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 –
Ja nee, ek so neutraal soos Rodney King op n KKK konvensie!
177@Ed_the_Lion – Jerrekie-pik-my wat my barman, Bonsietjietjie, vir my gegooi het
@grootblousmile – 171 Is Bonsai old enough to drink yet, what is the legal age in S.A?
@Ed_the_Lion – Wat bedoel jy my mede leeu en rugby kenner? Kyk waar lê ek op die aktiewe bloggers lys.
183@carol – No, he’s just barman….
@carol –
It all depends where you live……
In my neighbourhood it is 18 but some others 12!
@superBul – Hiyas superBul. Bulls by 15….You are beating me in the cricket!! My brother in law lead for a day!! See he has dropped a bit now! He will be insufferable if he beats me! 🙂
@carol – Hmm makes you wounder
Hallo Ed…ek het baie respek vir jou gekry dat jy deur al die strooi nog steeds so groot Lion supporter is!. Ek het ook so pel wat daar in die moeilike wereld groot geword het en elke Saterdag daag hy met sy ou Transvaal jersey op om rugby te kyk. Mens moet respek he daarvoor!
@carol – 187
that cricket game is a lot of guessing.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 178 SNVL? Is that your adult age limit abbreviation?
@grootblousmile – Waar is Bonzai op skool dat hy moes invlieg?..Sorry dat ek vra. maar lyk my hy is nie in Blou Bul country op skool nie!
@grootblousmile – 185 – So your fridge is safe for a couple of years! I think he will be a beer drinker by the looks of him!
@carol – Yes…..
192@Polla – George, Suid-Kaap… seun is ‘n Ingelsmannetjie… sy ma ia ‘n Whenwe
@Stan – Stan as ek daai spier hempie van jou kyk kry ek die gevoel jy was defnitief nie 18 toe jy jou eerste doppie geklink het nie!
193@carol – Bonzai is a non-smoker and only drinks 1 drink… very occasionally…
Good son, very responsible… so far
@grootblousmile – My donner..Hy moet eintlik WP skree!..lol. Daar op Outeniqua of waar?..
@Polla –
Maar dis hoe dit moet wees. Toe die Bulle die mees vernederende nederlae teen SWD en Suid oos Tvl gely het , het ek by my span gestaan en val.
Noudat ons bo is is dit ons reg om vokaal te wees.
198@Polla – Nee, hy is in std 8 in York High… maar hy is ‘n woeste Bloubul… speel loskopstut
@Stan – Dis wat ek altyd seg…Staan by jou span deur dik en dun. Dis julle beurt om te brag…maar onthou net…daar is ander spanne ook. Respek is net so belangrik.
@Polla –
Stadig nou en wees meer presies.
Dis n hemp en nie n hempie nie….
En hoe kom die twee bymekaar uit?
Of praat jy van n patroondoppie dalk?
Maar ja, almal van my ouderdom het daai tyd n skelm dop gedrink maar verseker nie soos die kinners vandag suip nie.
@Stan – 186 Scary thought!! 😐
@Polla –
Jaja, spaar my die preke….
en n sin vir humor ook….
@grootblousmile – 197 Your son sounds like he should be a good influence on you!! 😉
@grootblousmile – Selle ouderdom as myne. Ons(ek bedoel Bonzai Polla) het daar by York high in Des 2008 PG Bison 0/15 krieket gespeel! Baie nice fasiliteite. Myne is hier in Paarl Boishaai.
Hierdie Tjarks sal nou moet begin speel om by my superbru uit te kom 🙁
Do i hear a choking sound coming from the Thjarks!
206@Polla – BonzaiGBS is baaaie gelukkig daar op York High… Engelse skool wattie sokker speel nie…. rugby, krieket en Hokkie is die hoofsporte
Sien die Haaiens sukkel so effe.
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