What’s that got to do with anything?
I saw the game - Willemse was good at 12, nothing spectacular but to say he was clueless is utter rubbish
He was physical, beat a few defenders, put in a few good grubber and was rock solid in defence
As his rating said he was good and solid - a worthy 6 in the context of a game that saw no standouts and where even Sacha never shone
Willemse certainly was not struggling as you put it, nor was he clueless
Esterhuizen and Hooker on the other hand were poor for the Sharks - with Hooker mostly awol and missing two simple one on one tackles. AE fumbled his way through the game
Does that make them poor players - no way in hell. I’m just questioning Hooker at 13, he has had 3 starts in a row there now and looks very unconvincing but I’m not surprised for he just does not fit the 13 mould - he is too big and not agile enough for a 13. He needs to stick to 12
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Jan 03, 2026, 18:19
Notice Nortje trying hard to make a Jackal….I thought giraffes don’t
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Jan 03, 2026, 18:34
Great cleanout by Sacha on Kriel keeps the Stormers attack going. Ends with Willemse kicking the worst droppie of 2026 so far. Pollard boots the dropout straight out. Error rate in this game is nuts.
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Jan 03, 2026, 18:38
Stupid kick by Willemse
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Jan 03, 2026, 18:44
Pollard scores from a quick tap but isn't happy about the head contact.
That was a very Sacha like try, oom Handré haha
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Jan 03, 2026, 18:47
Willemse…not looking good at 12 so far.
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Jan 03, 2026, 19:09
Roos loses the restart…handling has been bad in both games…heat
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Jan 03, 2026, 19:22
Bools still using Wessels as a prop…cost them in the URC final
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Jan 03, 2026, 19:25
Hahahahah Willemse covering his mouth while talking to the ref to prevent lip reading...only, he's talking into a mic
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Jan 03, 2026, 19:32
Hell of an open field tackle by Wessels
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Jan 03, 2026, 19:37
Nortje seems incapable of losing a lineout
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Jan 03, 2026, 19:40
Rudolph completely outplaying Roos
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Jan 03, 2026, 19:40
Also, can the Stormers please get rid of Galant and play Willemse, the best 15 in the world, at 15!!!??
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Jan 03, 2026, 19:43
Willie may be in decline but he still is full hearted under the high ball and a terrific open field tackler
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Jan 03, 2026, 19:44
Unlucky there.
For all Roos faults, he very reliably backs up and keeps up with play.
Pity they use him like a hulk
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Jan 03, 2026, 19:58
Willie should never be allowed to tactical kick!
For me Roos, Willemse, Paul de Villiers….nothing much. Dacha and Pollard both off their games. These games are often decided by the weakest link, that was the Bools replacement tighthead.
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Jan 04, 2026, 14:19
All I know is, stop playing DW at 12! For heaven's sake.
He has so much more impact when he joins the line and also when he has space to run and create from deep. The fact that Galant is preventing the best 15 in SA from playing where he plays best feels really really really bad.
That fact that anybody thinks DW should play at 12 for the Boks just absolutely blows my mind.
I said this about 4 or 5 years ago and it remains true; Willemse is a racehorse, not a bloody carthorse. Stop trying to turn him into one.
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Jan 04, 2026, 16:41
Also, are the Stompies fans here not concerned that unless Sacha plays like an alien, you guys look pretty pedestrian?
The Boks also, Sacha is Brown ball
Jan 04, 2026, 19:52
Irritated the hell outa me when Gelant was 1st receiver more than only a few times.
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Jan 04, 2026, 23:45
PLum your raving about Willemse is a joke. If I look at the SA franchse matches on Satirday frinm a center perspective only Milbe of th e Lions had a good match at 12 - the rest look no good pn Saturday
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