Allister Coetzee, coach of the Vodacom Stormers, on Wednesday announced his team to play the Vodacom Cheetahs at Newlands on Saturday 20 March.
Coetzee made a few changes to the backline, most notably the inclusion of the young Tim Whitehead at inside centre in place of the injured Juan de Jongh
De Jongh injured his elbow in the convincing victory over the Hurricanes the past Saturday and was not considered. Whitehead trained with the Stormers earlier this season and he leapfrogged more experienced campaigners such as Dylan des Fountain and Frikkie Welsh to don the Nr 12 jersey.
Peter Grant thus remains at flyhalf, with Willem de Waal making his first appearance on the substitutes’ bench after playing three games for the Vodacom Cup side. He takes over from Lionel Cronjé, who was not considered.
Exciting utility back Gio Aplon is also back in the starting XV where he replaces Sereli Naqelevuki at right wing.
The main fixture is preceded by a Vodacom Cup curtain raiser between Vodacom WP and the Border Bulldogs. Kick-off for this match is at 14h30.
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The Vodacom Stormers team is as follows:
15. Joe Pietersen
14. Gio Aplon
13. Jaque Fourie
12. Tim Whitehead
11. Bryan Habana
10. Peter Grant
9. Dewaldt Duvenage
8. Duane Vermeulen
7 Francois Louw
6. Schalk Burger (c)
5. Andries Bekker
4. Anton Van Zyl
3. Brok Harris
2. Tiaan Liebenberg
1. Wicus Blaauw
Reserves
16. Deon Fourie
17. JC Kritzinger
18. De Kock Steenkamp
19. Pieter Louw
20. Ricky Januarie
21. Willem De Waal
22. Sireli Naqelevuki
Oh my nerves – jong ek se maar liewers niks nie. Let me start worrying for Saturdays game as I usually do on a Wednesday
Hello hier ook, Karen jou annerkant gegroet.
Hello Poolkie, jong julle sopas vir die Cheetahs, nou is julle n hoe boom en die Cheetahs like om groot bome te vel.
Het jou daar gegroet Superbul
Ek sien julle rus Nakelevuki, daai man was sooos n weghol tenk Saterdag. Ek like dit as n speler so comeback maak. Hy speel goed die jaar.
Ja ek sien Gio replace hom. Jong ek kyk daai Corey Jane impact op youtube en kyk dit was soos ‘n tenk wat hom geconnect het. Hy skuld ons big time na verlede jaar se drama in die semi’s lol. Hoop hy speel darem die hele seisoen so.
Hoop julle rus hom teen ons, ons kan nie in die week voor die semis bekostig om n speler of twee afgeskryf te he nie. Mits ons die semis haal.
Corey Jane was uir soos n kers toe hy hom tref
Lol 🙂
Ek sien Jane het sy twitter status geskryf dit was soos ‘n bus wat hom getref het. Jy hy het soos ‘n vrot vel neergeslaan. Amper soos toe Lomu bo-oor Mike Catt gehardloop het 1995 op Nuweland – sal nog lank oor gepraat word
En alles was legal, rugby het nog sulke harde spel nodig
Ja gelukkig was alles legal anders was hy in groot dinges gewees. Kyk al betaal julle my 1 miljoen rand sal ek nie hom probeer tackle nie – no ways
Ok cheers Superbul – lekker aand
Very good team and once again very good continuity in selection.
Gio GifAplontjie has done nothing wrong, so giving him a chance is a good thing. Knock-a-li-vuki has certainly also started playing a decent game lately, so the competition for starting spot is good to see.
Karen thanks for visiting, jy is altyd so aangenaam hier. Ek voel ook soos jy voor n game al speel die Bulle teen Soweto.
Stormers have a formidable team now and their reserves are good too. They must not slip this one though.
stilweg optimisties hier waar ek sit
Smallies julle like mos die groot vis. Ek sal worry as ek die Stormers is.
