Allister Coetzee appointed as new Springbok coach

sparky

Presenting Mr Wanky Stick...........
 
Mzwandile Wanky Stick (born 5 October 1984 in Port Elizabeth) is a former South African <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_union' title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> player and currently an assistant coach for the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team' title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa national rugby union team</a>.
He captained the South Africa <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_sevens#Rugby_union_sevens' title="Rugby sevens">sevens</a> team during the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008–09_IRB_Sevens_World_Series' title="2008â€“09 IRB Sevens World Series">2008â€“09 IRB Sevens World Series</a>, which saw the team win the series title for the first time. His favoured position was full-back. He came off the bench for a <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Kings' title="Southern Kings">Southern Kings</a> XV against <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_and_Irish_Lions' title="British and Irish Lions">British and Irish Lions</a> during the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_British_and_Irish_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa' title="2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa">2009 tour to South Africa</a>.
He was named in the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Kings' title="Southern Kings">Kings</a> wider training squad for the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Super_Rugby_season' title="2013 Super Rugby season">2013 Super Rugby season</a>, but was subsequently released to the Vodacom Cup squad.<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzwandile_Stick#cite_note-Kings_het_geen_plek_vir_Tiger-1'>[1]</a>
He was named the Under-21 Assistant Coach in 2013.<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzwandile_Stick#cite_note-Eastern_Province_Kings_Player_Profile_Mzwandile_Stick-2'>[2]</a> He became the head coach of the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Province_Kings' title="Eastern Province Kings">Eastern Province U19</a> team and their <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodacom_Cup' title="Vodacom Cup">Vodacom Cup</a> team for 2014 and 2015, guiding the Under-19s to their first ever Under-19 Provincial Championship title in <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Under-19_Provincial_Championship_Group_A' title="2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A">2015</a>.
In December 2015, he was appointed as the backline coach of the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Kings' title="Southern Kings">Kings</a> <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Rugby' title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a> team for the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Super_Rugby_season' title="2016 Super Rugby season">2016 Super Rugby season</a>,<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzwandile_Stick#cite_note-SA_Rugby_unveils_Southern_Kings_management_team_and_operational_plan-4'>[4]</a> and joined the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team' title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa national rugby union team</a> in the same capacity in April 2016

Damo

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Presenting Mr Wanky Stick...........
 
Mzwandile Wanky Stick (born 5 October 1984 in Port Elizabeth) is a former South African <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_union' title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> player and currently an assistant coach for the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team' title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa national rugby union team</a>.
He captained the South Africa <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_sevens#Rugby_union_sevens' title="Rugby sevens">sevens</a> team during the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008–09_IRB_Sevens_World_Series' title="2008â€“09 IRB Sevens World Series">2008â€“09 IRB Sevens World Series</a>, which saw the team win the series title for the first time. His favoured position was full-back. He came off the bench for a <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Kings' title="Southern Kings">Southern Kings</a> XV against <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_and_Irish_Lions' title="British and Irish Lions">British and Irish Lions</a> during the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_British_and_Irish_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa' title="2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa">2009 tour to South Africa</a>.
He was named in the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Kings' title="Southern Kings">Kings</a> wider training squad for the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Super_Rugby_season' title="2013 Super Rugby season">2013 Super Rugby season</a>, but was subsequently released to the Vodacom Cup squad.<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzwandile_Stick#cite_note-Kings_het_geen_plek_vir_Tiger-1'>[1]</a>
He was named the Under-21 Assistant Coach in 2013.<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzwandile_Stick#cite_note-Eastern_Province_Kings_Player_Profile_Mzwandile_Stick-2'>[2]</a> He became the head coach of the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Province_Kings' title="Eastern Province Kings">Eastern Province U19</a> team and their <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodacom_Cup' title="Vodacom Cup">Vodacom Cup</a> team for 2014 and 2015, guiding the Under-19s to their first ever Under-19 Provincial Championship title in <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Under-19_Provincial_Championship_Group_A' title="2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A">2015</a>.
In December 2015, he was appointed as the backline coach of the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Kings' title="Southern Kings">Kings</a> <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Rugby' title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a> team for the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Super_Rugby_season' title="2016 Super Rugby season">2016 Super Rugby season</a>,<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzwandile_Stick#cite_note-SA_Rugby_unveils_Southern_Kings_management_team_and_operational_plan-4'>[4]</a> and joined the <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team' title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa national rugby union team</a> in the same capacity in April 2016
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That is a seriously light coaching resume for an assistant coach of one of the powerhouses of world rugby. 
 
I assume that he is a transformation appointment, but even so, he must have some incriminating photos or something ...

hydro11

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That is a seriously light coaching resume for an assistant coach of one of the powerhouses of world rugby. 
 
I assume that he is a transformation appointment, but even so, he must have some incriminating photos or something ...
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Wikipedia left the fact that he is black off his list of achievements. I'm surprised they couldn't scrape the barrel and find someone else who was black.

