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
Tjarks 34 / 17
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 232 SNAP, must be our age…Heheheheh. What do you suggest, they are all watching the rugby and I can’t see a ruddy thing!
WRS reading the paper and I want to live a bit!! Grrrrrrr
@carol – What? Its like comparing Kate Winslet with Frankenstein’s aunt 🙄
@Polla –
Leeus gan teen verwagtinge al 3 hulle games wen en hulself in die semi’s speel.
2009 – Lions CC Champs.
Daar kom ou Sykes nou op..Nou kraai die hele Cradock en Marlow weer…My swaer inkluis!
@Polla –
Ons moet net onder die boonste 4 eindig. Maak nie saak wie of waar daarna nie.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Have to ask is Pompjoggie a Lions Supporter? 😐
@carol – Phone Kate…and lets all go out somewhere
I’ll check if Pompjoggie is available.
@WilladieLeeu – As dit gebeur..dan het ek ‘n moerse dronk vriend vir die volgende 12 maande en ek vreet my eie pc op. Niks is ontmoontlik nie , maar dit gaan maat skuit ou vrind!
@carol – He is the lion of all lions 😆
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 243 WRS is wondering why I am howling with gales of laughter!
Anyway you are SO wrong….. 😯
@WilladieLeeu – Ek dink mos ook daai ding…watch maar.
@Stan – Die probleem is dat julle dalk die Sharks in ‘n semi met speel. Teen ons is julle obviously die gunsteling…maar onthou die byt van ‘n underdog!
@Polla –
Skuit?
@Polla –
Ja-nee, so hou ek myself maar positief.
@carol – wrong about?
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 248 Not sure if she is about at the moment, her husbands latest film has just had a bit of a slagging off, she if probably lying low.
Jeremy Clarksons lights are on tonight shall I see if him and the wife want to come out for a drink?
Hi Carol en K9
Luiperds is besig met ‘n comeback!!!
@K9-MonsterLeeu –
Herkie gan begin rugby speel dan gan almal k@k.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 256 the comparison…..
@Karen – Hiya Karen, how are you doing?
@Karen – Hello Karen!!!!
Ek as WP man sal gelukkig wees as ons ‘n home semi kan kry. Dis al klaar beter as vorige jare!…Daarna kan enige iets gebeur. Die Sharks en Bulle is mos natuurlik die favorites met die bokke wat terug is. Maar solank daar hoop is!..
Doing great and you?
@grootblousmile – Hey my 20 is looking GOOD….Where are you anyway?
@carol – poor Kate. she’s going thru a tough time….she phoned me yesterday……wanted Pompjoggie’s no.
@Stan – Skuit is mppier as Skyt…soos in jou broek…
263 @K9-MonsterLeeu – Hellooooo K9 miaau 😉
266@carol – I’m here…
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