Sharks Coach John Plumtree has had no hesitation in throwing in those returning Springbok players who were willing to give up a rest and instead turn out for their provincial team a week after the conclusion of a grueling but successful Vodacom Tri-Nations campaign.
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Whilst most of the players who had been selected to start for the Boks each week were expected to take a short break, they have shown their commitment to their team by making themselves available for Saturday’s showdown with the Free State Cheetahs at The Absa Stadium Durban.
Of the 11 Boks lost to The Sharks, Johann Muller, JP Pietersen and Beast Mtawarira are unavailable due to injury, but John Plumtree has brought in three to start with another four on the bench, including South Africa’s most successful Springbok captain, John Smit.
Of the returning Boks, Odwa Ndungane comes straight back into the starting line-up, replacing Chris Jordaan on the right wing while Ryan Kankowski and Jannie du Plessis are the two changes made amongst the forwards.
The injury to Riaan Swanepoel means Waylon Murray will start at outside centre with Andries Strauss shifting to inside centre.
Springboks John Smit, Bismarck du Plessis, Ruan Pienaar and Adi Jacobs will provide ample cover off the bench as will Keegan Daniel who will be making his 50th Absa Currie Cup appearance for The Sharks.
However, it’s not only about the returning Boks, but the players who have carried the team’s hopes and aims all season – very successfully at that – and deserve great credit for the way they have performed during the last 10 weeks.
For any side to lose almost a full team or regulars, not to mention the injury toll that adds a few to that list, they could be forgiven for not performing at a consistently high level. However, in The Sharks’ case, eight wins from 10 starts and top of the log with four more rounds to play before the knockout stages translates to a committed team effort, and that’s exactly what will be needed to take them all the way.
The Sharks
15. Stefan Terblanche (Capt)
14. Odwa Ndungane
13. Waylon Murray
12. Andries Strauss
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Juan Hernandez
9. Charl McLeod
8. Ryan Kankowski
7. Jean Deysel
6. Jacques Botes
5. Albert van den Berg
4. Steven Sykes
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. Craig Burden
1. Deon Carstens
Replacements
16. Bismarck du Plessis
17. John Smit
18. Alistair Hargreaves
19. Keegan Daniel
20. Ruan Pienaar
21. Monty Dumond
22. Adrian Jacobs
like the sharks i am first as usual 😆
Not a bad team, I do think however that this is not going to be an easy win, Cheaters are going to give hte Sharkies hell but the Sharks will just pull it through….prediciting Sharks by 5
Hoe de moer het Johann Muller seergekry? Dalk in die vliegtuif oor ‘n dronk spanmaat geval?? hehehe
Hierdie is ‘n baie indrukwekkende span! Hulle gaan nie sommer weer vanjaar verloor nie. 😕
@KingPaul – #3 Behalwe in die final *choke* hehehehe
@KingPaul – #3 Amper so erg soos AP se boutspier hehehehe
Gedink julle ouens sal hierdie stukkie geniet
Dit kom van iafrica.com
One wonderful week
Article By: Dan NichollTue, 15 Sep 2009 15:03
Citings update: Following Jaque Fourie’s four-week ban for knocking over little Ma’a Nonu on Saturday, the Sanzar citing committee has confirmed several further citings.
Fourie du Preez has been banned for six weeks for ‘looking at Dan Carter in an aggressive manner that might have hurt Carter’s feelings’, while Schalk Burger has received eight weeks for ‘deliberately entering successive rucks with an untucked shirt, and a general sartorial approach detrimental to the spirit of the game’.
Meanwhile, video evidence showing Richie McCaw pulling a knife on Heinrich Brussow to secure the ball in an early maul has been dismissed by Sanzar, with McCaw applauded for ‘creative approach to the contest’. Sanzar biased against the Boks? Never.
@WitenBlou –
LMAO!
@WitenBlou – 😆
@WitenBlou – Ek sou nie eers verbaas gewees het as dit waar was nie. 😉
Al ondersteun ek die Wp is my gevoel dat die Sharks weer hierdie jaar die beker gaan wen. Wp het nie genoeg kwaliteit diepte om al die beserings te kan vat nie. Die Sharks aan die ander kant het goeie diepte. Hulle kan selfs n paar beserings bekostig. Wp gaan Jean de Villiers baie mis. Maar, n man kan maar bly hoop en droom.
