The Leopards, at home in Potchefstroom lost to Western Province in round two of the Currie Cup. The final score was WP 37 / 3.

In a lack-lustre match WP earned a full bag of 5 Log points, scoring 5 tries in the process.

In the First Half however, just one try was scored in the full 40 minutes, by Joe Petersen.

At Half Time the score was only 13 / 3 for WP.

In the Second Half WP decided to drive more from penalties close to the Leopards line, resulting in 2 Luke Watson tries.

Juan de Jongh scored another try from a drive close to the Leopards line.

In the dying minutes, Gio Aplon ran a good 70m to score the try of the game after some very enterprising rugby by WP from right in their own goal area.

The Leopards never looked like crossing the WP try line

 

Points:

Leopards: 1 Penalty Cecil Dumond

Western Province: 2 Penalties & 3 Conversions Joe Petersen, Tries Joe Petersen & Luke Watson (2) & Juan de Jongh & Gio Aplon


 

Teams:

Leopards: 15 Russell Jeacocks, 14 Danie Dames, 13 Deon van Rensburg, 12 Basil de Doncker, 11 Jan van Zyl, 10 Cecil Dumont, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 RW Kember, 7 Thabo Mamojele, 6 Wilhelm Koch (captain), 5 Edrich Linde, 4 Rynard Landman, 3 Barend van der Walt, 2 Gavin Williamson, 1 Nardus Lombard.
Replacements: 16 Pellow van der Westhuizen, 17 Dietlov Coetzee, 18 Bennie Adams, 19 Christo van Niekerk, 20 Jean Tiedt, 21 Clayton Durand, 22 Nicky Kritzinger.

Western Province: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Frikkie Welsh, 12 Juan De Jongh, 11 Gio Aplon, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Luke Watson (captain), 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Anton Van Zyl, 4 De Kock Steenkamp, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Replacements: 16 Tiaan Liebenberg, 17 JD Moller, 18 Hilton Lobberts, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Conrad Hoffmann, 21 Paul Bosch, 22 JJ Engelbrecht.

Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Peet Badenhorst
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee

172 Responses to Leopards (3) 3 vs Western Province (37) 13 (f/t) – Game Thread & match summary

  • 151

    @superBul – If WRS helps me I may have a go at the cricket one.
    Hope you notice I am beating GBS in the Tri Nations still!!! Possible one point ahead of you!! ……..OK don’t mention my Currie Cup performance, not very good I know!

  • 152

    @carol – I am going to greet you for the night with my over optimistic score for tomorrows 3N game.
    O and send you a fresh Lion Pick taken yesterday.

    Australia by 11

  • 153

    @superBul – I will look forward to the pic and I hope no ‘engineers’ were frightened whilst obtaining the pic!
    I am amazed you have not been a lions lunch yet!!
    I have done Aus by 5 (I think) !

  • 154

    153@carol – All Blacks by 6…

    Oh, and speaking of that… I’ve scheduled a Game Thread for 08:00am SA Time (7:00am Muddy Isle Time).

    Game starts at 09:35am SA Time

  • 155

    So SA has gone to get his ‘leg over’, suprBul has retired to the dark room to see more amazing wildlife shots and GBS will pop indoors remind the wife what he looks like then go to bed!
    I meanwhile should prepare something delicious for supper…
    Goodnight Rugby Talkers
    My crystal Ball says Bulls by 20, Griq by 5 and Sharks by 5 (wish I had now said 10)!!

  • 156

    @grootblousmile – Are you going to be ‘on’ for that match? I may ‘Do’ breakfast at that time if so!
    Aussies by 5….See if you can beat me tomorrow!!
    I have thrown down the gauntlet!! 😉

  • 157

    Now I am really off………….

  • 158

    Jisjis.
    Polla/KingPaul/Ashley, waar is julle?
    Ek het inligting oor Balie Swart en die i990 WP-span gekry.
    Ook oor Michael du Plessis se speeldae in Tvl.

  • 159

    More Pietman
    Ek sal later kom kuier gou n paar tuin ingeneurs aan die werk sit.

  • 160

    @superBul
    Maak so!
    Ek is ook eers uit gou.

  • 161

    More Pietman. Hoe gaan dit in Korea?

  • 162

    Lets move to the game thread.

  • 163

    WP JOU LEKKE DING!!!!!!!!

  • 164

    Groot visse in n klein dammetjie….
    Ons kyk oor so drie weke weer as julle teen die Bokke speel.
    Die telling vlei die Ridders.

  • 165

    @Stan – Stan..jy het so obsessie met die rugridder ding..dit laat my wonder!..Kruip jy dalk in die kas weg?

  • 166

    @Polla
    Vra dit…ek wil ook weet wie/of wat de fok hy en Supa van praat….rugridders, pienk rokke, ‘mail’ cheerleaders?
    Dit raak nou afgesaag.
    En wie is die ‘ons’ wat hulle van praat, klink my soos Daspoort Ridge lingua daai..?
    Ek is n Bul-ondersteuner, maar dit maak my beslis nie een van hulle ‘onse’ nie…
    Faaaaaaaark….

  • 167

    Hey, wats fout met Daspoort?
    Sien jy neer op die armblankes?

  • 168

    @Stan – Die Daspoort mense het die tonnel gesluit want Danville se kinders kom byt hulle honde!

  • 169

    @Stan
    Nee, geensins, ek het niks teen Daspoort se mense nie, ook nie teen armblankes nie (ek is self een).
    Ek het dit teen eenvoudige witmense wat die trotse Bulle se naam gat maak……deur gedurig ander mense van ander spanne te beledig.

  • 170

    Eenvoudig?
    Beledig?
    Hmmm dis nou die pot wat die die ketel swart noem.
    Lyk my julle manne daar onder in die Kolonie het n selektiewe sin vir humor…
    @Pietman

  • 171

    @Stan
    Whatever Stan.
    Ek gaan waai.
    Nie lus vir hierdie strontpratery nie.
    Gesels jy en Supa verder.

  • 172

    @Pietman – Hey jy kan nie waai as ek hier aankom nie! Howzit Pieta!

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