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Francois Steyn to miss RC for stint in Japan

Started by 3ku19 REPLIES526 VIEWS· 06 May 2014, 13:06
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3ku1Pro2,580 posts
06 May 2014, 13:06
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06 May 2014, 13:06#1

I know a few people here well be pleased haha.



According to a report, Springbok and Sharks centre Francois Steyn is set to miss 2014's Rugby Championship for a campaign in Japan's Top League.


Sport24 believe the 2007 World Cup winner will return to Super Rugby in 2015 and is available to the Springboks for this year's November Tests.


"Frans didn't want to engage in any negotiations without our consent and because of the unique circumstances we allowed it," South African Rugby Union CEO Jurie Roux told the website.


"We have the assurance that he'll be available for the World Cup." 

http://www.rugby5.co.za/Home/tabid/560/Default.aspx

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Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
06 May 2014, 13:15
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06 May 2014, 13:15#2
 So who will the flyhalf be?
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kingcornPro3,695 posts
06 May 2014, 13:26
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06 May 2014, 13:26#3
 The other Steyn
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
06 May 2014, 13:50
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06 May 2014, 13:50#4
Who cares?  He was piss poor this year in Super 15 this year.  The other Steyn is worse - he cannot make the starting line up of Stade Francais.    Both are useless at flyhalf and reason for the poor backline performances of the past.   
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CleanCutPro9,905 posts
06 May 2014, 14:03
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06 May 2014, 14:03#5
 
Coulda sworn you'd already said that "Clever" ...

Hmmmmmm??? ... probably just my imagination!!
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3ku1Pro2,580 posts
06 May 2014, 14:07
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06 May 2014, 14:07#6
 I best guess is Goosen, unpopular opinion here but Janties looked the goods againgst the cheifs.
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CleanCutPro9,905 posts
06 May 2014, 14:08
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06 May 2014, 14:08#7
 
No, no, noooooooooooo ..... !!!!!!!!

Don't say that .... EVER!!!!!!!!!!


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kingcornPro3,695 posts
06 May 2014, 14:09
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06 May 2014, 14:09#8
 I am actually really disappointed in Frans Steyn. He has not really earned his place in the springbok setup yet and has hardly played any good games for the boks. 
Now he wants to run off to Japan again to go make a quick buck. He is more of mercenary than a rugby player.
I would not select him for the boks simply because he puts his wallet before his country.
If I was Meyer I would only select the boks for world cup if they have feature in for the boks in the last 2 years
CL
clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
06 May 2014, 14:47
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06 May 2014, 14:47#9
 kingcorn
That is a wise way to go - and then you have to weed out the players who have become worse over the past two years.   That would take car e of at least Jannie du Plessis and the useless Jacque Fourie and the under-performing Basson and Engelbrecht as well.   Add to that list Jantjies and De Jongh, as well as Bakkies Boha and Gurthro Steenkamp - and bob is your uncle - you will end up with a Sprngbok team that will produce the goods.   
I would also leave out the quasi lock Alberts from the list of loosies and if he cannot earn his place at lock - he should also to my mind be history.
Time for a thorough clean-up and we will have a functional all round Springbok team.        
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CleanCutPro9,905 posts
06 May 2014, 15:09
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06 May 2014, 15:09#10
 
What really cracks me up is that the likes of Fat Fransie Steyn and Hougat have both been contracted by SARU.

Is there any wonder why we're not making ground on the All Blacks?

We have fools at the top who have no idea who our best players are. Their only interest is to collect their large salaries at month end and enforced quotas.




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