Die appel val beslis nie ver van die boom af nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keagan Johannes (20), die belowende jong skrumskakel van Mamre, gaan nog \u2019n ruk langer die ondersteuners op Loftus Versfeld vermaak nadat sy kontrak onlangs tot einde 2021 verleng is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keagan vertel uit sy ouerhuis in Mamre dat hy graag Suid-Afrika in die W\u00eareldbeker\u00adrugby\u00adtoernooi van 2023 wil verteenwoordig, maar vir eers wil hy fokus om die nommer\u00adnegetrui van die Blou Bulle sy eie te maak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maklik gaan dit beslis nie wees nie vertel die kranige skrumskakel omdat hy teen twee Springbokke, Embrose Papier en Ivan van Zyl, sal moet meeding vir die gesogte trui wat legendariese Blou Bulle soos Joost van der Westhuizen en Fourie du Preez gedra het. \u201cEk wil beslis die derde Blou Bul-skrumskakel wees wat die Web Ellis-trofee omhoog hou nadat Van der Westhuizen (1995) en Du Preez (2007) dit vermag het. Keagan se pad na Loftus het in 2017 begin toe hy as 17-jarige by Ho\u00ebrskool Garsfontein in Pretoria beland het. Keagan vertel hy het twee jaar later die Blou Bul-keurders se aandag getrek en is \u2019n kontrak vir die o.21-span aangebied. Keagan was die eerstekeuseskrum\u00adskakel in die span wat verlede seisoen die WP met 33-27 geklop het vir die Suid- Afrikaanse o.21-titel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keagan vertel \u201cwat my die mees opgewonde maak, is dat ek nou onder Jake White se wakende oog sal wees.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
White het die Springbokke in 2007 tot w\u00eareldglorie gelei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keagan praat met lof van sy nuwe afrigter wat w\u00eareldwyd aansien geniet. \u201cMet heelwat bekende gesigte wat terugkeer na Loftus sal ek beslis vyf keer harder moet werk om my plek te verseker,\u201d vertel die talentvolle jongman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Johannes se talent het beslis \u2019n indruk op White gemaak. Johannes is deeglik bewus daarvan dat hy groot skoene het om vol te staan. \u201cDie grondslag is reeds vir my hier gel\u00ea deur legendariese spelers soos Fourie du Preez en Joost van der Westhuizen. Ek kyk ook op na iemand soos die All Blacks se Aaron Smith, wat \u2019n briljante skrumskakel is en ek probeer maar van alle skrum\u00adska\u00adkels te leer en probeer dit dan in my spel bring,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy trotse pa Franco vertel Keagan het beslis sy rugbytalent as kind langs die rugbyveld ontwikkel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franco het sy junior rugby by die plaaslike klub Hamlets begin voordat hy in 1998 vir die eerste span uitgedraf het. Franco het ook die nommernegetrui vir 14 jaar sy eie gemaak en was ook \u2019n veelsydige agterspeler wat in enige posisie kon speel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk was ook bevoorreg om in 1998 vir die WP-Disaspan te speel en in 1999 vir \u2019n WP-uitnodigingspan teen \u2019n Franse toerspan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk kon dus die kennis wat ek oor die jare opgedoen het met my seun deel. Gelukkig speel hy ook skrumskakel en dit maak dit baie makliker vir ons albei,\u201d vertel Franco trots oor sy seun se prestasies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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