From Cheetahs to Scotland? - George Earl

From the Volksblad with a crappy google translate afterwards:

Haggis, Skotse whisky en die digkuns van Robert Burns is eersdaags die Cheetahs-slot George Earle se voorland as hy goedkeuring van die Griekwaland-Wes Rugbyunie (GWRU) kry om hom by die Skotse klub Edinburgh aan te sluit.

Griekwas se uitvoerende hoof, Arni van Rooyen, het bevestig dat Earle gevra het om na afloop van die Super-rugbyreeks van sy kontrak vrygestel te word nadat Edinburgh hom met ’n aanbod gelok het. Die GWRU, spesifiek die afrigter, Pote Human, moet egter nog besluit of die lenige slot gaan tuisbly of nie.

“Ek kan bevestig George het gevra om ná die Super-reeks van sy kontrak onthef te word. Dit is egter ’n besluit wat by die hoofafrigter, Pote Human, berus,” het Van Rooyen gesê.

Earle was Saterdag in Kaapstad weer een van die Cheetahs se staatmakers in hul naelskraap nederlaag teen die Stormers. Sou hy wel deur Griekwas vrygestel word, sal hy hom by die Cheetahs-stut, WP Nel, by Edinburgh aansluit.

Hoewel Earle hom die afgelope ruk as die sentrale streekspan se eerste keuse op vierslot gevestig het, beskik die Vrystaters oor genoeg diepte.

Die Cheetahs-breier, Naka Drotské, het reeds vir Izak van der Westhuizen, Waltie Vermeulen, Andries Ferreira en Francois Uys in sy midde.

Griekwas sit self met oorgenoeg slotte in hul arsenaal, met veral Edwin Hewitt, Ligtoring Landman en Jaco Nepgen wat tans in die Vodacombeker-reeks kookwater rugby speel.

Hewitt en Landman behoort weer die Poubloues se slotpaar vir die eindstryd Vrydag in die Diamantstad te wees en hul vertonings teen die Westelike Provinsie behoort finaal te toon of Earle se toekoms eerder in die buiteland lê.

Earle het hom destyds van die Lions af by Griekwas aangesluit, nie net as plaasvervanger vir die beseerde Martin Muller en Frikkie Spies nie, maar ook om Super-rugby te speel.

Hy het hom by die Cheetahs deeglik van sy taak gekwyt en kan steeds vir die Poubloues van groot waarde wees.

Daar word egter in die wandelgange by Griekwas gefluister dat moontlike deelname vir Skotland aan die Wêreldbeker-toernooi in 2015 – soos die geval met Nel is – die grootste geelwortel is wat voor Earle se neus rondgeswaai word.

Met sy huidige spelpeil sal hy beslis in Skotland raakgesien word, maar voor hy finaal pen op papier sit, moet hy homself dalk net vra wat geword het van Hendrik Roodt, Jacques Lombaard en Brendon Snyman.

Dié slotte het op hul beste peil Griekwas vir groener weivelde verlaat, maar sukkel tans elders om die hoofopskrifte te haal.

Haggis, Scotch whiskey and the poetry of Robert Burns will soon be the Cheetahs lock George Earle's future if he recieves approval from the Griqualand West Rugby Union (GWRU) to join the Scottish club Edinburgh.

Griquas CEO Arni van Rooyen confirmed Earle have requested that he be released of his contract at the end of the Super rugby tournament as Edinburgh has offered him a deal. It is up to the GWRU specifically coach Pote Human, whether he feels the slender lock will be leaving or not.

"I can confirm George asked that his contract to be revoked after the Super Series. This decision rests on head coach Pote Human, "Van Rooyen said.

Last saturday Earle was once again one of the stalwarts for the Cheetahs in their narrow defeat against the Stormers. If he was to be released by Griquas, he would join the Cheetahs prop WP Nel, in Edinburgh.

Although Earle has established himself as the central region team's first choice to lock , the Cheetahs do have plenty of depth.

The Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské currently have Izak van der Westhuizen, Waltie Vermeulen, Andries Ferreira and Francois Uys in his squad.

Griquas currently has enough locks in their arsenal, especially Edwin Hewitt, lighthouse Landman and Jaco Nepgen who is playing superb rugby in the Vodacom Cup.

Hewitt and Landman should again be the Griquas lock pair for the final Friday in the Diamond City, and their performances against Western Province should definitively show whether Earle's future could lie outside of SA.

Earle left the Lions to join Griquas not only as a substitute for the injured Martin Muller and Frikkie Spies, but also to play Super rugby.

He was very successful at the Cheetahs and should be of great value to Griquas.

There is however, speculation at Griquas that the carrot of possibly representing Scotland at the World Cup in 2015 is the real motivating factor.

On present form, he will definitely be in with a chance to make his mark in Scotland, but before he puts pen to papaer should ask hiself what happened to players like Hendrik Roodt, Jacques Lombard and Brendon Snyman.

When these three locks were performing well, they went searching for greener pastures, yet failed to make sgnificant impact elsewhere.

Any comments from our South African friends?

Wow, this could be good news no? Looks like he's a project player though and will qualify for 2015...

Great spot btw ASBO. How on earth did you spot it?

Picked it up on another forum, can't take the credit

Either picked it up from me, or from where I picked it up from...

Imperialbigdave wrote:Either picked it up from me, or from where I picked it up from...

Are you zt1903, IBD?

Hope you don't mind ASBO, I edited the translation for you, for ease of reading.

Well, just another South African isn't it.

biltongbek wrote:Hope you don't mind ASBO, I edited the translation for you, for ease of reading.

Brilliant, you're a star - thanks

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Imperialbigdave wrote:Either picked it up from me, or from where I picked it up from...

Are you zt1903, IBD?

did you get it from the edinburgh supporters forum?

Nope, don't go on there, got it from FOSRS

Does Scotland have anything like the project player rules in place? Or caps/regulations for the number of NSQ players in their two sides?

Sounds like a useful signing if they could grab him, but I thought Edinburgh were alright for Locks?

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Nope, don't go on there, got it from FOSRS

ah right, i put it up on the embra forum about an hour ago, and zt was the first to comment on it

Imperialbigdave wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Nope, don't go on there, got it from FOSRS

ah right, i put it up on the embra forum about an hour ago, and zt was the first to comment on it

Then ultimately you are de man, IBD

well the thing is, I stole it from planet rugby...

if you google his name you find a thread on the Scarlets forum from a few days ago, with a rumour that he was going to sign for them

Edinburgh can't sign a lock.

It goes against everything that they stand for.

He sounds like a bean pole with potential rather than an enforcer so its ok...

Pat_Mustard wrote:if you google his name you find a thread on the Scarlets forum from a few days ago, with a rumour that he was going to sign for them

I'm pretty sure the Scarlets have been linked with every cheap second row and prop that's out of contract this summer to be honest!