The Stormers will be without breakdown king Deon Fourie when they take on the Glasgow Warriors but coach John Dobson is confident Junior Pokomela will fill the void with aplomb. DYLAN JACK reports.
The Stormers will be without breakdown king Deon Fourie when they take on the Glasgow Warriors but coach John Dobson is confident Junior Pokomela will fill the void with aplomb.The Stormers will be without Fourie for Friday night’s game at Cape Town Stadium as the veteran has been ruled out with a minor leg injury.
“I think Deon is going at about four turnovers a game, maybe even slightly more. That’s just world class,” Dobson said. “Junior can play at No 6, 7 or 8 and while he might not get four turnovers a game, he brings us amazing carrying skills, he is defensively very sound and his contact stuff is very strong. In the last game against the Bulls, he created the situation where we won that last turnover.
Meanwhile, Warrick Gelant could be an ace up the sleeve after being named on the bench, having recovered from the finger injury which ruled him out of the match against the Vodacom Bulls. Faced with the choice between starting Gelant at fullback and shifting Damian Willemse to inside centre, or retaining Willemse at fullback and Rikus Pretorius at 12, Dobson opted for the latter.
“It just makes sense in terms of continuity and next week we can revise it. It’s a backline that has been going nicely and with Warrick coming off the bench it could be exciting.”
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