SA latest – Bulls lose Bakkies
7 Jun 2011
Keo.co.za brings you news from South Africa’s Super Rugby franchises.
Bulls lose Bakkies – Bulls hard man Bakkies Botha won’t play at Newlands after failing to complete Tuesday’s training session.
Botha pulled up during a defence drill, and there is a possibility he could be out for next week’s crucial match against the Sharks as well. Danie Rossouw is likely to take his place in the second row, with Dewald Potgieter filling the void he leaves at blindside flank.
There was more disappointing news for the Bulls, with Fourie du Preez deemed unfit to play. The gifted scrumhalf said he felt ready, the Bulls’ medical team aren’t prepared to risk him.
Stormers’ Bok prop crocked – CJ van der Linde is battling a groin injury and won’t be available until the Super Rugby play-offs.
The Stormers’ management told keo.co.za on Tuesday that Van der Linde has been carrying an injury, and that playing further may aggravate it to the point where it becomes serious. As a result, Van der Linde has been placed on a rehabilitation programme and won’t feature in the last two league games.
The good news for the Stormers is that Peter Grant and Dewaldt Duvenage trained on Tuesday. At this stage, the Stormers aren’t willing to confirm whether the pair will be available to start, as further tests need to be completed before they are declared fit.
Bray disappointed in bumbling Saffas - Sanzar referee boss Lyndon Bray has condemned Craig Joubert and Pro Legoete’s decision making in sending off Waratahs lock Pat O’Connor at the weekend.
The incident came at a time when the Tahs were pushing hard for a critical victory over the Bulls.
Joubert red carded O’Connor on Legoeta’s recommendation. However O’Connor was cleared of wrongdoing by a Sanzar disciplinary panel on Monday, after no evidence of the offence he was accused of.
Bray told The Australian newspaper: ‘We reviewed the game on Monday night and clearly the decision was wrong. There are two aspects which are frustrating. The description of the event was not very accurate. The process between the referee and the assistant referee was not good. It never fleshed out the details of the incident.
‘I’ve spoken to Craig Joubert about how he could have handled it better, to get better information on which to base his decision. Craig was very disappointed he ended up with that decision. Referees are prone to make mistakes all the time,’ Bray added. ‘What we don’t want is a mistake to be compounded by a process that is not good.
‘An experienced referee’s job is to pick up on messages he is getting. When Pro said no to a red card, clearly there was a message in that.
It’s difficult in the heat of the moment. Craig believed he was dealing with a headbutt. If they had talked through what happened, maybe they would have come up with a different outcome.’
Reports suggest Legoete is in danger of being dropped from the Sanzar panel altogether, while Joubert was cautioned for the red card incident.
Viljoen off to Italy – Shortly after announcing the signing of Griquas flyhalf Naas Olivier, Aironi have confirmed the recruitment of Cheetahs flanker Frans Viljoen.
It will be Viljoen’s second stint in Europe after featuring for Stade Francais five years ago. The deal will see him in Italy for the next two years.
48 Comments
7 Jun 2011, 08:35 am
ailing dragons
7 Jun 2011, 08:46 am
this is the news I have been praying for….
Go stormers!!!!
7 Jun 2011, 08:59 am
As long as Grant isn’t rushed in.
CJ you could leave out, frankly I’m of the opinion that we’re better off without him.
7 Jun 2011, 09:04 am
My greatest nightmare: Coleman starts but gets injured …….. the sight of Earl the Pearl running onto the field in a Stormers jersey against the Bulls will be enough to give me a stroke!
7 Jun 2011, 09:10 am
@stormersboy(stormersboy)-3: Agreed. Brock’s been solid for a long time now. Very underrated IMO. And we all know that Wicus has Werner Kruger’s nr. This will be the 4th time he will embarress the so called “next Springbok tighthead”
7 Jun 2011, 09:18 am
@Blokkies(Blokkies)-4: Mine too!! I was gutted when he came on last week and even more when he kicked a conversion !! Now it will forever be on his record that he scored points for us !!! TWat
7 Jun 2011, 09:27 am
This game will be decided in the forwards as usual. Whoever wins the collisions and secures the best ball will come out on top, The Bulls will favour their inside backs and the Stormers their outside backs. No doubt the Bulls will try and emulate the Reds successful kicking game, but the Stormers should be wise to it by now. Conrad may have lost his attacking edge but he remains the safest hands in the country at 15, with a monster boot as well. I expect FdP to be a bit rusty after his break – he usually is. Morne is back in fine form though. I am certainly relishing the prospect of an excellent game. Confidence in both sides will be high going into this one.
