SA S15 Conference 2020
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Sharks team vs Bulls
15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Sbu Nkosi, 13 Lukhanyo Am (captain), 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Tyler Paul, 6 James Venter, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Ox Nche
Substitutes: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 John-Hubert Meyer, 19 Le Roux Roets, 20 Henco Venter, 21 Sanele Nohamba, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Jeremy Ward -
@cgrant said in SA S15 Conference 2020:
Last year, I predicted the Jaguares to finish on top of the SA conference. I am not so sure for 2020. They have lost a few key players (Sanchez, Lavanini, Matera). It will be very tight.
Sanchez left at end of 2018 He's been replaced by Miotti who'll be Pumas #10 by 2023 RWC
Lavanini is a liability He'l be replaced by Alemanno who's alot more disciplined & is a lineout option to boot
Moyano gone to Toulon Good player but Jaguares have tons of wing option S Carreras will start at #11
Only significant loss will be Matera who was best player in Super Rugby last year
Jaguares will replace Matera by committee:
Grondona Pedimonte (U20), Gorrisen Lezana will all start at Flanker/#8 as Desio cover flank as well as #8
I expect Jaguares to again dominate SA Conf & go back to back Stormers only team sniffing the Jaguares talent level
- Jaguares - Win SR
- Stormers - QF
- Sharks - QF
- Lions - 10th
- Bulls - 11th
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@OomPB said in SA S15 Conference 2020:
Sharks team vs Bulls
15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Sbu Nkosi, 13 Lukhanyo Am (captain), 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Tyler Paul, 6 James Venter, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Ox Nche
Substitutes: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 John-Hubert Meyer, 19 Le Roux Roets, 20 Henco Venter, 21 Sanele Nohamba, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Jeremy WardBulls
15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Johnny Kotze, 12 Burger Odendaal (captain), 11 Rosko Specman, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Josh Strauss, 7 Abongile Nonkontwana, 6 Jeandré Rudolph, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 2 Jaco Visagie, 1 Lizo Gqoboka
Substitutes: 16 Johan Grobbelaar, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Ruan Nortje, 20 Ryno Pieterse, 21 Wian Vosloo, 22 Embrose Papier, 23 Manie Libbok
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Sharks touring squad (for Highlanders, Hurricanes, Rebels and Reds away games):
Touring Squad - The Sharks Durban
Cell C Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has named a 27-man squad that will depart for Australasia after week one action in their match against the Vodacom Bulls. The team will take on the Highlanders and Hurricanes in their New Zealand leg in week two and three, followed by successive matches against...
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S24
While the dreaded midnight deadline for local players to opt out of their existing contracts with South African franchises might've passed, there still a significant amount of anxiety over what the true extent of clause, part of SA Rugby's Industry Mitigation Plan in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, will be on playing rosters.BULLS
In:Duane Vermeulen
Marcel van der Merwe
Gio Aplon
Arno Botha
Out:
Johnny Kotze
Manie Libbok
LIONS
Out:Malcolm Marx
Tyrone Green
Ruan Vermaak
Shaun Reynolds
SHARKS
In:Manie Libbok
Out:
Andre Esterhuizen
Tyler Paul
Andisa Ntsila
In:
Kade Wolhuter
Keke Morabe
Out:
Wilco Louw
Dillyn Leyds
JL du Plessis
PSdT had a record offer from France, Mapimpi & Amm not far behind but they rejected it
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Didn't know where else to post this.
Former Springboks hooker handed 8-year ban for doping
Ralepelle's ban was confirmed by the South Africa Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS) after he tested positive for a banned anabolic agent.
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@booboo said in SA S15 Conference 2020:
A South African rugby player doping?
Seriously?
Hell naaaww...
Nothing to see here, carry on...
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SA Rugby welcomes news on resumption of playing
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux welcomed the news from the South African Government that rugby has been given the green light to return to the playing field, under certain conditions. The news was gazetted by Mr Nathi Mthethwa, the Minister for Sports, Arts and Culture, on Thursday. It allows for a return to competitive action subject to compliance with measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The directions stipulate that contact training, and matches can be played in empty stadiums, with only limited people allowed to attend games as part of essential services to make these events possible and from within a “bio safe environment”.“Having said that, our eight franchise teams that returned to the training field recently still need a few more weeks of preparation before they will be ready for matches, and from SA Rugby’s side we will assist them with whatever is necessary. “At this stage, we hope to have our first matches by early to mid-September and our plans on the structure of the planned competition will be announced in due course, as we have various options to consider.” The Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, Cell C Sharks, DHL Stormers, Toyota Cheetahs, Southern Kings, Tafel Lager Griquas and Phakisa Pumas all started with non-contact training a few weeks ago. The return to international competition is not permitted under the new regulations, but Roux said he understood the Government’s need to phase any return to normality. -
@Stargazer Cool now they can't wimp out of the RC
World player of the year Pieter-Steph du Toit terminates contract in South Africa
