Steyn was contracted to the BBC since 2003 and has decided to broaden his horizons after a decade with the Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls, which saw him win numerous titles at Vodacom Super Rugby, Absa Currie Cup, Vodacom Cup and junior levels. As a Vodacom Bulls player, Steyn was also picked to become a Springbok and up to date, has played in 42 test matches, scoring 486 points.
According to the 28 year old pivot, it was time for a change.
“I don’t think anyone can doubt or question the loyalty that Mornè has shown to us. He has given everything he had for ten years now and one cannot fault his decision to expand his horizons. We will forever be grateful to have a player like that in our generation and can only wish him the best. He will be missed as he is a world class player, but I know that he will still be giving us 110% till the end of his term.” BBC High Performance Manager Xander Janse van Rensburg confirmed that they offered Steyn an extension to his contract, but could not match the lucrative French offer
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Posted by Undertaker on 04 March 2013 19:59
Morné Steyn (born 11 July 1984 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player who plays at the Flyhalf position. He plays at number 10 for the Springboks internationally, as well as for the Bulls in Super Rugby and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. He was member of the team that won the 2009 Super 14, ending the season as the leading point scorer, and setting a record of 4 drop goals in one single match, in the semifinal against the Crusaders.Steyn has won an U-21 World Cup, 2 Currie Cups, 3 Super rugby titles and 1 Tri-Nations.Contents [hide] 1 South Africa2 Records3 Bulls4 References5 External linksSouth AfricaThe SpringboksDuring early 2009, Springbok coach Peter de Villiers made no secret of preferring Ruan Pienaar in the Springbok number 10 jersey despite Steyn performing very well in the Super 14 tournament. Steyn was on the replacement bench during the second Test of the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa, when Pienaar's kicking game disintegrated. Steyn made a huge impression when he replaced Pienaar and immediately slotted two conversions and two penalties – including one from 53m out in the dying minutes of the game, which gave the Springboks the match and the series in dramatic fashion.On 1 August 2009 the Springboks won their match versus New Zealand in the 2009 Tri Nations Series in Durban with a score of 31–19. Steyn scored all of South Africa's 31 points (8 penalty kicks and a converted try). This broke quite a few records, amongst them the record for the most points by an individual in a Tri Nations match – previously held by Andrew Mehrtens with his score of 29 against Australia in 1999 (One conversion and nine penalties). During this match Steyn also had one drop goal attempt come off the upright and pushed one more penalty wide of the posts. This was while earning his fifth Test cap and only his second start for the Springboks.Morne Steyn scored the most points by an individual player in the 2011 Rugby World Cup, where he procured 62 points.RecordsWorld record for most points scored by a player who has scored all their team's points (31).Most points scored against New Zealand (31) in a single testSouth African record for penalties in a test (8) – beating the seven achieved twice by former fullback and now kicking coach of South Africa, Percy Montgomery.All of the above records achieved with his 31 points scored in the Tri Nations 2009 match against the All Blacks in Durban on 1 Aug 09South African record for most points in a test against Australia.Fastest 100 points by a Springbok (8 Test matches, 3 as replacement)Fastest 200 points by a Springbok (16 Test matches)Fastest 300 points by a Springbok (24 Test matches)Fastest 400 points by a Springbok (33 Test matches)Most drop-goals in a Super Rugby season (11).Most points scored against the All Blacks for a Springbok (31).Most points in a Tri Nations match (31).Most drop goals in a Super Rugby game (4) (in the 2009 Super 14 semi-final against the Crusaders)Most drop goals in Super Rugby (22)Most drop goals in a Super Rugby season (11 in 2009)Most penalties in a Super Rugby season (51 in 2010)Most points in a Super Rugby season (263) – Beating Dan Carter's record of 221 set in 2006.Most points by a Bulls player in Super Rugby history (1,201)Most points by a South African and first South African to reach 1,000 points in Super Rugby (1,201)Steyn also holds the record for most consecutive successful kicks at goal in Test play since statistics for that category were first kept in the late 1980s. He had a streak of 41 successful attempts that ended on 6 November 2010 against Ireland. The previous record was 36, held by Chris Paterson of Scotland.BullsBiggest points margin in a super 14 final (61–17)Biggest win in a Super Rugby match vs the Reds (92-3)The only franchise from South Africa to have won the Super Rugby trophy - and on three occasions
Posted by kzn bul on 04 March 2013 17:22
