SA latest – Coetzee sticks with winning combo
6 Apr 2011
Keo.co.za brings you news from South Africa’s Super Rugby franchises.
Coetzee sticks with winning combo – Allister Coetzee has made no changes to the Stormers team that beat the Sharks last Saturday.
The Stormers host the Reds at Newlands in what should be a closely contested match, especially up front. Coetzee has resisted the temptation to pick an extra forward on the bench.
Stormers – 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Danie Poolman, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (c), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Rynhardt Elstadt, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Subs: 16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Nick Koster, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Gary van Aswegen, 22 Juan de Jongh.
Drotske turns to Johnson – The injury to Philip van der Walt has prompted the Cheetahs to select Ashley Johnson at No 8.
Van der Walt tore cruciate ligaments in the game against the Blues, and has flown home to Bloemfontein. Davon Raubenheimer takes his place at No 7, while Johnson comes off the bench to start at No 8.
Coach Naka Drotske has rushed Leon Karemaker onto the bench, while Martin Muller and Riaan Smit are also promoted to the matchday 22.
Cheetahs – 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Philip Burger, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Corne Uys, 11 Wilmaure Louw, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Kabamba Floors, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp (c), 4 Francois Uys, 3 WP Nel, 2 Ryno Barnes, 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Subs: 16 Skipper Badenhorst 17 Lourens Adriaanse, 18 Martin Muller, 19 Leon Karemaker, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Naas Olivier, 22 Riaan Smit.
Lions get a kick out of Braam – Former Springbok flyhalf Braam van Straaten will help the Lions with their goal-kicking problems.
Van Straaten worked with the Wallabies during the Tri-Nations last year, and has also been helping various players during the 2011 Super Rugby competition. Pat Lambie, James O’Connor and most recently Quade Cooper have all been sent to Van Straaten for assistance.
The former Stormers and Bok goal-kicker should help Andre Pretorius, Burton Francis and Elton Jantjies with their place-kicking. The Lions’ record in this department has been woeful to date.
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6 Apr 2011, 14:29 pm
@Pick the team in August not March(stormersboy)-150: They sure do and most of our team are from there. Like home from home to em…haha.
Not sure how long Brussow’s contract is with Cheetahs. Think until end of wc. Not to sure though. Also how long has Sarel have a contract with Cheetahs? Plenty will be wanting to offer him something as well.
6 Apr 2011, 14:30 pm
@Pick the team in August not March(stormersboy)-150:
we will send a chauffeur-driven bakkie for him.
6 Apr 2011, 14:31 pm
@Puma(Puma)-151: Well not most of our team, but plenty are.
6 Apr 2011, 14:31 pm
@Puma(Puma)-149: lol stop taking all the Free State Boys. Is he still signed with Griquas right?
6 Apr 2011, 14:32 pm
@The X-factor is staying at home.(gunther)-152:
6 Apr 2011, 14:33 pm
@The X-factor is staying at home.(gunther)-152:
6 Apr 2011, 14:33 pm
@Puma(Puma)-151: I think Brussouw is until 2012 or 2013….i might be wrong though.
6 Apr 2011, 14:34 pm
@iori Yagami(iori Yagami)-154: I know but they all seem to love Durbs…hehe.
Not sure if he is still signed with Griquas. But a heck of a player.
6 Apr 2011, 14:36 pm
@iori Yagami(iori Yagami)-157: Not sure when Brussow contracts expires with Cheetahs. Know that Sharks were very keen on getting him last year already. Not sure about Brussow’s contract how long it is with Cheetahs. Thought it was until end of the wc. Sort of remember reading something like that. But like I said not sure.
6 Apr 2011, 14:37 pm
@Puma(Puma)-151: Sarel contract with Griquas.
6 Apr 2011, 14:38 pm
@Puma(Puma)-158: ja thats true. I think he is still signed with Griquas so it will be easy for a bigger unions to pick him up.
