Saturday, February 04, 2012

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HeynekeMeyerMassive challenges and oddities await Coach Meyer

Two quotes by Heyneke Meyer encapsulate the focus of the new Springbok coach.

“There are two kinds of rugby – winning rugby and losing rugby and I subscribe to the first type.”  Regarding his vision for the next four years as the man at the helm of Springbok rugby: he said: “Every single game the Springboks play is extremely important, and the mission is to win every game we play. I want to see the Springboks back at number one in the world, which is where they belong.”

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ProteasA season of surprises

Dangers are lurking away from home if you are ranked among the elite in test cricket. England suffered one of their most disastrous batting collapses in test history by disintegrating against the onslaughts of the spinners Abdur Rehman and Saeed Ajmal. India suffered a similar fate in a season of surprises. Perhaps South Africa’s Proteas should heed the lessons of these defeats and learn quickly as they prepare to leave their home shore.

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HeynekeMeyerAt last – now let’s get on with the game

After a painfully drawn-out process, word from the inner sanctuary of South African rugby is that Heyneke Meyer is in the inside lane to be named Springbok-coach on Friday. According to sources, Gert Smal was one of the favourites for the position, but ultimately opted out of the race because he was not free to select his assistant-coaches, a decision that apparently infuriated him.

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ProteasGraeme Smith emulates Mark Twain

South Africa would have mixed emotions about the series win against Sri Lanka in the one-day internationals.The sustained excellence of AB de Villiers and good performances by LonwaboTsotsobe as well as the resurrection of Graeme Smith would surely be celebrated. But the Proteas still have some fine tuning to do in their approach to one-day internationals.

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