Turncoat Pete eyes upset

Turncoat Pete eyes upset

29 Jun 2006

An ardent Sharks supporter in his youth, WP centre Peter Grant believes his adopted province can beat the Absa Currie Cup favourites on Saturday.

“Having grown up in the Natal Midlands, I always supported them, “Grant told keo.co.za. “But obviously things have changed.

“The Sharks have been the form side in SA this year and their great strength is in how they are able to vary their game. They are capable of playing it really tight or running it from everywhere with their dangerous back three.”

JP Pietersen’s inclusion in the Vodacom Tri-Nation’s squad sees Brett Hennessey replace Carl Bezuidenhout at fullback. Adrian Jacobs shifts to inside centre to pair up with Gareth Rees, while Scott Mathie replaces Ruan Pienaar who along with Andries Strauss has reverted to the bench. The Sharks pack remains unchanged.

“They have a really strong pack of forwards but I really believe that we can take them on up front,” Grant said.

Butch James’s return to the squad last week made a significant difference to the Sharks attacking lines, and he may be the man to watch out for against WP at Newlands.

“He is a big part of their game, but we won’t be focussing exclusively on him. There are other areas that we have identified as more important.”

Grant played at first centre against the Pumas last week, and admits that it has taken some getting used to.

“I played most of my junior rugby in that position, so that’s not the problem. It’s just taking a bit of time to get used to it again. Sometimes I find myself playing in the flyhalf channel and Naas [Olivier] has to kick me back to the centres.”

Much has been said about WP’s new conservative approach, but Kobus van der Merwe’s decision to play the two Stormers flyhalves alongside each other in the midfield could prove to be solution to the side’s problems.

“My partnership with Naas is improving all the time. We are looking to get back in the habit of scoring tries, and so will be looking to throw the ball around a bit more.”

TEAMS:

Western Province: 15-Gio Aplon, 14-Chumani Booi, 13-Corne Uys, 12-Peter Grant, 11-Joe Pietersen, 10-Naas Olivier, 9-Bolla Conradie, 8-Robbie Diack, 7-Justin Melck, 6-Luke Watson (C), 5-Gerrie Britz, 4-Francois van der Merwe, 3-Attie Winter, 2-Schalk Brits, 1-JD Moller. Reserves: 16-Huia Edmonds, 17-Brok Harris, 18-Schalk Ferreira, 19-Rob Linde, 20-Pieter Myburg, 21-Neil De Kock, 22- Sarel Potgieter

Sharks: 15- Brett Hennessey, 14-Odwa Ndungane, 13- Grant Rees, 12- Adrian Jacobs, 11- Dusty Noble, 10- Butch James, 9- Scott Mathie, 8- AJ Venter (C), 7- Jacques Botes, 6- Warren Britz, 5- Johann Muller, 4- Steven Sykes, 3- Danie Saayman, 2- Bismarck du Plessis, 1- Kees Lensing. Reserves: 16- Jody Jenneker, 17- Sangoni Mxoli, 18- Ryan Kankowski, 19- Keegan Daniel, 20- Ruan Pienaar, 21- Andries Strauss, 22- Gcobani Bobo.

By Jon Cardinelli


142 Comments

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  • 1.Craig Goosen: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:22 pm

    I cant see WP winning, Sharks by 15-20 points.

  • 2.saffa_guy: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:27 pm

    Adi to out play this lump of lard

  • 3.Craig Goosen: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:27 pm

    Does anybody know who Johan Ackermann will play for in the CC ?

  • 4.Staal: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:28 pm

    Sharks gaat hierdie een vat.

  • 5.Lemoen: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:29 pm

    Om die bal rond te gooi oom Grant gaan die voorspelers eers vir julle die bal moet kry en dus waar die probleem le!!

  • 6.Staal: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:31 pm

    Stem saam Lemoen

  • 7.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:32 pm

    Staal,

    Het jy Ou Grote se E-Mail adres, indien so mail dit vir my!!

  • 8.Staal: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:34 pm

    gbsmile,

    nee ek het nie. Het jy jou posadres al vir my gestuur?

  • 9.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:39 pm

    Staal,

    Jy het dan al videotjies vir my gestuur!!

    Anyway my Mail adres is:

    legaleasy@xsinet.co.za

  • 10.Andre_WP: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:40 pm

    Haal uit die chops , biltong en bier vir Saterdag. Ek sal maar lekker agteroor sit en kyk hoe veloor my geliefde Province. En die upset gaan wees die Bulls Verloor teen the Cats. Eish , wat ‘n Saterdag wat voorle

  • 11.Staal: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:43 pm

    Nee jy verstaan verkeerd. Ek het op die ander thread vir jou en Stan en Supa elk ‘n t-shirt belowe wat ek laat maak het by Loftus.

    As jy een wil he pos ek dit vir jou – laat weet. Ek het klaar hulle posadresse.

    Dis nou nie ‘n verskrikle smart t-shirt nie maar ek het nou ‘n paar ekstra. – so laat weet.

  • 12.sarky: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:44 pm

    Tragedy if the flatulent WP win. We need Muir & Rassie to show up the others, so as to force change in the unions.

  • 13.Staal: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:44 pm

    Andre-wp,

    Sharks is die gunstelinge maar onthou hulle trek maar altyd swaar innie kaap.

  • 14.Stan: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:45 pm

    Die Clownfish gaan die Rugridders moor.

  • 15.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:46 pm

    O……Moerse thanks Staal!!!!

    Ek Mail jou my pos / straatadres.

    Op watter thread het jy dit gevra???

