Reds vs Stormers, Newlands 2013
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Fred Wood (13)
The full DHL Stormers injury update is as follows:
New injuries (from the Rebels match):
- Hooker/flank Deon Fourie (fractured ribs – two-three weeks)
- Hooker Scarra Ntubeni (hamstring tear, grade two – two-three weeks)
- Prop Pat Cilliers (ankle, grade two ligament tear – minimum six weeks)
- Prop Frans Malherbe (ankle, syndesmosis tear – will be operated on tomorrow, not less than ten weeks – could be out long-term)
- Lock Andries Bekker (back, grade one disc tear – six-eight weeks)
- Centre Juan de Jongh (fracture in his ring finger – high up in the joint – minimum three weeks)
Back from injury this week:
- Hooker Tiaan Liebenberg (elbow)
Already out/long-term injuries:
- Lock De Kock Steenkamp (chest – needs another week or two)
- Lock Ruan Botha (ankle – fit for the Currie Cup)
- Flank Michael Rhodes (ankle, syndesmosis – should be back by the last week or two of league action)
- Flank Rynhardt Elstadt (knee – should be back by the last week or two of league action)
- No.8 Duane Vermeulen (knee – should be back by the last week or two of league action)
- Flyhalf Peter Grant (ankle, syndesmosis – definitely not back before the June Test break)
- Fullback Jaco Taute (knee – out for the rest of the season)
Long-term injuries – players that have not played yet in 2013:
- Prop Deon Carstens (retirement – neck)
- Flank Schalk Burger (calf, illness)
emuarse
Desmond Connor (43)
Is this a draughts game?I think I have found a strategy for the Stormers to score tries. All they need is a Nonu, Kaino and a McCaw
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Andrew Slack (58)
Time to blood new coaches you can blood all the players you want but the coaches need to go.
PaarlBok
Rod McCall (65)
Stormers need to chop out old wood Boet. Now is the right time. Build for the CC.
Sidbarret
Fred Wood (13)
Fleck needs to go, no doubt. The basics of backline play has been hopeless for a long time now.
Proudfoot and Nienaber should be safe. The forwards and defence have been good under their watch.
I can understand that Coetzee is under pressure, but I would give him chance to show that he can learn from this season. Under his coaching the stormers have made three consecutive home semi-finals and yes they have failed to build from there, but I would rather that they build on what is there then starting from scratch again.
Rassie
Trevor Allan (34)
Micro tactics
Ash
Michael Lynagh (62)
Wow; if the Reds can't win with a near full strength side and the Stormers so weakened, it's not good for the Reds' chances this year. Reds need this game and the Rebels to guarantee a finals spot.
Will be interesting to see how their defence holds up with so many flankers gone, and Du Jongh gone.
Also will be interesting to see how their lineout goes with Bekker out.
Lucky that Liebenberg is back for the Stormers.
Will be interesting to see how their defence holds up with so many flankers gone, and Du Jongh gone.
Also will be interesting to see how their lineout goes with Bekker out.
Lucky that Liebenberg is back for the Stormers.
Scrubber2050
Mark Ella (57)
Rassie
Agree with you my friend -
you blokes have 30 players on the field and the poor old Reds only 12
You should score a shitload
Agree with you my friend -
you blokes have 30 players on the field and the poor old Reds only 12
You should score a shitload
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Nev Cottrell (35)
Poor bastard has had a terrible injury run over the last few years. Bit like MMM, seems to break easily. And from the post following yours they seem to have lost their front row in one go.
Blue
Andrew Slack (58)
What more chance should he get? With that roster and the record he has? What can he possible do that he hasn't? He has not grown as a coach, especially when it comes to attack.
Send Kitshoff, Nienaber, Vermeulen, Kolisi and Aplon up north and the rest can stay down south and fuck around for another year. Those guys are all bing wasted.
PaarlBok
Rod McCall (65)
Stormers: 15. Joe Pietersen, 14. Gio Aplon, 13. Jean de Villiers (c), 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Elton Jantjies, 9. Louis Schreuder, 8. Nizaam Carr, 7. Don Armand, 6. Siya Kolisi, 5. Eben Etzebeth, 4. Gerbrandt Grobler, 3. Brok Harris, 2. Tiaan Liebenberg, 1. Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16. Martin Bezuidenhout, 17. Chris Heiberg, 18. Marius Coetzer, 19. Rohan Kitshoff, 20. Dewaldt Duvenage, 21. Gary van Aswegen, 22. Gerhard van den Heever
Replacements: 16. Martin Bezuidenhout, 17. Chris Heiberg, 18. Marius Coetzer, 19. Rohan Kitshoff, 20. Dewaldt Duvenage, 21. Gary van Aswegen, 22. Gerhard van den Heever
Sidbarret
Fred Wood (13)
Not good, not good at all. Forward depth is absolute destroyed by injuries, but those back reserve are terrible. WTF must Van Aswegen do to drop out of the 22?
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Nev Cottrell (35)
Wish I'd known that before doing my superbru picks
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PaarlBok
Rod McCall (65)
I am super excited to see some Vodacom players. Rohan Kitshoff should started and looking forward to see Heiberg getting a run. Absolute surprise to see Grobler getting a run.
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