Demetri Catrakilis is heading back to Cape Town to play for Western Province in this year’s Currie Cup.
Sport24
The Kings No 10’s dad confirmed that his son has been allowed to play his Currie Cup rugby outside of Eastern Province.
“Demetri told me that Alan Solomons (Kings director of coaching) gave him permission to play his rugby elsewhere on a loan basis,” George Catrakilis said on Thursday.
Western Province are reportedly at an advanced stage of negotiating the deal which will see Catrakilis return to play in the Currie Cup Premier Division, while the EP Kings are slugging it out in the low-key First Division.
He was WP’s hero in the Currie Cup final last year when they upset the Sharks 25-18 in Durban.
Catrakilis’ long-term future could be influenced by what happens in the Kings’ upcoming Super Rugby promotion-relegation tussle against the Lions.
He is contracted for one more season at the Eastern Cape franchise, but has an exit clause if the Kings are not part of Super Rugby.
This must mean that Elton hasn’t signed on. I know he has comitted to the Lions for the CC, but there must be a reason that they are looking at Demitri again. Gary van Aswegen must be first choice though. A player with potential to be a lot better than anyone else available to us in the Cape. If he stays fit.
2 @ Stormersboy:
Just answered you on the Taute thread about Elton.
What the heck Mr Alan Solomons, are you fast asleep. Sending him to WP under AC, how many more no 10s must be ruined?
http://www.supersport.com/rugby/chat/news/130712/QA_with_Naka_Drotske
superBul wrote:
Duh, where did he play in the CC final last year?
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