Saffer new faces and player movements 2009

[PaarlBok]

For all our teams bar the Sharks & Bulls the CC season has ended and already a few new signings or others moving away. The latest in the S14 teams .
Lions: Lions has signed two international players in the USA Eagle Tod Clever & Kiwi Willie Rickards. The Stormers that have lots of 9 talent surely will lose some of them and Alistair Siegelaar signed for the Lions. Other new signings for them are Hans van Dyk Griekwas hooker, Ruan Cloete Valke midfielder. They also add new SA U20 youngsters in Bulls centre Divan Kotze & sharks flanker Thilipatu Marole.The Bulls winger Trompie Nonthinga also boost their ranks. Their player contracts:
ALBERTS WILLEM 31-Oct-11
DU PLESSIS CHARL 31-Oct-10
FOURIE JAQUE 31-Oct-10
GROBBELAAR COBUS 31-Oct-10
JANSE V RENSBURG JC 31-Oct-11
JONCK CHRIS 31-Oct-10
LA GRANGE DOPPIES 31-Oct-10
LUDIK LOUIS 31-Oct-11
MINNIE DERICK 31-Oct-10
MULLER GERT 31-Oct-10
ROSE EARL 31-Oct-10
ROSE JODY 31-Oct-10
ST JERRY JUSTIN 31-Oct-10
SEPHAKA LAWRENCE 31-Oct-10
SENEKAL DEWALD 31-Oct-10
VAN DEVENTER JOHAN 31-Oct-11
VAN DER MERWE HEINKE 31-Oct-11
VENTER WALTER 31-Oct-10
VERMAAK JANO 31-Oct-10
WEPENER WILLIE 31-Oct-10
WHEELER JUSTIN 31-Oct-10
GELDENHUYS ROSS 31-Oct-10

It gives the Union great pride to announce that the following new
players have been signed and contracted to the GLRU:

RUOAN CLOETE 31-Oct-10
CLEVER TODD 31-Oct-09
KOTZE DIVAN 31-Oct-10
KRUGER ROBERT 31-Oct-10
NONTSHINGA TROMPIE 31-Oct-10
RICARD WILLIE 31-Oct-09
SIEGELAAR ALASTAIR 31-Oct-10
MAROLE THULIPHATO 31-Oct-10
VAN DYK HANS 31-Oct-10

Players the GLRU is still in negotiations with are Duncan Naude and
Janus Labuschagne.

The Union will begin discussions with the following players shortly
whose contracts expire on 31 October 2009.

BOSHOFF JANNIE 31-Oct-09
GODFREY BYRON 31-Oct-09
JOUBERT ERNST 31-Oct-09
KILLIAN MICHAEL 31-Oct-09
MDAHA T 31-Oct-09
MOSTERT GERHARD 31-Oct-09
NOBLE DUSTY 31-Oct-09
NTUNJA KAUNDA 31-Oct-09
PEKEUR WIGAN 31-Oct-09
PRETORIUS JACO 31-Oct-09
PRETORIUS ANDRE 31-Oct-09
REYNECKE ETHIENNE 31-Oct-09
STRYDOM LOUIS 31-Oct-09
SMITH ANDRE 31-Oct-09
VAN DER MERWE FRANCO 31-Oct-09
VAN DER MERWE GERT 31-Oct-09
VAN ZYL FREDDIE 31-Oct-09
VAN ZYL ANTON 31-Oct-09

The Xerox Lions Absa Currie Cup team will be on leave for the next four weeks, and will being training for the 2009 Vodacom Super 14 in mid November, where the new players will join the team.


The Lions will be a much more settled and experiensed lot to this years class and Janus Labuschagne already back in their ranks. They will produce a powerfull pack , make no mistake.

