My translation (yes, I translated Eddie back to English after he was translated into Afri-kaans ) from an interview by Hanlie Retief, published in Afri- kaans newspaper Rapport.
Asked what his remedy for the Boks would be after the Japan fiasco:
"I would have Fourie du Preez at scrumhalf and build the whole game plan around him. Depend on him to control play and make sure he has loosies that can run with the ball. Willem Alberts is a key player. Also, ensure Fourie is comfortable with his flyhalf. I will always pick Pollard. He's had a few bad games but he is good, young and strong. Pat Lambie is a more passive flyhalf than Pollard, he doesn't play as flat. The Boks are always better when playing from the front foot. Pollard provides that."
"So, Fourie and Pollard at 9 and 10, then the excellent Damien de Allende at 12 and De Villiers at 13, because he is still the best defensive center in the world. Jesse Kriel is not a 13 - it's one of the most difficult positions in rugby and he has little experience there. All his Super Rugby was at 15."
Heyneke's backline for Samoa ended up looking like Eddie's. He also said the Boks are easy to read without Fourie du Preez and that made their (Japan) defence against us considerably easier.
He also mentioned their preparation for beating the Boks has been going on for 2 years now, including extensive analysis and fast 20 minute games where the players had to learn how to exploit Bok weaknesses.
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27 Sept 2015, 13:12
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