John Dobson was thrilled with the emphatic Currie Cup win by DHL Western Province in Welkom, and has inspired the staff to construct on their efficiency this week.
A youthful WP facet scored 10 tries on their strategy to a convincing 64-15 victory towards the Griffons in Welkom on Sunday to place themselves in fifth place on the standings.
The Capetonians raced right into a 33-10 half-time lead earlier than capping off an emphatic consequence at North West Stadium following two defeats in rugby’s oldest competitors this season.
“It was essential for us to get a win, the temper within the changeroom hasn’t felt too nice the final couple of weeks,” Dobson informed wprugby.com. “Saying that, there have been some good moments in each our earlier video games with largely an experimental staff.
“Credit score to the Griffons, it was actually a troublesome venue to play this weekend. However what was essential for us was exposing an entire totally different group of gamers to the pressures of the Currie Cup whereas getting the W.”
Inside centre Jonathan Roche scored a hat-trick of tries on debut, but it was a formidable outing for your complete matchday 23, together with veteran fullback Clayton Blommetjies on his much-anticipated return.
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“As a training employees we’re very thrilled for a younger man like Johnny Roche, I believed he was distinctive,” Dobson mentioned. “Hendre Stassen, who after a prolonged break from rugby, put in a very good shift and has made large progress over the past three weeks.
“Imad Khan additionally regarded sharper, and Blomme [Blommetjies] – he’s been sidelined for nearly 9 months so would’ve been a bit rusty, in order that’s why his outing was so profitable. And likewise no severe accidents, only a few bumps and bruises.”
WP will refocus for a rematch with the unbeaten Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday, and turning his consideration to the problem Phiwe Nomlomo’s prices will current at Loftus Versfeld, Dobson expects one other robust problem for the lads from the Cape.
“The Bulls are in all probability working a really highly effective, separate Currie Cup marketing campaign, and so they beat us at dwelling,” the director of rugby mentioned. “The WP staff can be going as much as Loftus with out the expertise of Jean-Luc du Plessis and Lizo Gqoboka, who had been concerned in that sport at Cape City Stadium however are injured, and likewise the likes of Connor Evans and Adre Smith.
“It’s going to be robust however the win over the Griffons has helped us. I need to see this Province group develop much more and maintain getting higher, earlier than some gamers shift their focus in direction of the Vodacom URC.
“The kids who keep on board shall be key to us progressing within the Currie Cup marketing campaign, and the sport towards the Bulls is essential for them to get extra publicity and play properly. The Bulls are one of many competitors’s most formidable groups, so it will likely be a very good take a look at to see the place these kids are. We’re actually going as much as Pretoria to compete and put up one other good efficiency.”
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