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    Posted: 22-Aug-2021 at 8:55am
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The Lions Rugby Company is set to ‘restructure’ their coaching team, but Chief Executive Officer Rudolf Straeuli dismissed rumours that he will return as an on-field coach.

Reports of changes to the Lions’ coaching setup has been gushing from the rumour wellspring for a few weeks now, with suggestions that head coach Ivan van Rooyen will be shown the exit door.

Straeuli, who functions as both CEO and the Director of Rugby, confirmed to @rugby365com that there will be some restructuring.

However, he said the ‘restructuring’ is due to the many competition structure changes and the move to the United Rugby Championship in the Northern Hemisphere.

“I will hopefully be able to confirm those changes in due course,” Straeuli told this website, adding that it would not be appropriate to speculate in the media.

“The Currie Cup competition [which runs to its conclusion early next month] will restart in January – while the URC is still ongoing.

“It is impractical to have one set of coaches running teams for two competitions,” the Lions boss added.

The reports of the coaching changes and the rumours of Straeuli’s return to coaching were heightened by the team enduring one of its worst seasons in recent years.

The Lions have won just two matches in the 2021 Currie Cup season – beating Western Province 38-32 and Griquas 45-42 – also drawing 44-all with the Cheetahs. They also got points for two cancelled matches.

Six defeats later and the men from Johannesburg are stuck at the bottom of the Currie Cup standings – below the Cheetahs, who were kicked out of Europe, and the two ‘minnows’, Griquas and the Pumas.

What the role of current coach Ivan van Rooyen will be after the restructuring also remains uncertain.

Van Rooyen said everything he is doing is “team orientated” and “team first”.

“We are all entering negotiation stages,” he said of the uncertainty around the coaching staff.

“Those decisions and discussions are taking place at a higher [boardroom] level,” he said, adding that he will look to get the team ready for their fifth game in 15 days – against the Sharks at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Van Rooyen joined the Lions as a Strength and Conditioning coach in 2009 and was part of the franchise’s successful era – when they reached three successive Super Rugby finals in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

He was promoted to head coach after Swys de Bruin, the successor to Johan Ackermann, retired due to stress-related health issues.

However, the Lions have gone into decline during Van Rooyen’s tenure – a situation exacerbated by the COVID-19 restrictions and subsequent cash crunch in the game.

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So wat hulle se is dat die URC en Curriebeker in Januarie 2022 gaan oorvleuel, so ons gaan 'n URC en Curriebeker afrigter moet he. En 2 squads
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Soos ek die unie ken sal hulle n nuwe hoofafrigter aanstel seker n week voor die URC begin , dit is nou as hulle een gaan aanstel om by te sê
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Andre Bester van SupaRugby reken Matfield gaan die nuwe afrigter wees. Ek dink dis 'n moerse fout, sou veel eerder 'n afrigter wou he wat homself op 'n hoe vlak bewys het
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Originally posted by Transvaal Transvaal wrote:

Andre Bester van SupaRugby reken Matfield gaan die nuwe afrigter wees. Ek dink dis 'n moerse fout, sou veel eerder 'n afrigter wou he wat homself op 'n hoe vlak bewys het

Stem. Ek het nog nooit van Matfield gehou nie. En hy lyk netnie reg in Lions rooi nie. Hy is 'n blou bul deur en deur
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Ek sal ook redelik teleurgesteld wees as Matfield wel as hoofafrigter aangestel word, maar....
Enige iemand is op die stadium beter as wat ons het. Matfield se tegniese kennis is goed. As hy die spelers bymekaar kan trek om vir mekaar te speel en 'n wedstrydsplan kan ontwikkel wat by ons huidige spelers pas, kan ons nie slegter doen as nou nie...
Ek sal nogsteeds eerder vir Stonehouse of jv Rensburg verkies.
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Ek dink ook Stonehouse sal goed wees. Ons nuwe Finasiele guru kom mos van Pumas af, dalk kan hy die buffer wees tussen die wat reken Stonehouse is disruptive en Stonehouse self...
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Alhoewel Matfield baie kennis oor die jare opgebou het, het hy tot dusver nie regtig die nodige entoesiasme of honger gewys om af te rig nie, en dit is krities vir 'n spansport soos rugby. Daai geld sal beter gespandeer word om iemand soos JP Ferreira van Munster te kry.Ek is ook nogal beindruk met wat jong afrigters soos Scott Mathee en Albert van der Berg (en Janse van Rensburg) die afgelop 2 jaar vir Griekwas uitgerighet het. Om oud Leeu staatmakers soos Andre Pretorius en Jacques Fourie te betrek om aanvals en verdediging tekorte op te knap is nie 'n slegte idee nie.

