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| Adriaan Strauss to retire from Test rugby when 2016 season ends |
The
announcement by Springboks captain, Adriaan Strauss to retire from Test rugby
at the end of the 2016 season has been received by mixed reactions on Twitter.
Strauss who
became the 57th Springboks captain against Ireland in June would leave the
Springboks in search of their fourth captain in less than a year.
His
retirement from International rugby comes after a spell of disappointing
showings by the Springboks under his belt.
Tim(@Timotheos)
said: “So Adrian Strauss took the cowards way out by quitting as Springbok
captain?The fact is he was never up to the task, to begin with”.
GODFIDENCE(@AthenkosiMaseti)
said: “Dankie Adrian Strauss, you served the nation well! On the brighter side
now, I'm looking forward to the tenure of the next skipper”.
Diana Van Jaarsveld
(@JaarsveldDiana) said: “Comparing Adrian Strauss Captaincy to John Smit and
Jean I can safely say the #Springboks doesn't have a
Captain at all. Someone, please tell me what is Bryan Habana and Adrian Strauss
doing in the team?”.
Phillip
Mago(@Phil_Mago) said: “Adriaan Strauss did what everyone who can't handle the
heat should do... #QUIT.
Hopefully, #Zuma is
taking notes’’.
According to
Strauss, the plans to retire when the season ends was set clear to Allister
Coetzee before appointed as team captain.
“The plan
was for me to serve and lead a team in transition as well as I can and take
things week by week, but back then I already told him that I was thinking of
retiring at the end of the season,” said Strauss.
Coetzee lauded
Strauss for the role he played in empowering a new generation of Springbok
players and developing a new team culture.
“I’ve known
since day one that Adriaan was planning to retire at the end of 2016, but he is
a vital component in our team and his role has been part of our succession
planning in any case,” said Coetzee.
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