Stormers celebrate Bok boost

Stormers celebrate Bok boost

30 Oct 2012

Allister Coetzee says he’s excited to have on-loan Springbok and Lions duo Elton Jantjies and Jaco Taute in his Stormers squad next year.

Taute confirmed his move to keo.co.za last Wednesday, while WPRU president Thelo Wakefield also told this site that he approved Jantjies’ deal late last week.

Coetzee believes the two players will make telling contributions next season.

‘We’re very excited about having Elton and Jaco in Cape Town for next year’s Super Rugby tournament,’ said Coetzee. ‘They’re both quality players and we look forward to getting them involved here – both on and off the field – and seeing how they fit into the Stormers culture.’

Jantjies is expected to get a run in the starting line-up during the opening rounds of Super Rugby, considering the departure of WP’s Currie Cup-winning flyhalf Demetri Catrakilis to the Southern Kings and the late arrival of Peter Grant from Japan in February.

While Taute is able to play at centre and fullback, he’s likely to compete for the No 15 jersey as the Stormers already have Jean de Villiers, Juan de Jongh, Marcel Brache and JP du Plessis in their midfield department. Damian de Allende is also considered to be in the mix after his impressive performance at inside centre in the Currie Cup final.

Taute has the option of extending his stay in Cape Town after the Super Rugby season as his contract with the Lions expires next year.

The Stormers have also signed utility forward Michael Rhodes (who can play lock or flank) and Springbok versatile prop Pat Cilliers from the Lions on permanent deals.


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  • 1.Blokkies: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 07:56 am

    Hope Taute gets plenty of gametime at fullback – its definitely his best position.

  • 2.Braders: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 07:56 am

    Now the Stormers just need some decent depth in key positions ie tight five.

  • 3.BULLET: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 08:24 am

    Very good moves for the Stormers.

  • 4.Finfan: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 08:35 am

    Oh well… another WP / Stormers thread :( What more is there to say and brag about? I suppose later today there will be something about Coetzee bumping his toe in the shower this morning, but the joy of winning the CC will ensure that he makes it through the day…

  • 5.Blokkies: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 08:37 am

    @Finfan-4: Fair enough, should we move on to b!tching about Morne being includd in the EOYT squad? ;-)

  • 6.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 08:39 am

    @Braders-2: Tight 5 is actually great, we at props:

    Brok and Malherbe at TH
    Liebenberg, Fourie and Scarra at Hooker
    Kitshoff, Pat and Carstens at LH (and some at TH cover too)

    Locks:

    Eben, Elstadt, Rhodes, Bekker, Steenkamp

    Loose forwards:

    Burger, Vermeulen, Elstadt, Kolisi, Carr, Armand, Rhodes, Fourie

    I’ve mentioned some players more than once due to their versatility, which is even better.

    I’ve probably left some players out but the ones above all have top level experience, not youngsters with promise coming through.

    For me the key is going to be who they select at 9 & 10 which to a large extent determines the game plan. Duvenhage and grant would be the worst scenario for me, Groom and Jantjies the best.

    Injuries will happen, we saw that this year, so the depth of squad is very encouraging.

    And, after Saturdays hard hitting performance against the sharks, led by the forwards, the words “light 5″ do not belong in the same context as WP.

  • 7.Blokkies: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 08:49 am

    @stormersboy-6: Agree re 9 and 10.

    Groom should develop his game and work hard on getting his pass as snappy as possible, our backline looks much better with him there than Duvenhage. I am not convinced on Schreuder (sp?) either.

    Hope Elton settles early and keeps Grant on the bench who is a handy sub to cover 10 and 12.

  • 8.sparticus: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 08:49 am

    wow much more excited ‘re cilliers than the other signings. somehow I missed that one

  • 9.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 08:53 am

    @stormersboy-6: Isn’t Armand leaving?

  • 10.Finfan: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 08:57 am

    @sparticus-8: Next year, more than 75% of the Stormers team will be signings from other provinces. Exciting times indeed. “If you can’t beat them, recruit them.”

  • 11.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:01 am

    @Finfan-10: Who can’t we beat exactly?
    Also, you still bitter bro?

  • 12.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:01 am

    @stormersboy-6: Agree with 100% except the selection of Groom. I have not been impressed by him. He got caught a few times behind the ruck and his kicking was poor. I will rather play Schreuder there. AC will go with Dewaldt though, in that case i will have Schreuder on the bench instead of Groom.

