The Sharks hosted the Platinum Leopards in round 2 of the Currie Cup. The Sharks won 34 / 20, scoring 5 tries in the first half.
The match progressed much as I predicted, Sharks hit hard early and often with tries from Vulindlu, Mvovo and Andries Strauss.. and then again Andries Strauss… and was ahead 22 / 0 after barely 30 minutes, also having missed 3 conversions already but having bagged their bonus point for tries.
A converted intercept try from R W Kember as well as a penalty by Jean Tiedt made the Leopards’ score more respectable after early wayward kicking at goal by Clayton Durand.
Before halftime though the Sharks scored again, making the halftime score 27 / 10
After halftime the Sharks started bringing on replacement after replacement and one could see that their intensity levels had dropped and that they were playing a game to ensure minimum injuries.
The Sharks had cleared their replacement bench about 15 minutes before full time.
The Sharks kept attacking but could not penetrate the Leoppards sudden good defence and the Leopards actually “won” the 2nd half 10 / 7 after scoring yet another intercept try through Jovan Bowles and converting another Jean Tiedt penalty, compared to the Sharks solitary converted try by Albert van den Berg.
All in all a scrappy game, but mission accomplished for the Sharks who now jump to 45 Log points and straight into the semi-finals.
To say much more about this dour game would do injustice to rugby… this was a game of going through the motions for a champion team against a team which should not even be allowed to compete in the same competition.
Harsh words… very harsh… but true !
Points:
Sharks: 1 Conversion Juan Hernandez, 1 Conversion Monty Dumond, Tries Luzuko Vulindlu & Lwazi Mvovo & Andries Strauss (2) & Jaques Botes & Albert van den Berg
Leopards: 1 Conversion Clayton Durand, 2 Penalties & 1 Conversion Jean Tiedt, Try R W Kember & Jovan Bowles
Fri Sep 25 2009 at 19:10 (local time
Venue: ABSA Stadium, Durban, South Africa
Altitude: 12m / Capacity: 55,000
Teams:
Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanché (captain), 14 Luzuko Vulindlu, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Juan Hernández, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Albert van den Berg, 4 Alistair Hargreaves, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Skipper Badenhorst, 1 Patric Cilliers.
Replacements: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Deon Carstens, 18 Steven Sykes, 19 Keegan Daniel, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Monty Dumond, 22 Adrian Jacobs.
Leopards: 15 Danie Dames, 14 Jovan Bowles, 13 Deon van Rensburg, 12 Berndt Theissinger, 11 Jan van Zyl, 10 Clayton Durand, 9 Jean Tiedt, 8 RW Kember, 7 Thabo Mamojele, 6 André Swanepoel (captain), 5 Draad Linde, 4 Ligtoring Landman, 3 Os van der Walt, 2 Gavin Williamson, 1 Divan Kotzé.
Replacements: 16 Pellow van der Westhuizen, 17 Nardus Lombard, 18 Bennie Adams, 19 Riaan Swanepoel, 20 Chris Erasmus, 21 Neil Jacobs, 22 Bom Samaai
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant referees: Luke Burger, Reuben Rossouw
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
@carol – 439
Sorry to answer late Carol, I just lost the internet again. Having a bit of a problem here. Got it back so quickly looked at my mail.
Thanks for that pic of the pug. Got it from my daughter a few months back. Its great. Thanks.
@grootblousmile – The clocks will change on Sun 25th October, we will be 2 hours behind you then, a real pain!!
@smallies72 – Ma ernsthg snor moet die volgende spelers dop hou mapoe wp nel de villiers daniller kirsh hougaard en vd merwe
@Puma – 451 and there was I thinking I was ahead of the game!! Hahahah
Was your club house full of rowdy Sharks supporters last night, celebrating another win!!
@grootblousmile – 447
Think they normally do it in October. When they change the clocks.
Wish we done that here too in the summer, would have sun our until after 9pm would be great.
@carol – 454
Yes it was Carol, Always is when Sharks are playing. Mostly full to the rafters when we play Bulls.
450@smallies72 – Ons Bulle is nie skaam vir ons gevoellens nie… hahaha
Ons is baie “liberated” en metro-sexuaul.
Moet sê, het lanklaas Liefling gehoor… ons kort ‘n nuwe song vir Morne… mens kannie juis sing “Morne, ons kannie sonder jou verder lewe…”
Persoonlik dink ek die Staat gaan beter wees in die voorry, Bulle gaan sterker wees in die agterlyn, veral vanaf losskakel en die middeveld…
Staat het spoed in die agterste 3 maar die Bulle ook…
Die battle tussen Brussouw en Stegmann is altyd interessant.
Vic behoort die Staat ore aan te sit…
Cheers all back later. Need to go out.
@Puma – In June we are light until 10pm, that is great, now getting dark by 7.30ish! I really am not ready for the long winter nights yet!
@grootblousmile – vir vic het ons n plan ons gaan die lynstane in afr roep.hy is net gewoond aan engelse opp dan is hy geflok.ma daniller mapoe en jurries kan dalk net julle ondergang wees
@Puma – See you Puma, I’m out too……
See you GBS, keep ‘chilled’ !!
461@carol – Cheers, enjoy !
hoesit pietman
457@grootblousmile –
Morne het al jare n song. Hulle speel “Simply the best” as hy punte aanteken.
464@Supa Die Bloubul – O ja, jy’s reg…
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