South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer hits back at racism claims ahead of Argentina Test by Sport360 staff Saturday 15 August 2015 Under-fire coach Heyneke Meyer has had to deny he is a racist on the eve of a Rugby World Cup warm-up match which suddenly has a ‘must win’ feel to it. Beaten for the first time ever by Argentina in Durban last weekend, the Springboks have an immediate chance for revenge as they head to Bue**s Aires for a rematch. Beaten six times in eight Tests, Meyer has been panned by the South African media, while he has also been criticised by labour umbrella body COSATU for **t picking black players. Two black players, the Zimbabwe-born Tendai Mtawarira and Bryan Habana, were in the starting line-up for the shock 37-25 defeat to the Pumas. That number will jump to four on Saturday. The full-back Zane Kirchner and winger Lwazi Mvovo are injury replacements, Habana retains his place and Trevor Nyakane replaces Mtawarira at prop, with the latter dropping to the bench. Meyer said: “You’re always going to get players that are unhappy if they don’t play. I don’t look at colour. I look at the best players. I’m totally committed to transformation and I have a great relationship with my players.” While Meyer and his men in green and gold would happily accept the underdogs tag in Bue**s Aires, Argentina insist the country who won the 1995 and 2007 World Cup finals are favourites. “We anticipate a much tougher match than last weekend and are definitely **t the favourites,” coach Daniel Hourcade said. “The Springboks are a very good team and are prepared for a backlash after what happened in Durban. We must be ready for a battle.”
08-16-2015, 10:47 PM
South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer hits back at racism claims ahead of Argentina Test
by Sport360 staff Saturday 15 August 2015 Under-fire coach Heyneke Meyer has had to deny he is a racist on the eve of a Rugby World Cup warm-up match which suddenly has a ‘must win’ feel to it. Beaten for the first time ever by Argentina in Durban last weekend, the Springboks have an immediate chance for revenge as they head to Bue**s Aires for a rematch. Beaten six times in eight Tests, Meyer has been panned by the South African media, while he has also been criticised by labour umbrella body COSATU for **t picking black players. Two black players, the Zimbabwe-born Tendai Mtawarira and Bryan Habana, were in the starting line-up for the shock 37-25 defeat to the Pumas. That number will jump to four on Saturday. The full-back Zane Kirchner and winger Lwazi Mvovo are injury replacements, Habana retains his place and Trevor Nyakane replaces Mtawarira at prop, with the latter dropping to the bench. Meyer said: “You’re always going to get players that are unhappy if they don’t play. I don’t look at colour. I look at the best players. I’m totally committed to transformation and I have a great relationship with my players.” While Meyer and his men in green and gold would happily accept the underdogs tag in Bue**s Aires, Argentina insist the country who won the 1995 and 2007 World Cup finals are favourites. “We anticipate a much tougher match than last weekend and are definitely **t the favourites,” coach Daniel Hourcade said. “The Springboks are a very good team and are prepared for a backlash after what happened in Durban. We must be ready for a battle.”
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