2012 S15 SA Conference

Fixture List:
Stormers

Wider Squad:
Hookers:Clement Lewis, Tiaan Liebenberg, Scarra Ntubeni, Deon Fourie
Props: Steven Kitshoff, Wicus Blaauw, Tom Botha, Deon Carstens, Schalk Ferreira, Hein van der Merwe, Frans Malherbe, Willem van Wyk, Brok Harris, Allister Vermaak
Locks: Donovan Armand, Andries Bekker, Hilton Lobberts, Quinn Roux, Rynhardt Elstadt, Eben Etzebeth, De Kock Steenkamp, Yaya Hartzenberg
Loose forwards: Nick Koster, Duane Vermeulen, Reuben Johannes, Siya Kolisi, Schalk Burger, Rohan Kitshoff, Nizaam Carr, Nick Fenton-Wells
Halfbacks: Bolla Conradie, Dewaldt Duvenage, Louis Schreuder, Ricky Schroeder, Nic Groom
First-fives: Demetri Catrakilis, Kurt Coleman, Tim Swiel, Gary van Aswegen, Burton Francis, Peter Grant
Midfield: Berton Klaasen, Juan de Jongh, JP du Plessis, Adrian Kritzinger, Jean de Villiers, Michael van der Spuy
Outsides: Gio Aplon, Marcel Brache, Joe Pietersen, Danie Poolman, Gerhard van den Heever, Bryan Habana
FIXTURES:
Rnd 1 (H) Hurricanes
Rnd 2 (H) Sharks
Rnd 3 Bye
Rnd 4 (H) Blues
Rnd 5 (A) Lions
Rnd 6 (H) Bulls
Rnd 7(A) Highlanders
Rnd 8 (A) Crusaders
Rnd 9 (A) Reds
Rnd 10 (A) Force
Rnd 11 Bye
Rnd 12 (H) Cheetahs
Rnd 13 (H) Waratahs
Rnd 14 (A) Sharks
Rnd 15 (A) Bulls

Rnd 16 (H) Lions
Rnd 17 (A) Cheetahs
Rnd 18 (H) Rebels

Don't Play
Brumbies
Chiefs

SHARKS

Wider Squad:
Props: Beast Mtawarira, Dale Chadwick, Jannie du Plessis, Wiehahn Herbst, Julian Redelinghuys. (Eugene van Staden will return in January)
Hookers: Bismarck du Plessis, Craig Burden, Kyle Cooper
Locks: Ross Skeate, Alistair Hargreaves, Anton Bresler, Jandre Marais, Pieter-Steph du Toit
Loose Forwards: Keegan Daniel, Jacques Botes, Willem Alberts, Jean Deysel, Ryan Kankowski, Marcell Coetzee, Tera Mtembu
Scrumhalves: Charl McLeod, Conrad Hoffmann, Cobus Reinach
Flyhalves: Fred Michalak, Pat Lambie, Jacques-Louis Potgieter
Centres: Meyer Bosman, Marius Joubert, Tim Whitehead, Paul Jordaan
Wings: JP Pietersen, Odwa Ndungane, Lwazi Mvovo, Sbura Sithole
Fullbacks: Louis Ludik, Riaan Viljoen, Gouws Prinsloo


Sharks
Rnd 1 (A) Bulls
Rnd 2 (A) Stormers
Rnd 3 (H) Lions
Rnd 4 (H) Reds
Rnd 5(A) Waratahs
Rnd 6 (A) Brumbies
Rnd 7 (A) Hurricanes
Rnd 8 (A) Blues
Rnd 9 (H) Chiefs
Rnd 10 Bye
Rnd 11 (H) Highlanders
Rnd 12 (H) Force
Rnd 13 (A) Cheetahs
Rnd 14 (H) Stormers
Rnd 15 (A) Lions

