Brüssow Boks’ ‘true poison’
11 Nov 2009
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.
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11 Nov 2009, 22:25 pm
#396 fsjakes: ag, fsjakes…i’m just yanking ur chain, chill out like ou David suggested…nothing on this blog is worth getting a hissy fit over…
11 Nov 2009, 22:27 pm
#401 Transformation: it was a joke…
11 Nov 2009, 22:29 pm
#400 David: always Dave…live it to the full….you know the drill!
11 Nov 2009, 22:35 pm
#401 Transformation:
#402 fsjakes:
Are you two married?
11 Nov 2009, 22:52 pm
Grant13,
I never liked him either, but he did win us the World Cup during extremely testing times. He deserves credit for that.
#404,
Looking at the daily conversations it seems like most of our bloggers have said their vows. Say what you want about RT, but there you can talk rugby in peace.
11 Nov 2009, 22:53 pm
Whenever I feel like a bit of debate I come over here.
11 Nov 2009, 23:05 pm
#406 Die_Valk:
Yes, that’s the difference. Personally, I prefer the open debate, however rough it becomes. Anyway, ‘night all.
The arguments will start in earnest tomorrow about how SARU will include the Kings.
11 Nov 2009, 23:23 pm
I do think that WO and Adi are very close, but they are both miles behind JdV and JF.
Good night, probably going to dream about French front rows and Chabal running full-speed towards Adi. Perhaps he should do what he did against JLP and turn into a football-player for a few seconds, breaking his shoulder and then recover instantly.
Good luck to the Boks.
Prove me wrong, front row. And Kanko. And …
Ah *&^% it
12 Nov 2009, 01:46 am
#336 cab:
remember to separate Fact from Fiction there Cab.
Fact = Afrikaaner refs and No/limited Visas to non-whites.
Fiction = “surely an offer of a farm in auckland…”
Dont assume every nation is as innately corrupt as those found in Africa.
12 Nov 2009, 02:24 am
‘They don’t make any of those stupid mistakes they made in the past and which have perhaps cost them some victories.’
tell that to bl00dy Daniesaurus Rossouw who STILL cannot stop himslef form giving away penalties at stupid times when provoked.
12 Nov 2009, 11:28 am
#409,
One can see why your country’s upstanding youth all go and work in Oz when one reads your comments.
12 Nov 2009, 12:49 pm
#411 Die_Valk:
It raises the IQ of both countries.
12 Nov 2009, 17:34 pm
#412,
Try being a little more original.
12 Nov 2009, 19:46 pm
#413 Die_Valk:
Oh, like you ?
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