You know what the worst part is about Heyneke Meyer’s newest team selection? Not that he dropped Marcell Coetzee, arguably the best player across the 6 tests Meyer has coached so far. He has been selecting Coetzee out of position anyway and this team needed a genuine open side flanker and some balance from the start, so bringing in Francois Louw makes some sense. I am not absolutely pissed off with this selection because Meyer selected Louw or dropped Coetzee to the bench, even though I think there are few who can say the Boks had a better loose forward out of the 8 Heyneke Meyer has used so far (only two of which are unavailable). […]
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Lions welcome back Jantjies and Maku
While the Sharks and Western Province struggle with hooker injuries and call-ups, the Lions welcome back after a long injury lay-off, Bandise Maku, to the starting fifteen against Western Province this weekend. […]
Lions feast on Sharks leftovers
The list of players deemed “not quite good enough” to play in Durban, but just fine to run out in Lions colours, has grown a bit longer. Various sources report today that Andre Pretorius will again play for the Lions in 2011. […]
Windhoek Lager Team of the Week
Welcome to the team of the week following Round 9 of the ABSA Currie Cup. It’s amazing how a team that only saw a few changes on a weekly basis, suddenly change so dramatic that a mere 2 players retained their spots. […]
Team of the week – Round 6
After a rather low key Currie Cup weekend, where the main event didn’t live up to expectations, and the Lions claimed their first win over top opposition, we see a very different Team of the Week come to the fore. […]