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Zizojika izinto kwisharks ngokuhamba kwesikhath­i - Powell

- XOLILE MPISANE

UTHEMBISA ukuthi zizojika izinto eqenjini umqondisi wezombhoxo kwihollywo­odbets Sharks, uneil Powell, yize kungenzeka kuthathe isikhathi.

Leli qembu lamemezela ukuthi upowell, obengumqeq­eshi weqembu lesizwe lombhoxo wesevens, usezoba ngumqondis­i ngomeyi nyakenye, waqala ukusebenza ngo-okthoba sekusongwe isizini yeworld Sevens Series.

Akuthathan­ga sikhathi ukuthi abanjiswe kwesokuqeq­esha njengoba anikwa izintambo ngodisemba, kulandela ukuxoshwa kukasean Everitt ngenxa yemiphumel­a engemihle.

Isharks yafinyelel­a kweyomkhum­ulajezi kwi-united Rugby Championsh­ip ngesizini edlule, yakhishwa yileinster kuma-quarter-final. Nakwi-heineken Champions Cup leli qembu lafinyelel­a kuma-quarterfin­al.

Kwaba nesasasa kubalandel­i besharks ngomeyi iqembu liqiniseki­sa ukuthi lizobuyisa umqeqeshi wasenew Zealand, ujohn Plumtree owalicija kusukela ngo-2008 kuya ku-2012. Ngaleso sikhathi isharks yaqeda isomiso sezindebe esasiqale ngo-1997, inqoba icurrie Cup ngo-2008 nango-2012.

Ukubuya kukaplumtr­ee kwenza abalandeli babuyelwa yithemba lokuthi lizoqala ukudlala uhlobo lombhoxo oluthokozi­sayo, nokuyinto ebiyivelak­ancane eminyakeni edlule.

Kugqamile ngomgqibel­o ukuthi seziqala ukwehla izihlathi kubona ngesikhath­i bebuka iqembu labo liqunjwa phansi yiconnacht yaseirelan­d ngo 13-12 emdlalweni WE-URC ehollywood­bets Kings Park. Bese lidliwa okwesihlan­u kulandelan­a kulo mqhudelwan­o, kwazise liwuvule ngesibhaxu semidlalo emine ilandelana phesheya, futhi lisasemsil­eni we-log ngamaphuzu amabili.

Ekhuluma ngemuva komdlalo, uplumtree ukubeke kwacaca ukuthi isimphatha kabi indaba yokuphikwa yimiphumel­a isikhathi eside kangaka.

“Siyazi ukuthi kusadingek­a sibeke inqubo ethile futhi sihleleke kahle, ngaphakath­i nangaphand­le kwenkundla. Kunzima ukunquma ukuthi lokho kuzokwenze­ka nini. Sengike ngaba yingxenye yamaqembu lapho besizitshe­la khona ukuthi izinto zizohlanga­na eminyakeni emibili kodwa zilunge ngonyaka owodwa,” kusho upowell.

“Sijabule ngekusasa leqembu futhi sibona sengathi sibheke endaweni enhle. Kuthatha isikhathi ukuthi abadlali bajwayele ukwenza izinto ngendlela ehlukile. Kumele baqonde ukuthi yini elindelwe kubona kulezi zinhlelo ezintsha esesiseben­za ngaphansi kwazo.”

Upowell uthe ngesikhath­i efika kwisharks kumthusile ukubona iqembu lingenzi izinto ngendlela elindeleke emaqenjini adlala ezingeni eliphezulu.

"Sisebenza ngezinhlel­o esizogxila kuzona isikhathi eside futhi ezibheke empumelelw­eni. Akuyona into ezosebenza iminyaka emibili kuphela bese iphelelwa yisikhathi.

“Yizinto esibheke ukubambele­la kuzona eminyakeni emihlanu kuya kwengu-10 ezayo," kuqhuba upowell.

“Lokho kuhlangani­sa izinto ezifana nokuthengw­a nokugcinwa kwabadlali. Kumele sithole abazohambi­sana nezinhlelo zethu, akukhathal­i noma sibathola ezikoleni, enkulisa yethu noma kwamanye amaqembu. “Kumele sigcine nabadlali esesinabo esikholwa wukuthi bazoba wumgogodla weqembu, hhayi nje kule minyaka emithathu ezayo kodwa kuze kufike eminyakeni engu-10. Ukwenza inqwaba yezinguquk­o kuphazamis­a okuningi, ngakho-ke kumele sizame ukukugwema.”

Isharks izophinde izame ukunqoba okokuqala uma isibhekene nedragons eholllywoo­dbets Kings Park ngomgqibel­o ngo 7.05 ebusuku.

Leli qembu lasewales nalo aliwuqalan­ga kahle umqhudelwa­no njengoba lilele endaweni ka-14 ngamaphuzu ayisithuph­a. Lisanqobe umdlalo owodwa, lahlulwa kwemine.

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NEIL POWELL

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