The final 2008 Auto & General Super 14 Lions Touring squad has been announced but sadly will have to do without the services of captain Ernst Joubert for their five match trip to the Antipodes.
The team enjoy a bye this weekend after six rounds but will be leaving on Friday, a week ahead of their first match to acclimatise ahead of their game against the Highlanders on Friday 4 April. They then have a tough match against the Crusaders before heading over the Tasman Sea to play the Waratahs and Brumbies in Australia, before heading back to New Zealand for their final tour match against the Hurricanes.
They return for their final two matches, at home to the Chiefs and Stormers.
The GLRU has announced that unfortunately, Ernst Joubert’s Super 14 is over as he will undergo an operation to his shoulder on Friday, 28 March and will be out of the game for the next four months. Wilhelm Koch has been called in to replace Joubert and Cobus (Baywatch) Grobbelaar will take over the captaincy role for the remainder of the Vodacom Super 14 competition.
Other injury news is that Louis Strydom unfortunately did not pass a fitness test, and as a result he will be entering rehabilitation with Andre Pretorius and Jaque Fourie. Rudi Vogt will replace Strydom for the Vodacom Super 14 overseas tour.
Full Touring Squad:
1. Anton van Zyl
2. Chris Jonck
3. Cobus Grobbelaar
4. Dewald Senekal
5. Doppies la Grange
6. Dusty Noble
7. Ethienne Reynecke
8. Eugene Maqwelana
9. Franco van der Merwe
10. Gerhard Mostert
11. Heinke van der Merwe
12. Jaco Pretorius
13. Jaco van Schalkwyk
14. Jannie Boshoff
15. Jano Vermaak
16. JC Janse van Rensburg
17. Joe van Niekerk
18. Justin St Jerry
19. Louis Ludik
20. Rayno Benjamin
21. Ross Geldenhuys
22. Rudi Vogt
23. Walter Venter
24. Wilhelm Koch
25. Willem Alberts
26. Willie Wepener
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Ernst Joubert’s Super 14 is over as he will undergo an operation to his shoulder on Friday, 28 March
Not cool at all.
What you guys think about JoevanNiekerks season so far?
I think Joe is playing some good rugby again….it must have been playing for WP that was getting to him 😉
I also think he has played well.
his last game especially and as big a cliche as this is. I DO think he is getting better with each game.
0 out of 5 for the Kitty’s on tour?
And who is Justin St Jerry?? 🙄
The Auto and General Lions score tries as easily as Auto and General make insurance pay-outs….
26.03.08 15:24:40 – Dive Pass
As i found out this morning 🙄 👿 👿 👿
They are notoriously bad with repudiating claims …
Dude while the dude was “assesing” my car i could check it was all going to go pear shaped.
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