Willem alberts
Pieter-Steph du Toit
Springboks Pieter-Steph du Toit and Willem Alberts are back training with the Sharks after long injury layoffs.
Lock Du Toit missed much of last season with a serious knee injury, while loose forward Alberts was laid low after a back operation last July.
The duo are back in training as the Sharks start their preparations for this year’s Super Rugby competition. Both have been training well and showed no discomfort from the injuries.
There was however less good news for lock Stephan Lewies, who will reportedly remain sidelined with injury for an extended period.
Sport24
With Director of Rugby Gary Gold still tied up with commitments in Japan, former coach Brendan Venter has taken charge of training in the interim, along with the rest of the coaching team of Brad MacLeod-Henderson, Sean Everitt and Paul Anthony.
The Sharks will start their pre-season with a training game against a team made up of various Durban clubs in two weeks, before heading overseas to face the French and European champions, Toulon on 5 February.
They start their Super Rugby campaign at home against the Cheetahs on 14 February.
Jeez Abbott… flok tog
7 needed from 8 balls.
Abbott not well today!
5 needed off 7 balls
3 needed off the final over.
Abbott concedes 18 runs in that over
gosh the windies has some incredible batsmen.
Faf doesnt have much support without Duminy.
Windies finish with a 6 and of course the win and the T20 series win too
Oh well, when he wannabe Pep Guardiola scored his 100 for the Proteas it was clear that the pitch is extremely easy to bat on and that the more talented WI’s would win easily 🙂
robzim wrote:
😆
185 @ MacroBull:
Proteas 2nd choice bowlers are just not up to it to kurb the likes of Gayle.
Have a drink boys, you must be tired and hot
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@ grootblousmile:
We don’t even know who our first choice limited overs bowlers are.
@ nortie:
@ 188
I did refer to your earlier post re his dress code during the Boks/Proteas fun game 🙂
192 @ robzim:
Absolutely fabulous…..in Afrikaans the word will be pierewaaier 😆
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Gayle gets Man Of The Match… the other candidate was Faf du Plessis
@ nortie:
Lol… not too bad
And here is the real Pep…. note that it is very important for the tie to be slightly “loose” .. it just makes it look a bit cooler 🙂
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lha5anJueI1qgxbbno1_500.jpg
@ robzim:
Cool is very important….results, not so much.
Great game of T20 cricket. Not the right result for us but if a team can chase down 231 in 20 overs, they deserve to win. So, congratulations to the Windies.
Great innings by Faf and another great innings by Gayle.
Only positive that we can take from the results in the series so far is the fact that we were competitive despite the fact that we are playing our “B”-team against clearly the best that the Windies can offer.
AB, Amla, Duminy and Steyn will make us a stronger team. Who does the Windies miss?
Poor Abbot. He is earmarked for doing some death bowling in the world cup. How will he come back after today?
197 @ Nama:
Jinne, na vandag dink ek Abbott moet eerder maar ‘n beseringtjie optel wat hom NET uit die World Cup sal hou.
Daai “Death Bowling” van hom in die 19de over (18 runs afgestaan) vandag, was werklik die DEATH van die Blomme ook…
Hehehehe
To relieve the disappointment & tension arising from the Proteas’ poor showing in the T20s, herewith a clip of Freddie Mercury (in a duo with Montserrat Caballé) singing in his seldom heard baritone voice:
The Wanderers now holds the record for the highest aggregate scores in ODI’s and T20.
It also holds the “record” for the worst performance by a bowler in both ODI’s and T20.
Lewis (0/113 in 10 overs) in the 438 game and Abbot (1/68 in 4 overs) today.
And here we were thinking that Rabada was taken to the cleaners on Friday.
@ grootblousmile:
Een van daai dae GBS. Dit sal afhang hoe hy reageer op die pakslae wat hy by die WI boulers gekry het vandag. Dieselfde geld vir Rabada na Vrydagaand se slagting van hom deur Die Gayleforce. Lewis het verdwyn na die pakslae wat hy gekry het in die 438-wedstryd.
@ Nama:
“WI boulers” moet wees WI kolwers.
@ Angostura:
Wonderful song/singing.
Pluralism merits a seperate debate.
Regards Rye
Evening sports fans!
Whatever the bottom line about Faf, and in my humble opinion only time will tell, that was a world class innings from Faf.
Gayle we all know about, and are used to but Faf’s innings was the MOM performance IMO.
I am now leaning towards giving Faf his due, I hope he carries this form into the World Cup.
200 @ Nama:
Shoe, dis effe kort voor die World Cup om te hoop hy gaan 100% op die merk wees.
Sal mens heeltyd laat wonder of sy Death Bowling gaan cope… in elke game, selfs teen die kleiner nasies.
Maar nouja, kom ons hoop hy en Lambada (o nee flok, dis ‘n dans)… Rabada trek hulle vingers uit hulle holle uit, nê!
203 @ Stormersboy:
Jeeez, Faf was spent, knackers… here towards the end of his innings, having had to run so many 2’s and single’s.
He had given it his all today… and THAT shows character… to me.
He was also very magnanimous, humble and straighforward in his after match interview… but hey, that’s how I saw it… others clearly differ.
Gayle on the other hand just stands and moer’s… and strolls to the other side, never interested in that 2nd run. Gayle is awesome to see!
David Miller also hit a couple of MONSTER 6’s… hell one went over the highest point of the Grand Stand and onto the golf course… new ball please!
140 @ Stormersboy:
One player that was never up for the challenge was Elviro. Never understood why he held onto his place for that long. I suppose it was to balance the quotas in the team, not an easy task for a selection panel. Cricket SA’s obsession with quotas has unfortunately kept us from getting that extra 5% that sometimes makes the difference.
Not totally true SB.
1. In his first test, he scored a century…in India.
2. In the 1st 37 test innings’ of his test career, he scored 5 x 50’s and 5 x 100’s.
3. In that period he scored 1 493 runs at an average of 42.7
Surely, that indicates that he was “up for the challenge.”
When he was dropped from the side, after going through a slump, he went back to franchise cricket and consistently outscore all the opening batsman in the country, so I don’t know where the quota jibe fits in. He didn’t keep a “more deserving” player out of the team because of his colour. His performances at franchise level was what had him selected in the first place. Unfortunately he could not replicate those performances consistently at international level.
Me thinks that you are very unfair towards him.
@ grootblousmile:
Yes he gave 100% alright.
I think he’s a great player and on the back of his last few performances would see him selected for most national teams around the world,
I suppose that makes him world class IMO.
Mug of the day goes to Behardien who scored 8 not out from 12 balls at a strike rate of 66 .
@ Nama:
Maybe I am.
Still not fond of the guy’s batting performances.
Never got going in any important inning’s
@ Stormersboy:
His 182 against England set us up for our 1st series win in England.
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