The Currie Cup promotion / relegation match between the Platinum Leopards and the SWD Eagles took place today at Olën Park, Potchefstroom. The Platinum Leopards won 47 / 42, with the SWD Eagles coming back strongly near the end.
In this, the 2nd promotion / relegation game of the weekend, the Leopards showed early on why they were in the Premier Division and what the difference in quality was between the Premier Division and the First Division.
The piled on the tries and were leading 26 / 16 at Half Time.
After Half Time the SWD Eagles fought back hard but simply could not match the Leopards who increased their lead, time after time with penalty kicks…. until finally the SWD Eagles awoke from their slumber and started scoring try after try.
The Leopards added to their tally with a few tries of their own and with 2 minutes left on the clock the SWD Eagles had clawed their way back to within 10 points…. they needed a miracle…
The miracle looked quite possible as they scored another try, to come within 5 points, conversion missed.
With a minute left, both teams carried on attacking and counter-attacking and well after the hooter had sounded, a handling mistake by the SWD Eagles, saw the end of the match.
So close but yet so far for the game Eagles team.
Stand-out players for the Leopards were Shuaib Samaai, Danie Dames and Jovan Bowles.
The stand-out players for the SWD Eagles were Ricardo Croy, Bobbie Joubert and Jandré Blom.
Some photo’s of the match:
Points:
Leopards: 4 Conversions & 3 Penalties Cecil Dumond, 1 Try Shuaib Samaai, 1 Try Danie Dames, 1 Try Basil de Doncker, 2 Tries Jovan Bowles, 1 Try Theo van Wyk
SWD Eagles: 3 Penalties & 3 Conversions Ricardo Croy, 1 Try Bobbie Joubert, 1 Try Dougie Hellmuth, 1 Try & 1 Conversion Jandré Blom, 1 Try Junior Leota, 1 Try Baldwin McBean
Teams:
Leopards: 15 Danie Dames, 14 Jovan Bowles, 13 Deon van Rensburg, 12 Basil de Doncker, 11 Shuaib Samaai, 10 Cecil Dumont, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 RW Kember, 7 Thabo Mamojele, 6 Wilhelm Koch (captain), 5 Draad Linde, 4 Brad Mockford, 3 Barend van der Walt, 2 Gavin Williamson, 1 Nardus Lombard.
Replacements: 16 Marthinus van der Westhuizen, 17 Divan Kotze, 18 Ligtoring Landman, 19 Bennie Adams, 20 Theo van Wyk, 21 Clayton Durand, 22 Colin Lloyd.
SWD Eagles: 15 Bevin Fortuin (captain), 14 Norman Nelson, 13 Bobbie Joubert, 12 Joe Breytenbach, 11 Baldwin McBean, 10 Ricardo Croy, 9 Dougie Hellmuth, 8 Jody Burch, 7 Jacques Engelbrecht, 6 Victor Joubert, 5 Henry Grimes, 4 Lubabalo Mtyanda, 3 Tiaan de Kock, 2 Wayne Bennett, 1 Jaco Terblanche.
Replacements: 16 Junior Leota, 17 Anton van der Westhuizen, 18 Hein Potgieter, 19 Shawn Raubenheimer, 20 Jandré Blom, 21 Sinethemba Zweni, 22 Jandré du Plessis.
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referees: Pro Legoete, Peet Badenhorst
Will Supa get a press pass for the Barbarians Match in December?
GBS I am exhausted for you after that one man commentary……do you need a sit down now?
91@ Carol – Our accreditations overseas have not been attended to yet…. maybe I should work on it…. hehehe
93 – Well when you visit we can get you into Twickenham or Millenium no problem with the magic passes!!
Basil, Victor, Cecil, Norman and Colin, do people still call their babies names like that today in South Africa?
Very old fashioned….
Visitors have arrived
Byeee GBS XXX Till tomorrow, have a great evening.
95@ Carol – Cheers, have a wonderful evening out !
Some nice match photo’s in the Article above… and a match summary. Go check it out!
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Die mense is stil.
Is daar iewers n meeting wat ek gemis het?
Ok. Kom ons vat die een na 100….
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Morningggggggggggggggggg…………………
Morning Pill,
Did you read the Times this morning.
102@ superBul – Wat sê die Sunday Crimes…. en as daar ‘n interessante berig(te) is, hoekom is ons Arikel(s) daaroor nie op nie?
103
Besig om een te skryf oor dit
Sien die movie oor 95 RWC is vrygestel. Invictus.
The bloody cheek of Ruan Pienaar`s domestic worker stealing his medals and rugby treasures!
Just glad he retrieved them.
Lyk my SA het n groot babbelass.
Die blogs is moer stil. Of het ek n meeting gemis??
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