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<blockquote data-quote="Gena_ZA" data-source="post: 585663" data-attributes="member: 42835"><p>Source - <a href="http://www.supersport.com/rugby/currie-cup/news/130805/Uncapped_Maties_duo_in_WP_squad" target="_blank">http://www.supersport.com/rugby/currie-cup/news/130805/Uncapped_Maties_duo_in_WP_squad</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>[h=1]<span style="font-size: 12px">Uncapped Maties duo in WP squad</span>[/h]</p><p></p><p>The ABSA Currie Cup is supposed to be all about blooding new players ahead of next year's Vodacom Super Rugby so DHL Western Province coach Allister Coetzee would have been pleased on Monday to announce a squad of 26 that has an impressive mix of youth and experience.</p><p></p><p> Of course as domestic champions WP will be aiming to retain that status, but their campaign is also about developing new talent, and the Maties duo of Alistair Vermaak (prop) and Ryan Nell (utility back) have a great chance to make names for themselves. Neither of them has been exposed to rugby at provincial level before.</p><p> The trimmed down squad has been called up to prepare for Saturday's opening match against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Newlands, with the match day group to be announced on Wednesday. In addition to Vermaak and Nell, there are also several young players who have already played parts in Stormers and WP Super Rugby and Currie Cup campaigns in the mix.</p><p> Lock Gerbrandt Grobler, flyhalf Tim Swiel, wing Pat Howard and fullback Cheslin Kolbe are all youngsters considered to have bright futures and hooker Stefan Coetzee is also still under-21. They will be looking to do what Damian de Allende and Nic Groom did last year by establishing themselves as players who could play regular Super Rugby.</p><p> Back in the game after injury are a couple of players who missed out the second half of the Super Rugby season because of injury, with someone like Michael Rhodes, who can play both flank and lock, as can Rynhardt Elstadt, sure to add both options and a hard edge to the Province pack.</p><p> Springboks Pat Cilliers and Gio Aplon will be available to face the Bulls after missing out on Springbok selection and Coetzee will be hoping they will rub some of their experience off on the players around them.</p><p> "We will have Pat and Gio playing for us this week but we will obviously be without the rest of our Boks who were selected into the national squad for the Castle Rugby Championship," said Coetzee.</p><p> "Our preparations have gone well and a match against the Bulls, which is a traditional north versus south derby, is always looked forward to with great anticipation."</p><p> WP will be aiming to do to the Bulls what they did to the Stormers in the opening match of Super Rugby – in other words set back their campaign at the outset with an away defeat.</p><p> <strong>WP SQUAD</strong></p><p> <strong>Forwards: </strong>Scarra Ntubeni, Stephan Coetzee, Stephen Kitshoff, Alistair Vermaak, Pat Cilliers, Brok Harris, Gerbrandt Grobler, De Kock Steenkamp, Ruan Kitshoff, Deon Fourie (captain), Michael Rhodes, Nizaam Carr, Rynhardt Eltadt.</p><p> <strong>Backs: </strong>Louis Schreuder, Nic Groom, Gary van Aswegen, Tim Swiel, Kurt Coleman, Burton Klaasen, Damian de Allende, Pat Howard, Ryan Nell, Gerhard van den Heever, Ederies Arendse, Cheslin Kolbe, Gio Aplon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gena_ZA, post: 585663, member: 42835"] Source - [url]http://www.supersport.com/rugby/currie-cup/news/130805/Uncapped_Maties_duo_in_WP_squad[/url] [h=1][SIZE=3]Uncapped Maties duo in WP squad[/SIZE][/h] The ABSA Currie Cup is supposed to be all about blooding new players ahead of next year’s Vodacom Super Rugby so DHL Western Province coach Allister Coetzee would have been pleased on Monday to announce a squad of 26 that has an impressive mix of youth and experience. Of course as domestic champions WP will be aiming to retain that status, but their campaign is also about developing new talent, and the Maties duo of Alistair Vermaak (prop) and Ryan Nell (utility back) have a great chance to make names for themselves. Neither of them has been exposed to rugby at provincial level before. The trimmed down squad has been called up to prepare for Saturday’s opening match against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Newlands, with the match day group to be announced on Wednesday. In addition to Vermaak and Nell, there are also several young players who have already played parts in Stormers and WP Super Rugby and Currie Cup campaigns in the mix. Lock Gerbrandt Grobler, flyhalf Tim Swiel, wing Pat Howard and fullback Cheslin Kolbe are all youngsters considered to have bright futures and hooker Stefan Coetzee is also still under-21. They will be looking to do what Damian de Allende and Nic Groom did last year by establishing themselves as players who could play regular Super Rugby. Back in the game after injury are a couple of players who missed out the second half of the Super Rugby season because of injury, with someone like Michael Rhodes, who can play both flank and lock, as can Rynhardt Elstadt, sure to add both options and a hard edge to the Province pack. Springboks Pat Cilliers and Gio Aplon will be available to face the Bulls after missing out on Springbok selection and Coetzee will be hoping they will rub some of their experience off on the players around them. “We will have Pat and Gio playing for us this week but we will obviously be without the rest of our Boks who were selected into the national squad for the Castle Rugby Championship,” said Coetzee. “Our preparations have gone well and a match against the Bulls, which is a traditional north versus south derby, is always looked forward to with great anticipation.” WP will be aiming to do to the Bulls what they did to the Stormers in the opening match of Super Rugby – in other words set back their campaign at the outset with an away defeat. [B]WP SQUAD[/B] [B]Forwards: [/B]Scarra Ntubeni, Stephan Coetzee, Stephen Kitshoff, Alistair Vermaak, Pat Cilliers, Brok Harris, Gerbrandt Grobler, De Kock Steenkamp, Ruan Kitshoff, Deon Fourie (captain), Michael Rhodes, Nizaam Carr, Rynhardt Eltadt. [B]Backs: [/B]Louis Schreuder, Nic Groom, Gary van Aswegen, Tim Swiel, Kurt Coleman, Burton Klaasen, Damian de Allende, Pat Howard, Ryan Nell, Gerhard van den Heever, Ederies Arendse, Cheslin Kolbe, Gio Aplon. [/QUOTE]
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