(Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein – 15.00, 13.00 GMT)
A bit of a see-saw ride for the two teams, after a horrible start for the Cheetahs they are suddenly one win away from the top four again.
The Lions have a coaching panel second to none it seems with the likes of Jake White lending a helping hand. The current log positions are:
|
5. |
Cheetahs |
8 |
4 |
4 |
277 |
152 |
125 |
4 |
20 |
|
6. |
Lions |
8 |
4 |
4 |
181 |
164 |
17 |
4 |
20 |
Not a lot in it and for the winners a step closer to the final four and for the losers, well it will make the road to the final four so much harder, if not impossible.
Last week the Lions did a great job in putting one over the Bulls whilst the Cheetahs turned the tables on their cousins from the West.
White had the following to say about the Lions:
“We have dropped some league points along the way, but we are confident that we’ll reach the play-offs.”
“We know it is a tough road ahead, especially with some of the other teams still to get their Springboks back. But nothing is impossible,” he added.
Of course the Cheetahs are also talking up their play-off chances but this game will set the trend for the rest of the season
Both teams are missing players but the Cheetahs wins this hands down. For the Lions they include their captain Cobus Grobbelaar and suspended lock Willem Stoltz.
But check this list for the Cheetahs; Robert Ebersohn (ankle injury), Hendro Scholtz (head knock), Kabamba Floors (leg), Johan Wessels (ankle), Danwel Demas (ankle), Tewis de Bruyn, Meyer Bosman, Lionel Mapoe and Francois Uys.
I will close with this insightful comment from the coach…
“Saturday’s game against the Lions and the next week against Western Province are vital in terms of our season,” Drotské said. Yes well, what more can I add?
Teams:
Free State Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 JW Jonker, 13 Phillip Snyman, 12 Corné Uys, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Jean-Pierre Joubert, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Frans Viljoen, 6 Johan Wessels, 5 David de Villiers, 4 Nico Breedt, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Richardt Strauss, 17 Wian du Preez, 18 Izak van der Westhuizen, 19 Chris Dry, 20 Tertius Carse, 21 Louis Strydom, 22 Lionel Mapoe.
Golden Lions: 15 Earl Lewis; 14 Dusty Noble, 13 Alwyn Hollenbach, 12 Pieter Engelbrecht, 11 Johan Jackson; 10 Herkie Kruger, 9 Jano Vermaak; 8 Willem Alberts (captain), 7 Franco Van der Merwe, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Johan Snyman, 4 Nico Luus, 3 Gert Muller, 2 Hans van Dyk, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Derek Harwood, 17 Kevin Buys, 18 Wouter Moore, 19 Todd Clever, 20 Johan Van Deventer, 21 Doppies La Grange, 22 Ruan Boshoff.
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Mandla Dakuse
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee
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Cheetahs 20 (13)
Tries
- WP Nel
- Frans Viljoen
Conversions
- Jacques-Louis Potgieter (2)
Penalties
- Potgieter (2)
Lions 16 (6)
Tries
- Derick Minnie
Conversions
- Herkie Kruger
Penalties
- Kruger (3)
@4man –
Where is Bod Homburg, near Bod Soden (Frankfort/Wiesbaden, or Hamburg?)
20-9
119@4man – Hehehe
Tell me, is old age catching up to you, seeing as you could not remember our CORRECT web address ??
@4man –
German computers are fine, you should see the Korean ones with bilingual keyboards I am sitting with!
@Pietman – Howyit Ouboet….I drank some type of Korean speciality last night which was given to my mate as a gift…put your right fingers under the glass when its poured and then amper vrek when you drink it….comes in a ceramic bottle…made from plums.
@Pietman – Frankfurt/wiesbaden, its about 8 clicks from my mates place which is called Meryhausen has a pop of 900 and has only been here for 8 centuries….young by Hun standards.
Nice one lions keep it comeing
Try Derick Minnie
Staat 20 / 16
Fark, how did they score that?
@Loosehead – You mean those country bumpkins from down south 🙂
Bladen is pissed!!!!! Score is 20 – 16 with 20 mins to go and he says the Lions have a sniff of hope WTF????
@4man –
I know that area well, stayed in Kurhaus in Bod Soden, where those mineral baths are.
Nice place, on the Romantische Roete to Heidelberg.
Ok, my Superbru is still alive…
Like Naas this morning: U get guys that can scrum and then u get guys who dont scrum so well. What wisdom!!!
@grootblousmile – Jis Cappie!!!! I think I killed those brain cells on my first day here and then of course everything is in german….but this morning i was asked a question in english and i answered in German so am now getting acclimatized, just in time to go back home.
I´ll be in SA in Oct by the way….some mining business, a wedding and visit my Mom….I am going to try and fit in a couple days in graaf reinet on my way to the wedding in cape town….I have a burning desire for springbok filet!!
@4man – Better than the Fish Heads from the north. 😆
132@Pietman – Flok, julle 2 ouballies was ook al oral in die wêreld…. was jy daar voor of na die EERSTE WêRELD-OORLOG ??
Hehehe
Whos the Lions consultant coach again….the man who didnt get recognition from the SARB and is now going to sit on the IRB….best coach we´ve ever had! Lions are performing well with supposedly not the best players…lekker, more of the old blood proving their worth.
Sonebody please answer didnt Nokwe have a bash at being a Bok?
Great escape hehehehe
Hel, daai dik boer moes ge-pass het daar 🙂
@Pietman – 141
was ‘n moerse nice lopie vir ‘n stut hehehe
@grootblousmile –
My vorige swaer het daar gewoon, hy was MD van Hoescht Pharma in Frankfurt, baie daar gaan kuier.
Wiesbaden is die GI base, waar Elvis se fliek ‘GI Blues’ gemaak is.
Sy vrou Priscilla se pa was die bevelvoerder daar.
En so aan….
@Treehugger – And scored 4 tries against the Aussies in Rustenburg. [I think]
@Pietman – You and I really need to sit around a campfire for a few days and do some talking!!
@Loosehead – ah thanks
Hats off to the Lions for a moer of a fight back
Kom Winning Way Lions
Is the game over?
My SuperBru is happy with the current score…
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