SA latest – Matfield benched
11 May 2011
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Matfield benched - Victor Matfield will play off the bench in Saturday’s match against the Rebels.
Fourie du Preez captains the side, with Danie Rossouw starting at lock. In other changes, Dewald Potgieter returns after an injury lay-off and starts at blindside flank. Bjorn Basson and Gerhard van den Heever replace Akona Ndungane and Francois Hougaard on the wings.
Bulls – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez (c), 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Danie Rossouw, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Gary Botha, 1 Dean Greyling.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Victor Matfield, 20 Derick Kuün, 21 Francois Hougaard, 22 Francois Brummer.
Grant back for Stormers – Peter Grant will start at pivot for the Stormers’ first tour game against the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday.
The flyhalf has been sidelined for the last two weeks, but now replaces Lionel Cronjé in the No 10 jumper. Cronjé drops to the reserves.
Other changes to the run-on side sees Bryan Habana back at wing in place of Johann Sadie, while scrumhalf Ricky Januarie is promoted ahead of Dewaldt Duvenage. Tighthead prop Brok Harris also comes in for the injured CJ van der Linde.
Stormers – 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean De Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Ricky Januarie, 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 Tiaan Liebenberg, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Anton Van Zyl, 20 Dewaldt Duvenage, 21 Lionel Cronje, 22 Juan De Jongh.
Jantjies gets another go – Flyhalf Elton Jantjies returns to the Lions’ starting line-up for their clash against the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday.
Jantjies has sat on the bench in the last couple of games after struggling at Super Rugby level. Head coach John Mitchell has decided to give the 20-year-old another run, which sees Burton Francis drop to the bench.
Mitchell has also made a host of other changes to his team.
In the backline, Alwyn Hollenbach comes in for skipper Doppies la Grange while scrumhalf Jano Vermaak is rotated with Rory Kockott.
Amongst the forwards, Josh Strauss takes over as captain and shifts to No 8 while flanker Michael Rhodes and Derick Minnie are promoted ahead of Warren Whiteley and Cobus Grobbelaar, who drop to the wood.
Hooker Bandise Maku and tighthead prop Pat Cilliers replace Edgar Martutlulle and Kevin Buys in the front row respectively.
Lions – 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 Dylan des Fontain, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 Deon van Rensburg, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Joshua Strauss (c), 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe, Wikus van Heerden, 3 Pat Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Subs: 16 Edgar Marutlulle, 17 Kevin Buys, 18 Warren Whiteley, 19 Cobus
Grobbelaar, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Jannie Boshoff.
One change for Cheetahs - A hamstring injury has ruled Philip Burger out of the Cheetahs’ match against the Crusaders.
The wing is the only player missing from the Cheetahs’ starting side that whipped the Lions last weekend. Rayno Benjamin takes his place, with Riaan Smit moving to the right wing.
Cheetahs – 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Riaan Smit, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Corne Uys, 11 Rayno Benjamin, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Sarel Pretorius; 8 Davon Raubenheimer, 7 Ashley Johnson, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Francois Uys, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Subs: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Lourens Adriaanse, 18 Walti Vermeulen, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Naas Olivier, 22 Hennie Daniller.
58 Comments
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11 May 2011, 10:25 am
good news for the Stormers, Peter Grant is a very good player
11 May 2011, 10:28 am
januarie must clear that base nice and quick…..
this is a must win for stormers
a good start to the tour is crucial.
may have Ruan Pienaar there for Blues the next week as well if Ulster lose to Leinster…and loan deal is sorted of course.
11 May 2011, 10:31 am
Why is steenkamp and van zyl on the bench????
Ino elstadt will be used at flank if one of the back row go off but steenkamp makes no impact atall. Koster and van zyl prvide impact from the bench…
What has happened to Adriaan Fondse??
11 May 2011, 10:37 am
@Rhys7(Rhys7)-3: fondse playing vodacom rugby….seems out of favor
Koster injured ….as is CJ.
Both should be fit for blues though
11 May 2011, 10:41 am
@grant10(grant10)-4: I actually rate Fondse. Sad to see him out of favour. Technically he is playing club rugby.
11 May 2011, 10:46 am
@Sasuke(Sasuke)-5: yeah….some serious lock talent in stormer land though…
11 May 2011, 10:51 am
@grant10(grant10)-6: Yip we can loan Fondse to the Lions. They need decent locks. I mean how can you play Wickus van Heerden at lock and expect to win any games.
11 May 2011, 10:52 am
@grant10(grant10)-6: All Bok backline. What other team can claim that?
11 May 2011, 11:02 am
@Sasuke(Sasuke)-8: Bulls and Sharks
11 May 2011, 11:04 am
@Sasuke(Sasuke)-8: I wouldn’t brag about some of those “Boks” at the moment.
