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[-said]: We want to focus on the ball in games and show we are disciplined. I'm proud of the boys not to get too involved in all that crap,
news24 30-SEP-11
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[-said]: The basics in rugby are very important and we did that very well tonight and that's why we won the game,
allafrica 30-SEP-11
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[ said]: It was very tough,
allafrica 30-SEP-11
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[-said]: It was really tough,
todayonline 30-SEP-11
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[-said]: They're a brute side so it won't be easy but we're working hard to hopefully put them under pressure in the lineouts and in the scrums,
dailytimesPK 28-SEP-11
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[says:]: Referees let him get away with murder at the breakdown.
independent 23-SEP-11
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[added:]: During the kicking game and turnovers, you need to be on your game in defence.
news24 15-SEP-11
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[ said]: They caused some problems against us in the quarter-finals four years back, we had some troubles with 20 minutes to go,
news24 15-SEP-11
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[-added]: But with Fiji, if there's a turnover, one or two passes and then they've got runners who can really hurt you. I don't think the Welsh have guys like that. They have good structures but no individuals, but these guys have individuals who can hurt you.
news24 15-SEP-11
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[ said]: Fourie and Schalk worked closely together when John and I were off the field. That's how we work. It is not one guy who makes the decisions, it is a group of guys,
thetimes 14-SEP-11
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[ said]: John [Smit], Fourie [du Preez] and Schalla [Schalk Burger] are all part of it, and I think they made fantastic decisions. The decision by Fourie not to go for the poles and go for the touch won us the game,
thetimes 14-SEP-11
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[added:]: We've also been targeting the breakdown. We need to be accurate, and we will also probably talk to the referee (England's Wayne Barnes) about that to see what we can do there to keep them within the laws.
belfasttelegraph 08-SEP-11
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[-added]: In that last (World Cup warm-up) game against England, England really struggled to get any quick ruck ball, so that is something we have really been focusing on.
belfasttelegraph 08-SEP-11
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[ said]: We are still rehabilitating it and we will look on Friday, but we believe I'll be ready to play,
mg 07-SEP-11
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[ said]: It is difficult to say that we will have an advantage even though we play here more than them with the Super Rugby and Tri-Nations,
mg 07-SEP-11
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[ said]: We are still rehabilitating it,
belfasttelegraph 07-SEP-11
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[-said]: I haven’t thought about that [retirement from rugby] yet,
thetimes 07-SEP-11
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[-said that]: It is a very difficult stadium, especially for the kickers with the wind, and even if you know it, it is very hard to get used to it so that is something both teams will have to adapt to.
mg 07-SEP-11
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[ said]: We are still rehabilitating it and we will look on Friday, but we believe I’ll be ready to play,
thetimes 07-SEP-11
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[-said]: I haven't thought about that [retirement from rugby] yet,
news24 07-SEP-11
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[-said]: My sights are firmly set on a successful Rugby World Cup campaign with South Africa in New Zealand but after that there is no better way to sign off in the northern hemisphere than another game for the Barbarians against international opposition at Twickenham,
belfasttelegraph 04-SEP-11
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[-said]: Not everyone's career is ending. The others will keep going, so the Springboks are still in good hands after the World Cup,
news24 31-AUG-11
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[-said]: For me, it's just a special relationship. A lot of people always take Victor for granted. He's a phenomenal player and a great leader. He's been a pillar of strength for me. I've relied on him heavily throughout my time as captain and he's stepped up and provided.
news24 31-AUG-11
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[said:]: Myself and John are big mates. We've been playing together for quite some time now. It's about knowing each other's body language, knowing what's coming and that always helps. It's fantastic what the two of us have.
news24 31-AUG-11
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[ said]: Perhaps the pleasing aspect was that this game showed we are now coming together as a team,
thetimes 21-AUG-11
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[ said]: It's awesome,
japantimes 21-AUG-11
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[-said]: Our fitness levels, including mine, is right up there and that can no longer be an excuse for unacceptable performances,
MailGuardian 20-AUG-11
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[said:]: It doesn't matter whether you are playing for a cup or not, every game needs a special effort, otherwise you are not worthy of being a Springbok.
news24 19-AUG-11
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[ said]: Every guy that is starting this Test match should be on that plane,
news24 19-AUG-11
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[-said]: Once that haka is finished it's going to be a fantastic game,
news24 19-AUG-11
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[ said]: We need to win, and that's what we'll set out to do,
news24 19-AUG-11
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[-said]: I've always admired the All Blacks as a side that one can use to measure yourself against,
news24 19-AUG-11
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[ said]: It's always tough to see a Springbok side lose. It's never nice. Every time you put on the Springbok jersey, you want to win so, like any other test match, there's only one thing for us and that's to give 100 percent and hopefully win the test match,
news24 10-AUG-11
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[-said]: We're a Springboks side ... all quality players who have been playing together for eight years in most regards,
smh 10-AUG-11
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[-said]: We all saw last year that we missed him. He's a quality player,
smh 10-AUG-11
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[ said]: The fact that we are leaving does not mean the end of the Bulls. I think there are enough players here to not just step into our shoes, but also to take the franchise to new heights,
news24 20-JUN-11
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[ said]: It’s frustrating to see other teams in the knockout rounds when you know that you could just as well have been there, but life goes on. I think the Stormers are in a good position to be able to do very well. But I will never write off the Crusaders,
news24 20-JUN-11
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[-said]: It was a pity that after the tour the guys weren't here at the stadium and didn't have the belief in us, but we are happy to get the belief back in six games,
news24 17-JUN-11
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[-said]: We've got a competition to win and we said at the start that we will sort those things out after the season,
MailGuardian 15-JUN-11
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[said:]: You can only play as well as the opposition allow you to play, and I think both defences were awesome; really in the faces of each other.
