Kolisi primed for openside role

Kolisi primed for openside role

8 Aug 2012

Siya Kolisi will provide openside flank cover for the Springboks during the Rugby Championship.

In his debut Super Rugby season for the Stormers, Kolisi played in every position in the loose trio. He was a key feature for the Cape franchise as they topped the log after the league phase, easing the loose forward injury crisis as Schalk Burger, Duane Vermeulen, Nick Koster and Nizaam Carr all succumbed to injury.

Stormers head coach Allister Coetzee confirmed his intention to develop the player into a versatile loose forward. He was a specialist blindside flank during the 2011 Currie Cup and has played No 8 for most of his career, but impressed at openside flank during Burger’s absence this year.

And this is the position he will play should he get a run for the Boks during the opening rounds in the Rugby Championship.

‘I’ve had a chat with the coaches, and I will play openside flank should I get a run,’ Kolisi told keo.co.za. ‘It’s a similar role to the one I played for the Stormers. It won’t be just about poaching. I will have to carry the ball and play a role in the lineouts too. Heyneke Meyer has told me that it helps a lot to be a lineout option. These are two things I really want to work on and improve.’

With Burger out for the season and Heinrich Brussow out of favour, Kolisi will provide back-up for first-choice No 6 Marcell Coetzee. And the 21-year-old stressed that he’s ready to take whatever opportunity comes his way.

‘The main message passed on to me when I first arrived this week was to learn as much as I can and to be prepared at all times. When Schalk got injured, I had to be prepared to do the job. And I was. So when my chance comes in the Bok team, I will be ready to take the field whenever the team needs me.

‘I believe I’ve earned this chance to play for the Boks. I worked really hard this season. I can’t wait to play against the best, that’s what Test rugby is all about.’

Kolisi added that his early introduction to the Bok structures has helped him settle into the squad. He was one of seven youngsters, which included flank Arno Botha (Bulls), prop Frans Malherbe (Stormers), flank CJ Stander (Bulls), centre Francois Venter (Bulls) and scrumhalf Piet van Zyl (Cheetahs), who trained with the team during the June Test window.

‘I know the structures, so it hasn’t been difficult to settle in. I hope to make my Test debut soon. It doesn’t matter where it comes, it will be very special for me. But I would love for it to happen in Cape Town, especially after a good season with the Stormers. That would be the cherry on top after a great year.’

By Gareth Duncan, in Cape Town


602 Comments

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  • 551.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 18:54 pm

    Well

    That attempt to steal my nic went down like a lead balloon

  • 552.Sharks were raped by the Chiefs: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 18:55 pm

    I bet Darryn Smit is from Durban.I haven’t heard the name before ,so i am just taking a wild guess here. :D

  • 553.shooter: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 18:56 pm

    @Sharks were raped by the Chiefs-549: They are not going to change the team now. Now Morkel just needs to pitch it some sort of group.

  • 554.shooter: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 18:58 pm

    @Dawn-551: Not a blimp on the radar.

  • 555.shooter: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:00 pm

    Did anyone see that hardcore hockey stick crash against the NZ player’s head. Some Dutch fighting stick :) No honestly respectfully, that was hard, and she came back on.

  • 556.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:02 pm

    Nothing on the Richter scale.

    Who is the twit anyway.

  • 557.Sharks were raped by the Chiefs: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:03 pm

    @shooter-553: He needs to get the hang of that slope very quickly otherwise it’s gonna be a long test for him.Yes,they probably will go in with the same team.

  • 558.Sharks were raped by the Chiefs: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:08 pm

    @shooter-555: I remember seeing a hockey stick breaking the jaw of an English female player at this games.Hockey is no joke.I had a girl who had knocked-up legs from playing hockey.I might be wrong but that ball can be harder than a cricket ball.

  • 559.shooter: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:14 pm

    @Darkwing-Dawn :) 556: not me jose’.
    What’s your Olympic highlight so far if I can ask?

