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2012 S15 SA Conference

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PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Stormers the same old same
Stormers:
15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers (captain), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Nick Koster, 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Steven Kitshoff

Substitutes: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Frans Malherbe, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Nizaam Carr, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Gary van Aswegen, 22 Gerhard van den Heever

I am worried about this match. Lions killed us last year at the breakdowns.
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
South African Conference

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA BPts Pts
1 DHL Stormers 4 4 0 0 105 74 31 7 5 0 20
2 Vodacom Bulls 4 3 0 1 153 69 84 17 5 3 19
3 Sharks 5 2 0 3 114 109 5 11 9 4 12
4 MTN Lions 4 1 0 3 94 111 -17 6 10 2 10
5 Toyota Cheetahs 5 1 0 4 121 156 -35 9 13 3 7

Cant get better then the two biggest SA rivals at the top of the S15 log. Doc Craven use to tell us thats what have to happen if you want a strong Springbok team.

March 2012

31 Hurricanes v Toyota Cheetahs Westpac Stadium, Wellington 06:30
31 Brumbies v Sharks Canberra Stadium, Canberra 10:40
31 MTN Lions v Crusaders Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg 17:05
31 DHL Stormers v Vodacom Bulls DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 19:10

The last game of the weekend the battle for the top of the log and cant get bigger then South vs North. It wont be for the faint hearted.
 
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Geeves

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The SA sides have been a surprise for me. I said it here and I'll say it again.

Over the last 5 years the SA forwards have gotten a lot fitter. The old ploy was to burn them on the outside once they got tired. The backs got a hell of a lot better during that time frame as well. But the noticeable difference for me this year is that the SA sides are trusting their backs to use the ball. Its making them bloody dangerous.

The interplay by the Cheetahs between the backs and forwards and their ability to move the ball from side to side on the weekend was something.
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
All SA teams have the Kings barrier pushing them. You'll find the bottom teams quite desperate to get away from the bottom place. John Mitchell has done some great work with the Lions and I just wish to see them perform against NZ and Aus sides like they do against SA sides. They play so well and with a lot of passion against the SA side just to let go the next week against overseas opposition. This week they have the Crusaders and I'd love to see them beating them. They will have Jantjies back for this match and maybe a few from their long injury list. The Cheetahs have turn the corner, this week is their last tour match and usually SA sides have the one foot on the plane sickness. They will be much better once back in Osfontein and with a few braais behind the belt. Stormers and Brutes clash will be the usual brutal derby between south and north and expecting at least the Stormers to tour well. Our youngsters have been great thus far and with Burger and Elstadt back hopefull we will keep on producing. Still feel the Stormers problem is at the breakdowns. They dont provide quick turn over ball for the backs and seem to dont string enough phases together. The reason for this is that we dont have a fetcher flanker like Francois Louw and have to many forwards in the backline on the defensive line. Our tight five do the 1st phases very well at the moment and hopefull we can improve as the tournament goes on. The Brutes are a bit up and down and the Sharks for some reason struggling. Score a try the one moment and then relax and let in another. Still early days but at the very least all the SA sides provide a healthy stream of youngsters coming through at this level who will give our new coach something to work for the future.
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Not sure where to put this. Heard it on the news this morning and thought that was a tragedy.

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Lifesaver-describes-drowning-tragedy-20120326

May be PB or some of the other SA posters could fill us in.
Ja this is very tragic and always sad to experience lost of life this way. Things like this are always a reminder of bigger things in life then rugby and sport. Condolenses to all the families and my prayers goes out for the love ones who have to go through this tough times.
 

Hawko

Tony Shaw (54)
Once the Cheetahs are back in SA they'll have Juan Smith back at 6. With Brussouw at 7 they will become very formidable opponents.
 

Brisbok

Cyril Towers (30)
Once the Cheetahs are back in SA they'll have Juan Smith back at 6. With Brussouw at 7 they will become very formidable opponents.

Yes the Cheetahs loose forwards will be strengthened when Smith is available, however this will not change anything positionally for Brussouw. Openside flanker's in SA wear number 6, Blindside's wear number 7. Brussouw will keep wearing 6 and Smith will wear 7.

