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Meyer Bosman, who claimed the man of the match award after the Sharks come-from-behind win over the Cheetahs last week, has come in for special praise from coach John Plumtree.<\/p>\n
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THE Sharks\u2019 ongoing failure to have good starts in Currie Cup rugby plus there being no chance of them underestimating Griquas in Kimberley tomorrow (3pm) guarantees an explosive start to a match when the log leaders visit a side that beat the defending champions away last week. <\/p>\n
There is one game to go in the first round and the Sharks are top of the log, which is a pretty good effort from a squad that through Springbok call-ups bears no resemblance to the one that did duty in Super Rugby. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t have a big squad to operate with so I have been very happy with the way they\u2019ve applied themselves,\u201d said coach John Plumtree. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve seen glimpses of good play and we\u2019ve also been quite average as well, but I guess every side can say that. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not a long competition and it\u2019s very important that as a team we gradually improve so when it comes to three or four rounds from the finals, we\u2019re getting it together. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re slowly getting there but we can\u2019t give any more teams 20 point advantages at half-time, as we did against the Cheetahs last week. You can\u2019t afford that and we definitely don\u2019t want to be doing that in Kimberley.\u201d <\/p>\n
To that extent, Plumtree is looking to senior players to step up to the mark, and so far he has been pleased with the role of Meyer Bosman in the backs. <\/p>\n
\u201cMeyer has been going really well and enjoying the leadership responsibility, he\u2019s making the plays. He has been accurate defensively, his awareness of space has been good, that long pass he threw to Odwa Ndungane was crucial against the Cheetahs and his kicking game is outstanding too. He has the full package of skills. He is getting that confidence he needs.\u201d <\/p>\n
Regarding overall leadership, Plumtree was pleased with the supporting role that Super Rugby captain Keegan Daniel gave Currie Cup captain Jean Deysel during the 34-32 win over the Free Staters. <\/p>\n
\u201cKeegan will remain in a supporting role because we don\u2019t know if he might be called back to the Boks. We need Jean to grow in his role,\u201d Plumtree said. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou will never stop Keegan from talking to the referee, as he did against the Cheetahs, because if he feels hard done by he\u2019s not going to shut up \u2013 he does not speak to the referee if it is not justified. <\/p>\n
\u201cOn the weekend he felt a bit hard done by a couple of times and that\u2019s why he spoke to the referee, and the way Rasta [Rasivhenge, referee] spoke back was really good as well,\u201d Plumtree added. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe explained the situation and didn\u2019t tell Keegan to shut up because Keegan deserves more respect than that. <\/p>\n
\u201cKeegan\u2019s not the kind of character that would challenge all the calls. Jean will retain the captaincy.\u201d <\/p>\n
In other matches tomorrow, the Lions, showing eight changes to their starting line-up which lost to the Griquas last week, visit the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld and the Cheetahs host Western Province. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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