Lambie likely to miss semi
24 Jul 2012
Pat Lambie is almost certain to be absent from Saturday’s clash with the Stormers through injury.
Lambie missed the play-off against the Reds at the weekend with an ankle problem which he is unlikely to recover from in time to be considered for selection. This will see Louis Ludik continue at fullback.
However, exciting midfielder Paul Jordaan could be fit for the Newlands match after tweaking his hamstring in Brisbane. The youngster has battled the injury since the Junior World Championships. He was hooked at the Suncorp Stadium as a precaution and the medical staff are confident he will recover.
Fatigue will be one of the biggest obstacles to the Sharks’ ability to produce their optimum level of performance. But head coach John Plumtree said that can not be offered as an excuse.
‘As the week progresses everyone will start feeling better and by Saturday they will be raring to go,’ he told Die Burger.
‘We obviously have to be clever in our preparations. Everyone talks about the travel factor, but we knew we’d have to travel if we were to make the playoffs, the only issue was, whereto.
‘I think it’s a long road, but it’s nice to come home and the guys are really upbeat about their prospects.’
22 Comments
24 Jul 2012, 08:41 am
Ludik the Dragon will be fine…..I’m more worried about Paul Jordaan not being able to play.
24 Jul 2012, 08:43 am
blow dragon but not a big one.
24 Jul 2012, 08:47 am
It is a blow if we lose Jordaan. Who fills in at inside centre? We only have Bosman and that could be a problem as he also covers fh.
24 Jul 2012, 08:48 am
@pokkel-1: Agreed, we need Jordaan. He is awesome on attack. Lambie will be well rested for the final. Send him to New Zealand now
24 Jul 2012, 08:49 am
@pokkel-1: @Puma-3: Just read on supersport that Jordaan will be fit for the game.
24 Jul 2012, 08:51 am
@Sasuke-5:
I also saw that I’m just worried he tweaks it again and don’t aggrevate it this weekend if we win and need to go to NZ.
I’m not convinced that hammie is completely healed.
24 Jul 2012, 08:54 am
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24 Jul 2012, 08:55 am
@pokkel-6: Ja agreed he cant be 100% over it.
24 Jul 2012, 08:57 am
@Sasuke-5: Hoping he is fit to play though not 100% sure yet. That injury seems to be lingering now. He only played for 40min on Saturday. If we do win on Saturday we will need him for the next game as well.
24 Jul 2012, 09:03 am
Funny thing is a news24 article says exactly the oposite of this
Cape Town – The Sharks are sweating over the availability of centre Paul Jordaan ahead of their Super Rugby semi-final against the Stormers at Newlands this weekend.
Die Burger reports that the Durbanites are nevertheless optimistic that Jordaan will recover from the hamstring injury he picked up against the Reds over the weekend. He formed a formidable centre partnership with Tim Whitehead and also scored a spectacular try in Brisbane to help his team win 30-17.
However, it looks less likely that fullback Patrick Lambie will recover from his ankle problems in time.
Coach John Plumtree also stressed that the travel factor can’t be used as an excuse for the Stormers game.
“As the week progresses everyone will start feeling better and by Saturday they will be raring to go.
“We obviously have to be clever in our preparations. Everyone talks about the travel factor, but we knew we’d have to travel if we were to make the playoffs, the only issue was, whereto.
“I think it’s a long road, but it’s nice to come home and the guys are really upbeat about their prospects.”
The clash at Newlands kicks off at 17:05 on Saturday
24 Jul 2012, 09:08 am
OK i read like my @ss Blush
24 Jul 2012, 09:15 am
Ludik will be fine. In fact he’s probably been one of the most improved Sharks players in the late season.
Esp in defence, pulled off a couple of great, try saving tackles against the Reds.
Would love Jordaan to be ready but how long is this hammy going to continue to give him hassles?
In my experience, once a hammy starts continually tweaking like this, it becomes very difficult to fix. Usually a long layoff and rehab process is required.
24 Jul 2012, 09:21 am
I thought Louis Ludik made a huge statement on Saturday, on attack and defense. A bit like Kankowski did the previous week. Even if Lambie were fit, it would be hard to justify dropping Ludik. For me, the MOM in the Reds game was a toss up between Ludik and JPP.
24 Jul 2012, 09:28 am
@>^..^< katman-13: What happened to Riaan Viljoen? Injured?
24 Jul 2012, 09:37 am
@Sasuke-14: Dunno. I reckon he’s number 3 in the pecking order now anyway.
24 Jul 2012, 11:17 am
@pokkel-6: Remember that he started the U/20 semi-finals as well with a heavily strapped hamstring, only to leave the field after a short while. IMO it will be a risk including him in the match 22 unless he is 100% (which he surely can’t be)
24 Jul 2012, 11:22 am
@CharlesM-16:
That would mean Meyer Bosman to start.
That doesn’t bode well especially after that try-saving tackle on himself on Saturday.
24 Jul 2012, 11:33 am
@pokkel-17: You’re right. I must admit that I’m a Stormers fan and the Stormers will obviously prefer Bosman to start, but as a rugby lover I would like Jordaan to play
24 Jul 2012, 12:02 pm
it will be highly irresponsible of plumtree if they play jordaan not 100% and he aggravates the injury, this is why teams have DEPTH…
24 Jul 2012, 13:36 pm
Bwahahahaha! Try saving tackle indeed. I only laughed cause it didn’t cost us this time.
24 Jul 2012, 14:59 pm
@FawltyRich-20: Meyer Bosman reminds me a bit of Pieter Rossouw in his twilight years at the Stormers. Albeit a legend in his prime, a sh#t show ensued every time Pieter touched the ball in the latter part of his career. Rod Kafer commented on Saturday that a ‘sniper in the Brisbane crowd took out Meyer B’ to floor the big giraffe.
24 Jul 2012, 15:23 pm
@kwas-21: Meyer B reminds me of myself when I am totally hammered on some imported East European liquor that has bypassed customs, the SABS and the food and beverage council.
Falling over my own feet and walking into walls that aren’t there.
No snipers involved, just cheap medicinal plonk.
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