Western Province are not doing any Springbok rugby any favours by not fielding Ricky Januarie and Andries Bekker in their side to play Boland in Wellington on Saturday.
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Scrumhalf Ricky Januarie and lock Andries Bekker were made available by the Springboks and could both have added great value to the Province side which failed so dismally in Kimberley last weekend.
Adriaan Fondse returns to the starting line-up at the expense of Anton van Zyl in the side to play the Wellington derby against Boland on Saturday.
On paper, Province are fielding a side capable of burying Boland in the Wellington swamps, but after defeats there in recent years the ‘Streeptruie’ will be treading lightly, more so as the current side’s limitations were so cruelly exposed in Kimberley.
WP: Joe Pietersen; Tonderai Chavhanga, Juan De Jongh, Morgan Newman, Gio Aplon; Peter Grant, Dewaldt Duvenage; Luke Watson (capt), Duane Vermeulen, Francois Louw, Adriaan Fondse, Chris Jack, Brok Harris, Tiaan Liebenberg, Wicus Blaauw. Replacements – Deon Fourie, JD Moller, Anton Van Zyl, Pieter Louw, Bolla Conradie, Paul Bosch, JJ Engelbrecht
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Why has Bekker not been released?
Or has he?
Well if he has, why is he not in the team? 🙄
@McLovin (Comment 3) : cause he’s probably the 4th best lock in WP 🙄
@McLovin (Comment 3) : they have enough centres at province
If we are forced to have Ricky at the Boks it would have been nice for old vetgat to get som game time 👿
@Pokkel (Comment 4) : @war1 (Comment 5) : No shortage of comedians on the site I see. 🙂
@McLovin (Comment 7) : I was dead serious
@McLovin (Comment 7) : and Ricky about the 3rd best scrumhalf at WP….serious again
@McLovin (Comment 7) : bekker plays veeery loose, often popping up in the backline, but yeah, that was a tongue-in-cheek comment
@Pokkel (Comment 6) :
Since when is Wes playing for WP??? 😈
On a completely serious note, it would have been good for bekker to play, he needs game time, on that note I was disappointed that chilliboy is not starting for the bulls, is kuun still captain?
@Prof. Ice Babe(Thunder Horse) (Comment 11) : can’t comment….I can’t call some one chubby if we’ve never met 😉
@Pokkel (Comment 9) : Ja but he’s a damn fine mechanic. 😉
@McLovin (Comment 14) : has he ever serviced you
@Pokkel (Comment 15) : r car
@Pokkel (Comment 15) :
😆
This is the first I’ve heard about Bekker being available. Are some writers being selective in their reporting again?
@Pokkel (Comment 8) : I reckon he’s the best. Should play with Jack. But my tight five knowledge is iffy at best.
@Prof. Ice Babe(Thunder Horse) (Comment 17) : 😉
Really think WP coulda made some space for Ricky… I mean Bolla IS on the bench.
@Pokkel (Comment 15) : @Pokkel (Comment 16) : Naughty. 😛
@McLovin (Comment 19) : I suppose it depends on what you want from your lock…..do you want someone that can take lineout ball: Bekker +1 . Do you want a physical player: Bekker -2. Do you need an extra centre of wing: Bekker +2. Do you need a extra loosie around rucks and mauls:Bekker -2
@McLovin (Comment 22) : I prefer to call it clever 😉
@molly (Comment 21) : Ricky takes up a lot of space, hey…
@Pokkel (Comment 23) : Do you want something from the topshelf: Bekker +5 😉
@McLovin (Comment 26) : Fantastic for that 😉
@robdylan (Comment 25) : I’ve heard Ollie le Roux is his dietician.
@robdylan (Comment 25) : Ricky takes the space sideways and Bekker takes the upward space……Thats why WP didn’t include them…they could find a bigger bus in time 😆
@Pokkel (Comment 29) : couldn’t 😳
Does this guy know that you call him Fondsie?
@Salmonoid (Comment 31) : Look its not straatkar but its easy to remember
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 32) : I thought it was draadkar? Or was it straatkat? 😕
@McLovin (Comment 33) : Erm erm erm
apparently al coetzee said that he was not told early enough about januarie and (i think) bekker’s release from bok duty
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 32) :
But Fondsie sounds a little…. pink, maybe he wont mind.
@Salmonoid (Comment 36) : Sounds like a Proteas nickname, Hershie etc, whe need more Baksteens and Vleiss in this game.
@Salmonoid (Comment 36) : Rassie, Fondsie, Tondie, Louwkie, etc. 😐
Could Bakkies be the last of the hard men, with a name to, sort of, match.