11 May 2011, 11:05 am
@garth(garth)-10: True but a Bok stays a Bok.
11 May 2011, 11:06 am
gym time
cheers all
outta here
11 May 2011, 11:07 am
@Beertjie(Beertjie)-9: Your argument is valid.@garth(garth)-10: oh i wasnt bragging, just inquiring.
11 May 2011, 11:30 am
Ok, here we go
Blues: (47)
Reds (A), Stormers (H), Bye, Chiefs (H), Crusaders (A), Highlanders (H)
Reds: (45)
Blues (H), Bye, Crusaders (H), Brumbies (H), Force (A), Chiefs (A)
Crusaders: (44)
Cheetahs (A), Chiefs (H), Reds (A), Bye, Blues (H), Hurricanes (H)
Stormers: (43)
Chiefs (A), Blues (A), Brumbies (A), Rebels (A), Bulls (H), Cheetahs (A)
Sharks: (39)
Bye, Bulls (H), Waratahs (H), Cheetahs (A), Lions (A), Bulls (A)
Waratahs: (36)
Bye, Lions (H), Sharks (A), Bulls (A), Highlanders (H), Brumbies (H)
Highlanders: (35)
Hurricanes (H), Bye, Lions (H), Force (H), Waratahs (A), Blues (A)
Bulls: (31)
Rebels (H), Sharks (A), Cheetahs (H), Waratahs (H), Stormers (A), Sharks (H)
11 May 2011, 11:33 am
@wpjoulekkading(wpjoulekkading)-14: Your Argument is Invalid. Stormers are ahead of Crusaders on the log.
11 May 2011, 11:34 am
@Sasuke(Sasuke)-8: Stormers have always had lots of Springboks G10, what they achieve with them is another issue entirely. If games were won or lost on team sheets, the Stormers and WP would have had at least 5 CC trophies, and 2 Super trophies in the past 10 years, but they have none!! Lol.
I know Stormers get miffed when someone says that,, but seriously, if a formula could determine the potential vs results achieved by a Union, the Cheetahs would come out smelling like roses!!
11 May 2011, 11:35 am
@garth(garth)-10: Unless your name is Tiaan.
11 May 2011, 11:37 am
@Cheetah 4 Eva(Cheetah 4 Eva)-16: 2 years ago they only had Schalk and Jean. They have not had this many Springboks for a long time.
11 May 2011, 11:45 am
@Sasuke(Sasuke)-15: Huh? What argument? I just listed the games remaining.
For the ranking according to points – the two positions that really matter are the top 2. So the current conference leaders can probably change, but the Stormers need to get ahead of either the Reds or the NZ conference leader at the end, be it the Saders or the Blues.
That the Stormers are conference leaders and therefore placed in 3rd is almost irrelevent for the moment.
11 May 2011, 11:46 am
I cannot believe the Stormers would drop Sadie. He was so much better than Habana since coming to Cape Town. Give the young guy more opportunity.
And need we dwell more on the Ricky at no.9. This could be a devastating loss on the road if AC doesn’t take his team selection seriously.
11 May 2011, 11:50 am
@wpjoulekkading(wpjoulekkading)-19: Relax guy. I was just pulling your leg. Yes you are right. Stormers need to finish no 1 or no 2.
11 May 2011, 11:51 am
@garth(garth)-18: Wrong…
Add these guys to our list.
Gcobani Bobo
Schalk Brits
Tonderai Chavhanga
Bolla Conradie
Conrad Jantjes
Enrico Januarie
Percy Mongomery
AJ Venter
11 May 2011, 11:51 am
@Roekeloos(Roekeloos)-20: Let’s hope Ruan comes to province.
11 May 2011, 11:53 am
I’m not a fan of Janties, other than a boot he offers very little from the back. All good sides need an attacking fullback. Very little can substitute poor pace, especially from fullback.
Aplon should be there, he is far more leathel coming into the line from fullback. Wasted on the wing IMO, in the same vane Jean De Jong is wasted on the bench, not good for SA rugby!
I dont know why coaches consistently seem to play players out of position, Rassie was playing Kosta on the wing!!!
11 May 2011, 11:53 am
@Sasuke(Sasuke)-21: haha i’m so used to getting bashed on here i’m a bit sensitive.
It’s a pity, I even have a nice color scheme showing easy and hard games in my Word file, but it doesn’t translate to this text only comment.
11 May 2011, 11:53 am
@grant10(grant10)-4: koster injured again?! poor kid
11 May 2011, 12:03 pm
@Hop Hop Spinnekop(Hop Hop Spinnekop)-22: F Steyn (Sharks), JP Pietersen (Sharks), A Jacobs (Sharks), J de Villiers (Stormers), B Habana (Bulls), R Pienaar (Sharks), F du Preez (Bulls); T Mtawarira (Sharks), B du Plessis (Sharks), J Smit (Sharks), B Botha (Bulls), V Matfield (Bulls), S Burger (Stormers), J Smith (Cheetahs), P Spies (Bulls).