Ja nee super as ons die een kan rol sal dit baie beteken vir ons
Hierdie is n moeilike een vir my om kant te kies, hoop net die een wat wen gaan voort en doen goed, sal nie wil he ons moet mekaar kelder ten gunste van die oorsese spanne nie.
Stil Woensdagaand, gaan netnou kyk of iemand hier oor is. Cheers vir eers gaan gou iets anders doen.
Ek sien ou ysterman hendro is in bruss se plek goeie teenvoeter vir schalk
baai super
ja wat dan gooi ek ok ma
Mmmmm, janee kante gaan ek nie hier kies nie…. hoop ons sien goeie rugby van beide kante.
….. dit gesê, op Bru dink ek dat ek die Stormpoppies sal moet pick as die wenners… tuis game vir hulle en ek dink net daar is so bietjie meer slaankrag, al speel die nuweling, Whitehead….
Hierdie gedagte oor FdP
Ludeke said investment in possible replacements will start soon.
Hope the Lions tied up Jano he or that Coetzee lat from the Pumas might be on the shopping list.
23@ SuperBul – Hehehe ja, ek dink nog Leeus sal maklik loop… en hulle hoef nie eers vêr te loop nie…. hahaha
Pasop, Bulls kan dalk vir Ruan Pienaar of Dewaldt Duvenhage ook koop…. hehehe… of Sarel Pretorius vannie Kwas en Cheetahs….
The Bulls can make something out of these average scrummies, develop them into very good scrummies…. hehehehe
(Dissie reg dat net die Bulle stress nie, laat die hele flokken land stress oor hulle scrummies…. hahaha)
Bulle hou van groot skrummies, Ruan sal baljaar by ons.
Vandag gesien dat Jano glo klaar n huis in Pretoria gekoop het. Daar op ons geliefde vriend se site.
25@ Bulls hou van scrummies wat takties goed kan skop en wat ‘n game kan lees…. gaan kyk maar deur die jare… Tommy Du Plessis, Robert du Preez, Joost die Snuifman, Fourie du Preez….
super ek dink terwille van ruan kan dit ‘n moerse goeie skyf wees daar sal hy een posiesie speel en nie 7 nie
“We are still assessing Juan and will make a final call tomorrow,” Fleck said after a closed practice in Bellville on Tuesday. “But if Juan can’t play, we are looking at Tim to come in there. Tim has been training with us this week. He is a special player who has a lot of time on the ball, and he has good distribution skills.
“He would be a perfect fit for us in terms of the way we want to play the game. He was part of the Currie Cup squad so he is familiar with our systems.”
Fleck coached Whitehead, who is 1.88m and weighs 90kg, at UCT during the Varsity Cup for the past two years. The former Grey PE pupil, who will turn 22 in May 2010, played under-21 rugby for WP in 2009 and also made the South African Students team.
So he doesn’t have a lot of senior experience, but Fleck doesn’t think that is a problem.
“It is a big step up for Tim. But he is a good player in the Will Greenwood mould. He is tall and has a high work rate, while he also runs good lines,” he said.
“There is no better environment to bring in a young player than in a team that’s winning. We have also seen how a guy like Juan has prospered with Jaque Fourie next to him and we hope that Tim will have a similar experience.”
It is a bold selection to make, as the “safe option” would have been to play Willem de Waal at flyhalf and move Peter Grant to inside centre, but, as Fleck points out, the “way the Stormers want to play” means that having De Waal at flyhalf would disrupt the flow of the backline.
smallies vir Ruan sal dit baie beteken , hy sal weer sy selfvertoue en naam terugkry.
Die Sharks mors met hul skakelpare. Niemand kry kans om te vestig nie. Te ongeduldig, hulle wil n Naas koop, n ou wat dadelik dikteer. SAD.
Sien Robbie Fleck se Bash kry nou eers selfvertoue, moet se eventualy het Grant begin goed lyk. Kyk en leer Sharks en sommer Leeus ook.
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