sarfu presentation to the parliamentary portfolio committee on sport 3 february 2004
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SARFU PRESENTATION TO THE PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO
COMMITTEE ON SPORT
3 February 2004
Rugby World Cup 2003
CONTENTS
PlanningPerformance & ResultsKey LearningsShortcomingsThe Way Forward
PLANNING PHASE
Planning for RWC began well in advance with the Vodacom Super 12 used as a key indicator of form. Emphasis was placed on five areas:- Game Time and Injury Plan - Player Conditioning plan- Player Rehabilitation- Discipline monitoring- Black player representation in RS 12- Performance in key phases (lineouts, scrums etc)
Note: The Following slides illustrate the level of detail and will not be discussed at length
Player game time and injury trends have been closely monitored in a bid to ensure our best players can go to RWC 2003
No. Name Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 122003 S12
Game Time%
1 Derek Hougaard 0 5 10 Bye 6 50 20 0 60 50 201 23%2 Joost van der Westhuizen 72 80 80 6 Bye 60 80 60 30 468 53%3 Conrad Jantjes Bye Not in 22 Not in 22 Not in 22 Not in 22 Not in 22 70 70 8%4 Edrich Fredericks Not in 22 8 0 5 80 Bye 80 80 80 80 13 80 506 58%5 Dewey Swartbooi 16 77 80 80 80 Bye 80 55 80 50 598 68%6 Bakkies Botha Not in 22 20 10 55 Bye 53 75 80 80 51 80 504 57%7 Victor Matfield 80 80 80 80 70 Bye 80 55 50 29 30 634 72%8 Pedrie Wannenberg 80 80 80 80 70 Bye 80 Not in 22 60 80 14 17 641 73%9 Wessel Roux 80 80 50 Not in 22 60 Bye Not in 22 Not in 22 15 Not in 22 70 Not in 22 355 40%10 Danie Coetzee 67 57 60 50 55 Bye 60 45 65 50 28 30 567 64%11 Dean Hall 64 Bye 64 7%12 Friedrich Lombard 80 80 80 70 80 0 Bye 80 80 5 13 Not in 22 568 65%13 Ashwin Willemse Not in 22 80 70 80 80 80 Bye 80 80 80 80 80 790 90%14 Gcobani Bobo 80 80 80 80 80 80 Bye 0 80 64 10 28 662 75%15 Adrian Jacobs 0 20 0 10 0 12 Bye 80 122 14%16 Andre Pretorius 80 73 80 80 80 80 Bye 16 80 80 80 729 83%17 Os du Randt Not in 22 Not in 22 Not in 22 Bye Not in 22 Not in 22 Not in 22 Not in 22 Not in 22 0 0%18 Lawrence Sephaka 55 65 50 50 50 31 Bye 80 62 37 23 Not in 22 503 57%19 James Dalton 57 50 72 11 40 Not in 22 Bye -------------------------------------------- Retired -------------------------------------------- '20 Hanyani Shimange 23 30 8 69 40 Not in 22 Bye 0 57 13 16 16 272 31%21 Janus Labuschagne Suspended Suspended Suspended 60 80 Bye 80 80 20 320 36%22 Rassie Erasmus Not in 22 Not in 22 Bye Not in 22 20 80 80 2 182 21%23 Hendro Scholtz 80 20 80 80 70 80 Bye 5 55 470 53%24 Bob Skinstad 80 80 80 80 70 80 Bye 80 80 80 19 Not in 22 729 83%25 Joe van Niekerk 80 80 80 80 10 Bye 80 44 454 52%26 Norman Jordan 64 43 0 6 0 7 Bye 80 0 70 80 16 366 42%27 Marco Wentzel 80 80 80 80 40 Bye 80 70 72 80 80 742 84%28 Ricardo Loubscher 55 80 60 80 Bye 80 80 435 49%29 Brent Russell 25 80 20 50 25 80 Bye 80 80 17 Not in 22 457 52%30 Deon Kayser 72 22 Bye 12 15 80 201 23%31 Stefan Terblanche 80 80 80 80 80 70 Bye 80 80 80 80 53 843 96%32 Trevor Halstead 80 70 60 60 20 Bye 20 Not in 22 40 53 403 46%33 Andre Snyman 80 58 80 30 80 80 Bye 80 80 80 40 27 715 81%34 Butch James 80 80 80 80 80 Bye 80 80 80 80 80 800 91%35 Craig Davidson 80 80 80 78 80 66 Bye 80 70 80 80 80 854 97%36 Deon Carstens 80 71 76 69 80 29 Bye 25 23 56 