The tactical time bomb in Meyer's approach.

Meyer is going for the 2009/2010 Bools approach. But there is one big issue. That approach hinged on lineout dominance and physical dominance in the maul.

With Matfield's departure our lineout dominance may be a thing of the past. Particularly if Bekker, the one truly superior lineout lock remaining, continues to be hurt.  The Krugers of the world wont be nearly as dominant at test level. And the maul is just the payoff for lineout dominance.

Denny had something when he aluded to our QF loss despite dominating the stats. We need a more balanced game, that can flex if one aspect is shut down....eg our scrumming edge was turned around in the 2003 QF and our lineout edge in the 2011 QF.

Our 2007 RWC team had more than physicality, lineout dominance and mauls. It had the ability to launch Habana from long range.. We had a credible backline threat throughout the RWC. It actually won the Pom pool game and the Bargie semi final.

Kick and chase and maul and lineout process can be spiked. For the want of a lineout the ball is lost.....for the want of the ball etc.

I love the way you have decided the way Meyer is going to play it, just like du Preez was going to be the Bok captain or that Matfield was going to play or that Jaques Potgieter was going to make the squad.....stop speculating, we know nothing of Meyers plans.....other than the fact that he has chosen his squad wisely and is def on the right track

Er Dave.....Meyer was going to play du Preez, it was Fourie himself who declined. I never said a word about Matfield....and you will notice Potgieter is in the squad. So what's your point?

We know a lot about Meyer's plans....a Bool does not change his spots.

No-one expected Potgieter to be in the squad was my point. Story is that du Preez was never going to play its just jurno nonsense......du Preez was signed up by Japanese club on the strength that he had retired from international rugby, so contractually he was never eligible - but then again this to could be another story.

I mentioned Matfield as part of the conservative approach I was dead against, it never happened 

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The latest on the Fourie Du preez story is that he told Meyer that he has not played any rugby for three months and he is not match fit.   For a 30 year old it is more difficult to get match fit than it would be for a younger player.  In any event there is no chance that he would get back into international rugby and that would not be any loss whatsoever. 

 Yeah we have read that story to, who knows what the truth is. Hell we were told Matfield was going to be the captain - its all just bullshit