news24 12-JUN-11
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[ said]: We won't deviate too much from the typical Bulls pattern - it has, after all, brought us to where we are. But there is a surprise or two in store,
news24 09-JUN-11
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[-said]: Week in week out it's the same ... we have got to win this weekend,
thetimes 26-MAY-11
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[ said]: Hopefully we can put them under pressure there, they don’t have a specialist number five,
news24 25-MAY-11
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[ said]: It was a very big win. We outsmarted them tactically. Morné (Steyn) and Fourie were again brilliant. We put their lineout under a lot of pressure, especially in the first half, and could win turnover ball there,
news24 23-MAY-11
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[ said]: There are all kind of possibilities and a team that doesn't win could be in trouble, but for us we can't look beyond this weekend,
news24 20-MAY-11
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[-said that]: But he is aware of our situation and that we now only try and manage players on the field, but also in the amount of training they do during the week leading up to that game.
MailGuardian 11-MAY-11
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[ said]: Hopefully I can sleep a bit better this week,
news24 01-MAY-11
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[-said]: We were under pressure, so we went back to the things that make us Bulls and work for us. I'm very happy with the second half, it all fell into place,
MailGuardian 30-APR-11
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[ said]: The more pressure there is, the harder the guys try and the more mistakes they make,
MailGuardian 29-APR-11
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[-said]: We know we are always under threat and that is why it is important that we focus on ourselves and for us this is like a semi-final or a final - a must win - so we need to be mentally prepared when we get to Saturday,
news24 28-APR-11
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[-said]: It doesn’t help talking about a big weekend, we are already in trouble in this race and this is why this weekend’s game becomes all the more important to us,
news24 21-APR-11
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[-explained]: We’ve spoken about it a lot in the team, and we know very well that when you get a few wins under your belt, then the 50-50 calls tend to go your way and the pressure is relieved. At the moment nothing is going our way and we have to just dig deeper and keep on believing. We still have a chance, its only halfway into the competition,
news24 21-APR-11
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[ said]: He is a gamebreaker and the only way of neutralising him is if our game breakers also step up and turn the match on its head,
news24 20-APR-11
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[ said]: Our problems weren't on tour because if we win this weekend and make it two from four, it's up there with the best tours that we had in the past. It was those slip-ups at home (losses to the Highlanders and Stormers) that are haunting us. That is why it's non-negotiable that we pull this one off,
news24 20-APR-11
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[-told]: Nothing is different to previous years,
news24 20-APR-11
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[-said]: It's like the days of (Stephen) Larkham and George Gregan where you can't focus too much on them but rather the team because if you focus too much on them they put other people into holes,
abc 15-APR-11
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[ said]: It was very poor, we couldn't hold onto the ball. We couldn't put four or five phases together, it wasn't acceptable,
news24 09-APR-11
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[ said]: We know of him, but it’s not a big deal for us. Ma’a Nonu has been as good for years and I think we kept him at bay very well over the weekend,
news24 06-APR-11
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[ said]: The secret will lie in dictating the tempo of the game. They want to make the game as quick as possible and create unstructured situations and we want to do exactly the opposite,
news24 06-APR-11
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[ said]: If we force them to attack from scrums and lineouts, keep things tight on defence and prevent them from getting momentum while off-loading in contact, we have a chance,
news24 06-APR-11
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[-said]: I think that's what it's all about. We have the best 9 and 10 in the world and they're kicking well. We used them well tonight, they got us in their half and we scored the points,
news24 02-APR-11
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[-said]: The Crusaders are a team who are in form at the moment but, again, we'll enjoy tonight and think about them on Monday again,
news24 02-APR-11
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[-said]: Wynand cut the line brilliantly and Francois managed to finish it off, so we're very happy with that,
news24 02-APR-11
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[-said]: Other than the Cowan incident, if you look at it, the other incidents have all been things that happen in every game. Players clean players out of the way and hit rucks hard – everyone does it,
news24 25-MAR-11
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[ said]: I can't remember when last the Bulls have lost two in a row at home and there is an urgency to make sure it never happens again,
MailGuardian 24-MAR-11
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[ said]: I just hope that the citing does not have an influence on the way Bakkies plays. I was very surprised when I heard he had been cited. I thought that there were other incidents in the game that could have led to possible citings, but definitely not the tackle by Bakkies,
news24 23-MAR-11
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[-said that]: It’s not just the senior players, but everybody. There are a lot of expectations of the team from supporters and the team itself. Everybody, including the top players, need to be playing to their potential for us to live up to that.
