Vodacom Western Province will have to tackle the Blue Bulls in a Currie Cup match at Newlands on Saturday without fiery hooker Tiaan Liebenberg.
According to the WP Website Liebenberg sustained a knee injury in the match against the Sharks in Durban this past Saturday and on Monday was ruled out after going for a scan. Team manager Chippie Solomons confirmed Monday that their first-choice hooker will be watching from the sidelines while his mates try and retain their top spot on the log.
“He could have played but we have decided to rather give him time to recover. We have Deon Fourie and Hanyane Shimange to choose from,” said Solomons. The manager reported a clean bill of health otherwise. Coach Allister Coetzee said he was very satisfied with the way the players performed in Durban. “I was very happy. It is not everyday that you go to Durban and the Shark Tank and come away with the points. ”
“It was important to kick off the second round on a winning note and the victory was just fantastic.” Province now can boast that they are the only team to beat the defending champions twice in the competition after also winning (29-15) the first match of the season at Newlands.
“Yes, it is an achievement and that is why I say this win cannot be underestimated. It was a good win for us. The Sharks will definitely be there when it comes to the playoffs so I am happy with what I have seen from my team. “I was very happy with our scrum and lineouts and the forwards deserve the credit for that. However, I was more than happy with the backline play in all departments, especially with their physicality.
“The Sharks chose two physical, strong ball-carrying centres but our guys, Juan de Jongh, Peter Grant, Joe Pietersen, even Frikkie Welsh and JJ Engelbrecht when they came on chipped in and did well in the physical confrontation. But that is what we expect from this group of players.”
@Loosehead – Good morning,it is hot up here in snorcity, going to be 30 today….Yaaaaaaaaaaay, summer is here!!! That is of course until you send your sorry Cape weather up her 😆
@grootblousmile –
En hier begin die winter stadigaan intree, en die ‘lengte’ begin krimp…..
@Loosehead –
Hetjy gesien hoe lekker kuier Disa en die Saffas in Perth?
Ek het jou n paar pics gestuur.
n Pel van hom het n slaghuis en biltongwinkel daar begin, en Juan en Bissie het dit geopen, nice van hulle, ek se.
32@Pietman – Hehehe
@Tripples – #31 her=here 😳
#29…..Ja ja GBS, wateva……if you dont say it no-one will!!!!
@grootblousmile –
Ken jy hierdie ‘insolventepraktisyns’ wat hier adverteer?
Hoe gaan hulle betaal vir die advertensie, jy al daaraan gedink? 🙂
@grootblousmile – 29
Tut, tut, tut……..
Meet jy hom gereeld? 🙂
@Pietman – Dankie, ek het dit gekry.
Biltong never tastes as good as what it does when made with African meat.
36@Pietman – Ja, ek ken hulle… dis een van my 658 Prokurower kliente…. hulle maak goeie geld met Insolvensies, verlede maand 75 nuwes ingekry….
37@Cosa – Elke dag… met die oog… kyk hom so in die spieel… hehehehe
Morning All , I think the Abs won all 4 matches one year and the Boks under Mallet also won all 4 in 98. However no-one has managed to win all 6 since the extra games has been introduced. Tough call , personally if the boks win this w\end I feel they would run out of gas in the last test , besides History showed us when the Boks were weaker and the ABS dominant that you can never write off a team.
Many times the ABS were thought invinsible , only to fall at the final hurdle , often against the Boks where we play out of our skins and talent alone is not the ingredient for a win , gees is.
@grootblousmile –
Ooooo, hulle is ‘insolvensiepraktisyns’ dan….
@sparty –
Yip, thought about it last night and checked, no-one has ever made a clean sweep in the Tri…..Boks will be the first!
Julle ouens is maar stil vandag, ek sien julle loer net dan waai julle weer.
@Pietman – ek is bang my baas vang my blog ipv werk
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