22 47 578 66%37 Ollie le Roux 52 50 0 50 20 Bye 172 20%38 Lukas van Biljon 80 Bye 16 13 25 33 167 19%39 Albert van den Berg 80 80 5 Bye 21 0 47 233 26%40 AJ Venter 80 Suspended Suspended Suspended Suspended 80 Bye 80 80 59 80 80 539 61%41 Roland Bernard Not in 22 Not in 22 Not in 22 Not in 22 Not in 22 70 Bye 60 80 80 80 33 403 46%42 Shaun Sowerby 80 71 80 80 80 80 Bye 80 74 73 80 70 848 96%43 Werner Greeff 52 40 40 40 Bye 80 40 60 352 40%44 Breyton Paulse 75 80 76 Bye 231 26%45 Pieter Rossouw 80 80 Bye 80 80 80 80 480 55%46 De Wet Barry 80 70 Bye 70 80 80 80 80 540 61%47 Robbie Fleck 80 80 80 80 70 Bye 80 80 65 80 695 79%48 Johannes Conradie 20 10 4 10 40 Bye 80 69 75 60 8 64 440 50%49 Neil de Kock 60 70 80 70 80 Bye 0 11 5 20 72 14 482 55%50 Faan Rautenbach 52 55 80 60 Bye 60 60 20 13 400 45%51 Cobus Visagie 28 25 Not in 22 80 20 Bye 20 20 60 65 60 65 443 50%52 Daan Human 80 80 60 80 35 Bye 80 69 80 80 80 15 739 84%53 Selbourne Boome 80 80 80 80 Bye 80 55 80 535 61%54 Quinton Davids 60 56 70 60 80 Bye 15 80 40 Not in 22 461 52%55 Hottie Louw 20 24 10 20 80 Bye 65 25 40 75 80 80 519 59%56 Corne Krige 64 80 80 80 80 Bye Not in 22 14 398 45%57 Pierre Uys 16 15 80 0 10 Bye 80 66 62 0 Not in 22 78 407 46%58 Marius Joubert Bye 22 Not in 22 80 33 135 15%59 Jean de Villiers Bye 0 0%60 John Smit Bye 0 0%
Injured Players 10 9 11 15 14 16 15 15 12 12 17 14Not in 22's 4 2 2 2 3 4 3 5 2 4 3 7
Game Time > 90%
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Inputs from the Sports Science Institute were used to develop a conditioning plan so we peak at the right time
Wk 3725/01
Wk 3601/02
Wk 3508/02
Wk 3415/02
Wk 3322/02
Wk 3201/03
Wk 3108/03
Wk 3015/03
Wk 2922/03
Wk 2829/03
Wk 2705/04
Wk 2612/04
Wk 2519/04
Wk 2426/04
Wk 2303/05
Wk 2210/05
Wk 2117/05
Wk 2024/05
Wk 40 - 38
Wk 1931/05
Wk 1807/06
Wk 1714/06
Wk 1621/06
Wk 1528/06
Wk 1405/07
Wk 1312/07
Wk 1219/07
Wk 1126/07
Wk 1002/08
Wk 909/08
Wk 816/08
Wk 723/08
Wk 413/09
Wk 320/09
Wk104/10
Pre-seasonTraining
Warm Up Games Super 12 (11 rounds, 1 bye) S12 SF, F
Max. Matches 3 in 7 weeks 11 in 12 weeks ? in 2 weeks
RWC Preparation
Bulls A H H A NZ NZ Aus Aus H H H H H A ? ?
Stormers A NZ NZ Aus Aus A H H H H H ? ?H UK UK
Cats A UK UK A A H H A H NZ NZ Aus NZ A ? ?
Sharks UK UK A H H H H H NZ NZ AusNZ H ? ?
Scot.DBN
Scot.JHB
Arg.PE
Aus.CT
NZ.PTA
NZ.DUN
Aus.BRI
Prac.EL
Prac.PE
Wk 630/08
Wk 506/09
Wk 227/09
Rugby World Cup 2003
Active Rest
Optimal ‘Bok Player Conditioning for RWC03
DBN Prep + 2 Tests
29/5 – 14/6(17 days)
PE Prep + Test
22/6 – 28/6(7 days)
CT Prep + 2 Tests
1/7 – 20/7(20 days)
Tri Nations Away Prep + 2 Tests
24/7 – 10/8(18 days)
PTA Camp 1
24/8 – 31/8(8 days)
DBN Camp 2 EC Camp 3 + 2 Matches
7/9 – 15/9(9 days)
16/9 – 27/9(12 days)
4 daysat home
Spr
ingb
ok “S
easo
n”S12
“Sea
son”
16/09 23/09
RWC Wk 111/10
Uru.PER
RWC Wk 218/10
Eng.PER
RWC Wk 325/10
Geo.SYD
RWC Wk 401/11
Sam.BRI
RWC Wk 508/11
Q/FinalBRI/MEL
RWC Wk 615/11
S/FinalSYD
RWC Wk 722/11
FinalSYD
Max. Matches 2 in 6 weeks 7 in 7 weeks
Incoming Tour Tri Nations
2 daysat home
3 daysat home
13 daysat home
PTA
6 daysat home
4 daysat home
DepartFri 03/10
10 Week Peaking Phase (up to Final)
0 in 2 weeksMax. Matches 7 in 11 weeks 0 in 2 weeks
ActiveRestRepeat SSI
Assessment
Individualised conditioning + regular HIMS testingTo RWC
THIS WEEK(20 to go!!)
