South African rugby fans should be excited about former Junior Springbok flyhalf Lubabalo Dobela returning to XVs rugby and Griquas, according to his coach Pieter Bergh.🏈 Rugby
Bergh has picked Dobela at flyhalf for the match and is excited about the former Grey High pupil being his team’s general at 10.“I hope he gives us a different dynamic in our attack. He’s a player who likes to attack the line, he’s got a good pass on both sides, and he’s a good defender. You can’t play Sevens if you can’t tackle.”Former Sevens coach Neil Powell hands Lubabalo Dobela his Blitzboks jersey, with captain Siviwe Soyizwapi alongside him in April last year.
“When I heard Lubabalo had decided to give up Sevens I literally jumped at the opportunity to sign him,” said Bergh. “He’s ready to go in XVs. I’m excited about him.”Cheetahs Hawies Fourie knows Dobela well and he also knows what a threat he poses to his team in the Currie Cup opener. “He’s a quality player, and he’s probably learned a lot more having spent time at the Blitzboks. He’s got good hands and vision and hopefully for us he will make a few mistakes on Friday. We’re certainly going to have to try and put him under a bit of pressure.”
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