Rnd 16 Bye
Rnd 17 (H) Bulls
Rnd 18 (H) Cheetahs

Don't Play
Crusaders
Rebels

BRUTES

Wider Squad
Hookers: Chiliboy Ralepelle, Willie Wepener*, Robbie Coetzee*, Bongi Mbonambi*.
Props:Franco Mostert*, Werner Kruger, Rossouw de Klerk, Frik Kirsten, Dean Greyling, Morné Mellett, Dawie Steyn
Locks:Juandré Kruger, Mthunzi Mabeta, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Flip van der Merwe, LB Lusaseni*, Cornell Hess
Loose forwards: Pierre Spies (c), CJ Stander, Arno Botha*, Gerrit-Jan van Velze, Daniel Adonga*, Jean Cook*, Dewald Potgieter, Jacques Potgieter*, Jono Ross*, Warwick Tecklenburg*, Deon Stegmann
Halfbacks: Francois Hougaard, Ruan Snyman, Jano Vermaak
First-fives: Louis Fouché*, Wesley Dunlop, Morné Steyn
Midfield: Ulrich Beyers, Adri Jacobs*, Wynand Olivier, Johann Sadie*, Francois Venter
Outsides: Zane Kirchner, Jurgen Visser*, Lionel Cronjé*, Clayton Blommetjies*, Bjorn Basson, JJ Engelbrecht*, Sampie Mastriet*, Akona Ndungane
Fixture List
Rnd 1 (H) Sharks
Rnd 2 (A) Cheetahs
Rnd 3 (H) Blues
Rnd 4 Bye
Rnd 5 (H) Reds
Rnd 6 (A) Stormers
Rnd 7 (H) Crusaders
Rnd 8 (A) Lions
Rnd 9 (H) Brumbies
Rnd 10 Bye
Rnd 11(A) Rebels
Rnd 12 (A) Waratahs
Rnd 13 (A) Highlanders
Rnd 14 (A) Chiefs
Rnd 15 (H) Stormers
Rnd 16 (H) Cheetahs
Rnd 17 (A) Sharks
Rnd 18 (H) Lions

Don't Play
Force
Hurricanes

Cheetahs

Wider Squad
Hookers: Ryno Barnes, Hercu Liebenberg, Adriaan Strauss, PW van Vuuren
Props:Janro van Niekerk, Lourens Adriaanse, Trevor Nyakane, Coenie Oosthuizen, Marcel van der Merwe, WP Nel
Locks:George Earl, Martin Muller, JC Astle, Andries Ferreira, Francois Uys, Izak van der Westhuizen, Ockie van Zyl, Waltie Vermeulen
Loose forwards: Leon Karemaker , Ashley Johnson, Lappies Labuschagné, Juan Smith, Philip van der Walt, Davon Raubenheimer, Heinrich Brüssow, Johan Wessels, Justin Downey
Halfbacks: Jacques Coetzee, Marnus Hugo, Pieter van Zyl
First-fives: Johan Goosen, Sias Ebersohn , Marnitz Boshoff
Midfield:Matt Rosslee, Wilmaure Louw, Jean Stemmet , Philip Snyman, Robert Ebersohn, Barry Geel, Andries Strauss
Outsides: Willie le Roux, Rudi Vogt , Hennie Daniller, Rayno Benjamin, Philip Burger, Riaan Smit, Nico Scheepers, Cameron Jacobs, Dusty Noblé, Rocco Jansen
Fixture List
Rnd 1 (A) Lions
Rnd 2 (H) Bulls
Rnd 3(A) Brumbies
Rnd 4 (A) Rebels
Rnd 5 (A) Crusaders
Rnd 6 (A) Hurricanes
Rnd 7 (H) Lions
Rnd 8 (H) Chiefs
Rnd 9 Bye
Rnd 10 (H) Highlanders
Rnd 11 (H) Force
Rnd 12 (A) Stormers
Rnd 13 (H) Sharks
Rnd 14 (H) Waratahs
Rnd 15 Bye

Rnd 16 (A) Bulls
Rnd 17 (H) Stormers
Rnd 18 (A) Sharks

Don't Play
Blues
Reds

LIONS

Lions
Rnd 1 (H) Cheetahs
Rnd 2 (H) Hurricanes
Rnd 3 (A) Sharks
Rnd 4 Bye
Rnd 5 (H) Stormers
Rnd 6 (H) Crusaders
Rnd 7 (A) Cheetahs
Rnd 8 (H) Bulls
Rnd 9 Bye
Rnd 10 (H) Brumbies
Rnd 11(A) Chiefs
Rnd 12 (A) Blues
Rnd 13 (A) Reds
Rnd 14 (A) Force
Rnd 15 (H) Sharks
Rnd 16 (A) Stormers
Rnd 17 (H) Rebels
Rnd 18 (A) Bulls

Don't Play
Highlanders
Waratahs

Tours:
Cheetahs
Rnd 3 Brumbies Rnd 4 Rebels Rnd 5 Crusaders Rnd 6 Hurricanes
Sharks
Rnd 5 Waratahs Rnd 6 Brumbies Rnd 7 Hurricanes Rnd 8 Blues
Stormers
Rnd 7 Highlanders Rnd 8 Crusaders Rnd 9 Reds Rnd 10 Force
Lions
Rnd 11 Chiefs Rnd 12 Blues Rnd 13 Reds Rnd 14 Force
Brutes
Rnd 11 Rebels Rnd 12 Waratahs Rnd 13 Highlanders Rnd 14 Chiefs

SA Squads is way to wide to put them up and will do as soon as it has been cut.

