The new Springbok coach, Heyneke Meyer, should inwardly enjoy his revenge. Tipped for the same post in 2007 after the victorious campaign of the French World Cup, the native of Nelspruit was overtaken by Peter De Villiers for non-sporting reasons partly. At the time, South African leaders preferred to appoint Peter de Villiers to make him the first black coach. A criteria that did not please a local rugby which is essentially a matter of whites. This time the candidature of  Meyer Heyneke is imposed upon the leaders of the Federation of South African rugby (SARU) despite a shortlist made ​​up of grand sounding names. The statement made ​​by Oregan Hoskins, president of SARU, the night of the appointment of the Bulls of the Blues former coach, is clear: "The Springboks are the top priority of the Federation. The business card of Heyneke has no equivalent in South Africa. "It is good to say it. The response of the chosen is marked with the seal of wisdom. It advocates the protection of the high interests of South African rugby, despite the casting errors of the past: "I want to be the coach of an entire nation, not just of one province. I want to unify our country through his team, but I cannot do it alone. I need every South African citizen to make the best team in the world. " A speech that should appeal to the majority of South Africans who want their country to find the peaks of the discipline. But who is Heyneke Meyer?  To find it out, it is important not to look in the history of the great famous South African players. His career  is not worth visiting. Like an Arsene Wenger or Gerard Houllier in football, the South African built his a reputation on the benches of clubs he coached the teams. From 1988, and this for ten years, this graduated in psychology from the University of Pretoria had a first experience in the world of academic rugby and latter in clubs of second class (SWD Eagles, DHL Stormers). Before signing a first good performance by becoming one of the assistants of the coach of the Springboks in 2000.   A year later, his career high-level career is launched. In fact, he is recruited as head coach of the Vodacom Bulls while retaining his position as assistant to the national coach. His experience with The Blues Bulls turns into a long lasting marriage. Heyneke Meyer will participate for eight years in the writing of  the most beautiful pages in the history of the club of Pretoria. Under his leadership, the Blues Bulls won the national professional championship four times, the Currie Cup. Before stepping to the next level in performance in 2007 by becoming the first South African club to win the Super 14, the major competition in the southern hemisphere, following a victory in the final before the Sharks (20-19). In fact, it is also thanks to this first in the history of South African rugby that Heyneke had to find himself on the list of candidates for the post of coach in 2008 with the conclusion that we know. The one who was a an appreciated assistant of the coaches Nick Mallet between 1999 and 2000 and Harry Viljoen in 2001, can boast today of knowing the Springboks house a bit. Heyneka now has five months before him to shape a strong and ambitious group, capable of defeating England during the three test matches scheduled for June in South Africa and, especially, make sensation at the Four-Nations which is scheduled to begin on August 18, against Australia, in order to forget the disaster of the Tri-Nations 2011 (five defeats in six games) and an elimination in the quarter-final of a bad New Zealand World Cup . Profile Born on October 6, 1967 in Nelspruit, South Africa Coach Successive Clubs: Eagles, Northern Bulls, Blues Bulls, Tigers Lceicester England), Blues Bulls Achievement list Winner of the Currie Cup with led Blues Bulls in 2001, 2003 and 2004 and 2009. Super 14 champion in 2007. 2009 and 2010.