Steval Pumas 2016 signings

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The CEO of Mpumalanga Rugby Union, Pieter Burger, today announced the appointment of the 2016 Coaching and Player group of the Steval Pumas.

MJ Mentz has been reappointed the Head Coach of the Steval Pumas on a two year term and will be assisted by Marius van Rensburg (Operations Manager), Luzahn Louw (Physiotherapist), Robin Arkell (Strength and Conditioning), Tobias van Niekerk (Conditioning) and Ernst Kruger (Assistant Performance Analyst).

“As management we were happy with the performance of Mentz as the Head Coach during the 2015 season and although the Steval Pumas was under pressure several times during the 2015 season he still showed he is a team player who believes in the growth of the Pumas brand and who as a young coach shows huge potential. We also believe in promoting and developing our own talent. Currently there are two positions still being recruited for, that of a Forward Coach and Senior Performance Analyst/ Defence Coach,” Burger concluded.

2016 Steval Pumas Players Group

Steval Pumas Super Rugby players with two contracts:

Vincent Koch – DHL Stormers & Steval Pumas; Renaldo Bothma – Cell C Sharks & Steval Pumas

Steval Pumas Players existing contracted players;

Khwezi Mona, Sabelo Nhlapo, De-Jay Terblanché, Frank Herne, Simon Westraadt, Francois du Toit, Rudi Mathee, Giant Mtyanda, Jannie Stander, Marnus Scoeman, Brian Shabangu, Reynier van Rooyen, Johan Herbst, Justin van Staden, Wilmaure Louw, Hennie Skorbinski, Bernado Botha, Heinrich Steyl, Hoffmann Maritz, Ruwellyn Isbell and Marcello Sampson.

Steval Pumas new contracted players:

Stephan Greeff (ORC Griquas), Nardus van der Walt (ORC Griquas), Francois Brummer (ORC Griquas), Hugo Kloppers (ORC Griquas), Tyler Fischer (Cell C Sharks), Chris Cloete (DHL Western Province), Emil Temperman (TUKS), Lambert Groenewald (Xerox Golden Lions), Marné Coetzee (Cell C Sharks), Ruben Johannes (BlitzBokke), Dylan Petersen (UJ) and Deon Helberg (Xerox Golden Lions). Marlo van Niekerk is on loan from the EP Kings.