Currie Cup latest – Double blow for Cheetahs

Currie Cup latest – Double blow for Cheetahs

30 Aug 2011

Keo.co.za brings you news from the Currie Cup.

Double blow for Cheetahs – Ashley Johnson and WP Nel will miss the Cheetahs match against the Leopards this weekend because of injury.

Prop Nel was a late withdrawal from the Cheetahs’ clash against Griquas last weekend and still hasn’t recovered from a calf injury. No 8 Johnson picked up a shoulder injury but is only expected to be sidelined for one week.

Coenie Oosthuizen will revert from loosehead to tighthead to cover Nel while Boom Prinsloo is likely to replace Johnson in the loose trio.


12 Comments

  • 1.Staal: Reply to this comment
    30 Aug 2011, 08:46 am

    I rate that WP Nel Dragon!

  • 2.RL: Reply to this comment
    30 Aug 2011, 11:43 am

    I think that the Leopard’s can take these fat farm girls … they are not so super without Sarel it seems.

  • 3.youknowwho: Reply to this comment
    30 Aug 2011, 11:58 am

    Is it easy for a Loosehead to switch to tighthead?? I suppose not otherwise the Boks would have Gurthro and Beast on either side of the scrum…

    It is my understanding that the Nazis have done everything possible to redicule this possibility and solution to the bok front row.

    Fking Twats

  • 4.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    30 Aug 2011, 12:05 pm

    @youknowwho(youknowwho)-3:

    What the?

    Beast Mtawarira used to be a loose-forward until a few years back when the Sharks made him into a loosehead. There is no way in hell he could play tighthead straight off at test level, unless of course you’d like to see him break his neck.

    Gurthro Steenkamp played a bit of tighthead at school. But he’s built like a loosehead. Has nothing to do with Nazis.

    And Coenie Oosthuizen spent his time at Grey College playing tighthead. They moved him to loosehead because they wanted to bring him in as a youngster, considering the work he does around the park. Acts as a 4th loose-forward. What is wrong with now playing him in his preferred position of tighthead?

    Tighthead is a lot more difficult in the professional game, or at schools level as well actually.

  • 5.HHS: Reply to this comment
    30 Aug 2011, 13:45 pm

    Rugby news slow today?

    Mitchell coach of the month. Minnie rested because of concussion.
    Lions team against Pumas.
    15 Jaco Taute, 14 Deon Van Rensburg, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 Strauss / Whiteley, 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco Van der Merwe, 4 Wikus Van Heerden, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg
    Reserves:
    16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Jacobie Adriaanse, 18 Johan Snyman, 19 Whiteley / Strauss

    20 Jaco Kriel

    21 Doppies La Grange

    22 Burton Francis

  • 6.HHS: Reply to this comment
    30 Aug 2011, 13:52 pm

    @HHS(Hop Hop Spinnekop)-5: and Kamana is “back” playing a club game 2morrow for the Raiders.

  • 7.Bouts: Reply to this comment
    30 Aug 2011, 14:20 pm

    @youknowwho(youknowwho)-3: Let’s hope you never find out what a Nazi is. Hmmm… you probably won’t live long enough to reflect on it.

  • 8.Smellthis: Reply to this comment
    30 Aug 2011, 16:26 pm

    Just read on a proper rugby site that Coenie’s planned (re)transition to tighthead has started…..I for one am very happy about that. 2012 – Beast, Bismark, Coenie…
    Note that Coenie was top pilfered in the Super 15 so 3 accomplished “fetchers” in your forward back if Brussouw is also playing.
    Nice!

  • 9.Smellthis: Reply to this comment
    30 Aug 2011, 16:26 pm

    forward pack that is…

  • 10.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    30 Aug 2011, 16:31 pm

    @Smellthis(Smellthis)-9:

    Coenie playing tighthead won’t last long. Soon as WP Nel is back he’ll go back to the loosehead side, and act as cover.

    Think we’ll find him taking the Beasts spot if he has a really good S15. Tighthead must surely be between Jannie and WP.

  • 11.Smellthis: Reply to this comment
    30 Aug 2011, 16:47 pm

    @HendrikP
    Really hope you are wrong mate. We need tightheads that can both scrum and play some ball…
    I agree Coenie will just be cover this year, but reckon 20 mins per game for the remainder of the CC will feature strongly.

  • 12.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    30 Aug 2011, 16:54 pm

    @Smellthis(Smellthis)-11:

    Rather have experience in the position. Someone who’s been playing Super rugby at 3 for at least a couple of seasons. If Coenie wants to do that he’d either have to move away from the Cheetahs (which won’t happen), have WP Nel move away (won’t happen either), or if Nel picks up a serious injury.

    For the time being he is best suited at 1. I’d rather pick a player with his capabilities in a position you know he’ll perform in.

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