Nizaam Carr
Forwards Bongi Mbonambi and Nizaam Carr have been named in the DHL Stormers starting 15 for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Lions at Emirates Airlines Park (kick-off 19:10 SA Time, 17:10 GMT).
Mbonambi will make his first start for the DHL Stormers in a rotational change at hooker, with Scarra Ntubeni reverting to the bench, whilst Springbok loose forward Carr comes in for the injured Rynhardt Elstadt in the No 6 jersey.
Elstadt suffered a serious leg injury against the Blues last week – a game the DHL Stormers won by 27 / 16 – and will be out of action for at least 4 months.
In other team news, meanwhile, Springbok tighthead prop Frans Malherbe has been named on the bench following his recovery from a long-term leg injury and fit-again Argentine lock Manuel Carizza is back in the selection mix too after nursing a shoulder injury.
Carizza has not featured as yet this year, after picking up an injury in pre-season action last month, whilst Malherbe suffered his ankle injury on Bok duty in August of last year.
The DHL Stormers have made a strong start to the 2015 Super Rugby season, winning both their matches thus far – away to the Bulls and at home to the Blues.
However, head coach Allister Coetzee is not expecting any favours from the Lions who will be looking to register their first win of 2015.
Coetzee told the www.iamastormer.com website: “It’s our 2nd challenge (early in the competition) at altitude and we’re expecting a very tough encounter against a desperate Lions team who are back at home again.
“From our side we are looking for continuous improvement in our play. Yes, we have won 2 matches but we are not fully satisfied and know that we can get better – and must get better – if we are to build on our start.
“We need to front up and need all of our key men to be at their best for what will be a very challenging match.”
Meanwhile, young prop Wilco Louw – who has featured off the bench for the DHL Stormers this season – will be in action for the DHL Western Province Vodacom Cup team in a pre-season friendly at Sir Lowrians this evening. Louw is one of 11 DHL Stormers training squad members in action.
DHL Stormers teams: 15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Johnny Kotze, 13 Juan de Jongh (Vice-captain), 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Dillyn Leyds, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Duane Vermeulen (Captain), 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Nizaam Carr, 5 Ruan Botha, 4 Jurie van Vuuren, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff
Replacements: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Oli Kebble, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Manuel Carizza, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Kurt Coleman, 23 Huw Jones.
Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Quinton Immelman (South Africa), Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa)
TMO: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)
Goooooo Stormers.
We need to nail the line outs and breakdown opportunities, if not the Lions will make us pay.
Also looking forward to the battle in the scrums, probably the 2 best scrumming teams in SA at the moment.
Scara you legend !
Good to see Carizza back on the bench. Jurie van Vuuren is too short and light to play lock at professional level and the sooner they get a proper lock at number 4 the better.
Scotland team to face Italy on Saturday has been announced:
Four changes to the starting line up – Tim Swinson in for injured Richie Gray, Tommy Seymour back from in injury replaces Tim Visser, Euan Murray starts in place of Geoff Cross who is on the bench. The bench changes are injury enforced with Jon Welsh, Gordon Reid, Jim Hamilton and Alasdair Strokosch making way for Geoff Cross, Ryan Grant, Ben Toolis and Hamish Watson. Toolis and Watson could make their Scotland senior debuts.
Forgot to add the fourth change in the starting line up is Peter Horne starting for the suspended Finn Russell.
Scotland team to play Italy –
15 Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors); 29 caps, 9 tries, 1 pen, 48 points
14 Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors); 14 caps, 6 tries, 30 points
13 Mark Bennett (Glasgow Warriors); 4 caps
12 Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors); 13 caps, 4 tries, 20 points
11 Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors); 92 caps, 12 tries, 60 points
10 Peter Horne (Glasgow Warriors); 6 caps
9 Greig Laidlaw CAPTAIN (Gloucester); 36 caps, 3 tries, 38 cons, 74 pens, 313 points
1 Alasdair Dickinson (Edinburgh Rugby); 41 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
2 Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby); 82 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
3 Euan Murray (Glasgow Warriors); 63 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
4 Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors); 9 caps
5 Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors); 10 caps, 1 try, 5 points
6 Rob Harley (Glasgow Warriors); 12 caps, 1 try, 5 points
7 Blair Cowan (London Irish); 8 caps, 1 try, 5 points
8 Johnnie Beattie (Castres); 36 caps, 3 tries, 15 points
Substitutes
16 Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors); 5 caps
17 Ryan Grant (Glasgow Warriors); 19 caps
18 Geoff Cross (London Irish); 37 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
19 Ben Toolis (Edinburgh Rugby); uncapped
20 Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby); uncapped
21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh Rugby); 2 caps
22 Greig Tonks (Edinburgh Rugby); 1 cap
23 Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby); 22 caps, 3 tries, 15 points
@ robzim:
With Eben and Jean Kleyn injured I guess Jurie is it. Also with Schalla not yet back in the team Rhodes is still at 7.
“We need to nail the line outs…”
Look out Lions, their No 8 is suspected of using “foul” tactics in the line outs affecting players downwind of him…just ask that Triggs oke from the Blues…
This suspicion was confirmed by none other then Stormersboy on another thread earlier in the week.
3 @ robzim:
Hi robzim don’t know that player so had a look and see he is listed at 1.92m, 100kg, as you say a bit little for a number 4. That may give a skew view of the performance of your props on Saturday, especially as Bongi is not the biggest either. But then you do have heavies in Rhodes and Vermeulen in the loose trio to help a bit.
