Well that's a little obvious don't you think......there was clearly no game plan in place.......under Ackerman the impressive Mapoe had direction under Coetzee he was clutching at straws.
I don't get how people can conclude that a player could be potentially out of his depth at test level based on a game or two where the lad got little ball. The skill set he showed against the Highlanders is going to be no different at test level......against the Highlanders, he was up against 5 AB backs......so how is that going to be different at test level......I just don't get the logic in your potential thinking.
Mapoe is good enough to be a test centre, would I play him as my Bok 13, no I would not mostly because he is now 28 and I'd invest in a younger option who is as good.
My options at 13 would be Jessie Kriel, Janse v/Rensburg and Vortser
Bullshit that is a complete lie regarding de Allende and Kriel in the WC......stats tell me they were better as a combo than any other centre pair in the WC
de Allende beat more defenders than any other centre in the WC and made more turnovers than any other centre in the WC
Kriel made more clean breaks than any centre in the WC
Therefore no way in hell could they have not advanced our cause, for if they hadn't then no centre pair in the WC did
A simple FACT
Moz the same can be said of any centre pair in the WC if you want to start discounting the minor games.
Against Wales and NZ, the matches that counted, the Bok centre pair achieved parity with their opposite numbers, despite playing a conservative style.
Rewind a few months and the same centre pair ripped Nonu and Smith apart in the RC
Simple facts
Fact is Jessie Kriel and de Allende have already proved themselves at test level, as credible coach would know that and invest in that combination that worked so well together.
Both players have without doubt what it takes to make it at test level as a combo. de Allende has freakish strength and good skills, Kriel is the perfect foil with his speed, feet and physicality.
The reality of test match rugby is that centres a offered little opportunity to shine.....look no further than the centres that played test match rugby this year......name a single centre that really shone?
Your expectations at test level for a centre operating in structured and well organised defences are beyond realistic......I'd listen to you if all the other centres playing test match rugby were setting the world alight, while our pair looked lost......its simply not the case.
Identify the talent, which we have in abundance at centre and show faith and investment in them......de Allende and Kriel should be the incumbents, with the likes of Mapoe, Serfontein, Janse v/Rensburg, Vorster, Frans Venter and Odendaal pressing for honours. Right now Janse v/Rensburg is pushing very hard.
Rubbish, both de Allende and Kriel have already proven themselves at test level and were brilliant last year and good in the WC
Kriel has played as much rugby at 13 as he has at 15.....in fact he played 13 at school so has probably played there more than anywhere else.
Serfontein like the above has proved himself at test level, despite useless Meyer playing him out of position at 13. Class act this boy
Janse v/Rensburg has always had it.....my guess is that he would be better employed at 13
Right now, de Allende and Kriel would start for me with Janse v/Rensburg on the bench
Bullshit, Kriel was moved to 15 after Gelant got injured and SP failed at 15.....the Bulls had options at centre in Odendaal and Dries Swanepoel, so it made sense to move Kriel to 15......good utilization of recourses
Not only was this an obvious move, the coach said as much.
As soon as the impressive Gelant returns, Kriel will be back at 13 with Swanepoel back on the bench
Um no Moz....the coach said that Kriel was moved to 15 as SP Marais was out of form......from the coaches mouth!!
Its simple.....Kriel, Swanepoel and Odendaal in the same backline is a better option than having SP, Kriel and Odendaal......its that simple
So what happens when Gelant returns to 15, will Kriel in your eyes not replace Swanepoel at 13????
Why are you not able to accept the reality of what happened instead of just making things up to fit your bullshit?
I'll say it one more time......the coach on the Bulls site said Kriel was to replace SP at 15 because he was struggling with form.
