'Leinster need plan for Luan'
Sports writer John O’Sullivan has highlighted the threat posed by Sharks fullback Luan Giliomee ahead of their match against Leinster. The article compares Giliomee's versatile playing style to Springbok stars Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse.
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Irish Times sports writer John O’Sullivan has warned Leinster of the threat posed by Bulls-bound Sharks fullback Luan Giliomee at Kings Park on Saturday.
The 20-year-old starred with two tries in the Sharks’ 41-24 opening-round victory against the Ospreys in Durban and will look to make another big impression against the understrength URC champions.
Writing for The Irish Times , O’Sullivan described Giliomee’s performance as the latest evidence of a “precocious talent”, adding: “The Irish province [Leinster] is forewarned. Forearmed? That’s to be determined.”
Giliomee’s first try against the Ospreys particularly caught O’Sullivan’s eye.
“It highlighted the essential attributes of timing, acceleration, footwork, balance and peripheral vision,” he wrote. “It was a composite of excellence.”
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