The official Sharks web site have announced the Team to face WP this weekend.
The Sharks have confirmed that Juan Hernandez and Rory Kockott will start this Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup match against Western Province at The Absa Stadium Durban.
John Plumtree who today was presented with the Absa Coach of the Month Award for August agreed that the match would be a real cracker – Province the only side to have beaten The Sharks this season.
“The boys are obviously very excited. We have a lot of respect for this Province side, it’s loaded with talent. They’ll come here knowing they can beat us, the plus for us is that we’ve been playing well and are expecting a large crowd. The players look forward to these challenges so it’s not been hard from a coaching perspective to get the team up for this game.”
With good weather predicted, this after the first round match in Cape Town, played in wet weather, ended in Province’s favour, Plumtree admitted that the conditions play a big role.
“The weather conditions change the dynamic, so let’s hope it’s dry. It’s going to be intense and physical, both sides are pretty stingy in terms of conceding tries so defence is going to be up there. We also have a good referee, we’re pleased to have Jonathan Kaplan.”
Riaan Swanepoel returns to the side after missing out last week through injury, with Waylon Murray reverting to the bench and Andries Strauss shifting to outside centre in the other changes along with the new halfback pairing.
With Wiehahn Herbst having been cleared of any misdoing last week, he joins either Patric Cilliers or Deon Carstens on the other side of the scrum with Skipper Badenhorst adding experience to the front row as he celebrates his 50th Absa Currie Cup cap for The Sharks.
Johann Muller has been handed the captaincy for this game, his leadership important for The Sharks after Stefan Terblanche also captained the side with aplomb. “The team has been well-led,” admitted Plumtree. “We have some outstanding leaders in the team and the belief the team have and trust they have for each other is a major factor behind our success. The team has confidence which is huge for any team, we’ve worked hard all season and all week and kept our preparation for this game consistent.”
Team:
15. Stefan Terblanche
14. Chris Jordaan
13. Andries Strauss
12. Riaan Swanepoel
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Juan Hernandez
9. Rory Kockott
8. Keegan Daniel
7. Jean Deysel
6. Jacques Botes
5. Johann Muller (Capt)
4. Steven Sykes
3. Wiehahn Herbst
2. Skipper Badenhorst
1 Deon Carstens / Patric Cilliers
Replacements:
16. Craig Burden
17. Patric Cilliers / Deon Carstens
18. Albert van den Berg
19. Michael Rhodes
20. Charl McLeod
21. Monty Dumond
22. Waylon Murray
@Pietman – Jy’t my vir ‘n oomblik gehad daar Piet.
@isigidi – Dis nie moeilik nie… 😆
@isigidi –
No, just having a go at Martin….because it took him so long to find us 🙂
He is an old friend from Voldy, now worries.
He and I come a long way.., from my WP days.
@Pietman – ???? huh.
Hey, hierdie VUIL WEBMONSTER watch wat julle oor hom skinder !
@Pietman – nee wat pietman….you might as well go back to support province….after all we have bulls players now 🙂
Rompompom. Toe donner ons om.
@grootblousmile – Webmonster, as jy my ban bel ek jou vrou en se jy moet die Jacuzzi gaan klaar maak… 😆 👿
@Martin –
Howzit?
Long time no see.
Glad you could join us, I was getting bored over here with so few WP supporters around.
Enjoy.
Btw, how did you find us?
And what’s your take on the Sharks game?
36@Martin – Pieta is a Happy Bull now…. happier than before…
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 😆
Suip jy alweer?
38@Cuzzy Vix – Oeps…. OK, jy mag flokken mal gaan hier oppie blog… hehehehe
Ek knyp oge bot toe !
@Pietman – Pietman jy is n moerse nice ou en sout van die aarde. Om n Bulls supporter te wees, rond jou nou net mooi af!!!!!!!!!!!!
@grootblousmile – Sorry, sal try mooi wees, ernstig wil nie ons bloggers weg jaag nie dis n te nice blog die!!!!!!!!!
@Cuzzy Vix – Nee man…..probeer werk maar julle praat so ek kan nie konsentreer nie 🙄
@Cuzzy Vix – @grootblousmile</ do you have to be round to support the bulls???? or does it make you round? 🙂
@Cuzzy Vix –
Daai is die probleem, die afgerondgeit.
Vandat ek by WP weg is raak ek al hoe ronder….een van die dae lyk ek soos Guthro Steenkamp >:-(
@Martin – No you have to be hung like a mule!!
@Pietman –
>:-(
Sorry, ek oefen net gou daai emoticontjie.
@Pietman – sadly i have followed very little cc rugby. myheart says wp, my head says guppies. and i followed a link from the midgets site that someone had posted.
@Pietman – Bwaahahahaha!!! Jy sien Pietman ons Bulls supporters is so rond want ons kan die hele tyd celebrate oor al die oorwinnings!!!
@Cuzzy Vix – still, so the criteria has stayed the same, even after liefling’s exit to greener pastures.
@Martin –
You abroad, or in Cape Town still?
@Martin – Jy kort BLOu Balle om vir die Bulle te skreeu. Of hulle moet blou gebore wees of blou geskop wees een van die twee…
@Pietman – still in ct. and you back here or still in korea?
54@Cuzzy Vix –
nee, daars net 2 vereistes
1. jy moet onnosel genoeg wees om jou g@t van kop tot tone blou te bespuit
en
2. jy moet f*kkol van rugby af weet nie
easy-peasy!!!!
@Martin –
No, still stuck up here, for a while.
But the Cape is calling me, louder and louder….just have to get rid of some stuff here still.
Should be down there by October, that’s the plan.
@ashley –
Praat van blou spuit, onthou jy hoe Lobberts altyd sy kuif blou ge-dye het!
Heng, die arme outjie kry ook nou nokkol speelkans daar by WP meer…wonder wat gaan van hom word.
Moet frustrerend wees om heeljaar so te sit op die bank.
Hulle moet hom net reg manage, hy is nog lekker jonk.
@ashley –
1.Weet jy hoeveel guts moet jy he om jou van gat tot kop blou te spuit??? Fark vanaand moet jy daai goed af skrop, try dit ek dare jou…
2. Ons is rugby kenners, julle is rugby kykers…
@ashley – Bwaaahahaha Nou’t djy djou se kop vêr uitgestiek!
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