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September 16, 2012 Posted by Boertjie Hierdie was soos die siekste en flouste van siek grappe – ‘n goeie opsomming van die toets in Dunedin.
Pieter Jordaan, Rapport
Iets soos: “Kom ons kyk hoe ons ’n sege oor die All Blacks, op ’n skinkbord aangebied, op sy lelikste kan opmors.”
En só doen jy dit: Volhard nóg en nóg met Morné Steyn as losskakel, sodat hy ’n swak eerste helfte met sy vierde verbroude stelskop ná rustyd kan opvolg.
En vervang tog vroegtydig vir Beast Mtawarira, op die dag ’n yster, met ’n speler soos Dean Greyling, wat nie rugby se reëls so lekker vang nie.
Gebruik steeds taktiese en hoë skoppe, al verkeer jy onder weinig druk, en al is jou skoppers nie akkuraat genoeg daarmee nie.
En verstik telkens uit pure verbasing aan ’n vreemde dis as die bal wel wyd gaan.
Heyneke Meyer en sy span skuld Suid-Afrika vandag antwoorde. Hulle staan in die beskuldigdebank ná ’n absolute laagtepunt in Bok-rugby.
Gister hier in die Forsyth Barr-stadion was die All Blacks so mak soos huiskatte – en die Bokke, wat fisieke impak betref, heerlik rof en op hul vurige beste.
Maar die Bokke het tóg ’n manier gevind om hul eie oorheersing in die wedstryd te verraai, deur met 11-21 in dié Rugby-kampioenskapstryd te verloor.
As jy verstaan hoe om met die rugbybal in ruimte te speel, ís dit moontlik om met drie baldraers ses verdedigers in te suig en te fnuik, presies soos die All Blacks met Israel Dagg se drie in die 19de minuut gemaak het.
As jy nié weet nie, dan word jou kanse rommel, soos toe drie Springbok-agterspelers vroeg in die wedstryd nie twee verdedigers kon intrek om Bryan Habana weg te stuur nie.
Hier was Zane Kirchner met sy gebrek aan voorgevoel die groot sondebok – en later was dit die kaptein, Jean de Villiers, wat die bal verby Francois Hougaard oor die kantlyn gesmyt het. Sulke oomblikke sou later herhaal word.
En dan Steyn. Drie van sy vier stelskoppe is voor rustyd verbrou. Maklikes. Tóé moes Johan Goosen al op die veld verskyn het. Dit het egter eers ná 58 minute gebeur. Teen rustyd was die Bokke, weens al die faktore, met 3-5 agter. Meyer se All Black-eweknie, Steve Hansen, was egter wakker genoeg om sy swak skakel, Piri Weepu, ná 40 minute al met Aaron Smith te vervang.
Die gevolg? Smith het ’n deurslaggewende drie ná 60 minute gaan druk om ’n vroeëre individuele juweeldrie deur Habana ongedaan te maak.
En só het die Bokke tragies hier op die Suid-Eiland gesink. Ten spyte van Habana se heldedade. Ten spyte van ’n lostrio van Louw, Alberts en Vermeulen wat kookwater was en die inklimspel van Adriaan Strauss.
Vyf Springbok-lynstane is verloor. Sewe (!) stelskoppe is op die dag deur die Bokke gemis, waarvan drie dapper langafstand-pogings deur Frans Steyn en Goosen.
Toe Morné Steyn uiteindelik vervang is, het dit net ’n oomblik of twee gevat vir die Bokke om op ’n ander manier aan eie hand te sneuwel.
Greyling se geneigdheid tot strafskoppe het gister ’n vrot laagtepunt bereik, toe hy op die wedstryd se breekpunt onnodige tyd in die koelkas vir ’n skouerloop moes deurbring.
Toe hy terugkeer, het hy vir oulaas oortree en Aaron Cruden het met die daaropvolgende strafdoel ’n bonuspunt by die Bokke gegaps.
Wat ’n siek, siek grap.
Nieu-Seeland 21 (5): Drieë: Israel Dagg, Aaron Smith. Doelskop: Aaron Cruden. Strafdoele: Cruden (3).
Suid-Afrika 11 (3): Drie: Bryan Habana. Strafdoele: Morné Steyn, Johan Goosen. 19 Comments Boertjie says:
September 16th, 2012 at 6:34 pm Sick joke indeed.
But it seems to me journo’s don’t watch
the replays. Greyling’s charge was NOT
a shoulder charge.
September 16th, 2012 at 7:09 pm Adding to the problem was the
continuous selection of a 15
with no kicking abilities –
who then tries a drop kick.
