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
Geluk Sharks..5 punte vir julle!
@Supa Die Bloubul – Soos ek se….Hy kan devastating wees op vleuel. Ons het juis nie ‘n goeie 14 nie. En waar het jy nou al ooit ‘n goeie vleul met hande gesien?..Sy Pa was net so!…en Gerrie Germishuys!
Het hulle Tswane se ligte afgesit?
@Polla –
Spies is nog altyd n agsteman. Was een jaar vleuel. Hoe meer bal hy kry hoe beter. Hy verkies self 8steman en doen goed daar. Hy moet net aan sy hands agter die skrum werk. Sy verdediging is al baie beter. Hy is goed in die lynstane, steel gereeld balle daar agter. Hol ook sterkvan agter die skrum en is gereeld eerste by n bal wat deurgeskop is. Dink egter hulle kan Kanko ook meer gametime gee. Spies speel gewoonlik 80 min.
Uit die blou van onse hemel!..Waar’s die res van die onse semels?
@Polla –
Nee maar die ligte as amper af…hehe
Wie gaan wen? Cheetahs of Bulle?
363@Polla – Sorry, ek het klaar KFC gemunch en gou die wedstryd opsomming in die Thread ingeskrywe…
@Polla – 355 Back now…No on the whole my friends are pretty attractive!
Saffas are just ‘different’ !!
@Supa Die Bloubul – Kyk, ek sal nooit stry nie..daai ou moet jy gebruik want hy is ‘n awesome…hy oortuig my net nie as 8steman nie! Ek weet net nie waar hy die beste benut kan word nie, maar 8steman is so vital posisie. Die skakel tussen jou beste speler op die oomblik en hy maak dit moeilik vir FDP!
@Polla – Nowhere near Bury St. Edmunds, live in the middle of England really!!
@grootblousmile – You survived the KFC experience? Was chicken still on the menu tonight, only last time K9 went to KFC they had run out of chicken!! Heheheheh
@Supa Die Bloubul – Ek hoop die Cheetahs wen natuurlik, dis my 2de span..lol. Maar my kop se die bulle gaan nie weer die jaar op Loftus geklop word nie.
@Supa Die Bloubul – Supa, hoe are dinge?
371@carol – Yip, sticky and oily KFC now in the tummy… hehehe
BonzaiGBS is watching yet another freegin DVD Movie from our extensive Movie collection on the computer…
Suddenly I do not feel like another alcoholic beverage… will move to home made gingerbeer now…
@carol – OK..I have no clue where the middle of England is either, but I have been to Bury. My friend stays there. a Saffa dentist who’s been there for about 6 years now. Actually that little village is becoming a Saffa town!
369@Polla –
n Groot deel van die gesukkel agter die skrum is die ouens voor hom se skuld. As ons skrum vorentoe gaan sal dit baie makliker wees. As jy in reverse is, raak dit moeilik. Maar hy moet aan sy hande daar werk. Kyk bietjie hoeveel keer is Spies eers by n losbal, of n ou wat die lyn gebreek het, of n bal wat deurgeskop is of iets. En hy is 23. Gaan nog beter word! Sal net wil sien dat hulle Kanko ook so nou en dan 25 min in n game gee. Speel moet nie elke liewe game 80min speel nie. Hyt by die Bulle ook elke game 80min gespeel in die s14.
Hey, England have 6 wickets in hand!!!!
373@carol –
Dinge are goed! And with you? Cant wait for the Baabaas vs AB! How many are we? Seven?
@grootblousmile – Hulle chat net so vir 30 minute en dan is jy weer boring!..myne is in die koshuis en doen dieselfde!..lol Ons moet maar vasbyt ou maat!
@carol –
Dont be fooled, those legs are definately not skinny. He is avoiding bulk in order not to loose speed. The most impressive of the clip is where he jumps from static almost 5 foot high.
Here is another one:
@grootblousmile – Do you make your ginger beer with the ginger beer plant?
Loads of sugar too! You will be diabetic by 50, you have mail by the way!
Cheers everyone…congrats Sharks! Hope you stay top of the log!
Tomorrow is BULLS time!
@Supa Die Bloubul – 7 and it looks like JimT is seriously tempted to pop over from the States too. He tried to skype me and I missed him, it sort of depends on his rugby commitments in the States he is a huge AB fan. I will ensure I wear my Bok jersey though!!
@Supa Die Bloubul – Weet jy wat..ek stem saam. Gee hom 60 minute en se hol en takkel die kakka uit hulle uit!..of self 50 minute. Sodat hy weet hy hoef homself nie te spaar nie. Self ek as WP man sal sy knocks hier en daar aanvaar!..lol. Nee ek spot sommer. Ek dink ook hulle brand hom bietjie uit!
@Supa Die Bloubul – Till tomorrow Supa!
379@Polla – Vertel my een ding, het jou seun ook so obsessie om met jou op die gras te gaan stoei en arm-druk te try… dis die eerste ding wat hy op vakansie wil doen…. die knaap van my meet elke vakansie sy kragte om te sien hoe naby hy nou kom…. en met ‘n 106kg monstertjie met bote vir voete beginne ek nou sukkel om die mannetjie onder te kry…
@Supa Die Bloubul -Wel..Al maak die WP 5 punte kan ons nie die Sharks verbyvat nie reg?
384@Polla –
ja, as ek reg ontou het hy al 15 s14 games en al die toetse, behawle die derde toets 80min gespeel. Dis baie.
@grootblousmile -Nee jirre. myne is ‘n scrumhalf en ‘n krieket speler. Nie naastenby daai gewig nie! lol.Ek kan hom nou nog in toom hou, maar ek is bevrees dis nog net so jaar…dan gaan ek ook maar skyt! Ons is maar altwee aan die ligte kant, ek’s 85kg’s en hy is net plore en voete op die stadium!..Aard na sy Ma se famielie…hulle groei eers hier in matriek!
@Stan – 380 Spies is a really sound bloke. I met a Saffa on a train here in England some time ago and he said watch out for Spies, he has had some illnesss but he is a machine….well when he came back he proved he was quite a performer!
Loved seeing a glimpse of Percy there and of course a Morne drop goal is always ‘fun’!!
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