Dumond signs for Free State
Sharks pivot Monty Dumond has signed a loan deal with the Cheetahs for the Super 14 campaign next season.
The Cheetahs and the Sharks have agreed a temporary transfer, which sees Dumond join the Bloemfontein union and Free State U21 flank Johan Wessels head to Durban. The two players will return to their respective unions once the Currie Cup starts.
Cheetahs backline coach Hawies Fourie says they are happy with their signing and believes Dumond’s form can boost the squad as they prepare for the Super 14.
‘He had a great season with the Sharks, but he was unfortunate to have lost his place when they contracted Juan Hernandez,’ Fourie told keo.co.za.
‘But Monty has played and kicked well when given the opportunity. He’s definitely in his best form this season and he will take that confidence into the Super 14.’
Dumond wants to get Super 14 experience, but Fourie said the flyhalf will have to fight for a place in the team.
‘He wants to play Super 14, but he has to compete with Naas Olivier and Louis Strydom for a place in the match 22,’ he said. ‘It’s good for us to have a player of his quality in the squad and to have that depth in the flyhalf position, especially after losing Jacques-Louis Potgieter to the Bulls.’
Meanwhile, according to the Rapport, the Sharks were willing to pay R2 million to buy Heinrich Brüssow out of his contract with the Cheetahs. However, president Harold Verster confirmed with this website that the Springbok will commit to the union until the end of 2010.
By Gareth Duncan
November 5th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Finally the Sharks have a real fetcher in their ranks. However, Nikolai Blignaut should also have been part of the deal, add him to Rudi Mathee, Dawid De Villiers and Nico Breedt all of a sudden the Cheetahs’ lock cupboard does not seem that bare.