CC TEAM OF THE WEEK: Singing in the rain

OPINION: Players from Western Province dominate our Team of the Week for Round Two of Currie Cup 2018.

Province beat the Free State Cheetahs 32-0 in atrocious conditions at Newlands and they lead the way with seven players in our selection this week.

Six of those seven players are in the pack.

In our backline we have Curwin Bosch at fullback with Kobus van Wyk and Courtnall Skosan on the wings.

Johnny Kotze gets our nod at inside centre with Kyle Steyn coming in at No.13.

Joshua Stander is our flyhalf with Ross Cronje getting the No.9 spot.

In the pack Juarno Augustus, Len Massyn and Sikhumbuzo Notshe make up our loose trio, with John Schickerling and Ernst van Rhyn in the second row.

The front row consists of Michael Kumbirai, Siyabonga Ntubeni and Retshegofaditswe Nche.

Team of the Week – Round Two:

15 – Curwin Bosch (Sharks)
Showed some nice touches on attack and scored a great try.
Bubbling under: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)

14 – Kobus van Wyk (Sharks)
A good showing out wide with ball in hand and scored one of his team’s tries.
Bubbling under: Sylvian Mahuza (Golden Lions)

13 – Kyle Steyn (Griquas)
He gave the Lions few problems when he ran at them. He was a standout performer in a losing cause.
Bubbling under: Jeremy Ward (Sharks)

12 – Johnny Kotze (Blue Bulls)
He didn’t deserve to be on the losing team with his performance on Saturday.
Bubbling under: Marius Louw (Sharks)

11 – Courtnall Skosan (Golden Lions)
The Bok wing produced some fine finishing out wide against Griquas. He scored three tries in the win.
Bubbling under: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)

10 – Joshua Stander (Western Province)
Tactically he was excellent in awful conditions at Newlands.
Bubbling under: Robert du Preez (Sharks)

9 – Ross Cronje (Golden Lions)
Caught the Griquas’ defence napping a few times and scored a good try as well.
Bubbling under: Jano Vermaak (Western Province)

8 – Juarno Augustus (Western Province)
A perfect player to have in wet conditions. He had a few big carries and he was very physical on defence as well.
Bubbling under: Hacjivah Dayimani (Golden Lions)

7 – Len Massyn (Golden Lions)
He was a busy man with ball in hand and he made some good metres going forward.
Bubbling under: Tyler Paul (Sharks)

6 – Sikhumbuzo Notshe (Western Province)
He had a fantastic all-round game against the Free State Cheetahs. He was hard to bring down and he stood up physically around the park.
Bubbling under: James Venter (Golden Lions)

5 – John Schickerling (Western Province)
He was immense up front for WP in the win over the Cheetahs. He was one of three forwards that scored a try at Newlands.
Bubbling under: Hyron Andrews (Sharks)

4 – Ernst van Rhyn (Western Province)
He did a lot of hard work around the park and played a big part in Western Province’s dominance up front.
Bubbling under: Hendre Stassen (Blue Bulls)

3 – Michael Kumbirai (Western Province)
A solid performance in the set pieces and a good ball carrier in tough conditions.
Bubbling under: Conrad van Vuuren (Blue Bulls)

2 – Siyabonga Ntubeni (Western Province)
He had good performance in the set pieces and did his fair share of work around the park, which included scoring a try.
Bubbling under: Corne Fourie (Golden Lions)

1 – Retshegofaditswe Nche (Free State Cheetahs)
He gave a good account of himself in a losing cause at Newlands.
Bubbling under: Juan Schoeman (Sharks)

Our individual selections:

Jan de Koning XV: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Kyle Steyn, 12 Johnny Kotze, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Joshua Stander, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Len Massyn, 6 James Venter, 5 John Schickerling, 4 Ernst van Rhyn, 3 Michael Kumbirai, 2 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1 Retshegofaditswe Nche.

Paul Dobson XV: 15 Curwin Bosch, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Kyle Steyn, 12 Johnny Kotze, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Joshua Stander, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Len Massyn, 6 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 5 John Schickerling, 4 Ernst van Rhyn, 3 Conrad van Vuuren, 2 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1 Retshegofaditswe Nche.

Previous selections:

Team of the Week – Round One: 15 Gerrit Smith (Pumas), 14 Jade Stighling (Blue Bulls), 13 Johnny Kotze (Blue Bulls), 12 Nico Lee (Free State Cheetahs), 11 Neil Maritz (Pumas), 10 Manie Libbok (Blue Bulls), 9 Stefan Ungerer (Pumas), 8 Willie Engelbrecht (Pumas), 7 Thembelani Bholi (Blue Bulls), 6 Marnus Schoeman (Pumas), 5 Ruan Nortje (Blue Bulls), 4 Ruben van Heerden (Blue Bulls), 3 Marne Coetzee (Pumas), 2 Joseph Dweba (Free State Cheetahs), 1 Retshegofaditswe Nche (Free State Cheetahs).

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