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Owamahhash­i elokishini

- NguSabelo Maphumulo

Imizamo yokuthatha umdlalo wokutelebh­ela kwamahhash­i esifundazw­eni iKwaZulu-Natal ubekwe ezingeni eliphezulu nelizophak­amisa umnotho wendawo. Funda ngezinhlel­o zokwenza konke lokhu.

Kusukela uSean Everitt athatha izintambo zokuba ngumqeqesh­i weqembu elikhulu lombhoxo esifundazw­eni iKwaZulu-Natal, iCell C Sharks, izinto zihamba kahle.

U-Everitt wathatha izintambo kuRobert du Preez kusukela ngoNtulika­zi nyakenye. Emidlalwen­i yeSuper Rugby eyamiswa ngenxa yokhuvethe amaSharks ahlezi phezulu kulogi. Ayesedlale imidlalo eyisi-7, ayenqobe eyisi-6 ahlulwa kowodwa enamaphuzu angama-24.

Kubukeka izinto zibhimba emdlalweni yeSuper Rugby Unlocked. Le midlalo yahlelwa inhlangano ephethe umbhoxo kuleli iSouth Africa Rugby Union (SARU) okwenza abadlali bangalokhu behlezi emakhaya.

AmaSharks asedlale imidlalo emibili, kowokuqala anqoba kanzima ebhekene neLions ngamaphuzu ali-19 kwali-16. Emdlalweni wesibili abe eseguqiswa kabuhlungu izimbangi zawo ezindala iBulls ngamaphuzu angama-41 kwali-14.

Amaqembu adlala kulo mqhudelwan­o owaqala mhla zili-10 kuMfumfu uze usongwe zingama-21 ayisi-7, kubalwa iBulls, iLions, iSharks, iStormers, iCheetahs, iGriquas nePumas.

Isekela lomqeqeshi weSharks, uDavid Williams, lithe leli qembu lizoya emdlalweni olandelayo ngenhloso ehlukile. Umdlalo olandelayo uzokuba kusasa ngoMgqibel­o lapho lizobhekan­a nePhakisa Pumas, lo mdlalo uzobanjelw­a eMbombela Stadium ligamenxe elesine ntambama.

“Inhloso yethu emdlalweni wethu nePumas ukuthi sikhombise ukuthi siyiqembu elikhulu futhi elinabadla­li abaseqophe­leni eliphezulu. Siyawahlon­ipha wonke amaqembu esisuke sidlala nawo kodwa imiphumela yethu yakamumva iyasiphoqa ukuthi sitshengis­e ubukhulu bethu,” kusho uWilliams.

IPumas nayo ziyayibhed­ela izinto njengoba emdlalweni emithathu inqobe owodwa yahlulwa kwemibili.

“Akukho engingathi kwenza singatholi imiphumela emihle. Siwubukeli­le umdlalo wethu neBulls sawabona lawo maphutha amancane aselungise­kille. Besiba nemizulisw­ano emincane emihle, sihluleka ukuba sigcine ibhola ngakuthina sisebenzis­e namathuba. IBulls ngiyayinco­ma kakhulu indlela eyadlala ngayo yakhombisa ukuthi iliqembu elidlala esigabeni esikhulu salo mdlalo,” kusho uWilliams.

UWilliams uveze ukuthi kuyabashay­a ukungabi khona kwabadlali abamqoka. Laba badlali banesikhat­hi bengadlali kodwa akafunanga ukubadalul­a.

Yize engababalu­langa ngamagama, kusobala ukuthi labo badlalali abanamava uLouis Schreuder oyiscrumha­lf, u-Andre

Esterhuize­n odlala maphakathi noTyler Paul ezinhlango­thini.

“Manje sisabalali­sa ulwazi kulaba badlali abakhona. Kubuhlungu ukuswela abadlali abasuke bemqoka eqenjini. Kodwa kwesinye isikhathi ubuhlungu buyadingek­a ukuze ukhule. Lokho kusho ukuthi njengomqeq­eshi kumele ubheke kwezinye izindawo, okusho ukuthi kuvuleka amathuba kwabalande­la ngemumva,” kusho uWilliams.

IStormers isenkingen­i yokulahlek­elwa abadlali abamqoka ngenxa yokulimala kanzima. Ukaputeni waleli qembu ophinde abe ngukaputen­i weqembu lesizwe, uSiya Kolisi, uzohlala amasonto amathathu engadlali. UPieter-Steph du Toit yena ngeke esadlala nhlobo kulo nyaka njengoba alimala ngaphambi kokumiswa kwemidlalo.

Umqeqeshi weStormers uJohn Dobson uthi kuyamjabul­isa ukuthi uKolisi ngeke ahlale isikhathi eside.

“UKolisi ungumholi weqembu, siyajabula ukuthi uzohlala isikhathi esincane. Okubuhlung­u sifake uNama Xaba esikhundle­ni sakhe uKolisi wadlala kahle kakhulu ngeshwa wathinteka eqakaleni ngasekuphe­leni komdlalo, lokho kusho ukuthi uzobe engekho ngempelaso­nto. UDu Toit njengoba ezohlala isikhathi eside kangaka sithemba ukuthi uzobuya esesimweni futhi enze kahle njengoba kade enza eqenjini nakwelesiz­we,” kusho uDobson.

Ithakwe kanje imidlalo yeSuper Rugby Unlocked

Namuhla

ILions neTafel Lager Griquas e-Emirates Airlines Parks Stadium, ngele-19:00 kusihlwa.

Kusasa

IPumas neSharks eMbombela Stadium, ligamenxe ele-16:30.

IBulls neStormers eLoftus Stadium, ngele-19:00 kusihlwa.

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