Mujati concern for Stormers

7 Jan 2009

A shoulder injury incurred on the Springboks’ UK tour could rule Brian Mujati out of the Stormers’ warm-up fixture against Saracens.

Head coach Rassie Erasmus told keo.co.za Mujati’s involvement in the 25 January fixture is ‘touch and go’ at present. The tighthead injured his shoulder against Scotland last November, but still played off the bench against England the very next week.

The Boks were at that stage facing a front row crisis, with Gurthro Steenkamp and Bismarck du Plessis sent home due to injury. Nevertheless, the Stormers may begin the 2009 season without their first-choice No 3.

“The Boks didn’t recognise it as a serious injury right away and I think that was the problem,” Erasmus said. “We will wait until he has recovered fully before considering him for Saracens.”

Erasmus said Conrad Jantjes (groin), Schalk Burger (ankle) and Willem de Waal (hand) are all battling niggling injuries. The good news is players like Gcobani Bobo, Adriaan Fondse and AJ Venter have shown significant progress since succumbing to serious injuries at the end of last season.

The Stormers coach believes his second season in charge will be different as he has wealth of experience to draw on. The Cape franchise were hit by injuries towards the end of the 2008 competition, and the lack of depth was an issue.

The Stormers have also altered their pre-season programme with two friendlies scheduled for late January.

“Time will tell whether it was a good decision to opt for warm up games against both and Saracens and Boland,” said Erasmus. “If we can avoid serious injuries in those games, then I’ll be happy.

“On the other hand I’m glad that we have two games before the season starts. I feel our match fitness was a bit off at the start of last year’s competition, and we only started to show good match fitness from games two and three.”

Erasmus will meet with Bok coach Peter de Villiers on 13 January to discuss various issues including the management of top Test players during the Super 14. The final Stormers squad of 34 is due to be announced on 19 January.

By Jon Cardinelli


488 Comments

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  • 401.BonzaiGBS: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:40 pm

    #396 grootblousmile: hey its not my fault you are yourself

  • 402.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:42 pm

    # BonzaiGBS: Aggggggggg maar jy’s sooooo lief vir jou goeie ou Pa !!

  • 403.BonzaiGBS: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:43 pm

    #402 grootblousmile: JAAAAAAAAAAAA JYS REG

  • 404.K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:44 pm

    #399 grootblousmile: Ons gaan bietjie warm kry Vrydag.

  • 405.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:45 pm

    #400 SodaJoe: Hello SodaPop !

  • 406.Tomsta: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:45 pm

    howzit folks

    stormers thread or in fact a rugby thread sure does break up the cricket on here.

    a few points on stormers for 09. thank goodness rassie has learnt at least one lesson we know of from last year. this year stormers are having preseason games. last year it took all of 6 games for the stormers to finally have some sort of match fitness along with combinations starting to click. compared to all the other teams who only took 2 to 3 games to click.

    am looking fwd to any new innovations rassie and other coaches bring in this season to try and work the ELVs harder.

    about mujati. and ive said this before. when he played up north he was raved about as the next big thing, a propping monster and really good contributer around the pitch. now that he plays south, te same bunch label him as a mud player and over rated. take your bias someplace else. the guy is a very young prop and will in a season or 2 come into his own. add in the experience he has now at the highest level and he could be a world reknowned force at 3 for the boks. have saffas somehow adopted the kiwi tall poppy syndrome?

    reminder that in the stormers lack of depth issues last year mujati played 1 to try and help the team out. clearly not his position but he did admirably considering brok was at 3.

    all im saying is it looks like this player is getting unfair comments regarding his ability and he isnt doing stupid **** like watson is.

  • 407.JimT: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:46 pm

    Got to go to rugby practice now. See y’all later.

  • 408.BonzaiGBS: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:46 pm

    #404 K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Het oom ons vis vang foto’s gesien?

  • 409.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:47 pm

    #404 K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Ek dink ons moet ‘n Coolbox pak, vol versnapperinge vir Vrydag !

  • 410.K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:50 pm

    #409 grootblousmile: Ja def. Ek het mos nou ‘n drywer vir die pad huis toe hehehehe#408 BonzaiGBS: Ja ekt gesien. Mens koop die karp daar langs die pad dan pose mens met dit vir fotos. Dis wat jou pa ges? het.

  • 411.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:51 pm

    #389 JimT: Ahh Haa she’s back!!#397 JimT: Anyway, thought we were not entertaining enough for you!!

  • 412.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:52 pm

    #407 JimT: What it’s 10.46 !!! OK what is it in Atlanta?

  • 413.BonzaiGBS: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:53 pm

    #410 K9_BaasPatrolliehond: ag shove a carp in it

  • 414.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:53 pm

    #392 JimT: Wine before training, bad idea!! Didn’t you know that!