I can’t think of any other Bok 15
with no kicking abilities ever
being selected. It goes with the
September 16th, 2012 at 7:12 pm He can’t pass either. Bekke says:
September 16th, 2012 at 9:48 pm A wise man once said: I only know 2 types of rugby, winning and losing. This is clearly the losing type…
If only he was less conservative and more secure in his job, to appoint proper support, and select players based on ability and not friendsip. Afraid this could pull his laager even more shut.
September 16th, 2012 at 10:01 pm Dean Greyling will miss South Africa’s Rugby Championship test against Australia at the end of the month after the prop was banned for two weeks for a forearm smash on New Zealand captain Richie McCaw.
September 16th, 2012 at 10:24 pm I don’t recall anyone predicting the Boks to win this match. Then why the emotional outburst when the result went exactly how we expected it?
In fact, I’d wager it went a lot better than expected.
Hence we are disappointed that they did not win because they were certainly in a position to do so. We should look at the bright side though. Wins in New Zealand are very rare and opportunities to win only slightly less so. The line-outs were a shambles, the scrums a mess, the tactical kicking was poor and the place kicking was the pits, but despite all these negatives, the Boks were a kick and a pass away from winning this one.
That indicates that the tactics are spot on, the much maligned game-plan is actually very good. Better execution and a personnel change or two and these Boks will be very hard to beat.
September 16th, 2012 at 10:43 pm The main problem with the line-outs was that, without Spies, the Boks lack a really reliable option at the back. The opponents pretty much knew where the ball was going and without pin-point accurate throws they had a much easier time.
Bring back Spies, Burger and Bismarck and things will be very different.
September 17th, 2012 at 12:17 am Ja-jA..and the Sharks beat wp
September 17th, 2012 at 12:19 am Anyone looking for a good app
Beter as die bokke
September 17th, 2012 at 12:20 am Ou dawie lekker suurgat
Kak game indeed
Hoe veel punte?
September 17th, 2012 at 12:21 am Suurgat waneer die sharks wen
September 17th, 2012 at 11:10 am Reply to Duiwel @ 12:20 am: I haven’t even commented yet Duiwel???
The Lions won away from home and are top of the CC… OUR Heyneke discarded flyhalf kicked 8/9 against the Cheetahs to sink them and Taute and Ruan Combrinck had outstanding games, while Josh Strauss will clearly not be missed. Can’t wait for Derrick Minnie to return…
As Timeo said
We left over 20 points on the field just from missed kicks and at least two butchered tries from poor option taking in a game some were predicting would be a 20 point margin blowout.
As in 2010 it indicates poor personnel and NOT a poor game plan.
With just a tiny bit of tinkering Dunedin could have given the Boks an away win. The same in Perth.
We are not that far off the pace in TRC.
Even though we have lost
Brussouw (who was POOR against the Lions)
Butch James (retired)
In one stretch of about six months.
Yet there we are still competing and coming to within inches of winning away games against NZ and Aus…
Yes we lost but for a change our coach has played intelligently (not Gaffieying young Goosen) and shows wilingness to change (dropping Hougaard and Potgieter and Keegan and bringing in an opensider)…
But we have hysterical outbreaks of stupidity in the media..
September 17th, 2012 at 11:11 am Reply to Duiwel @ 12:21 am: Ek wou dat die Sharks wen sodat die Leeus steeds bo-aan die punte leer bly drol.
Gaan check my twitter feed!
September 17th, 2012 at 11:23 am Reply to DavidS @ 11:10 am: DavidS says:
September 17th, 2012 at 11:39 am http://www.ruggaworld.com/2012/09/17/meyers-eyes-opened-by-near-misses/
September 17th, 2012 at 11:58 am Reply to Boertjie @ 10:01 pm: He should have gotten 12 weeks. 2 for the infringement and 10 for having the intelligence of an ashtray. bryce_in_oz says:
September 17th, 2012 at 3:46 pm Reply to DavidS @ 11:10 am: Yep… could not agree more…
September 17th, 2012 at 4:49 pm Just a pity it is our VERY experienced backline that cost us the game (along with Dean) on Saturday.
The much maligned (by Meyer and Jean – lamenting the lack of experience) forwards actually played out of their skins on Saturday. If that is what experience brings long may our inexperience amongst ur players continue.
September 18th, 2012 at 12:31 am Reply to Craven @ 4:49 pm: Can’t agree more. Forwards were
almost OK, pity they lost SIX
lineouts. Never did a pick-and-go.
Ruck play was the best in a long time.