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		<title>Rassie gaan Heyneke help</title>
		<link>http://www.ruggaworld.com/2012/02/04/rassie-gaan-heyneke-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rassie Erasmus sal beslis Heyneke Meyer en die Springbokke se tegniese analis wees. Rudolph Lake, Rapport Dít is dieselfde rol wat Erasmus onlangs nog tydens die Wêreldbeker-toernooi in Nieu-Seeland in Peter de Villiers se afrigtingspan vervul het. Die groot verskil is egter dat Erasmus dié keer van die begin af voltyds saam met Meyer met die Bokke sal werk – en nie soos verlede jaar kort voor die Wêreldbeker gevra sal word om die kastaiings in die Bok-kamp se vuur te kom uitkrap nie. Erasmus vergader vandeesweek met Meyer en die Suid-Afrikaanse Rugbyunie (Saru) oor sy kontrak en daar word geen probleme voorsien wat sal keer dat Erasmus pen op papier sal sit nie. PAUL TREU Intussen blyk dit ook steeds bykans ’n uitgemaakte saak te wees dat die nasionale sewes-afrigter, Paul Treu, gevra gaan word om hom aan te sluit by Meyer se afrigtingspan – met die oog daarop om Treu as toekomstige Springbok-afrigter te ontwikkel. Hy sal nie noodwendig dadelik verlore wees vir sewesrugby nie, aangesien Saru se drome van Olimpiese roem oor vier jaar op hóm gevestig is. Die wêreld se sewesspanne kwalifiseer aanstaande jaar vir 2016 se Spele in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilië. Die kans dat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fourie du Preez Bok-kaptein?</title>
		<link>http://www.ruggaworld.com/2012/02/04/fourie-du-preez-bok-kaptein/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boertjie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fourie du Preez is skynbaar die gunsteling om die Springbok-kapteinskap by John Smit oor te neem. Rudolph Lake, Rapport Hoewel die nuwe Bok-afrigter, Heyneke Meyer, verlede week tydens sy aanstelling gesê het die span se nuwe kaptein is nog ver van sy gedagtes, verneem Rapport betroubaar dat Du Preez, die gewese Bulls- en Blou Bul-skrumskakel wat tans sy rugby in Japan speel, in Meyer se visier is om die nasionale span te lei wanneer hulle in Junie die eerste keer onder sy breierskap in ’n toetsreeks met Engeland kragte sal meet. Du Preez is ’n veteraan van 62 Bok-toetse en het altesame 237 eersterangse wedstryde op sy kerfstok. Hy het die Bokke in 2007 en 2011 se Wêreldbeker-toernooie verteenwoordig. Du Preez het die afgelope week as die groot gunsteling vir die Bok-kapteinskap op die voorgrond getree toe planne om Victor Matfield as Bok-leier na die rugbyveld terug te lok, skynbaar gesneuwel het. Hoewel daar verlede week bespiegel is dat Matfield gretig is om weer sy rugbystewels aan te trek, is hy verbind om vanjaar as rugbykommentator vir SuperSport te werk en word hy oor twee weke op ’n amptelike geleentheid by dié betaalkanaal se kantore in Randburg aan die media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snor feels sorry for Heyneke</title>
		<link>http://www.ruggaworld.com/2012/02/01/snor-feels-sorry-for-heyneke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boertjie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers admitted to being bitter at the way he left the job, and has said he “feels sorry” for new coach Heyneke Meyer, who is is already “on the back foot.” Sport24 De Villiers was speaking on Redi Tlhabi on Talk Radio 702 about his tenure as Bok coach when he expressed his sympathy for Meyer after he was only appointed last week into the position, despite the fact that De Villiers&#8217;s contract ended at the end of last year. De Villiers, whose stay as Bok coach was both controversial and interesting, used the recent decision by the South African Rugby Union to bring in the Kings into Super Rugby from 2013 as an example of how tough it would be for the new coach. The pitfalls of ending last in the South African conference could see a franchise not play Super Rugby in 2013, meaning that it was do or die for some coaches in the competition. This wouldn’t impact well on the national cause. “I feel sorry for Heyneke, because he is starting on the back foot. The franchises are already set for the new season and know the news that a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meyer wants unified style</title>