news24 23-MAR-11
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[-explained]: We always do things accurately, that’s what usually makes us good. We don’t lose a scrum or a lineout and we put other teams under pressure,
news24 21-MAR-11
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[-said]: They are still undefeated, which proves their quality,
thetimes 16-MAR-11
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[ said]: I really hope the guys won’t focus on those little battles,
news24 16-MAR-11
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[ said]: The Stormers were in the final last year and are definitely one of the top teams in the competition so it will be a huge challenge for us,
news24 16-MAR-11
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[ said]: I can’t wait to get back on the field on Monday. We have a lot to fix,
news24 10-MAR-11
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[-believes this]: Our follow-up work from our kicks is currently not good. There were too many times against the Highlanders where we did not follow up well or did not have the correct number of defenders. We played into their hands.
news24 07-MAR-11
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[ said]: We know things did not go well, but the team will not train this week. Some of the guys will play in the Vodacom Cup, others are resting as part of the national agreement and the others are off. The bye has come at the right time,
news24 07-MAR-11
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[-said]: We are happy with our position on the log, but not with the performances that got us there. We need to play for longer periods and not only produce 40 minutes here and 40 minutes there. This will be a huge challenge, but we trained well. We still need to execute on the day though,
thetimes 02-MAR-11
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[ said]: Last week the Cheetahs lost Adriaan Strauss. It was a setback and now it’s Juan, who is another important leader and their captain. It’s a great pity about Juan. It does not sound good,
news24 27-FEB-11
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[ added]: It's an ugly win,
MailGuardian 27-FEB-11
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[-said]: My only advice to him is that he learns to speak French very quickly. That will be good protection for himself in the punching culture out there. He needs to learn to speak French,
news24 22-FEB-11
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[-said]: Our thoughts are going out to the people of New Zealand and the Crusaders in Christchurch who we play against so often,
guardian 22-FEB-11
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[ admitted]: Yes, I was someone who gave the ball away unnecessarily with that kick of mine in the second half. It was not a good option,
news24 21-FEB-11
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[ said]: We were very clinical in the first half but made too many mistakes in the second,
MailGuardian 20-FEB-11
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[ said]: We knew it was going to be tough away from home, and naturally there is still a lot of work to be done and we know that,
news24 20-FEB-11
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[-said]: Things haven’t changed that much during the off-season when we worked hard on improving some facets of our game, but I do feel our best is yet to come,
thetimes 16-FEB-11
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[said:]: 2010 was a good year for our country, but let’s make 2011 an even better year by doing the double.
news24 02-FEB-11
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[-writes]: Our form going into the tournament has not been great and our performances in the 2010 Tri-Nations were disappointing but I’m still confident we are capable of lifting the trophy,
news24 02-DEC-10
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[-said]: There was a lot spoken this week in the media about our scrum and our physicality. I think the guys stood up and showed what they can do. And that's what the Springboks is all about.
news24 28-NOV-10
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[ said]: It’s all about execution and accuracy,
NEWScomAU 28-NOV-10
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[ said]: This was a victory for our blueprint, it was all about us getting self-belief back in the game that we play,
NEWScomAU 28-NOV-10
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[-said]: When we beat England here in 2006 we turned things around and won the World Cup the following year, so hopefully this is an omen,
fijitimes 27-NOV-10
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[-said that]: We are fully behind the coaching staff. We are all in this together. If the Boks lose, everyone loses, not just the coaches or the captain or whoever. We are all under pressure.
news24 26-NOV-10
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[-said that]: We have spoken about this game being a cup final for us after what happened in Edinburgh. This is all or nothing, we will put everything into it and at the end we hope to have come up with the goods on the scoreboard.
news24 26-NOV-10
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[-said]: A lot of people have written us off even before the Ireland Test. The whole tour is kind of in the balance. If we can get a win, it will put us back on track again, but if we don't win we will again be under pressure,
news24 26-NOV-10
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[ said]: The whole tour is in the balance. If we don’t win we will be under a lot of pressure back home. We all know what the expectations are in South Africa and we have to live up to them. We must win to get our team back on track and end the tour on a positive note,
news24 26-NOV-10
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[ admitted]: It's a great chance to redeem ourselves,
irishsun 25-NOV-10
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[ said]: The important thing is that we need to believe in what we do, and then execute those things that we want to do when we are out there,
news24 24-NOV-10
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[-said]: They are playing a great style of rugby now - they have width but they run very hard. In a way it's much the same style as in 2003, keeping the forwards in the channels.
smh 23-NOV-10
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[-added that]: We will have to look at the match video to see how much was down to bad discipline on our behalf. However you look at it, this game was going to be won by the team making the least mistakes. That was Scotland and they were able to put us under a lot of pressure by pinning us in our own half and kicking their penalties. We had the initial momentum but then got nailed for a few things and that brought them into the game.
offalyexpress 22-NOV-10
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