Skrywer: Dwarslat #PaleToe
Dagsê aan almal, insluitend vriend en vyand van Noord en Suid.
Die uwe, Dwarslat ag homself as ‘n gelukkige mens. Hy bly lekker, braai gereeld en het geleentheid om legendes van die rugby wêreld te sien groot word.
“Jou brood is albei kante gebotter,” sê my buurman vir my gister. “Jy het ‘n rugbyspan wat darem nog wen. My seun vra ek moet hom ‘n blok van die skool aflaai nadat Fort Loftus se deure vir my Stormertjies toegeklap het en my vrou is nog kwaad oor ons die huis se adres vergeet het nadat ons ‘n paar keer om die wêreld was by Trademarx se kuipe.” Ek voel jammer vir die man, want in ons huis heers liefde en vrede. Vroulief het nou nog nie gesê wat sy bedoel het met ‘jou beurt sal kom’ nie en my kinders het nog vriende wat wil oorslaap.
Ek is bekommerd oor mevrou Dwarslat se geheimenis, want haar span loop los voor in vanjaar se Supergedoente en Saterdag-aand was sy die ene liefde nadat ons die Bulls en Sharkies se oorwinnings gevier het. Soos ek gesê het, ek is stilweg bekommerd…, maar nie naastenby soos wat ek glo Toetie moet wees nie.
Ek sê vanoggend vir Jan Slaghuis dat ons oorsese Bokke seker lekker lag oor die getjommel hier tuis. Bakkies Botha het al vertel hoe lekker hulle daar in Frankryk gebly het en op ‘n kol begin wors maak het wat hulle aan die Aussies verkoop het. Dit terwyl die Hollander met sy nimmereindigende kredietkaart al wat jong potensiële Springbok hier wegrokkel, en Montpellier meer as twaalf Suid Afrikaanse spelers het.
Jan reken Toetie moet vasbyt en net plaaslike spelers kies vir die Iere se toer en vergeet van ‘n man soos Duane Vermeulen wat binnegevegte het met sy Europese klub.
“Ons raak al hoe erger, byna soos die sokkerspelers wat links en regs koop en verkoop word en te hel sê vir hul nasionale spanne. Mag dit ons behoede bly dat die Internasionale Rugbyraad te lamsakkig is om hierdie klubs te roskam en te stop.
“Een van die dae moet ons die manne begin gradeer, klas jy weet, soos ‘n mens met skape maak. “Dalk is dit nie ‘n slegte idee nie, dan klas ons die manne in Groen-en-Goud wat hier bly en hulle speel met ‘n spesiale Springbok, iets wat die Ministertjie sal bly maak. Iets soos ‘n Proteatjie in die Bok se bek wat wys hulle is ‘n rasegte Suid Afrikaans geteelde stoet.”
Neef Gerhard sê hy bly wakker vir Toetie se aankondiging Saterdag-aand, al kom dit met KykNET se nuus.
“Ek gaan maak soos die Ministertjie en fyn kyk hoe hy dié Bokspan se kies gaan regkry en as hy nog steeds vlek kry van die Ah-en-Seer kant, gaan ek maak soos Fiekie altyd doen en skree: ‘moer hulle’.
“Ek is by bly verby dat Akkers die SA-A span gaan afrig, want dan kan Toetie mos afkyk en wen, net soos my Leeutjies”, glimlag die slimme neef van my.
Saterdag gaan ek my hande vol hè, nie net van my familie nie, maar ook veral van mevrou Dwarslat en haar ‘jou-beurt-sal-kom’. Want wie ookal die stryd anderkant die Boereworsgordyn wen, het bragging rights.
Dwarslat waag met dié spulletjie as moontlike manne in Groen-en-Goud:
Willie le Roux, Cheslin Kolbe, JP Pietersen, Ruan Combrinck, Lwazi Mvovo, Jesse Kriel, Lionel Mapoe, Damian de Allende, Jan Serfontein, Patrick Lambie, Johan Goosen, Elton Jantjies (as hy reg is vir die Iere), Rudy Paige, Faf de Klerk, Ruan Pienaar, Duane Vermeulen, Warren Whiteley, Siya Kolisi, Jaco Kriel, Francois Louw, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Franco Mostert, Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager, Frans Malherbe, Julian Redelinghuys, Scarra Ntubeni, Bongi Mbonambi, Adriaan Strauss, Beast Mtwarira, Trevor Nyakane.
Kaptein? Dis óf Adriaan Strauss óf Pat Lambie.
