Bobes takes WP reins

2 Jul 2008

Gcobani Bobo has been awarded the Western Province captaincy for the remainder of the domestic season.

Ross Skeate led WP in their first two matches, but coach Allister Coetzee made it clear at the start of the season no final call on the captaincy had been made. Bobo returned to WP last week after training with the Springboks, and after one Absa Currie Cup game Coetzee has opted to give him the job.

“Ross is the now the vice-captain of the side,” Coetzee told keo.co.za. “I feel he has led the side with distinction in the last two games, but it was always planned that Gcobani would captain the side.

“Gcobani was captain of WP Schools, so in a sense him captaining the Currie Cup side now sees him coming full circle.”

Schalk Brits has captained WP before, but given that Peter de Villiers rates him as the third-best hooker in South Africa, Brits is effectively on standby should incumbent Bok hookers John Smit and Bismarck du Plessis break down with injury.

Bobo, who was also surplus to Bok requirement, said he was thrilled with the opportunity.

“It’s an honour and a privilege, but I’m just a facilitator,” he said. “Having guys like Ross, AJ Venter and Schalk Brits in the team will make my job easier.”

Only one change is made to the side that beat the Blue Bulls last Saturday with prop Wicus Blaauw getting his first start in the front row. Blaauw will front up to Free State’s Kobus Calldo in a crucial scrum-time battle.

“We’ve gone for a horse for courses approach,” said Coetzee, who’s expecting a physical onslaught this Saturday. “Wicus did well coming on last week and I feel he will lend more stability in the scrum first up.

“I’m not saying Schalk Ferreira is a poor scrummer, but I think he will be better utilised off the bench.”

There was an injury concern with flyhalf Willem de Waal leaving the training field early on Wednesday. Coetzee believes it is not serious and the former Free Stater should be fit to meet his old team-mates at Newlands.

WP – 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Dylan Des Fountain, 12 Gcobani Bobo (c), 11 Wylie Human, 10 Willem de Waal, 9 Alastair Siegelaar, 8 AJ Venter, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Pieter Myburgh, 5 Ross Skeate, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 Brok Harris, Schalk Brits, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Subs: Deon Fourie, Schalk Ferreira, Francois van der Merwe, Justin Melck, Paul Delport, Isma-eel Dollie, Morgan Newman.

By Jon Cardinelli


179 Comments

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  • 101.Valkman: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 14:38 pm

    #100 EEE:

    Mense het dieselfde van True Blue Smit gesê!

  • 102.EEE: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 14:40 pm

    #101 Valkman: Wie is dit? ai tog my onkunde….

  • 103.Valkman: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 14:45 pm

    #102 EEE:

    Ook maar net ons uitstekende jong losskakel…wat ook heelagter, vleuel en senter kan speel!

  • 104.EEE: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 14:49 pm

    Ag sorry man vir my onkunde :lol:

  • 105.Slappes: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 14:54 pm

    Julle manne moet ophou , Vernon Koekemoer is ook vannie oos rand.

  • 106.wpw: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 14:56 pm

    Oh my word… this site is really becoming very kommin

  • 107.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 14:57 pm

    #105 Slappes:

    Vok kyk wie’s terug.

  • 108.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 14:58 pm

    #105 Slappes: Jaaaaaaaaaaa, van Brakkenjanpan nogal ook………. maar sy karrevaan issie so goed soos my karrevaan nie……….. Hehehe

  • 109.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:00 pm

    #103 Valkman:

    Wanneer ontmoet ek jou familie.

  • 110.Slappes: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:00 pm

    Vra vir n oos rander wat is n Gypsey karavaan… en hy antwoord…’my huis’.

  • 111.Valkman: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:03 pm

    #108 grootblousmile:

    Julle los vir ou Cassie Booyse uit, hy’s ‘n lekker ou.

  • 112.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:05 pm

    #111 Valkman: Jou boetie ??

  • 113.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:06 pm

    #111 Valkman: …..of jou boetie se boetie wattie jou boetie issie ??

  • 114.Slappes: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:06 pm

    Dawn , never been gone just very busy… Howd your honeymoon go?

  • 115.tight head: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:06 pm

    “I am not saying Schalk Ferreira is a poor scrummager”
    What are you saying?
    Is he a good scrummager?

  • 116.sondebok: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:08 pm

    #113 grootblousmile: Hey GrrotBlou, dig around your music collection a bit and see if you`ve got any Falling Mirror, Freedoms Children, Hawk or Radio Rats. I`ve spent the day at work listening to these old s.a. bands. Blast from the past I tell you!

  • 117.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:10 pm

    #114 Slappes:

    Honeymoon????

    Who’d I marry?

  • 118.Andre_WP: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:10 pm

    Grootblou , alles goed die kant behalwe vir die koue wat alles laat klein word lol . Wat dink jy van die bokke vir Saterdag

  • 119.Andre_WP: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:12 pm

    Hoop die Bulls bring die Sharks trug aarde toe :-) hulle raak te windgat daar in die sharktank

  • 120.Valkman: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:13 pm

    Trust afneef Oosrand etters soos grootblousmile en ek om ‘n WP-thread in ‘n Valke een te verander!

