Rassie ‘rests’ Ricky
15 Apr 2009
Dewaldt Duvenhage has replaced Ricky Januarie in the Stormers’ starting line-up named to face the Hurricanes.
A series of sub-standard performances has seen the axe fall on the Springbok scrumhalf. To date, Duvenhage has brought more to the Stormers from an attacking perspective and this may be why Rassie Erasmus has given the youngster an extended opportunity.
But when speaking to keo.co.za, Erasmus said a number of this weekend’s selections are down to player rotation.
‘We’ve been wanting to make a few changes since round three or four but because of a few results and the bye that hasn’t been possible. We beat the Lions but then we had a break, so we didn’t want to change much and risk losing momentum.
‘We then played and lost three close games so were reluctant to make changes again. But at this point, we thought it necessary to give a few of the other guys a chance.’
Erasmus said Januarie is a valuable member of the squad but Duvenhage’s strengths will be suited to this particular clash.
‘He’s particularly good with clearing the ball from the ruck and has a good kicking game. He’s played well off the bench and deserves this opportunity.’
Erasmus has made a few changes to the pack with Hilton Lobberts coming into the second row. Tiaan Liebenberg replaces Schalk Brits at hooker while Brian Mujati has been bracketed with Wicus Blaauw at tighthead due to a head injury. If Mujati is cleared of concussion on Friday, he will start.
Brok Harris, who returns from a pre-season leg injury, is named on the bench but will only feature if he passes a late fitness test. Bok lock Andries Bekker joined the squad on Sunday but has not cracked the match 22.
‘Brok’s arriving soon and will hopefully train with us on Thursday. We want to see how he will slot in at the scrums and at the lineout before making any final calls. Brian’s availability will also impact on our use of Brok at the weekend.
‘Having a guy like Tiaan in the mix will help, as scrumming is one of his strengths. With all the injuries we need a player like Tiaan to aid the tighthead,’ said Erasmus.
Stormers – 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Wylie Human, 13 Gcobani Bobo, 12 Jean De Villiers (c), 11 Sireli Naqelevuki, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenhage, 8 Luke Watson, 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Adriaan Fondse, 4 Hilton Lobberts, 3 Brian Mujati/ Wicus Blaauw, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 JD Moller.
Subs: 16 Schalk Brits, 17 Brok Harris, 18 AJ Venter, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Willem De Waal, 22 Dylan Des Fountain.
By Jon Cardinelli
625 Comments
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15 Apr 2009, 21:19 pm
#497 grootblousmile:
O. Ek het maar net sy raad gevolg en daai outjie se website gaan opsoek. Wat ‘n joke.
15 Apr 2009, 21:20 pm
#493 grant10: Me too. Kanko is pissing me off with all his sideways running. And Bismark better learn to fkn throw a ball in to a lineout. He’s a grown up now.
15 Apr 2009, 21:20 pm
#491 grootblousmile: Sounds like you are onto something, now Is Jake the man he once was?
Will he be the man for the job, or not?
15 Apr 2009, 21:21 pm
#495 carol: What’s to be compatible about that ??
Handbriekie also does not do dishes…. we are “Colonialist Pigs”….
Hehehe
15 Apr 2009, 21:21 pm
#496 Tacitus:
Do we really have to discuss it at this time of the night?
15 Apr 2009, 21:21 pm
#488 Robzim: yip…head must rule…i am in agreement with all your calls except for stormers…sense a miracle coming on…but with our spots on the log i see bloggers taking reverse choices to ensure we stay battling for the spoon!
15 Apr 2009, 21:23 pm
#500 Tacitus: Janee, ploeterknaap lewe in verbeelding….. of verbeel homself hy lewe…. iets soos dit !
15 Apr 2009, 21:25 pm
#492 Robzim: I have just mailed you his picture!! He is just fine thanks….
15 Apr 2009, 21:26 pm
#503 grootblousmile: So don’t you run out of saucepans?
15 Apr 2009, 21:26 pm
#501 SodaJoe: i would have bissy on the wood…j smit at 2 …and either cj or bj at 3…please PDV!! Beast at 1…i know you prefer heinke..
15 Apr 2009, 21:26 pm
#502 carol: No coach there will be an instant saviour or the magician (like everybody hoped Rassie would be)….
Ask Heyneke Meyer, it takes a while to build a successful Team….
15 Apr 2009, 21:27 pm
#499 SodaJoe:
LoL, I saw Tacitus here so I had to go against the Bulls. No. honestly, I think the Brumbies will win. They are going to miss Victor and his sidekick Bakkies on Saturday.
Do you remember the Immigrant Song by Led Zep. I downloaded it from you tube yesterday – Page can really play.
15 Apr 2009, 21:28 pm
#508 carol: No, Lettie Mokoena, our House Executive comes in every day….
15 Apr 2009, 21:28 pm
Tacticus we all support the saffa teams…please dont rub the misfortune of the stormers in too hard…we will beat the chiefs at newlands to get you bulle a home semi as well…
15 Apr 2009, 21:31 pm
#510 grootblousmile: And now Leicester are the only English Team left in the Heineken Cup rounds.
15 Apr 2009, 21:31 pm
#513 grant10: Oh donner…. the Bulls cannot rely on you folk to secure them a home semi or any semi for that matter….
15 Apr 2009, 21:32 pm
#512 grootblousmile: Shame we can’t do “Staff Share” in this economic climate!
15 Apr 2009, 21:33 pm
#515 grootblousmile: LOL…keep on winning…i reckon that last game vs sharks may be a moer of a important fixture!!
15 Apr 2009, 21:33 pm
#509 grant10: Bissy on the “wood” sounds a bit rude!!
