Bok duo to miss WP’s semi
15 Oct 2012
Springboks Andries Bekker and Tiaan Liebenberg have been ruled out of WP’s play-off match because of injuries.
Liebenberg sustained a back injury in the game against the Cheetahs, while Bekker picked up a debilitating toe injury. Both players will visit specialists to determine the extent of these ailments later in the week.
Neither player will be considered for this Saturday’s semi-final against the Golden Lions, and there is a chance that they will both miss a possible final.
De Kock Steenkamp will be promoted to the starting line-up for this do-or-die match and tasked with managing the lineout in the absence of Bekker.
Scarra Ntubeni will start in place of Liebenberg. Coach Allister Coetzee said that it was an easy decision to make given Ntubeni’s progress over the course of the season.
Deon Fourie will remain at openside flank even though he is considered the Cape side’s second-choice hooker in the Super Rugby competition. Coetzee feels that Fourie is adding more value as a flank at this stage.
Meanwhile, former Bok scrumhalf Bolla Conradie is currently training with the WP squad. Coetzee explained that Louis Schrueder and Nic Groom are still available for selection and that Conradie has been brought in just to provide cover.
‘Our U21 team is also in the semi-finals, so I don’t won’t to disrupt them at this stage of the season,’ he said. ‘If one of Louis or Nic goes down injured, I can bring in Bolla. He also has a lot of experience.’
By Jon Cardinelli
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15 Oct 2012, 13:53 pm
Bekker injury curse. But now Tea-Arse Liebenberg also hurt. DRAGONS
15 Oct 2012, 13:59 pm
Bolla?????
Surely there is a better 9 around.
The guy had one good season (2004), but was very quickly found out.
He had the worst pass for a scrummie I have ever seen (Ross Cronje is a close 2nd).
15 Oct 2012, 14:02 pm
Even if we make the finals, if these 2 don’t play i don’t see us winning. Bekker is always injured at critical times and Tiaan brings alot of experience. our u21 front row is gonna get smashed against the sharks in a possible final.
Over getting pumped in the last hurdle, every semi or final we play in we miss big name players. Y the hell didnt he give bekker the week off??? now we stuffed, DeKock isnt good enough whenit comes down to semis and finals.
We missing to many good players to win. Bekket,Tiaan,Elstadt,Kolisi,Burger
All forwards who can dominate.
15 Oct 2012, 14:06 pm
is that game over then…
15 Oct 2012, 14:11 pm
Lions have Van Rensburg out of the semi and probably Mapoe as well.
Odwa is out with a anklie injury from Sharks. Seems Bulls are the only team to come away this weekend without any injuries.
15 Oct 2012, 14:11 pm
@Puma-5: typo = ankle
15 Oct 2012, 14:14 pm
@Puma-5: My God! Now the Sharks will have to replace him with Mvovo? A crucial injury
P.S. Congrats on a fantastic Lambie performance (considering his first game at 10 in ages)
15 Oct 2012, 14:17 pm
@Bagel-7: Thanks bud. Good game by my Sharks and yes, very good game from Lambie.
Odwa has been great for Sharks. I think his injury is a blow really. Brilliant under the high ball which we will see coming our way all game long from the Bulls. Mvovo is top class though, but Odwa better under the high ball.
15 Oct 2012, 14:18 pm
Just hope Bekker gets fit in time for EOYT….
Pity, I thought Liebenberg played his best game in a while Sat…
Lions by 5….
WP / Stormers / Proteas….chokers of the highest order I am afraid…
15 Oct 2012, 14:21 pm
@grant10-9: Grant,
You can’t count your team out yet. I still think they will beat Lions. Lions will be without Van Rensburg and probably Mapoe. Two of their backline players out it seems.
15 Oct 2012, 14:27 pm
glass man bekker
15 Oct 2012, 14:28 pm
@Puma-10: The game will not be won in the backs…….Our forward pack is now positively juvenile, against a Lions pack (who let’s be honest…) have pretty much pitched up and dished out every week.
I would have taken 4 backline injuries, over Bekker and Liebenberg’s.
15 Oct 2012, 14:33 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-12: Sorry to go off subject, just wanted to thank you irto the dog food, collected my food today, can’t wait to give it to Bella!
Okai enough of that! Congratulations to your team, and hopefully I will see you at Kings Park next week
15 Oct 2012, 14:38 pm
@Sharksgirl-13: Brilliant! You are going to be so chuffed you switched. Just check how her stomach adjusts to the high protein content. Some dogs struggle initially, especially because of the nature of the protein: whole eggs, fish, free range chicken etc. Give her half of the new food and half of the old food for a little while.
