The Currie Cup, it has often been noted, has lost its lustre.
His coaching philosophy revolves around what he calls “Test match intuition”. “You have to work the fundamentals, the set pieces, defence, make sure they are ticked before you get to spread the ball. Teams who play with the ball and run it do so as a by-product of mastering the fundamentals.”
The team Nkosi has assembled for Saturday's game has a strong URC flavour. Most of the starters have URC experience, with Morne van den Berg, Sti Sithole, Ruan Smith and Jaco Visagie among the more experienced.The coach is clear, he is involved in a pursuit that still matters and to that end the Lions shouldn't just be competitive every week, they have to go deep in the competition.
Lions team to play Western Province — Tiaan Swanepoel; Stean Pienaar; Matt More; Tyler Bocks; Boldwin Hansen; Vaughan Isaacs; Morne van den Berg; Travis Gordon ; Ruan Delport; Sibusiso Sangweni; Darrien Landsberg; Pieter Jansen van Vuren; Ruan Smith; Jaco Visagie; Sti Sithole. Substitutes: Michael van Vuuren; Morgan Naude; Kabous Bezuidenhout; Raynard Roets; Ruhan Straeuli; Jarod Cairns; Nico Steyn; Zeilinga Strydom.
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