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
387@Polla –
Nee, Sharks bly dan bo en hulle punteverskil is ook beter as julle s’n.
No Im really out..cheers till tomorrow
@Supa Die Bloubul – Ek hoop natuurlik julle brand hom uit,,,en vir FDP en vir Bakkies..en vir Victor…en vir Morne….ens…voor die semis!..lol
@grootblousmile – 374 OK I will stop nagging you, will you talk to me now?
389@Polla – Ek is nou so 20 kg ligter as my eie 16-jarige seun.. flok.
My knaap dra size 13 en 14 skoene…. ek koop my farktup aan tokse en sweetpakke…
393@carol – Nagging??? where ???
You have mail… x 2
Oi!..The Poms have beaten Sri-Lanka!
@grootblousmile – England have won by 6 wickets!!
Mail, oh gooddee……
@grootblousmile – Dis scary hoe groot die seuns deesdae raak! Ons (Paarl Boishaai) se o/16 voorry het amper net soveel geweeg as die 1ste span s’n!..en al drie van die 1ste span het WP Cravenweek gespeel en 2 van die 0/16’s het WP Grant Khomo gespeel. Flokken groot seuns!…Wanneer myne begin groei moet hy gelukkig self betaal lol!
@grootblousmile – Hoekom stuur jy hom nie Boishaai toe nie?..lol Ons maak die voorrye hier in die Paarl!…Guthro is een van hulle!..
@grootblousmile – Replied…..
Folks, I bid you a pleasant night… time for me to go hurt a mattress !!
Goeie nag, slaap sag !
Onthou… die lewe is ‘n Lied, sing hom uit volle bors !
Ons het nou die dag ‘n telling gedoen, daar is in die CC, 0/21, 0/19 en SA skole groep 9 Boishaai voorste drie! en net 1 is ‘n haker!
@grootblousmile – Yep, lights out soon here….see you.
Night Polla, watch your back for more lions!!
Eish…Good thing I have intelligent conversation like myself!..
@Polla –
Cheers, ek is self oppad.
Good Morning all
I am on my way to work
Watch this program on DSTV Supersport , those who can
11:45 – 12:45 MNET/SS1 Undisputed The Springboks’ 2009 Vodacom Tri-Nations Triumph
@superBul – Thanks will do.
Morning Tighthead!
@superBul – 406
Morning Super,
Thanks will do.
More Smallies.
I see that the Bulls supporters are hiding away in fear this morning.
@Loosehead – Ja nee hulle ken die verskil tussen k@k en kos en dit wat kom is nie kos nie ek hoop hulle los n paar bomme dat mapoe jurries en daniller hulle kan straf
@smallies72 – Vrystaat is net die span om die S14 Kampioene uit die Currie Beker uit te skop.
@Loosehead – Jy weet mos. ek dink as ons vir vic en danie en spies in toom kan hou kan ons dit doen hulle backs is lig en ons agterste 3 is kookwater s
@smallies72 – @Loosehead – Vandag staan ek agter julle span!!!
@Loosehead – @Loosehead – Try this for size,a griqua-fs final in kimberly
More more… net Cheetahs waar ‘n mens kyk vanoggend. Is dit ‘n teken van hoe dit vanmiddag gaan wees? 🙂
As neutrale waarnemer wonder ek wat in die voorrye gaan gebeur…….. Julle Cheetahs het ‘n lekker voorry op die oomblik
@K9-MonsterLeeu – ek dink dis net die bulls wat nie agter ons staan nie
More aan jou ook K9 !!
@smallies72 – Julle moet hulle vat in die voorry. Hulle voorry is maar pap. Dan is Spies ook sommer uit die game uit.
@smallies72 – 416
OK jy het my omgepraat
@SA Barbarians – More SAB. Sien julle worry maar oor die Kwas.
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