Sharks coach John Plumtree although resisting to unsettle the team that has performed thus far, has been forced to make a couple of changes due to injuries, and for the most at the same time has stuck to the same starting line up that did duty against the Puma’s in Durban last weekend.
Players out due to injury are Alistair Hargreaves and Micheal Rhodes, with Monty DuMond dropping out of the 22 altogether, returning after an ankle injury is Steve Meyer, who slots back into the flyhalf birth to resume his partnership with backline that showed so much promise in the match against the Blue Bulls 2 weeks ago.
New signing Ross Skeate will partner Steven Sykes at Lock, and Springbok Ryan Kankowski will slot in at the back of the scrum in place of the injured Rhodes,” Plumtree felt he want to stick with the form players that had served so well during this period”, in doing so inform Keegan Daniel moves from 8Th man to flank and Jacques Botes retains his place on the side of the scrum.
Players that have not fully recovered from injury in time for this weekend are, Jannie DuPlessis as well as his brother and fellow Springbok Bismark DuPlessis.
On the bench Ruan Pienaar and Andries Strauss come in as backline cover with Willem Alberts and Jean Deysel covering loose forward and lock respectively, also on the bench is Beast Mtawarira, Eugene Van Staden , and Kyle Cooper, with a 5-2 split Plumtree undoubtedly is taking no chances with a very strong Free State pack.
Sharks:15 Louis Ludik, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Stefan Terblanche (captain), 12 Patrick Lambie, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Steve Meyer, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Keegan Daniel, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Ross Skeate, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Patric Cilliers.
Replacements:16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Eugene van Staden, 19 Willem Alberts, 20 Jean Deysel, 21 Ruan Pineaar, 22 Andries Strauss.
Date: Saturday, July 31
Venue:Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 15.00 (13.00 GMT)
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant referees:Ben Crouse, Fakumile Yamile
TMO:JC Fortuin
must say i am a little surprised but also glad plumtree is seeking continuity
i am a klittle scared of the free state scrum but at the same time this self same young sharks front row did extremely well against the more experienced blls front row a few weks ago
does anyone know when craig joubert will make his inspection of the melbourne pitch?
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o,
and i’m not discussing cricket here, believe it or not!! 😀
from supersport.com
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South African referees boss André Watson does not believe Craig Joubert will be under any added pressure because he has to make a call on whether the Tri-Nations test between the Wallabies and All Blacks in Melbourne can go ahead.
“Craig will decide whether it is dangerous or not. It is part of a referee’s job,” said Watson.
Joubert will examine the playing surface at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday and then make a recommendation to International Rugby Board (IRB) referees manager Paddy O’Brien.
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ok, soooooooooo does anyone know whether the inspection took place as planned
and
what the recommendation to the irb was?
I like that bench of WIllem Alberts and Deysel, Free State are going to hurt when those chaps come on in the last 20 mins.
winston @ 4
if the game isnt over as a copntest by then 😉
#5
copntest = contest
Good team… like the idea of phasing previously injured players back in…
HI Winston
yeah not bad but again that could work or bomb out against us
i am worried about our scrum strength , we all know what the cheethas can be like come scrum time
if our loosies can hold their own , the of course the porwer of alberts and deysel couold cause havock later in the game
dont throw away beast ,as well as pienaar
hello Rudi , askakkie hehehe en winnie the poo
rudi agree , the last thing the sharks want is the players being injured again because they were rushed back
askakkie ek was gister innie kaap
blerrie koud gewees teen laat middag
kaap is soos n baba , as sy nie nat issie is sy vol winde
😆
sharky @ 13
wee vol jokes ve’dag nê?
het jy dit saammettie snoek gekoep
of
het djy dit free bygekry?
i see the irb is running an anti-doping thingy on their website
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does this mean no australians will be allowed at next year’s wc? 😯
jeez,
wheres the okes who live next to someone that work with someone that lives next …… who knows someone who knows craig joubert?
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jeez …. comeon guys, lets be the first to break the news of whether the ab/aus test will be called off/ still be played!!
comeon gbs … roer jou!!
Sharks team looking damn good. What a bench too. See Deysel and Alberts on the bench. Fair I think to Keegan who has played really well. Wow!!!! We have depth in the loose trio.
See Beast is back too. Going to be a cracker this game can’t wait.
@ Ashley:2 – Ash 😆
@ sharky_forever:12 – Well brudda the Cape is magnificent but the weather in the winter is terrible. Eat your heart out..hehe we are having temps of 27 day and 17 at night 😯 and this is supposed to be winter 😀
Today though is overcast first time in a very long time, but weather for tomorrow will be the same as usual. Sun and warm. 😀
Vrystaaaat!!
bos_otter @20
liewer laat as nooit?