(My boy struggled initally on the high protein). But their website http://www.championpetfoods.com/ also gives advice on changing to high protein, no grain food.
Congrats on your team as well
Oh yes, if there is a Durbs final, a trip will most def be on the cards.
15 Oct 2012, 14:39 pm
@Bagel-7: Odwa’s injury is indeed bad for us! While I love Mvovo, lately he is piddling me off, his penchant for knocking the ball on with an open try line just bugs me, especially in a wing!!! Odwa on the other hand is ever reliable, always in the right place at the right time doing the right thing! I just hope he is cleared!!!!
I have been working on my beehive painstainkingly the whole year, ready to be unleashed on Kings Park this Saturday
15 Oct 2012, 14:42 pm
Parkiepiel weer van die slide af gedonner……. ai jai jai.
15 Oct 2012, 14:44 pm
@Sharksgirl-15: Sheez, who will ever forget that in 2010. Utter chaos before the game started. Bakkies and Victor looking confused as hell whilst that poor fellow walked around spraying the ‘BEEGONE’ sh y te all over the place.
15 Oct 2012, 14:44 pm
@Sharksgirl-15: Agree on Odwa. He is safe as houses and seems to always be there at the right time. If he is out he will be missed.
15 Oct 2012, 14:44 pm
Province to take a Coke can nail biter but hell I am in two minds over the Bulls Saarks. Bulls absorbed pressure on Saturday and played a patient game like I have’nt seen for some time and the Saarks are looking better and better. Winner will be by 5 or less but damn who’ll it be?
15 Oct 2012, 14:45 pm
odwa will retire as a sharkie champ, that man has really been a stalwart.
hope bolla gets some gametime.
15 Oct 2012, 14:46 pm
I reckon
Lions by 3
Sharks by 13
15 Oct 2012, 14:46 pm
@rangerman-20: If I were a Lions supporter I would too :;):
15 Oct 2012, 14:47 pm
@willievz-21: So rof Willa?
15 Oct 2012, 14:47 pm
@grant10-9: Ag Grant10 you never think the Stormers/WP are gonna win…
Covering your arse in my opinion.
15 Oct 2012, 14:47 pm
@KWAGGA ROBERTSE-19: i am gonna have to go with the sharks though the bulls scare the hell out of me.
my reasoning is that plum has learnt his lesson about disrupting a settled team by chocking it full of returning boks.
15 Oct 2012, 14:47 pm
Decided have to watch the game at Kings Park this weekend, cant stand to listen to Stransky for another 2 hours….
15 Oct 2012, 14:48 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-12: Yip I know that, just pointing out that Lions will be without two of their backline players. I think Lions will miss Mapoe. He made a impact when he came on. Great player.
15 Oct 2012, 14:48 pm
@rangerman-20: Not a bad move by Alistair. If Groom or Schreuder is injured in the semi, and we somehow manage to win a knockout game…..far better to have a scrummie on the bench for a final who has at least spent 2 weeks with the team.
Can’t disrupt the U/21′s any further……they have been very good to the senior team this season donating almost half of the players throughout – they need to win their semi final as well.
(I think Dobson has threatened Alistair)
15 Oct 2012, 14:48 pm
@KWAGGA ROBERTSE-23: Ek het net so gevoel ou Kwagga
15 Oct 2012, 14:48 pm
@rangerman-25: Homeground advantage might just be the decider but either way we are in for a serious physical encounter. Whats the weather looking like for Saturday?
15 Oct 2012, 14:49 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-17: I was at Kings Park in a corporate box belonging to clients,and couldn’t figure out what was going on, why they were not kicking off! Then they announced it on the loud speacker and the owners of the box who had invited me, said right there and then that The Sharks would win. They explained that according to Zulu culture Bees are bearers of good fortune, and we would be victorius over honourable visitors!
15 Oct 2012, 14:50 pm
@Puma-27: Mapoe is in some fantastic form – no doubt.
15 Oct 2012, 14:51 pm
@Sharksgirl-31: This week we are importing Pretoria bees for the occasion. Brought up on Klippies and Cola…hehehe
15 Oct 2012, 14:52 pm
@willievz-21: Jeez Willie, I hope that will be Sharks score…hahaha.
Bulls with their Boks back are not easy push overs. Then we will have all our Boks back for this game. Beast and Jannie will most definitely be needed in our front row. Pity we without Bissie. Now Burden has had hardly any game time either being with the Boks.
Just hope the weather plays ball. Durbs has had plenty rain the past 6 weeks. If it is wet it will give the big Bulls pack a good chance against us. Dry weather gives Sharks the advantage.
