{"id":7440,"date":"2012-01-27T21:14:01","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T19:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/update-1-rugby-meyer-named-south-africa-coach\/"},"modified":"2012-01-27T21:14:01","modified_gmt":"2012-01-27T19:14:01","slug":"update-1-rugby-meyer-named-south-africa-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-rugby-meyer-named-south-africa-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Rugby-Meyer named South Africa coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CAPE TOWN<\/span> Jan 27 (Reuters) – Former Leicester
\ncoach Heyneke Meyer, who built the Bulls team that provided
\nthe foundation of the Springbok squad for the last eight years,
\nwas named as the new South Africa national rugby coach on
\nFriday.<\/p>\n

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The 44-year-old Meyer, who steered the Bulls to four Currie
\nCup titles between 2002 and 2006 and their first Super 14
\ncrown in 2007, was appointed on a four-year contract.<\/p>\n

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“It’s truly humbling but also a huge honour and
\nresponsibility because the Springboks carry the hopes and dreams
\nof the whole country,” Meyer said at a news conference.<\/p>\n

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“I want to get the support of everyone behind the team and
\nto do that I have to pick the best possible team. I don’t want
\nto make promises I can’t keep. It would be easy to promise the
\nworld, but I need to plan very thoroughly.”<\/p>\n

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Meyer succeeds the controversial Peter de Villiers, who won
\na single Tri-Nations title and beat the British and Irish Lions
\nin 2009 before guiding the Springboks to the quarter-finals of
\nlast year’s World Cup in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

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Meyer had initially been the favourite to succeed Jake White
\nin 2008 when De Villiers was appointed, and he subsequently quit
\nrugby before joining Leicester in June 2008.<\/p>\n

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The qualified sports psychologist has been named by lock
\nVictor Matfield, the most-capped Springbok, as the best coach he
\nhas worked under.<\/p>\n

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The South African Rugby Union (SARU) had head-hunted Meyer,
\nchief executive Jurie Roux said.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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