6 Apr 2011, 14:40 pm
sharks came damn close to signing brussow end of 2009…think he renewed till end 2011 with cheetahs
6 Apr 2011, 14:41 pm
@Taahirah(Taahirah)-160: That Griquas team has a few gems in it.
6 Apr 2011, 14:42 pm
@Puma(Puma)-158: Those 2 are players I think any province would love to have.
Poor Cheetahs get pillaged every season of their talent.
6 Apr 2011, 14:45 pm
@Taahirah(Taahirah)-160: Well that means if Cheetahs have not given him a contract he will be snapped up by one of the big 3 franchises.
6 Apr 2011, 14:46 pm
@Pick the team in August not March(stormersboy)-164: They will be snapped up. Both Sarel and Brussow. Feel for the Cheetahs actually. If they could have kept their players they would be a powerhouse really.
6 Apr 2011, 14:46 pm
@iori Yagami(iori Yagami)-163: Yep. Pretorious, Riaan Viljoen, and on a good day: Earl Rose.
*runs for cover*
6 Apr 2011, 14:47 pm
Stormers building some consistancy in selection. Not looking too bad. Would still like to see Lionel Cronje and Nick Groom come onto the bench. Gary needs some game time with the V-cup team while January needs some time in Siberia
6 Apr 2011, 14:51 pm
@Old School(Old School)-168: Groom is good, so is Schreuder. Both very exciting scrummies.
6 Apr 2011, 14:59 pm
@Taahirah(Taahirah)-167:
In terms of gems………..
……Earl is a cubit zirconia.
6 Apr 2011, 15:00 pm
@Pick the team in August not March(stormersboy)-169: Schreuder hasn’t really impressed me thus far. Kid comes with a lot of hype though, so hope he proves me wrong. Groom looks very good yes.
Still sulking about the fact that we let Hoffman go to the Sharks. That guy is pure class!
6 Apr 2011, 15:02 pm
@The X-factor is staying at home.(gunther)-170: So you rate him 2? Good. Thought I was the only one.
6 Apr 2011, 15:08 pm
@Puma(Puma)-50: he earns about 1.8 million a year for Supersport commentary/anchor
6 Apr 2011, 15:09 pm
@Taahirah(Taahirah)-172:
I rate him highly.
for the Griquas.
6 Apr 2011, 15:11 pm
@Kritik(Krit)-173: Not bad for a bitpart job.
@The X-factor is staying at home.(gunther)-174: Not saying I want him at the Bulls. Just saying he’s very talented but prone to many many many brainfarts. The rugby equivalent of Herschelle Gibbs. Wait. Gibbs is the rugby equivalent of Herschelle Gibbs.
6 Apr 2011, 15:12 pm
@Kritik(Krit)-173: Naas?? Damn thats a lot of Moola. Does Ashwin earn something similar? I thought these guys might be on something like R30 000 a month.
6 Apr 2011, 15:15 pm
@Taahirah(Taahirah)-175:
Indeed.
sweet lord but Herschy was a gifted rugby player.
apparently the bulls offered him HUGE money when he ws a youngster.
6 Apr 2011, 15:18 pm
@Old School(Old School)-171: Thing is, Groom looked amazing against Boland, but that’s really the only run he’s had in the senior team. For me Schreuder looked very good in the warm up matches where he came on off the bench.
So ja, both have promise but need to get game time to prove (or disprove) themselves…
6 Apr 2011, 15:21 pm
@Taahirah(Taahirah)-47:
That was actually very good.
It seems like you have taken to heart my advice about reading the right stuff(and not just the comics) to improve your knowledge to get you into a better position to discern real knowledge from memrisations and recitations.
I am sure too the gf has responded to your request for the help you requested from her. She does have some logic or rationale as that was clearly needed for her to wrap her brain around all those complex physiological, biochemical and pathological processes demanded of her.
