John Dobson says the Stormers have been guilty of not giving Marcel Theunissen the credit and plaudits he deserves.
The lively No 8 put in another workmanlike performance and filled the boots of the injured Evan Roos with aplomb in the Stormers’ impressive 32-19 win over the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus on Saturday.
He was especially impressive in the air at lineout time and making his presence felt across the park as the Stormers halted the Bulls’ momentum in Pretoria.
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Dobson admitted that even the coaching staff have overlooked the impact of the hard-grafting forward.
“As coaches, sometimes you brand players. When Evan Roos gets a hit, I want to send him to the compression chamber in Simon’s Town or fly him to Nasa to get fit. Sometimes we coaches get seduced, that we forget about this bloke.
“One thing about Marcel – he’s always there. He never misses a training session, he gets three lineouts tapped out of the air and he gets to every breakdown.
“I think we need to be better at showing him more love and respect and he put in a giant performance. We’re guilty of not appreciating what we have in a bloke like that.”
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