Rest Day + TVC Shoot
15/6 – 17/6(3 days)
18 daysat home
’Bok “Season” Summary (End of S12 up to RWC)• 9 Matches• 94 days preparation (camps, on tour, matches etc.)• 50 days at home (18 days after S12, 13 after Tri Nations)
RWCBanquet
2/10
Wk 3725/01
Wk 3601/02
Wk 3508/02
Wk 3415/02
Wk 3322/02
Wk 3201/03
Wk 3108/03
Wk 3015/03
Wk 2922/03
Wk 2829/03
Wk 2705/04
Wk 2612/04
Wk 2519/04
Wk 2426/04
Wk 2303/05
Wk 2210/05
Wk 2117/05
Wk 2024/05
Wk 40 - 38
Wk 1931/05
Wk 1807/06
Wk 1714/06
Wk 1621/06
Wk 1528/06
Wk 1405/07
Wk 1312/07
Wk 1219/07
Wk 1126/07
Wk 1002/08
Wk 909/08
Wk 816/08
Wk 723/08
Wk 413/09
Wk 320/09
Wk104/10
Pre-seasonTraining
Warm Up Games Super 12 (11 rounds, 1 bye) S12 SF, F
Max. Matches 3 in 7 weeks 11 in 12 weeks ? in 2 weeksMax. Matches 3 in 7 weeks 11 in 12 weeks ? in 2 weeks
RWC Preparation
Bulls A H H A NZ NZ Aus Aus H H H H H A ? ?Bulls A H H A NZ NZ Aus Aus H H H H H A ? ?
Stormers A NZ NZ Aus Aus A H H H H H ? ?H UK UKStormers A NZ NZ Aus Aus A H H H H H ? ?H UK UK
Cats A UK UK A A H H A H NZ NZ Aus NZ A ? ?Cats A UK UK A A H H A H NZ NZ Aus NZ A ? ?
Sharks UK UK A H H H H H NZ NZ AusNZ H ? ?Sharks UK UK A H H H H H NZ NZ AusNZ H ? ?
Scot.DBN
Scot.JHB
Arg.PE
Aus.CT
NZ.PTA
NZ.DUN
Aus.BRI
Prac.EL
Prac.PE
Wk 630/08
Wk 506/09
Wk 227/09
Rugby World Cup 2003
Active Rest
Optimal ‘Bok Player Conditioning for RWC03
DBN Prep + 2 Tests
29/5 – 14/6(17 days)
PE Prep + Test
22/6 – 28/6(7 days)
CT Prep + 2 Tests
1/7 – 20/7(20 days)
Tri Nations Away Prep + 2 Tests
24/7 – 10/8(18 days)
PTA Camp 1
24/8 – 31/8(8 days)
DBN Camp 2 EC Camp 3 + 2 Matches
7/9 – 15/9(9 days)
16/9 – 27/9(12 days)
4 daysat home
Spr
ingb
ok “S
easo
n”S12
“Sea
son”
16/09 23/09
RWC Wk 111/10
Uru.PER
RWC Wk 218/10
Eng.PER
RWC Wk 325/10
Geo.SYD
RWC Wk 401/11
Sam.BRI
RWC Wk 508/11
Q/FinalBRI/MEL
RWC Wk 615/11
S/FinalSYD
RWC Wk 722/11
FinalSYD
Max. Matches 2 in 6 weeks 7 in 7 weeksMax. Matches 2 in 6 weeks 7 in 7 weeks
Incoming Tour Tri Nations
2 daysat home
3 daysat home
13 daysat home
PTA
6 daysat home
4 daysat home
DepartFri 03/10
10 Week Peaking Phase (up to Final)
0 in 2 weeksMax. Matches 7 in 11 weeks 0 in 2 weeks0 in 2 weeksMax. Matches 7 in 11 weeks 0 in 2 weeks
ActiveRestRepeat SSI
Assessment
Individualised conditioning + regular HIMS testingTo RWC
THIS WEEK(20 to go!!)
