Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has named a squad of 22 for Saturday’s opening Vodacom Super 14 match against the Lions in Johannesburg but he is still waiting on a full recovery from his skipper, Schalk Burger.
“Schalk has a bruised shoulder but fortunately it is not ligaments or an AC or anything like that so we are confident he will get over it and be able to lead the team against the Lions,”
“We are expecting Schalk to be fully involved in our session tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. Obviously if there are any complications we can change the 22, but we are expecting Schalk to be fit.”
Coetzee siad that lock Adriaan Fondse, wing Nick Koster and Conrad Jantjes, was not considred as they still have a few weeks to go before full recovery from long-term injuries.
The in form Lionel Cronje and Peter Grant was picked to share the flyhalf duties, with Grant most probably the starter on this occasion. Cronje has shown brilliant form against the Sharks and Force, and this played a role in selecting the in form player over a player coming back from a long term injury.
The starting team will be named on Thursday.
Stormers squad: Joe Pietersen, Gio Aplon, Bryan Habana, Sireli Naqelevuki, Jaque Fourie, Juan de Jongh, Lionel Cronje, Peter Grant, Dewaldt Duvenage, Ricky Januarie, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen, Pieter Louw, Schalk Burger, Andries Bekker, Anton van Zyl, De Kock Steenkamp, JC Kritzinger, Brok Harris, Deon Fourie, Tiaan Liebenberg, Wicus Blaauw.
Jeez, this story seems to have been around a half a dozen times already.
Seems like every year at this time we are always saying, “quit the hype, let the Rugby begin”.
As the advert says, “It’s time, let’s play.”
Rom pom pom, dis die Stormers Janne wat kom…..
Sadly I think Grant will slowly fade away. I never rated him and this Cronje laaitie is bloody good. Cronje will be the first choice flyhalf before long.
Isi, should that read: Rom pom pom Jacob Zuma kom?
Isgidi – Cronje is the future of Springbok fly-half. He’s destined to be the next big thing.
4@ Straatie – I see you’re still at it regarding the No 10 possie…
Last season, according to you, Burton Francis was the best thing since sliced bread…. now suddenly it is this youngster, Cronje….
Let’s see the man play first….
Oh, and comparing Naas Olivier with Morne Steyn…. hehehehe my dear man…. you have an unusual hatred for Morne Steyn, that is clear….. did he bump uglies with someone you fancied or is it penis-envy… or what??
I believe in the abilities of Cronje, Francis, and some other youngsters. Unlike Steyn they possess more skills than kicking. I like exciting rugby, Morne Steyn kills exciting rugby. Francis will be wasted not given a chance. But yeah Morne Steyn is great the EOYT is testament to his greatness. You just can’t understand that some people prefer playmakers at fly-half.
Did you watch the U/20 RWC last year? I thought Cronje was the best fly-half there, even though that midget Cruden got the player of the tournament. Although Cronje is fly-half he reminds me of a lot of Danie Gerber. Have the same way of cutting defenses in half. I love rugby, what you love is Aussie Rules.
Naas Olivier is not a bad player, neither is Morne Steyn. But neither of them sets the world alight. Some accurate goal-kicking doesn’t make you a world class player ask Patterson.
van jy is regtig vol stront oor Morne, toe ons nog vir Hougaart bo hom gekies het , het die hele land sy hardloop rugby besing. Kyk jy haat eerder enige Bul no 10. Maar dis OK gee ons ouens maar gas ons het n losskakel wat weet hoe om te wen, hoe jy ookal daarna kyk.
Dan ook haat EK mooi verloor rugby. Die keuse is myne, gee my 1 of 2 driee en n wen eerder as 4 en n verloor.
If VanStraaten rated Burton Francis at any level, I can relax and not take anything he says seriously.
Manne wat nog nie Superbru gejoin het nie beter vinnig. Kyk net onder Leave a Reply , daars al die pool codes
Morne is a good flyhalve, running or kicking. You don’t score 60+ points in a final with a conservative flyhalve. The problem with the boks is that the coach demand a kicking game from the flyhalve.
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Hey snoek, daar se jy actually iets wat sin maak 😯 😆
@9 – Ek het nie ‘n probleem met Morne Steyn nie. Ek hou net nie van die een-dimensionele rugby wat hy speel nie. Nes Butch James lyk hy goed omdat hy langs die regte generaal en kingpin speel, Fourie du Preez. Fourie du Preez is die real deal, Morne Steyn is ‘n ou wat net kan skop. Snoek you don’t need a good running fly-half to score 60+ points in a final, you need a team like the Bulls.
Mehrtens will surely not go down in history as a good running fly-half but he played in hammerings. You guys are conservative. I want exciting entertaining rugby, with players who have all the skills.
Yeah Burton Francis had a poor 2009, and didn’t look the player he was in 2008 but can you blame a guy when he’s not getting enough game time? In anycase at the Lions he’ll just play second fiddle to show-pony Carlos Spencer who doesn’t have the kicking skills. You need all-round players like Dan Carter.
I’d rather lose by 2 points having scored 5 tries, than win by 30 points having kicked 10 penalties. At least that shows positive intent. Rugby is suppose to be a spectacle, not a borefest. Fourie du Preez is the South African rugby genius not Morne Steyn. He’s the guy who kicks the imaginative cross kicks, he’s the guy with the creativity something Morne Steyn is seriously lacking.
I’d take Errol Tobias for my rugby team over Naas Botha every day of the week. How did Morne Steyn raise himself so far above what he was previously capable last year (His kicking during the Tri-Nations, suddenly kicking 90% of his kicks where he previously suffered to maintain the 75% mark), in all sports there’s only one way that a sportsman can raise his level that far in any discipline.
