Eben out of action
10 Feb 2013
Eben Etzebeth will miss the start of the Stormers’ Super Rugby campaign after being ruled out for six to eight weeks with an ankle injury.
The Bok lock limped off in the first half after landing awkwardly at a lineout and a subsequent scan revealed that he tore ligaments in his left ankle.
‘It’s unfortunate for the team and Eben, but like I said after the match yesterday injuries are part and parcel of the game,’ said Stormers coach Allister Coetzee.
‘We are fortunate to have players in our squad who can step in and fill that role and that’s our focus for now – to find a player to fill that No 4 lock role.
‘At the same time, however, our medical team will also ensure that Eben recovers well and comes back strongly for the Stormers.’
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10 Feb 2013, 21:53 pm
oh shucks mobi Keo told me first post wasn’t
10 Feb 2013, 21:54 pm
@stormersboy-97:
hehe
the trembling has already started.
@jet jungle-99:
Well there ya have it.
Stephen Jones that rated Eben but did not rate Brad thorn at all….he knows all
10 Feb 2013, 21:54 pm
extra time, sudden death
10 Feb 2013, 21:57 pm
@Hurricane-102: There’s a conspiracy theory doing the rounds that he do not like the all blacks.
10 Feb 2013, 21:59 pm
Didn’t Estebeth have ankle problems last year? Is this a re-occurrence of that injury?
10 Feb 2013, 22:00 pm
NZ through in sudden death.
Sa up now.
10 Feb 2013, 22:01 pm
@charo-94:
@ufo-98:
Charo only mixes with skopskiet.
Fish hoek old boys club I think…. hard for outsiders to break into
10 Feb 2013, 22:02 pm
@jet jungle-104:
Yeah i heard that too.
10 Feb 2013, 22:03 pm
@ufo-98:
humblest apologies again ufo…
but…. i have a valid excuse.
needed to chaperone a scottish colleague around the mining indaba which included meetings and dinners – all around the city area.
didn’t get near to your part of the peninsular – and didn’t get time to see my boet or inlaws either.
next time – i promise.
10 Feb 2013, 22:03 pm
@stormersboy-103:
Sudden death to a Kiwi means his wife has a headache coming on, and he’s got 60 seconds to satisfy himself.
10 Feb 2013, 22:05 pm
@Ufo, Robzim… Yeah pieter has been busy in off season searching and contracting promising, talented youngsters in the west cape. If not for him these laaities would never have afforded a tertiary education, plus now theyre getting exposure. So now we await those dirtban-vultures to come looking for real talent cause f@rk knows theres nothing happening in their esteemed rugby union.
10 Feb 2013, 22:05 pm
@Hurricane-102:
stephen jones is quite an expert in the world of rugby union forward play.
or so he says.
10 Feb 2013, 22:05 pm
hehehe rob… yeah I know… we not good enough hey…?
just teasing charo…
I know you we’re busy bud…
heck you picked a windy week though…
10 Feb 2013, 22:07 pm
@David-110: @David-110:
10 Feb 2013, 22:07 pm
South Africa 7 – 9 up against Samoa
10 Feb 2013, 22:09 pm
@Slappes-111:
you’re trying too hard boet.
the word is dirtbin – not dirtban.
guess you lot didn’t complain when you had skinstad, grant, stransky, muir and dixon in the hoops?
10 Feb 2013, 22:09 pm
slappes…
kudos to pieter… happy it’s us benefitting from his experience and expertise…
Frederick also spoke exceptionally well when he won MoM… all round good player good guy… seriously hope we get him in the WP set up soon…
10 Feb 2013, 22:10 pm
7 all
10 Feb 2013, 22:11 pm
half time
10 Feb 2013, 22:12 pm
@ufo-113:
No need for your earlier apology this morning, I didn’t even consider your comments aggressive. I’ve too much respect for you to take umbrage.
Anyway, I’m off to bed. Cheers guys.
10 Feb 2013, 22:14 pm
slappes… more importantly… really great that porter has got these young guys tertiary bursaries…
he’s changing lives right there….
10 Feb 2013, 22:18 pm
thanks David… sincerely appreciate your words…
respect is reciprocated 100 per cent…
cheers… and g’nite
10 Feb 2013, 22:20 pm
porter = pieter
damn autospell and small mobile keypads…!!!
10 Feb 2013, 22:24 pm
Great defence there by the bokkies.
Sudden death.
10 Feb 2013, 22:24 pm
@Charo… Lighten up boet and I prefer Dirtban or even DurtBan. @Ufo, agree hes changing lives and hes really enjoying working with youngsters, its always been his strongpoint.
10 Feb 2013, 22:27 pm
SA through to the final.
10 Feb 2013, 22:28 pm
Bokke over Samoa.
SA vs NZ final.