7 Jun 2011, 09:31 am
@sparticus(sparticus)-6:
Lol, to be fair to Earl he did not do anything wrong during the 15 minutes on the field except missing the last conversion – his distribution was very good in fact.
I wonder what you will say if he win the game against the Bulls for us with a drop in the last minute
7 Jun 2011, 09:32 am
@Old School(Old School)-5: Ja, I think his game has come on nicely in the last couple of seasons. He’s not a total powerhouse but he’s partly responsible for the more stable scrum we’ve had the last while.
7 Jun 2011, 09:54 am
You’d have to think the chances of Coleman picking up an injury are at their highest.
Desperate Bulls will look at every option and piling loads of physicality towards the 10 channel seems obvious.
Earl Rose put in one good segment of play, history tells us he is due for a bad one now. I hope otherwise.
7 Jun 2011, 10:19 am
I’m not gonna get my hopes up, because it’s been a few times that Peter Grant has had a 95% of playing, but then it’s confirmed on the Friday before the game that he won’t play. Don’t bluff us, AC.
7 Jun 2011, 10:32 am
How will Grant fair in a teritorial kicking game?
“popgun boot”
?
7 Jun 2011, 11:06 am
@Mr Black(Mr Black)-12: That may be an issue, but I feel that when playing the Bulls that is one area of the game(tactical kicking) where you should not try and match them. Keep ball in hand and patiently break them down. We have the muscle up front to dominate the breakdown and collisions
7 Jun 2011, 11:10 am
@Old School(Old School)-13:
I understand that rain is expected. This will make it even more difficult to win field dominance with ball in hand.
7 Jun 2011, 11:13 am
@Mr Black(Mr Black)-14: Really? Thought I read earlier in one of these Keo articles that a sunny day is expected. In that case I would much rather prefer Grant to Coleman. We are also gonna need Dewaldt for his boot
7 Jun 2011, 11:24 am
@Old School(Old School)-15:
Not sure, only comenting on what i’ve heard.
Dawn on another thread say’s no rain.
7 Jun 2011, 11:30 am
My bad for taking info from a Keo article as fact
7 Jun 2011, 11:34 am
@Old School(Old School)-17:
We never learn.
7 Jun 2011, 11:42 am
@Mr Black(Mr Black)-14:
Current forecast for Saturday’s match is as follows:
Moderately overcast, 19 degrees Celsius, light breeze Southeaster (15km/h), no rain.
There will be sustained rain for most of Wednesday and early Thursday, but the pitch should be fully dry by the time the match starts.
7 Jun 2011, 11:46 am
@WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)-19:
Good to hear.
7 Jun 2011, 12:06 pm
@stormersboy(stormersboy)-3: Agree with you on both points. Dont rush Grant back and then he gets re-injured, and we are doing fine (better?) without CJ.
Duvenage though is crucial to have in the side
STOOOOOOOOOOOOMEEEEEEEEEEEERS
7 Jun 2011, 14:50 pm
@Robzim(Robzim)-8: I rather have us lose to be honest than him score the winning points !
7 Jun 2011, 15:29 pm
@WP Till I Die(WP-Forever)-19: Depends which weather site one uses, most of them change a bit as we get closer to Saturday. I still find the best at: http://www.yr.no/place/South_Africa/Western_Cape/Nuweland~3363485/long.html
7 Jun 2011, 18:47 pm
Will be a disgrace if CJ makes RWC squad.
7 Jun 2011, 19:30 pm
Stormers .v. Bulls
ON THE CURRENT FORM
15 Jantjes / Kirchner – Stormers
14 Aplon / Van Den Heever – Stormers
13 Fourie / Pretorius – Stormers
12 De Villiers / Olivier – Stormers
11 Habana / Basson – Bulls
10 Coleman / Steyn – Bulls
9 Januarie / Hougaard – Bulls
8 Vermeulen / Spies – Stormers
7 Louw / Potgieter – Stormers
6 Burger / Stegman – Stormers
5 Bekker / Matfield – Stormers
4 Elstadt / Botha – Bulls
3 Harris / Kruger – Stormers
2 Liebenberg / Ralepelle – Bulls
1 Blaauw / Greyling – Bulls
16 Fourie / Botha – Stormers
17 Malherbe / de Klerk – Equal
18 Van Zyl / Van Der Merwe – Stormers
19 Koster / Russouw – Bulls
20 Schroeder / Jinka – Stormers
21 Grant / Brummer – Stormers
22 De Jongh / Dippenar – Stormers
7 Jun 2011, 20:18 pm
Sjoe, that headline looked worrying until I started thinking what bok prop we had. Celebrated a bit when I remembered it was CJ.