    Dis wat gebeur as hulle nie vir ons provide nie…

  • 121.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:14 pm

    #15 The Insider:

    Mr Insider Man Sir

    I know you wield an inordinate amount of power at Keo … I want to claim my commission for bringing several new bloggers onto the site.

    I have proof.

  • 122.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:16 pm

    #116 sondebok: Can you Adam & Eve it……. I have not 1 single song of any of these bands……..

    Not 1 in 120 120 songs !!

  • 123.sondebok: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:23 pm

    #122 grootblousmile: Where were you in the 70`s and 80`s man? All those bands were hot around that time! Do you have much local music?

  • 124.Valkman: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:23 pm

    #123 sondebok:

    As jy met local Bok Jol Treffers bedoel, ja, hy het hordes, hy’s berug in Brakpan.

  • 125.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:24 pm

    #117 Dawn:

    Dont pull a Harry on us. Why so quiet?

  • 126.sondebok: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:26 pm

    #124 Valkman: Sokkie tot jy Kots vol. 4 :lol: Tot dus ver is ek beindruk met jou span. Ek hou nogal van daai True Blue karakter, meer vir sy bynaam as vir sy spel. Beste bynaam sedert Draadkar de Lange.

  • 127.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:28 pm

    #125 Sheriff:

    I’m here. Have asked 3 questions already, gotten no answer.

    Slappes. Who did I marry.

    Valkman. When you introducing me to your family.

    Mr Insider Sir. Can I please claim commission.

  • 128.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:30 pm

    See what I mean?

  • 129.Valkman: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:32 pm

    #128 Dawn:

    My familie is rof en onbeskof – is jy?

  • 130.Valkman: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:33 pm

    Op die kollege was my bynaam “Dusk till Dawn”, hehehehe.

  • 131.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:33 pm

    #123 sondebok: Yeah, I’ve got loads & loads of local music………. a mooooooooooosa nice mix of International & local stuff……. the only music I’ve avoided like the plague (Vlakman) is Rap, Hip-hop & Indian Music……… low on pukker Boere-musiek-orkes kuk as well

  • 132.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:34 pm

    #127 Dawn:

    Fair enough. Tell me now, did you meet up with old Harry last week Thurs?

    How is the bugger?

  • 133.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:36 pm

    #131 grootblousmile:

    Jy los die boeremusiek uit; jy verstaan dit nettie

  • 134.BuckT: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:36 pm

    sondebok – i see you are going to coffee bay on your road trip, i was there in 1986, wonder if you can still eat oysters of the rocks!?

  • 135.sondebok: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:39 pm

    #131 grootblousmile: boeremusiek is great if it`s in the correct environment. i was at calvinia`s vleisfees in `97 and klipwerf was playing, the brannewyn was dirt cheap and it was a festive occasion with the enitire population of the hantam district windmeuling around the dancefloor.

  • 136.BuckT: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:39 pm

    sondebok – going back to your previous post, do you think johny calls the chemist was a subliminal tribute to wilkinson….?

  • 137.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:43 pm

    #135 sondebok: Oh, and I’m very very short on Polish Cave music, Fijian Tribal Dance stuff and on the Icelandic Igloo Club scene……..

    Hehehe

  • 138.sondebok: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:43 pm

    #134 BuckT: I`ll let you know, that sounds like an awesome thing to do. I`ll be sure to take a wee bottle of tabasco sauce with me. When are you gonna play some golf again?

  • 139.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:45 pm

    #135 sondebok:

    En dan later die aand word dit seker Kaal-vinia

  • 140.sondebok: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:46 pm

    #137 grootblousmile: not to mention mongolian throat singing. that stuff is hard to come by.

  • 141.Cyborg: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:48 pm

    I’ve been waiting for ages to see what Des Fountain offers on the rugby field and I am still waiting. He is a poor mans Gus Threron.

  • 142.sondebok: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:48 pm

    #139 Sheriff: funny you should say that. one of our party almost got picked up by the fuzz for exposing himself in public.

  • 143.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:49 pm

    #140 sondebok: Yeah, forgot about that….. oh and how could I forget……… I don’t have too many Jodeling songs from the Alps….

  • 144.Sheriff: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:49 pm

    #142 sondebok:

    Trust he did not expose himself in the pubic

  • 145.Valkman: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:49 pm

    #140 sondebok:

    Ja, not even to mention Austrian yodel-rock.

  • 146.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:50 pm

    #142 sondebok: Did he expose his fuzz to the Fuzz ?

  • 147.sondebok: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:51 pm

    #136 BuckT: Well, knowing Wilko aint no alko, maybe he`s got some other poison we don`t know about. Maybe his chemist is dallaglio, who has a history of peddling narcotics before his rugby day`s.

  • 148.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:53 pm

    ……I don’t have any Benoni Country Maplotter music either……… can’t stand the **** !

  • 149.Valkman: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:53 pm

    #143 grootblousmile: #145 Valkman:

    SNAP!

  • 150.sondebok: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2008, 15:54 pm

    #146 grootblousmile: thass right! can`t take those overbergers anywhere.

    #145 Valkman: or tibetan monk rock.

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