Wikus sent away

Wikus sent away

11 Jul 2006

Lions captain Wikus van Heerden will not play in the next two rounds of the Absa Currie Cup.

The inspirational Lions skipper has earned a well-deserved rest from a campaign that already looks like it is going off the rails. “We have decided to rest Wikus for the next two weeks as he has taken an enormous battering in the last three games,” coach Eugene Eloff told keo.co.za.

In fact Van Heerden will not even attend practices in the next two weeks and has been sent to a farm outside of Johannesburg to get away properly. “Both physically and mentally Wikus was in need of a break, so he has now got it.”

Van Heerden will miss Friday night’s must-win match against the Valke as well as the trip to Kimberley to take on Griquas. They are both games the Lions will be expected to win.

Three players are in the running to assume the captaincy. They are Schalk van der Merwe, Roland Bernard and Jean Deysel.

Van Heerden has been prominent in the Lions losing cause against the Sharks, Blue Bulls and Cheetahs. The heavy 59-5 defeat suffered against the defending champions in Bloemfontein though has not prompted wholesale changes.

“We will not be making too many changes and apart from Wikus, we have also decided to rest Grant Esterhuizen who took a heavy knock against the Cheetahs.

Eloff expressed disappointment at not yet having won a game. “We nearly pulled off a victory against the Sharks, but nearly is just not good enough. We had hoped for one win out of the first three, but we have to put that behind us and concentrate on the Valke game.”

Van Heerden is expected back at the helm for the away match against Western Province on July 29.

By Andrew Hollely


59 Comments

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  • 51.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    11 Jul 2006, 12:19 pm

    Wat lag julle vir my uit.

  • 52.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    11 Jul 2006, 12:21 pm

    walter

    hoekom was daar n stormers 0/21 span???

  • 53.walter: Reply to this comment
    11 Jul 2006, 12:25 pm

    52…moenie my vra nie, het dit op sarugby gekry..het maar net gecopy en paste om te wys waar Heinie sy gewoontes aangeleer het…

  • 54.walter: Reply to this comment
    11 Jul 2006, 12:50 pm

    Ek moet dit darem se, ek was by die Leeus vs Blou Bulle wedstryd, en Wikus het ‘n paar diep snye net bokant sy regteroog gehad na die wedstryd. Dit was kwaai verbind vir die Cheetahs wedstryd, maar mens kon later in die wedstryd sien dat dit deur die verband bloei. Die ou is ‘n yster, maak nie saak wie wat se nie..

    Na die wedstryd teen die Blou Bulle het hy ook saam met die ander spelers kom handtekeninge uitdeel, en was die laaste speler om weer kleedkamers toe te gaan.

    Sal jammer wees as hy nie volgende jaar vir ons speel nie.

  • 55.GCC: Reply to this comment
    11 Jul 2006, 14:09 pm

    ja, heng, dit moet seker ‘n man klaar maak om na elke wedstryd “die positiewe” uit die wedstryd te haal. tyd vir ‘n ander ou om dit bietjie te doen.

  • 56.bluebarb: Reply to this comment
    11 Jul 2006, 16:19 pm

    eh hoop nie hulle stuur hom na Geo se plaas toe nie. daai wilde trekkers sal lag lag met sy riemgat afreken.

  • 57.billy: Reply to this comment
    11 Jul 2006, 16:19 pm

    Find a new province Wikus! It kills me to see you get your *** handed to you every week playing for a team as clueless as the lions look.

  • 58.cab: Reply to this comment
    11 Jul 2006, 17:21 pm

    LAMO bluebarb, if only they all showed the commitment of wickus.

  • 59.Skim: Reply to this comment
    11 Jul 2006, 19:21 pm

    Gio of Geo?

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