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
@Polla –
As ons hulle moet speel dan is dit so…..
Maar dan sal al die groot Bulle terugwees en die Jellievisse is mos beroemd vir hul choke pogings….soos die All Blacks.
@WilladieLeeu – Ja…wens ons het ook met ‘n loskakel gespeel soos al die ander spanne…flok!!
@Karen – Hoe gaan dit daar in die land van die briesies???
@K9-MonsterLeeu –
Tussen Boshoff en Taute het ons een.
Maar Hansie slim hou mos van Herkie. Dink hulle was saam in matriek.
🙂
@Stan – Vraag: Wat het van julle diepte geword waaroor julle altyd so spog? Ek vra maar net.
@Polla –
O, ek dog dis n ding waaruit jy visvang…..
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Julle het dan vir Earl!..Die Tiger Woods van losskakels!..en dit uit die mond van een van die mees suksesvolste Bok coaches ooit!
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 267 He sure is a man in demand…great having friends like him K9, he could teach you alot!! 😉
273 @K9-MonsterLeeu – Heel lekker dankie maar dis ook die land vd wynplase 😀
Try Kankowski ??
TMO
Knock-on
@WilladieLeeu – hahaha…net so. Boshoff het noudie dag lekker gespeel op loskakel. En daai Taute oukie moet hulle begin speel….jonk maar ek dink hys reg.
277 @Polla – Tiger Woods van losskakels lmga
@grootblousmile – @grootblousmile – 270 Can’t see the match, nothing on telly, getting restless…..wish you lot were a BIT nearer, we could go down the pub after!
Hoe ver was die Sharks voor 22-0?
34 – 20 not bad by Leopards
@Polla – Loffie moes hom loskakel gespeel het.
@carol – What??? Im his mentor 🙂
Eishhhhh… it’s a kakkish game this…
@Stan – Ek dink die Sharkies met hulle bokke in die tenk is moeiliker as enige ander span om te wen. Hulle kan dalk kraak hier voor die semi’s, maar daarna gaan hulle dit doen. Ek hoop natuurlik hulle kraak nou en ons eindig top!…As ons gelukkig is en trek die bulle in die semi’s het ons ‘n tuis final!..lol…
@Karen – Karen are you familiar with K9’s buddy Pompjoggie, he looks like a sort of cross between George Clooney and Brad Pitt, the only down side is that he supports The Lions!
@Karen – Julle is net jaloers omdat Earl nie wil terugkom kaap toe nie 😕
284 @superBul – Hallo Superbul my blou bul pel 🙂
@grootblousmile – 287 I can think of something FAR BETTER to do!!
Kanko en Spies is altwee show ponies.
290 @K9-MonsterLeeu – Nee julle kan maar vir Earl Grey hou dankie 🙂
Carol no I don’t know him but shame another Lions supporter
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Julle het ‘n outjie daar op skool in St Johns. Hy is nog net 16 of 17. Hy is..verskoon die woorde..moer goed. Ek sal nou nou op sy naam kom. Watch hom so oor 4 jaar!..
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Ek het dit al voorheen genoem…Julle manne besef nie ons WP ouens het julle gefnuik met Earl nie. Nou moet julle hom nog net aan die Bulls verkoop!
Game over !
Tjarks win 34 / 20
Will put up a match summary later, Bonzai and myself are going to go get some KFC quickly
@WilladieLeeu – Elton Jantjies is net so goed. Ons moet net daai ouens weghou van Rassie se tjekboek en die bulle se ‘ontwikkelings’ program
@Polla – soos ons Jaco Pretorius aan die bulle vekoop het? 😆
@Polla – daars ‘n klomp goeie spelers hier op skool….maar hulle raak net weg na skool. Monnas het hierdie jaar weer die Beeld trofee gewen.
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