  • 13.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:04 am

    WP Ticker tape parade today in Cape Town. Start 12:45.

  • 14.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:05 am

    Stormers pulling a “sharks” on themselves … about 80% of the team from other places in SA… then they moan about the Kings? wtf?

    Sharks = Grey Bloem Old Boys

  • 15.SuperStirrer: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:05 am

    @Finfan-4: There will probably be an article, with photos, of the parade (I kid you not) of the Currie Cup through central Cape Town later this morning.

  • 16.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:06 am

    Date: Tuesday, 30 October 2012
    Time:
    11:30 Music and festivities commence
    12:30 Executive Mayor, Alderman Patricia de Lille congratulates team
    12:45 Parade starts
    Venue: The parade will start at City Hall, Darling Street, Cape Town

    Route: The bus will proceed from Darling Street, turn right into Adderley Street, move down Heerengracht around the circle at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), then come back up Adderley Street. It will then turn right into Wale, left into Long, and right into Buitensingel. The parade will then enter Loop Street and turn right into Strand Street exiting Cape Town.

    To accommodate the parade, there will be no parking on Darling Street from Parade Street to Corporation Street from 06:00 – 14:00. There will also be a rolling/temporary road closure from 12:30 again on Darling Street, from Buitenkant Street to Lower Plein Street. During the event, there will be a temporary road closure of Parade and Corporation Streets.

  • 17.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:09 am

    @suffer_guy-14: Sorry what?

    Of the team that beat the Sharks this weekend only the following players bought from other unions.

    Starting XV:
    Van der Heever, Vermeulen

    Subs:
    Carstens, Sinclair

    I might be wrong, but 4 out of 22 is in no way 80%!

    Try again slick!

  • 18.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:12 am

    @SuperStirrer-15: Just highlights the support Stormers/ WP enjoy in the Mother City, not like Durban or Joburg where the stadiums aren’t even filled on the CC final.

    Enjoying the sour grapes?

  • 19.SuperStirrer: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:17 am

    @goodstuff-17: You are wrong, try again.

  • 20.SuperStirrer: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:20 am

    @goodstuff-18: Super trophy by all means, a very watered down Currie Cup reeks of desperation. Anyway if it manages to unite the good burghers of Cape Town then it will be a good thing.

  • 21.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:20 am

    @SuperStirrer-19: Please correct me then, who else in the team has played Currie Cup at another union?

  • 22.wp_boytjie: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:20 am

    @SuperStirrer-15: @Finfan-10: @suffer_guy-14:

    Hahaha. sour power

  • 23.Gumboots: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:22 am

    @goodstuff-18:

    They can’t even get a stadium half filled for a final! They would never be able to get people to celebrations along the road mate.

  • 24.Finfan: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:22 am

    15- Taute (ex-Lions), 14- Van den Heever (ex-Bulls), 13- J de Villiers (ex-Munster), 12- Peter Grant (ex- Sharks), 11- Habana (ex-Bulls), 10- Jantjies (ex-Lions), 9 – Kockott (ex-Sharks), 8- Vermeulen (ex-Free State), 7-Rhodes (ex-Sharks / Lions), 6- F Louw (ex-Bath), Locks are local, 3- Cilliers (ex-Sharks / Lions), 2-Liebenberg (ex-Free State) 1-Local

    Use a calculator and work out the percentage.

  • 25.Gumboots: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:23 am

    Okey the sour grapes starting to show now… I thought the humility wouldn’t last …

  • 26.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:23 am

    @SuperStirrer-20: Desperate for what? Was the the CC final watered down? Seemed like all the fit bok players were present, only thing watered down was the WP team as they were missing 3 boks. But they still beat a sharks team laden with boks!

  • 27.wpallday: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:24 am

    @suffer_guy-14: Why do you care where they went to school? Is it important what high school they went to? Or do you consider the university ,and junior school?

    @goodstuff-17: To my knowledge ;Carstens ,Sinclair ,Habbana ,Vermulen, Van der Heever, Armand

  • 28.gunther: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:25 am

    A ticker tape parade!

    Awesome.

    Imagine the party when the Stormers win the Super 15.

  • 29.Gumboots: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:25 am

    @gunther-28:

    Freedom of the City and the Republic of Hout Bay. Awesome indeed. :lol:

  • 30.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:26 am

    @Finfan-24: Kockott?

    You been drinking??

    :)

    Besides your Ex-Musnster and Ex- bath attempts are rather lame too .

