STORMERS TEAM TO PLAY THE WESTERN FORCE IN SUPER 14 MATCH AT NEWLANDS ANNOUNCED

[travelling_gerry]

Wednesday, 06 May 2009

Rassie Erasmus, head coach of the Vodacom Stormers, today announced his team to play the Force at Newlands on Saturday 9 May. Kick-off is at 19h10.

Should Schalk Brits take to the field on Saturday, it will be his 50th cap for the Stormers.
FNB Maties take on FNB UCT in an intervarsity curtain raiser at 16h00.
Tickets are on sale and can be bought from the Newlands Rugby Stadium Box office and through Computicket, Shoprite Checkers and Checkers Hyperstores countrywide.
The Vodacom Stormers team is as follows:

15. Joe Pietersen
14. Gcobani Bobo
13. Dylan Des Fountain
12. Peter Grant
11. Sireli Naqelevuki
10. Willem De Waal
9. Dewaldt Duvenage
8. Luke Watson (C)
7 Duane Vermeulen
6. Pieter Louw
5. AJ Venter
4. Hilton Lobberts
3. Brock Harris
2. Tiaan Liebenberg
1. JD Moller


Reserves
16. Schalk Brits
17. Wicus Blaauw
18. Brian Mujati
19. Martin Muller
20. Ricky Januarie
21. Morgan Newman
22. Tonderai Chavhanga


http://www.heavensgame.com/competiti...announced.html

[oxleymoron]

A full front row on the bench - teams must be starting to fear our front 3.

[lara93]

some of the names are new
its a very broken team gives us more of a chance

[mudskipper]

Stormers are the under performers this year... Force need to lock them down quickly...

[travelling_gerry]

The Oracle has spoken.

[BDAVEY]

gee still a strong team they have good depth.....watch out the Force .... how are our injuries going?

[gotheforce]

I dunno why rassie keeps Naqalevuki on the starting XV. If you've been watching them, this guy's pretty crap. Misses tackles and fumbles the ball heaps of times.
All the better for the force i guess.

It still looks like an alright team, no matter what they say about the injuries. De Villiers is a huge loss in the centres for the stormers and a big win for the force, but Peter Grant is pretty dangerous there. Looks like Januarie has lost his spot on the starting XV, wonder how his bok chances will be like.Chavanga is a pretty mean winger, as in he's a fast bloke. worried bout him.

[zimeric]

still a good side but there some major holes there too... I heard Rassie has been poaching UCT players to fill the ranks...

[benny]

Stupid question time, I notice Peter Grant is in the centres, what is his preferred or "better" position, is he a centre, if so why are the force talking him up to be the next giteau when we have more centre's than any other player...

[shasta]

But we only have one ball playing 12 and, if the Oracle is correct, only for 2more matches. Pretty sure he'd play 10, though. Also, he's unlikely to declare his hand until after the ZA squad for the lions tour is named.

[gotheforce]

Stupid question time, I notice Peter Grant is in the centres, what is his preferred or "better" position, is he a centre, if so why are the force talking him up to be the next giteau when we have more centre's than any other player...

His preferred position is at 10. However, with Jean De Villiers injured, they are lacking people in the centres. So Rassie has come up with the new combination of having 2 playmakers at 10 and 12. De Waal is a 10 as well, though not as good as Grant. But I think Rassie is trying to give Grant more space to work with the ball at 12, and just use De Waal as a backup of sorts.