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2016 S18 SA teams

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Rod McCall (65)
Saru's strategic transformation plan kicks in from 2015. This mean our teams and coaching staff WILL have 30% representive with PoC.

This mean Inland franchise like the Bulls poach wide and south from small unions like SWD & Boland to get the numbers right.

http://images.supersport.com/content/SARUSTP.pdf
KEY Performance Area :Increase blackparticipation in Super Rugby competition to 50% by 2019. TIMELINE FEB 2015
Key Activity: Super Rugby 2015 – engage Super Rugby franchises to increase black player representation to 30% (7 black players in squad of 23). From the 7 generic black players 2 must be black Africans. By the end of the competition all black players should at least have played 1 full match.
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Bulls squad
Dean Greyling, Werner Kruger, Trevor Nyakane, Marcel van der Merwe, Dayan van der Westhuizen, Bandise Maku, Adriaan Strauss, Callie Visagie, Grant Hattingh, RG Snyman, Arno Botha, Lappies Labuschagne, Deon Stegmann, Jacques Engelbrecht, Hanro Liebenberg, Rudy Paige, Piet van Zyl, Handre Pollard, Tian Schoeman, JJ Engelbrecht, Jan Serfontein, Bjorn Basson, Travis Ismaiel, Jamba Ulengo, Warrick Gelant, Jesse Kriel
Bolded are PoC = 8 out of 26 = 30.7%

Coaching staff
Head Coach: Nollis Marais
Forwards: Anton Leonard
Backs: David Manuel
Technical: John-William Meyer and Divan Strydom
Team Manager: Tim Dlulane
Baggage Master: Elias Bennet

Other (for all Bulls/Blue Bulls teams):

Senior Team Doctor: Herman Rossouw
Physiotherapists: Wernich Smith, Karabo Morokane, Pieter du Plessis, Sanell Morgan and Khuliso Netshivhagani
Masseuse: Elzanne van Coller
Conditioning coaches: Niel du Plessis, Henri-Charl Terblanche, Shaun du Toit, Jacus Coetzee, Mark Nicholls, Ghafoer Luckan
Sport scientist and practice coordinator (medical) and assistant conditioner: Lee-Anne Diab
Store Room Assistant: Andries Kabinde
Scrum and Breakdown Coach: Gary Botha
Defence Coach: Pine Pienaar
Psychologist: Jannie Botha
 
PaarlBok

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Rod McCall (65)
News from the Sharks:
1 Robert du Preez will be assistant coach. (he coached the Leopards to winners of the 1st divs)
2 They'll tour France pre season
3 New players: Coenie Oosthuizen (from Cheetahs)
David McDuling (from Reds)
Jacques Potgieter (from Waratahs)
Philip van der Walt (from Biarritz)
Wandile Mjekevu (from Perpignan)
Willie le Roux (from Cheetahs)
Joe Pietersen (from Cheetahs)

Robert qouting.
We need to play a brand of rugby that we are proud of. We have a unique situation in Durban, and at the Sharks, where we have fantastic fans. Everything comes back to the values that we stand for. We need to turn disappointment into delight!".
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The Sharks also appointed defence coach Omar Mouneimne, who has enjoyed success at the EP Kings, Edinburgh and Italy
 
PaarlBok

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Rod McCall (65)
Cheetahs also have a new coach in Franco Smith. Their wider group Wider group
Justin Basson, Rayno Benjamin, Clayton Blommetjies, Tienie Burger, Willie Britz, Johan Coetzee, Luan de Bruin, Lood de Jager, Maphutha Dolo, Jacques du Toit, Joseph Dweba, Sias Ebersohn, Joubert Engelbrecht, Reinhardt Erwee, Elandre Huggett, Reniel Hugo, Niell Jordaan, Armandt Koster, Tertius Kruger, Nico Lee, Hilton Lobberts, Niel Marias, Steven Meiring, Tian Meyer, Danie Mienie, Zee Mkhabela, Oupa Mohoje, Uzair Cassiem, Teunis Nieuwoudt, Gerhard Olivier, Sergeal Petersen, Boom Prinsloo, Niel Rautenbach, Raymond Rhule, Willem Serfontein, Paul Schoeman, William Small-Smith, JP Smith, BG Uys, Francois Uys, Michael van der Spuy, Maks van Dyk, Torsten van Jaarsveld, Ruan van Rensburg, Coenie van Wyk, Francois Venter, Henco Venter, Shaun Venter, Dennis Visser, Carl Wegner, Fred Zeilinga.
 
