Allister Coetzee, head coach of the DHL Stormers, today named his team to take on the Lions in the Stormers first game of their 2011 Super Rugby campaign. The match is on Saturday 26 February at the DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium.
Kick off is at 19h10, with the curtain raiser match between DHL WP and the Lions taking place at 16h45. Gates open at 16h30, and fans are encouraged to make their way to the stadium early as they can expect music, entertainment, face painters and much more on the Castle Lawns. New team and stadium sponsor DHL will also be handing out 7000 DHL Stormers flags to the Newlands Faithful.
Tickets are available at all Computicket and Shoprite/Checkers outlets as well as on the Computicket website (www.computicket.com) and from the Newlands Box Office at the following prices:
Seating: Grand Stand R120
Seating: Railway, Jan Pickard and Danie Craven Stand R100
Seating: Grand Stand Ramp R80
Standing: Danie Craven Standing R50
The team is as follows:
15. Conrad Jantjes
14. Danie Poolman
13. Jaque Fourie
12. Jean De Villiers
11. Bryan Habana
10. Gary Van Aswegen
9. Ricky Januarie
8. Duane Vermuelen
7. Francois Louw
6. Schalk Burger (C)
5. Andries Bekker
4. Rynhardt Elstadt
3. Brok Harris
2. Deon Fourie
1. CJ van Der Linde
Replacements:
16. Siyabonga Ntubeni
17. Frans Malherbe
18. De Kock Steenkamp
19. Pieter Louw
20. Dewaldt Duvenage
21. Peter Grant
22. Juan De Jongh
The nagging concern which faces all Stormers supporters is whether their team is ready for Super Rugby… with the Lions already one game into the Competition and brimming with confidence from a brilliant 2nd Half against the Bulls.
Who shall I pick on Bru… maybe the Lions is not a bad option…
… But the head suggests otherwise, the head says too many Springboks and quality in the Stormers.
Stormers a bit light at tight head, No 4, Januarie at scrummie, flyhalf, right wing and fullback… damn, that’s actually a lot and in very vital positions.
Maybe I should reconsider… Stormers not looking so flush, suddenly!
3 of the bench players could have rather started and strenghtened the run-on side considerably…De Kock Steenkamp in place of Elstadt, Duvenage in place of Meerkat, Peter Grant in place of Gary van As-is-af-wegen…
… and then there is still Juan de Jongh on the bench who might have been a better bet at inside center, with Jean reluctantly moved out to right wing in place of Poolman.
Strange chioces by Alistair….
Maklike een om te predict. Kannie sien dat Stormers sal wen, tensy die Lions self destruct.
Coetzee bewys weer sy tekort aan logiese denke.
Jy gaan altyd sukkel met ‘n useless skakelpaar…
Al die aktiwiteite klink lekker. Dink ek gaan ‘n draai gooi en weer terugkeer huistoe voor die trane begin 19:15!
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