The Sharks will be biting their nails about the fitness of steamrolling loose forward Willem Alberts for the next few days.
Sport24
Alberts is doubtful for Saturday’s Currie Cup match against Western Province in Durban.
The match will determine which team finishes the first round at the top of the Premier League log.
Alberts, who has been making an impression with his storming runs this year and his ability to bump off opponents, sustained a leg injury in last Friday’s win over the Leopards in Phokeng.
While x-rays did not reveal a fracture, team doctor Ewoudt van der Linde said that further tests would be conducted to determine the nature of the injury. Alberts did not train on Monday and his first possible involvement this week may be Thursday’s contact session.
Good news for the Sharks is that Springbok No 8 Ryan Kankowski may well be released to play against WP. He has been out with an injury for the past few weeks, but is fit and may be a key player in the showdown between the top two sides in the Currie Cup.
Prop Eugene van Staden, fullback Louis Ludik and flyhalf Patrick Lambie sustained light injuries against the Leopards, but should all be fit by Saturday.
Sharks coach John Plumtree said he was delighted that his team could follow up a good performance against a “big” side like the Lions with an equally impressive one against the Leopards, who are among the so-called smaller unions.
“We struggled against the Pumas after beating the Blue Bulls earlier in the season. That is why I wanted us to follow up a victory over one of the big unions with another one against a small union,” said Plumtree.
“We had good rhythm on the defence and the hard work in training reaped rewards. We made some good tackles and that was nice to see.”
Alberts, in particular, made some big tackles and Plumtree would therefore like to see him in action against WP.
The one negative aspect that Plumtree wants to address is the large number of penalties conceded.
“Our discipline will have to be excellent against WP,” he said.
The battle between the WP and Sharks loosies and forwards in general is something to really look forward to.
Another Test-like match coming up this weekend!
@ grootblousmile:
Lets just hope that the quality of the rugby played is better than that played in the Bulls / WP match.
2@ Loosehead:
Why Loosehead, would you rather want it to be of the quality which the Staat showed against the Lions??
@ grootblousmile: Nah…should be the quality which FS played the BB’s 🙂 They both sucked then and they both sucked this past weekend 🙂
Ek is nou gatvol vir die blerrie beserings. En terloops, hulle tel nie `n fraktuur op met Xstrale nie, hulle doen `n bone-scan.
@ Die Blou Kuberruim Wandelaar:
Kry weer die manne wat met af kakebene en gebreekte ribbes wil speel , die game is nou vir sissies.
@ superBul:
Ja verseker. Of daai Shelford klong wat met sy ballas afgeskop wou speel.
@ superBul:
Ek was nogal beindruk met Gary wat nog probeer aanspeel het die naweek. Yster. So nog `n maand, ne? Eina. Greyling is ook nog nie heeltemal reg nie.
@ superBul:
Joost het sy laaste toets met twee gebreekte ribbes gepeel, nie waar nie?
Eish sorry ek dwaal in die huis rond, ja daai ou manne het gespeel om te bewys hulle is MANNE nie vir geld
@ Die Blou Kuberruim Wandelaar:
As jy nog hier is watter game gaan die Bokke Saterdag try speel as jy die span so loer?
@ superBul:
Ek hoor jou.
@ superBul:
Ek dink nie eers hulle weet nie. Hougaard sal dit sommer op die ingewing van die oomblik besluit seker. Maar natuurlik `n direkte benadering met minimale skopwerk. Hougaard se skopskoen ken hulle nie, en Gio Aplon le wag doer agter. Sal hulle nou seker bietjie haak in slaan om die lugdruk en harde veld in te span. Wat Heyneke gese het is ligweg n idee, en dit is maar hoe hulle die Swartes moet aanpak, lynstaan vir lynstaan en die bal onder twee of meer vories te hou todat hulle tevrede is met n goeie geleentheid om te skop. Kommunikasie sal van die uiterste belang wees, en Morne sal diep moet staan, en as gevolg die res vd agterlyn. Ek hoop maar net die manne behou besit en die Swartes loots nie n teenaanval vanuit niks nie. Met Burger en Smith wat nou net inkom daar weet ek nie so mooi nie.
@ Die Blou Kuberruim Wandelaar:
Dit sounds somber, geen regtige idee not. Ek skry so trough mekaar ssos i think the Bokke gaan speel. Moer (what will that be in Ingrish) ons lyk ongelukkig with our backs to the muur.
