Orie on the mend as Lions intention to spring some surprises in opposition to Bulls – The Citizen

In a large increase for the Lions, ace Springbok lock Marvin Orie ought to be able to face the may of the Bulls in subsequent weekend’s Currie Cup semifinal at Loftus.

Orie was uncertain after he suffered an
agonising shoulder harm of their match in opposition to the Bulls final week.

His management of the Lions lineout made the previous Bulls lock a key participant, nonetheless, to attempt to shock his former aspect.

Whereas a remaining determination can be made on Orie earlier than the workforce announcement subsequent Thursday, Lions coach Money van Rooyen stated the indicators have been promising.

“Marvin’s harm appears to be like okay. He gyms properly and obtained sound remedy so he ought to be able to play,” Van Rooyen stated.

Placed on the spot after being questioned about what made the Bulls such a formidable unit at Loftus, Van Rooyen was fast to level out that Bok half-backs Morne Steyn and Ivan van Zyl have been instrumental to their trigger.

“Aside from the truth that the Bulls satisfaction themselves on taking part in at their very own discipline, it’s no secret that Morne Steyn and Ivan van Zyl are the drivers of their workforce,” Van Rooyen stated.

“They’ve performed a number of large video games and know precisely the environment at Loftus, and they’re additionally a workforce that satisfaction themselves when it comes to their set-piece.”

After the Lions ran the Bulls shut of their final encounter, in the end shedding 22-15, Van Rooyen stated they needed to reassess their method and had recognized the place they needed to pounce in the event that they needed to upset the applecart.

“I believe for us to go and win there we should safe a extra fixed set-piece,” he stated.

“It’s vital there, each on our ball and their ball.

“We should be keen to give you one or two shock parts and suppose barely out of the field.”

To have the ability to beat the Bulls, Van Rooyen believed they must give you one thing that might shock the house workforce’s very good defence, as a conventional slugfest won’t do the trick for them.

“If you happen to solely suppose historically in opposition to them, they’ve the type of gamers who know methods to cope with these circumstances,” stated Van Rooyen.

With captain and No 8 Duane Vermeulen set to drive the Bulls method up entrance, they have been additionally a workforce who had loads of Boks throughout the board and had the composure to cope with sure conditions.

“They have Check mentality with sound Check gamers, so if you’re going to do the identical factor in opposition to them the entire time, they are going to have the ability to counter that.”

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