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Frans Steyn sends out a reminder

Started by Beeno16 REPLIES159 VIEWS· 13 Apr 2014, 18:18
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Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
13 Apr 2014, 18:18
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13 Apr 2014, 18:18#1

and ou maaaikie blowsa fuse! 

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Just how will Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer go into any international this year without the boot of Frans Steyn?

The big midfielder underlined his importance with four massive penalties and a conversion for a total of 14 points as the Cell C Sharks returned to the top of the Vodocom Super Rugby table with a 25-12 win over the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Not only did Steyn’s massive bombs – two of them were over 55 metres – create the small difference between the two sides early in the second half, he also sent another strong message to the national selectors that he is back.

Speaking of sending messages, there were a number of players who did their best to remind the Bok selectors they were not done – chief among them fullback Lwazi Mvovo (Willie on wing in place of JP?), who eventually scored the only try of the game and sealed the match with his blistering pace as he chipped and collected from a turnover with 13 minutes to go. Mvovo’s 154 running metres were a key element in the victory for the Sharks.

W hat thinks ou maaaikie - can we do without that seige gun boot? 

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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
13 Apr 2014, 19:03
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13 Apr 2014, 19:03#2
Beeno
If we absolutely have to have Steyn in the team - play him at full back -  he is too slow for that position - but he will do less damage there than what he is doing at flyhalf and center.
Steyn is primarily responsible for the malfunctioning of the Sharks backline insofar as try scoring by the backline is concerned.   He is a poor ball distributor and utterly predictable.   So there is no way that he can be part of an attacking backline.   If you want a fucntioning fast backline stay away from this slow crashballer.
In two matches he made 5 long distance kicks - but he also destroyed as many try scoring opportunities by unthinking play.   I think we would do better to forget about the few long distance goal kicks and concentrate on a functional backline that could produce many more points than he would get with his kicks at goal.  
I want to quote from a recent article about SA Rugby:-

·         "Drop the either or. If you’re good at kicking it shouldn’t mean that you can’t run. If you’re good at running it shouldn’t mean you can’t tackle. What our game needs more than anything else is variety. The SA gameplan may not be outdated, but it sure is limited. 

Really good teams do everything equally well and there is no reason other than our own black-and-white thinking why all our teams can’t be that."


heTThe above is directly linkable to Steyn.   He is good at kicking at goal - but he cannot run (he is not speedy enough) and his defense is extremely questionable. .  .  



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Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
13 Apr 2014, 20:36
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13 Apr 2014, 20:36#3
 Ou maaaikie I am not suggesting there can be complete satisfaction with Frans. However he is improving. Bissie thinks he is the greatest player he has played with.The guy is fitter and under Jake he could really get going. We shall see. Mallet see ms fairly impressed and ditto Naas.Currently Marnitz is the best flyhalf on view along with Faf at scrummie. 
However if Frans continues the upward trend can we ignore the bonus points re long distance goal kicking. Of course the bent down under refs could always ensure we only earn penalties in our own 22 but that would "rob" down under sides of a chance of scoring. Nice problem for them. Bwahahahhahaha
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Just_winCaptain18,570 posts
13 Apr 2014, 20:44
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13 Apr 2014, 20:44#4
 Beeno: no worries re Steyn's missile boot. We will simply implement our movable goal posts plan. Let's see if he can hit a moving target, lol 
Kiwi's are always one step ahead of ya (& ethically too) 
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generaltitPro3,164 posts
13 Apr 2014, 22:31
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13 Apr 2014, 22:31#5
Mike it's time to acknowledge the great Francois Steyn...what more do you need...to disregard his value borders on folly, my dear friend.  
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Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
13 Apr 2014, 23:26
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13 Apr 2014, 23:26#6
Seb what do you think of Potgieter. He is a pretty good package. 
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Just_winCaptain18,570 posts
14 Apr 2014, 00:12
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14 Apr 2014, 00:12#7

Competition for the 10 jersey has to be good for the Boks.

 

Not sure why Boks supporters get so riled up about it though. With injrues (as was the case with the ABs in the RWC) having viable choices is a good thing.

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