PaarlBok

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Lions 2016 squad:
Fullbacks: Andries Coetzee, JW Bell,
Wings: Ruan Combrink, Lloyd Greeff, Courtnall Skosan, Sampie Mastriet, Anthony Volmink,
Centres: Koch Marx, Selom Gavor, Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Nicolaas Hanekom, Howard Mnisi, Harold Vorster, Lionel Mapoe, Jacques Nel, Gerdus van der Walt,
Flyhalves: Marnitz Boshoff, Jaco van der Walt, Elton Jantjies, Ashlon Davids,
Scrumhalves: Ross Cronjé, Francois de Klerk, Ricky Schroeder, Dillon Smit, Marco van Vuren,
Nr 8: Warren Whiteley, Fabian Booysen, Ruaan Lerm,
Flanks: Jano Venter, Steph de Wit, Jaco Kriel, Derick Minnie, Warrick Tecklenburg, Ruan Ackermann, Cyle Brink, Victor Sekekete,
Locks: Robert Kruger, Lourens Erasmus, Luvuyiso Lusaseni, Franco Mostert, Martin Muller, JP du Preez, Andries Ferreira, Bobby de Wee,
Hookers: Robbie Coetzee, Malcolm Marx, Armand van der Merwe, Ramone Samuels,
Props: Jacques van Rooyen, Dylan Smith, Corné Fourie, Julian Redelinghuys, Ruan Dreyer, Justin Ackerman, Pieter Scholtz.
 
PaarlBok

PaarlBok

Rod McCall (65)
Including Ackerman junior.
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Ruan Ackermann, 19, has featured for the Lions' junior teams as well as their Vodacom Cup side.
Unlike his famous father, who played 13 Tests at lock for the Springboks, Ackermann junior is a loose forward.
The Lions, the 2015 Currie Cup champions, finished second in this year's South African Super Rugby conference and eighth in the overall standings.
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PaarlBok

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Rod McCall (65)
waiopehu oldboy said:
Can't see him making it to season three.
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Well we'll see. I just want to see the Stormers playing a running game. I am sick of this conservative shite we see from all our franchises. Myself watch a lot of local schoolboy rugby and most play some nice running rugby. Its good on this level , now we need to take it to the top.
 
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waiopehu oldboy

Stirling Mortlock (74)
You'll get your running rugby, at first anyways. You'll also get a coach who talks in often contradictory riddles: after a while the players won't have a clue what it is they're meant to be doing & from there it'll turn to shit fairly rapidly.

History suggests Season One will be full of promise, Season Two a disaster & there won't be a Season Three.
 
waiopehu oldboy

waiopehu oldboy

Stirling Mortlock (74)
Bulls playing kit for 2016:

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Sorry guys, the supporters version of the pink one is only available in a ladies cut :)

http://www.planetrugby.com/news/bulls-unveil-2016-super-rugby-kit/
 
PaarlBok

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Rod McCall (65)
waiopehu oldboy said:
You'll get your running rugby, at first anyways. You'll also get a coach who talks in often contradictory riddles: after a while the players won't have a clue what it is they're meant to be doing & from there it'll turn to shit fairly rapidly.

History suggests Season One will be full of promise, Season Two a disaster & there won't be a Season Three.
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Latest is that this isnt going to happen. Look like Fleck/Dobson with Oom Gert will win the race.
 
PaarlBok

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Rod McCall (65)
JM wont coach the Stormers, luckily they decided against chicken runners and will go the local route which is a blessing in the sky. Hopefull Oom Gert will lead Dobson (who came through WP club system as UCT coach) and Fleck. Ikeys is known as a running team since the 1900s and Dobson took a young WP team to the CC final with some excellent running rugby. Fleck took a talented WP u21 team to CC glory and both these coaches is by far the best solution. Local is always lekker.
 
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Rod McCall (65)
Stormers
DHL Stormers launch new kit for 2016


December 3, 2015
The DHL Stormers have launched their new home and away kit for the upcoming 2016 Super Rugby season, both of which retain the proud heritage of Western Province Rugby.
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The new DHL Stormers home jersey will continue to feature the signature look of WP Rugby – hoops – but the heights of the striping across the jersey have changed slightly.
The most notable changes, however, can be seen in the new away jersey. The Disa-inspired red away jersey celebrates the rich history of WP Rugby where the Stormers franchise originates from.
Commenting on the away jersey, Adrian de Souza, Head of Rugby at adidas South Africa, said: “adidas, together with Western Province Rugby, designed the new jersey so that the DHL Stormers Faithful and more importantly the players, can take a part of the Western Cape with them everywhere they go.”
Western Province Rugby CEO Rob Wagner told the www.iamastormer.com website: “We believe that the contemporary new look of both the home and away jerseys will inspire the team to winning ways in 2016, but, more importantly, speak to our fans.
“The away jersey is an exciting take on our rich history, which incorporates the red of the Disa, which represents the pride, heritage and diversity of our union and teams. We are proud to retain an element of our history in our new designs.”
Technology elements incorporated in both jerseys include climacool, ensuring that through ventilation panels in key parts of the jersey, including across the back and under the arms, air flow keeps the body cool during play.
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