In the wake of the news that lock Adriaan Fondse has left Western Province to join Newcastle in England, it has been confirmed that two other forward stalwarts have not been offered contract extensions for next season. […]
Posts tagged with: Adriaan Fondse
Province cut more players loose
8 Nov 11 09:21 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 361 Comments
Another player lost to Stormers
7 Nov 11 08:00 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 56 Comments
The Stormers and Western Province, having lost a fair number of juniors over the last few months to the likes of the Bulls, Sharks and even Brumbies, will also be without the services of a more senior player next year. Lock Adriaan Fondse will leave the team shortly to join up with the Newcastle Falcons. […]
Possible Elstadt boost for WP
18 Oct 11 08:50 by Clayton Saville (Clayton(PJLD)) | 38 Comments
WP livewire lock Rynhardt Elstadt may be available for selection for Saturdays semi final clash with the Lions at Coca Cola park. […]
Province name young team to face Griquas
14 Jul 11 09:34 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 29 Comments
The Western Province side to take on Griquas in the opening round of the Currie Cup this weekend has been announced, with a few surprises thrown in. The first name to jump at me is Hilton Lobberts, who has come from Club rugby to represent at Currie Cup level again. […]
Western Province plunged into lock crisis
11 Jul 11 08:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 17 Comments
The news that fiery number 4 Rynhardt Elstadt has ruled himself out of rugby for 3 months will add further to the insomnia sure to be plaguing Western Province forwards coach Matt Proudfoot as he looks to the upcoming Currie Cup season, which kicks off against Griquas on Friday. Elstadt’s knee injury will seriously weaken a Province tight five that needs to step up and show its mettle this season after being dismantled (in Stormers guise) by the Crusaders in the Super Rugby semi-final 10 days ago. […]
Stormers B beat Maties in warm-up
22 Jan 11 20:52 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 10 Comments
A physical FNB Maties side took on the Stormers at the Danie Craven Stadium on Saturday morning, with the defending champions eventually going down 0-19 to last season’s Super 14 finalists […]
Fudge stays in Tshwane
14 Apr 10 09:18 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 22 Comments
Former Pretoria Boys High student Mthunzi “Fudge” Mabeta has put pen to paper with the Bulls Union, extending his current contract to the end of 2012. This follows hot on the heels of another young lock, Flip van der Merwe, opting to extend his Bulls stay up until the same point. […]
Stormers side announced
7 Apr 10 10:00 by Wesley Weber (wpw) | 67 Comments
Allister Coetzee has announced his team to face the Blues at Eden Park on Saturday. […]
Injured Burger misses training, makes matchday 22
9 Feb 10 18:40 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 7 Comments
Stormers skipper Schalk Burger missed training on Tuesday with the shoulder injury he sustained against Boland last Saturday. […]
Burger adds to WP’s unavailibilty woes
15 Sep 09 04:44 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 4 Comments
Western Province, already without several key players, may also lose the services of fiery Springbok flank Schalk Burger for the remainder of the Currie Cup season. […]
Only one change for Province
26 Aug 09 13:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
Western Province coach has named a largely-unchanged 22 for Saturday’s crunch match against the Sharks in Durban. Lock Adriaan Fondse sustained a season-ending knee injury in last week’s match against the Lions and is replaced by Chris Jack in the starting fifteen. […]
McLeod, Strauss doubtful for Province match
24 Aug 09 22:56 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 55 Comments
The decision about which of his scrumhalves to pick for the upcoming clash with Western Province may just have got a bit easier for John Plumtree. Charl McLeod, superb in his last two outings, has picked up an injury against Griquas and is a doubtful starter for this weekend. […]
Sharks looking good at halfway stage
24 Aug 09 10:15 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 148 Comments
Man, but the Sharks did well this weekend. Billed as a top-of-the-table clash, the match against Griquas turned into a real one-sided affair as the home team completely stuffed the Kimberley mob and sent them back to the Big Hole with their tails between their legs. […]
Fondsie back for WP
12 Aug 09 15:13 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 39 Comments
Western Province are not doing any Springbok rugby any favours by not fielding Ricky Januarie and Andries Bekker in their side to play Boland in Wellington on Saturday. […]
Three return for Province
21 Jul 09 09:31 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 36 Comments
There’s some good news in the Western Province camp, as three players return from injury this week. Bolla Conradie, Hilton Lobberts and Francois Louw will all come into the selection frame for this weekend’s game against the Cheetahs at Newlands. […]