By Craig Lewis
The battle up front is undoubtedly going to be absolutely crucial when the Sharks meet the Lions in Johannesburg this Saturday, with both sides boasting formidable packs who will hold nothing back.
This week, the Lions have placed an added emphasis on their scrumming and the pack has been put through several rigorous sessions, with coach Hans Coetzee admitting they had to ensure they’d be on top of their game in order to get the better of the Sharks’ “formidable” forwards.
One of the primary physical enforcers in the Sharks pack is flanker Jean Deysel, formerly of the Lions, who agreed that the set-pieces would be the scene of intense battles for ascendancy. “The Lions always have a strong pack, they’re known as strong scrummagers, and have very physical forwards. So the set-pieces will be absolutely crucial and that’s sure to be one of the key areas this Saturday without a doubt.
“If you can lay a foundation and build momentum through your set-pieces then the battle is half won.”
In the first half against the Leopards this past weekend, the Sharks were frustrated at the breakdown before becoming more accurate in the second stanza and reaping the rewards as a result.
However, they will know they need to be on the ball from the outset against the Lions, with captain Cobus Grobbelaar having proved himself as one of the best breakdown exponents in the game.
“They have a number of highly impressive forwards, but Cobus is obviously a key member of their pack,” Deysel agreed. “I think he is one of the most underrated openside flankers in the game and against him and the rest of the Lions’ loose-trio, we’ll need to be extremely accurate and really step it up on Saturday.”
Looking back at their comprehensive win over the Leopards – the Sharks’ fourth in a row – Deysel said it was incredibly important for them to keep the ball rolling against the Lions.
“Overall, we took enough positives out of the game to feel good going forward, obviously there are some areas that we needed to work on, which we have this week.
The match kicks-off at 5.05pm and will be refereed by Jonathan Kaplan.
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