Of dalk verras Toetie ons heeltemal.
Groete uit Luilekkerland.
Foto: Willem Loock / @Nader_pale_toe
Fullback Warrick Gelant makes his much anticipated return to action on Saturday when the Vodacom Blue Bulls take on the Leopards at Loftus Versfeld in the Currie Cup Qualifying tournament.
Gelant broke his jaw playing for the Vodacom Bulls against the Sunwolves at the end of March, but has now fully recovered and was named by Vodacom Blue Bulls Currie Cup coach, Hendré Marnitz.
Marnitz was quick to express his excitement about the team to face the Leopards: “It was tough not to get excited when putting the team together. Having nine guys with Super Rugby experience, including a Springbok prop in Werner Kruger, will certainly assist our campaign. It also adds immense value to the youngsters in the squad. The Leopards is a great side that plays some really exciting rugby, and have some tried and tested combinations that have come through from Varsity cup.”
The Vodacom Blue Bulls team is: 15. Warrick Gelant, 14. Jade Stighling, 13. Aclino Izaacz, 12. Dan Kriel, 11 Divan Rossouw, 10. Joshua Stander, 9. Ivan van Zyl, 8. Hanro Liebenberg (c), 7. Renaldo Bothma, 6. Roelof Smit, 5. Marvin Orie, 4. Ashton Fortuin, 3. Werner Kruger, 2. Jaco Visagie, 1. Nqobisizwe Mxoli. Replacements: 16. Corniel Els, 17. Etienne Swanepoel, 18. Abongile Nonkontwana, 19. Ruan Steenkamp, 20. Andre Warner, 21. Kurt Webster, 22. Kefentse Mahlo.
Match: England vs Wales (Old Mutual Wealth Cup)
Kick-off: 16h00 SA Time
TV: SS8 (SA)
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7 Dan Lydiate (C)
Eddie Jones has named four uncapped players in his match-day 23 to face Wales for the Old Mutual Wealth Cup at Twickenham Stadium (kick-off 3pm, live on Sky Sports).
Northampton Saints back-row forward Teimana Harrison will earn his first England cap at blind-side flanker replacing Chris Robshaw (Harlequins) who is rested. Elsewhere the uncapped trio of Sale Sharks hooker Tommy Taylor, Leicester Tigers loose-head prop Ellis Genge and Bath Rugby centre Ollie Devoto are included as replacements.
England match-day 23 for the Old Mutual Wealth Cup game against Wales
15. Mike Brown (vice captain, Harlequins, 48 caps)
14. Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 20 caps)
13. Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby, 21 caps)
12. Luther Burrell (Northampton Saints, 12 caps)
11. Marland Yarde (Harlequins, 7 caps)
10. George Ford (Bath Rugby, 22 caps)
9. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 57 caps)
1. Matt Mullan (Wasps 9 caps)
2. Dylan Hartley (captain, Northampton Saints, 71 caps)
3. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 61 caps)
4. Joe Launchbury (Wasps, 32 caps)
5. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 45 caps)
6. Teimana Harrison (Northampton Saints, uncapped)
7. James Haskell (Wasps, 67 caps)
8. Jack Clifford (Harlequins, 5 caps)
16. Tommy Taylor (Sales Sharks, uncapped)
17. Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, uncapped)
19. Dave Attwood (Bath Rugby, 22 caps)
20. Matt Kvesic (Gloucester Rugby, 2 caps)
21. Danny Care (Harlequins, 58 caps)
22. Ollie Devoto (Bath Rugby, uncapped)
23. Elliot Daly (Wasps, 3 caps)
There are a few new faces on the replacements bench as well with Tygerberg star Dale Wilson set to make his senior DHL Western Province debut, while Eital Bredenkamp, Ryan Oosthuizen and Grant Hermanus, returning from injury, are all back in the mix.
Dobson knows that the unbeaten ORC Griquas will present a stern test for his charges.
The Western Force have made four changes to the match-day 23 to face the Melbourne Rebels at AAMI Park on Sunday afternoon with club stalwart Pek Cowan to captain the side in the absence of Matt Hodgson.
Replacing the injured Hodgson is Chris Alcock who slots straight back into the starting XV having recovered from a knee injury suffered against the Rebels back in Round One. In the other changes to the side Peter Grant returns to wear the No.10 jersey while Heath Tessmann and Solomoni (Junior) Rasolea will both look to make an impact off the bench.