  • 16.Lemoen: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:48 pm

    Andre_wp tenminste weet ons ons gaan afk@k die naweek en vir die res van die seisoen teen die groter unies (ek hoop dus net teen hulle) ek sal ook nogal dit laaik as so n upset kan kom met die bulle dit maak dan die CC meet intresant! Ek begin sommer huil oor my span wat so swak is!! Snik Snik

  • 17.gecko: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:50 pm

    Game is on Sky Sports – but I can’t see my team winning either

  • 18.Stan: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:53 pm

    gecko,
    Al wys hulle die game in Ray Mcauly se tent, sal jou span nie die game wen nie.

  • 19.gecko: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:53 pm

    Stan – te waar!

  • 20.Staal: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:54 pm

    Gbsmile,

    “Jooste team on merit”

    128,137,185

  • 21.zama: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:55 pm

    Melck is going to clean the sharks…

  • 22.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 14:59 pm

    O, fok ja……

    Size matters!!!

    Xtra Large sal mooi doen, dis nie die magie nie…… dis die skouers wat so breed is!

    Hahahahahah

  • 23.Stan: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:02 pm

    Bobo gaan vir Melck soos n ou bokooi droog melk…

  • 24.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:05 pm

    Jirretjie,

    Stan, jou laaste E-Mail van die geweertjie in die heli het my amper ogaaaaaaasmies gehad!!!

    Stan, Staal,

    Wat praat ons nou soveel kakas op ‘n Tjarks / WEEEEEEEEEEE PEEEEEEEEE site, moet ons nie maar skuiwe nie!!

    Hieieiieieieeeee

  • 25.citizenc: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:06 pm

    The “two flyhalf” concept works ie. Carter and Mauger. SA should consider playing Meyer Bosman and Butch James, even Jaco vd Westhuizen, at No 12. We might then score more tries.

    Still don’t see WP winning though.

  • 26.Stan: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:06 pm

    Nee, jy irriteer die vyand op hul eie thread.
    Anderkom besoedel hulle ons suiwer threads.

  • 27.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:07 pm

    Ok so, ok so!!

    Irrrrrrrriteeerrrrrrr!!!!!

  • 28.Stan: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:08 pm

    grootblou,
    ek het nog n ander een gestuur, maar jou posbus was vol.
    Thunder.
    Maak skoon.

  • 29.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:09 pm

    Hy’s skoon, soos al my posts…….!!!!

  • 30.Stan: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:12 pm

    Het jy die Thunder gekry.

  • 31.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:13 pm

    Nee, hoe groot is die file, moet jy hom nie maar zip nie??

  • 32.Stan: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:16 pm

    so 7.
    Ek zip net my broek!

  • 33.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:18 pm

    OK,

    Hahahahahaha

    Moeilike konsep, try my ander Mail adres:

    legaleasy@telkomsa.net

  • 34.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:18 pm

    Staal

    Het jy my epos oor my size gekry? Ek het in die eerste mail vergeet om die size te gee!

  • 35.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:20 pm

    Suparugby,

    Niemand wil saam met my Ellispark toe gaan Saterdag nie!!!

    Ek het ‘n ekstra Losiekaartjie vir Kickoff Restaurant met blokbespreking sitplekke, sluit ete en drankies in!!

    Stel jy belang?

  • 36.Stan: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:26 pm

    Nooi vir Peter Jooste saam en los hom daar…

  • 37.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:27 pm

    gbsmile

    So graag as wat ek wou kan ek nie! Ek gaan die naweek Marloth Park toe by Wildtuin. Maar dis mos hoe dit gaan, as die geleentheid daar is het mens altyd planne-die lekker dinge in die lewe is mos altyd dieselfde tyd! n Volgende naweek kan almal weer gaan dan is daar nie kaartjies! Murphy’s law…

    Thanx vir die invite tho…

  • 38.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:29 pm

    OK, nou sal drasties moet optree en ‘n leeuondersteuner MOET saamvat!!

  • 39.Predawn: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:29 pm

    suparugby’s wife has him by the short and curlys.

  • 40.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:30 pm

    Silence, you from Durban & all!!!

  • 41.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:31 pm

    One would swear this is Tjarks site………..

    Oh shucks it issssssss!!!

  • 42.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:32 pm

    Nee grootblou nee! Na die game gaan jy met n snikkende groot uitgegroeide man in n rooi en wit trui sit! Het jy mooi aan die gevolge gedink??? Soek maar nog verder vir n bul-ons gaan die support nodig he!

    IG

    Hoekom is daar niks oor die nuwe ou wat die waratahs van league af gekoop het nie?

  • 43.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:33 pm

    Ek los hom net daar, as hy hom nie kan gedra nie, ek waarsku!!!

  • 44.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:33 pm

    en umaga se nuwe kontrak met Toulon…

  • 45.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:37 pm

    Not married predawn – still too young to be tied down. couple of years then your statement would come true tho…

  • 46.gecko: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:39 pm

    suparugby РRyan Cross РOz skole gespeel Рpaar jaar in league vir Sydney Roosters Рso v̻r soos ek weet het hy nooit State of Origin gehaal nie Рso seker nie te wonderlik nie.

  • 47.Predawn: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:40 pm

    I love the way it’s described as an ‘upset’. Poor Weepee…the whipping boys of SA rugby again.

  • 48.Predawn: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:43 pm

    Suparugger don’t be in too much of a rush…the noofies ends shortly after the ring goes on boet. I know from experience.

  • 49.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:45 pm

    gecko

    Nee, sy naam is Sam Harris n forward van Wests Tigers. Kyk op news24

  • 50.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    29 Jun 2006, 15:47 pm

    Shame Predawn,

    Mine didn’t end, last night was goooooooood!

    You must be married to a soutie or Whenwe….

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