LIONS ANNOUNCE TOURING SQUAD
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Posted By: Transvaal
Subject: LIONS ANNOUNCE TOURING SQUAD
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2021 at 1:50pm
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"We're pretty excited about this group." The Emirates Lions have today announced a 33-man touring squad ahead of their inaugural United Rugby Championship (URC) campaign. The Johannesburg- based outfit, face Italian side Zebre on Heritage Day in their opening fixture of the Northern Hemisphere competition. Head coach Ivan ‘Cash’ van Rooyen believes the traveling group has what it takes to negotiate the unfamiliar conditions the men in red and white will encounter over their 4-week tour. Commenting on the selections, coach Ivan Van Rooyen said: “We’re pretty excited about this group.” “As a coaching unit, we’ve been fortunate enough to have time to discuss and plan how we want to approach the URC. This was coupled with a few on-field sessions before settling on a final 33.” “We expect conditions to be challenging up North, but at the same time looking forward to competing and establishing ourselves as the competition progresses,” concluded the Emirates Lions mentor. A welcome return to the side for lock Wilhelm van Der Sluys after fully recovering from a shoulder injury. Also included in the touring party are new loan recruits Pieter Jansen van Vuren, Eddie Fouche, Matt More, Morgan Naude and Ginter Smuts. Springboks Ross Cronje (ankle surgery) and Willem Alberts (hamstring rehabilitation) were not considered for selection, so too talented playmaker Gianni Lombard (ankle injury) All three however form part of the greater URC squad and will be available for selection once fully recovered. Emirates Lions URC Touring Squad Forwards (19) PJ Botha, Morne Brandon, Ruan Dreyer, Jannie Du Plessis, Francke Horn, Pieter Jansen van Vuren, Jaco Kriel Morgan Naude, Reinhard Nothnagel, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Carlu Sadie, Sibusiso Sangweni, Ruben Schoeman, Sti Sithole, Ruhan Straeuli, Emmanuel Tshituka, Vincent Tshituka, Wilhelm van der Sluys and Jaco Visagie. Backs (14) Eddie Fouche, Jordan Hendrikse, Sibahle ‘Rabz’ Maxwane, Matt More, Burger Odendaal, Stean Pienaar, Manuel Rass, Divan Rossouw, Wandisile Simelane, Ginter Smuts, Jamba Ulengo, Morne Van den Berg, EW Viljoen and Andre Warner. Emirates Lions tour fixtures 24 September- Zebre vs Emirates Lions (Parma) 1 October- Scarlets vs Emirates Lions (Llanelli) 9 October- Glasgow Warriors vs Emirates Lions (Glasgow) 15 October- Ulster vs Emirates Lions (Belfast) |
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Posted By: emiel1
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2021 at 1:53pm
| The usual suspects met 'n handvol Griekwa en Pumas, maar geen Gideon van der Merwe nie. |
Posted By: Attie Karate
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2021 at 3:01pm
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So Lombard is nog besiikbaar vir die Leeus. ------------- Up the Vaal! |
Posted By: Leeubok
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2021 at 3:52pm
| Jaco Kriel is omtrent die enigste naam wat my so klein bietjie excited maak. Jammer om dit te se maar die res van die groep is maar meh.. |
Posted By: valie
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2021 at 3:55pm
Ek hoop egter ons kan hom hou indien hy fiks is.
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Attie Karate wrote:Posted By: Red_Machine
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2021 at 4:17pm
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Posted By: Lion1986
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2021 at 5:36pm
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En Strauli se seun is nogsteeds daar. Nee wat, sal na November maar na die Leeus weer kyk
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Posted By: Attie Karate
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2021 at 5:53pm
Ek stem saam met jou oor die groep, maar ek glo ook prestasies op die veld in nie ñ ware weergawe van die spelers se vermoë nie. Dis eerder ñ resultaat van ñ magdom beserings en swak afrigting. Ons spelers is nie noodwendig sterre nie, maar hul verdien beslis nie laaste plek in die CC nie. ------------- Up the Vaal! |
Posted By: Attie Karate
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2021 at 5:54pm
En Viljoen. Ek sou eerder sommer vir Zeilinga saam gevat het as 15. ------------- Up the Vaal! |
Posted By: Attie Karate
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2021 at 6:04pm
Is Pelser beseer? ------------- Up the Vaal! |
Posted By: Lion1986
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2021 at 6:27pm
Wel ja Viljoen, Ras ,PJ Botha die lys gaan aan. Elke unie betrek hul goeie u/20 spelers om hul exposure te gee. Al moeg vir die bestuur.
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Posted By: Niela
Date Posted: 14-Sep-2021 at 6:28pm
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I see Swys is going to shimlas , we were stupid to let him go. Surely if shimlas could afford him, we can…. On the squad . Same players , new tournament, all we can do is hope we are not the laughing stock of the comp
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Posted By: Leeubok
Date Posted: 15-Sep-2021 at 7:23am
Wat ek bedoel het is Kriel is die enigste "ster" speler in ons groep. Ja ek weet ook nie of hy ooit weer sal speel soos hy in die verlede gedoen het nie, maar selfs al behaal hy net 50% gaan hy beter wees as meeste van die ander ouens in ons squad. Ek sien uit na die kompetisie, maar ek verwag nie veel van die leeus nie. Ek hoop maar stilletjies hul kan ons verras en darem nie heel laaste eindig nie. Ek sal tevrede wees met so mid-log
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Posted By: Leeubok
Date Posted: 15-Sep-2021 at 7:25am
I'm not too convinced hey.. He had his chance at the lions. Took a champion team, made one more final (albeit not as convincingly) and from there the slide began. Maybe as a consultant in the background?
