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‘n Skool Durbanse witdoodhaaie word verwag die naweek in Kaapstad. Moet egter nie bekommer nie, die Stormers het selfs die haainette gespan!

Haaivinsop as voorgereg met gerookte Durban Sardiens en haai-niertjies pasteie as hoofgereg hierdie naweek in die mooiste Kaap. Interessant hoe die meeste nie-Stormers, nes die Sharks ondersteuners, alklaar dink aan die Sharks wat dalk weer moet NZ toe vlieg! Dit pas die Stormers!

Dit is een ding om te beplan, maar dit is soms ook baie verwaand om te dink die Sharks sal net moet opdaag om die Stormers te klop. Net‘n paar dinge:

1: die Stormers is nie die Reds nie!

2: die Stormers is bo-aan die SA groep!

3: die Stormers is bo-aan die algehele groep!

Ek stem nie saam met baie dat ‘vorm’ so kardniaal is vir uitspeelwedstryde sukses nie. Beserings, tuisvoordeel, motivering, geluk en die skeidsregter kan baie groter invloede wees! Die Reds was op puik vorm, het hul laaste ses wedstryde gewen voor Saterdag en maklik vier driee teen die Waratahs gedruk. Beserings en die skorsing van Quade Cooper het hul gekniehalter.

Hiermee vat ek geensins enige iets weg van die Sharks nie. Die manier wat die Sharks speel is hoe die Bokke moet speel. Hul probeer die bal lewendig hou en gaan nie net grond toe en stel ‘n fase op nie. Hul is blitsig en gewillig om omgekeerde besit nie weg te skop nie, maar met teenaanvalle te begin. Dit is goeie taktiek aangesien die opponent se verdedigingstelsel nie opgestel is nie. Hul aanvallende benadering en die Stormers se verdediging sal sukses vir die Bokke op die langtermyn kan bring indien dit as bloudruk gebruik word.

Die Sharksse skerpste tande:

-         Hul voorry is die Bokvoorry

-         Hul slotte doen die donkiewerk goed

-         Charl McLeod is ‘n lekker ‘old school’skrummie en gevaarliker as Dewald Duvenhage

-         JP Pietersen is op sy X-faktor beste

-         Patrick Lambie, ‘n koelkomkommer

-         Hul lostrio as kombinasie vul mekaar briljant aan

-         Marcell Coetzee & Bismark du Plessis

Die Stormtroepese skerpskutters:

-         Deon Fourie/Tiaan Liebenberg gaan nie net terugstaan vir Meneer Bismarck nie

-         Die Stormers se slotte is puik en kan groot druk op die Sharks se lynstane plaas.

-         Rynardt ‘Bakkies se baas’ Elstadt is vir niemand bang nie!

-         Siya Kolisi staan ook nie terug vir enige Sharks loosie nie

-         Peter Grant se skopskoen

-         Jean de Villiers en Juan de Jongh is meer ervare en Springbokke

-         Die Stormers agterste driehoekis meer gevaarliker as kombinasie as die Sharks sin

-         Duane ‘die verskriklike’ Vermeulen is die Kaapse Steven Seagul!

-         Die Stormers se ystergordyn verdediging stelsel.

Kan die Sharks wen? Ja, enige van die vier spanne in die semis kan wen. Die Sharks was ook iewat ongelukkig vroeer vanjaar op Nuweland en Peter Grant wat opgekom het as plaasvervanger, het met ‘n puik strafskop hul tande getrek.

Gaan hul wen? Nuweland en die Kaapse honger sal ekstra oefm aan die Kaapse Stormtroepe verskaf! Go Stormers!

Chiefs vs Crusaders

Ek wil nie eers ‘n voorspelling waag nie. Die Crusaders weet hoe om uitklopwedstryde te wen en hul het Menere Richie McCaw, Israel Dagg, Kieran Read en Dan Carter, die vier beste spelers in hul posisies in die wereld, saam met ‘n hele groep voetballers in die span. Dit is makliker om vir ‘Wally’ te vind as ‘n swak plek in hierdie kampioen-streekspan. Die Chiefs skryf ek ook nie af nie. MetTom Kerr-Barlow en Aaron Cruden het hul die gevaarlikste aanvallende skakelpaar in die kompetisie. Dan het hul ook vir $onny Bill Williams!

