Stormers to reel in Clever?

Stormers to reel in Clever?

21 May 2012

USA loose forward Todd Clever’s loan move to the Stormers will be decided over the next 24 hours.

Clever, who featured for the Lions in 2009 and 2010 and recently signed for Japanese club NTT Shining Arcs, confirmed that the Stormers have made a call for his services as they are currently struggling with a loose forward injury crisis.

The Cape franchise has lost team captain Schalk Burger, Duane Vermeulen, Nick Koster and Nizaam Carr to injury, and has announced its plans of bringing in experienced cover options. Canadian No 8 Jebb Sinclair has been recruited but the management still feels there is a lack of depth.

The Shining Arcs are in the process of reviewing the Stormers’ short loan deal request and should make a final decision by Tuesday.

‘I’m definitely keen on a return to South African rugby and would love to play for the Stormers,’ Clever told keo.co.za. ‘There’s just some red tape around the move and the finer details are being discussed from this side. A final decision will be made over the next 24 hours.’

Clever has played 40 Tests for the USA and captained the side at last year’s World Cup in New Zealand. He also featured regularly for current Japanese club champions Suntory Sungoliath in their successful 2011-12 season, which saw them win the league and knock-out competitions.

Clever is the Stormers’ best chance of bringing in loose forward cover from overseas. Saracens hooker Schalk Brits was used as a flank reserve during the 29-10 semi-final defeat to the Crusaders in 2011, but CEO Edward Griffiths said the English club will not loan out any of their players this year. This rules out recent reports of eighthman Ernst Joubert joining the squad.

‘The likes of Jacques Burger, Kelly Brown and Justin Melck are all currently suffering from long-term knee injuries,’ Griffiths also told this site. ‘There is Ernst Joubert, but he is getting married soon and will not be available.’

By Gareth Duncan


172 Comments

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  • 101.sparticus: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:11 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-96: Yup , I agree. Eben is like a young Bakkies for me. Back when Bakkies was still Bakkies !! Hope he lives up to the mans rep but without the suspensions lol

  • 102.Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:12 pm

    after the game these stormer supporters are going to be crying in their bf’s arms and “tainted love@ by soft cell will be in the background on repeat.

  • 103.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:14 pm

    @Robzim(Robzim)-98: I’ll see you your one one thousandth proportion of a tackle freakishly missed by Wrecking Ball Coetzee and RAISE you a fcked up Schalk shagged on his back by a Lambie handoff on the way to a Lambighini customary under the upright try… Farken Cape Zanu Zeph…

  • 104.JockBok: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:14 pm

    @Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-102:

    You seem to know a lot about these things. Something you want to get off your chest there mate?

  • 105.sparticus: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:14 pm

    @Robzim(Robzim)-98: I remember that tackle actually , it was Dean Munm ? No matter , Coetzee will be a better player from such an experience. It was a awesome handoff though.

  • 106.mad eye: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:15 pm

    Hey SKopshit why don’t you borrow a pair of shoes and come to the game,
    .Ha it’s going to be wonderful hope Bizzy gets one of those Straus hits on no neck Liebenbergh,
    and cant wait to see Mvovu run over that cockaroach Apollon’s head. and Beast introducing Brok to the inside of his ****
    Best of all would be to see your front tooth-less mouth when Lambie hands off who ever you can get to play no8 for you like he did to the great Schalk Burger inthat epic win at the Tank

  • 107.sparticus: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:16 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-103: Please , we all know that Schalk had broken ribs by that time , if u wanted to see Schalk tackle without Broken ribs just ask Fourie Du Preez how well he does it !

    U can talk **** about everyone but SCHALK !!!

  • 108.Great White Shark: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:16 pm

    @skopshyte(skopskiet)-64:

    How does this shirtlifter know that Smit has blue eyes? That is very ***.

  • 109.Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:16 pm

    preach it mad eye

  • 110.Great White Shark: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:17 pm

    @mad eye(mad eye)-106:

    Borrow a pair of shoes…hahahahha! Aich!

