Johann Muller aims for quarter-final stages at Rugby World Cup - Rugby Union News
Johann Muller has set an initial goal of reaching the quarter-final stages for the Springboks in the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2011. The Springboks have been placed in Pool D, which has a variety of competitors and it will be a challenge for the slumping
Boks to seal their place in knock out stages. Talking to reporters in Wellington on September 4, Muller also mentioned the squad’s chances in the tournament.
Pool D contains teams like Wales, Fiji, Samoa and Namibia apart from South Africa and the experts have declared the group the toughest Pool of the tournament. The defending champs Boks will be competing in RWC 2011 after a poor show in Tri-Nations Cup and
will be required to inject huge efforts to change their loosing lot. They have won just one game in the whole Tri-Nations Cup after four outgoings and are standing way behind the All Blacks and Wallabies.
Muller has been playing for the Springboks since 2006 and has earned 22 test caps for his country. Muller plays at the lock position and will participate in the second global show of his career during the RWC 2011. The lock has also participated in 34 Super
Rugby games for the Sharks.
Talking about the current chances of the Springboks for Webb Ellis Trophy, Muller said, “We have probably got the toughest group in this World Cup and sometimes when you win it you say it's the best thing that could have happened and if you lose then you
blame it on a tough pool game.We have three or four unbelievably tough games in this pool and hopefully by the end of the pool stages we will be ready for the knockout phases and in seven weeks time we will say it was a great thing.”
Rugby World Cup 2011 is kicking off on September 9 in New Zealand and South Africa will face the Welsh side in its opening match of the tournament on September 11 in Wellington.
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