Meyer brings in Juan Smith

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Experienced international forward Juan Smith has been drafted into the Springboks' squad preparing for Rugby Championship.

Smith is a Rugby World Cup winner in 2007 who has 69 Test caps to his name. He will join the squad in Johannesburg as replacement following confirmation that Victor Matfield will miss the opening Test of the Rugby Championship next Saturday in Pretoria against Argentina.

"Our need at this stage is to draft in a player who can cover lock and loose forward, and we feel Juan is the right man for the job," said Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer.

"He has played lock before in his career and won an Under-21 World Cup in that position, but he also covers flank and number eight.

"I spoke to him on various occasions and he's comfortable with playing in the second row again if the need arises. 

"However, as a number of our loose forwards have had a very high work load this season, it's good to have someone such as Juan who can also provide cover in those positions.

"Furthermore he is a brilliant exponent in the line-outs and will bring experience and leadership to the squad. 

"We wanted to involve him in June as I really want to work with him, but he was not 100% fit and asked not to be considered.

"Juan has been in sublime form and recently won the very tough French Top 14 league and the Heineken Cup with Toulon. 

"I've always held him in very high esteem and I know he will add value to our squad."

Smith will join the Springboks in Johannesburg on Thursday.

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Ceradyne
Hello, I did watch the majority of Juan's matches in the Toulon team and there are some fundamental aspects that Juan is good at, I don't rate him a bad player but I do think there are other loose forwards that were ahead of him in terms of being on form, for instance Warren Whitely and Nizaam Carr. Juan Smith has been vastly overrated in the past also.

I am aware that Meyer didn't suggest Juan would start ahead of De Jager nor did I say he did. I know that there could be possibility based on what he said that's why I said he could. You are being misleading towards my post. What a imbecile character you are.  

Rooinek on Juan smith:

" 7 Jean Deysel (I don't mind PdV retaining Juan smith, but I'd rather have Deysel)"

Also in this team you had this classic:

" 10 Ruan Pienaar (I'd have no problem with Peter Grant or Earl Rose)."

That's the AAs' idea of being a big fan of Juan Smith.

Here's another Rooinek classic

"There's a quote from Albert Camus that goes something like this: 'Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat history's failures'. That saying goes through my head every time I read one of these retards beating his chest and grunting about how much were going to beat the Lions by."

Forget the atrocious grammar in the last sentence. Forget the smarmy prediction we wouldn't beat the Lions and the usual  sarcastic aggression. Camus never originated that thought, Santayana did:

"Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it."

The quote is most likely due to George Santayana, and in its original form it read, ‘Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.'

Talk about being a snob, but looking like an illiterate.