Allister Coetzee has announced his 22 man team to take on the Mighty Fortuner 4×4’s (read: Pumas) at Newlands this coming Vrydag aand.
The side has been bolstered by the return of Springbok players Juan De Jongh (replacing Tim Whitehead) and Gio Aplon (replacing Fabian Juries) as well as some youthful exuberance in the form of winger JJ Engelbrecht (reminds me of a young Slaptjips) and SA U20 scrumhalf Louis Schreuder who take their places on the bench.
Deon Fourie has been ruled out due to a gevaarlike tackle made by some over eager Leopards player which means Tiaan Liebenberg starts at hooker and Splinters Shimange takes up his rightful place on the wood.
Dewald Duvenage gets a much needed rest and his spot goes to the promising Maties scrumhalf Conrad Hoffman.
Here ARE ze span to knock the 4×4’s back to Kimberley, I mean Witbank… or wherever they come from:
15. Conrad Jantjes
14. Gio Aplon
13. Juan De Jong
12. Paul Bosch
11. Frikkie Welsh
10. Willem de Waal
9. Conrad Hoffmann
8. Duane Vermeulen
7. Rynardt Elstadt
6. Pieter Louw
5. Anton van Zyl (Captain)
4. Adriaan Fondse
3. Brok Harris
2. Tiaan Liebenberg
1. JD Moller
Reserves:
16. Hanyani Shimange
17. JC Kritzinger
18. Martin Muller
19. Pieter Myburgh
20. Louis Schreuder
21. Lionel Cronje
22. JJ Engelbrecht
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Ons issie die Sharks nie Papa!! Ons mo3r vir hulle!! 😈
AHOYA!
LMAO! Nice one.
Shimange has spent more time on the wood than Paris Hilton.
@wpw (Comment 1) :
With De Jong playing outside centre do you think he (WP Coach) has been asked to play him there to see if he could front for the Boks at 13.
Surely it would be suicide playing him at 13 (out of position)against the AB’s in Seweto.
But then again who is next in line to play at 13 behind TWG13 ❓ ❓ ❓
Glad they giving Flo a break, also Happy Juan is getting some gametime, a good game could well secure 12 for the Boks.
Why have they not partnered de Jong and Whitehead in the Centres….are they both inside centres ?
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 4) : He is a 13, The Stormers played him out of position all season at 12 – to allow the Former greatest 13 in the world to play in his position.
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 4) :
De Jongh actually started out as an outside centre!!
He played 12 for the first time in this year’s S14.
Shows you how good our players are hey!! 😉
@Big Fish (Comment 3) :
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 4) : De Jong is actually an outside centre and has played there all his life, it should be evident in his reluctance to pass sometimes 😆
WP by about 25. Dont under estimate this Fortuner side.
haha, how many times was HH corrected?
@Worcestershire Sauce (Comment 5) : 12 will either be filled by JdV or WO, its outside centre we need someone.
@molly (Comment 13) : WO should be banished forever, Jean is going to miss Soccer City Test due to ban – So Juan Du Jogh at 12 and I reckon Big Vic at 13. He will be right at home.
@Worcestershire Sauce (Comment 14) :
So is Jean banned for 2 weeks or 2 games??
His first week was this past wkend was it not??
And the test in Soweto is only in 3 weeks time. Does that not make him available?? 😉
Can’t believe whitehead is out. That’s my fl team moertoe
@molly (Comment 12) :
They do like reminding me i don’t know what i am talking about ! 😆
@robdylan (Comment 16) :
ditto
You’re shitting me. They’re really offcially called the Barloworld Toyota Fortuner 4×4’s?
Bwa hahahahaha Bwaaaaaa hahahahahaha!!!
*Gets up off the floor and dries tears*
surely they won’t partner WO and de Jong….will they ❓
Then again options look limited
@wpw (Comment 15) : Hmmmmm valid point
&(^&*(%^$& Citing chops
@Worcestershire Sauce (Comment 14) : I though Jean was just missing the one test, crap. That means… Butch at 12.
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 20) : WO has had 30 test to prove he isn’t cut out for international games – time for someone else.
@Worcestershire Sauce (Comment 23) :
Who Butch….. so who are going to be the centres ?
@molly (Comment 22) : Nope – it appears i am incorrect as correct by wpw at #15
@Worcestershire Sauce (Comment 25) :
So is JDV available or not ?
I’m sure JdV can play at Soccer City. We’ll probably see Jdv or Meisiekind at 12 an Juan at 13
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 24) : No idea – its starting to sound like a conversation between the Bok coaches here
Will the Puma props be the only ones sporting the WHOLE sponsors name? 😕
@Worcestershire Sauce (Comment 28) :
I’m sure Victoria and Barney have a lot clearer converstions than this one…. whoops wrong coaches ! 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 29) : 😆
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 30) : 😆
@rhineshark (Comment 19) : Nah, they are the Barloworld Toyota Pumas but Wes and I decided to add a lil extra on the already stupid long name
@robdylan (Comment 16) : Poetic Justice 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 29) : 😆
@Clayton(PJLD) (Comment 33) : Thank God. I had visions of reading uShaka Marine World & Water Park Natal Sharks team to play the Barloworld Toyota Fortuner 4×4’s 🙄
@rhineshark (Comment 36) 😆 How far off do you think that is?
@rhineshark (Comment 36) :
or even worse
uShaka Marine World & Water Park Kwa Zulu Natal Sharks team to play the Barloworld Toyota Fortuner 4×4 Mphumalanga Puma’s 😆
@Pokkel (Comment 38) : When they moving to Moses Madiba? 😆
@Worcestershire Sauce (Comment 39) : Don’t know
Love to see JDV at 12 and JDJ at 13 for Soweto.
We need Conrad Jantjies to play into some form. Kirchner just doesn’t rock my boat.
@Oubaas2009 (Comment 42) : Neither does Jantjies…he is equally one dimensional. Let’s try Riaan Viljoen rather
@Oubaas2009 (Comment 42) : Come to think of it Jantjies and Kirchner play identical games.
Catch the ball,run 5m, and kick a up ‘n under. Riaan Viljoen keeps ball in hand a lot more and is a real attacking option.
@Pokkel (Comment 44) : and Riaan Viljoen has a boot nearly as big as Fransie’s
@Oubaas2009 (Comment 42) : Agree, ironically Zane was one of the better backs through-out the tour.
Connie needs a lot more game time before he can be considered for the Boks – its been close to a year.
The reality is Div and Frans need to settle their dogey and get on the same team sheet.
Haven’t seen enough of Viljoen to comment.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 29) : 😆
JDV will miss the Soweto test by a day due to his ban ending the Sunday following the test 😉
Rumour has it that Sharks Rugby will have to move to new stadium…
@Charlie (Comment 49) : if true might be wrong but i think that is one hell of a staduim
@robdylan (Comment 16) : this is getting out of hand… 1st Jaco Pretorious is still not back in the Bulls line-up… and now Allister has pulled Whitehead from the entire Matchday-22 for WP!!!
I say fire Coetzee, he obviously doesn’t know what he’s doing… and doesn’t realise there’s more at play here than what he realises (ie. MY FL TEAM!!!) 👿
@Worcestershire Sauce (Comment 28) : @Hertford Highlander (Comment 30) :
So if wp manage to put 50 past them does it mean the sharks aren`t really in the running cause we scraped through against Pumas? 😯