Met die hart voorspel ek: Stormers vs Chiefs finaal!

Met die verstand: Stormers vs Crusaders finaal!

Stem op peiling wie jy dink in die finaal gaan speel.

Ek is bly om te sien ek was nie die enigste wat gereken het die Blues en Warathas die semis sou maak nie. Redge is die enigste een wat die SA groep reg voorspel het. Wys maar net watter lekker onvoorspelbare seisoen dit was.

Gaan lees gerus weer wat ek en jul gedink het in Februarie vanjaar:

1:SA groep:

Kevin D: Stormers Sharks Bulle Leeus Cheethas

Haaitjie: Sharks Stormers Leeus Bulle Cheetahs

Baylion: Sharks Stormers Lions Bulls Cheetahs

Redge: Stormers Bulls Sharks Cheetahs Lions

Buurman: Stormers Sharks Bulls Lions Cheetahs

Die Kriek: Sharks Stormers Lions Bulls Cheetahs

BlousteBlou:Bulls Sharks Stormers Lions Cheetah

GHT: Sharks Stormers Bulls Cheetahs Lions

Hanjo: Stormers, Bulls, Sharks, Lions Cheetahs

Czardas: Sharks, Cheetahs, Stormers, Bulls, Lions

The Dutchman: Stormers Sharks Cheetahs Bulls Lions

StormyRodger: Stormers Sharks Lions Bulls Cheetahs

Proovince: Sharks, Stormers, Bulle, Lions en Cheetahs

Cas: Sharks Cheetahs Bulls Lions Stormers

Pieter B: Stormers Bulle Leeus Cheetahs Sharks

WillieN: Bulls Sharks Stormers Cheetahs Leeus

Sias: Bulls Stormers Sharks Cheetahs Lions

Jonrae: Stormers Bulls Sharks Lions Cheetahs

2: Semi finaliste:

Kevin D: Crusaders StormersWarathas Blues

Haaitjie: Blues Crusaders Sharks Warratahs

Baylion: Reds Sharks Crusaders Waratahs

Redge: Crusaders Waratahs Blues Stormers

Buurman: Blues Crusaders Reds Stormers Die Kriek : Crusaders SharksReds Blues

BlousteBlou: Blues Bulls Waratahs Crusaders

Hanjo: Stormers Blues Chiefs Reds

Jonrae:Crusaders Blues Stormers Bulls

GHT: Blues WarathasSharks Crusaders

The Dutchman: Stormers Crusaders Blues Reds

CAS: Cheethas Sharks Crusaders Blues

StormyRodger: Crusaders Stormers Blues Waratahs

Pieter B: Crusaders Stormers Warathas Bulls

WillieN: Crusaders Bulls Blues Warathas

Czardas:Reds Blues Sharks Chiefs

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Bye, bye Bulle, pienk of blou, cheers tot 2013! Nog ‘n mislukte seisoen vir die Bulle!

In 2010 het die uwe jul gewaarsku; en ja, ek is die tipe ou wat jul gaan vertel:  “I told you so”! Al die bog van die Bul-afrigtingskorps en volgelinge van hoe goed die Bulle wel vanjaar gevaar het en hoe trots hul op hul is, flous net die in Pretoria. Great as jul agter jul span staan, maar op die Bulle se rapportkaart sal hul hoogstens ‘n C+ toon!

Ja, hul moes in ‘n mate herbou. Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha, Fourie du Preez is Boklegendes. Gary Botha, Gurthro Steenkamp (die enigste werklike verlies), Danie Pakslae Rossouw is ook weg. Maar kom ons praat reguit, kom ons los die BULLShit! Matfield, Bakkies & Gary Botha en ‘die Fuhrer’ du Preez, was almal verby hul beste! Met daai Bulle kon hul, met die hulp van Craig Joubert, in Mei 2010 laas ‘n trofee wen. Hul was ou voorraad! Ongelukkig het Pieter de Villiers dit ook nie besef nie en was die Springbok sending na die ‘holy grail’ op die Titanic!

Hier is die feite:  Die Bulle het met ‘n span van 14 Springbokke op die veld gedraf. Die een nie-Bok, JJ Engelbrecht was wel deel van Meneer Meyer se uitsoek Bokgroep (sy belofte aan Engelbrecht om vanjaar by die Bulle aan te sluit en dan Bok te word, amper vervul). Dan het hul nog ‘n overrated Bok, Deon Stegman  en nog ‘n Bokgroepman, Jano Vermaak ook op die bank gehad.