Thought I'll start put up the wider sqauds just so you let get to know them better.

Sharks started yesterday with their conditioning and their starting squad:
Props: Beast Mtawarira, Dale Chadwick, Jannie du Plessis, Wiehahn Herbst, Julian Redelinghuys. (Eugene van Staden will return in January)
Hookers: Bismarck du Plessis, Craig Burden, Kyle Cooper
Locks: Ross Skeate, Alistair Hargreaves, Anton Bresler, Jandre Marais, Pieter-Steph du Toit
Loose Forwards: Keegan Daniel, Jacques Botes, Willem Alberts, Jean Deysel, Ryan Kankowski, Marcell Coetzee, Tera Mtembu
Scrumhalves: Charl McLeod, Conrad Hoffmann, Cobus Reinach
Flyhalves: Fred Michalak, Pat Lambie, Jacques-Louis Potgieter
Centres: Meyer Bosman, Marius Joubert, Tim Whitehead, Paul Jordaan
Wings: JP Pietersen, Odwa Ndungane, Lwazi Mvovo, Sbura Sithole
Fullbacks: Louis Ludik, Riaan Viljoen, Gouws Prinsloo

No AD Jacobs and Oupa Stefan.

All of a sudden a few new faces:

Under 21 loose forward Tera Mtembu, 19-year-old lock forward Pieter-Steph du Toit coming from Boland and named Under 19 Player of the Season in the recent Sharks Academy awards.

Cobus Reinach, Gouws Prinsloo and Sbura Sithole playing in this years CC and 19 year old Paul Jordaan

Righto my beloved Stormers next up. They are busy conditioning like never before and will take a break between XMast and New Year before gearing up to their warmups

Hookers: Tiaan Liebenberg, Deon Fourie, Siyabonga Ntubeni
Props: Brok Harris, JC Kritzinger, Steven Kitshoff, Frans Malherbe, Deon Carstens, Schalk Feirrera
Locks: Andries Bekker, Rayno Elstadt, De Kock Steenkamp, Eben Etsebet, Hilton Lobberts, Quin Roux
Loose forwards: Schalk Burger, Duanne Vermeulen, Rohan Kitshoff, Siya Kolisi, Nizaam Carr, Nick Koster
Halfbacks: Dewaldt Duvenhage, Nicolas Groome, Louis Schreuder
First-fives: Peter Grant, Gary van Aswegen,Demitri Catrakillis, Elgar Watts, Burton Francis, Kurt Coleman
Midfield: Jean de Villiers, Juan de Jongh, Jac Fourie, AD Jacobs, JP du Plessis, Michael van der Spuy, Berton Klaasen
Outsides: Gio Aplon, Joe Pietersen, Bryan Habana, Gerhard van den Heever, Danie Poolman

Brutes Wider Squad
Hookers: Chiliboy Ralepelle, Willie Wepener*, Robbie Coetzee*, Bongi Mbonambi*.
Props:Franco Mostert*, Werner Kruger, Rossouw de Klerk, Frik Kirsten, Dean Greyling, Morné Mellett, Dawie Steyn
Locks:Juandré Kruger, Mthunzi Mabeta, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Flip van der Merwe, LB Lusaseni*, Cornell Hess
Loose forwards: Pierre Spies (c), CJ Stander, Arno Botha*, Gerrit-Jan van Velze, Daniel Adonga*, Jean Cook*, Dewald Potgieter, Jacques Potgieter*, Jono Ross*, Warwick Tecklenburg*, Deon Stegmann
Halfbacks: Francois Hougaard, Ruan Snyman, Jano Vermaak
First-fives: Louis Fouché*, Wesley Dunlop, Morné Steyn
Midfield: Ulrich Beyers, Adri Jacobs*, Wynand Olivier, Johann Sadie*, Francois Venter
Outsides: Zane Kirchner, Jurgen Visser*, Lionel Cronjé*, Clayton Blommetjies*, Bjorn Basson, JJ Engelbrecht*, Sampie Mastriet*, Akona Ndungane

