SPRINGBOK RUGBY: TRANSVAAL TEAM PRACTISE & REACTIONS TEAM MATES re: Francios Pienaar not selected for tour to Argentina, France & Wales

Record ID: 893631

  • Title: SPRINGBOK RUGBY: TRANSVAAL TEAM PRACTISE & REACTIONS TEAM MATES re: Francios Pienaar not selected for tour to Argentina, France & Wales
  • Date: 14th October 1996
  • Summary: SPRINGBOK RUGBY: TRANSVAAL TEAM PRACTISE & REACTIONS TEAM MATES re: Francios Pienaar not selected for tour to Argentina, France & Wales
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  • City: JOHANNESBURG
  • Country: South Africa
  • Reuters ID: 96OCT14R06
  • Story Text:SPRINGBOK RUGBY:
    TRANSVAAL TEAM PRACTISE AT WANDERERS & REACTIONS FROM TEAM MATES re: Francios Pienaar not selected for tour to Argentina, France & Wales

    15.49.09 RUDOLF STRAEULI: I support Francios, I think he's a great captain and he's made SA proud...
    15.49.33 ...no I don't think it's a players' revolt...I think he'll show by his game that he'll be back...
    15.51.58 KOBUS WIESE: ...personally for me as a Transvaal player it's sad for him not being there; the side is chosen, we don't choose the side...but he's still Transvaal captain and we still respect him as much as we've done in the past...
    15.52.35 ...obviously we'll miss him because he's a great captain, he's a great player, nobody has ever doubted that..
    15.52.49 ...I think he plays as good rugby as any other time...
    15.53.56 JOHAN ROUX: Obviously it's a difficult situation...a lot of people that don't understand why he's been dropped...we support Francios...
    15.56.55 BARRY GLASSPOOL [STAR SPORTS REPORTER] it's going to have stunning repercussions for SA rugby. You can't sack a successful player...and not expect for there not to be come-backs....
    15.57.28 ...suddenly he's gone, gone on the basis that his form isn't good enough...
    15.57.46 ...clearly this squad without Pienaar goes on triaql but more importantly, the coach...goes on trial because very few people in this country agree with him that on form Pienaar isn't still the best open side flanker in this country....
    15.58.22 RE POLLS...you can't justify dropping him fro form...
    15.58.27 SARFU have hastened to say that there are no other reasons apart from what the coach has outlined which is that he's not he doesn't fit into "his future vision of Sa rugby" whatever that may be...
    16.03.00 TRANSVAAL TEAM PRACTISE
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