9 @ Bullscot:
Also just seen Botha is a big ‘un at 2.05m and 120kg
@ Stormersboy:
@7
I wonder what happened to Armand du Preez junior who they brought down from EP for a trial. Perhaps not quite as formidable as his dad was?
robzim wrote:
No clue. It’s good to have Carrizza back to cover at 5 though.
After seeing the Bulls team I changed my prediction from Sharks by a single figure score to a much higher score.
Got to laugh at this one on the Bulls website after the team was announced
ANTON
Feb 26, 2015 at 03:17 PM
Ek het ‘n groot probleem met Rudy Paige. hy is net ‘n wintgat wat nie op sy eie daar gekom het nie. as dit nie vir kwotas was nie het hy vandag karre gewas.
Julle sal sien hy gaan al die balle wegskop.
Ek is ‘n groot Bloubul maar ‘n man kan net so veel vat.
robzim wrote:
I found an article that refers to him training with us earlier this year, but nothing after that.
He isn’t listed in the injury reports, so I guess that he wasn’t taken up….
nortie wrote:
Hy’s reg, Paige moes eintlik ‘n motorwag by Fruit and Veg City gewees
nortie wrote:
Jy verlustig jou lekker nê jou bliksem?
Maar die ouens op die Bulls site is reg, Ludeke gaan uit sy pad om kak spelers te kies
Dis asof hy f*** y** vir die Unie sê
Net soos Dewald wat nie pale to wou skop nie
As hulle my pay met die helfte wou sny sou ek ook hulle semi vir hulle verloor het (hulle het Dewald en Jano nuwe kontrakte aangebied teen die helfte van hulle vorige salaris)
Miskien is Frans die moer in omdat hulle hom gaan demote en Victor en Fourie die afrigter maak
Hulle gaan seker sy pay ook halveer
16 @ Victoriabok:
Ek het regtig eers die Sharks met 7 gehad, maar daai Bul span gaan nie enige iemand op die stadium skrik maak nie.
Dalk wen hulle, laas jaar het hulle, maar Lambie het toe in die eerste 5 minute seer gekry en die Sharks moes met Swiel speel.
As Lambie 80 minute opbly gaan dit n ander storie wees
As die bulle weer touch rugby by die losgemale speel maak dit nie saak of ons gareth edwards op sy prime op scrumskakel het nie
Ek sien ook dat Marnitz Boshoff totaal en al uit die Lions span gedrop is, nie eers die bank gemaak nie
nortie wrote:
Hy was maak k@k by die Bulls maar dit sê ook nie veel nie
As daai ou dink Paige is windgat wonder ek wat dink hy van Jantjies?
20 @ Victoriabok:
Hy het sy selfvertroue so in die CC finaal geknak dat hy nou nog nie weet wat aangaan nie.
nortie wrote:
As die hele Sharks voorry rooi kaarte kry oordat hulle die Bulle se koppe in hulle g@tte in geskrum het kan ons miskien wen
Maar jy weet die Duiwel sorg vir sy kinders, met ons bad luck wen hulle en Ludeke bly afrigter
19 @ nortie:
die lions try n gameplan speel wat hom nie pas nie
23 @ MacroBull:
Verlede jaar met die SR was hy heel gemaklik met hoe hulle gespeel het.
Wonder net oor die verskille by die Lions tussen 2014 en nou.
1) hulle het n groot punt gehad om te bewys na die Kings debakel
2) Hulle was n redelike onbekende faktor
3) Hulle het nie n borg gehad nie.
Wonder of enige van daai redes dalk iets te doen het met waar hulle huidiglik is. Geld is nou klaar in die bank, geen relegasie om oor te worry nie, weet hulle bly in SR
@ nortie:
Verlede Jaar het Boshoff games beheer met sy skopvoet, as jy kyk na daai dropgoals teen die stormers… hy is net nie n “running flyhalf” nie.
Ons het ook heeltyd gehoor oor hulle “ball in hand approach” wat n klomp stront was, hulle het games gewen omdat hy goed geskop hey, nie omdat hulle driee gedruk het nie. hulle het 6 in die laaste game gedruk om die seisoen af te rond met 31… nou het almal hulle kop deurmekaar gepraat dat hulle van orals af moet hardloop.
ek bedoel hulle het 31 driee gedruk in vergelyking met die bulle se 28… en almal weet hoe kak die bulle was op die aanval.
MacroBull wrote:
Die hardloop gameplan?
Die Bulls se skop en jaag het hom ook nie gepas nie
@ nortie:
+ daai redes van jou… ek dink toe die druk verminder het en almal se koppe vol gepraat was het dinge verander… maar dit is seker te vroeg in die seisoen om so krities te wees.
nortie wrote:
Honger is ‘n groot motiveerder
@ MacroBull:
Die jaar skop hy omtrent boggerol oor nie, en nie eers te praat van drop kicks nie.
As hy nie punte kan skop nie, dan is hy oorbodig.
Die sogenaamde hardloop patroon is agv die CC.
As hulle nou nog nie besef het dat wat teen die Kings, Griekwas en afgewaterde Sharks en Bulls spanne gewerk het, nie in SR teen ordentlike spanne gaan werk nie, dan sien ek swarigheid
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