Cheetahs loose forward Heinrich Brüssow has hit yet another obstacle in his quest to prove his credentials to Bok coach Heyneke Meyer.
The pint-sized flanker, who flourished as an international open-sider of renown under Peter de Villiers, has been unable to crack so much as a wider training group under Meyer, with the coach on record as concerned about Brüssow’s propensity for conceding penalties, whereas in reality, we all know that his size (or lack thereof) is the real issue.
Brüssow picked up a shoulder injury in last weekend’s Currie Cup game against Griquas – incidentally the Cheetahs’ first win in five outings – and will await the result of a scan today with some trepidation. Should the injury only affect the AC joint, then he might be fit to face the Sharks this weekend in another must-win outing for his side.
Should the worst be confirmed, though and the rotator cuff also be damaged, Brüssow could find his 2012 prematurely curtailed, like so many other Cheetahs loose forwards this season.
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I think Brussow should take time off to heal properly. He is more injured than fit ala Juan Smith.
It´s simple people! Alt + 129
@rhineshark (Comment 2) : Ag bliksem… are you serious?
Ok… I can’t do it in the title, though, because Twitter will bark at the special character
@rhineshark (Comment 2) : sind Sie jetzt zufrieden?
@rhineshark (Comment 2) : Sehr pedantlich…
@robdylan (Comment 4) : Nein. Es fählt noch eine in der zweite Paragraf.
@robdylan (Comment 5) : Nicht pedantisch. Namen müssen immer richtig buchstabiert werden. Genau die gleiche Sache mit Daniels.
@robdylan (Comment 4) : Wir sind doch per Du, oder?
@rhineshark (Comment 6) : entschuldigung! Es tut mir leit
Yeah nice speak German
Player’s name should always be spelt correctly.
@robdylan (Comment 3) : You can also spell it as Bruessow. It´s more correct than just the “u” without the umlaut. That´s actually how it always used to be written, before ze Germans changed it to the umlaut.
@robdylan (Comment 9) : Kein Problem, mein Freund! Jetzt sieht es klasse aus!
All of that over two dots on a letter….so how much of a pronunciation difference does the two dots make at the end of the day?
When it’s Ludik spelled with a ck it changes meaning, and Morné spelled Morne changes the “ay” sound. But whether you say Bru or Brü, it sounds the same in South Africa.
Sad that such a quality player is being hampered by injuries. I agree he needs the sabatical
@FireTheLooser (Comment 13) : My surname is van Wyk. Spelling it van Wijk doesn´t change how it sounds, but I´m sure you can understand that I want people to spell it the way it´s printed on my birth certificate?
The umlaut actually does change the pronunciation of a “u”, but even if it didn´t, his surname is still spelled Brüssow. Not Brussow, nor Brusouw, nor Brussouw.
@JarsonX (Comment 1) :
Well he played (and started) every single SR match, and only missed 4 CC games before returning.
Injuries happen. Best thing he can do is yes, take his time recovering – which he now will with the off-season coming up – and return when he feels fully fit.
No sabbatical necessary. That’s not going to do anything to help his career.
He’s still our 2nd best option behind Francois Louw, and when fit and on form probably makes more of an impact. Until the past weekend I’d have said Louw isn’t in the same class…
@hendrikp (Comment 16) : Flouw also gives us an extra lineout option, so at the moment he probably just edges it for me.
There has only been one half of a game this year that Brussouw has impressed this season and that was the Super game against the Sharks where he (luckily) went off at half time. The young blond fetcher from the Griquas has been very good this year.
Marnus Schoeman is his name, I think.
@Bite me (Comment 18) : He seems good but I’d like to see him play SupeRugby first to see how he copes.
@Bite me (Comment 18) :
Bull crap.
Go tell that to the Brumbies, Rebels, Hurricanes & Crusaders.
Against the brumbies they only lost due to poor refereeing, but Brussow had probably the best game I’ve ever seen him play.
Against the Rebels he was just as good and the Aussie commentators couldn’t stop talking about his performance.
Against the Crusaders he was the only thing keeping the Cheetahs in the game.
And then against the Hurricanes him and Coenie pretty much single-handedly took them from 21 points down after 20 minutes to winning the game.
All this on an overseas tour.
Can’t stand it when people make this stuff up. I mean really.
@hendrikp (Comment 16) : Really? All SR games? Did not know that. Maybe because I wasnt really watching/following anything Cheetah related
@JarsonX (Comment 22) :
Assuming our friend ‘Bite Me’ wasn’t following anything Cheetahs related either.
Something to digest for our friend – HendrikP
Super rugby stats 2012
Penalties – Brussow 25
Marcell Coetzee 12
Kolisi 10
Turnovers – Brussow 11
Coetzee 17
Kolisi 14
Missed Tackles – Brussow 29
Coetzee 20
Kolisi 17
Meters gained – Brussow 410
Coetzee 850
Kolisi 498
So please don’t get me wrong, I am a huge Brussow fan but he is not close to the player he was 2 years ago. And, you are not the only player watching more than just Sharks games. Brussow was also guilty of diving over the ruck in the opening game against the Lions that resulted in Jantjies slotting the penalty to win the game by 2. Is it not weird that Brussow played well in games before Goosen got injured, something to do with front foot ball.
Supersport.com : Brussouw out for 6 months…
@SharksRTB (Comment 25) : Sorry… Brüssouw