White tempted to start Lambie
Jake White has thought about starting Pat Lambie, but decided against messing with his solid backline.
Cell C Sharks director of rugby, Jake White, has admitted he was tempted to start Pat Lambie against the Highlanders, but didn’t want to disturb the winning formation that defeated the DHL Stormers.
White announced his match day squad for the Super Rugby play-off on Saturday which included Lambie on the bench as back-up to starting flyhalf Frans Steyn.
“There was a temptation to start with Pat as he is a really good player and he means a lot to us,” White was quoted as saying.
“But the backs were solid last week against the Stormers, and we are expecting the Highlanders to be quite physical. The Stormers ran hard at us last week, and I thought that defensively Frans and Paul Jordaan, standing at flyhalf and inside centre, were very sound.
“So we need consistency this weekend. Hopefully Pat will get game time and if we advance he will then be ready for the semifinals.”
