Earl Rose (Gallo)
The erratic utility back was nowhere to be seen at the Lions’ training session at the Johannesburg Stadium on Tuesday.
The match day 22 for Saturday’s Currie Cup match against the Blue Bulls was to be selected from Tuesday’s training quad.
Rose ,25, has been the Lions’ fullback in the absence of the injured Louis Ludik. However, his place is in jeopardy after another poor performance last Saturday against Western Province,
Rose may lose his place to another Earl – Earl Lewis from the University of Johannesburg. Lewis trained at fullback on Tuesday.
Rose is probably not the only Lions player that is due to get the chop. Wing Henno Mentz may also be axed after his poor performance against WP.
Rose and Mentz have not shaped in the Currie Cup. Johan Jackson, who sustained a knee injury against Griquas, may return as a wing.
The return of Cobus Grobbelaar (flank) and Willem Alberts (No 8 ) following their recovery from injury appears to be a certainty.
Pieter Engelbrecht trained at inside centre and may replace Doppies la Grange. Another centre – Walter Venter – is training again.
However, it is believed that he has lost 6kg after being sidelined with swine flu.
Rose’s omission will be the one that will raise the most eyebrows. Springbok coach Peter de Villiers rates him highly as a flyhalf and believes he can still add value to the national team in the future.
However, Rose has become a target for jeering from spectators and it has not been limited to away matches.
Its about time.
Love the quote I read about Earl Rose “My Granny can run faster than him” !! Was this a fair comment?
Perhaps the person quoting this had a very speedy Granny!!
Evening Ed!!
@carol – Evening Carol
@Ed_the_Lion –
Close game this Saturday! May the best team win!
@carol –
Maybe his granny is a granpa! You never know with all these questions being asked in the athletics! 😉
May the best team win as long as it is the Bulls
2 @carol Carol, it is a throwback to a number of years back when the then winger of the Sharks, Kabous v/d Westhuizen, suggested his grandmother could have scored the tries he did. This was in response to a few run-in tries he scored in a match…
Kabous looked a bit like a Grandma, imagine if those locks were grey(or purple) ?
9 @Manlybok Ehhh my grandmother never had the 5 o’clock shadow like he did…
Where is Jantjes, the Cravens 2008 sensation and SA U/19 flyhalf?
Is he still with the Lions.
#10 Koos,
She didnt……………….maybe mine was actually a wolf then, she did have big false teeth ?
12 @Manlybok Must be an EC thingy…besides,not very easy to eat a mielie with falsies you know!
13 Koos, and that night we put Enos in her p#$s pot under her bed, the sounds she made didn’t sound human !
Hehe not very nice of you!
Het jy die email gekry van Tiquiri en die die ander van die leeu ?
Manly, did not check emails last night or this morning. Will let you know if I did not…
earl lewis of course
is from the little town
of
daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarling!!
but anyway
wheres my manners?
morning people and bluebull supporters!
My wishes have come true.
I asked the question of a Rugby aquaintance during the game how long the poor supporters had to endure this nonsense for.
Having got rid of sh1t administrators, can we now please get rid of the underperforming / errtic players? Looks like the Rugby Gods were listening.
@ashley –
Sowaar, van Darling af?
Ek wonder wat van daai Jantjies losskakel by die Leeus geword het, knap outjie daai.
Sy naam ontgaan my nou, maar hy was SA O/19 verlede jaar.
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