I have noticed that Brussouw at times has been packing down at no.8 in the scrums, particularly when the Cheetahs have the feed.
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Lets get back to the match of the weekend between the Stormers and Brutes. This match will be decide in the tight five and the Stormers sure have patch up this area with the two young fatties, Ginga and Malherbe plus Etsebeth in lock. In years gone by we lost it here but this year we won it here and the big test will be against the Brutes tight five. This will be both packs measurement for higher honours. Expect Newlands to be chock and block and have the Pampas vs Boland as curtain raisor.

For the Saffer readers (only have the afrikaans version)
Stormers own red tide
Burger
Kaapse rooi gevaar

2012-03-28 00:00




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Steven Kitshoff se alma mater, die Paul Roos Gimnasium, het al 49 Springbok-rugbyspelers opgelewer. Hy is nog baie jonk, maar sal straks Bok nr.50 word. Foto: Yunus Mohamed



KAAPSTAD. – Die Stormers se voorry het ’n paar belangrike toetse geslaag, maar Saterdag is dit eksamentyd teen die Bulls op Nuweland.

Hul skrumresep in drie Super-rugbywedstryde vanjaar was dodelik doeltreffend en het ’n yslike rol in die seges oor die Hurricanes, Sharks en Blues gespeel.

Steven Kitshoff, Tiaan Liebenberg en Brok Harris begin, met Frans Malherbe wat in die tweede helfte van die plaasvervangersbank opdraf om die teenstanders sat te maak nadat vir 60 of wat minute saggemaak is.

Dit gons reeds oor Kitshoff as ’n moontlike Springbok, maar die 20-jarige rooikop speel ’n blokhou as dít ter sprake kom. ’n Mens praat nie hardop oor sulke dinge terwyl die Bok-breier, Heyneke Meyer, die keuse het om Gurthrö Steenkamp, Tendai Mtawarira, Dean Greyling én JC Janse van Rensburg in te span nie.

“Om eendag vir die Bokke te speel, is iets wat my dryf. Daar is egter nog baie harde werk wat voorlê om eendag daar uit te kom,” het Kitshoff in ’n onderhoud met vergunning van die Union Sports Group gesê.

Hy kry Saterdag waarskynlik die kans om teen die Bok-vaskopstut Werner Kruger te sak.

Kruger behoort saam met Chiliboy Ralepelle en Greyling in die Bulls se voorry te wees.

Kitshoff se teenstanders het tot dusver swaar geleef, maar hy wys daarop dat ’n skrum oor die poging van agt manne gaan en nie bloot ’n sterk loskopstut nie.

Dis inderdaad om ’n kern indrukwekkende senior spelers – Tiaan Liebenberg, Harris, Andries Bekker en Duane Vermeulen – dat puik juniors soos Kitshoff, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi en Malherbe ondersteuners aan die praat kry.
“Ek leer elke dag iets nuuts by Tiaan.

Hy het daardie motivering om in elke wedstryd end-uit deur te druk. Ek geniet dit baie om langs hom te skrum.”

Harris verdien ook agting wat hom dikwels nie toekom nie. Hy is tegnies ’n goeie skrumwerker. Malherbe se krag word net méér gevoel, omdat hy ’n saggemaakte stukkie bief vir brekfis kan eet.

Dit is ook nie toevallig dat Kitshoff junior só vroeg op dié vlak kan meeding nie. Benewens sy studie van kragmanne soos Os du Randt en Andrew Sheridan vroeër in sy jeug, is hy met ’n toegewyde pa in Steven senior geseën.

“My pa was ’n baie groot invloed. Ons het baie rugbyvelde toe gegaan en fiksheidsoefeninge saam gedoen.”

Kitshoff het verlede jaar as 19-jarige sy buiging vir die Stormers, teen die Chiefs, gemaak.

Hy het toe vyf keer van die plaasvervangersbank gespeel voordat sy honger om te begin dié seisoen gestil is. Hy het verlede maand nog sy 20ste verjaardag gevier.

“Ek geniet elke oomblik. As ek op só ’n jong ouderdom vir die Stormers begin speel, behoort daar vorentoe net meer kanse te wees. Ek sien baie uit na die toekoms.”

