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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 769257" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p><strong><span style="color: #000000">SA</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Reaction to RWC 2015: </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">I could so the OP's words and say "disappointing but not disastrous". ITO results going out to NZ by 2 points in a semi final sounds about as good as anyone realistically expected. The manner in which we got there though leaves a lot to be desired to me personally just for the mindset we had this year; the ease with which Meyer brushed off the losses leading up to the tournament, the selections and lack of urgency vs Japan and then the lack of impetus vs NZ in the Semi and Argentina for bronze. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>What to do in 2019: </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">The SA public will always want nothing less than the ***le and as a fixture in the top 4 ranked sides for some time now this expectation isn't misplaced. IE we might not be favorites but we should be a good chance.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>What we need to do to achieve this: </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span>Despite where we are currently there are a lot of hurdles for SA going forward. </p><p>1) The news is Heynecke Meyer has put pen to paper for another 4 years. Is this true? It has yet to be officially confirmed. What his approach will be is anyone's guess at this stage. I just hope he isn't as conservative and sentimental in his approach going forward and I don't rate his backroom staff at all.<strong> If Meyer stays on we need someone to fill in his weak points rather than a bunch of 'yes'-men. </strong></p><p>2) Racial transformation. Having to field 50% non-white players is going to effect our performance no question. I'm not saying non-whites play poorer. I am saying the numbers just don't add up. Sure, white and colored folk only account for ~17 (half each) of the total population but nearly any boy in that demographic that could play rugby will probably try it as opposed to the 2% of black boys that cares to play. Its just a culture thing. Not going to go into too much detail here but the end result is that what SARU is aiming for is that 30% of the team (lower levels of SA rugby as well) has to be represented by ~7% of the playing population along racial lines. <strong>The way we handle this will be critical if we want to continue competing with the best teams.</strong></p><p><strong></strong>3) Get SA's best playing in SA. A lot easier said than done. Not least because of quotas in age grade, CC and SR teams.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Goals to achieve before RWC 2019: </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">1) Meyer has to get the NZ monkey of his back. His record now stands at 7/1. TBF in this time NZ has probably been the best they have ever been and Meyer inherited a team that had gone through 0 growth and development in the previous 4 years (Peter de Villiers just took Jake White's team and hoped it'd be enough to take the 2011 cup). Also, major injuries curbed a lot of his plans the last two years and to some degree forced his hand.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span>2) Get consistency ITO players, approach and results. Results should take care of themselves.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>RWC 2019 potential</strong>: Champions. A little bit of luck and the performance on the day and we have the proven potential to win ***les.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 769257, member: 39190"] [B][COLOR=#000000]SA[/COLOR] [/B][COLOR=#000000][B]Reaction to RWC 2015: [/B] I could so the OP's words and say "disappointing but not disastrous". ITO results going out to NZ by 2 points in a semi final sounds about as good as anyone realistically expected. The manner in which we got there though leaves a lot to be desired to me personally just for the mindset we had this year; the ease with which Meyer brushed off the losses leading up to the tournament, the selections and lack of urgency vs Japan and then the lack of impetus vs NZ in the Semi and Argentina for bronze. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][B]What to do in 2019: [/B] The SA public will always want nothing less than the ***le and as a fixture in the top 4 ranked sides for some time now this expectation isn't misplaced. IE we might not be favorites but we should be a good chance. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][B]What we need to do to achieve this: [/B] [/COLOR]Despite where we are currently there are a lot of hurdles for SA going forward. 1) The news is Heynecke Meyer has put pen to paper for another 4 years. Is this true? It has yet to be officially confirmed. What his approach will be is anyone's guess at this stage. I just hope he isn't as conservative and sentimental in his approach going forward and I don't rate his backroom staff at all.[B] If Meyer stays on we need someone to fill in his weak points rather than a bunch of 'yes'-men. [/B] 2) Racial transformation. Having to field 50% non-white players is going to effect our performance no question. I'm not saying non-whites play poorer. I am saying the numbers just don't add up. Sure, white and colored folk only account for ~17 (half each) of the total population but nearly any boy in that demographic that could play rugby will probably try it as opposed to the 2% of black boys that cares to play. Its just a culture thing. Not going to go into too much detail here but the end result is that what SARU is aiming for is that 30% of the team (lower levels of SA rugby as well) has to be represented by ~7% of the playing population along racial lines. [B]The way we handle this will be critical if we want to continue competing with the best teams. [/B]3) Get SA's best playing in SA. A lot easier said than done. Not least because of quotas in age grade, CC and SR teams. [COLOR=#000000][B]Goals to achieve before RWC 2019: [/B] 1) Meyer has to get the NZ monkey of his back. His record now stands at 7/1. TBF in this time NZ has probably been the best they have ever been and Meyer inherited a team that had gone through 0 growth and development in the previous 4 years (Peter de Villiers just took Jake White's team and hoped it'd be enough to take the 2011 cup). Also, major injuries curbed a lot of his plans the last two years and to some degree forced his hand. [/COLOR]2) Get consistency ITO players, approach and results. Results should take care of themselves. [COLOR=#000000][B]RWC 2019 potential[/B]: Champions. A little bit of luck and the performance on the day and we have the proven potential to win ***les.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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