Jean de Villiers has been called into the Bok squad after Adi Jacobs failed a fitness test and was sent back home.
Keo.co.za reported that Jean has been called up as cover (or possibly starting) for the injured Jacobs who is on his way back to South Africa.
The decision is an obvious one after Jacobs failed to recover from an ankle injury sustained in the Italy test as Jean is already in Ireland where he does duty for Irish club Munster currently.
The Bok team will be announced tomorrow.
November 25th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Well it gets better and better.
November 25th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Jirre but now Snorre really looks like clutching at straws…
To be honest not a good sign for him and his planning/management – what to make of it all
JdV has not set the world on fire in Ireland since his move either
November 25th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Reply to JT @ 7:43 pm:
Yup, Wynand forever the bridesmaid it seems.
November 25th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
:snor: is justing using all the players who will in any case be back in SA next year after the European season…
NOW we only need Francois…
BIG QUESTION!!!
WHO WILL BE THE #2???
November 25th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
The decision is an obvious one after Jacobs failed to recover from an ankle injury sustained in the Italy test as Jean is already in Ireland where he does duty for Irish club Munster currently.
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Although I am happy to Jean back in the team, this is utter bullshit, Can PDV decide if he gonna use overseas base players or not.
Meisiekind was in any case supposed to have been in the team from the start.
And where did Jocobs got his injuries from, when he took off his boots after the game.
November 25th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Reply to PietPloos @ 7:57 pm: John Smit and Bismark not even on the bench, see how bismark is signing next year with overseas club
November 25th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Reply to Bunny @ 8:05 pm:
JDV for all intent and purpose has been called in as cover, if he leapfrogs Wynand it would be grossly unfair.
November 25th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Reply to Morné @ 8:07 pm: I promise you he will
November 25th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Gotta lotta hookers –
won’t miss Bismarck
much.
His brother even less,
since they are apparently
inseparable since birth.
November 25th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
I can see Morne starting with Jean on the bench. I hear on radio that Kanko received a big bump to the head?
So will we see Smit start at 2 with Strauss on the bench and Danie starting at 8 with Deysel and Brussouw and Burger on bench?
November 25th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
No Boer Bissie is an yster but he needs to learn some humility and get his form back. Problem is Strauss is a very consistent player and will be hard to remove once he gets in, much like Gary was under Jake.
November 25th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
NOW the other BIG Question…
Where will CJ, Jean and BJ playe when they return June 2009…???
November 25th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Jannie is a good player but his heart lies elsewhere. He needs to take a break for 2 years or so and just work as a doctor and see if he still has the hunger to be the best,
November 25th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Piet I see Jean at the Bulls, CJ at WP and BJ at Sharks
November 25th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 8:30 pm:
Bismarck might just be in trouble – because of his shittie attitude with Gary back in the mix!!
November 25th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 8:33 pm:
CJ and Rassie – I do not think so!!
November 25th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
OH – and where will John play S14 as non of the Boks will be playing CC!
November 25th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
What did CJ and Rassie
Then CJ to Bloem for sure.
November 25th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 8:30 pm:
Strauss is a very consistent player and will be hard to remove
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That’s why I won’t miss Bissie much.
Then we still have Liebenberg and
Gary.
November 25th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 8:43 pm:
The players do not trust rassie…
November 25th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Boer Liebenberg is a good player but he is a huge ego. He fits in well with Rassie and the boys but when it matters most he is just a fat kif with a bot of aggro. No different in fact to Lucas Van Biljon.
Strauss and Gary are both aggro but both have a rugby maturity not unlike that of John Smit. When it ocmes to doing the basics Strauss is just below Smit. Have to see the new Gary but he was also a discolined hard working player who did the basics right.
Liebenberg is on and off and I fear spends too much time high fiving his team mates instead of working on his game.
November 25th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 8:28 pm: Don’t get me wrong I will not loose sleep if Bismark is not in the team anymore not his biggest fan
November 25th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 8:51 pm: Agree on Gary he would be the logical person, with liebenberg and Strauss I like alot. But I do think Gary will have inside lane.
Bismark is highly rated but something is wrong there, I can be one of the best, everybody is saying how strong he is, but how strong is he really in the scrums.
Any insite from someone who knows players who played against him?
November 25th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
On Jean being called up into the squad, my immediate feeling was, at last sanity prevails. So what if he is plying his trade overseas, at least he is still a Saffer. JT says above that Jean has not performed well in Ireland but I would still rate him highly as having the potential to spark that backline of ours into life. It is not for nothing that Jean is highly rated overseas and past performances for WP, the Stormers and the Boks show he has exceptional talent.
