Waratahs 2010
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Larry Dwyer (12)
They probably got him for pretty good value, as he was ready to leave Waikato and if NSWRU were smart they'd pay him in NZ$ too.
I think it could prove a good move over 12months, as there's no doubt going to be a few injuries and the hole in the squad can be filled by someone with his skills.
He'll enjoy teaming up with Sekope and all the other kiwis down near Bondi..
anyone care to share how the clubs will jockey to get his services? .. could be a good tussle.
I think it could prove a good move over 12months, as there's no doubt going to be a few injuries and the hole in the squad can be filled by someone with his skills.
He'll enjoy teaming up with Sekope and all the other kiwis down near Bondi..
anyone care to share how the clubs will jockey to get his services? .. could be a good tussle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfzwTXUBi4w&feature=player_embedded
at 1.13, he looks to stll have some pace
at 1.13, he looks to stll have some pace
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Herbert Moran (7)
fatprop said:
Hmm, I know Hickey's got to talk up the signing, but a single test, 4 years ago, off the bench against a minnow sounds very much like a giveaway to me!
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Greg Davis (50)
hey, the force are counting hodgson playing against the barbarians, i think the tahs can claim this!
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A couple of years ago I would have jumped for joy over this. Even if injuries are holding him back, a S14 side is only as good as their bench, and he'd at least make a great backup.
HSBC Waratahs secure Emerging Springbok second rower
Monday, 31 August 2009
NSWRU Media Unit
The HSBC Waratahs have completed their search for a second rower with the signing of former Emerging Springboks lock Hendrik Roodt on a two-year deal.
Blue Bulls lock Hendrik Roodt celebrates winning the 2008 Vodacom Cup.
Blue Bulls lock Hendrik Roodt celebrates winning the 2008 Vodacom Cup.
Hendrik Roodt representing Blue Bulls Under 21s.
Hendrik Roodt representing Blue Bulls Under 21s.
Hendrik Roodt representing Blue Bulls Under 21s.
At 200cm and 121kg, Roodt will be an enforcer in the HSBC Waratahs pack when he joins the squad to commence pre-season training in November.
Australian Super 14 teams are able to contract a developing foreign player who has yet to represent his native country at Test, Sevens or A-team level and could qualify for the Wallabies after three years of consecutive residency, as per IRB regulations.
"We've looked long and hard for another lock to strengthen our second row stocks and we believe we've found that with Hendrik Roodt," said Head Coach Chris Hickey. "Will Caldwell, Dean Mumm and Chris Thomson have performed well for us, and Kane Douglas continues to develop. Adding Hendrik into the mix will only serve to strengthen the tight five, particularly at the scrum and lineout.
"As a developing player who has come through the traditional pathways of South African Rugby, we've got high hopes that Hendrik may be able to follow in the footsteps of Dan Vickerman and Clyde Rathbone and put himself in contention for national selection once he's qualified."
Under the new policy introduced in September 2008, Australian Super 14 teams are also permitted to sign one 'marquee' foreigner - an international who can never qualify for Australian selection because of an IRB regulation that limits players to one country representation throughout their careers. Last week the HSBC Waratahs enacted this clause by securing Chiefs flyer and former All Black Sosene Anesi.
Hailing from Lichtenburg in the North West Province, Roodt represented Leopards at the famous Craven Week tournament in 2004 and 2005. In 2005 he went on to be selected for South African Schools in a side which also included Bulls flanker Dewald Potgeiter.
Following his Schools career, Roodt has gone on to represent the Blue Bulls in the Vodacom Cup (2006-2008) and Under 21 Competition (2006-2008). In 2007 Roodt was selected as a member of the Blue Bulls Currie Cup squad at just 19 years of age, going on to form part of the Bulls Super 14 pre-season training squad later that year.
In 2008 Roodt was selected for the victorious Emerging Springboks at the IRB Nations Cup in Bucharest, with the side going through the tournament undefeated with victories over Georgia, Italy A and Romania.
Having played full-time Rugby from such a young age, Roodt took time away from the game in 2009 to work as a junior draughtsman for Vhumbanani Projects in Johannesburg, but is now keen to resume a career which was on the rise before taking a break from the sport.
"He's got the size, he's got the talent, and being six-foot-six from the high veldt of South Africa he's definitely got the pedigree to play the role we want him to play for us," said Hickey. "He's getting his visa sorted out now, and our physical performance team already has him on a training program in Pretoria so he'll be able to hit the ground running when the squad assembles in November."
Hendrik Roodt
Born: 6 November 1987
Position: Lock
Physical: 200cm, 121kg
Juniors: Lichtenburg High School, Leopards
Province: Blue Bulls
Representative Honours: Leopards (Craven Week), South African Schools, Blue Bulls (Vodacom Cup and U21), Blue Bulls (Currie Cup), Emerging Springboks.
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Andrew Slack (58)
Moses said:
Nothing?
But by that time he might want to settle here. I think the process of finding him will have included looking for guys who are considering emigration. That's the purpose of this player is it not?
All I can say is that any lock who rises to the level he has at u21 should be pretty bloody good becuase the competition is fierce in that part of the world.
Look forward to seeing how he goes. At least someone will be cheering him on in his native tongue.
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Blue said:Moses said:
Nothing?
But by that time he might want to settle here. I think the process of finding him will have included looking for guys who are considering emigration. That's the purpose of this player is it not?
All I can say is that any lock who rises to the level he has at u21 should be pretty bloody good becuase the competition is fierce in that part of the world.
Look forward to seeing how he goes. At least someone will be cheering him on in his native tongue.
Nooo...don't cheer the Tahs
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Andrew Slack (58)
Spook said:Blue said:Moses said:
Nothing?
But by that time he might want to settle here. I think the process of finding him will have included looking for guys who are considering emigration. That's the purpose of this player is it not?
All I can say is that any lock who rises to the level he has at u21 should be pretty bloody good becuase the competition is fierce in that part of the world.
Look forward to seeing how he goes. At least someone will be cheering him on in his native tongue.
Nooo...don't cheer the Tahs
I said I'll be cheering Roodt. Not the Tahs.
Here, unlike the UK, when someone qualifies they don't instantly uproot and head straight back home with the passport. So while I like the idea of reducing the qualification period for highly skilled people, I don't see sportspeople should be a special case.fatprop said:
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