15 Oct 2012, 14:54 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-32: For sure. It would be a shame if that knee injury keeps him out of the semi and especially the eoyt.
15 Oct 2012, 14:55 pm
@Puma-34: Bissie is exactly what you guys require for a game like this. To be very honest I am glad he is not playing. He has the tendancy to up his game to whole new level against us.
15 Oct 2012, 14:55 pm
@KWAGGA ROBERTSE-33:
Will have to go for reinforcements then 
15 Oct 2012, 14:55 pm
@KWAGGA ROBERTSE-33: bwaaaahaaaaaa. Good one….
Jeez remember the last semi we played your team at KP? Think the bees kept the game from starting for about 25min.
15 Oct 2012, 14:56 pm
@Sharksgirl-31: That was some freaky sh y te though.
A bee stinging one is also supposed to bring good fortune…..All it brings is pain IMHO.
15 Oct 2012, 14:57 pm
@Puma-38: Crazy stuff. I doubt wether there has ever been a game held up because of bees!!
@Sharksgirl-37: Most of them bees might be a little overweight so go easy on them.
15 Oct 2012, 14:59 pm
@Puma-34: I honestly like Burden, but for this game I am reaaaly hoping Plum starts with Cooper, he is really looking very good, and is better than Burden in the Tight and scrum in my opinion, while losing nothing on carrying, only his throwing worries me, but then that is not really very much better with Burden. I am also terrified that Plum will go the conservative route and choose McLeod instead of Reinach, and as far as I am concerned Reinach has to start he is the real deal!
15 Oct 2012, 15:00 pm
@Puma-35: I have a feeling we are going to be very short of players all round by the time Meyer announces his EOYT squad……Who knows what type of Bok squad we will be seeing. Dangerous stuff that. I believe the Northeners are already rather confident of their chances against us…….(losses up north would be disastrous for Meyer, the Boks and the fans….and any ‘injury’ excuses are just not going to cut the mustard)
15 Oct 2012, 15:00 pm
Gotta run.
Have a good afternoon/evening all.
15 Oct 2012, 15:02 pm
@KWAGGA ROBERTSE-36: For sure, we going to miss Bissie big time. Not only in this game, but at the start of Super Rugby.
@KWAGGA ROBERTSE-40: Never seen anything like it before or after…hahaha. Must have been a Sharks strategy…
We went on to beat the Bulls that night.
15 Oct 2012, 15:02 pm
@KWAGGA ROBERTSE-40: Overweight in a recession ai tog!
15 Oct 2012, 15:07 pm
@The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-42: Well like just before the June Tests we are going to be having some tough derby games. That worries me for injuries. Then we never had injuries, but the sheer tiredness will be there. Feel a bit worried for our Boks on this tour. Could lose to Ireland and England.
@Sharksgirl-41: Jeez I hope Plum does start with Reinach. He and Lambie together are great. McLeod is good, but Reinach is just so much better. I think Kyle was good on Saturday, but yes his lineout throws are a worry, then so is Burden at times too.
Okay both of you. Cheers I am out of here now.
15 Oct 2012, 15:47 pm
Bekker played ten injury free years between the ages of 12 and 22
15 Oct 2012, 15:54 pm
@LoanShark-47: haha, the poor oke, he plays for a coach who will happily sacrifice him and his back to the altar of desperation.
ac should be ashamed because he has destroyed bekkers career imo.
15 Oct 2012, 16:48 pm
@rangerman-48: Yes, Bekker should not have played on Saturday at all. Franco v d Merwe must be so happy because he knows that Steenkamp will call most of the balls to himself at no 5. Steenkamp seldom varies his calls. At least Bekker started doing it (varying calls) lately. I hope Proudfoot speak to Steenkamp about his lineout calls.
Ntubeni will be under lots of pressure with Bekker not there.
15 Oct 2012, 16:56 pm
This new teacher, a thoroughbred Stormers supporter, starts a new teaching job in a school in Cape Town. Trying to break the ice on her first day, she proudly explains to the class that she is a Stormers supporter.
She asks her pupils to raise their hands if they, too, are Stormers supporters.
Everyone in the class raises their hand, except one little girl.
The teacher was surprised and says, “Jane, why didn’t you raise your hand?”
Jane says, “Because I am a Sharks supporter.”
The teacher asks, “Why?”
Jane says, “Because my mother is a Sharks supporter and my father is a Sharks supporter, so, I am a Sharks supporter too.”
The teacher says, “That is no reason for you to be a Sharks supporter. You do not have to be just like your parents all the way. What if your mother was a prostitute and your father was an alcoholic gangster – what would you be then?”
Mary says, “A Stormers fan.”
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