Tin Ears
Hookers: Ryno Barnes, Hercu Liebenberg, Adriaan Strauss, PW van Vuuren
Props:Janro van Niekerk, Lourens Adriaanse, Trevor Nyakane, Coenie Oosthuizen, Marcel van der Merwe, WP Nel
Locks:George Earl, Martin Muller, JC Astle, Andries Ferreira, Francois Uys, Izak van der Westhuizen, Ockie van Zyl, Waltie Vermeulen
Loose forwards: Leon Karemaker , Ashley Johnson, Lappies Labuschagné, Juan Smith, Philip van der Walt, Davon Raubenheimer, Heinrich Brüssow, Johan Wessels, Justin Downey
Halfbacks: Jacques Coetzee, Marnus Hugo, Pieter van Zyl
First-fives: Johan Goosen, Sias Ebersohn , Marnitz Boshoff
Midfield:Matt Rosslee, Wilmaure Louw, Jean Stemmet , Philip Snyman, Robert Ebersohn, Barry Geel, Andries Strauss
Outsides: Willie le Roux, Rudi Vogt , Hennie Daniller, Rayno Benjamin, Philip Burger, Riaan Smit, Nico Scheepers, Cameron Jacobs, Dusty Noblé, Rocco Jansen

Paarl, without having had the opportunity to watch any of the CC this year, are any of these players a worthy replacement for Francois Louw? Who is likely to play the fetcher/openside flank role when Super Rugby kicks off next year?

I left out the Ikey captain Nick Fenton-Wells. Will be between Nick and Rohan Kitshoff. Kitshoff played for Namibia in the WC and will probably be the favourate. Fenton-Wells took over from Rohan when he departure with the Namibia team.

I just saw Coetzee and Rassie now plugged a schoolboy to practise with the Stormers in the 10 jersey.

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I do know Handre Pollard from Paarl Gym well (he is in matrix in 2012) who have a WP contract since the start of the year and surely one to watch for the future. Handre and Timothy compete for the WP Cravenweek 10 jersey thuis year and excellent to see the coaches looking deep for talent. Sam Lane probably know him well.

Stormers pre season training squad finally named:

Hookers:Clement Lewis, Tiaan Liebenberg, Scarra Ntubeni, Deon Fourie
Props: Steven Kitshoff, Wicus Blaauw, Tom Botha, Deon Carstens, Schalk Ferreira, Hein van der Merwe, Frans Malherbe, Willem van Wyk, Brok Harris, Allister Vermaak
Locks: Donovan Armand, Andries Bekker, Hilton Lobberts, Quinn Roux, Rynhardt Elstadt, Eben Etzebeth, De Kock Steenkamp, Yaya Hartzenberg
Loose forwards: Nick Koster, Duane Vermeulen, Reuben Johannes, Siya Kolisi, Schalk Burger, Rohan Kitshoff, Nizaam Carr, Nick Fenton-Wells
Halfbacks: Bolla Conradie, Dewaldt Duvenage, Louis Schreuder, Ricky Schroeder, Nic Groom
First-fives: Demetri Catrakilis, Kurt Coleman, Tim Swiel, Gary van Aswegen, Burton Francis, Peter Grant
Midfield: Berton Klaasen, Juan de Jongh, JP du Plessis, Adrian Kritzinger, Jean de Villiers, Michael van der Spuy
Outsides: Gio Aplon, Marcel Brache, Joe Pietersen, Danie Poolman, Gerhard van den Heever, Bryan Habana

hallo oom, hope you're well.

it doesn't seem like Joe Pietersen was gone for very long. was it only one season? is there any story to why he's back?

hallo Boet, have no idea why bayonne released him. Maybe braaivleis the reason. Only one season.

The Bulls have signed Big Vic on a year contract as a consulting coach. He has coaching aspirations so to start off with helping rebuild the Bulls makes sense. They we're going to risk someone else contracting him. And for all intent and purpose he has been coaching the forwards for years anyways.

Stoked.

unconfirmed reports on the radio this morning that frans steyn has been released by racing metro and is about to sign with the. cheetahs ?!

Interesting, thought the Lions wants him badly.

Rayno Gerber apparently is running with the Brutes.

Shame to see the Lions wanting him. Given what they are building, I don't see him having a lot to offer.

he had a surprisingly good rwc. personally i think i would only put him behind nonu and roberts at rwc and that's only because he got injured.
oh and there's also the 60m penalties.

Why surprising? Frans had one mare of a test match in Aus in 2008 (I think) and as a result Aussie think he is crap.

We never missed a player in a match like we did miss Frans in that quarter final.

So there are a string of players at the Lions who are better than Frans?

Riiiight.

See my previous post.

Although I think for SA rugby it is the best place for him to go, he will likely end up in Cape Town or Durban. He should go to Durban. Anything in the midfield will help them.