Pour Schalk Burger, Willemse était dans son rôle
Schalk Burger, ancien troisième-ligne des Springboks (86 sélections entre 2003 et 2015) commente le carton rouge de Paul Willemse lors de la défaite de la France contre l’Irlande à Marseille.
Le deuxième-ligne de l’équipe de France a en effet été exclu après avoir reçu deux cartons jaunes lors de la défaite 17-38 de l’équipe de France face à l’Irlande lors du Tournoi des Six Nations à Marseille vendredi 2 février.
Willemse avait reçu un premier carton jaune pour un déblayage épaule contre tête (9e), puis un deuxième carton jaune pour un plaquage dangereux (32e), entraînant un nouvel avertissement.
Le deuxième-ligne d’origine sud-africaine, qui avait manqué la Coupe du monde en raison d’une blessure, sera indisponible pour les prochains tests en Écosse et en Italie après avoir écopé d’une suspension.
« On peut compatir avec Paul. Parce que le premier carton, vous pouvez voir ce qu’il fait », a commenté Schalk Burger dans le dernier épisode de Boks Office sur RugbyPass TV.
« Si vous êtes entraîneur et que votre joueur doit y aller, le meilleur moment pour attaquer l’adversaire et prendre l’ascendant, c’est juste à ce moment-là, au lieu d’attendre que le ruck se forme et de le déblayer.
« Il entre en contact avec la tête, c’est dommage, et puis le deuxième, nous le savons tous, c’est le défenseur qui s’est adapté.
« Regardez, c’est un grand gaillard et il vient mettre un grand coup sur [Caelan] Doris et je pense que c’est plus impressionnant que ça ne l’a été vraiment. »
Est-ce que ça valait le coup de tenter ?
Au côté de l’ancien capitaine des Springboks Jean de Villiers, Hanyani Shimange, l’animateur de Boks Office, s’est interrogé sur la nécessité d’une telle action : « C’est le risque. Est-ce que ça vaut la peine de tenter ça plutôt que d’aller chercher les jambes ou d’esquiver ? »
De Villiers, qui s’est gravement blessé au genou quelques minutes après ses débuts contre la France en 2002, a estimé que certains joueurs ont des postes susceptibles de les mettre parfois dans des situations délicates.
« Est-ce que ça vaut la peine de faire un tel plaquage du point de vue de Willemse ? Tous ceux qui l’ont vu jouer savent qu’il est le bourreau. Vous ne voulez pas que ça sorte de son jeu, mais comment trouver un moyen de le faire différemment ? Parce que c’est le changement de comportement que World Rugby recherche, c’est-à-dire que si vous êtes dans cette situation, ne le faites pas à cause du risque de contact avec la tête. Et je suppose que c’est ce qui est difficile. »
Schalk Burger a ajouté que Willemse n’a probablement fait que suivre les instructions et s’en tenir au rôle qui lui a été confié.
« En plus, c’est le deuxième (carton jaune), il aurait donc été frustré par le premier. Il est dans son rôle. Il veut attaquer les rucks. Nous avons joué avec Bakkies (Botha, ndlr). Bakkies percutait le porteur du ballon et le défenseur. Il nous a tous dégagés.
« Doris est l’un de leurs grands porteurs, [Shaun] Edwards a dû lui dire ‘Tu dois arrêter Doris’. S’il entame une course, il faut lui mettre un coup d’arrêt. Je me serais mis moi aussi en position pour le faire reculer, mais malheureusement, il a attaqué trop haut et il a reçu un carton jaune. Je ne pense pas que ce soit plus grave que ça. »
Il peut réduire sa suspension à trois semaines en demandant à participer au programme de formation au plaquage de World Rugby.
Comments on RugbyPass
Men should show strength and be mean, but they should be able to show emotion to those close yo them in certain times, birth of your child, death of family, proud moment. This article is stupid
4 Go to commentsWhat a weak article…absolute drivel and clickbait, well done. Will stick to rugby365 thanks
4 Go to commentsHonest, discipline, humility… Priceless.
2 Go to commentsSo many excuses. No mention of the SA number 2 being taken out illegally in the 2nd minute. That act of foul play had a massive impact on the SA game. Face it, NZ play pretty dirty very regularly, and it’s only since 2016 they’ve been held to higher officiating standards via stricter officiating and TMO reviews. They deserved to have a man down. Sorry. Fix the yellow and red cards and NZ will win more RWCs. Plus, there WAS a knock on invalidating the one try, so it was NOT a try. Period. Here’s a Kleenex…
208 Go to commentsOverheard conversation between NZ and SA rugby fans everywhere: We’re the greatest! No! we’re the greatest! We’re the greatest! No we’re the greatest! Ireland are arrogant! True but they beat you! We’re the greatest! No! we’re the greatest! Etc. etc, etc.
