 |
|
| Related Articles |
| More IOL Sport stories |
| Online Services |
|
 |
||
| Date Your Destiny | ||
|
||
| More Services |
|
| More IOL Sport Stories |
Talent rises from the ashes
|
| November 21 2009 at 07:56AM |
Get IOL on your mobile at m.iol.co.za |
|
Submit your comment By Jacques van der Westhuyzen Udine, Italy In their defence though, they spent precious little time together and all of the sporting world know just how important it is to know your teammates. The dirt-trackers were thrown together and within days were expected to perform. Sadly, they didn't perform well. Brendan Venter, the director of rugby at Saracens, said it would be an injustice to rate the players and the performances because they were basically a Barbarians team - players from different provinces, put into a side and with little training or time, asked to produce quality rugby. It was never going to happen. De Villiers has also admitted, in hindsight, that perhaps it was asking too much of the "midweek team" players to be at their best on this tour. "It is heaven on earth," De Villiers said when asked what it was like now, having only a 26-man squad to work with. The Test team, plus four others, is all that is left behind here in Europe and they will go on to Ireland next week. The other players, who featured against Leicester and Saracens, have gone home. "We've learned some valuable lessons on this tour and won't make the same mistakes again," said De Villiers. |
Social bookmarking allows users to save and categorise a personal collection of bookmarks and share them with others. This is different to using your own browser bookmarks which are available using the menus within your web browser.
Use the links below to share this article on the social bookmarking site of your choice.
Read more about social bookmarking at Wikipedia - Social Bookmarking
Use the links below to share this article on the social bookmarking site of your choice.
Read more about social bookmarking at Wikipedia - Social Bookmarking
StumbleUpon
Reddit
Digg
Delicious
Newsvine
Facebook
muti
Twitter
Showing page 1 of 1 comment pages, 3 total comments
11 Weeks ago Brett wrote :
"Learned from our mistakes",how many times have we heard this!
Why are these mistakes being made in the first place!
Surely that should be the question1
Why are these mistakes being made in the first place!
Surely that should be the question1
11 Weeks ago Derek, Cape Town wrote :
Very unfair on a player like Riaan Viljoen, easily the best fullback in SA right now, bar none, and I'm a Province fan. How much opportunity did he get? He came on in both midweek matches very late, when the team was in big trouble. What does that prove? Very unfair, and wouldn't have done much for his confidence. Hang in there Riaan! You are an Andre Joubert in the making.
11 Weeks ago Joe wrote :
The comments re the players are about right. Heinke is not a tighthead and PDV must play him at loosehead. Frankly, we need good quality props, or someone who can fix the scrum !
I think Heini deseves more opportunity, His service is quick and he is sharp.Earl has shown that he has good hands, but defensively not quite up to standard, but him like Steroid Spies must learn to hold onto the ball in the tackle. I certainly rate Deysel. I think he is a better ball carrier than Hulk.
I think Heini deseves more opportunity, His service is quick and he is sharp.Earl has shown that he has good hands, but defensively not quite up to standard, but him like Steroid Spies must learn to hold onto the ball in the tackle. I certainly rate Deysel. I think he is a better ball carrier than Hulk.
|
|
| Breaking News | Most Read Stories |
|
|
| Entertainment | Motoring | |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
