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‘Ek kies Fourie altyd eerste’ – Eddie Jones
Some very interesting views by Eddie Jones in a chat to Hanlie Retief of Rapport newspaper. Sorry, no translation. Julle Souties moet maar suffer
Vir Meyer het Jones emmersvol ¬simpatie. “Ek het gedink die Bokspan gaan blom met Handré Pollard. Maar al die beserings versteur die balans. Daar’s ’n gaping. Die jonger spelers het nie genoeg ervaring om te lei nie. Die ervare, ouer spelers se brandstof raak op. Heyneke het ’n moeilike balanseertoertjie.”
“Ás ek Bokafrigter was . . . Ek sou eerste Fourie du Preez op skrumskakel sit en die hele wedstrydplan om hom bou. Maak staat op hom om die spel te beheer, maak seker hy’t losvoorspelers wat kan hardloop met die bal. Willem Alberts is ’n kernspeler.
“Ook: Maak seker Fourie is gemaklik met die losskakel. Ek sal altyd vir Pollard kies. Hy’t ’n paar vrot wedstryde gehad, maar hy’s goed, jonk en sterk. Pat Lambie is ’n meer passiewe losskakel as Pollard, hy staan minder vlak. Die Bokke is altyd beter as hulle van die voorvoet af speel. Pollard bring dit.”
“So: Fourie en Pollard op 9 en 10, die puik Damian de Allende op 12 en De Villiers op 13, want hy’s steeds die beste verdedigende senter ter wêreld. Jesse Kriel is nie ’n 13 nie – dis een van die moeilikste posisies in rugby, en hy’t min ervaring daar. Al sy Superrugby was op 15.”
“As Fourie du Preez nie speel nie, is die Bokke betreklik maklik om te lees. Daar’s min oëverblindery, jy weet of hulle met hul voor- of agterspelers gaan aanval.
“Fourie is een van die beste besluitnemers in die wêreld, hy reageer geweldig vinnig op ’n verdediger. Sonder hom was ons verdediging teen hulle soveel makliker.”
“Sedert 2007 wou ek nog altyd teruggaan Suid-Afrika toe. Suid-Afrikaanse spelers is sulke goeie atlete. Groot, vinnig en honger. Wat meer wil ’n afrigter hê as spelers soos Etzebeth, Du Toit en De Allende?”
(Jones gaan die Stormers afrig.)
cab September 27, 2015 at 4:19 pm
jirre Jones praat suiwer
Jacques (Bunny) September 27, 2015 at 4:28 pm
bryce_in_oz September 27, 2015 at 5:05 pm
Ja… FDP in his sleep is still the best half-back in world rugby…
BC September 27, 2015 at 5:35 pm
Boertjie September 27, 2015 at 6:02 pm
We’ve had two world beaters in the last 20 years: Joost and Fourie. Two very different players. I suppose if you MUST choose, the vote will go to Fourie?
Christo (Vetgesmeerde Blits) September 27, 2015 at 6:50 pm
For those who understand Afrikaans, read this beauriful piece by writer Dana Snyman about watching the rugby with Trevor Nyakana’s father yesterday. It will form part of a book being published later in the year.
Boertjie, ek dink jy sal daarvan hou, dit is diwselfde skrywer wat oor Cliffie Etzeberh geskryf het=story
cab September 27, 2015 at 7:40 pm
Writes bladdy well. Plenty ntando allround. Great photo of uncle Norman. Happy as. Let’s hope the boks win the whole shebang.
Morné September 27, 2015 at 7:51 pm
Kept on saying this for those who wanted to listen, I will pick a fit Fourie du Preez before any other player. Best SA player of my generation.
Morné September 27, 2015 at 8:03 pm
Wat ‘n awesome ervaring. Dit is al rede hoekom ek nog steeds op ‘n Sondag middag my familie koebaai se om die pad in te slaan en seker te maak meer seuns kry ‘n kans om hierdie ongelooflike game te speel.
Boertjie September 27, 2015 at 9:24 pm
Dankie, Christo. Ouens wat dit nie lees nie, mis iets.
Boertjie September 27, 2015 at 9:26 pm
I tend to agree. Pity I tried to start a conversation
that was sidetracked.
And Danie Gerber before him?