		<link>http://www.ruggaworld.com/2012/01/30/meyer-wants-unified-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boertjie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heyneke Meyer says one of his greatest challenges will be to have the country&#8217;s Super Rugby franchises on the same page. Sport24 Meyer said on Monday that his ultimate aim would be for all the teams in South Africa to adopt a similar style of rugby. &#8220;In future I would like to install a national style of play and defence and all the attributes that go with it, and everybody should buy in,&#8221; Meyer said. &#8220;I am realistic and know you can&#8217;t force people to play the same, but there should at least be a common goal and places where you can touch base.&#8221; Meyer said it would be imperative to use the Super Rugby coaches as a sounding board as they worked with the players on a day-to-day basis. He added that communication will be key in sustaining a good relationship with the coaches. &#8220;I would have loved to have started with an extensive planning session where we could put in a national strategy with the way we want to play, but at this stage it is a little bit late,&#8221; he said. &#8220;My main aim is to set a great working relationship with them because they see the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meyer eyes short term captain</title>
		<link>http://www.ruggaworld.com/2012/01/30/meyer-eyes-short-term-captain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boertjie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer says he is in no hurry to announce a permanent captain for the national side. News24 &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to appoint a long-term captain immediately. I want to pick a short-term captain, get to know the players and then make an informed decision,&#8221; Meyer told the Rapport newspaper. &#8220;The task of the Bok captaincy is not something that should be made cheap. It&#8217;s a huge task and an unbelievable honour. &#8220;Therefore I don&#8217;t want to appoint someone for the long-term and then later realise that I&#8217;ve made the wrong decision. &#8220;I will monitor it on a daily basis,&#8221; said Meyer. Meyer also stated he will make the decision on merit. Previous coach Peter de Villiers came under fire for continuing to select John Smit as captain while many critics believed Bismarck du Plessis was the better hooker. &#8220;It&#8217;s a fine balance but I think your captain has to be chosen on merit. &#8220;It also depends on what you want from a captain. I think it&#8217;s important that he conducts himself well with the media and carries out the right image towards the world. &#8220;He needs to be strategic on the field, because I&#8217;m not there. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meyer sal wyd soek na Bokke</title>
		<link>http://www.ruggaworld.com/2012/01/29/meyer-sal-wyd-soek-na-bokke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boertjie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heyneke Meyer gaan “na elke uithoek van die wêreld reis” om die sterkste Bokspan in die veld te stoot. Stephen Nell, Rapport Meyer het aan Rapport gesê dat hy Bokke wat oorsee speel, wil insluit in sy plan om met elke Suid-Afrikaanse speler in gesprek te tree. “Ek dink ek gaan my doodwerk, maar ek wil elke ou moontlik gaan sien. Ja, ek wil graag met oorsese spelers praat, sodat ek weet waar hulle staan en wat hul gesindheid is.” Sy reistog behoort dus die Brittanje, Ierland, Frankryk en Japan in te sluit. Fourie du Preez en Danie Rossouw speel in Japan vir Suntory Sungo­liath, terwyl Jaque Fourie in Panasonic se diens is. Gurthrö Steenkamp en Frans Steyn speel vir Toulouse en Racing Metro in Frankryk, en Ruan Pienaar vir Ulster in Noord-Ierland. Dan is daar natuurlik nog die Chuck Norris-grappe wat die Engelse oor Schalk Brits vertel, en waarvoor Meyer gerus sy ore kan spits. Dis dus nie vergesog dat ’n reistog oorsee ’n handjievol spelers van wêreldgehalte as Bok-aanspraakmakers in die nuwe era kan oplewer nie. Du Preez is verlede jaar nog voor die Wêreldbeker-toernooi as die spel se voorste skrumskakel gereken, Fourie as die beste buitesenter, terwyl [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meyer se Bokke, sal eg Suid-Afrikaanse Bokke wees</title>
		<link>http://www.ruggaworld.com/2012/01/29/meyer-se-bokke-is-eg-suid-afrikaanse-bokke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morné</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nuwe Springbok afrigter, Heyneke Meyer, gesels met Hanlie Retief van Rapport oor sy drome, planne en hoe hy al van skooldae af geweet het hy sal eendag die Springbokke afrig. Hanlie Retief, Rapport Soos die Bulls se blouforiese wendrie in daardie laaste knersoomblikke van 2007 se Super-14-eindstryd, presies só het dit vir Heyneke Meyer gevoel toe hy eergister sy kontrak as Bok-afrigter teken. Net voor hy wou moed opgee, toe gebéúr dit. Net voor die eindfluitjie daai dag op Loftus, toe’t sy manne kringetjie gemaak: Victor, Jaco, Bryan, almal, hand op die hart. En toe gaan máák hulle ’n drie vir hul coach. Suid-Afrika, hand op die hart, het nou uiteindelik vir Heyneke Meyer as Bok-afrigter. Twee kanse vir dié top-pos is al by hom verby. In 2004 was hy voorloper op die kortlys. Maar toe onttrek hy om sy werk by die Bulle klaar te maak (“jy drop nie jou manne halfpad nie”). In 2007 was sy hand so te sê op die kontrak, toe knikker politiek hom disnis uit die wedloop. Drie keer word toe skeepsreg. “Ek is maar net ’n gewone seun van die platteland wat in rugby beland het oor ek so liéf is vir die [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Meyer is the right man</title>
