According to overnight media reports, the Lions have confirmed the loss of Bok prop CJ van der Linde for four weeks, following a groin injury sustained against the Hurricanes last Friday night.
The news comes as a real blow to the side, already reeling after first-choice loosehead Jc van Rensburg suffered a tournament ending foot injury in the same game. With the injury-prone van der Linde now also ruled out, the Lions will probably need to move the versatile Pat Cilliers across to the left hand side of the scrum, while bringing Jacobie Adriaanse in to pack down on the right.
Young players such as Caylib Oosthuizen and Ruan Dreyer are the likely bench candidates, as the Lions’ depth in the front row looks set to be sorely tested.
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Now we really are in trouble, but this might just be the break Caylib Oosthuizen needs. My Lions team
1. Caylib Oosthuizen
2. Martin Bezuidenhout
3. Patrick Cilliers
4. Hendrick Roodt
5. Franco vd Merwe
6. Derrick Minnie
7. Josh Strauss
8. Warren Whiteley
9. Micheal Bondisio
10. Elton Jantjies
11. James Kamana
12. Butch James
13. Alwyn Hollenbach
14. Micheal Killian
15. Jaco Taute
@Mutley (Comment 1) : there’s no “k” in Patric 🙂
CJ, JC. I’d poop my pants if this was all a case of dyslexia causing both of them to be out when it was actually only one of them. 😆
@Mutley (Comment 1) :
Pretty much what id go for …only would change Hollenbach for Doppies …Doppies is immense on defence.
Problem is who do we put on the bench for prop cover …
@KSA Shark © (Comment 3) :
Hahaha!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 3) :
😆 grapgat sou vroeg in die morgen
@Mutley (Comment 1) :
Question.. Why did your coach not play Roodt in the game against the Hurricanes? And do you rate this Greeff guy?
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 7) :
Apperently Greef is rated by the coaching staff as more a lineout specialist than Roodt …meant nothing cause our lineouts still suffered.
@csb (Comment 6) : I’m still trying to fine tune another one, may need the CT okes help, but here is the rough draft. 😉
“Sie’ Jay nou! Ons het kak JC en CJ is uit. Jay sien ek is bekommerd sonne CJ en JC.” 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 9) : keep working at it 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 10) : needs a lot of work. 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 9) :
It has potential!
@csb (Comment 8) :
Do you think he will be given another shot this weekend?
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 13) :
I’d like to think so ..I have seen enough to warrant him a few more chances …
Losing Maku was huge for us …he started getting his throws in last years CC spot on.
Now we onto a 3rd hooker and a constant reshuffle amongst the locks which is not ideal to build synergy in the lineout.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 9) :
I’m gonna pretend I never saw that, so that I can keep respecting you. 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 9) :
What is Kette putting in your morning cereal ..? 😉
@Big Fish (Comment 15) : 🙂
@csb (Comment 16) :
Not enough sugar for one thing. 🙂
@Big Fish (Comment 15) : some things can’t be unseen 🙁
@KSA Shark © (Comment 17) :
You schweet enough 😀
@csb (Comment 19) : 😆 That’s what she said.
Morning SW
Well i guess we can say we are going to win big time 😆
i really feel for the snoils its not a great feeling to loose any player no matter what 😳 🙄 , but if we can gain by it why not
@KSA Shark © (Comment 9) : you are making me laugh big time 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 10) : 😆
@Mutley (Comment 1) :
Oosthuizen ahead of Adriaanse ?
@chaz (Comment 21) :
Love the Lions being the underdogs !!!
@Zibbie (Comment 24) : hello Zibbie long time no hear, well hope the Lions are up to spead when the AU and NZ teams play, we need a SA team to win this one
@chaz (Comment 25) :
i agree . Man i was disappointed last Friday . The Lions could so easily have won . Hopefully they are much better against the Sharks this weekend .
i have a slight suspicion if we have a kicking contest the lions might be in with a shout . But we will see
@Zibbie (Comment 26) :
Yes they could have and cost me points on SB 🙁
@chaz (Comment 27) :
The Lions love loosing if they are favorite to win a game . Dont know why .. If the Lions are Fav to win bet on the other team …
@Zibbie (Comment 23) : I would keep Cilliers where he is and use Adriaanse as an impackt player
@KSA Shark © (Comment 3) : There’s definite potential
@Zibbie (Comment 24) : No sorry, as I explained to csb yesterday it’s ours. 😉