Morné September 27, 2015 at 9:32 pm
Danie a bit before my time, only saw him at the end of his career (when I understood what this game was about).
Christo (Vetgesmeerde Blits) September 27, 2015 at 9:52 pm
@Morné: Dit kan nie maklik wees nie, llink tog na ‘n vooreg om so ‘n positiewe werk te kan doen
Morné September 27, 2015 at 10:01 pm
Dis nie wat jy doen nie, dit is wat jy nalaat. Hierdie game kan lewens verander, en ons moet daardie stories vertel.
Christo (Vetgesmeerde Blits) September 27, 2015 at 10:07 pm
@Boertjie: Fourie is a legend. Tactically superior to Joost. To me Joost was the greatest of all. A supreme athlete and one of the most courageous and competitive players to play the game. No scrumhalf could break like him.
My favourite player of all time(dont laugh) was Slapchips, he played 3rd team rugby at school and was never the the most physically gifted player but made it at to the highest level by being smart and backing himself to be innovative and try things. A real underdog that played above himself
Christo (Vetgesmeerde Blits) September 27, 2015 at 10:15 pm
@Morné: dis waar, daar is so baie voorbeelde van spelers en hul families wie se lewens deur rugby verander is, Aswin Willemse en Siya Kolisi ander. Rugby kan n geweldige positiewe inpak op iemand he, al is dit klubrugby
GrootBull September 27, 2015 at 10:16 pm
Mooi Fourie, pin them in their half
GrootBull September 27, 2015 at 10:25 pm
I really hope we get to see a FDP vs Aaron Smith showdown, the old master of 9’s vs the new master.
DavidS September 27, 2015 at 10:45 pm
@bryce_in_oz: Of all times. To me it is a travesty that in the 2007 Bryan Habana got awarded player of the year when it should have been Fourie Du Preez. The same with 2009 when vaginal discharge McCaw won it becaus ethe IRB was sorry for the All Blacks’ bad period and the man who SHOULD have won was Fourie Du Preez.
To my mind he is the best #9 ever to play the game to date.
Boertjie September 28, 2015 at 12:19 am
I also rate Slaptjips – he was a total master at changing direction.
Boertjie September 28, 2015 at 12:30 am
Here is a snippet of 25 sec of Danie’s first try – followed by more if you want to look.
Carel Dup was the Prince of Wings. Here they combine for one of the best tries ever
by a wing:
out wide September 28, 2015 at 1:51 am
@DavidS: you certainly know how to piss people off and make enemies out of friends in foreign countries.
Deon September 28, 2015 at 2:24 am
It is that time of the month for him. All he thinks of is discharge
Deon September 28, 2015 at 2:32 am
Fourie over Joost any day of the week and twice on Sundays. Great respect for Joost, but like many of the old players, I think he would have struggled in the current game.
bryce_in_oz September 28, 2015 at 4:54 am
Definitely… FDP for 60mins then Joost off the bench… ouch!
The Brand September 28, 2015 at 10:42 am
@Christo (Vetgesmeerde Blits): dankie vir deel hiervan.
The Brand September 28, 2015 at 10:51 am
Daar was/word in die gange van Loftus dievolgende vertel oor Fourie. (Hoorspraak vanuit monde van 3 Bul O/21 spelers)
Fourie het as O/19 speler NA die O/19span oefeninge en ook beide jare O/21 wanneer hy nie in senior-groep was nie – op die Hoofpaliviljoen gaan sit en notas gemaak oor die senior-groep se oefeninge.
Die vertelling is dat hy dit nie nu-en-dan gedoen het nie – maar dat dit Die Reel – was aangaande hom.
Hierdie was/is as Standaard aan die youngsters oorgedra ten opsigte van Professionele Gesindheid – by junior-spelers.
DavidS September 28, 2015 at 11:14 am
DavidS September 28, 2015 at 12:42 pm
Charity rugby match in Aus and a little 4 year old boy accidentally gets onto the playing field…
Charming by the players
Welshbok die Brandwag September 28, 2015 at 5:24 pm
Danie Gerber, the ultimate legend, thanks DavidS, I really enjoyed that clip, wow!
Boertjie September 28, 2015 at 6:20 pm
Have you seen this one from my earlier post?
Welshbok die Brandwag September 28, 2015 at 7:56 pm
Ja oom, die Prins, die enigste Prins in rugby