Keeping the continuity is vital for Vodacom Western Province in their strive for a semi-final place in the Currie Cup competition and that is why it seems Springbok scrumhalf Ricky Januarie will not be starting against Griquas at Newlands on Saturday.
Januarie (aka The Mechanic) returned from Australia and New Zealand last week but was not considered for the game against the Leopards in Potchefstroom. Now coach Allister Coetzee indicated that the diminutive number nine has to wait for a chance to start.
Dewald Duvenhage will again start against Griquas. Coetzee explained that he wants to phase Januarie in slowly in order not to upset the balance of the combination that did well thus far.
“Ricky´s slotted in well since returning, but we have to keep going with the same side,” said Coetzee. “We´ve made the decision according to the needs of the team, as well as that of the player.
“I´ve had no communication or directive from the Bok management, but at this stage of the tournament we have to do what´s right for us. I also want it to be a smooth transition for Ricky. I don´t want to throw him straight back in and set him up to fail.”
Joe Pietersen, who is in fine form this season, hooker Deon Fourie and wing Tonderai Chavhanga all missed Monday´s training session, but Coetzee was confident that the former two would recover from slight niggles to face up to Griquas. Chavhanga´s wife recently gave birth.
JC Kritzinger and Sireli Naqelevuki are also fit again after injuries and available for selection, with the latter likely to occupy a spot on the bench ahead of JJ Engelbrecht. The latter injured his ankle shortly before the Leopards game and is expected to be out for two weeks.
News from the WP camp is that Springbok flanker Schalk Burger´s rib injury is responding well to treatment but he could only be back for WP´s final league game against the Lions.
From the Western Province Rugby Website
Ricky moet maar die bench warm hou, Dewalt Duvenhage is beter as hy. Ja Jannie, jaaaaaaaaaa !
wp…jou lekker ding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@grootblousmile – fark…..conrad hoffman also better than rickie and delport….in fact im sure the lady selling biltong is also better than rickie at this stage of his career.
i meant to say delport is also better than him
2 & 3 & 4@Martin – Ja, is so… maar onthou Ricky is mos ‘n gekwalifiseerde Mechanic !!
Hehehe
Het nou net ‘n foto van ricky in die koerant aanskou. Hy kort beslis wedstryd oefening om van daai polyotter ontslae te raak. Hulle moes hom laasweek laat klubrugby speel het. Regtig jammer vir hom, maar Duvenhage is die man in die saal.
Verder sal ons maar moet sien of Scalla vanjaar weer gaan CC speel. Die koerant sê hy sal reg wees vir Boland, die website sê hy sal reg wees vir die Lions en ek het weer op ‘n ander plek gelees hy gaan vir 8weke uit wees met sy ribbesering. As ‘n WP supporter hoop ek regtig hy gaan reg wees om die Lions te pak. Ons het al ons ysters nodig as ons dalk later die Bulls of Sharks moet pak!
10 wedstryde sal niks aan sy dikgat doen nie.
Hy het geen selfdisspline en self respek nie.
Hulle oefen elke dag en verbrand baie meer energie as in n wedstryd, maar dit help niks as jy na ure soos Biafraan vreet en soos n boorman drink nie.
Gee hom n ultimatum van n sekere gewig teen n sekere datum en skop hom dan onder sy dik nuttelose gat.
@KingPaul –
He is out because of k@k form and not continuety. Lets call a spade a spade, currently he is the 3rd best scrummie in the WP aquad
8@sparty – Yip, let’s call a spade a farking shovel… I agree, Sparky !!
Conrad Hoffman is die beste scrummie in WP.
They need to make a decision with Ricky quickly. If he is going to be back-up scrummie the next two years as it seems – he needs gametime urgently. Its now use he never plays but gets picked for the Boks. Personally, I dont hink he is good enough anymore and needs to prove it. Give Jano a run.
11@Supa Die Bloubul – Maybe Ricky should be loaned to Boland as well…
12@grootblousmile –
If he cant make the WP starting line-up, he will certainly not make Boland’s 22. 🙄
At least the Bulls were a little more honest and played Chilliboy against the Leopards. He won’t start against the Cheetahs.
We should never have let Strauss go back to the FS…
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