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Slick wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:36 pm All those changes for the Italian teams

robmatic wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:57 pm

Slick wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:36 pm All those changes for the Italian teams

Fair enough with Zebre, they were rubbish last season, but I thought Benetton were starting to go somewhere.

FalseBayFC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:35 pm Bulls have just confirmed Marco van Staden in from Leicester. If he's fit they'll have a monster backrow.

Slick wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:01 pm

robmatic wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:57 pm

Slick wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:36 pm All those changes for the Italian teams

Fair enough with Zebre, they were rubbish last season, but I thought Benetton were starting to go somewhere.

Cardiff have brought in some names!

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:18 pm Scarlets and Ospreys are a worry.

robmatic wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:00 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:18 pm Scarlets and Ospreys are a worry.

I guess they are relying on homegrown talent but I'm not sure that's enough. I think there's a bit of scope for the Welsh teams to increase their competitiveness just by bringing in some cheap-ish experienced SH players but they are choosing not to do that.

robmatic wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:51 am

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:48 am Stormers spread their games to Gqeberha /Stellenbosch.

The first two home games of the new season, against Connacht and Edinburgh on 24 September and 1 October, will be played in Stellenbosch.

The round-nine clash with Dragons on 3 December will be played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Will there be a decent crowd for the Edinburgh game?

Head Coach John Dobson said that after a good training week, this final pre-season friendly is a vital part of their preparations for the upcoming campaign.

“We saw some really encouraging signs last week and the squad has really connected well this week as we have prepared for this match.

“It will be really valuable for all 26 players to get some gametime as we continue to build towards our first match of the season which is just over two weeks away,” he said.

DHL Stormers XV: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Tristan Leyds, 13 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Chris Hollis, 10 Kade Wolhuter, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Ernst van Rhyn (captain), 6 Junior Pokomela, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Connor Evans, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Andre-Hugo Venter, 1 Ali Vermaak.
Replacements (from): 16 Chad Solomon, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Gary Porter, 20 Paul de Villiers, 21 Louwan Horn, 22 Marcel Theunissen, 23 Imad Khan, 24 Seabelo Senatla, 25 Mnombo Zwelendaba, 26 Godlen Masimla.

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:54 am Jake White have a problem with the travelling to the UK. Well no surprise.

assfly wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:10 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:54 am Jake White have a problem with the travelling to the UK. Well no surprise.

White was really moaning about nothing. FFS he gets to travel business class on Qatar a couple of times a year to the UK, suck it up.

boere wors wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:14 pm Wouldnt a travel agreement with british airways have made more sense, ie fly to london long haul and from there on to glasgow, edinburgh, belfast, dublin...??
Flying joburg - doha - frankfurt - glasgow seems a bit dull. Must have been quite the bargain.

Sards wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:14 pm Read what White says. The Lions are complaining too.
26 hours travel for a game

assfly wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:31 pm

Sards wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:14 pm Read what White says. The Lions are complaining too.
26 hours travel for a game

It's the northern hemisphere, what was he expecting? Direct flights with Concorde?

boere wors wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:14 pm Wouldnt a travel agreement with british airways have made more sense, ie fly to london long haul and from there on to glasgow, edinburgh, belfast, dublin...??
Flying joburg - doha - frankfurt - glasgow seems a bit dull. Must have been quite the bargain.

Blake wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 1:07 pm

boere wors wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:14 pm Wouldnt a travel agreement with british airways have made more sense, ie fly to london long haul and from there on to glasgow, edinburgh, belfast, dublin...??
Flying joburg - doha - frankfurt - glasgow seems a bit dull. Must have been quite the bargain.

Does British Airways still do flights to SA now that Comair in SA has gone bust?

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:07 pm Stormers

Head Coach John Dobson said that after a good training week, this final pre-season friendly is a vital part of their preparations for the upcoming campaign.

“We saw some really encouraging signs last week and the squad has really connected well this week as we have prepared for this match.

“It will be really valuable for all 26 players to get some gametime as we continue to build towards our first match of the season which is just over two weeks away,” he said.

DHL Stormers XV: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Tristan Leyds, 13 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Chris Hollis, 10 Kade Wolhuter, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Ernst van Rhyn (captain), 6 Junior Pokomela, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Connor Evans, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Andre-Hugo Venter, 1 Ali Vermaak.
Replacements (from): 16 Chad Solomon, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Gary Porter, 20 Paul de Villiers, 21 Louwan Horn, 22 Marcel Theunissen, 23 Imad Khan, 24 Seabelo Senatla, 25 Mnombo Zwelendaba, 26 Godlen Masimla.

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 10:03 am Very strong Sharks team. Bosch at his home ground

Sharks team for Stormers: 15 Aphelele Fassi 14 Werner Kok 13 Ben Tapuia 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg 11 Yaw Penxe 10 Curwin Bosch 9 Grant Williams 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe 7 Dylan Richardson 6 James Venter 5 Reniel Hugo 4 Justin Basson 3 Thomas du Toit (capt) 2 Kerron van Vuuren 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu

Replacements: Dan Jooste, Fez Mbatha, Dian Bleuler, Carlu Sadie, Thembelani Bholi, Gerbrandt Grobler, Phepsi Buthelezi, Zee Mkhabela, Boeta Chamberlain, Marnus Potgieter, Thaakir Abrahams.

SaintK wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:18 pm

boere wors wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 12:14 pm Wouldnt a travel agreement with british airways have made more sense, ie fly to london long haul and from there on to glasgow, edinburgh, belfast, dublin...??
Flying joburg - doha - frankfurt - glasgow seems a bit dull. Must have been quite the bargain.

That's just absurd!!!

assfly wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 12:32 pm What a beautiful setting.