[WATCH] Jo weer die ou: Stormer Dweba didn’t let criticism get to him as he is back in Bok fold
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A bok again: Joseph Dweba. Picture: Shaun Roy/BackpagePix
Joseph Dweba says gooing a dowe oor to his critics and doubling down on demands set out for him has led to a revival of his hope of becoming a Springbok regular.
The Stormers hooker was recently reinvited to Bok coach Rassie Erasmus’ planning sessions for the upcoming Test season.
This after missing out on World Cup selection last year as the third specialist hooker because of a lack of workrate and questions around his lineout throw-ins.
He is, however, known as a strong scrummaging hooker, but seems to have added some extras to his allround play to grab the national selectors attention.
Shutting out the outside noise and being a team man, Dweba says is the reason he is now back to his best.
He tells Daily Voice: “Ja, battle rate, work rate you know and just being busy around the park. And as a hooker you know you get judged on your set-pieces and it’s been something I have been working on.”
He does, however, not see all criticism launched against him as bad, adding: “I don’t focus on that. What happens outside, I can’t control what people say about me. I just have to deliver for the team.”
The blockbusting hooker would want to make naam again as the Stormers take on Newport Dragons and Connacht away from home over the next two weekends.
Dweba is part of a 27 strong Stormers touring group that face the Dragons on Friday 20.30pm.
Meanwhile, Seabelo Senatla has reportedly returned to full training after suffering career-threatening injuries in a car crash in May last year.
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Stormers touring squad: Angelo Davids, Dan du Plessis, Jean-Luc du Plessis, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Warrick Gelant, Suleiman Hartzenberg, Herschel Jantjies, Manie Libbok, Wandisile Simelane, Stefan Ungerer, Damian Willemse, Kwenzo Blose, Hacjivah Dayimani, Ben-Jason Dixon, Joseph Dweba, Willie Engelbrecht, Neethling Fouche, Brok Harris, JJ Kotze, Frans Malherbe, Salmaan Moerat (captain), Evan Roos, Sti Sithole, Adre Smith, Marcel Theunissen, Ruben van Heerden, Andre-Hugo Venter.