Brits crocked

Brits crocked

17 Jul 2006

Schalk Brits will miss at least two months of rugby, ruling him out of the Absa Currie Cup.

At least Jake White won’t have to contend with the Brits issue in the next two months because he is another player who could add huge value to the Bok set-up. It now becomes hypothetical as Brits is not available.

“I’ve just spoken to the doctor now, and he told me that I will be out for between two and four months,” a morose Brits told keo.co.za on Monday morning.

“I’ve torn my NCL and my ACL,” he explained. “The good news is that my knee is still stable.”

Brits remains positive and sees the irony in the whole situation. Vodacom Western Province coach Kobus van der Merwe took a gamble when he played Brits with a dodgy knee that has ailed the player for a couple of seasons now, but it was the other ‘good’ knee that was injured at Newlands on Saturday.

“I suppose the time off will give me an opportunity to work on a few things, not just physically but mentally as well. Coming back from injuries like these usually makes you stronger in this respect.

“Obviously I’m disappointed that I can’t play, but I still want to be involved with the squad. There is an unbelievable spirit in the side at the moment, not just because we are winning but because we have a great trust in one another.”

Good news for Province is that frontline locks Ross Skeate, Selborne Boome and Andries Bekker are fit and should be available for selection for this weekend’s match against the Valke. Hanyani Shimange is another player who comes into the squad.

“I have every confidence that Shimmy and H (Huia Edmonds) will do the job for Province this season,” Brits said. “H did very well against the Vodacom Cheetahs, who have the best line-out in the competition.”

Joe Pietersen, who was concussed against the Cheetahs, will miss this weekend’s match.


22 Comments

  • 1.Le Fou: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 10:11 am

    Just what we did not need. Now that Aussie Huaaaiaauuuyyaahhhooo must step up to the plate. As well as splinters. Or do we have another unearthed young diamond?

  • 2.Karibu: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 10:18 am

    Maybe now the Springbok reserve hooker can get some game time. Shimange must have more splinters than the Aussie.

  • 3.ufo: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 10:26 am

    at last… Jake’s got something to smile about…

    tough luck schalk… come back stronger…

    Think Who-i-ya and Splinters will do the job…

  • 4.PissAnt: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 10:31 am

    Whohhaaaa Edmonds wasnt too bad on Sat.

    But I really hope shimmie gets some time.

    And I kicked your asses in SuperBru!

  • 5.eloise: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 10:41 am

    This WP team is going places…& it’s not beause of Kobus, but merely the talent of the current bunch!!

  • 6.hardcore: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 10:52 am

    While I rate Brits, I’m gald to see Shimmie finally getting some decent game time so that he can prove his worth to all his critics.

    Go Shimmie.

    Eloise,

    The coaching staff deserve some credit. They picked a young talanted side and gambled with a small back 11, 14 and 15. These guys have been solid, defensivly sound, and an absolute pleasure to watch on attack. All 75 kg suck in more defenders than 100 kg Fijian wing.

  • 7.Andre_WP: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 11:06 am

    Paar injuries wat province kan hunt vir die res van die seisoen. Ons het weereens ‘n goeie game gehad. Kan nog baie verbeter maar dit sal kom met die verloop van tyd. Province is op die regte pad.

  • 8.Lemoen: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 11:11 am

    Los ASB vir Luke by WP! Diack gaan n yster word ek het dit al gese ek sal al die verlore vat wat WP nog kan verloor maar as hulle aanhou met die span gaan ons oor 1-2 jaar amok maak in die CC!

  • 9.JUSM: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 11:11 am

    janee well done PA

  • 10.zama: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 11:19 am

    the loose trio of wp are getting stronger by the game… **** what a combination…

    Melck the worker and finisher after sat… Watson the fetcher and diac the oven finegan…

  • 11.Le Fou: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 11:29 am

    Zama,

    “oven finegan”? Damn right, he is built like an oven, a real coal-burning oven.

  • 12.zama: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 11:32 am

    Le Fou…

    damn right… finegan needed something to light him up… exactly like diac… little spark and the oven will burn for nights

  • 13.Skim: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 11:34 am

    PROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVIIIIIIIINCCEEE!!!!

    GO KING LUKE!!!

  • 14.KingPaul: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 12:06 pm

    Fester en Gold het wel bietjie te doen met die oplewing in WP se spel. Gaan vra mmar enige ou wat hom ken van sy Grens dae en ook by Griekwas. Hy het ‘n manier om rowwe diamante blink te poets. Die span speel beter sonder sy Springbokke as met hulle!!!!! Laat ‘n man wonder… My goue reel is dat iemand wat lus het vir rugby speel en in homself glo baie beter is as ‘n hasbeem wat eendag lank, laaaaaank terug 3 driee teen die AB’s gedruk het en so aan.

    Vasbyt, die CC kom huis toe.

  • 15.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 12:31 pm

    Daick speel flippen goed op die oomblik en Luke het groot impak. Haat die Wp maar hulle lyk goed en lus vir speel. Aplon like ook great. WP moet net nie te veel klem op Watson plaas nie. As hy beseer word moet hulle steeds kan voortgaan en dit moenie soos die Pumas wees toe hulle Goosen verloor het nie. Sal sien hoe groot verskil Brits se afwesigheid maak maar ek dink persoonlik die Wp se sukses hang van Watson af.

  • 16.Stormsaam: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 12:34 pm

    I have one thing to say…..

    DIS ‘N WP DAG, ‘N LEKKER LEKKER WP DAG, WANT ONS GAAN NIE WORRY NIE, WANT ONS GAAN WEN!

    Wp you make me proud! One point though, i hope that this current team is not a one man team as Luke will be in the Bok squad this year! Time will tell.

  • 17.big dawg: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 12:35 pm

    I’m pretty sure that “hyperthetical”is actually spelt “hypothetical”.

    C’mon Keo…..get a dictionary son!

  • 18.maties_forever: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 12:38 pm

    Dan Retief doesn’t make spelling errors like that……

  • 19.Le Fou: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 12:57 pm

    Dan Retief actually wrote the Oxford dictionary as a side project at university to earn more money for dop. Being a philosopher and a thinking man, his university buddy, Riaan Cruywagen, suggested the name “Oxford” in honour of the “Ox wagon” and the “White Ford Cortina”, which represented the evolution of South African society pretty nicely.

  • 20.Windhoek.Lager: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 13:34 pm

    Le Fou

    #19: Great comment. I’ve always wondered where Oxford comes from :)

  • 21.ufo: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 13:37 pm

    now can you explain where Dan comes from…

  • 22.Le Fou: Reply to this comment
    17 Jul 2006, 14:01 pm

    UFO,

    Dan likes to keep his origins a secret. Aloof in his private life, yet vocal in public, Dan remains an enigma. Legend has it though that Dan is from good old farmer’s stock though. What we do know though is that he gained his his rugby knowledge “op die lande” as he likes to call it, listening to the shortwave radia while plowing his family’s fields on the old John deer. And we only know this because Riaan Cruywagen broke down one night after a brandy too many and some gentle prodding with the fist at Teasers.

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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