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 – 22
Carol Sri-Lanka are 149-5 after 34 overs. England seem to be doing well here. As long as they keep bowling them out.
@carol – 30
Well I never done my picks yesterday as I had no internet. So that puts me behind already 😀 I am useless anyhows…hehe.
@Treehugger – Ooo right!! 😐 Thanks…
Did you see someone on Voldy said what a ‘balanced’ blogger you were, (he had not seen you after a bottle of red wine)!! Hahahah
@Treehugger –
Yip, looking forward, especially the wife.
But I will still have to live in both countries for a while, I have some unfinished business here, and the present economic situation doesn’t allow me quick closure.
Besides, I like it here, have been here for so long now…..
@carol – No i will be at the bottom all the time and will develop a major complex 😆
@carol – Sorry that 33 was meant for Puma, I was going to say Hi to Treehugger, got a bit confused there!!
@Puma – Its all guesswork, that is unless you can bribe the players/officials!! 😉
@Treehugger – Look at EEE, Tripples she showed what the girls can do, she has a great crystal ball I am hoping to borrow!! she was top in the Tri Nations – Girl Power 😆
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Does that say what I think it says?
OK – laters…….
@carol – 🙂 Depends what u were thinking 😕
The England bowlers should have done much better on that pitch…..bowlers pitch all the way!!!
@carol –
Herllo Carol!
Jeez, I had a good chuckle on you today, must tell you.
I haven’t been back on Voldy for two months now, but someone here mailed me a clip of some discussion you had on there some time ago.
Remember when you and RP had that ‘cat fight’ with Lilith?
And Grant , the eternal paecemaker (bless his soul), told you, ‘Easy Carol, Lilithy isn’t so bad….’ Lility, mind you.
Remember your retord?
‘What! The woman is a cow!!!!’
First time I saw you that angry.
Good barneys we used to have over there, I tell you….
(Btw, Transformation has been banned, I hear, apparently for using abusive language towards the big ‘keohuna’.)
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 41 – Gigilo is a rather more elegant word!! 8)
@carol – No i havnt. Have never been called balanced in my life. Family and friends would have a good laugh at that, have been called a lot of other things thou
but i am going to take that as a compliment.One glass of red wine sends me to sleep,am not a good drinker,dont like the taste but overindulged yesterday badly, drank a whole bottle of Cape Velvet on crushed ice all by myself and i have had alcohol for boout 5 months so fell very rough today. Visitors left a couple of hours ago, they braa’d again and drank somemore. I stuck to theinstant Jacobs coffee and ciggies.
Now which person on voldy said such a complimentary thing about me, so i can copy and paste it then show it to friends and family. 🙂
@carol – 37
Mine is all guess work Carol. So far I am useless. Imagine in the S14 where its a whole lot tougher to do the picks!! Will play SuperBru there next year and see how I do. Really not good at this.
@carol – have to agree….pompjoggie sounds a bit…uhm…commin 🙄
Latest score: Leopards 18 Tjarks 3.
Wicket 163/6 after 37.4 overs.
@Pietman – Oh help, did I really say that!! Hater did bring out the worst in me!
Shame because people like her drove so many wedges through the Keo community!!
Not healthy, or pleasant company.
I like the fact we talk as adults here and show some respect! (OK we have a laugh too, but you know what I mean)!
@carol – Lol, damm and there was me getting my hopes up. Post 36
@Pietman – Aahhhh going to have the best of both worlds, typical man 🙂
@Treehugger – Sorry 33 was aimed at Puma….!! 😳
But you are very balanced!!
What is Cape Velvet, actually I have to go out now……please tell me and I will find out later!!
Cheers all, MUST fly..
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 49
Jeepers England doing well. If they win its all even between Sri-Lanka/South Africa/ England. Then its a fight to go through. We then need to beat England…sorry Carol 😀
@carol – 53
Its like Baileys Irish Cream Carol.
Okay Cheers all out of here now.
Off to dinner and to watch the Sharks play.
Go Sharks.
@carol – It is a very nummy cream liquer. I think it is like Bailys the Irish cream Liquer.
Did you see the reply i left a few days ago about the wellies with heels you asked about.
Have a good evening almal. Ek is of fir a baie warm bad. Totsiens.
@Treehugger – @Puma –
Cheers!
And good luck for tonite…
@Puma –
Oh shyte, I forgot my picks for this game!
@Pietman –
The cricket, I mean….
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