Bokke gaan maar die gewone doen… blykbaar gedurende oefeninge hierdie week laat hulle ou Hougie oefen om takties te skop soos Fourie du Preez….
Nouja, dit gaan chaos afgee, sê ek vir julle… die All Blacks gaan ons bliksem!
Teen die All Blacks moet ons “possession rugby” speel, ons moet besit hou en ons loosies moet NA DIE BAL TOE speel…. nie hierdie geskop nie!
@ superBul:
Ons look through mekaar with die useless spel plan wat Pieter de Villiers vir us uitgewerk het. Or sal we se, not uitgewerk het. Ek is geen master nie, maar I dink the Boks gaan try die game op their spoed keep, todat they in the 22 kom where hulle can hardloop like afkop chickens. Dis Schalk Burger’s gunstelling way, maar sees vir a tekort of vories at die breakdown wanneer he besluit to gaan wide.
15@ Die Blou Kuberruim Wandelaar:
Julle klink nou soos onse rou Ingelse Bloggers, wanneer hulle probeer Afrikaans gooi…. so deurmeketaar soos ‘n verkleurmannetjie op ‘n Smartieboksie….
Ag nee. Ek het die nuus gemis.
@ grootblousmile:
Of so deurmekaar so `n Pieter de Villiers met meer as een spankeuse om te maak.
@ grootblousmile:
Nei mahn , watch vi John Smit hoe chys hy da die skoppe, want Habs is te lui.
17@ Die Blou Kuberruim Wandelaar:
Ek sal jou gou die nuus vertel…
Daar was moorde, stakings en toyi toyi gewees… paar fokkers wat dink hulle weet baie en paar fokkers wat weet hulle dink baie…. same old same old….
@ grootblousmile:
Haai GBS, kon die Bulle nie dalk vir Kuun teruggeskuif het haker toe, en jong CJ ingebring het nie. Ek hoor Okkert is een van die dae weer reg, en nou is Gary uit vir `n maand of wat. As Kuunkie beter as Chiliboy is en Chiliboy myle voor Maku is, sal dit nie sin maak nie. Nes 2008 en 9. Maku was toe nie veel innie prent nie. Ek bekommer my oor sy spelpeil.
GBS het jy SARugby se website facelift gesien, moer die ding lyk nou sleg, en kwaai deurmekaar
21@ Die Blou Kuberruim Wandelaar:
Maku is OK man….
Ockie Kruger is bietjie lig man… CJ Stander is goed maar hy hardloop so bietjie regop in kontak in…
Steggies is oor 3 weke al reg, Gary oor 4 weke….
@ Die Blou Kuberruim Wandelaar:
Een ding wat die seisoen met die Bulle gebeur is dat hul diepte behoorlik getoets word.
@ grootblousmile:
O. Maar wie het nou weer wat en wie besteel? Of wie is die nuutste wie se vrou kokaiene van Columbia af insmokkel soos die polisie hoof?
Sal Potties reg wees vir Saterdag? Wanneer is Stegman nou weer reg se hulle?
22@ superBul:
Lyk maar vir my dieselfde…
Praat jy van http://www.sarugby.co.za ???
Springbok and Vodacom Blue Bulls loose forward, Dewald Potgieter, has been declared fit to play and will don the light blue jersey of the Blue Bulls in their Absa Currie Cup match against Griquas at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night.
Potgieter suffered a heavy blow to the neck in last weekend’s match against Western Province, but have recovered sufficiently to take his place on the side of the Blue Bulls scrum.
25@ Die Blou Kuberruim Wandelaar:
Dewald Potgieter is reg vir Vrydagaand teen die Kwas…. daasie pyne nie…
Nee
http://www.sarugby.com/
@ superBul:
Ja, waar is die verskeie unies?
Ek wil nie twak lees nie. Gee my net die Blou Bul se nuus.
@ superBul:
Baie bly daaroor. Maar nou’t ek gelees Pietie gaan weier dat die senior spleres in die Currie Beker kom uithelp. Is dit waar? Selfs in die uitklop wedstryde.
@ grootblousmile:
Jy se Okkie is bietjie lig. Okei. Daar’s nou `n nuwe outjie wat deurkom in die O/21s, ook so blonde seun. Hy lyk heel goed. Van Velze moet dalk net bietjie kalmeer en sy oe oop hou vir opsies weerskante, ne?
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