Dat die onmiddellike toekoms ’n reuse-uitdaging bied, is só. Dis die Stormers teen die Bulls. Daar is niks groter voordat ’n man by toetsvlak uitkom nie.

- Die Burger
 

suckerforred

Chilla Wilson (44)
Lets get back to the match of the weekend between the Stormers and Brutes. This match will be decide in the tight five and the Stormers sure have patch up this area with the two young fatties, Ginga and Malherbe plus Etsebeth in lock. In years gone by we lost it here but this year we won it here and the big test will be against the Brutes tight five. This will be both packs measurement for higher honours. Expect Newlands to be chock and block and have the Pampas vs Boland as curtain raisor.

Geez, with 4 houses and a servo, I wouldn't have thought Pampas could get a side together this year. ;)



Pampas is a very small town on the Gore Highway between Toowoomba and Millmerran.
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Geez, with 4 houses and a servo, I wouldn't have thought Pampas could get a side together this year. ;)



Pampas is a very small town on the Gore Highway between Toowoomba and Millmerran.
Pampas is the Argies playing Voddas. Settled in Stellenbosch.
 

Blue

Andrew Slack (58)
Kom Oom. Dis tyd vir pakslae Saterdag.

(Come Uncle. Time for your hiding on Saturday).

:D
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies (c), 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 CJ Stander, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 Arno Botha, 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Louis Fouché, 22 JJ Engelbrecht.
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes:
Cheetahs: 15. Hennie Daniller, 14. Ryno Benjamin, 13. Robert Ebersohn, 12. Andries Strauss, 11. Willie le Roux, 10. Johan Goosen, 9. Piet van Zyl, 8. Philip van der Walt, 7. Justin Downey, 6. Heinrich Brüssow, 5. Izak van der Westhuizen, 4. George Earle, 3. WP Nel, 2. Adriaan Strauss (C), 1. Coenie Oosthuizen
Replacements: 16. Hercu Liebenberg, 17. Trevor Nyakane, 18. Andries Ferreira, 19. Ashley Johnson, 20. Tewis de Bruyn, 21. Sias Ebersohn, 22. Philip Snyman
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Your team to play is:

15. Joe Pietersen
14. Gio Aplon
13. Juan de Jongh
12. Jean De Villiers (C)
11. Bryan Habana
10. Peter Grant
9. Dewaldt Duvenage
8. Duane Vermeulen
7. Rynhardt Elstadt
6. Siya Kolisi
5. Andries Bekker (VC)
4. Eben Etzebeth
3. Brok Harris
2. Tiaan Liebenberg
1. Steven Kitshoff

Reserves:

16. Deon Fourie
17. Frans Malherbe
18. De Kock Steenkamp
19. Nic Koster
20. Louis Schreuder
21. Burton Francis
22. Gerhard van den Heever

No Koster, Elstadt in 7 and Fourietjie & Francis back on the bench. Stormers by 25 now!
 

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Stormers pack
8. Duane Vermeulen (1,93m 116kg)
7. Rynhardt Elstadt (1,98m 118kg)
6. Siya Kolisi (1,87m 101kg)
5. Andries Bekker (2,08m 120kg)
4. Eben Etzebeth (2,03m 120kg)
3. Brok Harris(1,83m 119kg)
2. Tiaan Liebenberg (1,82m 110kg)
1. Steven Kitshoff (1,83m 120kg)
= 924 kg average height 1,92m
Biggest pack in the compo?
 

Blue

Andrew Slack (58)
Stormers pack
8. Duane Vermeulen (1,93m 116kg)
7. Rynhardt Elstadt (1,98m 118kg)
6. Siya Kolisi (1,87m 101kg)
5. Andries Bekker (2,08m 120kg)
4. Eben Etzebeth (2,03m 120kg)
3. Brok Harris(1,83m 119kg)
2. Tiaan Liebenberg (1,82m 110kg)
1. Steven Kitshoff (1,83m 120kg)
= 924 kg average height 1,92m
Biggest pack of pussy girlie girls in the compo?


Fixed.
 
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