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Dit hang seker ook maar af wie dadelik beskikbaar is en wie belangstel. Dalk is Matfield en Fourie die enigste realistiese opsies.

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Originally posted by Transvaal Transvaal wrote:

Andre Bester van SupaRugby reken Matfield gaan die nuwe afrigter wees. Ek dink dis 'n moerse fout, sou veel eerder 'n afrigter wou he wat homself op 'n hoe vlak bewys het

Stem saam. Ons is weer op die verkeerde pad en maak weer te vinnig besluite.. 
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Te minste met Matfield in beheer is ek seker hy sal Swys betrek vir advies want hulle kom lank pad saam. Ek glo nog steeds dat 'n Swys 'n baie groot deel van Lions se vorige sukses gehad het. Die belangrikste van 'n hoof coach is om die spelers te motiveer en die regte mense te betrek om hom te help om spelers reg af te rig. Dit is beslis 'n beter keuse as Cash wat geen ervaring as coach gehad het nie en ook nooit groot rugby gespeel het nie. Hulle se Fourie du Preez kan ook baie waardevol wees! 
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kom mense, Matfield rig nie eers tans af sover ek weet nie, hoe kan ons tevrede met so aanstelling wees?
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Originally posted by Transvaal Transvaal wrote:

kom mense, Matfield rig nie eers tans af sover ek weet nie, hoe kan ons tevrede met so aanstelling wees?

Stem ons is nie nou in n posisie om afrigters uit te probeer nie. Daai lysie het Andre Pretorius seker die meeste afrigtings ondervinding maar ek is bang hy doen n besering op 😜😜


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Originally posted by monster monster wrote:

Originally posted by Transvaal Transvaal wrote:

kom mense, Matfield rig nie eers tans af sover ek weet nie, hoe kan ons tevrede met so aanstelling wees?

Stem ons is nie nou in n posisie om afrigters uit te probeer nie. Daai lysie het Andre Pretorius seker die meeste afrigtings ondervinding maar ek is bang hy doen n besering op 😜😜
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Originally posted by Transvaal Transvaal wrote:

kom mense, Matfield rig nie eers tans af sover ek weet nie, hoe kan ons tevrede met so aanstelling wees?
Sy proeflopie as voorspeleraftigter voorheen by ons was onsuksesvol.
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Originally posted by Transvaal Transvaal wrote:

kom mense, Matfield rig nie eers tans af sover ek weet nie, hoe kan ons tevrede met so aanstelling wees?
Ek dink ons almal is net al so moedeloos dat ons na strooi halms gryp...
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Ek sien die nuutste is dat Matfield nie meer die afrigter gaan wees nie. Het glo te veel "eise" en dat Matthew Proudfoot se naam nou genoem word... Ek is nou nie snaaks nie, maar dan verkies ek eerder vir Matfield.
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Originally posted by WitBoer WitBoer wrote:

Ek sien die nuutste is dat Matfield nie meer die afrigter gaan wees nie. Het glo te veel "eise" en dat Matthew Proudfoot se naam nou genoem word... Ek is nou nie snaaks nie, maar dan verkies ek eerder vir Matfield.
Proudfoot is glad nie n slegte afrigter nie, en het baie ondervinding. Ek glo daar is ook heelwat spelers wat onder hom sal wil speel.
 
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Ek stem Valie en ek sien hy het vir edinburgh en glasglow gespeel so ek dink hy het baie ondervinding met daai halfrond se rugby sal ons baie help en ek dink hy het goeie ondervinding en reputasie daar baie manne wat onder hom sal wil speel en hy lok dalk n paar goeie ander coaches wat onder hom kan werk wat baie sal help
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Dink julle ons het daai tipe geld?
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Beslis 'n groot verbetering op Matfield, maar betwyfel sterk of ons die geld het, en of hy bereid is om 'n hospitaal job by ons te kom oorneem.
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Nee, ek weet darem nie. Hy het geen ondervinding as hoofafrigter nie en niemand wou hom hê as voorspelerafrigter behalwe Alister Coetzee nie. Hy het maar aangebly na AC weg is en op Rassie se sukses se golf gery... O ja en onthou Bongi is net so goed soos Marx....
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Sjoe, die name wat rondgegooi word maak my bang.. Weereens het ons geen ambisie (ja ek weet ons het geen geld ook nie). Maar hel, die bulle sit met 'n world cup winning coach. WP het op een stadium Eddie Jones aangestel.. 

Kan ons nie maar ook droom van 'n wereldklas afrigter nie? Waarom moet dit local ouens wees wat of gladnie afrig nie, of minnow spanne afrig?
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Why is Stonehouse not being mentioned, he has proved his coaching ability over and over again at the Pumas. What he manages to achieve with a bunch of "no name brands" is commendable and he deserves an opportunity with a larger union. 
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