@ bos_otter:20 – SHARKSSSSSSSSSSS 😀
@Puma …gie gie gie 🙂
Jis ou Ash…sommig van ons moet werk jong 🙂
Vrystaat span aangekondig
1. OOSTHUIZEN COENIE
2. STRAUSS ADRIAAN
3. NEL WP
4. VAN DER WESTHUIZEN IZAK
5. PIETERSE BAREND
6. SCHOLTZ HENDRO
7. SMITH (Capt) JUAN
8. JOHNSON ASHLEY
9. DE BRUYN TEWIS
10. STRYDOM LOUIS
11. NOKWE JONGI
12. UYS CORNe
13. EBERSOHN ROBERT
14. SNYMAN PHILIP
15. DANILLER HENNIE
REPLACEMENTS
16. BADENHORST SKIPPER
17. VAN DER LINDE CJ
18. VERMEULEN WALTIE
19. FLOORS KABAMBA
20. CARSE TERIUS
21. EBERSOHN SIAS
22. BOSMAN MEYER
Dammit….hoekom start Naka nie met Ebersohn nie….grrrr
Oh noes!!! sky sport wys net die WP vs Puma Currie beker game die naweek /cry
😆 askakkie
eish ek wil nog nietjie snoek braai gaan hou daar innie weskus , hoor daar is a lekker plekkie langsie kus noord vannie kaap
28@ sharky_forever:
Pasop, Asbakkie en vrinne slaap op die snoek om dit platter en papper te kry….
Guys, ouens, okes, dudes, manne, bras, mennere, kerels en here… ten spyte van al die beserings, manne wat by die Bokke is, wat op die ys gesit is (Fourie, de Villiers, Botha) en spelers oorsee, dink ek kan ons nog uitsien na ‘n GROOT Currie Beker.
Die seisoen is nog moer jonk, maar die spanne lyk al reeds goed. Kom ek stel dit so. Op die oomblik het selfs die twee “outside” spanne ‘n paar goeie spelers.
Die Grikwas sit met een van die gevaarlikste 9/10 kombinasies van laas jaar se CB in Naas Olivier en Sarel Pretorius. Hulle het Ruabenheimer, Riaan Viljoen en Bjorn Basson. Dan is daar Jacobie Adriaanse, wat, sover ek weet, die afgelope 3 seisoene vir Maties in die voorry gesak het, en in die laaste VC finaal hul kaptein was.
Die Lions. Aan ALLE Lions ondersteuners, WANNEER gaan julle ouens weer by die partytjie opdaag?
Uit dieselfde mond moet ek se hulle het een van die meer scary senter pare van die naweek. Doppies Le Grange en Wylon Murry, as hulle tot hul potentiaan speel, behoort opposisie verdedigings ‘n GROOT kopseer te gee. Jano Vermaak is in my opinie die 2de of 3de beste scrummie in SA, Derrick Minnie gaan nog deur die Sharks gekoop word (hy is goed) en JC JvR het potentiaal.
Cheetahs… enige span wat Jonki Nokwe en Juan Smith in ‘n begin span kan he moet nie ligtelik opgeneem word nie. Dan is daar DAAI voorry. Ja, daai ene wat in my opinie gely word deur Adriaan Struass. Nog ‘n speler wat oorgesien is deur die Bok keurders om een of ander buistere rede. Spriknel dan Hendro Scholtz, Ebersohn, Uys en Johnson in die span en sterk maak krag.
Wat kan mens se van die Bulls, Sharks en WP?
Ek dink om die potentiaal, talent, vermoe en yster in die drie te beskryf kan mens die volgende doen:
Conrad Jantjies
JP Pietersen
Juan de Jongh
Patrick Lambie
Lwazi Mvovo
J-L Potgieter
Ruan Pienaar
Kankowski/Vermeulen
D.Potgieter/K.Daniel
Deysel
Anton van Zyl
Flip van der Merwe
Brok Harris
Gary Botha
Beast Mtawarira
Enough said
As mens die spelers van AL die provinsies wat die naweek speel insluit, sal DIT my span wees
Jantjies
Peterson
De Jongh
Le Grange
Nokwe
J-L Potgieter
Ruan Pienaar
Kanko
Juan Smith
Deysel
Anton van Zyl
Flip vd Merwe
Harris
Botha
Beast
Afrigting span: Heyneke Meyer, Allister Coetzee en Matt Proudfoot
Ek wonder of die “Currie Beker Bokke” die span wat laas naweek gespeel het teen die Aussies sal kan wen. mmmmm…
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