Force v Stormers - 2011R06

[Shiggins]

Can sometimes be a good thing. The force better not get another bull shit yellow card or I will be crying bias!!!!


Go the force!!!!

 

[Blue]

Stormers will be confident after smacking the Bulls. Attack will be better. Stormers by 20+.

 

[Bruce Ross]

Can sometimes be a good thing. The force better not get another bull shit yellow card or I will be crying bias!!!!

The alternative approach, Shiggins, is to cry "Dopey bastard!" at the player.

 

[Moono75]

Looks like Schalk Burger and lock Rynhardt Elstadt will both miss the Force game. Thats good for the Force. We have a reasonable record in South Africa and games against the Stormers have been close so I kind of fancy our chances here. Got to keep Grant from notching up easy points with penalties and make the Stormers beat us in attack. No intercept trys please Mr Habana. I think our backrow will be combative as usual and the backline is just starting to show some good signs in attack. For sure this will be a good game to watch, hopefully there is no rain forecast for SA this weekend?

 

[PaarlBok]

I like the Stormers coaches approach of not playing 100% fit players. Schalkie and Elstadt not not there yet and more important to start with fit players. Pieter Louw is playing outstanding rugby at the moment and no reason to try and haste Schalkie back. Also think Jean de Villiers is a good captain , so at the moment its good thinking. They did the same thing last year after they learned their lesson with both Burger and Bekker. JdJ has been outstanding last week from the bench and there is a possibility to start him in 12 and move Jean to the wing in Poolmans place. Poolman remind me a lot to Agie Koch, strong runner but Jean is such a outstanding player he will make the swift easy on S15 rugby level.

Its at the moment colder then last week and a bit of cloud around, hope its clear saturday, not only for this big game but for myself who have a lot of line walking to do with Paarl Gym High sport day.

 

[spectator]

I like the Stormers coaches approach of not playing 100% fit players.

Absolutely Paarl, but it really only works when you have good depth and the backup players turn up. Stormers have done well, as have the Force, in filling Pocock's shoes, but the Tah's sucked last week doing the same thing.

 

[PaarlBok]

Absolutely Paarl, but it really only works when you have good depth and the backup players turn up. Stormers have done well, as have the Force, in filling Pocock's shoes, but the Tah's sucked last week doing the same thing.

Brown is playing good rugby aswell in PoCocks absense. The Stormers and WP vodacom who is packed with talented youngsters is still unbeaten this season and those youngsters waitng for their big change.

 

[PaarlBok]

Stormers – 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Danie Poolman, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers (c), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Pieter Louw, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 De Kock Steenkamp, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Wicus Blaauw.

Subs: 16 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Anton van Zyl, 19 Nick Koster, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Lionel Cronje, 22 Juan de Jongh.

Only Steenkamp in and a bit of a shift on the bench.

 

[El Gamba]

The ref will play a big part in this game as alluded to above. It will be a mammoth battle at the breakdown and I'd say, refereed consistently, should be fairly even. The Forces centres and outside backs are starting to gel a little but will need to take a big step forward to match the likes of de villiers, fourie, aplon, grant and habana in terms of cohesiveness.
Force play well in Africa and if they can silence the crowd who knows? Will be tipping the Stormers and hoping I am wrong!

 

[Godfrey]

I'm keen to see this game because if the Force come close or win it then I have some faith for the Reds.

 

[hench]

Will the Stormers play a more attacking style because they are against the Force? Or will they go with Peter Grant all game long.

I really like them this year. Shalk is out and so has their hooker yet they have marched on.

 

[El Gamba]

I'm keen to see this game because if the Force come close or win it then I have some faith for the Reds.

I think that of the Australian teams both the Reds generally have the best form against the African sides - the Force because of agression up front and the Reds through the speed of their game.

 

[ChargerWA]

They better turn up to play, I turn 30 at half time and victory would be a nice way to bring in the next decade.

Who's the referee and is he any good? I don't remember having seen him officiate before.

 

[Lance Free]

Stormers v Emirates Western Force

Saturday, 26 March 2011 at Newlands, Cape Town

Kick-off: 9.05pm (AWST)

Western Force:

1. Pek Cowan
2. Ben Whittaker
3. Tim Fairbrother
4. Sam Wykes
5. Nathan Sharpe (c)
6. Richard Brown
7. Matt Hodgson (vc)
8. Ben McCalman
9. Brett Sheehan
10. James O'Connor
11. David Smith
12. Gene Fairbanks
13. Nick Cummins
14. Alfi Mafi
15. Cameron Shepherd

Reserves:

16. Nathan Charles
17. Kieran Longbottom
18. Tom Hockings
19. Tevita Metuisela
20. James Stannard
21. Matt Brandon
22. Pat Dellit

Referee: Pro Legoete
Assistant Ref 1:MarkLawrence
Assistant Ref 2:Christie DuPreez
TMO:Gerrie Coetzee

 

[El Gamba]

Did anyone else watch the Rugby Club last night and shed a tear when Shep kicked the sideline conversion against the 'canes to win their first game?

AWESOME!

 

[Shiggins]

Did anyone else watch the Rugby Club last night and shed a tear when Shep kicked the sideline conversion against the 'canes to win their first game?

AWESOME!

I got goosebumps again!!! Ever time I see it its the same.


Go the force!!!!

 

[El Gamba]

I got goosebumps again!!! Ever time I see it its the same.


Go the force!!!!

Absolutely, I'll always remember where I was for that one, the shouts woke my 3 month old daughter who was in the middle of her first decent sleep. There was a little anger from the better half

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

I was living overseas when it happened, but my parents were so excited about it that they rang tell me what happened. Good times...good times.

 

[El Gamba]

I was living overseas when it happened, but my parents were so excited about it that they rang tell me what happened. Good times...good times.

Can't wait for that first Super title!!

 

[PaarlBok]

You lot have me worried now, from first win to winning the S15 title. Stormers better stick to the basics here.