Wian: ‘Boks top priority’
8 Nov 2009
Wian du Preez signed a two-month deal with Munster on Friday, but says he will commit to the Springboks after his late call-up to the squad.
Despite displaying excellent form during the Currie Cup, Du Preez was intially overlooked by Peter de Villiers and co for the end-of-year tour.
This allowed Irish club Munster to sign the Cheetahs loosehead on loan to bolster the front row as they are struggling with an injury crisis.
However, Du Preez and Cheetahs team-mate Adriaan Strauss have been called up to join the Springboks in Europe to take the places of the injured Guthro Steenkamp and Chilliboy Ralepelle, who will return home.
Du Preez said he is looking forward to joining the Springbok camp, which will be his top priority.
‘I’m over the moon with the news,’ Du Preez told keo.co.za. ‘I will still help out Munster with their injury crisis, but playing for the Boks will be on top of my list.
‘If the the Springboks release me, then I will play for Munster. I will also stay behind after the end-of-year tour and play out the rest of my deal that I signed with them.’
Du Preez’s deal with Munster ends on 25 January. The prop will then join the Cheetahs for their Super 14 pre-season training.
By Gareth Duncan
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8 Nov 2009, 21:45 pm
well. well, well, obviously Danie Craven and Kitch Christie have been re-incarnated as skoppie & aunt10 who know it all and every SA front rower is weak, useless etc etc except one or two untried WP and FS lads. Actually typical paniekerige hans oppers; fickle saffer supporters. Even I can see that if you take a mix and match, quota full team with marginal coaches you are going to battle.
And of course the Os you claim was crushed by various continentals has 2 RWC medals. How many do you genii have?
I think SA needs better, cleverer coaching at Bok level. PdV is fine – he just needs real support coaches and better planning.
8 Nov 2009, 22:08 pm
#46 grant10:
Bob isn’t your aunt, he’s your bloody uncle. Please get it right.
8 Nov 2009, 22:09 pm
#51 husky: I think that PdV must bring Lightfoot in as a forward coach – he has made Pukke and now WP strong in the forwards, teaching them to hunt as a pack, and having nothing to work from. Imagine what he can do for half decent props.
Gary Gold is losing my respect because he cannot put together a strong scrummaging pack.
I also think that of they are going to F@%$K around with experimentuing with 3rd and 4th string players to test their depth, then they should not be calling them the “Boks”. Rather SA “A” team or something like that. These were DEFINITELY not Boks. The Boks have beemn a symbol for the best that SA can put up. They may not always have been good, but they have been the BEST. Putting forward anything else is heresy.
Us supporters feel a lot for keeping the name unblemished and unconquered. Sies!
8 Nov 2009, 22:18 pm
#16 David: Actually teh youngssters let the try in. So they did let us down too.
But we had the most pressure and our ball was cut off the worst at the forwards pack, who were full of experienced hands.
9 Nov 2009, 00:45 am
At last the merit players are included. Pity it had to take a Leicester scumming lesson to expose the frailties of transformation.
9 Nov 2009, 09:09 am
#53 SjamBok: Players at international level should not need the Forwards coach to teach them how to scrum!
9 Nov 2009, 09:50 am
I’m not so sure CJ was the best option. He rarely scrummed with Wian. Jannie grew up playing next to Wian, but Jannie hasn’t been class since moving to the Sharks, and he’s form has declined at a steady rate.
WP Nel would have been a good choice. Yeah, he’s very young still, but they finally managed to get the combination right.
Oh well. Let’s hope CJ hasn’t grown lazy in the UK.
9 Nov 2009, 10:31 am
#32 skopskiet: I hear the same noises over and over again! Why should the franchise coaches play wet nurse to social engineering! They lose, they get fired!!!
Instead the government that cries the most should start doing something tangible instead of beating the transformation drum!!
Soccer has been the sport of choice for many non white players, whereas whites grew up in a rugby culture.
How can the government do this!
1. Expose the whole population to rugby, by making the sport available to them… How many people that don’t have dstv, get exposed to top flight rugby??
2. Make funds available, and build proper sporting facilities at schools, and actively promote the sport
3. Ensure that representative teams are picked solely on merit, thus ensuring a winning culture.
None of this is happening at present, and the administrators are left to market the game.
CC and S14 coaches should be allowed to pick the best player available to him… that is what he is paid to do.
If young children are exposed to rugby, and coached properly, they will get picked if they arre the best!!
9 Nov 2009, 15:06 pm
I have never been a fan of DMuir and felt that GGold only really got going this year. PdV seems to be a good manager but we need decent coaches.
Why did Muir get the Lions job ? he should be working overtime getting the boks ready for WC11 !!
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