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
Leopards 35 / 23
58 – Well that sounds just great Carol. Just enjoy yourself you deserve it.
My sister and her husband is here for a visit and we just had braai.
Missing the rugby. Cant wait for the final of the CC next week then the eoyt and of course the Cricket with England coming here shortly. Should be great.
59 – Puma
Think meant thin…LOL.
59@ Puma – Amateur era…. the guys had day-jobs too…
58 – Carol
What type of Restaurant? Hope its great and the company is great that is what counts. Just enjoy.
64 – GBS
I know but at the time you never noticed just how thin they all were compared to day how they have bulked up.
Refs have not changed. Still think some are useless after watching that game today and that was 1981. Think that ref called it wrong in the end. No way was that a penalty. Also it was about 6 min over time too.
Maybe allowing time for those flour bombs that came down.
Okay out of here now.
Cheers Gbs and Carol. Enjoy the rest of your evening.
67 @ Puma – Cheers
62 – Puma. Is your spare room EVER empty, you must be the best B & B in Umhlanga? Braai too…oh and of course the red wine!
Until GBS told me on Thursday I thought the CC was today!! Hope I can get to see the final….
Try Leopards, replacement scrummie Theo van Wyk
Leopards 42 / 23
Puma, I say restaurant, actually a refurbished ‘posh pub’….very nice though. Setting my brother up on a blind date too!! Heheheheheh
Have a nice evening, catch you soon!
69 – Carol,
It must be the best BB. I am used to having visitors Carol.
That whay you expect living in a Holiday Town like Umhlanga.
Yip, don’t forget the red wine…haha.
Okay now out of here. Cheers Carol enjoy your night out and hope the food is good at this new restaurant. Have a glass or two yourself. Please not tea……hehehe.
Try Jeandre Blom, replacement scrummie for SWD
72 – Carol,
Just a quick then out of here.
Hope your brother’s blind date is good looking but most of all good company too.
Now gone. Catch up again Carol.
Leopards probably going to win this then…..whats next, water polo from Latvia or Beach Volley Ball from California?
Sometimes glad I do not have satellite TV!!
Try Jovan Bowles for Leopards
Leopards 47 / 30
75 – Puma a talented photographer, with long dark hair, very vivacious…….she will frighten him to death!! Heheheheheh
I will manage a glass or two I hope, unless I am driving! See you…..
Try Junior Leotta for SWD
Leopards 47 / 37
Meanwhile back at Olean Park the action continues, the Leopards are piling the pressue on the Eagles but the Eagles ‘never say die’ spirit is keeping the viewers on their toes.
2 minutes left… SWD left their come-back too late
GBS your commentary had better be a bit more interesting than this next weekend!! (smiley)
Hope you have some good cliches up your sleeve!!
Wonderful try for Baldwin Macbean of SWD
The crowd are on their feet, they think it is all over, it is now!!
Can I get the Rugby Talk press pass for the first match Luke plays in for Bath?
Leopards 47 / 42
‘Baldwin Macbean’, seriously a bloke is called Baldwin Macbean!!
Who needs comedians in South Africa…just read the phone book!!
Can the Eagles still do it? It is a long two minutes…..
Game over… Leopards win
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