  • 111.JockBok: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:17 pm

    Man, ah tell youz huh, Bissy gonna throw Tiaan head up his arzz and wait see Beast break Brok in haf.

    We Sharkz is talking now so listen up coz we does all our talking in chat rooms ok.

  • 112.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:18 pm

    @mad eye(mad eye)-106: “No Neck” Liebenburg will be inverted….stuck through his own arsehole come Saturday… Actually, Bismarck will fckup both him and “2nd best hooker in SA” Fcknut Fourie something chronic, both at the same time…

  • 113.Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:20 pm

    hg
    big chance of uncontested scrums
    you heard it here first

  • 114.Great White Shark: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:20 pm

    @skopshyte(skopskiet)-84:

    What is an overrated arsehole? A very pretty bottom?

  • 115.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:20 pm

    @sparticus(sparticus)-107: Yeah,, Lambie fcked up Sulk Ronald McDonald Burger something silly on the way to a try under the uprights… NEVER forget that!

    Sulk was put on his back by Lambighini…. He has never recovered….

    NEVER forget that!

  • 116.JockBok: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:21 pm

    @Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-113:

    And why would that be?

  • 117.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:21 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-103:

    Freakishly missed??, fark- the only freaky thing that day was the look on Coetzee’s face when he tried (and failed) to get back to his feet after that little handoff.

    I know a place where they sell bullshit detectors – will see if we can find a big and strong one that will work for you- just to remind you occasionally how other people see you

  • 118.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:22 pm

    @Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-113: Yup would not surprise me in the least from these diabolical weazels and their bumchum refs…

    Wonder who the ref is…

  • 119.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:23 pm

    @Robzim(Robzim)-117: Nothing about SULK… Or is your bendover bullshit creator in full flow… HUH? Farken RobZanuZim…

  • 120.Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:23 pm

    jockbok the sharks are gonna put in a couple of chassisbenders come scrum time.

  • 121.JockBok: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:25 pm

    @Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-120:

    Ahhh, and hurt themselves in the ricochet? Gotcha ;)

  • 122.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:25 pm

    @sparticus(sparticus)-105:

    It was indeed Dean Munn.He himself was smashed by liebenberg on Saturday and will now probably sit out on Sat- i think they mentioned that he only missed 2 out of the last 100 matches the Tahs played.

  • 123.sparticus: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:26 pm

    @Robzim(Robzim)-122: Jaa it was more like 4 If I remember correctly. Great player , one of my fav aussie players.

  • 124.mad eye: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:29 pm

    Where is old Skopshit,fucken huge mouth on that one,
    Got news for him,Willem is coming back to his best,and so is Jean Deysel.
    Wonder if Brok will scream his battle cry this week,he shut up very quickly on Saturday.
    Reckon it’s time for that cheeky red head love child Paul Tito left in Cape Town docks to get a decent hiding as well.

  • 125.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:29 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-119:

    There can only be one reason why you use the word bendover so often and we do not need any detector to point that out.

  • 126.nama1: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:29 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-85:
    “Also we could have and really should have beaten Stormers at Newlands.”

    Good day Puma. How are you?
    Coulda, woulda, shoulda….DIDN’T. :lol:

    Who is your centre pairing Puma? For the life of me I can’t name them from the top of my head. A couple of unknowns and they are the best in the conference.

    Hahaha.

    You probably have the best orange peeler as well. :lol:

    @Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-92:
    They peaked against the Cheetahs.

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-91:
    “SHARKS… APEX Predators”

    That’s a joke, right? :lol:

  • 127.Stawm: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:29 pm

    All these homosexual references by the usual.
    Any wonder?

  • 128.Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:31 pm

    @124
    bwhahaha mad eye
    classic

  • 129.Great White Shark: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:31 pm

    @Stawm(Stawm)-127:

    Joins the blog and has no clue what’s going on. Go back to sleep.

  • 130.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:32 pm

    @Robzim(Robzim)-125: Its descriptor for all you “obviously” masculine metrosexuals…. Capische… Understand…

    And there is nothing more apt… Clear now?