Further advice, keep up the good work even as you realised here that the truths often attract some of the unwarranted, questionable rotten elements like the latino.
6 Apr 2011, 15:23 pm
@ET.(ET.)-179:
should read correctly “memorisations”
6 Apr 2011, 15:23 pm
Stormers looking GOOD! Hopefully they drop Voldemardt!
6 Apr 2011, 15:27 pm
@bangkok-bok(bangkok-bok)-181: ???
6 Apr 2011, 15:34 pm
@iori Yagami(iori Yagami)-176: Owen was on 1.2 mil last I heard. So would think Ashwin because he is new is much lower in the salary rankings
6 Apr 2011, 15:35 pm
January= Voldemardt – he is the spitting image
6 Apr 2011, 15:36 pm
@bangkok-bok(bangkok-bok)-184: lol he just needs to lose a lot of weight.
6 Apr 2011, 15:38 pm
@Kritik(Krit)-183: Oh ok i see. Still he is earning good money.
6 Apr 2011, 16:04 pm
@iori Yagami(iori Yagami)-186: You related to Ashwin? Want to tap him up for some of that moola?
Just kidding.
But if you are, I sent him a poetry book he’s been searching for a long time now. I dont think a ‘thank you” note is to much asked.
6 Apr 2011, 16:07 pm
@Taahirah(Taahirah)-187:
6 Apr 2011, 16:08 pm
@Kritik(Krit)-183: I’d rather pay Aswin the R1.2 than Owen. Ashwin makes good sense when he talks.
6 Apr 2011, 16:14 pm
@Pick the team in August not March(stormersboy)-189: He does hey?
Admit it, you were surprised upon discovering this. Shocked even. I was!
6 Apr 2011, 16:15 pm
@Pick the team in August not March(stormersboy)-189:
agreed.
owen and bros should be commentating on korfball on SS76.
6 Apr 2011, 16:19 pm
I’m hoping the Stormers gonna f the reds up proper!!
6 Apr 2011, 16:21 pm
@Kritik(Krit)-173: Please don’t tell me chippy the new “all out rugby” and post match commentator is going to be earning over 1 mill a year or that fn annoying stransky earns anywhere near a mill, he probably deserves more like R20k a month for his PC bullshiting
6 Apr 2011, 16:30 pm
@Taahirah(Taahirah)-190: Yes, i really enjoy his analysis. I will admit that I was impressed and a little surprised too. I say only a little, because I’d had the opportunity to talk to him before one on one and he came accross very well back then.
But chatting one on one and giving a TV standard post match analysis are two different things, and not many are able to do this well.
He is one. Owen is not IMO.
6 Apr 2011, 16:32 pm
@The X-factor is staying at home.(gunther)-191: Yeah. They both suck. Badly.
I’d rather listen to the Ill Postino than them. And that’s saying a lot.
6 Apr 2011, 16:51 pm
@iori Yagami(iori Yagami)-154: Ha Ha dream on lads!! Brussow and his ilk have been contracted by Toyota!! And we all know how long they last!!
Go Cheetahs!! Cheetahs are playing with real guts and determination, if they can play like they did against the blues with so many injuries and new combo’s they will soon be unstoppable, as the new guys gain experience, and the injured one’s return!!
Soon the Cheetahs will be the SA team to watch out for!!
Go Cheetahs!!
6 Apr 2011, 16:58 pm
@Cheetah 4 Eva(Cheetah 4 Eva)-196: Your eternal optimism is touching
Hope they knock a couple of the teams back down under.
6 Apr 2011, 17:06 pm
That winning combination no doubt includes Januarie off the bench and the ever prawling Sho Boat Habana at 11?
6 Apr 2011, 18:25 pm
Bru picks are in, should be another 100% sweep for me this week.
6 Apr 2011, 18:26 pm
@Cheetah 4 Eva(Cheetah 4 Eva)-196: didn’t they say that about the resurgent Lions?
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