Du Preez pulls a Lazarus

Du Preez pulls a Lazarus

7 Feb 2006

Fourie du Preez is expected to complete a remarkable recovery and is now favoured to lead the Bully Boys out to take on the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.

Du Preez, who bizarrely injured his knee when jumping for a high ball in training – despite having no other player near him – was deemed a certainty to miss the Bulls’ opening encounters of the Super 14. Some reports suggested that he would miss at least six weeks of the tournament.

Bulls doctor Dr Tommy Smook has worked intensively on Du Preez, however, and coach Heyneke Meyer is now confident Du Preez will be fit to start on Friday.

“There is a good chance that Fourie will play,” Meyer told the Pretoria News. “He has been good in training and has recovered well, so we will make the decision later this week.”

Meyer also reiterated that the Cheetahs started the game as favourites.

“For the first time the Bulls are really the underdogs. Free State are the Currie Cup champions and are playing at home.

“They are also playing their first match as a franchise and are likely to have a full house.

“There isn’t much more that can make you favourites,” Meyer said.


43 Comments

  • 1.jannie: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:05 pm

    Chris,
    when will the team be announced?

  • 2.jannie: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:06 pm

    O ja,

    BTW DRAGONS!

  • 3.Knersboy: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:09 pm

    hah, i love how everyone always tries to be the underdog.

  • 4.Stan: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:13 pm

    I hope he doesnt injure the knee again.
    He is still the best no 9 in the country, regardless of other good players like Janurie.
    If it comes to crunch time like a WC final, it would want him behind our pack. The safest and most stable of all our scrummies.

  • 5.KSA Shark: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:15 pm

    Du Preez may distribute the ball well but Januarie is much better at putting the opposition 9 & 10 under pressure.

  • 6.JUSM: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:17 pm

    i’m sure his knee is fine. must say this makes me feel a whoooole lot better. would really like to see the match 22

  • 7.Ig: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:18 pm

    Stan – i would take Ricky as my first choice, but i agree wholeheartedly that FdP is key to our WC success – he takes the pressure off at 10 a bit more – it will be a dam shame if they are rushing back for the benefit of the Bulls and not SA !

  • 8.BloemBull: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:19 pm

    Thank goodness he’s back.
    Any chance Vic, Gary, Guthro and Bands can do the same?

  • 9.JUSM: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:19 pm

    agreed KSA, i have only one real problem with januarie, and that’s that i often see the ball lying at the base of the ruck with him not in the picture. check, you’ll see what i mean.

  • 10.Ballas: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:19 pm

    Mens kon van die begin af geweet het Meyer vat weer almal vir ‘n gat. Hulle het natuurlik lankal geweet Fourie sal reg wees. Meyer se speletjies raak nou afgesaag.

  • 11.KSA Shark: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:22 pm

    Ballas
    I agree.

    JUSM
    I haven’t noticed that but will look. Is your TV big enough to get the full picture :-)

  • 12.Ballas: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:22 pm

    BloemBull, moenie verbaas wees as daai manne al Vrydag speel nie.

  • 13.Stan: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:23 pm

    Ig,
    FDP and Januarie is like comparing Spencer and Merthens. For S14 i would pick Spencer and for crucial test matches i would pick Merts.
    januarie still has the habit of being overly keen and then knocking on at the most crucial times. His kicking and defence is still not on FdP standard.

    Ballas, gaan was.

  • 14.BlueBlood: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:23 pm

    The Meyer of Pretoria was just been careful about the FDP’s fitness. If he stated from the start that FDP was playing he could put unneccessary pressure on the team. False hope basically. We must put our trust in the Meyer.

  • 15.realist: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:26 pm

    Ballas
    Name fit you well. Stay in your pants.

  • 16.BloemBull: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:27 pm

    Ballas

    Sal wat wou gee indien dit die geval is.
    Underdog-status sal verdwyn as almal reg is.

  • 17.JUSM: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:29 pm

    lol KSA yes i hope so! think even if it wasn’t the time that the ball is lying around would still be a clue..

  • 18.Ballas: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:29 pm

    Jumping for high balls looks like FDP’s weak point. I remember him doing it last year around the end of October as well.

  • 19.Ig: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:29 pm

    Agreed Stan…i just like Rickies hustle….

  • 20.JUSM: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:40 pm

    ja Ballas… dis hoekom die seun dit so baie oefen.

    wasn’t FDP involved in the f-up in the CC final with roets and the S12 semi with bakkies?

  • 21.Stan: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:48 pm

    Ja, JUSM, dis waarna knaters verwys.
    Dit was Roets se fokop, hy moes genominate het.Hy wou seker n Monty doen. Dis egter water onder die brug…

  • 22.Stan: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:52 pm

    Ek sien ons krieketspan het weer tradisioneel in styl naam weggegooi.
    Dis tyd dat Smith,Gibbs en Prince se koppe moet rol. Veral Smith moet terug provinsiale krieket toe. AB sou n groot verskil gemaak het.