Morne is 'n klas-mens, gentleman en ware Blou Bul. Hy sal in die annale opgeteken staan as een van ons bestes op nr. 10. na die Naas Botha era. Hy het sy innings gedien en na 'n afseisoen verlede jaar lyk hy regtig goed. Hierdie was verseker nie die eerste aanbod wat hy moes oorweeg het in sy loopbaan by die Bulls nie. Ek gun hom 'n goeie twee jaar se aftree geldjies sonder die druk van 'n SA publiek. Sy hand wat hy uitsteek as mentor vir die juniors moet van kennis geneem word. Die beserings is darem nie net slegte nuus nie maar ons sal mooi moet dink oor ons reserwes en hoe ons hulle gaan aanwend. Ek het 'n vermoede die beseringsspook gaan nie vir Potties en Steggies net so los nie, en wonder daarom hoe wys dit is om hulle saam te laat speel? Arno gaan nie werk op 6 nie en met 'n lang en moeilike toer teen spanne teen wie ons 'n 0% wenrekord het oorsee, dink ek eerder een vd twee moet elke game op die bench wees. Ons gaan dit ook moet waag een of ander tyd met Fouche soos ons Saterdag vir Jan Serfontein ingebring het. Morne kan nie elke game speel nie en die afrigtingsspan stuur self die boodskap van twyfel uit oor Fouche deurdat hy geen kans kry nie. Jy kan nie 'n speler net op die bench laar sit vir twee jaar lank en as dit CC tyd is gee jy hom kans om homself te bewys en dan is hy onderspeel nie. Dit benadeel die hele span. Ons het die wrang vrugte gepluk in 2012. Op hierdie stadium het ek nog nie veel meer by hom gesien as destyds met Brummer en Boshoff nie. Vlgs die Bulle was hy beloon met die toekenning as mees belwoende jong speler van 2012 se span. Posted by bloukaap2 on 04 March 2013 16:48
@18 ek stem oor Fouche en Zane. Ek hoop maar iets gebeur drasties op toer
Posted by Nitronic on 04 March 2013 16:39
Morne vat vir Zane en Fouche saam.Ek sien ook 'n nagmerrie toer kom, veral met ons pienk truitjies.
Posted by Bomskok on 04 March 2013 15:50
Morne sterkte met jou loopbaan in frankryk daar sal jy meer relaxed kan speel en ek dink jy het n rustegir omgewing nodig.Dankie vir al jou bydra op en af van die veld jy is n groot hero van blou bul rugby.@15 het jy dan nie currie cup vir 2 jaar gekyk nie?Fouche kom nie eers die mas daar op nie wat nog te se van super rugby. Ek sal nou al begin het met die toer om pollhard bekend stelling te gee aan super rugby sodat hy by morne kan oor vat want met fouch sien ek net donkerte vir die bulle.Toe hougaard oorsee gegaan het het morne al klaar vir hom ook n naam gemaak by die bulle en hy het gewys dat hy sal met welsla by hougaard kan oor vat iets wat fouch nie kan wys nie HOU BY DIE BLOU
Posted by kzn bul on 04 March 2013 15:31
Iets op n hele ander trant. Die vodacom beker skop die naweek af en ons as unie hetd ei unieke prestasie dat osn deur twee spanne verteenwoordi gaan word, die blou bulle, en die limpopo blou bulle. Ek lees min inligting oor die twee spanne op die web. Het iemand dalk enige inligting oor wie die afrigters van die Limpopo blou bulle is? Dit is wonderlike vir rugby in daai streek , alhoewel ek dink die logistieke reelings om spelers by oefening te kry moet n nagmerrie wees. Gaan die Limpopo dalk versterk word met n gekontrakterede blou bul speler of twee siende dat die span seker net uit amateur spelers sal bestaan en selfs op Vodacom vlak sal dit n trappie te ver wees? Saru wil seker nie sien dat die besluit in hulle gesigte gaan ontplof as daar weekliks reuse tellings teen hulle opgestapel word nie ( ek onthou dat die wedstryd teen die blou bul vodacom span na 70 min met n telling van iets in die 80 teenoor 5 gestaak was)
Posted by loftus on 04 March 2013 15:17
ek kan onthou hoe die mense aan gegaan het toe hougard oorsee gegaan het en morne oor gevat het--so ja as dit fouche is wat oorvat gee die manetjie sy beurt --hom min gesien speel om rerig te kan oor deel -so dan is daar polard ook Posted by louisk on 04 March 2013 14:49
Beste ding wat met Morne, Springbokke en die Bulls kon gebeur! Gaan geniet die lewe in Frankryk, maak lekker geld. En ons in SA en die Bulle kan bou vir die toekoms met nuwe bloed. Gaan jou goed, ou maat.
Posted by Bennie Strydom on 04 March 2013 14:42
Pink Bulls and refs clash--------------------------------------------------------------------------------by Brenden Nel 04 March 2013, 12:20With so much pink abounding on the rugby fields, it wasn’t surprising that it would clash at some stage or other.This will happen this week when the Vodacom Bulls fly in to Auckland to face off with the Blues in their Vodacom Super Rugby game.But the clash won’t be with the opposing team, even though both have blue kits, but rather with the referees.Referees this year have worn pink as their outfits thanks to a new sponsor in New Zealand and with the Bulls again deciding to don their pink “away” kit during this year’s tournament, there was a distinct possibility the 16th man would literally become the 16th man in pink.But with Sanzar alerted to the clash, referees boss Lyndon Bray confirmed to supersport.com that the referee would change his kit to a white shirt and black shorts for the clash.“The referee would have to change in such an instance,” Bray confirmed to supersport.com.The move did catch Sanzar by surprise, with officials needing to find out if there was indeed “an alternative kit” for the referee.The ref in question, Garat Williamson from New Zealand, will have the whistle in white this weekend then.