“‘Hodgo’ is obviously a loss in terms of his play and leadership and while Pek (Cowan) will assume the captaincy, every player understands the need to step up,” he said. “Pek has been around from day one and with Alby, was asked to lead the team in Matt’s absence in the pre-season.
1 Pek Cowan (C)
2016 Asteron Life Super Rugby – Week 14
Kick-off: 2:05PM AWST
The Southern Kings will host the Jaguares for the first time in the history of the Vodacom Super Rugby competition when they face each other at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday evening.
Along with the Southern Kings and Sunwolves, the Jaguares are one of three newly added teams after SANZAR confirmed in 2014 the expansion to the competition from 15 teams to 18 in 2016.
The Jaguares boasted no less than 22 players who represented Argentina at the 2015 Rugby World Cup and a handful of uncapped International players.
The Jaguares travelled to Bloemfontein to face the Cheetahs in their first match. The home side raced to a 24 – 3 lead at the close of the first quarter and ended the first half with a 24 – 17 lead. The visitors, however, fought back to record their maiden Vodacom Super Rugby win, 34 – 33. The following week they lost to the Cell C Sharks in Durban, 19 – 15.
They returned to Argentina where they faced the Chiefs in their first home game at the Jose Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires. The home side had a slender one point lead at the break and despite a seesaw battle throughout the match the Jaguares took the lead with just over five minutes to play. The Chiefs, however, managed to score the winning try in the final minute to take the game 30 – 26 at the end.
They suffered a further five straight losses, including a 22 – 40 defeat at the hands of last year’s runners-up, the Hurricanes, and a 28 – 36 defeat to the Sunwolves in Tokyo.
They returned home to face the Southern Kings in Round 10. The home side raced to a 28 – 3 lead at the end of the first quarter and adding another twelve points before the half ended, 40 – 15. The second half didn’t get any easier for the Southern Kings as the Jaguares added another thirty three points to end the game with only their second win, 73 – 27.
Since then the Jaguares lost to the Sharks at home and the Lions in Johannesburg, 22- 25 and 24 – 52 respectively.
The Southern Kings returned home to face the Blues at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The home side put in a brave performance against the three time Super Rugby champions, but lapses in concentration saw the home side slip tries at crucial times as the game ended 18 – 34 to the Blues.
The defeat to the New Zealanders came at a price as the Southern Kings had to travel to Bloemfontein to face the Cheetahs without a number of key players. The loss of captain Steven Sykes, CJ Velleman, Chris Cloete and seasoned prop Schalk Ferreira was evident as the home side won 34 – 20.
The Southern Kings will have to dig deep and take a hard look at themselves this week after a determined Sharks side scored 53 unanswered points against the visitors in their return match at Kingspark this past Saturday.
Southern Kings coach, Deon Davids made four changes to his starting XV. Amongst the backs, Wandile Mjekevu who is on loan from the Cell C Sharks comes in on the right wing as replacement for Luzuko Vulindlu and Stefan Watermeyer who has recovered from his injury replaces JP du Plessis in the midfield.
Two changes amongst the tight five sees JC Astle replacing Schalk Oelofse at lock, while Egar Marutlulle makes a welcomed return at hooker.
15 Jurgen Visser 14 Lukhanyo Am 13 Stefan Watermeyer 12 Shane Gates 11 Wandile Mjekevu 10 Louis Fouché 9 Ntando Kebe 8 Aidon Davis 7 Thembelani Bholi 6 Stefan Willemse 5 JC Astle 4 Steven Sykes (c) 3 Jacobie Adriaanse 2 Edgar Marutlulle 1 Schalk Ferreira
16 Martin Bezuidenhout 17 Justin Ackerman 18 Tom Botha 19 Schalk Oelofse 20 Jacques Engelbrecht 21 Kevin Luiters 22 Dewald Human 23 JP du Plessis
15 Joaquín Tuculet 14 Matías Orlando 13 Segundo Tuculet 12 Juan Martín Hernández 11 Emiliano Boffelli 10 Nicolás Sánchez 9 Martín Landajo 8 Facundo Isa 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamón 6 Tomás Lezana 5 Tomás Lavanini 4 Guido Petti 3 Ramiro Herrera 2 Agustin Creevy (c) 1 Santiago García Botta
16 Julián Montoya 17 Facundo Gigena 18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro 19 Matías Alemanno 20 Javier Ortega Desio 21 Felipe Ezcurra 22 Santiago González Iglesias 23 Ramiro Moyano
Written by Pierre Mc Leod
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Paarl Boys’ High 1st XV
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