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
Relegate Jan
Go Eagles
Want to watch game but no – we HAVE to watch fooking CBeebies!
SWD 3 / 0
3@ trupisero – Pissie… die remote is JOUNE !
Mmmmm…remote of moerige 3 jarige? Fok dit. Ek sit buite en drink maar n dop
SWD 6 / 0
Try Bom Samaai for Leopards
Leopards v Eagles – All animal names…..what’s that about?
6@ trupisero – Tyd vir PVR en meer as 1 TV…
SWD 6 / 5
Hiya english rose? We’re just a bunch of animals here..
Grootblouspietko – het PVR maar anner tvs in Plett en ek gaan wragtig nie nog koop nie.
Hiyas Truspi, no sorry having met you I cannot agree with that…..OK you could be a cuddly nice animal, I’m a sucker for anything fluffy with a tail!!
13@ trupisero – Moet dan nie kerm nie… flok !
Lol Carol… May be coming to UK for couple of days in Dec for year end party.
Try Danie Dames for Leopards??
TMO
TRy awarded
15@kleinbloupeester – sal graag dop voor TV drink
Leopards 12 / 6
19@ trupisero die kermgat – barra bing ting ting.. massesahare !
Leopards 12 / 9
21@GBS…weeewoooweeeewooo
16 – Trupsi, long way to come for a party!! Hope it is going to be a god one, are you going to London?
23@ trupisero die weewooweewoo – jou kop raas
GBS – het die hael jou jacuzzi gedamage?
Try Basil de Doncker for Leopards
Leopards 19 / 9
26 @ Trupisero – Nee, maar my swembad is groen… flok
24@ Carol – yip, but worth it. All the bells & whistles laid on at The Grosvenor with Darren Brown as part of entertainment & lots of champers.
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