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The Golden Lions were dealt a double injury blow ahead of their Currie Cup crunch match against Western Province at Newlands, Cape Town, on Saturday.
Captain Cobus Grobbelaar has been ruled out of the game as the result of a shoulder injury which he picked up in the 19-30 loss to the Sharks last weekend.
The second big blow for the Lions, who are already limping after three defeats in six starts this season, is the loss of vice-captain Willem Alberts with an Achilles heel injury.
Scrumhalf Jano Vermaak takes over the captaincy, a first for Vermaak.
American import Todd Clever replaces Willem Alberts at No.8 and Derick Minnie replaces Cobus Grobbelaar on the flank.
Despite losing to the Sharks last week, the Lions were upbeat about the upcoming showdown with Province.
However, the setbacks are sure to knock the team’s confidence.
The good news is that prop Gert Muller has been cleared after suffering with flu earlier this week.
Lock Nico Luus, who also had his training time limited this week after taking a knock against the Sharks, have also been cleared to play.
Lions: 15 Earl Rose, 14 Dusty Noble, 13 Alwyn Hollenbach, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Henno Mentz, 10 Herkie Kruger, 9 Jano Vermaak (captain), 8 Todd Clever, 7 Franco van der Merwe, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Willem Stoltz, 4 Nico Luus, 3 Gert Muller, 2 Hans van Dyk, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Derek Harwood, 17 Kevin Buys, 18 Johan Snyman, 19 Johan van Deventer, 20 Chris Jonck, 21 Ruan Boshoff, 22 Pieter Engelbrecht.
Date: Saturday, August 22
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Kick-off: 17.05 (15.05 GMT)
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Eugenia Daniels
TMO: JC Fortuin
@Scrumdown – Office in Cirencester, how wierd is that!!
Jinne….maar nou kan ek nie meer byhou hier tussen al die gesprekke nie hehehehe
Carol, lloks like the Aussies could do with a downpour at the Oval.
Their bowlers are getting flayed somewhat!
@K9-MonsterLeeu –
Ja, the blog is walking nice today! 😉
@carol – Not as wierd as staying at the Wild Duck and having an office in Cirencester. Love Lane to be exact!
@carol – Hello Carol!!! Ur so small and petite…I didnt even see u among all these…uhm…….
@Pietman – 😳 You are very sweet….look chat in Afrikaans chaps. I must not get sidetracked until later. I will need some help with currie cup superbru….
@Scrumdown – I have not turned the cricket on since lunch!! Opps better check it out!
Cheers people I have to get to bed,this flu medicine is hitting me for a 6 from the first ball.Have a good day/evening.
278@carol –
dont!
its bad luck!
@Scrumdown – Where our hopeless Solicitor practices!! Love Lane! You are not a Solicitor are you? 🙂
@carol –
Cheers Karlien.
No, they must mind their manners when you are about 🙂
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Cummon, you have met me! I am not exactly ‘tiny’ !! 😉
279@Fern – 3 x double Captains, 2 x Syndols and a hot chocolate. You’ll sleep like the dead and wake up right as rain in the morning.
Or maybe still have flu and a hangover as well!
Cheers Fernster.
Why are we all speaking Russian? Oh, carol is here? 🙂
@Pietman – Heheheh, I am such a delicate flower!! (not)
@Fern – Fern, poorley….the flu always hits the ‘super fit’ really hard!! That will mess up your training schedule somewhat!! 🙁
I used to practise a lot on Lovers-Lane…. hehehe
Cheers Fern
281@carol – Absolutely not.
Q. What’s the difference between a soliciter (attorney to the Africans) and a catfish. (Barble to the Africans)?
A. One is an ugly, slimy, sh1t eating bottom dweller, and the other is a fish.
So is it the Kiwis or the Convicts – you lot keep making me change my mind!!
I was going Aussies but am now wavering!!
@grootblousmile – 288 Why am I NOT surprised?
@Scrumdown – Sorry GBS, just a joke!
@carol – Good thing you came here then carol. The convicts are going to get 2 hidings this weekend. 1 From a a small mud island, and another from a small long cloudy island.
@Scrumdown – 290 I thought that was the Estate Agent joke!! 🙂
291@carol – 0-0 draw! Who’s the ref’?
Cheers gotto go…
Go big… you only live once!
@Scrumdown – 293 – GBS has left that behind, he is now a ‘Web Monster’ !!
@Scrumdown – Kaplan I think.
295@carol – Don’t estate agents and lawyers work hand in glove for the most part? (Maybe not during this recession though!)
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