Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Help Support The Rugby Forum :
Forums
Rugby Union
General Rugby Union
Springboks toppled by Italy
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="TheOvalBall" data-source="post: 825216" data-attributes="member: 73289"><p><strong>Statement from SARU president, Mr Mark Alexander</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">"The whole of South African rugby is extremely disappointed with this year's Springbok results and deeply worrying aspects of the performances. It has not been good enough and no one is pretending otherwise.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">"We have a minimum target of winning three out of four test matches each season – which is better than the historical record – but we have not come close this season.<o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />></o></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">"It would be easy to lay the blame for that at one door or another and look for scapegoats but it would also be an oversimplification.<o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />></o></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">"All of us within South African rugby need to look at ourselves and ask what we could have done differently in aid of the Springbok cause.<o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />></o></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">"Those questions will be asked at the end of the season when we will undertake a full review of the year and what new interventions may be needed to turn things around.<o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />></o></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">"We began that work recently with the coaching indaba. It set out to align national and Super Rugby coaches on the technical, tactical and conditioning requirements to succeed in 2017 and beyond.<o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />></o></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">"We also have to review such things as how we manage the fact that so many of our leading players are now based outside South Africa and more are being lured there.<o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />></o></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">"No group of individuals is more concerned or disappointed right now than the Springbok team and management. We know they are better than this.<o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />></o></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">"After that it is our job to take steps to do as much as we possibly can to make sure we are not in a similar position in 12 months' time. Our focus is on solutions and finding answers to our current problems.<o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />></o></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">"We have a test against Wales on Saturday and then we will review the season and spend time determining a path for the future."</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheOvalBall, post: 825216, member: 73289"] [B]Statement from SARU president, Mr Mark Alexander [/B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“The whole of South African rugby is extremely disappointed with this year’s Springbok results and deeply worrying aspects of the performances. It has not been good enough and no one is pretending otherwise.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“We have a minimum target of winning three out of four test matches each season – which is better than the historical record – but we have not come close this season.<o:p></o>[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“It would be easy to lay the blame for that at one door or another and look for scapegoats but it would also be an oversimplification.<o:p></o>[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“All of us within South African rugby need to look at ourselves and ask what we could have done differently in aid of the Springbok cause.<o:p></o>[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“Those questions will be asked at the end of the season when we will undertake a full review of the year and what new interventions may be needed to turn things around.<o:p></o>[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“We began that work recently with the coaching indaba. It set out to align national and Super Rugby coaches on the technical, tactical and conditioning requirements to succeed in 2017 and beyond.<o:p></o>[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“We also have to review such things as how we manage the fact that so many of our leading players are now based outside South Africa and more are being lured there.<o:p></o>[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“No group of individuals is more concerned or disappointed right now than the Springbok team and management. We know they are better than this.<o:p></o>[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“After that it is our job to take steps to do as much as we possibly can to make sure we are not in a similar position in 12 months’ time. Our focus is on solutions and finding answers to our current problems.<o:p></o>[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]“We have a test against Wales on Saturday and then we will review the season and spend time determining a path for the future.”[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rugby Union
General Rugby Union
Springboks toppled by Italy
Top