News24.com  |   OLX  |   PriceCheck  |   Property24  |   Kalahari.com  |   Careers24
 
 
Currie Cup

French 'lack' conditioning

2011-08-23 18:51
Email | Print
John Plumtree (File)
Durban - Sharks coach John Plumtree believes the conditioning of rugby players in France is below a professional standard.

One area of concern for the Sharks coach in the Currie Cup is his centre pairing of Meyer Bosman and Marius Joubert.

Both again looked below the pace against the Leopards in Durban last week, especially new recruit Joubert, who arrived from French club Clermont Auvergne prior to the season.

"One of the things that are pretty evident to us now is that players that have got back from France have been poor from a conditioning perspective," said Plumtree.

"They're good footballers, but they’re just down on their strength and we need to improve that."

Plumtree also indicated that he will drop Joubert for their clash against the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.

"We probably will take him out and give him a conditioning block to get his strength back up," said Plumtree.

"We've noticed with his weight, his speed, his power and his contact that he's down on where he normally is.

"We've got to get him up to speed. We did a similar thing with Meyer last week, took him out for a week and he benefited a lot."

Read more on:    currie cup  |  john plumtree  |  durban

Follow Sport24 on Twitter and Facebook

 

Comment on this story
12 comments
Add your comment
avatar
Logout
Comment 0 characters remaining
Live Video Streaming
Show full schedule
Video Highlights
Show more videos
Sport Talk
  • TMO – Try-scoring Maybe Over?
    The road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions, and it is in that direction that we...
    • Breaking News

    Fixtures
    11 August 2012
    Golden Lions v Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Johannesburg 00:00
    Western Province v Sharks, Cape Town 00:00
    Blue Bulls v Griquas, Pretoria 00:00
    18 August 2012
    Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Blue Bulls, Bloemfontein 00:00
    Griquas v Western Province, Kimberley 00:00
    Sharks v Golden Lions, Durban 00:00
    25 August 2012
    Golden Lions v Western Province, Johannesburg 00:00
    Griquas v Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Kimberley 00:00
    Blue Bulls v Sharks, Pretoria 00:00
    01 September 2012
    Golden Lions v Griquas, Johannesburg 00:00
    Western Province v Blue Bulls, Cape Town 00:00
    Sharks v Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Durban 00:00
    08 September 2012
    Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Western Province, Bloemfontein 00:00
    Blue Bulls v Golden Lions, Pretoria 00:00
    Griquas v Sharks, Kimberley 15:00
    15 September 2012
    Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Golden Lions, Bloemfontein 00:00
    Griquas v Blue Bulls, Kimberley 00:00
    Sharks v Western Province, Durban 00:00
    Logs
    Team P W PTS
    Vote

    Who is most deserving of the 2011 SA Player of the Year Award from the five players nominated?

    Latest Multimedia

    VIDEO: Josh Strauss's magic beard

    The weird and wonderful beard of Lions captain Josh Strauss.

    More Multimedia

    WIN! WIN! WIN!

    R1 000 Mr Price Sport shopping voucher!

    Facebook

    Click to 'Like' Sport24 on Facebook

    Featured Blog

    Bullseye or just bull?

    Met Uysh! says Heyneke's squad confirms what most non Bull supporters feared most: Bulls favouritism. How could he have left out Siya Kolisi and Robert Ebersohn but included JJ Englebrecht, Zane Kirchner and Akona Ndungane?

    Latest blogs
    13 July 2012 - The Day Rugby Dies
    2012/05/25 02:59:02 PM
    Alonso's new shoes...
    2012/05/25 10:30:37 AM
    Blog group re-started now.
    2012/05/25 09:41:07 AM
     

    Twitter Follow Sport24 on Twitter

    Newsletters Sign up for Sport24's Morning Glory newsletter

    Blogs Yes your opinion counts. Get it out there

    WIN Enter and win with Sport24!

    Mobile Sport24 on your mobile phone - WAP, alerts, downloads, services

    BlackBerry Stay in the loop on your BlackBerry

    iPhone Latest Sport24 news on your iPhone

    Facebook "Like" Sport24's Facebook page

    TV schedule Plan your couch time with our searchable sport TV guide

    RSS Feeds Sport news delivered really simply.

     
    There are new stories on the homepage. Click here to see them.