Rest Day + TVC Shoot
15/6 – 17/6(3 days)
18 daysat home
’Bok “Season” Summary (End of S12 up to RWC)• 9 Matches• 94 days preparation (camps, on tour, matches etc.)• 50 days at home (18 days after S12, 13 after Tri Nations)
RWCBanquet
2/10
To ensure our best players were available for selection, a full time rehab squad was set up at the Sports Science Institute
• Injured senior players were identified, and based full time in Cape Town with medical, physiotherapist and biokineticist support on a daily basis until they had recovered
•Players such as Joe van Niekerk, Breyton Paulse and Faan Rautenbach were rehabbed successfully ahead of schedule
•This meant that all the best professional players were available for selection, except for:
• Bob Skinstad (broken arm)
• Andre Pretorius (knee ligaments)
• Gcobani Bobo (knee ligaments)
• Brent Russel (ankle)
• Jean de Villiers (shoulder)
Discipline was a key focus, tracking penalties conceded, points cost, cards and penalty card by type and time
Penalties Conceded Points Cost
Name TeamTotal
penalties conceded
Kicked
Kicked
%
Ave pen.
per 80 min
RankTotal
points cost
Ave per 80
minRank
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
At b
reakdo
wn
At scru
m
At lin
ou
t
At tackle
Hig
h tackle
Late tackle
Fo
ul p
lay
Gen
eral play
Ho
ldin
g o
n
Offsid
e
Pro
f fou
l
Un
kow
n
Derek Hougaard Blue Bulls 1 1 100% 0.4 38 0 0.0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Joost van der WesthuizenBlue Bulls 8 3 38% 1.4 9 3 0.5 31 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Conrad Jantjes Blue Bulls 0 0 0% 0.0 50 0 0.0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Edrich Fredericks Blue Bulls 2 0 0% 0.3 46 0 0.0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0Dewey Swartbooi Blue Bulls 6 3 50% 0.8 23 13 1.7 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0Bakkies Botha Blue Bulls 6 2 33% 1.0 16 10 1.6 14 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0Victor Matfield Blue Bulls 10 4 40% 1.3 11 12 1.5 15 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0Pedrie WannenbergBlue Bulls 7 2 29% 0.9 21 8 1.0 24 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0Wessel Roux Blue Bulls 6 4 67% 1.4 10 6 1.4 16 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0Danie Coetzee Blue Bulls 7 2 29% 1.0 15 6 0.8 26 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0Dean Hall Cats 0 0 0% 0.0 50 0 0.0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Friedrich LombardCats 0 0 0% 0.0 50 0 0.0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Ashwin Willemse Cats 7 3 43% 0.7 25 13 1.3 17 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0Gcobani Bobo Cats 3 2 67% 0.4 43 6 0.7 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0Adrian Jacobs Cats 1 1 100% 0.7 27 7 4.6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Andre Pretorius Cats 4 3 75% 0.4 35 10 1.1 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0Os du Randt Cats 0 0 0% 0.0 50 0 0.0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lawrence SephakaCats 3 0 0% 0.5 32 0 0.0 38 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0James Dalton Cats 7 2 29% 2.4 1 6 2.1 8 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0Hanyani ShimangeCats 3 1 33% 0.9 19 3 0.9 25 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0JanusLabuschagneCats 6 2 33% 1.5 7 10 2.5 6 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Rassie Erasmus Cats 0 0 0% 0.0 50 0 0.0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hendro Scholtz Cats 4 2 50% 0.7 26 3 0.5 32 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Bob Skinstad Cats 8 3 38% 0.9 20 3 0.3 36 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Cards Penalty count by type
To ensure RWC 2003 had good black player representation, game time of leading black players was monitored weekly
ILLUSTRATIVE
From a regional perspective, the Bulls (90%) and the Cats (82%) were the top local lineout teams
Bulls Won Lost Contest Net return Win %Round 1 17 1 6 22 94%Round 2 5 1 3 7 83%Round 3 7 1 3 9 88%Round 4 13 0 4 17 100%Round 5 17 1 2 18 94%Round 6 9 1 3 11 90%Round 7 9 2 3 10 82%Round 8 16 1 0 15 94%Round 9 12 1 3 14 92%Round 10 11 1 1 11 92%Round 11 6 3 1 4 67%Average 11.1 1.2 2.6 12.5 90%
Cats Won Lost Contest Net return Win %Round 1 10 6 1 5 63%Round 2 12 2 1 11 86%Round 3 11 3 0 8 79%Round 4 13 0 2 15 100%Round 5 15 2 2 15 88%Round 6 16 1 1 16 94%Round 7 3 4 4 3 43%Round 8 15 3 1 13 83%Round 9 10 3 2 9 77%Round 10 8 4 2 6 67%Round 11 20 2 0 18 91%Average 12.1 2.7 1.5 10.8 82%
94%83% 88%
100%90%
82%
