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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 423001" data-attributes="member: 39190">Western ProvincePro&#039;s;- oldest in SA- Newlands is the oldest original rugby ground (that has not moved location)- still wearing the traditional kit- most Currie cup ***les (though its been a bit dry of late)- so no-one could call someone starting to follow the hooped jerseys a glory seeker LOL- and which would make the inevitable ***le that much sweeter- most loyal fans, the fan&#039;s nickname is the Newlands faithful- very approacable players, seriously, I havn&#039;t met a WP player that hasn&#039;t got his feet firmly on the ground- some very recognisable players that will still be around for some time; Schalk Burger, Andries Bekker, Gio Aplon and Jaque Fourie to name a few (although these players wont be playing in this year&#039;s CC). Maybe never again with the expanded Super rugby format T_T- WP has over the last two years started to back it&#039;s youth (where we had a habit of signing has-beens) which is good because- we have the best depth in youth rugby; most of the top schools teams and the varsity cup has stayed in the cape between the universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch- most beautiful of the provinces if you&#039;re ever going to visit- best defense - when we do click as a team the tries are epicCon&#039;s;- we&#039;ve been nearly-men for a while now which does get frustrating- our players have a tendency to play as individuals rather than a team; again very frustrating- our only real weakness as a team is a weakish tight five, especially the props- we could also use a world-class fly-half- our laid-back approach (the Cape is a very laid backplace) shows in the players sometimes- previous three means we get beaten in crunch games too often as we get out-muscled, out-played tactically and out-&#039;enthused&#039;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 423001, member: 39190"] [B]Western Province [/B] Pro's; - oldest in SA - Newlands is the oldest original rugby ground (that has not moved location) - still wearing the traditional kit - most Currie cup ***les (though its been a bit dry of late) - so no-one could call someone starting to follow the hooped jerseys a glory seeker LOL - and which would make the inevitable ***le that much sweeter - most loyal fans, the fan's nickname is the Newlands faithful - very approacable players, seriously, I havn't met a WP player that hasn't got his feet firmly on the ground - some very recognisable players that will still be around for some time; Schalk Burger, Andries Bekker, Gio Aplon and Jaque Fourie to name a few (although these players wont be playing in this year's CC). Maybe never again with the expanded Super rugby format T_T - WP has over the last two years started to back it's youth (where we had a habit of signing has-beens) which is good because - we have the best depth in youth rugby; most of the top schools teams and the varsity cup has stayed in the cape between the universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch - most beautiful of the provinces if you're ever going to visit - best defense - when we do click as a team the tries are epic Con's; - we've been nearly-men for a while now which does get frustrating - our players have a tendency to play as individuals rather than a team; again very frustrating - our only real weakness as a team is a weakish tight five, especially the props - we could also use a world-class fly-half - our laid-back approach (the Cape is a very laid backplace) shows in the players sometimes - previous three means we get beaten in crunch games too often as we get out-muscled, out-played tactically and out-'enthused' [/QUOTE]

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