  • 415.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:54 pm

    #410 K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Ek dink nie ek kan Bonsie laat huistoe bestuur nie……. flok !

    #411 carol: That was a quick dinner….

  • 416.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:54 pm

    #400 SodaJoe: Soda, come back they are going all Afrikaans on me……………….

  • 417.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:55 pm

    #415 grootblousmile: Yip, with my cooking you don’t hang about!!!

  • 418.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:56 pm

    #413 BonzaiGBS: Show some respect…….do you know how old he is? Actually how old is K9?

  • 419.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:57 pm

    #418 carol: K9′s got one foot in the grave already……. he is ancienttttttttt !!

  • 420.K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:58 pm

    #417 carol: Heeehehehehehe ur on a roll tonight Karlien.

  • 421.BonzaiGBS: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:58 pm

    #418 carol: yea, ive played golf with him………i can swear he needs a wheel chair

  • 422.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 22:59 pm

    I thought nice evening in front of the TV and fire, but have you seen whats on? Nothing, shocking, can’t believe we pay a licence fee to watch such rubbish!
    Find myself back here…..

  • 423.BonzaiGBS: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:00 pm

    #418 carol: every time he swings a golf club, dust comes shooting out of his arm pits

  • 424.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:00 pm

    #420 K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Now a roll would probably be a far better idea. Ham and tomato perhaps? I can’t burn that!

  • 425.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:01 pm

    #419 grootblousmile: Is he older than you?

  • 426.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:01 pm

    #421 BonzaiGBS: Hey “Mobile”… don’t you think we should be thinking about hitting the sack early tonight ??

  • 427.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:01 pm

    #421 BonzaiGBS: I thought golf buggies were wheelchairs!!

  • 428.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:01 pm

    #423 BonzaiGBS: Does he have woodworm too?

  • 429.BonzaiGBS: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:02 pm

    #426 grootblousmile: it sounds great……..im beat

  • 430.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:02 pm

    #426 grootblousmile: Have you finnished fiddling with your Nero thingummie bobble?

  • 431.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:02 pm

    #425 carol: Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy older than me……….. wayyyyyyyyyy older…….. it’s plain to see….. he’s got a lotttttttt of miles on the clock !

  • 432.BonzaiGBS: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:03 pm

    naaaa, he’s got old age sindrome

  • 433.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:04 pm

    #429 BonzaiGBS: Night Jim Bob, Night Mary Ellen, Night Grand Pa, Night Jason – did you ever watch “The Waltons”?

    You sound a bit like that!

  • 434.K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:04 pm

    #424 carol: Aaaah….I was thinking about a roll of a different kind ;)

  • 435.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:04 pm

    #430 carol: No, will fiddle with it tomorrow night again……… no energy to think hard tonight !

  • 436.K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:04 pm

    #425 carol: Hey. Im here!!!!

  • 437.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:05 pm

    #431 grootblousmile: It has to be said Irish Devil has no idea just how handsome some of you guys are, and wearing so well too :-) He thinks he is the only cute one !!

  • 438.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:06 pm

    #434 K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Enlighten me :-)

  • 439.BonzaiGBS: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:06 pm

    #433 carol: :?:

  • 440.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:06 pm

    Oh no, GBS will say “do I have to paint you a picture Karlien” ?

  • 441.K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:06 pm

    #437 carol: Only some of us……

  • 442.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:07 pm

    #439 BonzaiGBS: OK a bit before your time. On Sky Gold probably !

  • 443.BonzaiGBS: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:07 pm

    :-?

  • 444.carol: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:07 pm

    #441 K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Who isn’t?

  • 445.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:07 pm

    #437 carol: Hey, old Grant10 replied on my mail I sent last night……… he was very pleasantly surprised to get my mail !

  • 446.K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:07 pm

    #438 carol: Hay comes to mind :lol:

  • 447.yliad: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:08 pm

    How you have felt, O men of Athens, at hearing the speeches of my accusers, I cannot tell; but I know that their persuasive words almost made me forget who I was – such was the effect of them; and yet they have hardly spoken a word of truth. But many as their falsehoods were, there was one of them which quite amazed me; – I mean when they told you to be upon your guard, and not to let yourselves be deceived by the force of my eloquence. They ought to have been ashamed of saying this, because they were sure to be detected as soon as I opened my lips and displayed my deficiency; they certainly did appear to be most shameless in saying this, unless by the force of eloquence they mean the force of truth; for then I do indeed admit that I am eloquent.

  • 448.BonzaiGBS: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:09 pm

    GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD night all, sleep well

  • 449.yliad: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:09 pm

    lets see how many flick flacks we get out of that

  • 450.K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Reply to this comment
    7 Jan 2009, 23:09 pm

    #444 carol: I wont mention names. But old, support the bulls, enjoys looking for his golf balls in the rough. Follow my eyes ;)

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