Burger to lead Stormers?
Jan 11,2013
Springbok flank Schalk Burger is set to take over the captaincy of the Stormers from Bok skipper Jean de Villiers according to media reports.
Burger missed the whole of last season due to a knee injury sustained in the Stormers' 2012 opener against the Hurricanes which allowed De Villiers to captain the Cape Town-based outfit.
But according to Die Burger's website, Burger has recovered from that injury and is the favourite to start the upcoming season as captain.
Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer has stated recently that he was impressed with De Villiers' leadership and he wants the 31-year-old centre to continue leading the national side in 2013.
Meanwhile, Stormers coach Allister Coetzee willgive more clarity regarding the injuries to wing Bryan Habana (knee), scrum-half Dewaldt Duvenage (leg), utility forward Rynhardt Elstadt (breastbone), centre Marcel Brache and hooker Tiaan Liebenberg (both neck injuries) for the upcoming season.
The Stormers kick off their Super Rugby campaign against the Bulls in Pretoria on Friday, February 22.
Comments (3)
Jan 11, 2013 at 23:53:17
I hope not, JDV is definitely not our answer for the future, he might have done just about OK last year considering his age. But Heyneke really need to invest in our young players for the Boks' long term solution.
Heyneke need some serious help with his selection guys, unbelievable!
Jan 14, 2013 at 22:12:27
Agree jdv is well past it,, we need to try some of the younger guys, ebersohn, dejong, taute. That young bulls centre,, from the jwc forgot his name.
Jan 11, 2013 at 16:40:14
Would not be surprised if the move to make Burger captain is a way to allow Coetzee to play JDV in a rotation. Heyneke is probably in his ear about preserving JDV for the test matches.