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Cape Town - Surprise promotions to abrasive hooker James Hanson and powerhouse forward Radike Samo have signalled that the Reds will muscle up and throw everything at the Stormers' defence at Newlands.
Reds coach Ewen McKenzie has rewarded Hanson and Samo for their impact off the bench with their first run-on starts of the Vodacom Super Rugby season in Saturday's top-of-the-table clash which is all the talk of Cape Town.
The Reds have woken up to successive back page headlines in the Cape Times newspaper, firstly with former coach Eddie Jones backing the Stormers to smash them in the set pieces and then on Thursday with accusations of cheating.
Stormers coach Allister Coetzee sent a transparent message to rookie referee Jaco Peyper by accusing the Reds of obstructing defenders, allowing Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper more time and space to create line breaks.
"They're a streetwise side, using tactics like illegal blocking and subtle holding," Coetzee told the newspaper. "Quade Cooper loves to throw the inside pass, which is highly effective, especially if defenders are being held back.
"I won't be talking to the referee about it though."
Jones, who coached the Reds to the wooden-spoon in 2007, was quoted saying the Stormers would win the battle up front to keep their unbeaten record intact.
"The Stormers will outscrum the Reds and (Springbok lock) Andries Bekker will dominate the lineout," said the former Wallabies coach.
Teams
Stormers:
15 Gio Aplon, 14 Danie Poolman, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (captain), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Rynhardt Elstadt, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Wicus Blaauw
Substitutes: 16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Nick Koster, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Gary van Aswegen, 22 Juan de Jongh
Reds:
15 Luke Morahan, 14 Rod Davies, 13 Anthony Faingaa, 12 Mike Harris, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Scott Higginbotham, 7 Beau Robinson, 6 Radike Samo, 5 James Horwill (capt), 4 Rob Simmons, 3 James Slipper, 2 James Hanson, 1 Ben Daley
Substitutes: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 Guy Shepherdson, 18 Adam Wallace-Harrison, 19 Leroy Houston, 20 Liam Gill, 21 Ian Prior, 22 Will Chambers
Reds coach Ewen McKenzie has rewarded Hanson and Samo for their impact off the bench with their first run-on starts of the Vodacom Super Rugby season in Saturday's top-of-the-table clash which is all the talk of Cape Town.
The Reds have woken up to successive back page headlines in the Cape Times newspaper, firstly with former coach Eddie Jones backing the Stormers to smash them in the set pieces and then on Thursday with accusations of cheating.
Stormers coach Allister Coetzee sent a transparent message to rookie referee Jaco Peyper by accusing the Reds of obstructing defenders, allowing Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper more time and space to create line breaks.
"They're a streetwise side, using tactics like illegal blocking and subtle holding," Coetzee told the newspaper. "Quade Cooper loves to throw the inside pass, which is highly effective, especially if defenders are being held back.
"I won't be talking to the referee about it though."
Jones, who coached the Reds to the wooden-spoon in 2007, was quoted saying the Stormers would win the battle up front to keep their unbeaten record intact.
"The Stormers will outscrum the Reds and (Springbok lock) Andries Bekker will dominate the lineout," said the former Wallabies coach.
Teams
Stormers:
15 Gio Aplon, 14 Danie Poolman, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (captain), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Rynhardt Elstadt, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Wicus Blaauw
Substitutes: 16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Nick Koster, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Gary van Aswegen, 22 Juan de Jongh
Reds:
15 Luke Morahan, 14 Rod Davies, 13 Anthony Faingaa, 12 Mike Harris, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Scott Higginbotham, 7 Beau Robinson, 6 Radike Samo, 5 James Horwill (capt), 4 Rob Simmons, 3 James Slipper, 2 James Hanson, 1 Ben Daley
Substitutes: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 Guy Shepherdson, 18 Adam Wallace-Harrison, 19 Leroy Houston, 20 Liam Gill, 21 Ian Prior, 22 Will Chambers