  • 560.shooter: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:16 pm

    @Sharks were raped by the Chiefs-558:
    why the nickname? is it worth it?

  • 561.shooter: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:17 pm

    @Sharks were raped by the Chiefs-558: Ja, no. Yes!
    They have guts.

  • 562.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:23 pm

    My Olympic highlight is ALWAYS men’s pole vault.

    What’s not to like!

  • 563.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:24 pm

    These raped nics work on my gat.

    Onnodig.

  • 564.Sharks were raped by the Chiefs: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:26 pm

    athletics starting again and i can’t wait to see my favourite gal Allyson Felix in action.

  • 565.Sharks were raped by the Chiefs: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:28 pm

    @Dawn-562: will change it just for you.I had my fun with the sharkies.

  • 566.stormerforlife1: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:31 pm

    The South African nowhere to be seen in the decathlon.

  • 567.Jeraldjay: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:40 pm

    Quinton De Kock of the Lions will be the next long term keeper/batsman for the Protea’s.

  • 568.stormerforlife1: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 19:43 pm

    Good jump from our man in the decath. highjump-over at 1.99m

  • 569.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 20:16 pm

    Jirre….that flippin clunks……what did I eat !? I will make someone vomit !

  • 570.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 20:23 pm

    What scatological kuk is this.

    Keep it off the blog

  • 571.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 20:29 pm

    @Dawn-570: I have been making warm stormers all day today. Quite sulfurous !

  • 572.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 20:32 pm

    Ja.

    Mostly from your mouth.

  • 573.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 20:33 pm

    Oh lord….that’s a clanger…..

  • 574.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 20:38 pm

    @Dawn-572: I wish I could send you a sample…..this is championship material. Would clear a room in fractions of a second.

  • 575.IAAS: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 20:39 pm

    @Dusky-571:

    You have far too much time on your hands. I suppose that’s expected of the unemployed.

    The Sharks lost.

    Get over yourself.

  • 576.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 20:45 pm

    @IAAS-575: LOL – What do you care if I am unemployed ? And what does that have to do with the Sharks losing ?

    Does it have anything to do with the fact that the Sharks flicked the Stormers off the Super 15 like a snollie gets flicked off a finger ?

    And finally – Would you like a cup cake ? Chocolate….

  • 577.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 20:50 pm

    Oh – I ate Brussel sprouts last night – that’s why I am making so many stormers. I should call Alistair Coetsee – the whole room is filled with stormers at the moment. I am sure he would love it !

  • 578.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 20:58 pm

    I think its time the Stormers answer the question…’What is a Stormer anyway ?’

    To me a ‘stormer’ definitely sounds like a good name for a warm bowel release. Like you would get up from the loo saying ‘Geez – what a stormer !’

    Or you would let a loud one rip and say ‘Now that was a stormer !’

    Hey ? Other than a team of chokers – What is a Stormer !? Tell us ?

  • 579.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 21:01 pm

    You feel the cramp bubble around in your intestines and you start looking for a place where nobody will hear…..you release slowly for fear of the follow through and before you know it……’prrrrrrrppppppp’

    As you wave your hand in a fanning motion, quickly departing the scene – you say ‘Damn….what a stormer !’

  • 580.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 21:13 pm

    @Dusky-579: Dusky if you aint watched this yet you have to

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw8C0HLq9xI

  • 581.TheTorcuatense: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 21:34 pm

    Here the Pumas for the 18/8:

    Forwards:
    Leonardo Senatore
    Tomás Vallejos
    Patricio Albacete
    Marcos Iván Ayerza
    Manuel Carizza
    Agustín Creevy
    Julio Alfredo Farías Cabello
    Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (C)
    Juan Figallo
    Álvaro Galindo
    Eusebio Guiñazú
    Tomás Leonardi
    Juan Pablo Orlandi
    Rodrigo Roncero

