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By: Adrian

Adrian — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:42:34 +0000

Hi Cobus, I think that will definitely help WP in their midfield.
And the two of them would have at least played alongside each other before.

By: Cobus

Cobus — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:18:56 +0000

I`ve heard that other than Jaques, WP is also looking at Wynand Olivier as a centre combo with him for the Super 14, I reckon that will give our midfield a huge edge.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:58:22 +0000

What a move that would be.
Would have been great to see Jean and Jacques play together at Province. An unstoppable domestic/international centre pair combination a bit like De Wet Barry and Marius Joubert back in the day.