Stormers
The Lions strongpoint always being one of the Stormers short comings, tight 5. Heres hoping that Fondse, Bekker , Mujatsi , Moller and Blaauw will grow just as much as they show in the past year. Add youngsters JC Kritzinger (TH), & Andries Fourie (hooker), veteran AJ Venter & Andries Human and I am pretty confident that we'll have more then anoth debt to have a solid tight 5. Loosies a plenty and watch out for the new name Ralp Koster now picked for the BaaBaas. Also waiting down the wings to make a mark is Pieter Myburgh. Pieter Louw and Schalk and hopeful we wont see Luke Watson in a Stormers jersey. Scrumhalfs to many in this area and surely Bolla will have to retire or just go to a small province. Young kids on the block already showed their worth the Paarl Gimmie duo of Marnus Hugo for Boland and Dewaldt Duvenhage for WP, add the Boishaaier Conrad Hoffmann and Januarie will have to pull socks to keep the jersey. Grant will be 10 but I'd like to see the Boland 10 and x Matie Elgar Watts in Stormers clothing. Will not be surprised if he get picked for the Bokke soon. Midfield we have Jean, Bobo, des Fountain and youngsters Newman & PJ Vermeulen. Wings Chavangha, Joe Pieterse sure made a impact towards the end of the season and the veteran Wylie Human. Full Backs Jantjes & Percy. The best in the west.

Cheetahs
Myself expect this Cheetah team to grow yearly now simply because they got their academy going and with Grey Bloem a sound platform of talent. Thde only loss I know of is Hennie Daniller going but they add their Boland players like in the past with Denwill Demas & veteran Piet van Zyl. Exciting new youngsters will come through their ranks like Pietersen, the Ebersohn Twins, exct.

Will post on the Brutes & Sharks after the CC final but not to many movement in their ranks, one or two but surely the giants in our provinces at the moment

 

[Blue]

Who are the Lions Flyhalf options? That's what screwed them in the CC. Strydom is useless and Rose is all over the show. Without a decent 10 they are always going to prop up the bottom of the S14 ladder. Is there any youngster in that squad who could save them?

Who are the Stormers LH props? That's where your biggest problem was last year. Harris is adequate, nothing more, and once he got injured you were farked.

I'm sure the Cheetahs are happy Daniller is gone. He is a big lumbering idiot.

 

[PaarlBok]

Who are the Lions Flyhalf options? That's what screwed them in the CC. Strydom is useless and Rose is all over the show. Without a decent 10 they are always going to prop up the bottom of the S14 ladder. Is there any youngster in that squad who could save them?

On that list of them I saw two youngster 10s, Jody Rose, Earls young brother and Andre Smit a SA Schools & x Paarl Gimmie who I know in person. They need Petoors back. Smithers is a lighties but very talented and nippie kind of flyhalf but still a year younger to Jody Rose. Myself expected Jody to be there by now but look like he havent produce via the levels.

Who are the Stormers LH props? That's where your biggest problem was last year. Harris is adequate, nothing more, and once he got injured you were farked.

JD Moller & Wikus Blaauw. JD still injured after the S14 but surely he was full value. Blaauw the SuidWester who klapped that Aussie on the plane and came through Boland ranks. He more then show his worth to outplay Harris and stood his ground nicely in the CC.

I'm sure the Cheetahs are happy Daniller is gone. He is a big lumbering idiot.

Thats one talent from Gim that never have played to his talent. Interesting his little brother now in WP U19 team as a 8 and captain.

 

[spectator]

Did Ruan Smith get picked up by an Academy or anything Parl?

 

[PaarlBok]

Did Ruan Smith get picked up by an Academy or anything Parl?

Yep WeePee's one in Stellenbosch. He plays saturday from the bench for WeePee against the Sharks in the U19 final. Quite a achievement in SA. He & his twin brother will join there.

 

[PaarlBok]

Here you go, this will be his home next year.
http://www.wpri.co.za/

Nick Mallet started this one up two years ago. WP CravenWeek lot go there with a contract but the others have to pay R80,000 per annum if not invited. Make more sense for a youngster now out of school to go rather study a career also in Stellenbosch at Maties. That will cost you R40,000 , acomodation included.

Still feel for the amount of rugby talent running around here there is lots of talent missing the professional boat and easy and cheap prew for poachers. Many of them will make any Craven Week side on merit and easy to grab.

