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Harlequins sign Maks van Dyk from Toulouse on short-term deal
By Online Editors
Harlequins have confirmed the signing of tighthead prop Maks van Dyk for remainder of 2019/20 season. Van Dyk, 28, joins the Club from reigning French Top14 Champions Toulouse, bolstering Harlequins’ propping options for the duration of the disrupted 2019/20 season, serving as injury cover for new signing Craig Trenier and soon-to-arrive Springbok Wilco Louw.
A product of the famous Paarl Boys’ High School in South Africa and a IRB Junior World Championship winner with the South African U20 side in 2012, van Dyk joins Quins having spent the last four years in France, with experience playing for reigning Pro14 champions Leinster, the Barbarians as well as the Natal Sharks, Griquas and Cheetahs in South Africa.
Commenting on his move to The Stoop, van Dyk said: "I really like the atmosphere of this team and we’ve got really good coaches.
"I was a big fan back in 2009 of Adam Jones when the British and Irish Lions came back to South Africa, he had a huge tournament; and the intensity of Jerry [Flannery], it’s really good.
"The guys here know how to switch on, and they know how to switch off off the field and make jokes - but when it’s go time, we do it. It will be really great to experience Premiership Rugby and I’m looking forward to competing for Harlequins."
Commenting, Harlequins Head of Rugby Paul Gustard said: "We’re delighted to announce that Maks will join us for the remainder of the current season.
"We were in need of another tighthead prop, and as a Top14 winner with Toulouse and a Junior World Championship winner in his youth, Maks’ pedigree and experience speaks for itself.
"Alongside Simon Kerrod and Will Collier, Maks provides great cover in the short-term as injury cover for Craig Trenier and while we await the arrival of Wilco from South Africa as we head towards the 14th of August."
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It is if he thinks he’s got hold of the ball and there is at least one other player between him and the ball carrier, which is why he has to reach around and over their heads. Not a deliberate action for me.
Go to commentsI understand, but England 30 years ago were a set piece focused kick heavy team not big on using backs.
Same as now.
South African sides from any period will have a big bunch of forwards smashing it up and a first five booting everything in their own half.
NZ until recently rarely if ever scrummed for penalties; the scrum is to attack from, broken play, not structured is what we’re after.
Same as now.
These are ways of playing very ingrained into the culture.
If you were in an English club team and were off to Fiji for a game against a club team you’d never heard of and had no footage of, how would you prepare?
For a forward dominated grind or would you assume they will throw the ball about because they are Fijian?
A Fiji way. An English way.
An Australian way depends on who you’ve scraped together that hasn’t been picked off by AFL or NRL, and that changes from generation to generation a lot of the time.
Actually, maybe that is their style. In fact, yes they have a style.
Nevermind. Fuggit I’ve typed it all out now.
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