Here is the team for the 2nd Lions match in 2009. The first did not feature Schalk. It’s 2011 now. AJ retired from the Boks in 2007.
11 May 2011, 12:08 pm
@garth(garth)-27: Don’t expect a reaction, people on here aren’t humble enough to admit being wrong.
Cheeta4eva, care to retract your earlier statement?
11 May 2011, 12:09 pm
@garth(garth)-27: My mistake. I thought you were referring to players that actually played for the Boks (disregarding what year).
11 May 2011, 12:10 pm
@wpjoulekkading(wpjoulekkading)-28: Realy?
11 May 2011, 12:11 pm
@Hop Hop Spinnekop(Hop Hop Spinnekop)-29: Ja ok Hop Hop, but when people make those “Stormers always have Boks and then they don’t deliver” comments they surely mean current Springboks, or at least recent ones?
11 May 2011, 12:11 pm
@Hop Hop Spinnekop(Hop Hop Spinnekop)-29: No worries. Googling helps pass the time between posts.
11 May 2011, 12:12 pm
A nice line up for the Stormers,,,, Januarie, Aplon, Habana and Jantjes all in one
Add Dickinsson as the referee at Hamilton, NZ and what would you get?
Chiefs by 12
11 May 2011, 12:12 pm
@Hop Hop Spinnekop(Hop Hop Spinnekop)-30: Mostly yes. But my real aim was not at you Hop Hop, but at the original culprit @Cheetah 4 Eva(Cheetah 4 Eva)-16:
11 May 2011, 12:13 pm
@wpjoulekkading(wpjoulekkading)-31: & @garth(garth)-32: Cool.
11 May 2011, 12:14 pm
@Hondo(Hondo)-33: Hmm, I sure would rest easier without Januarie (even in the squad!). The rest are decent. Habana is getting back slowly, and Jantjes is also getting better, although I think he was a bit overrated before.
11 May 2011, 12:15 pm
@Hondo(Hondo)-33: Nothing wrong with Aplon, but the rest are ****.
11 May 2011, 12:19 pm
Ignore Hondo…
There’s a bit of Hitler in that little man.
11 May 2011, 12:25 pm
@wpjoulekkading(wpjoulekkading)-36: Both of them need to calm down and just get the basics right. You cannot play with flare if you cannot get the basics right.
11 May 2011, 12:30 pm
@Sasuke(Sasuke)@wpjoulekkading(wpjoulekkading)-19: -21: Stormers have lost both games at home to the two other conference leaders…
would be an interesting semi or final against either of those two teams at Newlands…
11 May 2011, 12:48 pm
@wpjoulekkading(wpjoulekkading)-36: Januarie is the week link, if Stormers get Ruan it will sort the problem out.
11 May 2011, 13:26 pm
@garth(garth)-27: You cannot count Schalk in that game As he managed to get himself 10 minutes rest after 1 minute played. Thank goodness for that otherwise Brossuw will never have been selected.
11 May 2011, 13:32 pm
good stormer team , should produce the goods against the chiefs , now to wait and see
11 May 2011, 13:34 pm
@wpjoulekkading(wpjoulekkading)-36: yes boetman you well???
11 May 2011, 13:35 pm
@poppa69(poppa69)-40:
Yep – will be interesting for sure. But they were close enough to the Saders last week to not have too much baggage I think.
Whoever wants to have a decent chance at this needs to finish in the top 2. I don’t give numbers 3-6 much chance.
If the Stormers want a chance at a top 2 spot they will probably need to win all their remaining games, which will be a bit tough. Especially the Blues in Auckland.
11 May 2011, 13:39 pm
@wpjoulekkading(wpjoulekkading)-45: dont disregard the bulls mate
yes they have not played well but we all know if they hit their straps they can beat anyone anywhere
11 May 2011, 13:40 pm
@President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-46: and to make it worse you play them your first match back after having toured
11 May 2011, 13:41 pm
@President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-46: I haven’t disregarded the Bulls at all. But if you ask me at the moment which is the tougher game, Blues in Auckland or Bulls at Newlands I know what my answer would be. Maybe it will change in a few weeks time though, who knows.
11 May 2011, 13:46 pm
stormers should play aplon at 15 and jdj at wing.
jantjies is the weak link and jdj needs more game time.
jdj would be very effective cutting in from the blindside wing pretty much like jpp does for the sharks
11 May 2011, 13:56 pm
excellent team. Only change neede is De jong.
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