94% 92% 92%
67%
90%94%
6
3 3
4
2
3 3
0
3
1 1
2.6
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
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Win % Contest Linear (Win %)
63%
86%79%
100%88%
94%
43%
83%77%
67%
91%82%
1 1
0
2 2
1
4
1
2 2
0
1.5
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
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Win % Contest Linear (Win %)
PERFORMANCE & RESULTS
PERFORMANCE & RESULTS
RUGBY WORLD CUP TESTS
SA v. Uruguay, Perth – WON 72-6
SA v. England, Perth - LOST 6-25
SA v. Georgia, Sydney - WON 46-19
SA v. Samoa, Brisbane – WON 60-10
SA v. New Zealand, Melbourne – LOST 9-29 (Quarter-final)
SUMMARY OF 2003 TEST MATCH RESULTS
P. 12 W. 7 D. 0 L. 5 PF. 338 PA. 280
AVE. SCORE: 28-23 WIN PERCENTAGE: 58%
IRB RANKING AT START OF SEASON: 6TH
IRB RANKING AT END OF SEASON: 5TH
KEY LEARNINGS
KEY LEARNINGSPOSITIVE AREAS IN OUR PLAY Forward play Lineouts (own and competing) Kick-offs General scrummaging Backline play Dealing with high balls Backline cleanouts General team Defence
Comments from Frank Ponissi, Defensive Coach: “It is my opinion that South African players are in awe of NZ Rugby. The feeling and attitude when preparing for England and Australia is a lot different when preparing for NZ. This must be addressed!” · “Defensively, I believe a good base has been set in 2003 but at the same time it is not a high enough level to be in the Top 4 in the world. The biggest recommendation is to build from what was started in 2003.”
KEY LEARNINGSBLACK PLAYERS
Serious concerns were raised about the number of black players coming through the ranks at Currie Cup and RS12 level. There are very few talented black youngsters (in particular forwards).
We have to focus additional resources and energy on it in order to address it and change the demographics of our rugby at the highest level.
We must also continue monitoring the emergence of black players at Currie Cup and RS12 level through game time targets, etc.
ON-FIELD DISCIPLINE Discipline was significantly improved
We conceded one yellow card during the RWC tournament We experienced no foul play incidents at the RWC. The excellent discipline of our players was highlighted when Delport did not retaliate after being punched (in front of the linesman) by Dallaglio in the England match
SHORTCOMINGS
SHORTCOMINGSAREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT:
Forward play
Technical/tactical scrummaging
Backline play
Tactical kicking
Passing
General
Body position in contact
Ball security
Decision-making
Turnovers / counter-attacking
Mental strength
Scoring tries
WAY FORWARD
WAY FORWARDSUGGESTED ACTIONS
• Appoint a Director of Rugby/Coaching in order to drive consistency and performance excellence in the technical areas of our game.
• Improve our technical analysis capabilities through defining clearer requirements, investing in appropriate game analysis technologies and hiring expert people.
• Determine conditioning standards and norms that all provinces and regions adhere to.
• Progress towards establishing two centers that can be utilized for centralized testing and rehabilitation purposes of Springbok and key players.
• Utilise defensive experts to “upgrade” defensive systems across professional rugby in our country.
• Increase team continuity and selection consistency.
• Introduce regular Springbok “camps” during the “off-season”.
• Develop a plan to truly increase efforts to unearth and develop top professional black players.
• Improve overall player management and mentoring to ensure that we professionally manage our top assets from early on in their careers
WAY FORWARDGENERAL IMPRESSIONS
• We have the players to take us successfully through the next four years
• More black forwards need to be identified as quickly as possible
• We must create a new breed of professionals by establishing minimum norms, standards, profiles and expectations of Super 12 and international players. The culture of excellence is absent!
• We need to identify the right players and give them the opportunity to play together for the next few years if we are serious in winning the next world cup.
• There are concerns about the mental strength of the players, the inconsistency of individuals, and the variation of the team from game to game.
• Urgent attention should be given countrywide to the coaching of backlines. It is the most difficult part of coaching and being the part of the game where mistakes have disastrous consequences, it is of the utmost importance!
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