 

[PaarlBok]

Time for a bit updating. Jaco van Schalkwyk off to Italia. He was a real SA journeyman. learn his trade at Paarl Boishaai (myself played against his dad, when we were young), went through WeePee youth teams, then Cheetahs and had a bit of Italia taste, to the Lions and now back to Italia.

Of the Brute & Guppies teams that played in the final it look like the Brutes will lose Wikus van Heerden & Jandre Kruger. Guppies will lose Michalak & Barrit.

Oh and Luke Watson is busy to finalise his move to the Brutes. :fishing

 

[PaarlBok]

Movements for Stormers:
Players out: Naas Olivier (Griquas), Alistair Siegelaar (Lions), Ross Skeate (Toulon), Francois van der Merwe (Toulon).

Players in: At this stage no signings have been confirmed, but has heard talk that Hilton Lobberts (Bulls) and Duane Vermeulen (Cheetahs) are heading to the Cape for next year?s Super 14.

 

[Blue]

Time for a bit updating. Jaco van Schalkwyk off to Italia. He was a real SA journeyman. learn his trade at Paarl Boishaai (myself played against his dad, when we were young), went through WeePee youth teams, then Cheetahs and had a bit of Italia taste, to the Lions and now back to Italia.

Of the Brute & Guppies teams that played in the final it look like the Brutes will lose Wikus van Heerden & Jandre Kruger. Guppies will lose Michalak & Barrit.

Oh and Luke Watson is busy to finalise his move to the Brutes. :fishing

Haha. He wouldn't make it alive into Pretoria. They'll mow him down on the borders.

No seriously is weepee goign to keep him? Not very good for morale now is he?

 

[PaarlBok]

Haha. He wouldn't make it alive into Pretoria. They'll mow him down on the borders.

No seriously is weepee goign to keep him? Not very good for morale now is he?

Was trying to draw your attention. :lmao:

Think its a turksvy for Rassie. Have no idea , but can only imagen guys like Schalk Burger , Jean de Viliers & AJ Venter will tell him something. Think his soutie buddies is getting smaller by the day at weepee and look like he is heading to the corner there also. Think he need more prayers to be honest.

 

[PaarlBok]

Cheetahs first squad for 2009
Cheetahs squad for 2009

Fullbacks: Bevin Fortuin, Riaan Viljoen, Hennie Daniller.
Wings: Jongi Nokwe, Fabian Juries, Trompie Nontshinga, Kabamba Floors, Bjorn Basson, Eddie Fredericks, Dewald Pretorius.
Centres: Meyer Bosman, Piet van Zyl, Corn? Uys, Philip Snyman, JW Jonker, Alwyn Hollenbach, Egon Seconds.
Flyhalves: Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Chris Rossouw, Naas Olivier, Hanno Coetzee.
Scrumhalves: Sarel Pretorius, Tertius Carse, Tewis de Bruyn and Gerrie Odendaal.

Loose forwards: Juan Smith, Heinrich Br?ssow, Frans Viljoen, Hendro Scholtz, Schalk van der Merwe, Nico Breedt, Francois Uys, Devon Raubenheimer.
Locks: David de Villiers, Wayne van Heerden, Flip van der Merwe, Piet Myburgh.
Props: Wian du Preez, Coenie Oosthuizen, Albertus Buckle, Ruaan du Preez, Kobus Calldo, Jean Botha, Sarel Louw, WP Nel.
Hookers: Adriaan Strauss, Richardt Strauss, Ryno Barnes and Ashley Johnson.
Injured: Wilton Pietersen and Gavin Passens. Sevens commitments: Robert Ebersohn, Lionel Mapoe and Howard Noble.

First off no Duanne Vermeulen, welcome to the Stormers!

A lot of Boland poaching here!

Kabamba Floors in the wing?

Egon Seconds in midfield?

No talented U21s like Jaco Colyn & Llewelyn Adonis. Maybe he'll come in if Daniller get his French contract.

Heavy WP fattie poaching like WP Nel, Jean Botha (this fatty Rassie should have keep, he is going to come and bite him) and the Boishaaier Albertus Buckle.

