Cobus Grobbelaar will again captain the Golden Lions rugby team as they prepare for the 2010 Vodacom Super 14 competition.
Sport24
“Cobus is a proven world class captain and we are proud to announce he will again lead the team in the Super 14″, director of coaching, Dick Muir said on Monday.
Grobbelaar, who took over the captaincy from Ernst Joubert in January 2008, has done an exceptional job over the past two years, and through his leadership abilities and playing, he has earned the respect of both his team-mates and opponents.
“We are very fortunate to have a variety of senior players who possess substantial leadership abilities, and are thus able to assist Cobus with making decisions on the field.
“Some of our more senior players who have these abilities, are Franco van der Merwe, Jonathan Mokuena, Doppies la Grange, Jano Vermaak and Herkie Kruger,” Muir said.
“Cobus has been playing in the Vodacom Super 14 competition for the Lions for four years, two of those as captain. We have had the pleasure of watching him grow, both as a player and a leader.
“In 2007 Andre Pretorius was captain, with Ernst Joubert as his vice-captain. However, after both players were ruled out due to injury, we called upon Cobus to step up.
“He had big shoes to fill, and yet he filled them perfectly, and has been the team’s leader since.
“He has claimed the role of captain as his own, and is able to both lead and motivate the younger players. Especially those who are making their debut in this international competition”, GLRU president, Kevin de Klerk said.
The will soon embark on a very difficult tour. The team will play two home matches before departing for the away leg of the tour, where they will cross the Tasman Sea twice before returning to South Africa for another four home and two away matches.
The Lions will play two warm up games – on Saturday against the Bulls and on Friday, February 5, against the Pumas.
The coaching staff will announce the Super 14 squad thereafter.
Cobus (Baywatch) Grobbelaar Statistics: Provincial caps: 90 Provincial points: 65 (13 tries) Super 14 caps: 57 Super 14 points: 15 (3 tries).
January 25th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
same old same old…
Why not change wholesale…they had the opportunity.
January 25th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
“We are very fortunate to have a variety of senior players who possess substantial leadership abilities, and are thus able to assist Cobus with making decisions on the field.
“Some of our more senior players who have these abilities, are Franco van der Merwe, Jonathan Mokuena, Doppies la Grange, Jano Vermaak and Herkie Kruger,” Muir said.
Bliksem these okes are scraping the barrel here.
Dick if those are the best names you could come up with as senior player in a competition like the Super 14 you are in deep shit brother.
Other than Jano none of those okes will get a look in at any other S14 team.
January 25th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
“Dick sticks with Baywatch”
I cannot even begin to describe all the different thoughts that went thorugh my head reading that.
Bwhahahahahhahaha
Good one
January 25th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Reply to Deon @ 1:51 pm:
Couldn’t resist.
January 25th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Sure we will get a massive amount of twitter hits.
January 25th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
He failed as a captain last year should have given it to someone else.
Is Dick scared for the players or to make a his own choices, so that nobody can point a finger?
January 25th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
He chose John Smit…
Nuff said
January 25th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 8:00 pm: Kak man John was identify by Mac and he was the one that streamline him through the ranks to be a captain with the Sardines, did you not read John’s book?
January 25th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
….and Kobus is not a John, not buy far!!!!
January 25th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
or Cobus as he wants it
January 25th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
he has earned the respect of both his team-mates and opponents.
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I really hope he has more than
two team mates this year.
This is poor writing.
January 25th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
January 25th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
Baywatch is one of those players I really like – he will give his left nut for the team cause and those guys are really hard to find.
On top of that, Baywatch is a damn fine player.
But this is not the right choice for captain.
I know Jano is injured, but his temperament is something I would have seriously considered as my choice of leader.
yes he is loskop at times, but just that small added responsibility does wonders for a player.
He has the heart and guts to lead a team, Jano would have been my choice.
January 25th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Reply to Morné @ 8:46 pm:
On top of that, I think Jano has a very good rugby brain on him, he reads plays bloody well, he just needs to calm himself mentally on the pitch.
January 25th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Bunny
When Dick took over the side he named John as his skipper…. it was his choice to select John Smit as his skipper… not that of the union or the players
The coach
In the case of baywatch I strongly suspect it’s just a filler until Wikus Van Heerden comes back in July…
Baywatch is the current skipper and the Lions haven’t exactly splurged out on players to replace half the team and buy Richie MaCaw to skipper the side or Victor Matfield…
Baywatch is the incumbent… use him…
Who knows what the guy is like as a leader…?