Stormers at full strength
26 May 2010
JC Kritzinger has been included in the Stormers’ match 22 for the Super 14 final in Soweto.
The versatile prop sustained a calf injury in the Stormers’ loss to the Reds, and has missed four matches as a result. Kritzinger passed a fitness test on Tuesday and trained without complication on Wednesday. It is because of his availability that coach Allister Coetzee has opted for a more traditional 4-3 bench.
‘It’s great to have JC back, as we’ve said from the beginning he’s the second-choice loosehead and can also cover tighthead,’ the Stormers coach told keo.co.za. ‘It’s because of the quality of the player that we didn’t pick five forwards on the bench.
‘The Bulls like to apply pressure at the set-pieces, but we feel we’re well covered at the scrum with JC, Wicus Blaauw and Brok Harris in the squad. There are no problems with the scrum, and I think the Bulls will scrum positively, unlike the Waratahs [who Coetzee feels were guilty of pulling down the scrum in the semi-final].’
The Stormers were well supported at the open training session in Bellville on Wednesday, with some fans breaking into song as their heroes ran drills. The only player to sit out was Bryan Habana, who has a cold, but Coetzee confirmed it was nothing serious.
Stormers – 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (c), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Subs: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 JC Kritzinger, 18 Anton van Zyl, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Willem de Waal, 22 Tim Whitehead.
By Jon Cardinelli
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26 May 2010, 23:35 pm
@hypernorth(hypernorth)-190: nice one
27 May 2010, 03:34 am
@hypernorth(hypernorth)-190:
A noble idea,
Small question: what assurance do you have that the blankets will reach a distribution centre for the kids?
27 May 2010, 03:45 am
deans names a solid squad for the incoming june tests. looking forward to his first test 22 selection. obviously genia and the starting prop are out injured for a little bit. but am really keen to see whether he starts cooper at 10, and then selects either gits or barnes for 12..and then who to partner them at 13?
27 May 2010, 06:42 am
@Hondo (203) the lady who runs the doornkop crèche is org volunteers. We are still sorting logistics to transport collection to the community centre. Can you help?
27 May 2010, 06:44 am
@Hondo(Hondo)-203: the lady who runs the doornkop crèche is org volunteers. We are still sorting logistics to transport collection to the community centre. Can you help?
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