    Farken bentbullduster…

  • 131.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:33 pm

    @Robzim(Robzim)-122: I had to have a wry chuckle at that. No sooner had the commentators marveled at the fact that he hasn’t missed a game since the Boer War because he NEVER gets injured, he gets knocked out cold and the ref shts himself and almost has Mumm airlifted from the field. Talk about tempting fate.

  • 132.Great White Shark: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:34 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-130:

    Skopshyte is busy Googling the next foul mouthed rant.

  • 133.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:34 pm

    @Stawm(Stawm)-127: Stawming Farken Norman Bates… Hows your Mum?

    Stabbed anyone (with your porksword, of course) yet?

    Farken numbnut… Typical self righteous Gerbil molesting Breezer…..

  • 134.JockBok: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:36 pm

    @Stawm(Stawm)-127:

    Have you seen the movie American Beauty? I think there’s a whole lot of repression among the lads down Durban way.

  • 135.Stawm: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:37 pm

    @Great White Shark(Predawn)-129:
    You part of that lil *** group then?

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-133:

    Again with all the homosexual references. Why dont you just get out the closet already?

  • 136.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:37 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-130:

    There goes the bullshit detector again- all red lights flashing and screaming—- we need to get you one with special earphones otherwise the neigbourhood will never sleep.

    I am leaving for my ballet class now. Nice chatting.

  • 137.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:38 pm

    @Great White Shark(Predawn)-132: Skopskrik shathimself when Fernly the Bluff bomber offered to buy him a coffee… Dont fuckwith the bluff…

    Skop just realised the error of his ways and farken ran like the fast wind from a regularly rebored Breezer arsehole…

  • 138.Great White Shark: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:39 pm

    @Stawm(Stawm)-135:

    Is this a playground? I didn’t know that I had to be a part of anything.

  • 139.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:39 pm

    @Stawm(Stawm)-135: Its appropriate for you poor repeatedly rebored Breezing fools… With a team about to be rebored on Saturday too…

  • 140.JockBok: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:39 pm

    @Robzim(Robzim)-136:

    Don’t worry rob, you won’t miss anything.

    It’ll be the same schit when you get back. Normal service will be resumed on Sunday

  • 141.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:40 pm

    @Robzim(Robzim)-136: Dont forget to bend after your pirouette… and lift the tutu appropriately

  • 142.Great White Shark: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:42 pm

    Is rob the real deal? Does ballet? Hawu!!!

  • 143.Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:43 pm

    these sormers supporters normally dates a girl three times before they try and bend the pipe in her brother

  • 144.Stawm: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:44 pm

    @Great White Shark(Predawn)-138:
    Was wondering if you’re part of the cute lil heavensGAYme club. Thats all. Apologies if you’re not.@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-139:

    Doesnt make sense? Stormers lost only one game this year. Where has all the reboring taken place?
    Again, you cant make a point without a g*y reference?

  • 145.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:44 pm

    @nama1(nama1)-126: Howzit Nama, how you doing bud?

    Yip if it was not for player number 16 we shoulda beaten your Stormers… :wink: Mark Lawerence just blew us out the park. 12 Penalties against us your 1???? hehe

    Yip best centre pairing in the sa conference. Paul Jordaan and Tim Whitehead.. :razz:

    Go see who was best outside centre on team of the week on Rugby Planet and Rugby365 for this week… hehehe. Sharks frenzy there……hehe. :razz:

  • 146.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:44 pm

    Outtaher for now… Need to go shoot me some Ballet dancers in DHL Stormer jerseys…

  • 147.Stawm: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:45 pm

    @Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-143:
    You know this from experience?

  • 148.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:46 pm

    @JockBok(JockBok)-140: Howzit Jock,

    Are you still in Chad?

  • 149.Great White Shark: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:49 pm

    I like Mark Lawrence as much as I like Bryce Lawrence. Both cheated in their exams from the same reffing book.

  • 150.Puma: Reply to this comment
    21 May 2012, 17:50 pm

    @Great White Shark(Predawn)-149: hahaha. :)

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