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Coenie in the scrums

Started by Saffolk 12 REPLIES235 VIEWS· 28 Feb 2015, 16:39
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Saffolk
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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
28 Feb 2015, 16:39
#1
28 Feb 2015, 16:39#1

Coenie had a great outing against Woodcock last night getting the slight better of him. In his first game of the season he made the S15 side of the week.


I noticed a change in his set up for a scrum where he is keeping his head high before the bind and his timing of the engage is spot on.


It's great to see Coenie stamping his authority at 3 in the scrums and proving his doubters wrong. Good work Os

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Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
28 Feb 2015, 17:55
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28 Feb 2015, 17:55#2
 Yep he looks to be improving. Played very well outside the scrum as well. Gets over the advanta ge line often and has a nice burst of pace. Tried a grubber as well. The man has skills!
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28 Feb 2015, 22:17
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28 Feb 2015, 22:17#3
They actually seemed to sort his scrumming on the YE tour, something they did in the 2013 YE as well. But he was lost in the S15 last year. So far so good in 2015.  
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clevermike
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
01 Mar 2015, 02:37
#4
01 Mar 2015, 02:37#4
Mozart
We are in desperate need of the Tighthead player -  Jannie was no good in scrumming this week again.  He was poor against the new Cheetahs prop - Mienie - and worse today against one of the poorest scrummers in the game Chadwick.
Am afraid like the physically - deficient Matfield - he is past it.



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Shezza
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ShezzaPro2,471 posts
01 Mar 2015, 10:53
#5
01 Mar 2015, 10:53#5
We have tightheads to burn, Koch and Malherbe played well on the weekend also. 
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Saffolk
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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
01 Mar 2015, 17:55
#6
01 Mar 2015, 17:55#6
 Marcel v/d Merwe was very strong when he came on for the Bulls as well replacing Nyakane who was good at 3 as well.
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Blikkies
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BlikkiesPro1,526 posts
01 Mar 2015, 18:16
#7
01 Mar 2015, 18:16#7

Very happy with Coenie's improved performance. Seems to me a neck injury can take quite a while to heal.

Yes, we have quite a few tight heads, but none that can also operate as a fetcher in the loose. 


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Saffolk
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01 Mar 2015, 18:30
#8
01 Mar 2015, 18:30#8
 I noticed a change in his set up to the scrum. His head is held higher 
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Shezza
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01 Mar 2015, 18:31
#9
01 Mar 2015, 18:31#9
 Koch has the best hands out of the lot, plays similar to the AB props with little passes and whatnot.
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Saffolk
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01 Mar 2015, 18:55
#10
01 Mar 2015, 18:55#10
Koch is a great addition to the equation. Malherbe looked strong when he came on. Kitshoff has been good at 1.
But the player that is really impressing me is Ruan Botha at lock.
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Shezza
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ShezzaPro2,471 posts
01 Mar 2015, 19:25
#11
01 Mar 2015, 19:25#11
 Didn't have the best of games against the Lions but against the Bulls and Blues he was very good, just proving that we don't need Matfield even more.
Kitshoff is playing better this season when compared to last, Gert Smal has worked wonders for the Stormers, even if it's just easing pressure off of Coetzee he's doing something right.
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03 Mar 2015, 06:59
#12
03 Mar 2015, 06:59#12
 This is good to hear. Havent seen the game yet but will watch it. If Boks can have his work in general play without losing anything in the scrum it would be fantastic.

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generaltit
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generaltitPro3,164 posts
03 Mar 2015, 07:25
#13
03 Mar 2015, 07:25#13
Saffex glad to see your belief in Coenie appears to be vindicated...hope this is a platform for him to build...yes it will be fantastic.
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