Posted by DIE BLOU BAAS on 04 March 2013 14:30
die slegte ding van Morne se weggaan is dat ons nou volgende jaar met Fouche gaan sit. Iemand in die bulle se bestuur of afrigtingkorps hou van die ou en Pollard sal seker volgende jaar nog te jonk wees vir S15.
Posted by Old Blue Eyes on 04 March 2013 14:27
@8 Laasjaar was daar stats gewees wat getoon het dat Zane die meeste passes gegee het, wat tot driee gely het. Kyk weer na daai "slick hands" na Bjorn se drie wat nie toegeken was nie.hy is oor die algemeen baie veilig op 15, maar as hy die bal kry daar agter skop hy 'n up & under of hy soek 2 ouens in wie kan vashardloop. wanneer hy egter in die agterlyn inkom in 'n beweging is hy nogal gevaarlik, dit gebeur net heeltemal te min.Ek sal graag wil sien dat Visser bietjie geleentheid kry en kan ook nie wag vir VC om te begin nie. Dit wil my voorkom of Ulrich daar kans gaan kry op hoofsaaklik 15.
Posted by Old Blue Eyes on 04 March 2013 14:25
8Ja. Ek gaan vir die eerste keer ooit teen die Bulle pick op Superbru die volgende 4 weke. Ek verwag n nagmerrie toer.Dis maar net realisties.
Posted by Shannow on 04 March 2013 13:54
All the best for the future Morne, may you achieve the success that Derek Hougaard, Gary Botha, Pedre and Bakkies have achieved overseas. What is a concern to me is that Zane is not performing to the best of his ability as of late as he is often out of position and his defense is in question, so do we have depth at full back. Also a concern is that will Loius be able to achieve the accolades that Morne has achieved, big boots to fill?
Posted by Blue Beard on 04 March 2013 13:53
Ek wil saam met n persoon stem oor wat hy op n vorige blog gese het.Dit is noual 3 jr wat ons hier op die blog skryf en mooi vra dat Zane Kirschner geleer moet word hoe om n bal uit te gee veral met overlaps want hy weet nou nog nie,wil oor almal hardloop,hel sien die afrigters dit nie.Ek is miskien nou negatief maar op huidige spelpeil verloor ons al 4 wedstryde op toer en sal ek nie verbaas wees as ons n 50 of 2 teen ons kry nie.Wanneer wil die Bulle weer begin rugby speel dit bly net hierdie verbeeldinglose,vervelige rugby.Ek sal altyd n Bul bly maar hel wanneer gaan dinge draai,die ander spanne lees ons soos n boek.KOM BULLE MAAK ONS TROTS
Posted by Anti Province on 04 March 2013 13:44
Sterkte Morne en dankie vir alles wat jy vir ons beteken het oor die jare. Jy gaan voorwaar gemis word.Daardie wedstryd teen die Crusaders op Loftus, toe ons agtergeloop het voor Pierre se langafstand drie en jou 4 skepskoppe sal my altyd bybly as een van ons beste oorwinnings ooit.
Posted by Shannow on 04 March 2013 13:36
Sterkte vir toekoms Morne!Net op n ander punt.Juandre Kruger moet die mees overrated rugby speler in SA wees!-Kompeteer nie in lynstane nie.-Raak nie betrokke by die spel nie.-As dinge begin taai raak.Dan sak sy skouers en moan net by die ref.Sy kop is al klaar in Frankryk!
Posted by Lekkerblou on 04 March 2013 13:32
@4: I am not sure we should see it as an exodus. Rather the normal cycle of life. It is just a pity that it did not happen a year or so later, as I don't think our current replacements for Morne and Juandre is completely ready yet. .. Maybe willing, but not so sure about the ready and able...
Posted by GeenBloutjieNetBlou on 04 March 2013 13:30
Another huge loss to this team - when is this exodus going to end. I am so so sorry that Morne has decided to also leave now - he is (and always has been) my favourite player. Even when he lost form and everyone was slating him I was always on the other end of the keyboard defending him. Well - best of luck Morne - I personally am not a happy person to hear this. You are simply the best !!
Posted by BullsRbest on 04 March 2013 13:15
daar is darem diepte op loskakel so ja die outjies sal nou moet vinig deurkom
Posted by louisk on 04 March 2013 12:58
Goeie besluit Morne!Gaan bou 'n lekker pensioen op!
Posted by Bloubosvelder on 04 March 2013 12:52
Sterkte Morné, hoop jy en jou familie geniet dit in Frankryk. Baie dankie vir die jare se onbaatsugtige diens aan die BBRU, ons salueer jou!!!!!!!
Posted by KemptonBlouBul on 04 March 2013 12:52