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
@Stan -Ok Stan..laat ek verduidelik..Ek kom oorsponklik van die Oos-Kaap…Daar het die ouens met die spierhemde al vroeg begin drink…so op 16..Dit is ‘n persepsie…en ek hou nie van perspepsies nie..lol
Tjarks het nou klompie subs op… so sal maar torring
@carol –
Indeed.
this will be in the poorer white areas and all the black townships.
Waar sien ek die fotos van almal? Doen eerder dit, die game is boring.
Wish Pompjoggie will log on again…..he talks a lot of sense!!
@Polla –
Hmmm, ek sien.
Inderdaad n persepsie.
Dis my kers braaidrag daai. Lekker warm in die tuin langs die swembad en geen ander mense behalwe die familie.
214@WilladieLeeu – Om die fotos te sien MOET jy self ‘n foto ingestuur het
@WilladieLeeu – Moet eerder nie……..dis nie ‘n baie nice ondervinding nie.
@WilladieLeeu –
Niks is verniet. Jy betaal eers met jou eie foto voor jy toegang het.
Oi…wat ‘n kuk game!!!
@Stan – Sien jy nou Stan..jy kan ‘n decent conversation handhaaf al is ek ‘n WP supporter!..
@K9-MonsterLeeu – I understand he is a real hit with the ladies…..Has he submitted his photo to the Bloggers Hall fo Fame, I think he may look like George Clooney!! 🙂
Here’s hoping anyway!!
Bissie also on as a sub now
@grootblousmile –
Jinne maar die mense is streng hier.
Nee hel, ek’s heeltemal te lelik vir n gallery.
@K9-MonsterLeeu –
Wat jou woord daarvoor.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 220 I sense you are getting restless, want to play something?
Try Splitpin v/d Berg
Draadkar de Lange in vir n vyfer!!!!!
@carol – 225 My google has imploded so I can’t find anything let alone any Currie Cup matches!
@carol – He is a cross between George Clooney and Brad Pitt. he is often referred to as George Pitt. Dont think he will submit a pic here. His agent is very strict 🙂
@Polla –
Maar dis omdat ons nie oor rugby praat nie!
So 3 pakke van 8 duim garnale, n krefie elk, gemengde rys en lekker slaai met goeie witwyn.
Niks van stapels borde en skottelgoed.
@grootblousmile – Daai is ‘n baie goeie skool. Daar waar ‘n mens se kind kan blom, daar is goeie grond!
@carol – Im restless and bored.
@grootblousmile –
En waar het jy daai mooi bynaam aangeleer?
@K9-MonsterLeeu –
Van wie praat julle?
Intercept try Jovan Bowles
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 229 – Wow – speechless here!!
What even better looking than GBS 😉
Daar het Adi homself nou weer vir die volgende 5 jaar in die bokspan in gehardloop.
@WilladieLeeu – Pompjoggie. ‘n Ou wat partykeer hier blog. Groot leeu!!!
@Stan – Maar ons kan enige tyd rugby praat. Ek reken as die bulle dit reg speel sal hulle gelukkig wees om ‘n semi teen die Sharks te kry!. Ons gaan more die game teen Kwas gooi , die volgende twee wen en dan is julle in die kakkas..lol…As die Cheetahs natuurlik more wen..anners gaan julle dalk nog steeds 4de eindig!
@K9-MonsterLeeu –
🙂
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