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?
Aplon out Senatla and Leyds(back) in
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Stormers received a timely injury boost ahead of their clash with the Kings. […]
SA stats after 9 rounds
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
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. […]