November 25th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Reply to out wide @ 10:04 pm: Happy that he is gonna be in the side even if it is on the bech, PDV must just make up his mide on overseas players, Hougaardt, Pienaar is all so called utility backs, so my question is just is this panic from Coaching staff?
I do think so
But Good for the Boks if the ring necks start panic
November 25th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Reply to Bunny @ 10:22 pm:
Dawie won’t agree with you,
but then he’s just an ERT
supporting a bad team.
November 25th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Reply to newbokshields @ 9:00 pm:
Boer Liebenberg is a good player but he is a huge ego.
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Perception, or inside info?
November 25th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Been watching a recording of Scotland v Aus and damn these Scots are a resilient bunch! Tackling their hearts out!
Brilliant!
November 26th, 2009 at 7:03 am
I have heard this morning that Meisiekind will play and Jean will be on the bench.
November 26th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Reply to JT @ 10:48 pm:
SCOTLAND THE BRAVE!
November 26th, 2009 at 7:41 am
sometimes a bit unwashed – but heh
if you were living in that climes….
November 26th, 2009 at 8:04 am
Reply to Bunny @ 7:03 am:
Good news that
November 26th, 2009 at 8:15 am
AgrEE that AdriAAnStrauSS lOOks like a mature and composed player.
:thumbup:
November 26th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Reply to Morné @ 8:04 am: That was the right thing to do, and I predict Meisiekind to have his best game ever, gonna tackle the living shit out of Ou moangat O’dressfunny.
Go Meisiekind
November 26th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
be interesting to see the Bok team, i’d play Olivier and Fourie at centre, with Deysel at 7 and Rossouw at 8. Schalk coming off the bench in the last 25. If he’s on the starting team sheet it will just give the Irish a psychological handle to winde themselves up.
November 26th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Not much of a speedwobble
on RW nowadays, hey?
Guys already in holiday mood?
November 26th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
yip, always slow down about now, no rugby either for the next few months.
November 26th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
hey ouens!
Ek hoor Caster Semengya het nou die dag erken, sy sal haar linker bal gee vir ‘n mooi paar tiete
November 26th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Dit sal darem maar nice wees om vir ou Tina weer terug te he in die span, hulle kan hom ook maar net so wel kies vir 15, want tussen Pienaar en Kirchner is die kas ook maar leeg daar agter langs.
Jammerte Rose is terug SA toe.
November 26th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Reply to welshbok @ 1:27 pm:
Never thought I’d agree with a statement like that on Rose.
November 26th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
talking about tite – what happened to babe of teh day?
November 26th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
tite = tiete
November 26th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Reply to Morné @ 1:37 pm:
Not that Rose is remotely comparable to Francois Steyn though.
Ironically, Steyn has been nominated for IRB player of the year, yet at bok level they moer on with subordinate other players to prove a point to overseas players.
They have however already set the precedent in selecting from abroad with CJ, BJ and now JdV, they might as well pull in Steyn to play @ 15.
November 26th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Reply to welshbok @ 1:24 pm:
Caster en die Paashaas het
iets gemeen: albei steek
hul eiers weg.
November 26th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Reply to JT @ 1:46 pm:
Tart of the Day was scrapped
- too many complaints and
too many kommin pics.
November 26th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Reply to JT @ 1:46 pm:
Hoe lykie weer daar in Innsbruck?
Have you been out on the board yet?
November 26th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Reply to welshbok @ 2:04 pm:
Ja, Saru and Snor will have
to do a thorough rethink
about the foreign based
players.
Without them the cupboard is
bare inmany cases; talent not
coming through and no B-team
building happening.
November 26th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 2:04 pm:
Die ou oom en tannie stap in die pad af, hulle sien ‘n hond besig om sy ballas te lek, die oom se:
“jinne vrou, ek wens ek kon dit doen”
“is jy nou MAL MAN! Die hond sal jou mos byt”
November 26th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Reply to welshbok @ 2:06 pm:
Sunny and warm. too warm for this time of the year so no proper snow yet
Should change in the next week.
When you coming over for some boarding?
November 26th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Don’t read too much into the OS selections, not yet.
Very convenient to select them now, while touring in NH, but 3N will be different story. Mark my words.
:snor: just covering for his own arse in a way – get the tried & tested to help, albeit with them plying the trade OS, instead of flying more of his failing witbroodjies (or more deserving players, for that matter) in at high cost & them then being little jetlagged as well.
CJ, BJ & Jean familiar with setup and only quick, cheap flight away.
I might be wrong but it does makes sense…