 

[PaarlBok]

latest on the Stormers sick & lazy lot.
Stormers site

Moller says that having depth at prop allows the players to put pressure on one another. ?Wicus toured with us in the Super 14 earlier this year and even though he didn?t play on tour, working together helps us learn from each other, which is great for the team.?

The prop?s shoulder reconstruction put him out of any physical activity for almost two months. ?I had to start from scratch,? said Moller of his conditioning. ?It?s hard work, and the thing is that you want to make sure after such a long lay-off that you take the opportunity and you come back stronger than you were before the injury.?

?I worked very closely with Steph du Toit on the conditioning, Lize looks after me on the physio side and then also Johan van Wyk on the rehabilitation. It has been a lot of work, but we?re a great team! All the injured guys train together ? so we keep each other motivated. It really is hard work and there is still work to be done, but we?re on track and it will be worth it in the long run.?

Team mates Pieter Myburgh (Looseforward), Dylan Des Fountain (Centre), Willem de Waal (Flyhalf), AJ Venter (Utility Forward), Gcobani Bobo (Centre) and Conrad Hoffmann (Scrumhalf) are all progressing well with their respective rehabilitation programmes.

 

[PaarlBok]

If I look at the SA squad myself cant see the Lions & Cheetahs going better in 2009. But I can promise the Bulls, Sharks & Stormers will be serious semi contenders this time around. All three of them will base their Springbok players. Surely the Stormers will go one better. last year they come as close as can to a semi spot. Rassie add some real experiense with the additions of Percy, Willem de Waal & AJ Venter. Springbok players like Jantjes, Jean, Januarie, Schalk, Bekker & Mujatsi sure did a stepup as players from a year back. Now adding some class with Duanne Vermeulen and other youngsters to make a stepup like Lobberts, Andre Fourie, Wicus Blaauw & Fondse you have quite a different Stormers outlook to this year. Their fixture list is also better with easier home games and the difficulter ones away. You here absolutely nothing from this lot, no one even know the current squad practising and thats the way Rassie do his thing. If they win their first lot of rounds and go in decent shape into their tour, well they will be able to get through that difficult away teams with some victories and will not be easy to beat like they showed this year. The Bulls will be a much better outfit to this year and took some time to get to grips to the ELVs. They are already busy and have currently a squad of 53
Fullbacks: Zane Kirchner, Tiger Mangweni.

Wings: Akona Ndungane, John Mametsa, Bryan Habana, Gerhard van den Heever, Rocco Jansen.

Centres: JP Nel, Marius Delport, Stefan Dippenaar, Gerhard van der Merwe, Jaco Pretorius, Wynand Olivier, Wayne Julies, Stefan Watermeyer, Ruan Boshoff.

Flyhalves: Morn? Steyn, Burton Francis, Francois Brummer, Marnitz Boshoff.

Scrumhalves: Fourie du Preez, Heini Adams, Francois Hougaard, JP Joubert.

Loose forwards: Pierre Spies, Dewald Potgieter, Gerrit-Jan van Velze, Pedrie Wannenburg, Dries van Schalkwyk, Okkie Kruger, Deon Stegmann, Jacques Burger.

Locks: Victor Matfield, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Fudge Mabeta, Bakkies Botha, Danie Rossouw, Bosman Grobler, Ruan van Jaarsveld, Willem Serfontein, B?rend Botha.

Props: Rayno Gerber, Werner Kruger, Ruan Vermeulen, Frik Kirsten, Gurthr? Steenkamp, Jaco Engels, Dean Greyling, Corne Fourie.

Hookers: Chiliboy Ralepelle, Derick Ku?n, Bandise Maku, Henri Bantjes.

If you look through this squad I am pretty sure they are much stronger when they win the compo. Some strong Bok beef and a host of SA U20 talent from 2008 in that lot. They have real debt.

The Sharks havent started because they have so many Bokke and youngsters. They coming off a CC win and will be much stronger then in 2008. The Bokke young stars like Steyn, Pienaar, JP, Beast, Bismarck & Kankowski will be much more experiense to a year back plus they will have John Smit in their ranks.

I can promise you that our lot will be much better opposition to 2008, specially our own big 3.