Juandre Kruger het Matfield se toks gevul. Flip vd Merwe is geen Bakkies nie, maar tog ‘n Springbok. Francois Hougaard was al laasjaar beter as ‘die fuhrer’!

So wat is die ware verhaal! Morne Steyn is verby sy sell by date! Die tipe rugby wat vandag en vorentoe van ‘n losskakel verwag word kan hy nie doen nie. Wynand ‘Meisiekind’ Olivier se rys eet ekspedisie gaan die Bulle nie terugsit nie. Werner Kruger is useless!  Pierre ‘Skouponie’ Spies is jul grootste probleem. Hy het geen impak of invloed op wedstryde teen die groot honde nie. CJ Stander, saam met die twee Potgieters moes jul lostrio gewees het.

Die Bulle skop-wedstryd plan is so voorspelbaar soos die sonopkoms!

Koop en koop en koop, is nie strukture nie. Johan Sadie het ook vining agter gekom deur daai windgat Bul-houding na ‘n paar weke aan te neem, jou nie op die veld gaan laat uitblink nie. Hy was nerens in sy eerste paar wedstryde. Sterkte Cheetahs!

10/16 wedsrtyde gewen vertel (soos stats maar doen), nie die ware verhaal nie. Hul was gelukkig teen die Haaie en ‘n blaps van die skeidsregter het hul ook gered teen die Brumbies. Die hardste feite is dat hul teen ‘n verswakte Stormerspan op Loftus verloor het. Stormer-spanne wat vanjaar sonder Schalk Burger, Duane Vermeulen, Andries Bekker, Joe Pietersen, Peter Grant, Tiaan Liebenberg, Rynardt Elstadt, Nick Koster, Brock Harris en Nizaam Carr in sommige tot baie wedstryde moes klaar kom het nogsteeds 14/16 gewen!

Nie die Sharks, Stormers, Cheetahs of Leeus kon ooit opdraf met 14 Springbokke nie!

Die Stormers moes vanjaar onbekendes en onervare (klink soos die Bulle se verskonings!) spelers soos Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe, Gary van Aswegen, Burton Francis, Nizaam Carr en Eben Etsbeth gebruik. Dan is Tiaan Liebenberg (wel Bok maar nie toets nie), Deon Fourie, Rynardt Elstadt, Brock Harris, Nick Koster, Dewald Duvenhage, Duane Vermeulen, Gerhardt van den Heerden en Joe Pietersen, nie-Bokke, gebruik. Juan de Jongh en Peter Grant wel Bokke, maar nie volgens Meneer Meyer nie!

So om op te som, die Stormers se beginspan het maar slegs 2 toets-Bokke in die pak en 5 agter; dus 7! Die Bulle het twee maal meer Bokke gehad!

Meneer Meyer word wakker en haal daai BlouBul neusring uit! Vergeet die gemors wat JJ Harmse skryf! Jou Bulle het van die vloer afgevreet! Die Bulle moet nou end kry met verskonings! Die wiel het gedraai en met meer Springbokke as enige ander span het hul 5de geeindig!

Welgedaan aan die Witdood-Haaie! Wat ‘n opwindende wedstryd en ‘n puik span poging deur die Sharks. Ewan McKenzie, het ‘n groot toets gedop deur ‘n no.9 op te stuur toe Ben Lucas beseer geraak het. Dit het beteken dat die wereld se beste speler, Will Genia, na losskakel moes skuif! Dom onnosel! Mike Harris moes no.10 toe geskuif het.

Terug by die ‘piesangmanne’; om manne uit te sonder is amper onregverdig, maar Bismarck du Plessis, JP Pietersen, Charl McLeod en Anton Briesler was puik. Tog het Marcell Coetzee gewys dat hy die eerste Bok-losvoorspeler is wat jy kies! Coetzee my Man of the Match!

So Crusaders vs Chiefs Vrydag in Hamilton en die Sharks na die Moederstad vs die Stormers Saterdag!

Stem op peiling wie jy dink in die finaal gaan speel!

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What a brilliant performance by the Sharks! They overpowered the Brisvegas boys like primary school yard bullies! It will also be a ‘blue’ Monday in Pretoria and alot of red(s) faces of shame in Brisvegas today!

