Cheetahs test combos
29 Jan 2013
Naka Drotske has made 12 changes to his starting line-up for their pre-season game against the Stormers this Saturday.
Fullback Hennie Daniller, wing Jannie Boshoff and loose forward Boom Prinsloo are the only survivors from the run-on side that lost 33-17 against the Lions at Ellis Park last Saturday.
This means hooker and skipper Adriaan Strauss returns to lead the team. Outside centre Johann Sadie will also get a run, while flyhalf Riaan Smit and scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius create a new halfback combination. Speedster Rayno Benjamin will be tested at inside centre.
Flyhalf Johan Goosen and prop Coenie Oosthuizen will not be risked for the clash in Bloemfontein
Cheetahs – 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Jannie Boshoff, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Rayno Benjamin, 11 Rocco Jansen, 10 Riaan Smit, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Phillip van der Walt, 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Boom Prinsloo, 5 Doppies Vermeulen, 4 Rynhardt Landman, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Trevor Nyakane.
Subs: TBC
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30 Jan 2013, 07:20 am
49 Ufo
Amen Amem Amen
30 Jan 2013, 07:35 am
te veel manne comment met hulle knaters in hulle hande. maak oops die gordyne laat die lig inkom. en koop groter onderbroeke julle sny die bloedvloei na julle breine af
30 Jan 2013, 07:36 am
oops = oop
30 Jan 2013, 07:40 am
@ufo-49: You are right. We have the coolest nicknames. It is so much better than just adding o to the end of a name, Johnno, Simmo, Watto. etc.The Marx brothers already did that and they did it better .
30 Jan 2013, 08:04 am
@stormer in a teacup-54:
sounds like the english cricket team.
30 Jan 2013, 08:19 am
@stormer in a teacup-54:
30 Jan 2013, 08:19 am
Boom Prinsloo.
30 Jan 2013, 08:22 am
@Dawn-56:
Bonjour Dawno.
30 Jan 2013, 08:25 am
@gunther-58:
Ag nee man.
I see on the Hore ol’ Victoria REALLY thinks you have a Picanto.
30 Jan 2013, 08:26 am
@wpstormerbok-57:
Don’t knock it.
HG’s middle name is Boom.
30 Jan 2013, 08:27 am
Ek dink Kwagga is n kak naam……………..
30 Jan 2013, 08:27 am
@Dawn-59:
He’s trying to upgrade me to something called a Subaru.
I think I’ve let him down rather badly.
30 Jan 2013, 08:31 am
@Dawn-59:
30 Jan 2013, 08:34 am
@gunther-60:
HG’s a flipflopping jellyfish, net die harde manne kan so naam dra.
30 Jan 2013, 08:35 am
@KWAGGA ROBERTSE-61:
LOL
30 Jan 2013, 08:38 am
Slow day today
30 Jan 2013, 08:42 am
@KWAGGA ROBERTSE-61: Dit kon Pielneus gewees het…
30 Jan 2013, 09:07 am
@gunther-60: More like ‘Broom’. Sweeping statements etc etc….
@Dawn-66: At least it’s cooler
30 Jan 2013, 09:46 am
when will we see a bulls article?
Probably after they give the stormers a poking in the first game?
30 Jan 2013, 09:55 am
@Brigadier Van Zyl-69: No I think you will get the team announcement article on the Thursday before.
Why don’t you copy and past an article from the Bulls website for us to scroll past?
30 Jan 2013, 09:58 am
I realise that we have a few injuries and that Naka has now made wholesale changes, but I would still like to see an improvement on defence from last season. Against the Lions we looked better on defence initially but let that slip in the 2nd half. Cheetahs need a proper defensive structure – something I feel they have been lacking since Naka took over. Hopefully this has been worked on in pre season.
30 Jan 2013, 10:09 am
@Cheetahs01-71:
I see in the Sports Illustrated they have hired Michael Horak to help with their defense. They concede it is a problem.
Not sure about his credentials as a defensive coach, will have to wait and see I guess
30 Jan 2013, 10:14 am
@nortierd-72: Yeah I’m not sure about him myself but at least there has been an attempt to improve. Schoolboy errors cost us a few big games last season. A little worried about our backline. While it looks very exciting – when everyone is fit – it is also very lightweight. Losing Strauss to the Kings has cost us a bit of muscle in midfield.
30 Jan 2013, 10:18 am
@nortierd-72: Hasn’t Michael been involved for some years now?
30 Jan 2013, 10:23 am
@stormersboy-74: Think he was appointed in 2011. Could be mistaken though. Maybe 2010.
30 Jan 2013, 10:24 am
Two names stand out.
Barrabas Vennter
Draadkar Oliiphant
And don’t forget Domkrag (RIP)
30 Jan 2013, 10:26 am
@stormersboy-74: Appointed end of 2010. Became Cheetahs General Manager in 2012.
30 Jan 2013, 10:27 am
@stormersboy-74:
@Cheetahs01-75:
Could be, bit the article says ” to this end they hired the expertise of Michael Horak”
The way it is worded I was under the impression that it is a new thing.
If he has been involved for longer then he was not making a real impact.
30 Jan 2013, 10:31 am
@nortierd-78: Been involved for a few years but all the defensive problems can’t fall on him. It has a lot to do with the high risk rugby the Cheetahs play. While we all enjoy that kind of rugby it is up to Naka to find a balance between attack and defence. It sometimes feels like the players have free reign with no specific gameplan.
