Brüssow Boks’ ‘true poison’
Marc Lievremont says Heinrich Brüssow will have to be nullified as he has added an extra dimension to the Bok side.
Brüssow has had a dream run in his first full year of Test rugby, but in Toulouse on Friday night he will continue his learning curve. It will be the first time he comes up against a physical French pack and opensider Thierry Dusautoir in a hostile atmosphere in the 37 000-capacity Stade Municipal.
The Free State opensider was set to be dropped for this Test before Pierre Spies’s tour-ending injury, but France coach Lievremont singled out the Bok No 6 ahead of any of his other team-mates as one to keep quiet if they are to claim their third successive win over the Boks.
‘They have in their armour a fatal weapon in Brüssow,’ he said. ‘He is true poison. It is the first time that the Boks have relied on such a player, a great performer on the ground.
‘Because of that, they are even more complete than ever before. And having seen their provincial games, it is a sector in which they excel. I have learned that at training they do a lot of fighting and judo. It is perhaps the key to their success in this factor.’
Brüssow was one player singled out, but the Tricolores seem obsessed with the Boks’ physicality, and Lievremont said ‘they play to hurt’.
‘With them, it’s a cultural thing. They play to do bad things. It is not provocation. Of course they have players like [Bakkies] Botha who are sometimes at the limit of the rules, but I find them more and more disciplined.
‘They don’t make any of those stupid mistakes they made in the past and which have perhaps cost them some victories.’
It is clear from their comments that the French will be looking to niggle in order to disrupt the Boks’ focus, and here Botha, Brüssow and co will have to maintain discipline.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
#247 WakaNathan:
Dickens rocks.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
#251 Dawn:
that also happens to be my kids favourite line of all time and we play that scene out no less than once a week, every week.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
#239 Dawn: I warned you about exciting me…and that sounds amazing. See you in Camps Bay?
November 11th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
In order of goodness – who are the best flanks of ALL time.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
#241 WakaNathan:
you are several steps behind dr gunther …
next you will be selling my buttered rum recipe on the interweb…
November 11th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Actually Transformation, I made my initial post this morning in defence of both coaches, because I’m sick of people talking about the same things over and over again. Hoping it would bring some perspective.
I did not attack you. I did not call you names. (I did say that people – all people – who fail to recognise the achievements of these two coaches, are ignorant and arrogant.) I did not imply that you were stupid in any of my posts. Yet, you keep on imlying that I am stupid, unable to argue, even unable to read. Your posts is not discussion, its putting people down. Insulting their intelligence.
What I find funny is that in my first post, I actually stood up for PdV – the coach you were trying to defend against tyhe masses!
November 11th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
#253 Mutant:
Noooo!
At the moment I am a member of the working class.
Not yet Camps Bay!
Humble Wynberg, the bastion of the proletariat.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
#254 rugbygenius:
Classic.
“In order of goodness ……… ”
November 11th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
#258 Dawn: Sorry my ENglish is not so good. What must I say ?
November 11th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
#249 Dawn:
do you have any cuban in you?
November 11th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
#254 rugbygenius: Pure genius
November 11th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
#259 rugbygenius: No but that’s why we love you genie boy, please don’t change your grammar. I reckon Michael Jones and Jan Ellis must be some of the goodest flanks.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
#262 Mutant: Thank you but what of Ruben Kruger ?
November 11th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
#227 fsjakes: deans, pocock, lievremont, krige all said brussow adds another dimensionm white in two interviews this year tells us heinrich aint up to it, schalla is the man…if you ask me, after what i’ve seen this yearie brussow’s performances vs the way our loose forwards never competed on the ground, i agree with lievremont & co….what do u think?
There you go in simple english
Wha
November 11th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
#260 gunther:
Is that a leading statement.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
#206 scar: Then Schalk can play 8. Always wanted him to get good practice in the Super 14 with Luke playing as a genuine fetcher alla Brussouw
November 11th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Goodness
My flat is gonna be a mess tonight.
Salt squirting and eucalyptus and friars balsam everywhere
November 11th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
#259 rugbygenius:
in order of bestness…
from the most best
to
the worst best…
November 11th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
#265 Dawn: lol. Its a pickup line Dawn.
Should you say “No” his response will be.”I am Cuban. Would you like some Cuban in you?”
November 11th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
#256 fsjakes: transie is just too sensitive today…. seeing ghosts behind every tree i guess.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
#254 rugbygenius:
you cant be for real surely ?
if so then wow, no wonder you rate rose as the best things since sliced bread.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
#265 Dawn:
as in do you want some?
no…
but seriously get the balsam…go to wynberg pharmacy…
November 11th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
#269 Taahirah:
I know … just tugging his chain.
Gotta give him something to think about before his Pilates class later.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
#267 Dawn:
dont forget the vindaloo, tho you *** might sting, does the trick everytime.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
#270 Valkyrie:
Naaah.
