Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has named a group of players that will be attending the first planning camp in Pretoria next week.
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This will be the first of three camps planned during the following two months of Vodacom Super Rugby, in preparation of the Castle Incoming Tour against England in June.
Players from the MTN Lions and Toyota Cheetahs will attend this planning camp, from 16 to 19 April. Both teams have a bye next weekend.
“I’ve been mindful of the fact that we won’t have a lot of time to prepare for England, but these sessions will greatly assist in getting the players ready for when we get together a week before the first Test,” said Meyer.
“The five Vodacom Super Rugby franchises have been very accommodating in assisting us with the release of players for the various planning sessions and walk through camps.
“We’ve planned these camps in accordance with their bye weekends during Vodacom Super Rugby and I’ve given the franchises the assurance that there won’t be any intense field training during our sessions – it will be mostly theoretical planning sessions as well as walk through sessions of our planned plays.”
The second planning camp, from 23 to 26 April in Pretoria, will feature players from the Vodacom Bulls and The Sharks, while the third camp will take place in Cape Town with DHL Stormers players from 1 to 3 May.
“I’m planning to look quite wide at most of the eligible players from our five Vodacom Super Rugby squads when I invite players to attend our sessions – including currently injured players. The more players that are aware of how we’d like to play this year, the better for the Springboks’ preparations for a very tough season,” said Meyer.
Players invited to the first Springbok Planning Camp:
Forwards: Coenie Oosthuizen, Caylib Oosthuizen, Pat Cilliers, CJ van der Linde, WP Nel, Adriaan Strauss, Bandise Maku, Callie Visagie, Izak van der Westhuizen, Davon Raubenheimer, Franco van der Merwe, Heinrich Brüssow, Derick Minnie, Pieter Labuschagne, Ashley Johnson, Juan Smith, Josh Strauss, Philip van der Walt.
Backs: Piet van Zyl, Michael Bondesio, Johan Goosen, Elton Jantjies, Butch James, Willie le Roux, Andries Strauss, Doppies La Grange, Robert Ebersohn, Alwyn Hollenbach, Lionel Mapoe, Jaco Taute, Hennie Daniller.
Springbok Planning Camps – April to May 2012:
16 to 19 April, Pretoria – Toyota Cheetahs & MTN Lions
23 to 26 April, Pretoria – Vodacom Bulls & The Sharks
2 to 3 May, Cape Town – DHL Stormers
i hope ou loosehead isnt wearing ñ kortbroek, cause if he (like he normally do) dont read the whole article, but just scroll down to the names, he’ll have quite a stiff one seeing all that cheetah names. poor man, hope he’s on his own at least!!
What’s the story with Jaun Smith being invited. I thought he’s injured. Training camp is probably the wrong term? Wouldn’t check-out or assessment camp be more appropriate because that’s all he can really do. How do you training camp people who’s most unlikely to end-up in your bok team. I would reckon 60% plus of this group will not be in the final group.
2 @ McLook:
Yip, it’s more a stock-take and info camp, getting everybody on the same page, so to speak…
i see that heyneke’s support staff will be named on sunday and that sarugby was given the green light to negotiate with 4 coaches of the bulls!!
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good news that (the fact that this issue seem to be sorted out at last). best wishes to the springbok management
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come-on guys, its time that we take our rightful place in worldrugby …. gooooooooooooooooo bokke
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o, en makie bulle ammal bokke!!!
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