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Posted By: Goue Leeu
Date Posted: 15-Sep-2021 at 7:50am
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Posted By: Red_Machine
Date Posted: 15-Sep-2021 at 8:15am
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Alberts and Roelof Smit also missing from the squad. Smit isn't a loss because he only plays 15min in a season, but Alberts added a lot of grunt and physicality to our pack. Also can't understand why Pelser is not there, he is a better option than Kriel at this stage
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Posted By: emiel1
Date Posted: 15-Sep-2021 at 10:12am
| What is happening to Nathan McBeth ? Is he going to Scotland? |
Posted By: vdwestjo
Date Posted: 15-Sep-2021 at 10:18am
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My grootste teleurstelling is dat MJ Pelser nie span gemaak het. Kan nie verstaan hy is deur al die Unie spelers as die mees opkomende jong speler tydens Super Unlock gekies. Maak nie sin!
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Posted By: Simba
Date Posted: 15-Sep-2021 at 10:38am
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Eksien op NEWS24 dat DAN KRIEL 'n kontrak geteken het met SEATTLE SEAWOLVES in die USA vir 3 jaar vanaf 2022 - 2024. ------------- db |
Posted By: Transvaal
Date Posted: 15-Sep-2021 at 10:41am
| yip het dit so pas in die ander draad gepos |
Posted By: Attie Karate
Date Posted: 15-Sep-2021 at 11:12am
Alberts and Smit are injured as far as I know. No idea about Pelser. ------------- Up the Vaal! |
Posted By: vdwestjo
Date Posted: 16-Sep-2021 at 10:53am
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Fully agreed about Pelser. He was voted by all the players in SA as the best young and up and coming player during the SA Rainbow Cup and now he is suddenly not there. Does not make sense to me. Make me furious that they leave a talented player like that out of the squad!!!! Especially that most of the loose forwards that were selected ahead of him is definitely not better than him! ------------- Lions4life |
Posted By: emiel1
Date Posted: 16-Sep-2021 at 3:20pm
| Rumors' have it that the backline coach was given the boot, while the defensive coach for the past 3 years, Sean Erasmus has been redeployed in a new role in the coaching setup as breakdown coach. If true, it would be a little strange than Erasmus,(who has coached at school level at KZN and Western Cape) as well as many of youngsters from the Western Cape & KZN who came up north with him, are all still part of a mediocre setup, while other youngsters, some of which were junior Boks, get pushed aside or ignored. |
Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 16-Sep-2021 at 6:13pm
LOUBCHER?
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Posted By: emiel1
Date Posted: 16-Sep-2021 at 7:00pm
| Soos ek verstaan is Loubcher die nuwe agterlyn afrigter. Het persoonlik nie 'n probleem met sy aanstelling nie. |
Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 17-Sep-2021 at 8:02am
| Ek het so biedtjie na Zebre se resultate en groep gekyk … meestal onbekende name … hulle het in die Rainbow cup n paar groot tellings teen hulle gekry en nie een game gewen nie …. Dit lyk vir my omtrent die beste kans wat ons het om n game te wen …. Op die oomblik so 50% kans om te reen met n max van 23 |
Posted By: Transvaal
Date Posted: 17-Sep-2021 at 8:20am
| Zebre is verseker die swakste span in die kompetisie, so as ons hulle nie kan klop nie weet ons wat wag |
Posted By: Goue Leeu
Date Posted: 17-Sep-2021 at 8:59am
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Posted By: Vaal Leeu 3
Date Posted: 17-Sep-2021 at 10:39am
| Ons moet hulle met ons sterk, ervare en dominante pak voorlangs oorheers en dan met ons opwindende agter spelers hulle deurmekaar hardloop met vinnige, voorvoet bal. Spelers wat dit sal kan vermag is bv mmm, uh, ok nee wag... |
Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 17-Sep-2021 at 10:59am
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Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 17-Sep-2021 at 11:14am
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Die slot WJ Steenkamp het vir my redelik goed gespeel die laaste 2 Curiebeker wedstryde … ek is verbaas om nie hom in die groep te sien nie … met die swaar velde oorsee sou ek hom en Reuben Schoeman op vlank ook oorweeg. Moes Swanepoel nie nou al gereed gewees het nie?
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Posted By: Attie Karate
Date Posted: 17-Sep-2021 at 2:30pm
 Ek voel 'n konserwatiewe, skop-vir-die-hoeke, spelpatroon is ons beste kans om kompeterend te wees. En dan kan ons spelers net nie pass as ons op die aanval is in die kwartgebied nie, al is daar 'n moerse overlap. Dit moet ook beslis verander. ------------- Up the Vaal! |
Posted By: Attie Karate
Date Posted: 17-Sep-2021 at 2:32pm
Sover ek weet is Swanepoel nog besig met rehab, glo nie hy het al kontak gevat. Ek glo hy sal naby aan reg wees na die toer. ------------- Up the Vaal! |