I would rather NOT lose at all, no matter what…
14: “I’d take Errol Tobias for my rugby team over Naas Botha every day of the week.”
Jy dalk bevoordeel deur regstellende aksie, dat jy so iets kan kwytraak ? 😉
vanStraaten
Nou vat jy hom wyd…
Hoekom kies jy nie net nog ‘n senter op fly nie ? Dan kan hy als pass of gaps soek en hardloop…
Die kuns van die fly is om bg. goed te kan doen en te kan lees wanneer om te skop, en dit dan met presiesie en akkuraatheid uitvoer.
Jy was nie dalk deel van ou Harry se game plan van “julle mag niks skop nie” 😯
#16 and #17 ek is verstom met hierdie van Straten se comments, al van laasjaar lees ek watse kuk hy skryf, genade, dit is verstommend…..mens wen ten alle kostes..
errol tobias oor naas botha???? BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@17 – Ek dink ‘n losskakel moet kan hardloop en kan skop, nie net een van die twee nie. Morne kan obviously net een van die goed doen, en hy is selfs nie baie goed daarmee nie. Nog ‘n minder as 75% die seisoen pale toe in die Super 14… Watch dit. Ja ek sal vir Errol Tobias bo Naas Botha kies, daardie ou het darem baie wedstreide weggeskop. Die Bul agterlyn in daardie tyd het baie goed gedoen die dae wat Heunis losskakel gespeel het. Ek druk eerder 3.3 driee ‘n game as wat ek soen hoe Naas nog ‘n skepskop sink met manne wat wag in die agterlyn voor ‘n oop doellyn. Naas het sy great games gehad, maar ek sou nogsteeds vir Tobias bo hom kies.
@18 – ‘n mens is aanvallend teen alle kostes. Rugby is daar dat die ondersteuners dit geniet, nie om ‘n borefest te wees nie. Maar as jy daarvan hou om te sien hoe Morne nog ‘n bal doelloos veld af skop goed vir jou!
Jy redeneer nou soos ‘n donut… ( jy weet hoe dit werk reg…)
Wys my een ondersteuner ( jouself blykbaar uitgesluit ) wat nie onder alle omstandighede eerder wen rugby wil sien nie !!!
In die ’95 finaal het jy seker geskree…” aag fok Joel hoekom het jy gedrop !!! “
# 20
“aanvallend teen alle kostes”… selfs al verloor dit jou die game 😆
Dit is nie baie slim rugby nie… 😯
19/20: VS, jy is geregtig op jou mening, en elkeen het sy voorkeur van spelers … maar ek is bly jy is nie ‘n BB of Bokkeurder nie !
My probleem met jou stellings, is dat dit ongegrond is. Die feit dat Naas so goed kon skop, vat nie weg dat hy ook sy lyn kon wegstuur wanneer nodig nie. Ek het nie die statistiek by my nie, maar die Bokke het die meeste drieë met hom as losskakel gedruk, in vergelyking met die losskakels voor hom was (natuurlik in vergelyking met die hoeveelheid toetse waarin hy gespeel het).
Oor MS, hy was nog altyd beskou as ‘n aanvallende losskakel, nou het sy skopvoet ook bygekom, en nou is hy ewe skielik nie meer ‘n aanvallende losskakel nie ?
Is dit toevallig dat die span wat die meeste drieë gedruk het in laasjaar se S14, MS as losskakel gehad het ?
Miskien is die probleem by die Bokke nie MS nie, maar die afrigting (maak vir Slaptjips afrigter van die bokagterlyn, dan sal ons dalk meer drieë sien).
Vra ook enige vrystater (en deesdae wp ondersteuner) of hul al die ‘mooi drieë’ kan onthou van die lang jare wat hul nie die CB gewen het, en of hul verkies om met 9-8 die CB te wen of met 90-80 te verloor in ‘n CB finaal ?
Nee man, praat bietjie meer ‘sense’.
Die feit is, die Bulle van 2009 het wenrugby gespeel, beide mooi goeie skop- en hardlooprugby, en dit alles met MS as losskakel.
Kry vir jou die DVD, Road to Victory, ‘n regte ‘eye-opener’ vir enige eenogige ondersteuners van die spel.
Feite my vriend, maak vrede daarmee.
Ek gaan kyk sommer nou weer daai DVD… hel dit gee mens sommer so warm gevoel hier om die hart…
Dis LEKKER om ‘n BUL te wees !!!
24: Blouste Bul, ek hoor al die wp/cheetahs kyk ook daardie DVD, maar hul kyk hom agteruit, dan lyk dit ten minste asof die Bulle verloor.
😆
bdb @ 23
daai dvd is in ingils? 😯
kannie wesie!!
…
aaaaaah, nou’t ek hom
weer afrikaanse onderskrifte nê? 😆
# 27
Dag beesblaas…
# 27
Daai DVD mag dalk ingels wees, maar die BULLE druk al hul driee in Afrikaans, jy sien… 😆
blouste @ 29
eks baie seker daai dvd issi in ingils nie
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dink net …. allie blou bulle wat voor hul tv’s sit om na die nuwe dvd te kyk en allie mense oppie dvd praat ñ snaakse taal … jislaaik man, is net monne wat beweeg en snaakse klanke ….. is net njjjjjjjjjjaaaaaaooooooowww, njjjjjjjjjjaaaaaaooooooowww, njjjjjjjjjjaaaaaaooooooowww soesie woore orie bul ondersteuners se koppe gaan
……..
nog ñ ding,
as daai dvd in engels was ou bees, was al daai dvds al truggeneem mettie klagte: “die blerrie ding is dan in sjinees man!!” 😆
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