		<link>http://www.ruggaworld.com/2012/01/27/why-meyer-is-the-right-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boertjie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twelve reasons why Heyneke Myer is best equipped to coach the Springboks for the next four years. Jan de Koning, rugby365 His appointment comes four years after he was done a great injustice, when last-minute political meddling saw Peter de Villiers replace Jake White. In the words of SARU President Oregan Hoskins, Meyer lost out back in 2008 for reasons other than rugby considerations. But now he gets his chance and Jan de Koning gives you some very good reasons why Meyer is the right man for the job: ►1. He personifies professionalism through the three D’s &#8211; determination, dedication and decisiveness. ►2. Behind the guarded, tough exterior is a loyal person &#8211; not just a family man and a man of faith, but above all, he is a man that never regards himself as bigger than the game. ►3. He is articulate &#8211; a person who can explain the game and its intricate tactics to even the most unvarnished of observers, never getting overly excited. ►4. He thrives on challenges &#8211; the tougher the better. Having studied sports psychology at the University of Pretoria, his motivational abilities are legendary. Two matches that epitomise this are the record 92-3 victory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meyer officially appointed as new Bok coach</title>
		<link>http://www.ruggaworld.com/2012/01/27/meyer-officially-appointed-as-new-bok-coach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morné</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heyneke Meyer will be the new Springbok coach after a Special General Meeting of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) ratified his proposed appointment in Cape Town on Friday. The 44-year-old Blue Bulls rugby executive takes over from Peter de Villiers, who coached the Springboks from 2008 to 2011. He will take charge as head coach of the 1995 and 2007 Rugby World Cup champions for the first time against England in Durban on June 9. Meyer said he relished the opportunity to make all South Africans proud of the Springboks. “Having been involved with the Blue Bulls for so long, I’ve experienced first hand how passionate South African rugby supporters are,” said Meyer. “I know the importance of rugby in the South African psyche and will do everything in my power to ensure the Springboks remain among the pace setters of world rugby. “I’m very happy to accept this enormous honour and massive responsibility,” he said. Meyer was head coach of the Vodacom Bulls when they became the first South African team to lift the coveted Vodacom Super 14 trophy in 2007. Before that, he steered the Vodacom Blue Bulls to Absa Currie Cup titles in 2002, 2003, 2004 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Juan back on crutches</title>
		<link>http://www.ruggaworld.com/2012/01/26/juan-back-on-crutches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boertjie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[he Cheetahs&#8217; Springbok flank Juan Smith has undergone a follow-up operation to his Achilles but is expected to start training in two to three weeks&#8217; time. The Volksblad newspaper reports that Smith went for an operation in Pretoria on Wednesday which has forced him back onto crutches but Cheetahs team doctor Ian Morris says there&#8217;s no reason for concern. While this setback will delay Smith&#8217;s comeback and could see him miss the Cheetahs&#8217; overseas leg of the Super Rugby tournament, it will be beneficial for the flanker in the long run. Morris is &#8220;positive and optimistic&#8221; that &#8211; despite this being Smith&#8217;s fourth operation &#8211; he is on his way back to the playing field. Morris says Smith&#8217;s wounds must now heal before he could start practicing again in two or three weeks&#8217; time. Reports from Volksblad earlier in the week which stated the flanker was on his way to the Cape to see a specialist were not true. He went to Pretoria instead. Smith injured his Achilles in the Cheetahs&#8217; first Super Rugby clash against the Bulls on 25 February last year. He started jogging again at the start of this year but went to see a specialist in [...]]]></description>
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