Coetzee trashes talk of Smit SOS

Coetzee trashes talk of Smit SOS

23 Jan 2013

Allister Coetzee insists John Smit is not getting an SOS from him to join the Stormers.

Smit was reported as a possibility to help out the Stormers because of a hooker crisis.

Smit, who has played for Saracens for the last two years, is considering a move to Toulon on a one-year contract, but the Cape Times newspaper on Wednesday reported Smit as a short-term back-up to Deon Fourie.

Fourie, who has signed to play in Europe after the Super Rugby season, will start at hooker but his understudy Scarra Ntubeni will be out for three months because of a shoulder operation and there is concern about Tiaan Liebenberg’s fitness. Liebenberg is still struggling with a long-term back injury.

Coetzee told the Cape media he was considering an experienced South African-based hooker and that there had been no approach to Smit.

Coetzee said the nature of Super Rugby demanded two experienced hookers and one youngster and that it would be too risky to go with two youngsters and just the experience of Fourie.

He said an announcement would be made in the week once terms had been agreed.

Smit would not be a bad option, despite the vehement denials.

He has done a fantastic job at Saracens, in easing the workload on Schalk Brits and also in mentoring the club’s next generation of hooker and front ranker. He is still on contract with Saracens in February and the Stormers have a partnership with Saracens which has seen them release Brits in the past to help out the Stormers.

Smit captained the Boks to World Cup glory in 2007 and played the last of his 111 Tests for South Africa against Australia in the 2011 World Cup quarter-final exit.

He has played his rugby in South Africa exclusively for the Sharks and also spent 18 months playing for Clermont in France after the 2007 World Cup.

By Mark Keohane


423 Comments

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  • 1.grant10: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 08:51 am

    oh fark me !

  • 2.grant10: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 08:52 am

    This is my worst ever nightmare ever……ever, ever, ever….

    Just after I got my new Stormers supporters jersey as well…..

    Please Holy merciful angels tell me I am still asleep and this is just a nightmare…

  • 3.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 08:55 am

    mooi

  • 4.Rage: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 08:57 am

    Hehehe, just as I thought,g10 is shattered!

  • 5.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 08:57 am

    Not a bad option at all. If it’s true of course…………..

    It won’t be good for some though? See above?

  • 6.grant10: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:00 am

    where is Sydney Tobias?????

  • 7.grant10: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:02 am

    This is a knife in my heart……

    I am simply speechless…..gutted and in a fair amount of pain…..

  • 8.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:02 am

    @grant10-6: Isn’t he injured??

  • 9.Brigadier Van Zyl: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:05 am

    lol
    nice one
    the old toppies club.

  • 10.stormer in a teacup: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:06 am

    He might finally win a Super rugby trophy to add to his collection.

  • 11.Brigadier Van Zyl: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:06 am

    where is Tacticus by the way.

    Anyone?

  • 12.John Galt: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:08 am

    Oh dear me, the planets have aligned in a way I could never imagine.
    There is something truly poetic about this.

    This sort of thing is what I like to refer to as a Haleys moment.
    In that it only occurs once ever 75 years or so.

    The amount of hate and vitriol spewed out by a few of our brothers from the republic of Cape Town at our greatest captian has been something to behold and mostly ignore.

    Only to see the possibility of him wearing the blue and white (and mustard, I think it is) is seriously one of the best moments of my life. No joke.
    I really hope this happens.

    If only so that Stormers supportes the world over can finally know what it feels like to have a player of such quality and experience in their ranks.

    Beautiful.

  • 13.grant10: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:09 am

    @stormersboy-8: I think he is at SWD….quality youngster.

  • 14.grant10: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:10 am

    @John Galt-12: With Bissy gone you Sharks can have the geriartric fatty, give us Kyle Cooper in exchange

  • 15.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:11 am

    @John Galt-12: Don’t over-excite yourself bro. Just one or 2 had issues with Smit.

    Lets wait and see shall we?

  • 16.RL: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:11 am

    :lol:

  • 17.grant10: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:12 am

    I feel physically sick….

    Outta here

  • 18.THE MAULER: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:14 am

    Think this is a good move… He will be great back up… He sure as hell scrums better than Fourie…

  • 19.RL: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:14 am

    In the words of Hugsy – yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee go captain fantastic – go to Cape Town and be merry.

  • 20.charo: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:19 am

    isn’t pieter dixon available?

    got to larf at gwantie’s hysterics about smittie….

    all based on a conversation with luke watson at the gym or somewhere????

    wonder if he ever asked smittie for his version of events?

