Bath bound: Nick Koster
English Premiership side Bath have confirmed the arrival of Stormers and Western Province loose forward Nick Koster.
23-year-old Koster first made his mark on the international scene when Nick Mallett picked him for the Barbarians side to play Australia at Wembley at the tender age of 19.
He made his Super 14 debut in 2009 on the wing, but has since reverted to his traditional position in the back-row, where he has represented Western Province since the 2008 season.
At 6ft 4in, Koster is an imposing figure and has represented South Africa at all age group levels and joins former Stormers team-mate Francois Louw in Bath's talented back-row.
"Nick is a very exciting young player and we are delighted that he has agreed to move to Bath," said Bath Head Coach and former Springbok assistant coach Gary Gold.
"He is a hard-working, incredibly motivated guy, and we are sure he will fit in with the Club ethos we are developing. We have a very talented and competitive back row at present, and Nick knows he will have to fight for his place, but he is up for the challenge and we can't wait to see the results.
"We'd like to thank Western Province for their co-operation in allowing Nick to join us, and we look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with them. Hopefully it will allow players to potentially spend time with the other club as and when the opportunity should arise."
Comments
APV1 says...
@ Carpelone - thanks for that! ;-)
I've not seen a lot of this chap, but what I have seen I've liked.
Posted 10:21 25th October 2012
JayStarr says...
Maybe this is for the best, because with all our loose forwards fit we'll have an overload. Vermeulen, Burger and Kolisi will be our best combination for the Stormers next year, so at best Nick would have been on the bench... But with Deon Fourie staying and talented guys like Nizaam Carr coming through, he might not even have made the bench.
He's a good, athletic loosie though. Just don't know if he will do that well on heavy fields and when things get physical though...
Posted 19:16 24th October 2012
BokAvenger says...
Hope they have an ambulance ready in case he injures himself getting out of bed
Posted 19:05 24th October 2012
RugbyLeRoux says...
basically won't get any game time as Burger will be coming back. Best of luck but not up to the required standard in Super Rugby
Posted 18:38 24th October 2012
philipjfry says...
No, he was coming along so nicely! Big disappointment.
Posted 17:37 24th October 2012
luv2h8 says...
Brilliant signing...against Agen the match was almost lost due to not have a technical 8 in Skirving would have got a penalty and a penalty try if he hadnt lost it at the base. This is welcome and skirving should go to lock where he played well.
Posted 16:14 24th October 2012
Carpelone says...
Mediocre signing!!!
Posted 16:11 24th October 2012