We have two huge currie cup matches today.
Sharks (20) 41 vs Griquas (6) 6 – (f/t)
Western Province (18) 25 vs Lions (8) 20 (f/t)
The Sharks meet the Griquas in Durban at 15:00 and the winner will top the log at the half way stage of the tournament.
At 17:00 the Lions will meet WP at Newlands. The Lions need a win to keep their hopes alive and WP will be aiming for the second spot on the log.
Teams:
The Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanche (captain), 14 Chris Jordaan, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Monty Dumond, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Keegan Daniel, 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Johann Muller, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Deon Carstens/Patric Cilliers.
Replacements: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 Patric Cilliers/Deon Carstens, 18 Albert van den Berg, 19 Justin Downey, 20 Ross Cronjé/Rory Kockott, 21 Guy Cronjé, 22 Patrick Lambie.
Griquas: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Egon Seconds, 13 Jaco Bekker, 12 Barry Geel, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Naas Olivier, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Jonathan Mokuena (captain), 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Rohan Kitshoff, 5 Jacques Lombaard, 4 Cecil Kemp, 3 Ruaan du Preez, 2 Ryno Barnes, 1 Albertus Buckle.
Replacements: 16 Andries Kruger, 17 Steph Roberts, 18 Nolan Clark, 19 Heinrich Stride, 20 Sean Plaatjies, 21 Trompie Nontshinga, 22 Gavin Passens
Referee: Phillip Bosch
Assistant Referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Reuben Rossouw
TMO: Johann Meuwesen
Western Province: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Morgan Newman, 11 Gio Aplon, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Luke Watson (captain), 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Adriaan Fondse, 4 Anton van Zyl, 3 Brock Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 JD Moller, 18 Chris Jack, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Conrad Hoffmann, 21 Frikkie Welsh, 22 JJ Engelbrecht.
Lions: 15 Earl Rose, 14 Dusty Noble, 13 Alwyn Hollenbach, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Henno Mentz, 10 Herkie Kruger, 9 Jano Vermaak (captain), 8 Todd Clever, 7 Franco van der Merwe, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Willem Stoltz, 4 Nico Luus, 3 Gert Muller, 2 Hans van Dyk, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Derek Harwood, 17 Kevin Buys, 18 Johan Snyman, 19 Johan van Deventer, 20 Chris Jonck, 21 Ruan Boshoff, 22 Pieter Engelbrecht.
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Eugenia Daniels
TMO: JC Fortuin
@JockBok – 25/17 with the Lions clawing their way back.
@JockBok –
WP wil win. 3 min left and 8 points ahead.
If WP doesnt score a try again:
Bulls, WP and Griques will all be on 24 points
Lions going for posts… oi, don’t fark with my SuperBru…. and he bloody does !
WP 25 / 20
2 minutes left, Lions go for post, penalty.
25-20 bonus point for the Lions.
One last chance left for Lions.
@grootblousmile –
Told you, their goes our SB bonus.
@grootblousmile – I thought that Naas went to the Police College?
WP wins as expected – 4 points are welcome. Should have got 5
Game over, WP win by 5
Congrats to the WP.
No bonus for tries though…….. good !
Oh fark, c’mon Proviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinceeeeeeeeeeee. 80 yard Watson intercept try please….
Baie geluk WP met julle oorwinning! Julle is die beste span in die Kaap!
Close!
WP/Sharks/Griquas 2nd on log, all with 24 points.
congrats WeePee
@Loosehead –
He did, instead of the military, after Tuks.
Geluk Province
@Pietman –
Sharks are first.
457@Pietman – Woohoo, great stuff. Double bonus, a win and 15 minutes of continuous internet.
Humble WP says thank you for the admiration and adulation 🙂
Log:
Sharks 27
WP 24
GW 24
Bulls 24
Lions 16
Cheetahs 15
458@Loosehead – Maybe he did… but he was in my Criminology Class at Tukkies too… in 1986.
Criminology was one of those subjects where you had to apply timeously if you really wanted to fail the course…. Naas applied, with plenty of time to spare.
Cheers folks, have to make dinner.
Sharks,WP and Bulls to fight for two home semis.
Cheetahs, Lions need two more wins than Griquas in 7 games to reach semi
Thanks for the updates guys. I’m off to take some money from 3 Finns and a German at Texas Hold ‘Em. Catch y’all later..
Baaie geluk met die Afrikaans Carol 🙂
@JockBok – I can’t get any coverage of this match….
Listening to the cricket here!
Next week:
Sharks v Wp
Bulls vs Lions
GW v Staat
475@carol – Looking good Carol. I was in London as the country went nuts when you won it 4 years ago. Holding thumbs for you.
Well done Lions, Tod Clever and jano played really well.
Tiger Rose was a bit of a dud today.
Volgende week ‘n klomp taai games
@JockBok –
Break a leg Jock….see you soon.
Cheers everybody, this is me.
Thx for your company.
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