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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
26@Supa Die Bloubul – Dis hoe ek die situasie verstaan. Hans is net aangestel tot die einde van die CC.
Persoonlik dink ek hulle moet iemand soos John Mitchel gaan kry. ‘n Nuwe gesig en vars idees.
Sal moet wag en sien.
@K9-MonsterLeeu –
Is daar al sprake wie?
It warms the cockles of my heart to see all the activity here on the Blog…
Comments are flowing nicely, we continue to have numbers of registered users here on the blog….. and we continue to have numbers of Guests here on the blog too…
Could’nt have wished for more.
Thank you buddies and fellow bloggers !!
Goooooooooi Mieliesssssss !!
@Scrumdown –
O ek sien. Ek weet baie ouens like Mitchell nie, maar ek rate hom nogal.
@grootblousmile – Hallo
@Supa Die Bloubul – ek ook.
Wel, ek gaan eers môre-oggend my SuperBru picks doen, maar as ek nou my kok op ‘n blog moet sit…
WP gaan maklik genoeg wen teen die Lions
All Blacks gaan wen teen die Ozzmob
@grootblousmile – gesien daar is nog ‘n leeutjie wat wil registreer?
@K9-MonsterLeeu –
Postman pat?
Mense, ons is halfpad deur die dag…. en hier was al sowat 2700 page impressions…. so vanaand laat staan ons seker op 5000 page impressions….
Dis selfs NOG BESIGER as gister hier by ons !
34@Supa Die Bloubul – Aussies hoe nie van sy sterk disipline nie, maar IMO is dit net wat ‘n span soos die Leeus nodig het. Boerseuns “thrive” mos op disipline.
Maar moenie my verkeerd kry nie, so ver ek weet het die GLRU nog niemand genader nie. Of as hulle het, hou hulle baie stil daaroor.
@Scrumdown –
Geen wonder ek dog jy is wp nie! Ek sien jy vryf die wp blink daar op die ander thread! 😆
@Scrumdown – Kan nie verstaan hoekom hulle elke keer vir K9 oorsien nie? Die arme man het seker al 50 applikasies gedoen.
Miskien iets met dissiline te doen? 🙂
GBS – explain presies hoe werk page imressions, is dit elke keer as ‘n nuwe bladsy op die site oopgemaak word?
@isigidi –
Dink dis oor hy Earl player/coach wil maak. 😛
@Snoek –
Groet jy nie????????????
O ekskuus waars my maniere,
Hallo almal.
43@isigidi – K9?
@Supa Die Bloubul – Bwaaaaahahahahahahaha Goeie een!!!
46 @ Supa Die Bloubul – As jy ‘n vraag vra het jy nie so baie vraagtekens nodig nie!!!!!!!!!!!
@Snoek –
Middag. (Ja, ons het maniere hier. 😉 )
44@Snoek – Yip, so iets….
@Scrumdown – Dis ons chom K9-Monsterleeu.
Seker die grootste Leeu ondersteuner ooit en ‘n (ek hoop) tong in die kies ondersteuner van Earl.
50@Snoek –
Sorry, ek sien dis net uitroeptekens wat meer as een mag wees.
Welcome Polla, I see you have joined and I have APPROVED you…. blog away !!
@Snoek – Sê jy nie mirrag nie blaas-oppie? Bietjie op jou se senuwees oor die naweek, is ons?
Hey….!!!!!!
@Supa Die Bloubul – Is dit al middag daar in julle geweste?
Ek lees jou vrou kom kuier bietjie in SA, jy moet jou nou nie soos ‘n Bul gedra sonder haar nie.
Maar vertel my eers, wie van die bulle of die Sharks is die gewildste in Europa?
@grootblousmile – Jaaaaa, jaaaa.
Goed jou ore is innie pad, anners was jou groot blou smile nou reg rondom jou kop, nê? Arme handbriekie! 🙂
@isigidi – Hallo Isi,
Nee wat, ek dink die Griekwas se beste is agter hulle, en as die bulle hulle in Kimberly kan wen sal ons hulle met 20 in Durban klop.
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