The Sharks were ‘great whites’ and ate the ‘koalas’ for breakfast. Willem Alberts, Anton Briesler, JP Pietersen, Keegan Daniel and Bismarck du Plessis were awesome, however, Marcell Coetzee was brilliant! He was the ‘silent assassin’ or should I say, Bruce from Nemo! He is the South African find of the season and on form, the first Bok loose forward to be picked!

OK, the Reds were disrupted by another injury in the cursed number 10 jersey. Ben Lucas’ injury lead to Ewan McKenzie’s madness and he failed the test!!!! I don’t agree even if Will Genia did practise at no.10 in case of emergency….. that means McKenzie failed at the practise field and planning!

You don’t take the world’s best scrumhalf and move him to flyhalf! Mike Harris should have been the cover with Ben Taupia coming in at centre. That disrupted the Reds; however, the Sharks deserved to win this anyway.

It might be justice anyhow for this ridiculous conference system, giving the Reds the undeserved 3rd spot on the log!

For the Bulls, well another ’bearish and not bullish’ season! Come and read:

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The Sharks had their second practise today at Surfers rugby club. The weather was fine, sunny but cool alhtough a few more showers is expected before Saturday’s clash.

Willem Alberts will start at lock for the Sharks with Steven Sykes on the bench. The Sharks keep their lethal loosies with Ryan Kankowski at 8, Marcell Coetzee 7 and captain Keagan Daniel at 6.

I also prefer Alberts on the field from the start and for 80 minutes. His inclusion makes the Shark’s lineout more vunerable, so other options that will be used more; will be at the back to Daniel or Kankowski.

Flip van der Merwe returns to the Bulls team. A welcome back as they will have to try and dominate the Crusaders pack. Kieran Read’s withdrawl is a big blow for the Crusaders. Read is by a mile the best numbe 8 on the planet.

The Stormers remain the big favourite (67%) on the new poll to win the Super15! Come and vote at:

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Just as Quade ‘Super’Cooper was creating magic again, he is suspended for a high and dangerous tackle on Berrick Barnes. I think that this is taking it too far. It is opening a ‘can of worm’s, as there are many high and dangerous tackles every weekend around the world and how referees react to it, is very diffirent. Yes, it should be minimized, however, the law is that ii is a penalty and a yellow card if the referee think it is that bad. That should be punishment enough!

To suspend Cooper from a quaterfinals is ridiculous! If the tackled player was not Barnes, the white card would probably not have been issued, nor the suspension? Barnes’s career is in jeopardy as he had to take a long break last year after numerous concussions. The are also rumours that he might return to rugby league next season, which I think will suit Barnes (and Cooper aswell) better as with defensive systems in league, Barnes could be ‘protected’ to not have to make too many tackles.

What must be a big blow for Cooper, not just the suspension, is that he biggest weakness is still his defense. He has worked hard on it, so much, that he fronts up now in the first line of defense and are not more ‘hidden’ to go to fullback when the Reds are defending from set pieces. However, Cooper’s technique is still poor. He has made about 5 ‘effective; tackles the last three games, however, was blown up twice, for a trip and now the dangerous tackle!

How will this affect Saturdays outcome? Go and read:

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Well done Stormers! Whatever happens from here onwards, the Stormers are truely, for the second year, SA’s flagship. With 14/16 victories they ended top on the overall combined log. Playoffs are always tricky. Bad luck, bad referee calls or pressure could lead to just one of those ‘on the day’ results in playoffs.

Come and vote who will win the Super15 and also see the results of who bloggers rated as the favourites up to this point.

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Uit ‘n Stormers oogpunt is ek teleurgesteld dat $onny Bill Williams nie volgende jaar ‘n Stormer gaan word nie. Hy het bleikbaar te kenne gegee dat hy gaan terugkeer na Rugbyliga in Australie met die Sydney Roosters glo die klub wat hard vry na $onny.

 Die rede is dat $onny wat alreeds ‘n goue WB medalje in rugby unie het, asook die NZ swaargewig bokskampioen is, wil volgende jaar terugkeer sodat hy kan kwalifiseer om in volgende jaar se Rugby League W orld Cup te speel. Verbeel die Kiwis wen dit weer en $onny kry nog ‘n medalje! What an athlete! You go $onny!

