Stormers Director of Rugby John Dobson believes that Glasgow Warriors plan to stop Manie Libbok will be a tough in their URC quarterfinal.
Dobson says that stopping a player of Libbok’s character is almost impossible and admitted that they are not worried about them targeting their playmaker.
believes that Glasgow Warriors plan to stop Manie Libbok will be an extremely tough one when the teams meet in their United Rugby Championship quarterfinal in Scotland on Saturday night.and disrupting the Stormers attacking threat that more often than not starts with the Bok flyhalf.However Dobson says that stopping a player of Libbok’s character is almost impossible and admitted that they are not worried about them targeting their playmaker.
“I am not sure how they will try and create a situation . The one thing we have learnt about Manie over the years is he doesn’t get rattled. He can miss one or two kicks and then slot one from touch to win us a semifinal. “I agree that he might be a loss for them. We all know that he is a good player. The try he scored against the Lions, out of nowhere, turned the dial for them in that game,” said Smith.
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