Not to take anything away from the young Gary van Aswegen who has ‘unbelievable potential’ playing in Super Rugby. But I cant wait for flyhalf Peter Grant to come back in the country and feature for the Stormers.
They said he wont be available until early March due to his commitments to the Japanese club Kobe Steelers took him away from the Stormers’ pre-season games. So the Stormers have had to search for a more dependable, and potentially greater, longer-term option.
Van Aswegen held his own during the first few games of the 2011 competition, but is this year that he will be expected to exercise more control and authority. We all know that the Stormers have been having issues with finding a flyhalf , but the coach has faith in Van Aswegen as a player.
De Villiers said ‘We’re basically preparing as if Bash [Grant] isn’t going to be here,’ . ‘Gary has done well with the few opportunities that he’s had, and I think we’re in a better position now than we were at the same time last year with regards to the flyhalf situation.
‘Gary is maturing as a player, he has unbelievable potential. I have a role to play in mentoring young players like Gary, but at the same time I’m excited to be playing next to him.’
Van Aswegen has started 2 games thus far during the pre-season. While he will have De Villiers on his outside at No 12, he won’t have the Stormers’ best scrumhalf, Dewaldt Duvenage, on his inside.
With all that said we shouldnt worry about Gary starting now and Grant starting later,... right?
