Rally behind the Boks #HomeGroundAdvantage #BokkeFriday

With the right support and backing from the nation, anything is possible.
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The critics seems to have already written off Heyneke Meyer’s boys already even before they touch down at the Queen’s home for this year’s edition of the IRB senior men’s tournament to be staged mid-September.

The Bok mentor is expected to name his final 31 man squad this coming Friday (31 August) but the ‘experts’ have already slammed the 2007 Champions based on the current preparations. What is worse is that even the latest coach to ever lift the Webb Ellis trophy with the South African giants is not giving them any chance. Jake White was under the same pressure in ’07 if my memory serves me well although the difference this time around is that Meyer has more injury concerns than White; now director of coaching at the French side Montpelier.

I have to stress the fact that in major tournaments, the inexperienced lads are able to rise to the occasion due to the under-dog tag on their shoulders. One particular incident that comes to mind is how the then 20 year old Francois Steyn helped Jake White’s charges when the chips were down and how Pat Lambie took matters to his own hands in 2011 although we did not survive that notorious quarter final match.

Yes the Schalk Burgers of this world and the 38 year old Victor Matfield still has a few litres left in their tank to ensure that the green and gold rise to the top again but let us not write off the young lads wanting to make a name for themselves. By the look of things, the Sharks speedster-Lwazi mvovo may emulate Bryan Habana or even go a little step further. 
One cannot brush off the fact that the heat-beat of the scrum in the form of Jannie and Bismarck du Plessis, and Tendai Mtawarira can do the job.

Besides all this hooo haa, I believe the only and best thing that can happen to the Boks this year at the world cup is if the whole country can back them. I am not saying we are not, but the fact that the brains in the rugby fraternity are already writing them off will eventually get to their heads and kill the morale thus burying any small chance that the boys had.  
Sometimes in difficult circumstances like these; only the mental strength can take you through. If we motivate the boys, they will surely want to fight for the nation and bring back hope. Let us unite as the rainbow nation and fill the streets with green and gold, let us have the Bokke Fridays and I can guarantee you one thing, The Springboks will sing Nkosi sikelela with pride knowing that 49+ Million people have their back.

Go Bokke