Bok blueprint discussed at Indaba Part two

The Springbok coaching staff and the Super Rugby coaches continued with discussions to map out a strategic plan for the country.

Also in attendance were the SA Rugby Union President Mark Alexander and James Stoffberg, Chairman of the SA Rugby High Performance Committee.

Monday's assembly was a resumption of the ground-breaking coaches' indaba held in Cape Town two months ago.

The main aim is to design a new direction for the Springboks and to address on-field performance by South African teams.

"As a result of the excellent collaboration between our coaches at the indaba, we now have the guiding principles of a much needed blueprint for South African rugby," Alexander said.

"Since the pioneering first meeting took place in October, we have witnessed how our coaching, conditioning and medical experts all come together in a fantastic show of unity, to collaborate and plot ways to improve South African rugby."

According to Bok coach Allister Coetzee he was excited by the indaba and the willingness of all stakeholders to contribute towards improving the local game.

"The blueprint for SA Rugby is now at an advance stage and the decisions from the meeting today [Monday] will be incorporated in a document which we will finalise early next year.

"We discussed certain skills sets and fundamentals which will ensure players meet the required Springbok standards," added Coetzee.

"We also looked at the 2017 international calendar with the aim to optimise preparation time of the Springboks and presented the outcomes of the conditioning workshop held last week."

Other discussion topics included learning from the 2016 season, player contracting, player retention and succession planning.

The next meeting will be held early next year, before the start of the 2017 Super Rugby season.