Aug 17, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min · 15 segments
Duane Vermeulen joins the Fan Van for a brilliant look back at a career that delivered some of the defining moments in Springbok history. From the extraordinary turnaround under Rassie Erasmus and why…
Duane VermeulenGuest
Jean de VilliersHost
Hanyani ShimangeHost
Schalk BurgerHost
So you got to start, you have to, you have to have the right people at the top, and from there it filters down and then you, you, you, you're not getting the best people.
You get guys and you get a common goal where everyone kind of works to- works together for that specific goal.
And it was, obviously the first thing was just to get co- consistency and continuity.
Obviously, um, that first year when Russy took over, it was, it was still a, you know, up and down and, uh, it'll be hit and miss and things like that.
But we consistently grew as a team and understood each other better to perform on the pitch and, ja, I think that's, that, that was probably the big thing.
Duane, from my side, there's always been a, a couple of big hits or big carries from the backfield or tackling front line.
So you got to start, you have to, you have to have the right people at the top, and from there it filters down and then you, you, you, you're not getting the best people.
You get guys and you get a common goal where everyone kind of works to- works together for that specific goal.
And it was, obviously the first thing was just to get co- consistency and continuity.
Obviously, um, that first year when Russy took over, it was, it was still a, you know, up and down and, uh, it'll be hit and miss and things like that.
But we consistently grew as a team and understood each other better to perform on the pitch and, ja, I think that's, that, that was probably the big thing.
Duane, from my side, there's always been a, a couple of big hits or big carries from the backfield or tackling front line.
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