With the South African teams not having the best start to this years Super Rugby competition lets take a few minutes and see which of the teams and individuals have impressed the most after 9 rounds. [...]
Posts tagged with: Gio Aplon
SA stats after 9 rounds
19 Apr 13 12:54 by pierre_mackie | Bulls, Cheetahs, Original Content, Sharks, Stormers, Super Rugby | 8 Comments
Stormers make backline changes
The loss of Jaco Taute and Elton Jantjies to injury has forced the Stormers into changes in the backline ahead of Saturday’s Newlands derby against the Sharks. [...]
Taute setback for Stormers (and Lions)
While I haven’t yet seen it “officially” confirmed anywhere, the talk on the grapevine is that Bok Jaco Taute’s horror knee injury, sustained in Bloemfontein on Friday, will keep him out of action for at least 9 months. [...]
Sharks struggle past Stormers
The Sharks beat the Stormers 12 – 6 at Kings Park on Saturday night, being the better of two bad teams on the night, and just doing enough to come away from the match with four points. [...]
Taute, Jantjies “promised jerseys”
According to a story on Rugby365, both Jaco Taute and Elton Jantjies will play for the Stormers in 2013, due mostly to guarantees of game time in their chosen positions. [...]
Province injuries confirmed
Western Province have lost Gary van Aswegen yet again, after a training ground accident has ruled the flyhalf out of action for the remainder of the season. [...]
Aplon ruled out of Lions clash
The injury curse that has ravaged WP and the Stormers for the past two years has struck again with news that Gio Aplon and Gary Van Aswegan are both ruled out of this weekend’s crucial encounter against the defending Champions. [...]
Coetzee with changes to make
Western Province can just not shake the injury bug as yet another forward has gone down, and this just weeks after returning from a lengthy spell on the sidelines. [...]
Coetzee on injuries and potential signings
Western Province received some good news over the weekend, as two of their stars in the Springbok squad were left behind, with Juan de Jongh and Siya Kolisi being able to take part in Currie Cup action this weekend. [...]
Boks call up de Jongh
SARU has just announced that WP midfielder Juan de Jongh has been called up to the Rugby Championship squad. [...]
Broken thumb to rule JP out of RC?
6 Aug 12 09:16 by robdylan | Original Content, Sharks, Springboks, The Rugby Championship | 20 Comments
Sharksworld has learned that JP Pietersen has broken his thumb, thus casting his participation in the upcoming Rugby Championship into serious doubt. [...]
Changes to Bok team, Jean captaincy extended
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has selected his team to take on the English in the third test in Port Elizabeth this Saturday, handing Jacques Potgieter his debut in a team that sees a few changes from the team that beat England in Johannesburg last weekend. [...]
Boks to back Wynand
In a move sure to ruffle a feather or two, the noises coming out of the Bok camp this week suggest that Bulls man Wynand Olivier will start at inside centre against England this weekend. [...]
Boks summon reinforcements
Stormers fullback Gio Aplon and Bulls prop Dean Greyling have both received belated call-ups to the Springbok squad, ahead of Saturday’s second test against England in Johannesburg. [...]
Bok Squad contains no surprises if we sit back and think for a minute
There’s been a huge uproar over the make up of the Bok squad due to the large numbers of Bulls and Sharks in the squad and the absence of Stormers stalwarts such as Joe Pietersen, Peter Grant, Gio Aplon and Juan De Jongh. [...]