He’s seeing the KKK under every bush.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
#273 Dawn:
pilates thursday….
wednesday
massage
happy ending
steak
done…
November 11th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
#269 Taahirah:
no you just say…
do you want some…
you have to be cuban though
obviously…
November 11th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
#276 gunther:
Why you talking funny suddenly.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
actually in rugby season up in the highveld it was tough to breathe with sinus problems, when it starts getting a greenish colour u apparently got to worry tho.
just have a snot blow-out.
dip in the ocean followed by courses of vindaloo curry and wassabe mustard, then some eucaplyptus steaming, and if still got problem – time for operation.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
#274 cab:
Listen
I ain’t sticking no vindaloo up my ***.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
ok enough kakpraat, i’m having an arse blow-out at present, ate something last night and never seen anything like it. dirty french ********.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
#281 cab:
Ag nee sies man.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
#282 Dawn:
ja maar dus waar, dankie vader dus n vakansie want ek slaap naby die toilet.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
#281 cab:
in the words of the immortal hugh bladen beautiful..
#276 gunther:
its my schedule…
November 11th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
#264 Transformation: There you go again: “There you go in simple english”. Why always comments like these? Why always put people down? Why belittle people?
Secondly, never once did I say that Burger should be chosen before Brossouw, or visa versa for that matter. I actually never even commented once on any of these players. My post was about PdV and JW.
To answer your question. Brussouw deserves his place in the starting 15 at the moment. Yes, he does ad an extra dimension to the bok team. But, this was not you initial agruement. You argued that because JW did not rate Brossouw earlier in the year in two interviews, has a “blind spot”. And you used this arguement to substantiate the fact that PdV is therefore a better coach because he is able to adapt and change. Right? Did I read that correctly?
Using your logic? What do you think of the following?
PdV rates Ruan Pienaar as SA’s best flyhalf. He said so in an interview after the 3N. Steyn played deserved his place, but that Ruan was still the best flyhalf in SA. Plumtree thinks that Ruan is a scrumhalf, that he should play there and that it is his best position. Who is the one with a blindspot?
PdV rates Smit, Beast, Ralapelle, Maku, Steenkamp, Du Plessis as the best frontrankers in the country. Olle le Roux, Os, Dougie Heymans, Naka Drotske, Erasmus all regard Wian du Preez, WP Nel, Adriaan Sraus, Tiaan Liebenberg and Brock Harris as the best fron rankers in the country. Who has the blindspot?
PdV rates Earl Rose as a flyhalf or is it a fullback, anyway one of the most talented backline players in SA. He got dropped from the Lions side. Who has the blindspot?
Should I continue?
November 11th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
#264 Transformation:
that is not what I read that White said.
White said that he doubted if Brussouw would have the profound individual impact that Burger has had. (Unfortunately not for a while now)
Burger, in his first full season of international rugby was voted IRB player of the year.
Brussouw will not win that award in his first year. Possibly never.
White did not say that Brussouw is not a good player.
To suggest that White would not have selected Brussouw is pure speculation and quite frankly laughable. Comparing any Luke Watson “to small and not physical enough” comments with Brussouw are completely inaccurate. Brussouw is a short squat freak who is hard as nails….Watson, when compared…is a show-boating fairy.
Need we remind each other that it took the entire bench of forward substitutes to get injured in THAT 2nd test before DeVilliers eventually got Brussouw onto the pitch?
To be fair, the only reason we compare Brussouw and Burger is because they both wear a 6. Ocean’s apart withregards to what they both bring to a rugby field.
I personally have a lot of sympathy for Burger.For the past 18 months he’s had stop-start injuries and loss of form.
When on form….he’s one of the finest rugby players South Africa has produced. A complete freak.
I’m not sure we can say that of Brussouw yet.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
#254 rugbygenius:
1. Michael Jones
2. R.McCaw
*daylight*
3. take your pick.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
And….need it be reminded that until Pierre Spies got injured, DeVilliers had Brussouw excluded from this game.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
1. Schalla “The Magnificent Wrecker” Burger
2. Andre Venter
3. Zinzan
Daylight
November 11th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
#287 WakaNathan:
Michael Jones?
Please, the game was way slower back then.
I could have played opensider.
Anyway, don’t exclude Neil Back from that list either. He was way underrated.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
#290 Brigadier Van Zyl: Richard Hill even more so.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
And anyway, the key to an opensider being able to do his thing, is to make sure the entire balance is just right.Generally with the blindsider and 8 being both very physical ball carriers.
Take George Smith for example. His initial impact way back when had that fat ******* Finegan and Somoan both playing with him if I remember correctly.
even mcCaw….is he as good without Jerry Colins not there?
Neil Back….Dayglo and Hill.
…that’s my theory.
use it,don’t use it.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
#291 Big Hit:
snap!
November 11th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
#287 WakaNathan:
You wouldn’t be a bit biased, by any chance?
November 11th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
pinball wizards
1. jan boland
2. ruben
3. brussow
November 11th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
#289 cab:
Zinny was a superb flanker but on a technicality he must surely be considered solely as a no8. Which is not a flanker.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
#296 WakaNathan:
gotta be one of the best looseforwards ever, had the lot, could truly play in any position in backrow.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
only worldcup winners can be considered for this list.
that excludes all kiwis
“lol”
November 11th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
#290 Brigadier Van Zyl:
Slower ? clearly you never saw the Great Man.
Ive certainly never seen a finer player than Iceman, let alone a flanker.
But, then, perhaps coverage wasnt so fluid in his blooming years of the late-80’s…
Neil Back only deserves a mention in the Greatest Cheating Flankers of alltime.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
#299 WakaNathan:
i thought the black panther was supposedly finer than the iceman?