20 Go to commentsTypical crap Aussie weather
11 Go to comments“If they’d have beaten England, I still feel we would have been talking ‘is this the best team ever,’ ‘is this the best team that’s ever played in the Six Nations'” he said. “I still think they’re not quite that good. I actually don’t think they’re that good.” So Trimble is saying he doesn’t think this is the best 6N team of all time. He is silent on if it is the best Irish team of all time. Can’t disagree with him. Just another misrepresentative clickbait headline from the guys at RP.
20 Go to commentsWow, do we really still have to listen to all the excuses and “unfairness” of it all. Even blaming the bounce of an egg shaped ball for the loss. But the article is about context, so what about the Springboks having to play the other 5 teams in the top 6 and still beating a comparatively rested AB team on a very empty tank.
208 Go to comments“Teams would generally have three coaches below their head honcho; attack coach, defence coach, forwards coach” do they? I’m not sure what the NZ set up is tbh, but the other 4 sides top 5 sides all have very different structures to the one outlined in the article! As well as attack, defence, and forwards coaches, SA, Ireland, and France also have specialist scrum coaches. England have a specialist scrum coach too, but arguably don’t have a forwards coach, with that role taken on by Borthwick. SA also have a backs coach in addition to defence and attack, and Ireland and England have fitness coaches, with England also having two skills coaches.
2 Go to commentsWorst article I've read in a while. Trying to disguise a backhand slap as a compliment. The whole article is a bit weird and negative. I think South African men are emotional in general… think Clad le Clos’s father 2012 London Olympics.
4 Go to commentsIreland are going to win the world cup.
20 Go to commentsIt was the strangest result ever. Etzebeth should've been yellow card for his cynical retiring move and a penalty try. Birth second half tries by the Allblacks were fantastic and the TMO operating outside the law to rule out the first try was egregious. Yes, the boks got the win but it was through some bizarre officiating that allowed them to sneak home against 14 men that dominated them. The quieter Bok supporters know and acknowledge the Allblacks were the better and dominant side. Justifying the win because they beat a pre world cup Allblacks selection is silly.
208 Go to commentsA very English thing to do hey Courtney, blerrie kant
4 Go to commentsIt sounds like Andrew is trying to convince himself or has just lost all perspective. The team did look jaded for the last couple of games of the six nations but a few things were wrong there. Italy tackled their hearts out and made Ireland work hard for every try. Outsmarted by Scotland? Huh? Ireland got held up over the line about 4 times. Scotland did nothing on attack the whole game other than one breakaway near the end. A recharge and reset is needed which they hopefully will have had before the SA your.
20 Go to commentsIncluding SA and Argie teams was great for the quality of rugby, but middle of the night games and player travel/ jet lag make that unworkable. I think that SA in Europe and Argie building an American league with USA, Canada etc would be better long term. If Oz can't sustain Rebels then next cab off the rank should be a Japanese team. Keep regional comps to time zones, both club and test rugby. Then existing test windows for test tours plus RWC.
6 Go to commentsMisogynists have feelings too!
4 Go to commentsCrowd sizes of the URC v the Premiership must be a big factor.
1 Go to commentsWell you’ve made a proper tit of yourself, haven’t you! 😂
173 Go to commentsBen it's beyond their comprehension-
208 Go to commentsThanks Sam. Interesting read. Harder or easier for Parling to come into a completely new setup where performance was abysmal last time out? I’d suggest easier to be better but, as you suggest, will be a lot to do with how much latitude he’s granted. Hopefully all he needs. With hybrids like Holloway, Hannigan, Swinton and Leota as options at 6 we have the basics for a strong lineout. BPA returning means we have good options at 2 also with Faessler, Porecki and Uelese, although Jordan is a scrumming beast rather than a dart thrower. I’m typically a pessimist or realist but that’s never applied to the Wallabies
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