This Klerksdorp born Southern Kings Lock is certainly the ‘sticking up blade of grass’ for the local Pro14 outfit. Some of De Wee’s accolades so far include: a nomination for 2017/18 Guinness PRO14 Dream Team, named the ‘King of Kings’ by winning the Southern Kings Player of the Year Award in 2018 and now is the player in the PRO14 with the highest number of tackles in Round 4 AND to date this season – Bobby’s second season for the Southern Kings.
After Round 4 of the Guinness PRO14 took place Opta have identified the players who made the biggest impact as the top performers in the Championship emerged from their analysis.
Opta Top Performers – Round 4
- Most tackles: 23 Bobby de Wee (Isuzu Southern Kings) / Josh van der Flier (Leinster Rugby)
- Most Carries: 22 Tiernan O’Halloran (Connacht Rugby)
- Defenders Beaten: 8 James Lowe (Leinster Rugby) / Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby)
- Offloads: 5 Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors)
- Breaks: 3 Multiple Players
- Metres Made: 142 Tiernan O’Halloran (Connacht Rugby)
- Turnovers Won: 4 Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
- Lineouts Steals: 2 Cory Hill (Dragons)
Opta Top Performers – Overall
- Most tackles: 67 Bobby de Wee (Isuzu Southern Kings)
- Most Carries: 60 Marcell Coetzee (Ulster Rugby)
- Defenders Beaten: 19 Jordan Larmour (Leinster Rugby) / DTH van der Merwe (Glasgow Warriors)
- Offloads: 10 Stuart McCloskey (Ulster Rugby)
- Breaks: 9 Malcolm Jaer (Toyota Cheetahs) / Darren Sweetnam (Munster Rugby)
- Metres Made: 401 Jordan Williams (Dragons)
- Turnovers Won: 6 Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
- Lineouts Steals: 2 Cory Hill (Dragons) / Junior Pokomela (Toyota Cheetahs)
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