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 – and it’s belong..I am to fast on the draw tonight!
Try Strauss
@grootblousmile –
Mind you, dit is n sexy 42 jarige ramkat wat n jonger man soek. Kan gewoond raak.
Tjarks 17 / ZIP
@Stan – Stan..dis hoekom daar PVR uitgevind is…Jy’s happy, die vrou is happy en dit wat jy mis record jy!
@Polla – 114 You look remarkably relaxed considering you were so close to a lion!!
@carol – oh thats great
Nogga try Andries Strauss…. bonus point up already
@Polla –
Inderdaad.
Waas daai loskop?
@grootblousmile – 124 As Stan says looks like I was being a bit ‘conservative’ with my predictions!! Ho Hum !
Tjarks 22 / ZIP
Speel hulle die flat boll goed of is die ref en assistente blind vir vorentoe aangee?
@carol –
But you should see the state the poor lion is in!
They suspect it has been traumatized for life!
Jap, i thought so, Sharks are cleaning the leopards
130@carol – I only predicted the Sharks by a lowly 45…
Try Leopards… RW Kember… intercept
@Stan – @superBul –
Kan jy die game sien?
Check a 70 plus coming up….
@carol – 126, That the Wife’s hand on my shoulder and if anyone gets a first bite at me it’s her and no Lion will spoil that!..lol..I was pretty safe with the wire and the wife!
Tjarks 22 / 7
@grootblousmile –
Go the Leopards, we can still do it!
@K9-MonsterLeeu – K9, Rugby Talks very own “Gigilo”…..or GiggleJockey or whatever the Afrikaans was!!
@Stan – 136
ja ek sit voor die TV
@BonzaiGBS – 127 So have you not got any European rellies you can visit? You may have to go back a few generations I think though! 😉
@Stan -Daai Lion se balle is even groter as joune Stan!…Hy kan ‘n WP supporter handle!
Hak hak die bulle kak!
@superBul –
Nou fooken praat met ons wat nie die game kan sien nie!
@carol – Veeeery reasonable prices for my friends 🙂
144@Pompjoggie – Wie verander so nick ?
@Polla –
Maar sal sy maag dit hou??
Try Jaques Botes
@Stan – 133 Is lion ‘Therapy’ available for stressed lions, or just stressed Lions Fans?
Poor Ed and K9!
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