    Just saying.

  • 31.pokkel: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:27 am

    @Finfan-24:
    Kockott??

  • 32.wpallday: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:27 am

    @Finfan-24: Dont be petty .But I do suspect soon we will have more Durban boys in our side that the Sharks bwahaha

    Ciliers ,Rhodes, Armand ,Grant and then a few like Howard in the junior ranks.

  • 33.Gumboots: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:28 am

    @wpallday-32:

    Everyone wants to play for Province, so can we help it…

    It is the to be team anyway… ;)

  • 34.SuperStirrer: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:29 am

    @goodstuff-21: Come on, there are some glaring ommissions there that any self true respecting Stormers / WP supporter would not miss out.

  • 35.Finfan: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:29 am

    @Gumboots-25: You WP fans, more than anyone else, should know what it feels like to lose. Some fans only experience this once or twice in a lifetime and we, unlike the WP fans, never had the opportunity to internalise the loser-status. Show some sympathy please. ;)

  • 36.wpallday: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:30 am

    @Gumboots-33: It is probably becuase all their school mates already are at either Stellenbosch or UCT. Who can blame them haha

  • 37.Gumboots: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:30 am

    I see Butch James has signed for the Sharks. So Lambie will play 15 then???

  • 38.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:32 am

    A Coetzee —> EP

  • 39.wpallday: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:32 am

    @Finfan-35: Booohooo Sharks lost go internalize elsewhere .

  • 40.Gumboots: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:32 am

    @Finfan-35:

    No problem mate! I remeber the five in a row and it seemed that we couldn’t lose… Now I’m thinking maybe this could be happening again and we will have parades for five years in a row… ;)

  • 41.Finfan: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:33 am

    @stormersboy-30: With scrumhalves like Groom and Duvenhage, surely you’ll have to recruit someone with at least some Sharks experience?? ;)

  • 42.wpallday: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:33 am

    @Gumboots-37: Highly doubt that ,Butch will be a reserve 10 . In my opinion he still has some game !!

  • 43.SuperStirrer: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:35 am

    @wpallday-36: Not only at UCT or Stellies but also, running and owning business’ and keeping the economy going and making money at the same time. Win win situation.

  • 44.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:35 am

    @Finfan-24: Lol, you are actually counting Louw and De Villiers as outside players? You are desperate, both those players came through WP ranks idiot. Grant came through Maties rugby (was only a nataler at high school level), where is Kocket even part of the Stormers plans? Rhodes won’t start.

    Real stormers starting lineup:

    Taute (lions), Aplon (wp), De Jongh (wp), JDV (WP), Habana (bulls), Jantjies (Lions), DuVenhage (WP), Vermeulen (FS), Schalk (WP), Kollisi (WP), Bekker (WP), Ysterbeth (WP), Malherbe (WP), Liebenberg (Griquas), Kitshoff (WP)

    That’s 10/15 which is 60% WP.

    Bench:
    Cilliers (Lions)
    Fourie (WP)
    Elstadt (WP)
    Rhodes (Lions)
    Shreuder/ Groom (WP)
    Grant (WP, never played ruggas a pro level for any other province in SA)
    J Peterson (WP)

    5/7 are WP 71%!

    Dilusional sour grapes!!!

    So sad. Are you a lions supporter? Sorry about the card you have been dealt if that’s the case.

  • 45.SuperStirrer: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:36 am

    Time for work, see you guys at the parade.

  • 46.katman: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:37 am

    @gunther-28: So disruptive. I’m going to suggest that they combine this ticker tape parade with the Klopse festival, a Cosatu protest and the G.ay Pride march and get them all over and done with. And just think of the bridges that will be built.

  • 47.suffer_guy: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:37 am

    Kolisi = EP made SA schools as a EP boy

  • 48.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:37 am

    @wpallday-27: oops forgot habana because got injured so early, sorry my error, so that is 5 out of 22? Where did Armand play CC before province?

  • 49.Gumboots: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:39 am

    @goodstuff-48:

    Habanna was a Lion, then Bull…the prince of teams…

  • 50.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    30 Oct 2012, 09:40 am

    @suffer_guy-47: ‘Poaching’ players only counts if the player has played top flight rugby. At school level they are fair game. Where would Kolisi rather want to go to University? At Mandela Bay or UCT?

    If you look at it like that then every SA team besides the cheetahs are merc teams.
    Because who the hell wants to move to Bloem?

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