  • 23.adoons: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:53 pm

    FDP is jinxed when it comes to high balls.Luckily it only happens when he wears a Blue bulls jersey.

  • 24.adoons: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:55 pm

    Stan,

    Sou AB nou die verskil gemaak het omdat hy van Pretoria is of wat?

    Die titans kon nie eers ons Vrystaaters klop in Standard Bank reeks nie.

  • 25.CoffeeshopBok;-): Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 12:56 pm

    Ever SA team will be starting the super14 with walking wounded.
    The question is how long will they last in the extended version.

  • 26.JUSM: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 13:00 pm

    adoons, hopelik kan ons dit fix in die pro20

  • 27.Stan: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 13:00 pm

    Adoons,
    Kyk na die statistieke van AB se gemiddelde hierdie seisoen en nie die die stad vanwaar hy kom nie.Hy saam saam met Boeta n baie beter openingspaar gewees het.

  • 28.GCC: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 13:02 pm

    ek dink dit is ‘n bedekte seën dat ons uitgeval het; laat die manne huistoe gaan so gou as moontlik en hergroepeer vir die aussies in sa. met kallis, ntini en nel wat kan terugkom, kan dit net beter gaan. ek stem saam oor ab; hy sou ‘n verskil gemaak het.

  • 29.JUSM: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 13:04 pm

    stan ek moet sê smith is eintlik ‘n goeie speler. net biki vorm verloor onlangs. hy sal weer terugkom.

    wat ab betref, hy is baie goed en sal nog speel. ek dink hy het ongelukkig gesukkel in die odi’s wat hy al gespeel het. het heel moontlik ‘n baie lae average; ek sal gou check.

  • 30.Stan: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 13:06 pm

    GCC,
    Dit bly egter vir my n moerse verleentheid om so te verloor. Ek weet ons kan nie elke game wen nie, maar daar is geen rede om so verneder te word nie, want ons het die spelers en afrigters. Ons moet net die regtes kies!

  • 31.JUSM: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 13:07 pm

    15 ave in odi’s. 46 in toetse.

  • 32.RedCard: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 13:09 pm

    Stan in ‘n Cup Final? ek kan regtig nie onthou nie maar wie was saam met Roets to Meyer Bosman die wendrie in die cc final gedruk het?

  • 33.GCC: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 13:11 pm

    stan

    verseker is dit nie lekker nie; veral nie as jy in aus bly nie! daar is egter positiewe wat hieruit gekom het: johan vd wath het gewys watter waarde hy kan toevoeg en dit sal die keurders baat deur hom nou betrokke te hou by die span; boeta se goeie vorm na sy besering; boucher se goeie vorm met die kolf; pollie het gewys dat hy nog nie klaar is nie.

  • 34.Ballas: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 13:19 pm

    Die meeste van die spelers het ‘n voel-fokkol-houding. Dit sou nie so gewees het met Ray Jennings daar nie. Ons kan ons maar regmaak vir nog baie slae terwyl Mickey Mouse die afrigter is. Dit gaan ook nie veel help om Smith te drop nie, die volgende ou gaan nog meer vou onder die druk.

  • 35.Andre_WP: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 13:22 pm

    I realy hope this guy is not making a mistake , what if he injures that knee again. Adams can stand in for Du Preez any day, he’s a very good back up. I think he played a few games where he was beter than Du Preez. If i was Du Preez i would have sit out the first two games and make sure that his knee is completly healed.

  • 36.Cubiczirconia: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 13:33 pm

    Is it really worth playing the first game if you can possibly injure yourself and be out for a longer strech – I don’t think so.

    Also if he plays the Cheetahs will target him and try and expose any lack of proper rehabilitation.

  • 37.Hier kom groot k..: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 13:51 pm

    Lost again in cricket! Can’t the Proteas be relegated with the Southern Spears?

  • 38.Narnia: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 15:07 pm

    Adoons

    If you can not see that AB is the best inform player available for SA cricket , then you should rather not comment.

    Boeta
    AB
    Neil McKensey
    Kallis
    Boucher captain
    Pollock
    Klusener
    Ntini
    Nel
    Spinner from Freestate (young black guy)
    Tweedi

  • 39.KWV: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 15:26 pm

    “DU PREEZ PULLS A LAZARUS”

    What a joke! Lazarus was DEAD – FDP just injured.

    STOEPIT

  • 40.jondood: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 15:47 pm

    KWV

    I see you qutoed your nickname.

    STOEPIT

  • 41.KWV: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 15:53 pm

    Jondead,

    y don’t u pull a Lazarus?

  • 42.KWV: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 15:57 pm

    Jonvrek,

    Says the one who can’t even spell “quoted”.

    Change your name to BulDoos

  • 43.jondood: Reply to this comment
    7 Feb 2006, 16:54 pm

    KWV

    Blou me

Keo.co.za has always promoted uncensored views, but has never tolerated racist or crass outbursts. Come on guys and girls. If you can't moderate yourselves or each other then I am going to be forced to regulate the posts and enforce a registration process for comments. The choice is yours.

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