NPR

_Os_ wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 10:38 am

Chilli wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 10:37 am Well done to both the Bulls and Stormers.
Hard luck $harks. If you had a decent 9 and10 you could have won it. I hope for your sake that you get both.

I fear for the Bulls in Leinster.

Stomps will win then have to travel to Leinster.

I agree on all that.

assfly wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 11:43 am

Blake wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 11:33 am The only way to stop them is to do what La Rochelle did.

Slow down their quick ball at the ruck and pressure their backs to take away their space and time.
Easier said than done, but the Bulls have the cattle to do both and have done both in the past to many other teams.

I'd still make Leinster the favourites by some margin, but I wouldn't write off the Bulls' ability to make it messy.

La Rochelle's ability to swing the ball wide and get both wings attacking on either side was incredible. Not sure if the Bulls have got the ability to do that.

But yes, make it messy and keep it tight, and hopefully they can get them nervous and making mistakes.

Monk wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:57 pm stormers can win only if they dismantle the Ulster forwards which will take some application - not at all convinced by the stormers lineout

and the going may be soft which should favour Ulster

Masterji wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 10:13 pm Is Moodey any good? Lots of hype

Speaking on SuperSport’s weekly Afrikaans rugby show, ‘Super Rugby’, the 22-year-old said he is really thankful for the playing opportunities the Stormers are giving him.
“It’s just nice to be playing again, together with a great bunch of guys,” said Roos. “I play with a sense of desperation when I carry the ball forward. Not too many people know this but, two years back before I joined the Stormers, I thought about giving up rugby to go study because things weren’t working out at the Sharks.

“But then I got this lifeline at Western Province, and I’m so grateful for it and just glad to be playing again.”

Springbok great Victor Matfield, another pundit on the show, questioned Roos about the Stormers’ positive playing style and the renewed self-confidence of individuals such as Manie Libbok and Hacjivah Dayimani – players who also fell down the pecking order at their previous unions.

“In a recent team meeting, [coach John Dobson] compared us to “absurd heroes” – players who did not receive much playing chances at other unions, who did not get much rhythm at their previous teams and are now playing well together,” said Roos.

“I think everyone’s just comfortable here [at the Stormers]. You can just be yourself. No one forces or pressures you to behave in a certain way. You’re free to express yourself. Everyone’s got a common goal and that’s to win this competition, of course. And we’re all working towards that. I think our management team’s done very well in that regard.”

Commenting on the hype around him in the media and among the South African rugby public regarding a Springbok call-up, Roos said that while he is appreciative of the support he receives from fans, he chooses not to let the noise get to him by taking things “week by week”.

assfly wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:21 am Even Roos was at the $harks?

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 8:59 am

Masterji wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 10:13 pm Is Moodey any good? Lots of hype

He is a Paarl boy, played for Boland Landbou. Very talented and nippy like the other midgets. WP have to many of them.

assfly wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:21 am Even Roos was at the $harks?

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:41 am URC Award Winners List 2021-22

Tackle Machine: Alan O’Connor (Ulster)

Turnover King: Jac Morgan (Ospreys)

Gilbert Golden Boot: Gareth Anscombe (Ospreys)

Top Try Scorer: Leolin Zas (DHL Stormers)

Ironman: Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls)

Dream Team: Warrick Gelant (DHL Stormers), Seabelo Senatla (DHL Stormers), James Hume (Ulster), Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers), Leolin Zas (DHL Stormers), Ross Byrne (Leinster), Craig Casey (Munster); Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks), Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls), Thomas du Toit (Cell C Sharks), Jean Kleyn (Munster), Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls), Marcell Coetzee (Vodacom Bulls), Nick Timoney (Ulster), Evan Roos (DHL Stormers).

SaintK wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:20 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:41 am URC Award Winners List 2021-22

Tackle Machine: Alan O’Connor (Ulster)

Turnover King: Jac Morgan (Ospreys)

Gilbert Golden Boot: Gareth Anscombe (Ospreys)

Top Try Scorer: Leolin Zas (DHL Stormers)

Ironman: Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls)

Dream Team: Warrick Gelant (DHL Stormers), Seabelo Senatla (DHL Stormers), James Hume (Ulster), Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers), Leolin Zas (DHL Stormers), Ross Byrne (Leinster), Craig Casey (Munster); Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks), Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls), Thomas du Toit (Cell C Sharks), Jean Kleyn (Munster), Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls), Marcell Coetzee (Vodacom Bulls), Nick Timoney (Ulster), Evan Roos (DHL Stormers).

Only one Leinster player in it

Masterji wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:12 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 8:59 am

Masterji wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 10:13 pm Is Moodey any good? Lots of hype

He is a Paarl boy, played for Boland Landbou. Very talented and nippy like the other midgets. WP have to many of them.

So less than 6ft

assfly wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:44 pm Leinster are an amazing team collectively, but individually they are shit individual players.

assfly wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:44 pm Leinster are an amazing team collectively, but individually they are shit individual players.

assfly wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:44 pm Leinster are an amazing team collectively, but individually they are shit individual players.

Blake wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 7:23 pm

assfly wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:44 pm Leinster are an amazing team collectively, but individually they are shit individual players.

Smelly bait often works best. Well played.

FalseBayFC wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:43 pm

Masterji wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:12 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 8:59 am

He is a Paarl boy, played for Boland Landbou. Very talented and nippy like the other midgets. WP have to many of them.

So less than 6ft

Midgets? The dude is a 90kg 1.9m 19 years old who will probably end up at 100 kegs once he has filled out. He is neither nippy nor a midget. He is a tall outside back with good acceleration off the mark and elite level top end pace.

bok_viking wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:15 am

FalseBayFC wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:43 pm

Masterji wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:12 pm

So less than 6ft

Midgets? The dude is a 90kg 1.9m 19 years old who will probably end up at 100 kegs once he has filled out. He is neither nippy nor a midget. He is a tall outside back with good acceleration off the mark and elite level top end pace.

Yeah he is a big unit, but he is looking good so far, both on the wing and solid at the back while Arendse was injured. Definitely got a bit of speed and can brush off tackles. Looking forward to see how he develops over the next couple of seasons. And as mentioned he will definitely fill out a bit more.

Sards wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 4:30 pm Huge Marcel fan. He was so influential at the Sharks before he went abroad and continued to grow in stature. He has led the Bulls with distinction. I am supporting the Bulls

Chilli wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 4:47 pm I'll always support the SA teams, but there is no chance of the Bulls winning this.
Leinster by 30 odd.

Monk wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:01 am anyone taken note of Caleb Abrahams playing at 9 for Grey College?

very very talented youngster