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Sharks 32 vs Bulls 10

The Sharks were ‘great whites’ and their bite were deadly. In another typical brutal SA franchise battle the Sharks ala the Crusaders had to win and start off like there was no tomorrow. Leading 20-3 at halftime, it was always a ‘bullish market’ for the Sharks.

Ryan Kankowski, Bismarck du Plessis, Keegan Daniel and Marcell Coetzee (outplayed both Potgieters single handedly) were brilliant. A big silver star goes to the 19 year old Peter Steph-du Toit. He stood up after numerous ‘welcome to SupeRugby war’ and did very well to take big hits from the aggressive Bulls. He has a big, big future and it was a pitty he had to leave the field just before halftime.

Flip vd Merwe was the best bull in the herd. Francois Hougaard was good on the run, however, the nippy and clever Charl McLeod was not in his shadow.

It must have shown Mr Meyer that his Blue-bull-eyed boys Pierre Spies (except for running in Tim Whitehead – speed is the only thing Spies has), Werner Kruger, Wynand Olivier and Morne Steyn had no influence in these type of games. It is time to move on…..

Crusaders 28 Chiefs 21

Beware, the most successful champion franchise, the Crusaders send out big warning signs to any other franchise chasing the Super15 trophy. The Crusaders in a go big or home situation showed that they can never be written off. To be honest, both Chiefs and Crusaders can win it this year. They play a fast pace, running style rugby, but, not lacking the physicality of the contest.

Tom Kerr-Barlow was brilliant and the type of scrumhalf that the Stormers need. Sonny Bill Williams blew it 3 minutes after the siren by not passing when they had a 3-man overlap.

The Crusaders’ win opened the opportunity now for the Stormers to chase that number 1 spot. Just beat the Cheetahs and Rebels with a bonus point, then the “Kaap will be Hollands” again.

Cheetahs vs Stormers

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The log after Brumbies game

The Stormers have a golden opportunity over the next two weeks to end up in the number 1 position on the overall log. Although a trip to South Africa’s kakkest city is always an obstacle for the Capies, this game will be tough, but, with lots of opportunities for tries. The Cheethas have impressed this season with their old schoool ‘Vrystaat’ running rugby, however, they also concede a lot of tries. They are like the ‘Sergo Blanco’ of teams. They can create tries from anywhere and any time, however, their defense is below par.

For other crucial game analyses come to below link.

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Die gekweste Mitchellose-leeus was roofdieragtige en die Kapenaars seer gemak in die fisiese aspekte, veral in die eerste helfte. Soos honger katte het hul elke losgemaal aangeval. Die Stormers het met ‘n duidelike eenvoudige boodskap opgedraf. Druk minstens vier driee en die wen. Danie Poolman het sy kans goed benut met ‘n hele paar kraglopies. Ongelukkig is hy van die veld net voor lemoentyd.

In die oond het dit geknor. Faan Malherbe, wat beskou word as die Boktoekoms, is deur JC Janse van Rensburg geboelie. Ja, die Stormers het baie begin staatmakers gemis, en dit kon wel as verskoning vir die swak tydsberekening en tegniese samepel in die skrums gelei het. Deon Fourie (my Man of the Match) is ‘n puik footballer in die klas van ‘n Schalk Brits, maar Tiaan Liebenberg, Steven Kitshoff, Brock Harris, Rynardt Elstadt, Eben Etsebeth en Duane Vermeulen maak dit ‘n ander agttal. Goeie vooruitsig al die diepte in die WP wat nou blootstelling kry. Grant Hattingh een van die mannetjie Leeus, kom ook dalk terug Kaap toe na SupeRugby.

Juan de Jongh se verdediging moes Meneer Meyer laat besef het dat jy hoef nie ‘n blonde ‘surfer’ beeld te he om die groen en goud te dra nie. Jean de Villiers het moeg gelyk en hy verdien spoedig moontlik ‘n ruskans.

‘n Silwerster vir die Leeus vir hul poging, maar ‘n goue ster vir die Vlagskip, want kom ons wees eerlik, met al die beserings voor en gedurende die wedstryd was daar baie Stormers B/C span lede in. Dit is dus ‘n positief vir die WP se Curriebeker veldtog wanneer die Stormer-Bokke nasionale diens gaan doen.

Kom gesels saam oor die Bulle en ander wedstryde by:

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