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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
howzit gbs, dis now tjilatyd en die blerrie internet werk nie so lekker nie by die hotel.
hey, im not so bad at this, lol
361@JockBok – Fark, we have gone ballistic here on the blog….
i can often read, but can hardly ever post, just hangs
362@JockBok – Hey, keep going, it looks good!
364@JockBok – Your Internet connection in deepest, darkest Africa sucks, my friend !
361@grootblousmile – Ag, gotta go, bloody typical, wait a week for a comment and then the guys are leaving for hotel and are shouting on me. Hopefully get you later mate.
@Loserer – ag dankie, maar ek moet huis te gaan, na mama toe 🙂
367@JockBok – Cheers Jock, log in later !
@JockBok – How did you slip in here? Hehehehe!
368@JockBok – 😆
@grootblousmile – slipped in under the ‘kilt filtering’ radar 🙂
@JL1 – tot siens
@JockBok – Enjoy!
338 @SA Barbarians – naand, sensitiewe wp vriend.
339: Naand, GBS. Wat sê jou seun, gaan hy die BB se vaskop probleme eendag oplos ?
374@bdb – naand Oom Bennie…
374@bdb – Hy speel loskop stut…. maar sy bloed is blouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, soos joune en myne !
375 @Loserer – Naand Wenner !
Waar is die ‘preview’ vir more-aand se wedstryd. Hoop nie die plan om klomp spelers te rus, boomerang nie. Maar ek glo darem nie, nogsteeds ‘n goeie span. Dewald is ‘n goeie speler en kaptein.
378@bdb – Gladnie ‘n sleg Bulle span nie…
Ek sal seker maar more-oggend gou ‘n Preview thread doen… indien ‘n mede-skrywer soos SuperBul my nie uithelp en een skep nie.
Ek laat baaaie van die skryfwerk oor aan ander, om te kan konsentreer op dit wat nog ontwikkel moet word hier… en hel, vanaand MOET ek tyd aan Handbriekie gaan spandeer.
379 @grootblousmile – verseker, moenie vroulief afskeep nie !
ek sal die fort hou hier vanaand 😉
381@bdb – Oooooooo flok, wolf !
378 @bdb – Ben, ek sien die Sharks se span is ook verswak, Hernandes en Kokkewiet speel nogsteeds nie, en lyk my hul stutte Cilliers en Carstens is ook nog half beseer.
As die GKW met hul “A-game” kom, kan daar dalk net ‘n verrasing wees. Laaste verrasing wat ons in die CB gehad het, was laasweek toe die WP gewen het …
383@bdb bdb, daardie laaste opmerking van jou gaan nie goed afgaan by sekere bloggers nie, ek dink jy moet dit terugtrek.
383@bdb – hey!!
385@Loserer – Ja Loserer, laat hulle maar die WP afskryf. Ek persoonlik het lekker tot in my tone gekry toe WP se light 5 die Bulle so lekker rond gestoot het so ‘n paar weke terug…
385 @Loserer – hey jouself ! … solank jy net nie vir my sê “haai” nie, want ek is ‘n bul. 😉
386@Loserer – Yup, maar wat verwag jy van ‘n spul wat pap vir ontbyt, middag ete en aandete eet??
Middag! Maar dit is blerrie koud hier in die Kaap in.
386 @Loserer – ek het gedink hul is nou die ‘tight five’ ?
Nou kort jul nog net ‘n agterlyn. Maar, Rassie “is busy to shop till he drop”, gee kans.
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