Most people will not agree with me, but I think Allister Coetzee is a good coach, he is one dimensional in his approach, but with the right players his approach wins games. Whether he is the right person for the Bok job is still a question, but he has certainly achieved enough to warrant his selection. […]
Posts tagged with: Gio Aplon
Toetie, A victim of circumstance or just plain unlucky?
9 Sep 16 10:34 by Henko Pienaar (Mutley) | 25 Comments
Aplon out Senatla and Leyds(back) in
24 Mar 14 12:20 by Clayton Saville (Clayton(PJLD)) | 17 Comments
WP and Stormers favourite Gio Aplon has confirmed he will be playing his trade in France at the end of the current Super Rugby season […]
Five Stormer changes for Canberra
19 Mar 14 10:18 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Peter Grant returns at flyhalf as one of five changes to the Stormers team to face the Brumbies in Canberra this weekend. […]
Super Rugby Team of the Round – round 5
18 Mar 14 13:10 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 22 Comments
Let’s pick the best of the South Africans after the round 5 action. Let me know if you agree with these selections or not. […]
Taute return prompts backline shuffle
25 Feb 14 14:40 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 33 Comments
The Stormers have named an arguably stronger lineup than the one that capitulated in Johannesburg, for Saturday’s first home Vodacom Super Rugby game, against the Hurricanes at Newlands. […]
Coetzee picks his strongest
30 Jan 14 11:03 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 14 Comments
Stormers coach Alister Coetzee has selected what looks like his strongest available side for Saturday’s warm-up against the Bulls in Polokwane. Schalk Burger will start at blindside flank in a loose trio that has no room for Currie Cup captain Deon Fourie. […]
More news from the Cape
16 Jan 14 08:04 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 12 Comments
News came through yesterday that Jean de Villiers, not surprisingly, has been appointed captain of the Stormers team for Super Rugby purposes. There are more bits of news coming from that part of the country… […]
Highs and lows of the Bok squad
29 Oct 13 09:37 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 58 Comments
A 32 man Springbok squad has been announced to tour Wales, Scotland and France during November, with a fair few surprises in the mix. Here are my personal high and low-lites. […]
WP squad preparing for Currie Cup opener
5 Aug 13 14:49 by Clayton Saville (Clayton(PJLD)) | 9 Comments
DHL Western Province coach Allister Coetsee today named a 26 man squad for this years Currie Cup campaign opener against the Bulls. […]
Jean gets a break
25 Jun 13 08:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 5 Comments
The Stormers will be without captain Jean de Villiers for the match against the Cheetahs this weekend, and could potentially sit out the rest of the Super Rugby season. […]
My Bok team
3 Jun 13 08:45 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 75 Comments
Following the announcement of the Springbok squad on Saturday evening, we have all had a few days to digest this. From the 34 man squad, is it possible to select a match 23 that can really do damage during the Rugby Championship? […]
Two return for Stormers
29 May 13 13:53 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 2 Comments
The Stormers received a timely injury boost ahead of their clash with the Kings. […]
SA stats after 9 rounds
19 Apr 13 12:54 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 8 Comments
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. […]
Stormers make backline changes
10 Apr 13 13:09 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 24 Comments
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)
8 Apr 13 09:30 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
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. […]