Peter Jooste, Springbok convener of selectors, confirmed that the Bok players not involved in the away leg of the Tri Nations would be entering a reconditioning camp in Cape Town.
“They will have one week off – complete rest at home. However, the following week they will start in Cape Town with conditioning training at the Sports Science Centre,” he said.
The following players will be ‘reconditioned’:
No injury concerns:
Percy Montgomery
Ashwin Willemse
Jaque Fourie
Jean de Villiers
Butch James – His hamstring strain is not serious.
Danie Rossouw
Schalk Burger
Victor Matfield
Bakkies Botha
BJ Botha
Os du Randt.
Frans Steyn
Injured list:
Fourie du Preez (shoulder) – Not 100% yet but on the comeback trail – will be ready in the next week or two.
Andr̩ Pretorius (buttock) РThe big concern for the Boks at the moment.
Gurthr̦ Steenkamp (knee) РWill decide sometime next week if they have to do a scope on him.
John Smit (hamstring) – Should be ready in two weeks’ time.
Bryan Habana (knee)
Juan Smith (thigh strain)
Pierre Spies (knee)
Ricky Januarie (knee)
First choice players on tour in Australasia and not taking part in the first part of the reconditioning program:
CJ van der Linde
Wynand Olivier
Ruan Pienaar
JP Pietersen
Gary Botha
Bismarck du Plessis
Bob Skinstad
Albert van den Berg
AJ Venter
Pedrie Wannenburg
I hear the Newlands Sports Science Instiute does a good Lobotomy… Although you do need a (rugby) brain to qualify for one… so I guess our ‘Reconditioning’ Players will just be getting the standard Electro Shock Treatment, Isolation Punishment and Naked Bogwashes (oh, hang on a minute – I’m looking at an old copy of a training manual called “Lekker, Kief, ek het vir Rukby lief – Die Kamp Stalldraad Manier!” written by one Rudy Straueli)… and you thought things were bad now? he he
Jean Div needs new a fan belt, Pretorius needs his rings checked while Bakkies needs his clutchplate reconditioned.
They’re all halfway there since they all had their pipes cleaned on Saturday!