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27 Sep 2010
Keo.co.za brings you the news from the Currie Cup.
Blaauw out of Currie Cup
Wicus Blaauw has suffered a hamstring tear and will play no further part in WP’s campaign.
Blaauw sustained the injury in the recent win over Griquas. His injury means Province will be without two of their first-choice front-rankers, as Tiaan Liebenberg is also sidelined with an ankle problem.
JD Moller is expected to slot in at loosehead while Deon Fourie will continue at hooker when WP tackle the Blue Bulls this Saturday.
The one bit of good news is that reserve halfbacks Conrad Hoffmann and Lionel Cronje are over their respective injuries.
Bulls hit by double blow
The Bulls’ 39-26 win over the Leopards proved costly as Juandre Kruger is out of action for a month.
Kruger injured his hand on Saturday and will undergo surgery on Monday. Deon Stegmann is still struggling with a hamstring injury and is unlikely to return for this week’s clash against WP.
Meanwhile captain Gary Botha (ankle) and Dewald Potgieter (knee) are still in doubt and will undergo fitness tests on Tuesday. Wing Jaco van der Westhuyzen (knee), prop Werner Kruger (knee) and lock Fudge Mabeta (neck) have all been cleared to play.
Kings and Eagles make play-offs
The EP Kings and SWD Eagles have both secured a top-two finish in the Currie Cup First Division and will contest for places in the Premier Division at the end of the season.
With one round left, the two teams can’t be overtaken on the log. EP and the Eagles will face each other in the last round robin fixture on Saturday, which will determine first and second place.
The team that wins this weekend will face the Leopards in the two-leg promotion/relegation play-offs while the losers will face the Pumas.
Rose does it again
Earl Rose, along with brother Jody, deserted the Lions team during the Platinum International Sevens Tournament last weekend without permission.
The Lions lost against the Springbok Sevens on Saturday, where Rose struggled with form. This frustrated him and he decided to leave to Johannesburg with his brother after the match.
The Lions team had to continue with 10 players for the rest of the tournament. Action is expected to be taken against both players, whose contracts may not be extended when expired.
This incident follows Rose’s decision not to join the Leopards on loan when the offer came last month.
21 Comments
27 Sep 2010, 08:29 am
go wp!
27 Sep 2010, 08:30 am
and hoping EP get into premier division…
27 Sep 2010, 08:31 am
No word on Andre Venter slamming the Afri-forum for their campaign against ABSA? Would be interesting to see the response to it here.
27 Sep 2010, 08:51 am
Geen verskoning!!!!!
“Lions coach Jorrie Muller received an SMS from both brothers: “They said that they are sorry about their performances and felt that their form was not up to standard. That is why they went home,” Muller told Sport24.”
27 Sep 2010, 10:59 am
Probably overlooked it but is there any news on Jaco Taute?????
27 Sep 2010, 11:02 am
Well done to the Lions!! Awesome result…
Tough luck on the Sharks… but they’re still top of the log and still the team to beat… looking really good…
Well done too, to the Bulls, Cheetahs and Province…
Pity about Blaauw… was just back to his best form…
Bjorn Basson is good… really good… no doubt…
BUT…
I’d take Mvovo any day and every day… Thing he offers more than all the other up-and-coming wings in terms of total package…
Anyhow we’re looking good for wings after the WC… Aplon, Mvovo, Basson, JJ, GvdH…competition’s gonna be really tough… Great stuff…!!
Yeah Grant… with you there… GO KINGS!!!!
27 Sep 2010, 11:33 am
When are the Boks returning to the CC? This week or only next week?
27 Sep 2010, 12:44 pm
@ufo(ufo)-6:
But how fast is Mvovo over the 100m?
I see he dodged that question when asked on the Sharks blog.
Mvovo is a decent prospect, but Basson is a try scoring machine.
Three tries against Province. The man is unbelievable.
27 Sep 2010, 12:53 pm
@grant10(grant10)-2: Agreed, would love the PE boys to get into the Premier Division.
Just need to beat the Leopards it looks like.
Earl should just retire
27 Sep 2010, 13:03 pm
WP have the depth to compete so not such a big problem losing Blaauw. Yeah would love EP to make it to Premier Division but would also like Pumas to stay up. They played there hearts out.
27 Sep 2010, 13:05 pm
Bulls look vulnerable with all those key players injured. I dont think they will beat Province this weekend. And when they get there Boks back it might be too late.
27 Sep 2010, 13:08 pm
@iori Yagami(iori Yagami)-10: Yeah agree, Leopards can drop…
I think WP will take it at Loftus, i’m normally circumspect when we travel to Pretoria, but have good reason to believe in this weekend I think
27 Sep 2010, 13:20 pm
@Tacitus(Tacitus)-8:
so Tac… now Basson’s a Bull he’s great in your book…?
we’ve done to death that it’s not all about straight-line speed on a rugby field… and i did say that Basson is undoubtedly good…
but i don’t think there’d be that much difference in a race between all the guys i’ve named… when you’re talking .02 or 3 of a second difference on a rugby field in a game it’ll have more to do with angles and who has the momentum…
what i like about mvovo is that he has the speed… plus he jinks really well and is big enough to break tackles and good on defence…
he reminds me a lot of ol’ Neil Burger… i’m sure you can remember him bull-dozing (‘scuse the pun) over hapless opposition on the way to scoring many a try…
mvovo does and will do the same thing…
as i said… aplon, mvovo, basson, jj, hurdles and more… we’re turning out wings like we turn out loose-forwards…
good for bok rugby…
27 Sep 2010, 13:33 pm
@Tacitus(Tacitus)-8: 100m time doesnt matter that much…
The man’s clearly quick and rugby hardly ever, if ever requires one to run 100m from a standing start…
27 Sep 2010, 13:35 pm
@WP_(WP_)-14:
Yip, everyone knows it’s your time over 40m that is decisive in the world of international rugby, not your 100m time…
27 Sep 2010, 14:01 pm
Anyone noticed how quiet all our finned friends are today.
Nothing like a paw to the jaw to bring you down to earth.
Gotta love it!
27 Sep 2010, 14:30 pm
Gary Botha is the new Chili… lol
and vice versa
27 Sep 2010, 14:40 pm
@Frankly speaking(Frankly speaking)-16:
i’m here doosie
27 Sep 2010, 16:10 pm
The Bulls will have to dig deep now.
Kruger, Stegman, Potgieter and Gary Botha all likely to be out until the semis.
So that’s 10 of our first choice forwards not available:
Gurthro Steenkamp
Gary Botha
Bees Roux
Victor Matfield
Bakkies Botha
Danie Rossouw
Juandre Kruger
Deon Stegman
Dewald Potgieter
Pierre Spies
Ouch. And to think that we can still field a reasonably competitive pack of forwards. Amazing.
28 Sep 2010, 09:32 am
juandre kruger is a big blow. he was playing some very good rugby at 5. should have been man of the match against the lions.
doubt if gary and potgieter will play this weekend. potgieter was initially ruled out for 8 weeks. and gary said that he heard a snap sound before coming off. that does not sound good.
28 Sep 2010, 09:36 am
bulls will try to dominate wp at lineout time. our lineouts have been working very well the last couple of games. and with blaauw out, hopefully we can get a slight upper hand in the scrums.
we need to ensure that weepee don’t get quick ball, otherwise we will have our hands full with gio snotpaling and JDiv.
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