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Akekho ongangabaza umphumela olethwe uNeil Powell eqenjini lama-Blitzboks.
Njengomqeqeshi, uPowell uletha ukubambelela ezikhundleni okuyinto ebonakala kwi-Sevens. Kuyabonakala ngendlela abadlali abaphendula ngayo uma bengazi ukuthi kumele benzeni.
Bonke abaqhudelana nabo bazilungiselela iqembu elidumile abaziyo ukuthi lizofika esiwombeni sesibili – futhi ambalwa kakhulu amaqembu akwaziyo ukumelana nalokhu kuhlasela.
Uma omunye wabadlali ekhombisa izimpawu zokucasuka nokukhungatheka, abanye abadlali bahlezi beseduze ukuzodambisa isimo.
Kuwumbono ojwayelekile ukubona intukuthelo kumdlali, okulandelwa ukuthi ajikele emuva ngamabomu ngokushesha futhi esuke kuleso simo.
Njengomuntu, uPowell akakuvumeli ukuqhosha futhi lokhu kuzibonakalisa esimweni sengqondo seqembu. Akekho, okuhlanganisa nabadlali abasebancane, abavunyelwe ukuzikhukhumeza. Kuhle impela, uma kucatshangwa ukuthi i-Blitzboks isezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu kunamanye amaqembu.
Umshayeli womjaho wezithuthuthu uJim Clark wake wathi “Kubalulekile ukuthi ungakukholwa okushiwo ngamaphephandaba ngawe”.
Ngenkathi uClark eshayela, abezindaba babelinganiselwe ekubuyekezweni komjaho nasezintweni zezindaba futhi ukubandakanyeka kwabezindaba kwakungafani nalokhu okuyikho namuhla. Nokho, uClark, umfana wasepulazini lase-Scotland, uvumile ukuthi kwakungelula ukwenqaba ukutuswa ngamaphephandaba kanye nabanye abashayeli.
I-Blitzboks ihlezi inconywa njengeqembu elihamba phambili, kodwa abadlali bahlezi bezithobile, futhi kubonakala kuyiqiniso.
Ekuqaleni uNeil Powell watshelwa ukuthi ajoyine i-Sharks njengomqeqeshi wezokuvikela. Manje sekuqinisekisiwe ukuthi uzojoyina iqembu laseKZN ngoMandulo njengoMqondisi webhola loMbhoxo.
Bekulokhu kubonakala ukuthi uzoshiya kwi-Sevens. Imali kufanele ihehe futhi omunye umuntu engacabanga ukuthi inselelo uyibheke ngabomvu.
Kodwa kufika umbuzo osheshayo othi ngubani ozothatha umsebenzi onzima wokungena ezicathulweni zikaNeil Powell? (Kuhle ukukhumbula ukuthi umbuzo ofanayo wabuzwa ngesikhathi uPaul Treu eshiya umsebenzi wakhe omuhle njengomqeqeshi we-Blitzboks, futhi indoda eyangena kuleso sikhundla kwakunguNeil Powell.)
Omunye umbuzo uyamangalisa.
UNeil Powell ubekwazi ukusebenzisana nabadlali. Uma engayisa lelo siko kwi-Sharks, yonke into izohamba kahle.
Kulula ukucabanga ukuthi uPowel nomdlali ofana no-Eben Etzebeth, ozojoyina i-Sharks maduze, bangasebenzisana kahle kakhulu.
Kodwa umsebenzi wokuba ngumqondisi ukude kakhulu nabadlali abasenkundleni. Ngabe umlingo kaPowell unganwebeka kangakanani uma esehliselwe ebhokisini lomqondisi eliphezulu ezitebeleni?
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