7 Jun 2011, 20:18 pm
@grant10(grant10)-2:
Yeah, you like your double speak old man.
182.grant10 said:
7 Jun 2011, 19:06 pm
apparently Grant and Duvenhage did well at training today, but CJ will only be back for playoffs.
Now that is a blow for stormers….we could of done with cj s physicality this weekend.
Like he scared the s hit out the sharks in the 4 try to nil drubbing at newlands…..plod got so taken out at ruck time he has never been the same since!
How can you say two diffirent things on the same day? Is the syphillis finally f ucking up your brain completely? Did you turbo reverse too quickly onto some campsbay lady boys **** and now you have your pink speedo wrapped around your brain?
I see you are getting more and more hysterical as the big day draws near. Shitting yourself for the Bulls backlash you old c u m guzzler?
7 Jun 2011, 20:21 pm
@sparticus(sparticus)-22: This is where hate becomes stupid. Why would you prefer your team to lose just because you dislike one player? Great fan.
7 Jun 2011, 20:23 pm
@Rhys7(Rhys7)-25:
You are just as delirious as old Gwantie:
15 Jantjes / Kirchner – Bulls
14 Aplon / Van Den Heever – Bulls
13 Fourie / Pretorius – Bulls
12 De Villiers / Olivier – Hell yeakh Bulls. JDV is a turnstile
11 Habana / Basson – Bulls
10 Coleman / Steyn – Bulls
9 Januarie / Hougaard – Bulls
8 Vermeulen / Spies – Bulls Mullet Vermeulen is one dimensional and should be on the Cape Flats with Bolla
7 Louw / Potgieter – Bulls
6 Burger / Stegman – Bulls
5 Bekker / Matfield – Bulls
4 Elstadt / Botha – Bulls
3 Harris / Kruger – Bulls
2 Liebenberg / Ralepelle – Bulls
1 Blaauw / Greyling – Bulls
16 Fourie / Botha – Bulls
17 Malherbe / de Klerk –Bulls
18 Van Zyl / Van Der Merwe – Bulls
19 Koster / Russouw – Bulls
20 Schroeder / Jinka – Bulls
21 Grant / Brummer – Bulls
22 De Jongh / Dippenar – Bulls
Bulls 75- In die chutney of glad nie Stormers 14 is going to look like a good score.
Go Bulle
7 Jun 2011, 20:42 pm
@Xkreni-WP(Xkreni-WP)-27: That put a smile on my face! I actually think the Plod-worm has eaten his brains.
7 Jun 2011, 20:44 pm
@Xkreni-WP(Xkreni-WP)-29: Spes also one-dimensional: Kaksleg!
7 Jun 2011, 20:49 pm
@Xkreni-WP(Xkreni-WP)-27: i am a big fan of cj you old fool….
i was hoping all 3 would be fit you plonker.
7 Jun 2011, 20:51 pm
@Xkreni-WP(Xkreni-WP)-27:
Now explain to me why the stormers supporters would be shitting themselves ??
They have already qualified for the play offs’ , on the other hand if the Bulls losse it’s time for you to wash the bakkie………I can smell your fear, now take your comb out of your sock, comb you moustache wipe your brow and settle down to a klippies and coke !!!
7 Jun 2011, 21:27 pm
@Xkreni-WP(Xkreni-WP)-27: Does this pass for your idea of humorous comment?
You are a truly disgusting person.
7 Jun 2011, 22:58 pm
so the Boks are resting their players before the WC it seems..
8 Jun 2011, 00:18 am
@poppa69(poppa69)-35: Ooh, that smarts.
Right back at you:
Ma’a Nonu to leave Hurricanes
Ma’a Nonu will leave the Hurricanes at the end of the Super Rugby season in the first big move of new coach Mark Hammett’s tenure.
The All Blacks midfielder was told yesterday he will not be offered a 10th season at the franchise.
The Chiefs are understood to be the frontrunners to secure the 29-year-old’s service for 2012 and new coach Dave Rennie is also believed to be chasing the signature of at least one other big name in Wellington rugby.
Hurricanes chief executive James Te Puni and coach Hammett were unavailable for comment last night, but the decision will be made official today.
Hammett has shed arguably the Hurricanes’ biggest drawcard in terms of both bums on seats and sponsorship appeal at a time when there are dwindling crowds at Westpac Stadium.
And many fans will be asking why a player with 104 Super Rugby caps, a Wellington representative since 2002 and a Rongotai College old boy has effectively been shown the door in the prime of his career.
