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04-12-2006, 09:11 PM
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Bloemfontein - South African rugby players will have to become stronger and faster if the Springboks want to compete for the Rugby World Cup in France in 2007.
The head of the Boks' conditioning, Derik Coetzee, says the players in South Africa are falling behind the strongmen and speedsters of the All Blacks. Wallabies and England.
The position of the South African teams on the Super 14 points log is a good indicator that our players are not physically strong enough.
Coetzee said: "That's why we're emphasising conditioning all the time. We've got plans ahead of the RWC and are going to withdraw certain players from all rugby in the period September 10 to November 5.
"We could keep them for even longer than the eight weeks, depending on how much they improve their physical weaknesses.
"The only way to significantly improve the players strength and speed is to withdraw them from matches for long periods and subject them to specific scientific programmes.
"I started visiting the various Super 14 regional franchises from January and explained our aims to the various players," Coetzee explained.
Busy rugby programme
He declined to give names, but said he is dissatisfied with the progress of some players because of the busy rugby programme.
"The reality is that progress is not happening quickly enough. We're falling behind. It must be remembered that success can only be achieved by good coaching structures and conditioning.
"We consider high intensity important. All our Boks will have to be able to run distances of 1.2km to 1.6km for the forwards and 1.6km to 2km and more for the backs at a high intensity in matches. It has been proven that teams with an average high intensity of more than seven metres per second have a higher chance of success."
The players must also be able to run more than 8km in a match.
"We can't have any excuses in the RWC. Everyone will have to work together," said Coetzee.
Some of the Boks are to get together in Bloemfontein from May 14 where Coetzee will crack the whip as far as conditioning is concerned.
A big problem in the Super 14 series is the South African teams inability to protect their possession properly.
It seems as if the New Zealand players especially are physically stronger than the South Africans and the technique of some regional teams could also be improved.
It should be mentioned that Coetzee's Boks seem to be the only players in South Africa's Super 14 teams who can compete physically with the New Zealanders.
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Bloemfontein - South African rugby players will have to become stronger and faster if the Springboks want to compete for the Rugby World Cup in France in 2007.
The head of the Boks' conditioning, Derik Coetzee, says the players in South Africa are falling behind the strongmen and speedsters of the All Blacks. Wallabies and England.
The position of the South African teams on the Super 14 points log is a good indicator that our players are not physically strong enough.
Coetzee said: "That's why we're emphasising conditioning all the time. We've got plans ahead of the RWC and are going to withdraw certain players from all rugby in the period September 10 to November 5.
"We could keep them for even longer than the eight weeks, depending on how much they improve their physical weaknesses.
"The only way to significantly improve the players strength and speed is to withdraw them from matches for long periods and subject them to specific scientific programmes.
"I started visiting the various Super 14 regional franchises from January and explained our aims to the various players," Coetzee explained.
Busy rugby programme
He declined to give names, but said he is dissatisfied with the progress of some players because of the busy rugby programme.
"The reality is that progress is not happening quickly enough. We're falling behind. It must be remembered that success can only be achieved by good coaching structures and conditioning.
"We consider high intensity important. All our Boks will have to be able to run distances of 1.2km to 1.6km for the forwards and 1.6km to 2km and more for the backs at a high intensity in matches. It has been proven that teams with an average high intensity of more than seven metres per second have a higher chance of success."
The players must also be able to run more than 8km in a match.
"We can't have any excuses in the RWC. Everyone will have to work together," said Coetzee.
Some of the Boks are to get together in Bloemfontein from May 14 where Coetzee will crack the whip as far as conditioning is concerned.
A big problem in the Super 14 series is the South African teams inability to protect their possession properly.
It seems as if the New Zealand players especially are physically stronger than the South Africans and the technique of some regional teams could also be improved.
It should be mentioned that Coetzee's Boks seem to be the only players in South Africa's Super 14 teams who can compete physically with the New Zealanders.
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