Koster the latest Baa Baa

Koster the latest Baa Baa

14 Oct 2008

Nick Koster is the latest South African selected to represent the Barbarians when they take on Australia in December.

As part of the Baa Baas tradition, an uncapped player is picked to join the international stars in the squad. Western Province eighthman Koster is that player and he will join up with Richie McCaw, Jerry Collins, and Schalk Burger among the loose-forwards, while other team-mates will include John Smit, Bryan Habana, Percy Montgomery, Bakkies Botha as well as Fourie du Preez.

Other international players that have been confirmed are George Gregan, Carl Hayman and Shane Williams.

The 19-year-old Koster, who only matriculated from school last year, will also be coached by the World Cup-winning pair of Jake White and Eddie Jones.

The fixture against the Wallabies will take place on 3 December at Wembley.


37 Comments

  • 1.bokfan1: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 10:51 am

    Baa Baa Dragon!

  • 2.bokfan1: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 10:51 am

    Well done boytjie! This Baa Baa’s team is awesome! Almost a world 15.

  • 3.Cheetha Champs: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 10:53 am

    More KOSTER and less KOTSER

  • 4.Wezwp: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 10:54 am

    I’m sure glad he’s from the wp. How does a youngster like him get into the baabaa’s team. Is it because he’s a Jew

  • 5.Cheetha Champs: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 10:56 am

    Isnt it fantastic that we have 5 players who played Craven Week last year making the step up to provincial, and now international rugby?

    Koster is a phenomenal talent. SA rugby is alive and well if we can rely on boys like him, Ebersohn, Petersen, Oosthuizen and van Vuuren to take us to RWC 2011, 2015, 2019 (by which time they will all be 28 and in their prime !!)

  • 6.Cheetha Champs: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 10:57 am

    #4 Wezwp: The Barbarian spirit is always to play a young talent alongside the oldies. Jerome Kaino was a virtual unknown until he played for the Baabas and had a phenomenal game.

  • 7.Cheetha Champs: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 10:58 am

    Sorry, he scored a try for AB’s AGAINST Barbarians. Oops

  • 8.Wezwp: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 11:00 am

    I still remember that man of the match performance corne krige produced for the baabaa’s.

  • 9.Wezwp: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 11:06 am

    Can you guy’s name me a few jews that played for the boks, besides stransky.?

  • 10.Cheetha Champs: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 11:24 am

    Louis Babrow (Grey bloem boy)
    Morris Zimerman
    Okey Geffin
    Syd Nomis
    Wilf Rosenberg

  • 11.Tbozknows: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 11:30 am

    This is great news. Koster is a exciting talent. I have seen that Bishops rugby website media clip and he is doing some serious things on a rugby field. Not forgetting how many tries he scored in his last year at school. He was top in the country at 8th man.

    International level is a whole new ball game but this will be good for him. He has tremendous pace…

  • 12.Tbozknows: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 11:32 am

    I am going to this game by the way… :-)

  • 13.Tbozknows: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 11:35 am

    #5 Cheetha Champs: What S14 franchise does Koster play for? WP? Gauteng?

  • 14.ansie: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 11:37 am

    #3 Cheetha Champs: Brilliant post !!!!

  • 15.ansie: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 11:40 am

    #4 Wezwp: Koster a Jew? Are you mad? And even if he was, what would that have to do with his being selected?

  • 16.Staal: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 11:50 am

    #13 Tbozknows: Stormers

  • 17.greatest13gerber: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 12:03 pm

    *****

    another hyped b oy

  • 18.muazam27: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 12:11 pm

    just watch sum other union will snap up Koster! wp known to let talent go and buy sell by dates! thort venter would do good but his pathetic! we dnt have any more quality back up at lock!

  • 19.liefling: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 12:46 pm

    Koster is infact a very religious christian. Please make sure you telling the truth before you go around throwing claims around Wezwp!

  • 20.Warlord: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 13:46 pm

    We have so much talent in the loose forward “department” in South Africa; what we need is two quality flyhalves, very soon!

  • 21.Tbozknows: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 13:56 pm

    #16 Staal: Thanks..

  • 22.futurebillionaire: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 14:02 pm

    #20 Warlord:

    We should invent a sport that only requires loose-forwards
    We’ll rule the world!

  • 23.stew: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 14:03 pm

    This will be a world XV team !! Ozzies are going to get smashed !!!

  • 24.Dumb Supporter: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 14:31 pm

    Hopefully Koster will not follow the same route as so many other of our highly talented loosies.
    -Skinstadt
    -Big Joe
    -Spies
    -Rassie
    They were all ready to conquer the rugby world until a serious injury meant the end of that. They contiued to play good solid rugby, but never again reached the same hights.

    Hopefully Spies can still regain his 2006 form.

  • 25.BishopsOD: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 14:42 pm

    Talk about a career taking a quantum leap!

  • 26.Johnny T: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 14:47 pm

    #3 Cheetha Champs: lol

  • 27.Wezwp: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 15:00 pm

    Only bishops boys get that lucky.

  • 28.Wezwp: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 15:00 pm

    Only bishops boys get that lucky. The born with a silver spoon in their mouth

  • 29.BishopsOD: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 15:19 pm

    #28 Wezwp: Says who? You sound “Bosch-ish”. :roll:

  • 30.Loosehead: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 15:21 pm

    #24 Dumb Supporter: I think that Spies is already past his “best before” date. No hands and shaky when things start to get tough.

  • 31.Loosehead: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 15:22 pm

    #28 Wezwp: Really your spelling and grammer leaves a lot to be desired.

  • 32.Wezwp: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 15:27 pm

    I don’t have time for a spell check you idiot, i’m at work, pretending to work.

  • 33.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 16:33 pm

    Dream come true for any 19 year old to join a side of that calibre

  • 34.Loosehead: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 18:02 pm

    #32 Wezwp: Just learn to write.

  • 35.stormers604: Reply to this comment
    14 Oct 2008, 22:12 pm

    jake white has always been a huge fan of koster.lets hope rassie takes care of koster talent in the super 14.

    so with all of luke’s fiasco , surely wp can void luke contract send him packing back to the eastern cape.

    that would be the last of the old regine left from kobus era. olee!!!!

    koster, myburg, burger, flo, lobberts and then hopefully vermeluen

  • 36.King Shark: Reply to this comment
    15 Oct 2008, 06:51 am

    OK, so this oke will have a test cap without having played for a National team. Nice.

  • 37.Tbozknows: Reply to this comment
    15 Oct 2008, 15:11 pm

    Great for his development. He is obviously a future star, and guys like Spies and Kanko need to know, not to take there places for granted. Koster is knocking..

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