But it appears Nonu’s ill-discipline on the field – he is one of Super Rugby’s most penalised and yellow carded players – was a driver for the decision not to offer him another contract.
Hammett took Nonu aside for a chat about standards following his early season yellow card against the Highlanders and his standards at training, but the pair have appeared to get along well throughout the rest of the campaign.
Nonu is believed to be extremely disappointed that he is no longer wanted in his home town.
Although his form was poor during the first half of the season he has been at his game breaking best in recent weeks and is building well towards the World Cup.
Wing Hosea Gear is believed to be close to re-signing but the respective futures of halfback Piri Weepu and fullback Cory Jane remain uncertain. Jane, who was set to take up a contract in Japan but pulled out after the earthquake and tsunami, would be a logical replacement for Chiefs fullback Mils Muliaina (Japan).
Captain Andrew Hore is said to have been told to find a new franchise.
- The Dominion Post
8 Jun 2011, 00:34 am
there you go exactly as I pronounced at the immediate moment of madness. Pro Legoete and Craig Joubert cost Waratahs and promoted Bulls at a critically crunch time in the game and entire competition which gave Bulls at least 6 and perhaps 10 point swing advantage. Had that ridiculous head butt call not been made Bulls would have lost and probably out the competition. Now they got everything to play for with tails up, and contrary to what keohane has predicted the momentum is actually with Bulls for Saturday not with Stormers. I got grave fears Burger in his headless chicken vokmavoort anxiety gonna vokmavoort our hopes into oblivion once again.
We need a captain with some smarts for Saturday to settle it down, work it out and grind out a win, Van Zyl of JdV, not a f’ng robotic neanderthal on steroids marauding into mayhem madness like a lunatic on valium.
8 Jun 2011, 00:43 am
@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-37: ”
a f’ng robotic neanderthal on steroids marauding into mayhem madness like a lunatic on valium.”……………….talking about yourself logging onto Keo twat?
8 Jun 2011, 00:58 am
So Mr Bray, did you also have a chat to Keith Brown and suggest he renew his spectacle prescription? One eye is slightly ahead of the other…………
8 Jun 2011, 01:05 am
what’s up whatever crotchy crumbling cotchety creep I smack your holy phantom white knight pantomime hero right smack bang on the button too close to call for your pathetic dumbfck exiled delusional comfort?
8 Jun 2011, 01:31 am
@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-40: Ag go to sleep fool.
Whats wrong?
Post Titillated-Tossing Stress Disorder?
Bad Dream?
Wet Your Pants?
Now, now. beddy byes schnookums.
8 Jun 2011, 01:42 am
@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-40:
You appear to be obsessed with colour? Maybe something you need to unpack with your shrink? Not too sure where you come from? Who was your father?
Delluded doos!
8 Jun 2011, 01:46 am
here’s this other nincompoo little imbecile expatriated whitearse fckup fool dunce who dunno when he’s beat. You’re a f’ng ignoramus second to none herr goebeldy gwat and the real problem surrounding your imbecile ignorance is you still don’t know it yet. Somebody gotta smack that pathetic dumbfck ignoramus smirk right off your dumbfck ignorance assailed arsehole face might as well be me, so when you gonna show up chickensh’t dumbfck runt?
8 Jun 2011, 01:53 am
I’m obsessed with white expatriated idiots who are obsessed with their fraudulance infected arrogance and self righteous infatuated racist superiority which is the very reason they skipped and skedaddled out their colonialist homely haven in the first place. Not so, or you two little whitey cowards gonna deny it again?
8 Jun 2011, 03:50 am
@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-44:
Ag gaan K uk you racist p ig! You wanna have a go at me skop? Big talk by a raving lunatic. You sure as he ll ain’t gonna be the one to smack anything! You can’t smack your way out of a dictionary you doos…….
8 Jun 2011, 03:53 am
@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-44:
Because we can……………
8 Jun 2011, 05:47 am
I see the two-bit brain-less bakkie-bouer is ranting again in the wee hrs…
Cannot handle Schalk Burger, form captain in RSA, sticking it to him week in and out!
8 Jun 2011, 05:53 am
And now Matfield, biggest work-load out of all RSA forwards in the last 3 games doing the same…
Let’s guess… if the Stormer’s win… and Schalk is not only the captain but form flanker again… it will be because Matfield and FDP were ‘in his deluded old mind’ the reason… and if the Bulls pull-off and up-set… it will solely be down to Schalk Burger…
Typical traits of an aging, disgruntled and deluded bakkie-bouer… not the brightest of fellows!
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