Sharks Coach John Plumtree has been able to select from just about his strongest squad of the Absa Currie Cup campaign for Saturday’s showdown with the Free State Cheetahs in their Absa Stadium Durban semifinal.
Courtecy of the Sharks official web site:
Stefan Terblanche will retain the captaincy role he has carried all season with great success but he will be aided by two other leaders in John Smit and Johann Muller – the latter one of a slew of players who went into the week with an injury cloud hanging over them, but have all emerged match ready.
The backline remains unchanged although Monty Dumond comes in for Waylon Murray on the bench in the only change amongst the backs. In the forwards, Jean Deysel who played off the bench last week starts at flank alongside another stalwart in Jacques Botes who also makes a welcome return from injury.
The Vodacom Super 14 lock pairing of Johann Muller and Steven Sykes is re-united with Muller’s arm holding up against a physical bashing in practice while the front row remains intact from last week (and the Springboks) with both of Bismarck du Plessis and Tendai Mtawarira having come through the injuries the pair sustained against Griquas last week and have been passed fit to play.
Michael Rhodes and Alistair Hargreaves are the unfortunate players to miss out, although their contribution has been invaluable and they will certainly share in the team’s euphoria and success.
The Sharks
15. Stefan Terblanche (Captain)
14. Odwa Ndungane
13. Adrian Jacobs
12. Riaan Swanepoel
11. JP Pietersen
10. Juan Hernandez
9. Ruan Pienaar
8. Ryan Kankowski
7. Jean Deysel
6. Jacques Botes
5. Johann Muller
4. Steven Sykes
3. John Smit
2. Bismarck du Plessis
1. Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements
16. Craig Burden
17. Jannie du Plessis
18. Albert van den Berg
19. Keegan Daniel
20. Rory Kockott
21. Monty Dumond
22. Andries Strauss
Ek dink die een gaan nader wees as die WP/Bulle-stryd. Hoewel ek nie al die Sharks se games gesien het, het hulle al sedert die S14 ‘n probleem om uit gestruktureerde spel iets uit te rig.
Op die teenaanval is hulle natuurlik vlymskerp en opwindend.
As die Cheetahs vas speel, soos die Lions, het hulle ‘n goeie kans in die reën.
@Barrabas – … om uit gestruktureerde spel iets uit te rig teen die groter spanne.
@Barrabas – 61
Barrabas, Think if there is rain it just may be to the Sharks advantage. Those Cheetahs like to run everything in the rain that wont happen. So let it rain..hehehe.
Ag, serious though it could go anyway on Saturday. Only one point to win from any of the teams. Hoping its Sharks..LOL.
@Puma – Hi Puma. And if Ruan struggles with his place kicking?
@Barrabas – Kockott op die bench en Hernandez kan ook skop. Wat maak Cheetahs as JLP sy skoppe pale toe mis?
@fender – 😆 Hi fender i was busy reading through the other threads, always do it before i start posting. How are you?
@Puma – No friendliness, none of this may the best team win crap [I would have :poop:ed but , well you know GBS and his smilies], VRYSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!
@Snoek – The game plan where we kick your arses in the semi and win the final.
Heres a question i posted the other day, if someone knows the answer please tell me.
Ok, the Lions guy that bit the wp player, what happens if he was being smothered across the nose and mouth by the other guys arm and it was a reflex action to try and get some breath.
I mean i cannot see him just doing it for the hell of it and ruining his name.
@Treehugger – Bite the rubbish!
@Snoek – Dan moet hulle rerig alles hardloop.
@Treehugger – Not sure that will hold up in court. It’s like bakkies saying he stood there with his arm extended and luke ran into his fist face first.
@Loosehead – So you also think its a possibility. But what are the rules on this.
#66 and 68 Treehugger
Hi Treehugger, I am well thank you very much.
You mean Van Byt couldn’t take a choke? C’mon you can’t be serious, surely? Hehe..!
@Barrabas – 64
Yes you have a point there. Ruan needs to get it spot on this week.
@Snoek – I really feel bad for the young guy, imagine if he just couldnt help it.YOU GOTTA BREATH WHEN YOU GOTTA BREATH.
@Loosehead – 67
Okay then none that then..haha.
Sharks to win this by………….7 or more..hehe
#71 Snoek
LOL. Great example and mental picture, Snoek….hehe!!
@Treehugger – 75
You making me laugh Treehugger. Not sure if that is what happened but if it was then you never know….hehe
@fender – I really am serious. This could also be a new way of useing a proffesional foul and getting someone sinbinned, You just cover there mouth and nose with your forearm and a person will struggle for air and eventually bite down.
77 @ fender – Had a huge grin on my face when i typed that.
@Treehugger – I hear your concern, but the chance of that happening is probably 1 in a million. If he had space to open and close his mouth to bite, he could surely breath through that space.
@Treehugger – 79
Having a good laugh here. Think we need someone like you in the citing office…..hahaha.
@Puma – Eish you men are not nice, you have no compassion.
@Snoek – 71
Big Smiley Face…..LOL. That was funny snoek.
@Treehugger – 82
That is why I said you should be the citing officer. You see things different…hahaha.
#79 Treehugger
I’m told that certain trees produce a type of glue that has hallucigenic qualities…. 😉
Anyway here is my take on the whole affair and Supa agrees with me:
October 13th, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Apparently a Lions player was asked after the game why he didn’t like WP players. He responded that it wasn’t true that he didn’t like WP players. “In fact, I like them”, he said. “Its just that I’m never able to finish a whole one…”
Toothpicks, anyone?
@Treehugger – 82
Laughing my butt off here. Imagine if he did bite and the citing officer see it the way you do. Then lets him off and says “He is innocent he had to breath so had to bite” hehehehe.
good day peeps
@Puma – see meant saw
@Puma – lol bro
@fender – You are just BAAADDDDD
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