    Backs:
    Lucas González Amorosino
    Juan Martín Hernández
    Juan José Imhoff
    Martín Landajo
    Martín Rodríguez
    Federico Nicolás Sánchez
    Nicolás Vergallo
    Horacio Agulla
    Marcelo Bosch
    Martín Bustos Moyano
    Gonzalo Camacho
    Santiago Fernández

    HC Santiago Phelan (The only HC in the world with a personal tutor called Graham Henry)

  • 582.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 21:38 pm

    The lowest of the low

  • 583.IAAS: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 21:47 pm

    @Dawn-582:

    Dusky has hit the lowest of the lows.

    Splutter, splutter the smell of the gutter….

  • 584.wait for it, wait for it...: Reply to this comment
    8 Aug 2012, 23:09 pm

    @the artist formerly known as gunther-517:
    :lol:

  • 585.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 01:55 am

    @sharks_lover-580: :-D

    I had chilli tonight….my guess is I will be making a few more stormers tomorrow. Some might even be good enough to play loose forward better than Deon Fourie. Actually, my mom could play better at loose forward than Deon Fourie.

  • 586.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 01:56 am

    @IAAS-583: The gutter smells like roses compared to these stormers I have been releasing today.

  • 587.Te Rangatira: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 07:49 am

    Was taken aback by some of the comments on this thread especially those ones about suicide and attacks on Katman, farken weird

  • 588.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 08:13 am

    @Te Rangatira-587: Yeah Ranga, it’s pathetic to say the least, this stormerforlife aka sharksgotrapedbythechiefs , scum causes this kind of rubbish all the time and this is lowlife trash was of antagonising people on here

    worst is Keo ans CO allow it, before you used to come here there were many other bloggers and one by one they left because of this , decent folk while the likes of this garbage stayed behind, he has had so many different ID’s in here aka Capo etc etc etc

    And what makes it worse?? some of the Stormer supporters backing this trash because he too is a stormer supporter, well untill they lose then he supports the Saders/Chiefs

    Fact though is his whole reason for coming in here is the live out his lowlife upbringing in here

  • 589.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 09:00 am

    Nice speech

    And Dusky is all innocence and light

  • 590.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 09:10 am

    @Dawn-589:

    Not at all, but you yourself was surprised the other day as to the change in Dusky, so why you think he suddenly started doing this??

    you know exactly what triggered him, Capo and Co have been doing this for years, till some get fed up, i aM not for one minute saying i condone what he is doing,

  • 591.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 09:15 am

    @Dawn-589: Actually i am so surprised i am wondering if it is really dusky?? i mean talking about making **** all the time?? just not like him

  • 592.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 09:51 am

    @Dawn-589:

    That Dusky Twat is not in Capo’s league.

    I’m surprised at you Dawn.

  • 593.Nikita: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 10:06 am

    If you engage trash be expected to be trashed.

    Every action has a reaction.

    If you ignore them they gradually vanish.

  • 594.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 10:09 am

    Oh Nikita….

  • 595.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 10:22 am

    @Nikita-593: Nikita as much as i agree i also dissagree, all peole have different levels of patience, I can for example ignore it for 9 days but on the 10th i let rip.

    Why not just put in a mute system, it really isnt difficult, then one can mute the un wanted, those that like a capo will chat to him, good for them

  • 596.stormerforlife1: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 10:31 am

    You have been singing this ‘mute’ tune for years now gramps and it seems nobody takes you seriously.Why don’t you mute yourself ,run off,and go clear some tables you glorified waiter boy.

  • 597.stormerforlife1: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 10:34 am

    Thanks for that advice Nikita.From now on in I will just ignore Gunther.

  • 598.Rage: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 13:52 pm

    seems like the inmates are running the asylum here.

  • 599.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 17:44 pm

    Now now…be nice…

  • 600.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    9 Aug 2012, 18:01 pm

    @Dusky-599: Whats your thoughts re our team for the weekend??

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