Monty on Cheetahs threat

Monty on Cheetahs threat

14 Feb 2006

Percy Montgomery believes the Cheetahs are fortunate to have two flyhalves who can play different styles of rugby.

Having scalped the Chiefs in Durban last weekend, the Sharks have now turned their attention to the Cheetahs, who beat the Natalians in the Currie Cup last year. It was that King’s Park defeat that sent the Sharks on a downward spiral, as they failed to qualify for the semi-finals.

Willem de Waal wore the No 10 jersey in Durban last year and is expected to run out again for Saturday’s Vodacom Super 14 encounter. De Waal started against the Bulls in the opening round, when heavy rain made the Bloemfontein pitch heavy underfoot, but coach Rassie Erasmus may just surprise the Sharks by selecting Meyer Bosman if the weather in Durban is good.

“Willem and Meyer are two very different flyhalves,” Monty told keo.co.za. “Willem is more of a tactical, kicking No 10 while Meyer likes to run the ball. The Cheetahs are lucky to have them both in the side, because it gives them options.”

Montgomery’s Super 14 career at flyhalf got off to the perfect start last Friday when he scored 25 points against the Chiefs, including two tries. The first came when Ruan Pienaar darted away from a scrum and fed Gcobani Bobo, who offloaded to Monty. The flyhalf didn’t bother taking on the forwards in front of him – instead, he dived straight over them for the “touchdown”.

“People are asking if I’ve considered a career in American Football,” laughs Montgomery. “But no, I’ve never done a Naas. In fact, I’m actually still waiting for Naas to give me his contact details for the Dallas Cowboys!”

The Sharks were thrilled to pocket four points from a match many expected them to lose.

“From a personal point of view it was great to score two tries – you don’t get much better than that,” said Montgomery. “The win was also great for the team, a great morale booster for the guys. The tries definitely rate as one of the highlights of my Super 12/14 career so far.”


72 Comments

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  • 51.Bokpiel: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 15:33 pm

    Cheetahs will take the Sharks… Go Rassie…

    Have alsways despised the sharks for some reason but i am a big fan of Percy so am slowly being transformed…

  • 52.bigg: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 15:33 pm

    Black – I know… You a gambler are you? I would like to start sport spread betting, how do I go about it?

  • 53.BlackJack: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 15:34 pm

    C’mon Ant227
    Don’t kick people when they’re down.
    Only the Bulls supporters deserve that kinda treatment.

  • 54.wpw: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 15:35 pm

    lol blackjack!!!

  • 55.Ant227: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 15:37 pm

    Sorry, 21

    Sorry, Grrr

  • 56.BlackJack: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 15:41 pm

    bigg
    You doing it yourself or do you have some backup?
    Quite a thing to get it going.

  • 57.robdylan: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 15:44 pm

    Sharks/Cheetahs will be close. The sides are pretty evenly matched.

  • 58.bigg: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 15:44 pm

    Black – Why is it expensive? I actually dont know anything about it… It just sounds good??

  • 59.BlackJack: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 15:45 pm

    Ant227
    no need to apologise
    Stormers supporter here.

  • 60.BlackJack: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 15:50 pm

    bigg

    Yup. Depends on how much you want to spend. Site Development, hosting, maybe some licensing, maintenance, admin, marketing. Could become quite a monster if you start it up on your own.

  • 61.bigg: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 16:04 pm

    Black – **** I didn t know it was involved. All I basically want to do is place a couple of bets on rugby & cricket matches??

  • 62.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 16:15 pm

    Bokpiel??????????????? Lol!

  • 63.BlackJack: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 16:17 pm

    My advise is the same as for next year’s Spears team. Go big or go home.
    If you want people to sign up you have to make them trust the site. The way to do that is to have a well structured site with good security and good payment system in place. Also, your bookies need to really know what they’re doing.
    Go have a look at http://www.betfair.com/

  • 64.Ig: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 16:22 pm

    Good call – Betfair is by far the best sports betting outfit on the web !

  • 65.Ant227: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 16:24 pm

    21

    I think you got the wrong end of the stick with Bigg.

    I see it that he wants to place a bet or 2.

    I think you see it that he wants to set up a betting website.

    Bigg, heard Betfair is good.

  • 66.BlackJack: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 16:27 pm

    Oops!
    Well then, in the end at least I got to the right answer. :)

  • 67.BlackJack: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 16:29 pm

    Anybody know what the deal is with Doug Wheatley?
    Is he gonna play sometime?
    Not that I want JD Moller out of the team at this stage.

  • 68.bigg: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 16:37 pm

    Black Jack, Ant thanks – I will check it out

  • 69.Bokpiel: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 16:45 pm

    Whats up Dawn??????????

  • 70.Stan: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 18:10 pm

    Bok,
    Jy het n groot fout gemaak deur so n naam te kies. Dawn gaan jou genadeloos jag.Of hy nou aan n Bok, Boer of n Boesman hang, Dawn soek hom.

  • 71.Le Fou: Reply to this comment
    14 Feb 2006, 19:37 pm

    lol Stan

  • 72.Bokpiel: Reply to this comment
    15 Feb 2006, 13:23 pm

    wie die fok is Dawn?

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