10 Feb 2013, 22:28 pm
well done blitzies…!!
10 Feb 2013, 22:30 pm
slappes…
indeed… all strength to him…
10 Feb 2013, 23:03 pm
This the direct result of playing Etsebeth in the wrong position in the wrong role both by national coach and by his provincial coach.
Etsebeth should never have been cast as hard man enforcer he should have been playing the looser athletic no.5 locking role from the start of his senior career why are these coaches all such blind imbeciles they’ve effectively reduced his effectiveness and increased his injury risk which has now caught up with the inevitable result.
Idiotic player identification and management.
10 Feb 2013, 23:44 pm
@skopdiekan-130: Yes, look at the guy playing at 5. Gets through the season with no trouble.
Oh wait….
It has nothing to do with it. He landed badly.
He has always wanted to play 4. He’s a natural. If he was a 5 he’d still be sitting on the bench.
10 Feb 2013, 23:56 pm
Etsebeth is not a natural 4 he’s playing the wrong game and wrong role. Elstadt is a 4 Bressler can play 4. Etsebeth should have been playing at 5 since the start of his senior career. Meyer got it wrong and so has Coetsee.
11 Feb 2013, 02:02 am
@skopdiekan-132: Well then, thank The Lord we have you to save us from the collective ignorance of Springbok coaches.
11 Feb 2013, 02:04 am
@stormersboy-131: 5s don’t land on their feet apparently.
11 Feb 2013, 03:31 am
Elstadt at 4. God help the Bulls.
11 Feb 2013, 06:36 am
What did Tim Noakes say about player burn-out…hmmm.
Reechee McCaw is getting managed nicely by the Keewees….but NO..South Africans have to get their pound of flesh out of their players to make that money talk pappie.
11 Feb 2013, 06:42 am
sorry skop… but this injury has nothing to do with what you assert…
happened right in front of me and I was 3 rows from.the front…
it was their throw in at the lineout… we all wondered whether he would poach their ball as he had done to so well last year…
he launched himself sideways and went up high… but from his launch his body was tilted to his right and he came down still tilted with all his weight on that one foot… and immediately crumpled in pain…
we all said, ‘oh no… that looks bad’…
after the game I said I feared it would be a serious injury… and so it has proven..,
but it really had nothing to do with and ‘enforcer role’ business…
11 Feb 2013, 06:52 am
elstadt was really really good at 7… the player of the game even tough he only played the first half… he carried it up a la juan smith (yes I know he is not juan and I’m not suggesting that…) but here is a 7 more like juan and plays mpre like him than any other local 7… and if he is giving the opportunity to settle and make his mark he will be a more natural successor to juan than any other available loose forward…
would be a great pity to waste his talent at 4…
select don armand at 4…
11 Feb 2013, 06:55 am
congratulations to the Las Blitzies…!!
first tournament of the season where they actually played to their potential…
well done…!
11 Feb 2013, 07:01 am
Yeah watched the game. Very entertaining stuff, great showing after needing extra time against Samoa
11 Feb 2013, 07:08 am
Yeah Well done Blitzbokke. Our boys always seem to do well at the Las Vegas Tournament….I wonder why? We got a Cup win last season or the season before there also.
Big blow this for Stormers but we have very good replacements. Armand or Elstadt?
Armand played well in the Currie cup at no.4.
11 Feb 2013, 07:11 am
I would like a loose trio of Kolisi, Burger and Vermeulen once Burger is fit. So I will stick Elstadt at 4.
11 Feb 2013, 07:11 am
yeah sasuke this is our second win there…
armand at 4 elstadt at 7 for me… for the reasons stated above…
11 Feb 2013, 07:15 am
We have the top three locks in SA so can cover this loss. A two month break will do Eben a lot of good and set him up to play throughout the rest of the season.
11 Feb 2013, 07:18 am
@Sasuke-142: Deon, Kolisi and Eldstadt is the best we have as a trio. Rhodes to play 4.
11 Feb 2013, 07:18 am
but schalk isn’t fit… and I don’t think will play against the bulls…
and as he hasn’t played yet should maybe come off the bench…
11 Feb 2013, 07:22 am
@ufo-146: When will Schalk be ready? Second game against the Sharks?
@garth-145: Kolisi at 8 I take it?
Oh yes forgot about Rhodes….we are really well stocked in the Lock and Loose forward department. Ruan Botha is also still there.
11 Feb 2013, 07:25 am
Well done Blitzbokke.
Well done to these fellas…. made my morning this.
http://www.news24.com/Green/News/3-poachers-shot-dead-in-Kruger-20130210
11 Feb 2013, 07:26 am
not sure bud…
11 Feb 2013, 07:26 am
damn…damn…damn….
This makes the trip to Loftus and Kings Park a little more interesting ….
AC will need to deliberate carefully ….
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