Fans see me as stupid says Meyer

Well exclude me Heyneke. However I do think you miss a trick or two. Confusing the piture is the quota issue which I suspect is being enforeced on you. 

Ex Sport 24

Cape Town - Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer believes fans back home in South African view him as a dull coach who is afraid of taking chances.

Meyer was speaking at a press conference in Dublin on Wednesday when he named his team to tackle Ireland at Aviva Stadium this weekend.

According to the Cape Times, one of the questions put to the Bok coach was if he thought his coaching philosophy was one of being a risk-taker.

He said he thought he was an "unbelievable risk-taker" and has done so on many occasions during his coaching career.

"Back home, people see me as this dull, Afrikaans, stupid, conservative guy!" Meyer was quoted as saying.(Well those who battle to understand rugby would probably take that view Heyneke!)

But Meyer insisted that it was not the case. He pointed to the fact that he has always backed the young players, picking Derick Hougaard at 19, Morne Steyn at 18 (during his time as Bulls coach) and now 20-year-old Handre Pollard against the All Blacks.

He admitted it was a risk picking Pollard to start against the All Blacks, but happy that it paid off as the Boks won the last encounter between the two teams 27-25 at Ellis Park.

Meyer has also shed the notion that he is a coach with a conservative, kick-at-all-costs approach, with the Springbok backs scoring some scintillating tries over the past few seasons.

I have some issues with Heyneke but do not think he is a stupid conservative coach.

If Heyneke is Bok coach in 2016 watch the Boks fly. The old brigade will be gone and the you ng guns in full flight.

I strongly advise a number of wee abs to retire post the RWC.

No Meyer, I just don't hang on your lips when everyone you talk about is fantastic. 

Not everyone is fantastic, some are overstaying their welcome and not the best anymore.

Some of them may have experience, but their experience is also their weakness as they can't learn new ways.

And some are not good enough.

 I don't think he is stupid either, I just believe his selections of "experienced players" is holding his progress back.

It frustrates me that he has such blind faith in experience

Selection mistakes in my opinion.

Jannie, the longer he starts Jannie the less time he has with young tight heads. ANd he is fast running out of time. Giving a guy like Redelinghuys one match vs Italy is not going to tell him anything.

Victor, the longer he allows him to run the line outs, the less time he gives th others to become proficient.

If Ruan or du Preez were available I would have had the same issue.

Jean de Villiers, committing to making Jean his captain is undermining the developmentof our midfield.

Oupa, I agree but am wondering whether he has a quota he must fill with a certain number of starters. 

CC, I am not dissing him, I just believe there comes a time to move on. Yes he can still win line outs, but scrumming wise he has never been that powerful, in the wide loose he has shown when he was moved to flank in one of the matches (can't remember which one it was) for the last quarter that he does have some pace and yes he isn't unfit.

But in another year's time he will be 38 and relying on him now means we will be in deep shit if he gets injured and Meyer has not given younger players chance to settle at 5.

When you body gets that old chances are you are going to get injured at some point, and Meyer is banking on him alone.

It is a shame Flip v d Merwe and Pieter Steph du Toit is injured, but Lood and Stephan Lewies could have been options.

It is also true that he has never been the most physical bloke in the Bok pack.

If he is in form and fit yes, but the way we are going now we'll be in deep kak if he isn't there.

I understand du Toit's injury is hampering things, so Lood is getting some game time, but you aren't going to learn how to control line outs unless you get the opportunity to play 60-80 minutes as that is how you learn how to establish dominance over your opposing line out.

These youngsters need to learn how to read their opponents and how to adapt over a match, not come in the last twenty for 2 or 3 lineouts. 

It is about creating an experienced group of second and third choice number 5's as it should be in every position

Look here prick......I don't read all your pathetic posts. 

But if you want a prediction, my guess is that we will scrape past Ireland.