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Heyneke Meyer is the new Bok coach
January 27, 2012 - Heyneke Meyer was named as the new Springbok coach on Friday. He was given a four year contract, which means that he is likely to take the Boks to the 2015 World Cup in England.
His first position as provincial head coach came at the age of 30 in 1998, at the SWD Eagles, and he immediately took the team to the semi-finals of the Vodacom Cup. A year later he guided the Eagles to a top-four finish in the Absa Currie Cup.
He reached his first final in 2001, leading the Blue Bulls to the Vodacom Cup title, having already had a period as an assistant Springbok coach.
Three consecutive Absa Currie Cup crowns for the Blue Bulls followed in 2002, 2003 and 2004. He also helped turn the Bulls around from dwelling near the bottom of the Super 12 log, to consecutive semi-finals in 2005 and 2006.
The Super Rugby title followed in 2007, when Meyer masterminded the Bulls’ victory over The Sharks in an epic final in Durban.
This is not his first stint with the Springboks, having been involved as assistant coach under Nick Mallett (1999 and 2001) as well as Harry Viljoen (2001).
I am confident that SARU picked the right man for the job, and on behalf of all the regular visitors of LionsWorld I want to congratulate Heyneke on his appointment and wish him and the Boks great success over the next four years and beyond!
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All the best for the new year!
January 1, 2012 - I want to wish all the regular visitors to Lionsworld
all the best for 2012. May it be a year of spectacular
success for all of us, and even more so for our beloved Lions rugby team!
Looking forward: Super Rugby kicks off at the end of February, and we are hoping that our team can build on the success of the Currie Cup campaign and do much better in Super Rugby this year than the "gesukkel" of the last few years.
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