@WitenBlou – en gee jy die bulls enigsins ‘n kans?
@WitenBlou –
My gevoel is dat die Bulle die eerste span gaan word wat die S14 en CC wen in een jaar.
11@Tripples – Wil ek ook mos weet…
Kom ons kyk met aandag wat antwoord die WP mensies….
@Tripples – Ek glo dat enige span n kans het. Enige iets kan gebeur in n semi finaal en finaal, vra maar vir die Cheethas en die Bulls. Maar baie van die Bulls ondersteuners maak dit af dat hulle ons gaan afslag in die Semi finals as hulle ons daar gaan kry. Die game tussen die Bulle en die Stormers was baie close gewees vroeer die jaar. Ek dink net dat die sharks se ongelooflike diepte hulle sal deurtrek.
@Supa Die Bloubul –
Dan het die Bulle n WCUP, Tri-nations, s14, CC, BIL en Freedom Cup gewen! 🙄
@WitenBlou – Hmmm aanvaarbaar…dog dis weer die geval van die s14 waar daar in die begin gese is dat die Stormers en die Sharks SA se beste kanse vir S14 finals is en almal het gerieflikheidsonthalwe heeeeeeeltemal van die bulle vergeet en ons almal weet hoe dit ge-eindig het 😉
@WitenBlou –
Enige span? So jy dink die Boland kan die CC wen?
Die Bulle/WP game (as hulle speel) sal op Nuweland wees, dus sal dit nie sommer n slagting wees vir enige span nie. Sal n close game wees want Nuweland sal stampvol ook wees.
#15 @Supa Die Bloubul – 😆
@Supa Die Bloubul –
alhoewel daar is altyd 43-10 en 75-14 om te onthou. 😉
@Supa Die Bloubul – jy is nou besig om jouself te geniet nie waar nie hehehehe
Damn! Never mind the States will just have to klap the Tjarks with their Boks.
@Loosehead – asseplease, sal dit waardeer
22@Tripples – Ek hoop weer die Tjarks wen, sonder om Cheetahs ‘n bonuspunt te gee…
Bulle is 2 Log punte agter die Staat…
Soos ek gese het, enige span kan wen (Realisties bedoel eintlik net 4) Maar die Super 14 games was baie close tussen die Bulls Sharks en die Stormers. Die stormers het baie games net net verloor en ek glo was beter as wat die log standings se. Die Bulls het die beker wel verdien en ek dink eitlik is die Sa spanne hierdie jaar baie goed. Ek skryf niemand af nie, maar die sharks dink ek persoonlik het maar net n beter kans. Bygese dit beteken nie ek skryf die Bulls of die Wp af nie. Daar is Bloubul vriende van my wat se, dat die sharks en die Wp staan geen realistiese kans teen die Bulle nie. En dit is volgens my baie dwaas om te se.
@Supa Die Bloubul – Ons het darem die eerste WC gewen met die dropgoal van WP man Joel Stransky 🙂
@Supa Die Bloubul – Aag wat, ons het hulle vir julle gegee om die points diff vir julle reg te stel. Jy weet mos, ons moet julle mos so af en toe help 😉
23@grootblousmile – Hey, now you’ve ruined the friendship.
Middag almal.
Baie bly Gary Botha kom terug Bulle toe. Nou kort die Bulle net ‘n goeie ervare vaskop en nog ‘n goeie vleuel in Habana se plek, dan lyk dinge nie te sleg vir die toekoms nie.
Kuun en Stegmann moet meeding vir die nr.6 trui, en soos Steggies nou speel, gaan Kuun dalk maklik by hom oorneem. Kompetisie is ‘n goeie ding.
6) Stegmann/Kuun
7) Dewald/Burger
8) Spies/Dries
Pedri kan maar oorsee gaan geld maak.
Goeie sharks span hierdie. Ctahs se seisoen word saterdag gemaak of gebreek.
WP moet eers Saterdag by die Luiperre verbykom, in Potch….dis in die NW-Provinsie, die ou W.Tvl……menige WP-span se begraafplaas gewees in die verlede, soos Brakkenjanspan en Kimberley.
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