15 Apr 2009, 21:34 pm
#514 carol: Goodie !!
I have a classic T-shirt, sent to me by Staal (one of the bloggers here)….
It says in Front: Rugby is not a contact sport
On the Back it says: It is a collision sport
(Referring to a famous Heyneke Meyer annecdote of 2005)
15 Apr 2009, 21:35 pm
#514 carol: who are the semis between?? Munster still there i believe…they may be a handfull..
15 Apr 2009, 21:36 pm
#490 carol: I get 5 out of 6.
15 Apr 2009, 21:36 pm
#516 carol: What is “Staff Share” ??
#517 grant10: Yip, it will be a biggy…. it might even decide places 1 and 2…. if all goes to plan…
15 Apr 2009, 21:36 pm
#504 Robzim: Robbie you made your bed …..
15 Apr 2009, 21:36 pm
#519 grootblousmile: Well some of those hits would just hospitalise me….how they walk off the pitch each week!
Wonder what they are like getting out of bed the next morning though!
15 Apr 2009, 21:37 pm
#505 grant10:
I seem to have a knack of putting a spell on a team so by going against the Stormers they might just do it this weekend.
It is late in the day when we are clutching at straws but you never know.
15 Apr 2009, 21:37 pm
#518 carol: he would think so too…LOL..
15 Apr 2009, 21:38 pm
#509 grant10: I love the Beast.
I just think this works better tactically:
Run On – Heinke, Smit, CJ
Last 30 minutes – Beast, Biz, CJ
15 Apr 2009, 21:39 pm
#521 SodaJoe: i got 1 !!!
15 Apr 2009, 21:39 pm
#520 grant10: Cardiff Blues, Munster, Leinster and Leicester Tigers!
Hope you noticed I managed not to give away your “Guess who Grant saw not limping on the beach” moment!!
I nearly let it slip last night, not much of a response I noticed when you told the guys here!!!.
You should have mentioned that your Blonde thought Percy looked pretty “Hot”!! Heheheh, a woman of taste.
15 Apr 2009, 21:40 pm
#525 Robzim: the brass out there,,,not much to lose…they will be dangerous…
15 Apr 2009, 21:41 pm
Watching a few games I taped on the weekend – the first one I think it was Reds vs Canes sorry it was so boring I may have gotten the teams wrong, lost the will to live half way through. Same old s14 cr@p and there were about 150 spectators at the ground (just fitted them in) – so much for the Ozzies / Kiwis going it alone what a joke. How cr@p is the S14 – we are kidding ourselves. Watching the second game Munster vs Ospreys with a full ground about 35k people and plenty of atmosphere. Much more intense and complex game. This is real rugby not the ping pong flappity **** we are being dished up in S14. let me tell you now we will have our arses handed to us if we play S14 k@k against the Lions, they will slaughter us. We need to get back to honest hard-fought rugby. I see people on keo telling me all the time how much better the SH is – absolute shite. We need to be very very careful or the Lions will stuff us and this arrogant “SH is better” nonsense needs to stop. McGeechan is probably having a good chuckle….. beware the Lions, we have the players we just need the right attitude.
15 Apr 2009, 21:42 pm
#528 grant10: Cooking or farting?
15 Apr 2009, 21:43 pm
#529 carol: he has been spotted again by the way…if i see him i will chat and try and get some cell phn pics…dont like to intrude on his space…and if his wife with i will stare and he may moer me!!!LOL
15 Apr 2009, 21:44 pm
#531 filthy Luca: We will know soon enough boet.
I have the opposite opinion of the NH club game,but all I want to do is win against the Lions and I don’t think that it will be at all easy. Especially if we make dof selections.
15 Apr 2009, 21:46 pm
#534 SodaJoe: We will win.
15 Apr 2009, 21:46 pm
#531 filthy Luca: i agree with you …this has been a very poor super 14…very few outstanding games…we must select very carefully and the intensity levels will need to increase appreciably…
15 Apr 2009, 21:47 pm
#531 filthy Luca: Sorry maybe a bit too intense for this time of night – I’ll just have a quite pint.
15 Apr 2009, 21:47 pm
#532 SodaJoe: LOL…great cook i am…
15 Apr 2009, 21:48 pm
#522 grootblousmile: Staff Share – you pay half, I pay half….both get half a days work!!
15 Apr 2009, 21:49 pm
#537 filthy Luca: that intensity needs to be bottled and sold to the bok team…i have seen the lions in 1980 and 1997…proud and strong…and always tactically clever….will be a huge battle…
15 Apr 2009, 21:50 pm
#539 carol: Oh !!
15 Apr 2009, 21:50 pm
#521 SodaJoe: Yes, new man what did you slip up on?
15 Apr 2009, 21:50 pm
#535 GrootRooiSmile: I think so.
#536 grant10: Some of the ping pong has been boring. Some of the trundling around in NH has been boring.
Overall I like the pace and athleticism of S14 more.
But often I am as confused as any on the rules and interpretation thereof.
Shortarm would be only rule change.
15 Apr 2009, 21:51 pm
#528 grant10: Only 1 Grant10, you are not the man I thought you were!!
15 Apr 2009, 21:51 pm
if i was PDV i would call on cj.bj and butch….i have a feeling he is not going to…
15 Apr 2009, 21:52 pm
#533 grant10: Just tell Percy you are Grant10 from Keo, he may want your autograph!!
15 Apr 2009, 21:52 pm
#543 SodaJoe: Easy win. The NH teams are not strong enough.
15 Apr 2009, 21:52 pm
#544 carol: i am being modest….very modest…LOL
15 Apr 2009, 21:53 pm
#542 carol: Hmmmmm.
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