  • 21.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:25 am

    kaptein plod :mrgreen:

  • 22.papaown: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:30 am

    lmao

  • 23.Tankman: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:34 am

    My sources suggest that Cape Times is way off the mark … More likely another Lions loan deal …

  • 24.grant10: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:37 am

    @Tankman-23: Thank the merciful angels…….

  • 25.RL: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:38 am

    @Tankman-23: why is it that AC cannot find a hooker in the whole of the Wetern Cape (Province and Boland) – if he needs help just refer him to Dawn, she known plenty working the docks at the harbor.

  • 26.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:40 am

    @grant10-24: :D

    I can just picture the scene

  • 27.Kietzphat: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:45 am

    @Tankman-23:

    Just in case, can we get some firemen at Newlands to stop Gwantie before he hurls himself off the roof of the Railway stand?

  • 28.China Bell: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:46 am

    I’ll go and play if it prevents Barney from playing, after all, even I can’t be worse

  • 29.Rhys7: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:46 am

    Nooooooooooooooooo get Brits!!!!

  • 30.keo: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:49 am

    @grant10-6: he plays for SWD’s and obviously not rated enough in the Cape for the draft. SWD though should b part of Kings

  • 31.keo: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:51 am

    Smit would add great value doing the kind of job he has done at Saracens. So many people forget his contribution 2 SA rugby. He should not have started WC quarter-final but he was not reason SA lost. Bissie should have been first choice, but when we lost Brussouw on 25 mins Bissie had to be introduced to counter Pocock it was after this that Aus turned over so much SA ball. Any guy having achieved what Smit did deserves the respect of CT supporters.

    He has done well at Saracens, if his form is good enough play him – and his form is good enough.

  • 32.keo: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:53 am

    @China Bell-28: Yes you can and yes you are. Looked for China Bell in Bok records. Couldn’t find you. Then again anyone can be big and brave behind a nick log on.

  • 33.keo: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:55 am

    @Tankman-23: Saracens and Lions have no relationship. If it is a short term loan deal it is while he is still part of Saracens for the first 2 months of Sup Rugby. Our sources would therefore be disagreeing, which in itself is a good thing, otherwise there wouldn’t be discussion and debate.

  • 34.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:56 am

    @keo-32: :D

    Owned.

  • 35.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:56 am

    Tobias played for WP in the Vodacom final against Griquas and had an outstanding match. The main thing that might count against him is his relative lack of size.

  • 36.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:56 am

    please God

    make this happen

    please

  • 37.Stawm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:56 am

    Karma just drove over G10′s dogma.

  • 38.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:58 am

    @keo-32:

    China played wing for EP.Not sure if it is this China.

  • 39.gunther: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:58 am

    Hahahaha

    Barney at the Stormers!

    Watch Granties shitgetreal.

    He’ll be supporting the kings wearing his Namibian jersey.

    Thank goodness he was too tight to buy season tickets.

  • 40.John Galt: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 09:59 am

    @i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-36:
    Yeah it wont happen unfortunately.
    But watching G10 squirm for the last few minutes has been reward enough.

  • 41.RL: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 10:00 am

    @Robzim-35: scarra is a wee tiny fellow – I fear for his life when he scrums because he lacks meat.

  • 42.grant10: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 10:00 am

    After watching religiously since 1976 I will not find the grace in my heart to attend Newlands if Plod is in the set up…..

    Plod a gravy trainer since 2010 and cost us the WC …..I have no time for him whatsoever…..

    I will be back in my spot at Newlands in 2014, but not a chance will I attend a single match in 2013 if Stormers do the deal with this Plod….not a fark.

  • 43.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 10:01 am

    @Stawm-37:

    Karma just pulled Grantie in tight and played with him

    in a dirty way

  • 44.gunther: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 10:01 am

    At least the lineout throwing at the Stormers will improve.

  • 45.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 10:02 am

    @John Galt-40:
    yeah, would be farking awesome though.

  • 46.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 10:06 am

    @RL-41: No he isn’t. I’ve met him on a few occasions and he’s bigger than Deon. Very muscular.

  • 47.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 10:09 am

    @gunther-44:
    yes
    on a serious note, he would be a good loan acquisition.

  • 48.grant10: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 10:12 am

    @i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-47: then you Bulls sign him then….with all your issues in your front row….

    dont wish him on my team !

  • 49.RL: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 10:12 am

    @stormersboy-46: I don’t know man – on tv he looks tiny. Maybe standing next to you he looks big – like say a dwarf standing next to a normal size man. What is his stats like, height and weight?

  • 50.Treehugger: Reply to this comment
    23 Jan 2013, 10:13 am

    Hahahhahahahaha to funny ! I read this taking a break on top of a step ladder on my rugby thing on FB, had to climb down and hope I was going to be the first to break the news to Grant10. Haven’t even read comments yet :twisted: :evil: :lol:

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