoria
Degrees obtained: BA (Psychology, Geography and Human Movement Science), Hons BA (Geography), HED
Family: Married to Linda, three children
Coaching career:
• 1988-1996: Coached a number of High School first teams, Under-21 sides and Carlton first teams in Pretoria.
• 1997: SWD Eagles assistant coach
• 1998: SWD Eagles head coach (Vodacom Cup semi-finalists and Absa Currie Cup)
• 1998: Emerging Springboks head coach
• 1999: DHL Stormers assistant coach (semi-finalists in Vodacom Super 12)
• 1999: SWD Eagles head coach (semi-finalists in Absa Currie Cup)
• 1999: Springbok assistant coach (third place, Rugby World Cup)
• 2000: Vodacom Bulls head coach (Vodacom Super 12)
• 2001: Vodacom Blue Bulls head coach (Vodacom Cup champions)
• 2001: Springbok assistant coach
• 2002: Vodacom Bulls head coach (Vodacom Super 12), Vodacom Blue Bulls head coach (Absa Currie Cup champions)
• 2003: Vodacom Blue Bulls head coach (Absa Currie Cup champions)
• 2004: Vodacom Blue Bulls head coach (Absa Currie Cup champions)
• 2005: Vodacom Bulls head coach (Vodacom Super 12 semi-finalists), Vodacom Blue Bulls head coach (Absa Currie Cup runners up)
• 2006: Vodacom Bulls head coach (Vodacom Super 14 semi-finalists), Vodacom Blue Bulls head coach (Absa Currie Cup joint champions)
• 2007: Vodacom Bulls head coach (Vodacom Super 14 champions)
• 2008-2009: Leicester Tigers head coach
• 2011: Tuks Varsity Cup – Advisor
• 2011: Blue Bulls Company – Executive: Rugby
• 2012: Springbok head coach
pietmaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaan!! ek sien jou!!
@ Ashley:
Yo Vaaljan, ek check jou mails gereeld, laat rol boeta!
Hoe gannit met my laaitie?
Julle moet kom draai op Yzerfontein volgende keer, sal jou laat weet oor twee maand of so. Bring die mannetjies saam, dat ons kan kerrie kook, snoek braai, vaaljapie suip en kuier.
pieta @ 62
wat de plok soek jy in yzerfontein?
@ grootblousmile:
Hallou bruvva!
Ek is bly oor HM.
Ek hoop hy maak dit, hy sal moet vasstaan, jy kan seker wees die messe is alreeds uit en Komphela, Frolick en daai lot in die sportraad sal binnekort weer met hulle politieke k%k begin.
DAN sal jy my weer hoor vloek hier op RT soos in Voldy se dae…..! 🙂
Nou hoekom wys hul nie vanaand se wedstryd tussen twee S15 spanne nie, terwyl hul wel laasweek se sport pienaar wedstryd tussen die Stormers en die Boland gewys het ?
@ Ashley:
My rusplek daai broetsie, Eden Villas, n kaia wat ek daar by Yzer het, net so entjie van die nuwe Spar af. Ek beweeg deesdae daar teen die weskus langs as ek in SA is.
So, ek is naby aan julle Schoonspruiters deesdae….
Sien julle ouens later, vrou roep, vuur is reg! Vandag bietjie tuis, maak SA kos buite.
Tjeers broeders.
67 @ Pietman:
Tjorts!
Stuur Groente vir PlatpeesterPietvrou!
Wou net se, ek hoop HM trek vir Paul Treu nader, daai Swellendammer is een moosa onderskatte afrigter en motiveerder.
@ grootblousmile: Maak so thx, groente ook aan Bonza, Emmertjie et al.
69 @ Pietman:
BonzaiGBS sit oorkant my, hy stuur ook groente… die flokker is mos klaar met matriek en sulke dinge.
Wie is Emmertjie? Is dit Handbriekie?
Hahahaha
69 @ Pietman:
Ja, daar is ernstige sprake van Paul Treu ook in sy afrigtingspan
GBS, Why can’t I post? Having trouble again with my posts to go through? Not sure if others are experiencing this or only me? Tried posting about 3 times now. Nothing comes up. Takes me forever to type it as well.
@ grootblousmile:
Nee, nie Briekie nie, Bonzai se date by die matriekafskeid, Emmertjie (ek dink?).
73 @ Pietman:
Oooooo ja… Emmertjie
Nee jong Bonzai vry nou weer in Pretoorsdorp, haar naampie is Rene… en daar’s nog enetjie… wat is haar naampie nou weer… Lindie of so iets.
Hy maak hulle nou bymekaar jong, jaag hulle sommer so in ‘n troppie aand, lyk dit my!
pietman
jy is nader aan my kaya as wat jy dink … mos ñ oud-darlinger!!
72 @ Puma:
Fark knows, Oerwoudkat!
Everything is fine, just look at the speed everybody else manages here
@ Puma:
Howzit GrootKat, happy new year to you (belated).
Pity John Smit isn’t part of the Bok team anymore, would have been awesome with HM, I think.
Must be something wrong with posting from your side, from here in the Nadj desert it’s like lightning! Maybe my local homebrew has something to do with it 🙂
BTW, waa’s Superbul, weggeswem, of wat?
76 @ grootblousmile:Now I am getting frustrated with this posting…hehe. Hardly ever do. BUT I have typed 4 posts now, asking some questions about Meyer and congratulating him too. Just so busy as well to be blogging. Will try once more. Bet this post goes through……hehehe. When I want really my other posts go through.
@ Ashley:
Ek weet…ek het nader na jou getrek, jy wil mos nie Gansbaai toe ry nie.
Nou het jy nie meer verskoning nie, ek wag jou met n lang kan vaalwyn, gaat djou platdrink, ek se!
78 @ Pietman:
Hy werk sy mielietjie krom, vir ‘n change, soos ons….
79 @ Puma:
Jeeeez Puma, you really need a new IT techie…
…. Surely you’ve suffered enough now!
@ grootblousmile:
Jy sal Bonzai se knaters moet laat knip, daai klong gaat jou oupa maak voor jou tyd…..as hy na sy pa aard 🙂
83 @ Pietman:
Neewat, ek knoop net sy tol voor hy uitgaan in die aande!
Mense, ek gaan nou eers kar soek… praat later weer.
pietman @ 80
lol, enigiets is moontlik … eks maar (al moet ek dit self sê) lig inni pype, soe ek donner partykeer gou om!!
gbs @ 85
al weer? 😯
soes my ma sou sê: “djiek jou gat?”
Nou ja wat se ek—
Baie geluk aan HM jy verdien dit en jy kan die verskil maak waarvoor alle Suid Afrikaners voor wag. Vir jou hou ek duim vas, jy sal iets nuuts leer in die volgende paar jaar, baie van die wat nie van jou “kerk” is nie sal agter jou rug wens jy faal. Baie gaan elke besluit van jou kritiseer, nie almal soos by die Bulle staan agter jou nie. Maar al word elke besluit en elke keuse bevraagteken bly glo in jou plan. Op die ou einde sal jy daarmee moet saamleef.
Jy erf n span wat al die afgelope 8 jaar deur Bul spelers gedomineer was, weet dit elke Bul sal behoorlik bevraagteken word, dus se ek maar net Geluk en sterkte, jy gaan albei nodig he.
@ grootblousmile:
Koop vir Bonzai n ou Volkswagen kombi, een met gordyntjies, karre gaan nie hou nie, daai klong is te woes met die meisietjinners…..se hom oom Pietman se so!!!!
super @ 88
😀 ek wonner of pierre spies gaan plek kry? 😉
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