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12/02/2008 18:47
Johannesburg - Former Western Province, Stormers and Springbok wing Pieter Rossouw joined the Bulls on a two-week trial period after the mysterious departure of Nico le Roux and he seems to have passed his examination with flying colours, SuperSport reported.
In a Press statement on Tuesday afternoon the Bulls announced that the man so memorably dubbed "Slaptjips" will be in charge of their back play until October with responsibility for both the Super 14 side as well as the Currie Cup team.
The rubber-stamping of the tall former Bok's position means the Bulls now find themselves in the astonishing situation of having a former Lion in Frans Ludeke as their head coach, a former Cheetah in Pote Human as their forwards coach and a former Province man (Rossouw) as their backline coach.
Rossouw, needless to say, is excited about landing a job with a team so blessed with talent.
"I started coaching when I was still playing because coaches like Gerrit Pool and Alan Zondagh gave a lot of the tactical responsibilities to the senior players," he said. "In 2006 I coached Majuba men's residence at Stellenbosch and last year I was involved with Western Province's Vodacom Cup team as well as their Under-19s."
Rossouw clearly made a big impact with the Bulls players in the two weeks of his "audition" because it was a poorly kept secret that Nico le Roux, the man originally appointed for the job, had failed to impress the like of new skipper Fourie du Preez and the rest of the Bulls Springbok-laden backline.
The Bulls drew a great amount from Australian Scott Louden in their march to last year's title and it says a lot for their approach that they have decided to opt, in Rossouw, for a man known for his adventurous and imaginative approach.
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