Conrad Jantjes and JD Moller could be fit this week to boost the Stormers’ selection options for what is shaping as a Super 14 survival battle against the Lions at Newlands on Saturday. [...]
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Stormers battle for survival
Luke will play at Loftus
Gavin Rich reports from Cape Town that the Vodacom Stormers have shelved plans to shield Luke Watson from the Bulls and the Loftus crowd, and the controversial loose-forward will definitely start regardless of whether Schalk Burger recovers from his calf injury. [...]
Lukas to start off the bench?
Stephen Nell reports from Cape Town that Duane Vermeulen is believed to have the inside track to start at No 8 ahead of Luke Watson in the Stormers’ Super 14 opener against the Sharks at Newlands on Saturday. [...]
Stormers to spring surprises?
Stormers coach Rassie Erasmus could have a few surprises up his sleeve for the warm-up game against Saracens at Newlands on 25 January. [...]
Jones praises Jantjes
Former Springbok technical adviser Eddie Jones has praised Conrad Jantjes as his man of the Springbok season, and gushed with praise at the Boks’ 42-6 demolition of England at Twickenham on Saturday. [...]
Smith out injured as Jannie, Pakslae start
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers on Thursday made two personnel changes and one positional switch in his match XV when he named his team to meet England at Twickenham in South Africa’s third and final end-of-year International. There were also two changes on the bench. [...]
Tri-Nations: Australia (16) v SA (9) (F/T)
The third big away match on the trot for the Boks. [...]
Bok side announced
The Springboks side to take on the Wallabies in Perth has been announced. There are four changes to the run-on fifteen and debutant Adriaan Strauss has been named on the bench. [...]
Jantjes, Steyn look set to start
Veteran fullback Percy Montgomery, having done his job for his country in Dunedin last weekend, will be back on the bench for Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test against Australia. [...]