Damo

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Wikipedia left the fact that he is black off his list of achievements. I'm surprised they couldn't scrape the barrel and find someone else who was black.
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Ordinarily I hate it when people cast aspersions on appointments due to race or gender, but in this case it is just hard to fathom there could be any other reason for it. 
 
I was only guessing that he is black? Is he?

taniwharugby

<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.blitzbokke.com/2010/03/profilemzwandile-stick/'>http://www.blitzbokke.com/2010/03/profilemzwandile-stick/</a>
 
<img src="http://www.blitzbokke.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/asimzwandile_20stick.jpg" alt="asimzwandile_20stick.jpg">
 
Hopefully he ends up being decent so skin colour isnt an issue.

hydro11

Think how we reacted to Foster getting anywhere near the All Blacks. He's actually coached teams.

sparky

Still can't get over the guy's name.
 
The Springboks are officially being paid for practising with Mr Wanky Stick.
 
To be honest, more something you'd expect of the Wallabies.

bbarcs

Not too bothered with Stick's appointment. He must have done an alright job to do what he did with the EP U19 side. He can't go any worse then Ricardo Loubscher, and Allister Coetzee is a backline coach as well so not too stressed. 
Can't say I was too happy about Coetzee's appointment either but who knows, maybe he realises it's time we develop. Maybe he realises that we are being left behind and actually need to play some rugby while entertaining crowds. 
And while I'm not very enthusiastic about transformation because of the better players being left out unfairly, from what the guys in our 7s side have been doing I think they can offer a new dimension to Springbok rugby that the Afrikaans players just haven't managed up until now. Guys like Justin Geduld and Cheslin Kolbe may be small, but they play the ball better then any of the guys in the Springbok side last season.

MajorRage

Full Name: Mzwandile Wanky Stick 
Nickname: Stokololo (named after a short SA drummer, name and band unknown) 
Pretty disappointing nickname honestly. Unless Stokolo is a SA term for your bell end.

hydro11

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Not too bothered with Stick's appointment. He must have done an alright job to do what he did with the EP U19 side. He can't go any worse then Ricardo Loubscher, and Allister Coetzee is a backline coach as well so not too stressed. 
Can't say I was too happy about Coetzee's appointment either but who knows, maybe he realises it's time we develop. Maybe he realises that we are being left behind and actually need to play some rugby while entertaining crowds. 
And while I'm not very enthusiastic about transformation because of the better players being left out unfairly, from what the guys in our 7s side have been doing I think they can offer a new dimension to Springbok rugby that the Afrikaans players just haven't managed up until now. Guys like Justin Geduld and Cheslin Kolbe may be small, but they play the ball better then any of the guys in the Springbok side last season.
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I want to see Kolbe playing international rugby. Great player to watch.

raznomore

Im sorry you lost me at WANKY STICK... 
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raznomore

All I want is for Andrew Mehrtens to be commentating the first game of the season the ABs and Boks meet. 
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RaGe_X

Welcome to a transformed Bok Squad. With the recent dominance of NZ rugby, the already small pool of countries that are able to run with the AB's has gotten even smaller (Aus, Eng?) Transformation will come to affect your enjoyment of a AB v Bok test match shortly.

sparky

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All I want is for Andrew Mehrtens to be commentating the first game of the season the ABs and Boks meet. 
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When Mehrts was a Rugby international, Wanky Stick was a key part of his pre-match preparation and relaxation:
 
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rotated

Part of me wants to say such nepotism should see them cast into the rugby wilderness but then again after 2002 we probably should have been also. I guess all nations go through this from time to time.

booboo

At least his surname is Stick and not Stein. 
How come his name doesn't come up "Willisy"?

JAF

I don't have a problem with Stick. Great 7s record, one of the highest try scorers for BlitzBokke, ex-captain, captain of a team to win a championship. Coached at various junior levels. This is basically where most Bok coaches started at u19/u21 level. He is not going into head coach position. I think it is exciting to have a ex-7s player as backline coach. Will make a difference.

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I don't have a problem with Stick. Great 7s record, one of the highest try scorers for BlitzBokke, ex-captain, captain of a team to win a championship. Coached at various junior levels. This is basically where most Bok coaches started at u19/u21 level. He is not going into head coach position. I think it is exciting to have a ex-7s player as backline coach. Will make a difference.</blockquote>
 
He should be playing in that USA start up league with a resume like that not coaching an international powerhouse. 
Let's get Orene Ai'i coaching our backs instead of Wayne Smith.

bbarcs

Everyone knows it's a political appointment, seeing as most of our backs are older then Stick (who is only 31). 
Coetzee will be pulling the strings. Him being a backs coach makes it less problematic.

Frye

Coetzee has a better scrapbook than PdV and he was pretty successful considering he was stark raving mad. 
With the Bok coaching position I feel like as long as the selection and management is adequate than the Boks will always be formidable. Their playing strength sees to that.

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Allister Coetzee appointed as new Springbok coach