You a rap artist now?

Form is everything.

Post of the fuckingday!

Besides. weight is for the youngsters.

I’m in my 40′s.

It’s all about form for me.

But if he does the job on Saturday, I might let him spot me.

Why have the stormers not needed extra heavy dumbbells before?

The other teams have been using them for years.

Nice to read.

108.Transformation said:
26 Mar 2012, 12:45 pm
@wpstormerbok(wpstormerbok)-99: nonsense mate! it is about gameplan/style of play! the stormers are one-dimensional!

the cheetahs whether away or home or against stormers or reds their approach to attack is unwaivering!!!! they back themselves to rip any defence to shreds and they often do as they showed when they stretched the saders defence for goosen’s try – between goosen, le roux & ebersohn, they inter-changed passes with such ease.

fleckie is kak!

ac was long exposed as clueless as a backline coach when jake needed anton eddie, alan zondagh & eddie jones to get the springbok backline working!

now read on.

Hurricanes: Underdogs no more
Tuesday, 27 March 2012 5.45 p.m.

The Hurricanes could be in rare territory on Saturday afternoon.

After flying under the radar for the opening five rounds of Super Rugby Mark Hammett’s side are likely to go into their clash with the Cheetahs as favourites.

The Cheetahs are sitting 13th overall on the ladder with just one win from their five games, while the Hurricanes are fifth thanks to last week’s nail biting win over the Blues.

But Hammett remains wary of the Naka Drotske-coached South Africans, particularly considering only one loss – against the Bulls in week two – has been by a significant margin.

The others defeats were by two points (Lions), one point (Brumbies) and seven points (Crusaders).

“As anyone who knows anything about rugby knows the Cheetahs are a very well-coached team,” said Hammett. “They don’t bring the traditional African game.”

That was never more evident than in the length-of-the-field try they scored in Christchurch. Robert Ebersohn and Willie Le Roux were in the move twice. Andries Strauss also got in on the action before first five-eighths Johan Goosen got his hands on the ball for the second time to finish off the remarkable five-pointer.

But it is the variety in the Cheetahs game that makes them a difficult opponent to prepare for.

“I’ve seen them drive lineouts one week and then other weeks they throw everything off the top,” said Hammett. “I’ve seen them use the blitz defence and at other times more of a staggered-type defence.

“What that shows me is that they are very well prepared. I think they’ve only had one game where the score has blown out a bit. We are not underestimating them at all. They are going to be a tough game.”

Love the part about Eben and the dumbbells

Derbies and dumbbells
by Nick Koster 27/03/2012, 09:09

Outside of university, this is my first serious attempt at writing since leaving school. I’ve been warned though, that readers of sports blogs are far more demanding than university professors!

We started so well against the Lions. Tiaan Liebenberg scoring a try in his 50th game for the Stormers was something special. He has been such a wonderful stalwart and role model in so many ways for us younger players.

Bryan Habana also produced a fine display. He has his critics – which I think is unfair if you consider his record at Super Rugby and test level – but his kick and chase was brilliant.

When I threw the pass to Bryan flying on my outside, I knew that if there was one player in the world who could score that try it was him.

There isn’t a player in modern rugby who chases kicks as conscientiously as Bryan does, so no one deserves the rewards more.

I think the ferocity of Saturday’s derby must have been quite an eye-opening experience for referee Glen Jackson. The physical and emotional intensity on a rugby field doesn’t get much more demanding than that.

It’s a bonus to have a former Super Rugby player in the top ranks, because he understands the pressures of the game so well at this level. I’m sure he’ll go on to become a test referee.

Much to their credit, the Lions came back effectively after a dominant first 30 minutes from us. They retained possession zealously and put our defence under constant pressure. We did well, however, to restrict them to a solitary try, displaying not only our excellent defensive systems, but also huge character and commitment.

The Lions’ momentum was helped of course by yours truly dropping the kick-off receipt after Joe Pietersen had fired us into an 18-0 lead.

I can’t use the sun, pressure or eyes off the ball as excuses. It was just a case of my elbows being spread too far apart.

I quietly vowed to myself that I would endeavour to never repeat the same mistake. I hope my 28 tackles, a personal best, helped atone for that error.

Our forward pack on Saturday included five 20-year-olds and a 21-year-old. What a wonderful prospect for the Stormers’ future.

One of our talented 20-year-olds, Eben Etzebeth, is a belligerent force on the field who would wreak all sorts of havoc if it weren’t for the wise counsel of Andries Bekker.

So naturally strong is Eben, our conditioning coach had to purchase extra-heavy dumbbells during the off-season to push him to his limit.

While a bully on the field, he’s the perfect gentleman off it. He was the only one of us to take flowers to Schalk Burger’s wife Michelle, on the announcement of her pregnancy.

The Stormers are a happy group of guys and we have gelled well both on-field and off.

We worked incredibly hard on our conditioning throughout the off-season and our week-long Hermanus camp in January was key.

There we devised strategies for the season and fostered amazing camaraderie and team spirit.

If we lose games this season, it certainly won’t be for lack of planning and preparation or effort and commitment.

The Bulls match at Newlands this Saturday promises to be a titanic tussle. I’m told that seating has been sold out for two weeks, with just standing room available.

The North/South derby is always memorable, and our visitors from Pretoria will provide a massive challenge, especially after their clinical demolition of the defending champions the Reds.

The Bulls will attempt to overpower us physically and use up-and-unders as a tactic to gain field position. They are unlikely to run at us from beyond our 10m-line.

While we’ve studied and understand their game plan, our major challenge is to disrupt their supply and execution.

There can be only one!

Yay

Tetchy