30 Jan 2013, 10:35 am
@Cheetahs01-79:
True.
In a Q & A they ask Goosen some questions and according to him the difference between HM and Naka, he says with HM it’s all down to instructions and game plan and with Oom Naka it’s pretty much play it as you see it.
Maybe Horak is only now taking the defensive role, so I apologize if I insulted him, didn’t know he was involved already.
Let’s hope they get that balance sorted between attack and defense.
30 Jan 2013, 10:41 am
@nortierd-80: Didn’t see that interview. That is the benefit of the Cheetahs game plan. A young guy like Goosen should be allowed to play his natural game and not be bogged down by too many instructions, but the key word is balance. You can’t give players complete freedom.
30 Jan 2013, 10:49 am
Where is Willie Le Roux , such a underrated player.
Hope Juan Smith makes a full recovery i guess he’ll be coming off the bench. It’s a pity Ashley Johnson is gone , Brussouw , Smith , Johnson would be a great loose trio.
30 Jan 2013, 10:53 am
@wp_boytjie-82: Willie is blistering on attack but has a lot of work to do on the defensive aspects of his game. If he can get them sorted he will become a real contender for national honors.
Or at least a poaching attempt by the Sharks.
30 Jan 2013, 10:56 am
Where is Willie Le Roux?
With Raubenheimer and Nyakane. the Cheetahs will be a serious candidate to the relegation/promotion series with the Lions, Saru will see to that too!
30 Jan 2013, 10:57 am
Cheetahs and Bulls to fight it out for 3rd place. My money is on the Cheetahs.
30 Jan 2013, 10:58 am
@stormersboy-83: You right, Le Roux is a quality player with ball in hand but his defence is atrocious. His positioning is also very questionable at times. Last season he was caught out of position on numerous occasions.
30 Jan 2013, 11:00 am
@garth-85:
I’ll have some of that.
How much are you talking?
30 Jan 2013, 11:01 am
@garth-85: Cheetahs are quite capable of pushing for 3rd position even though 4th seems to be the most realistic. If we can replicate our 11 points from our overseas trip last season and improve our home form we have a chance.
30 Jan 2013, 11:02 am
@wp_boytjie-82:
No longer features on Wasps’ first team roster
I gave him a half season to survive, seemed about the case for now
30 Jan 2013, 11:07 am
Headline should rather read – “Cheetahs rest most of their decent players in the hope of maybe accumulating a couple of losing bonus point in the Super Rugby competition”
30 Jan 2013, 11:23 am
US Sprinter playing rugby, quick as ufk.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/sevens/8242431/US-sprinter-chasing-Olympic-dream-in-sevens
30 Jan 2013, 11:42 am
Wow, check this out…
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Zim has $217 in bank: minister
January 29 2013 at 07:51pm
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Harare – After paying public workers’ salaries last week, the balance in cash-strapped Zimbabwe’s government public account stood at just $217 (about R1 900), Finance Minister Tendai Biti said Tuesday.
“Last week when we paid civil servants there was $217 (left) in government coffers,” Biti told journalists in the capital Harare, claiming some of them had healthier bank balances than the state.
“The government finances are in paralysis state at the present moment. We are failing to meet our targets.”
Zimbabwe’s economy went into free-fall at the turn of the millennium, after President Robert Mugabe began seizing white-owned farms.
The move demolished investor confidence in the country, paralysed production, prompted international sanctions and scared off tourists.
After more than a decade Ä in which the country suffered hyper-inflation of 231 million percent and infrastructure that crumbled as quickly as prices went up Ä the situation is now more stable.
But public finances remain a mess and local business battles against unstable electricity supplies, lack of liquidity and high labour costs.
Zimbabwe’s government has warned it does not have enough money to fund a constitutional referendum and elections expected this year.
Biti said that left no choice but to ask the donors for cash.
“We will be approaching the international community,” he said.
The country’s elections agency said it requires $104 million to organise the vote.
Government’s national budget for this year stands at $3.8 billion and the economy is projected to grow 5.0 percent.
The mineral rich country is now using the US dollar and the South African rand. – Sapa-AFP
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30 Jan 2013, 11:47 am
@gunther-87: Dont hold your breath. Doubt very much he’ll put his money where his mouth is.
30 Jan 2013, 11:48 am
@BrumbiesBoy-92: Sorry, Im gonna stick to Outsurance.
30 Jan 2013, 11:54 am
@Taahirah-93:
if his wallet is as big as his bek he is a very wealthy individual.
30 Jan 2013, 11:58 am
@gunther-95: Garth resides in Somerset West.
Who lives in Somerset West, I ask you.
People who cant afford to live in the Southern Suburbs.
And child molesters.
30 Jan 2013, 12:00 pm
@Taahirah-96:
Garf was telling us he lived in New Zealand the other day?
Can there be two of them.
You are right about Sommies.
CFM
Completelyfuckingmad
Gordon’s bay too.
30 Jan 2013, 12:19 pm
@stormersboy-70:
Good one!
1 Feb 2013, 19:20 pm
The more i think about it, the more fightening this backline is going to be this year…
9 Pretorius
10 Goosen
11 Rhule
12 Sadie
13 Ebesohn
14 Le Roux
15 Daniller
1 Van Der Merwe
2 Strauss
3 Oosthuizen
4 Ferreira
5 Muller
6 Brussouw
7 Smith
8 Prinsloo
With all 15 of these guys on the field, there is no team on the planet to be intimidated by. And good God, there will be entertainment and tries.
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