The Platinum Leopards hosted the Blue Bulls in the last match for both teams in the play-off rounds for the Currie Cup of 2009. The Bulls won convincingly 61 / 24.
SA Rugby had the following to say about the match:
The Blue Bulls secured a great win in the final round of the Currie Cup when they defeated a game Platinum Leopards side 61-24 on Friday.
The Bulls’ Deon Stegman scored the first points of the night barely six minutes after kick off after the Bulls elected to kick for line outs twice. They secured the ball and the Leopards couldn’t stop the rolling maul.
Six minutes later the Bulls were in the exact same position — they secured the ball but this time the home team were ready and defended heroically to prevent a try millimeters from the goal line. Draad Linde and Thabo Mamojele were dominant in the defence.
With 16 minutes on the clock Wynand Olivier darted through in midfield, popped to Zane Kirchner, caught the whole Leopards back line off guard and planted the ball in the corner for the second try of the night. Morne Steyn converted and the Bulls were leading 14-0.
Just when the Bulls appeared to have settled in, the home side’s Jovan Bowles intercepted, ran through on his own and dotted down under the poles. Cecil Dumond converted and the score was 14-7.
Immediately after that, the Leopards’ Bom Samaai had the Bulls at sixes and sevens when he side stepped a few big names and had them groping for air but Kirchner secured in the back.
The Bulls’ third try came from a scrum in front of the Leopards posts, Heini Adams played quickly, and Morne Steyn bluffed all and galloped through. He converted his own try to help the Bulls to a 21-10 lead.
The home team however never gave up trying and Nicky Kritzinger decided on a short kick into no mans’ land, Kirchner and Steyn couldn’t secure and the ever present Samaai picked up and dotted down for the Leopards’ second try of the evening.
The score was 21-17 at half time.
The Bulls wasted no time in setting up camp on the Leopards goal line at the start of the second half and within five minutes big Bakkies Botha found a huge gap and fell over for the first points of the second half. This was followed by a brilliant try by Olivier.
There had been no play in the Bulls’ half since the break and the Leopards werre struggling to block the gaps. Seconds later Francois Hougaard made sure his name was on the score card when he was driven over by his forwards. Then it was the turn of Gerhard van den Heever, twice and Jaco Pretorius who also took part in the try fest.
In the last five minutes the Leopards came with a charge, but were held up in goal. Their persistence paid off when replacement scrumhalf Theo van Wyk was eventually forced over by his team mates for a late consolation try.
Points:
Leopards: 2 Conversions & 1 Penalty Cecil Dumond, 1 Conversion Clayton Durand, 1 Try Jovan Bowles, 1 Try Shuib Samaai, 1 Try Theo van Wyk
Bulls: 6 Conversions Morne Steyn & 2 Conversions Burton Francis, 1 Try Deo Stegmann, 1 Try Zane Kirchner, 1 Try Morne Steyn, 1 Try Bakkies Botha, 1 Try Wynand Olivier, 1 Try Francois Hougaard, 2 Tries Gerhard van den Heever, 1 Try Jaco Pretorius
Teams:
Leopards: 15 Colin Lloyd, 14 Nicky Kritzinger, 13 Jovan Bowles, 12 Japie Nel, 11 Shuaib Samaai, 10 Cecil Dumont, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 Christo van Niekerk, 7 Thabo Mamojele, 6 Wilhelm Koch (captain), 5 Edrich Linde, 4 Bradley Mockford, 3 Barend van der Walt, 2 Gavin Williamson, 1 Nardus Lombard
Replacements: 16 Martinus van der Westhuizen, 17 Philip Lemmer, 18 Bennie Adams, 19 RW Kember, 20 Theo van Wyk, 21 Clayton Durand, 22 Berndt Theissinger
Blue Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Francois Hougaard, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier , 11 Gerhard van den Heever, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Heini Adams, 8 Danie Rossouw, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (captain), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Derick Kuün, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Pedrie Wannenburg, 19 Flip van der Merwe, 20 Fourie du Preez, 21 Burton Francis, 22 John Mametsa
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant referees: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Reuben Rossouw
TMO: Arrie Schoonwinkel
@Boerboel – Breuk. Maar is nou mooi gefix. Reg vir nog 50.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – I may need to inspect the Dr’s work at some point!! 😉
See if it reaches E.U Standards!!
176@carol – FrankfurterStien!!!
@carol – Frankenstein has very interesting scars…..even a plug in his neck.
@carol – Surely he said more effing and blinding I am sure
Surely he cannot be your hero after this, you have to replace him with me!!
@Blouste – Totsiens Bloues. Geniet daai Whiskey.
@The-Pill – 178 A great talking point there….Sounds dreadful though, you OK now?
@Ed_the_Lion – Klink my die ref het die luiperde weer hard gespyker!!
@Blouste – Cheers Blouste. Jy klink nogal vir my soos ‘n closet leeus supporter 😆
@Ed_the_Lion – Now it makes sense, you have lost it. Picking Leopards and supporting the Bronze Lions
188@K9-MonsterLeeu – Maak my so kwaad. Kan nie glo hulle laat Joost die game blaas nie.
190@JL1 – I have always supported the Lions. 😉
@JL1 – 185 You are just TOO young!! Heheheheheh, Percy is almost OK age wise!!
He may come running if I keep up the support….Fingers crossed!
@Ed_the_Lion – Naas en Wynie die lynregters 🙁
BYE BYE ALMAL/ ALL.
181@K9-MonsterLeeu – Great, hope you’re better soon.
I hurt my left knee on Braaidag, doctor first thought it was only torn ligaments. Went for X-rays yesterday and showed that the fibia is broken and the tibia cracked! The orthopedic surgeon will decide next week what to do. Now I am on crutches.
@Ed_the_Lion – Daai Joost ken mos van “blaas”
Cheers all.
GOOOO LEEUSSSS!!!!!
@Ed_the_Lion – Ed, Eddie, Edward are you off, have a good Basketball match with that ‘Girlie’!! XXX
@Boerboel – See how dangerous sport is, a football injury at your age!!
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Yay, I get 200. Night K9…Hope your staples are not too troublesome! xxx
OK, games over… I can relax slightly… till I have to do the Bulls Match summary…
@carol – What too young!!! get real hehehehehe
@grootblousmile – Define ‘Relax Slightly’?
Do you need a massage now?
@carol – Looking forward to see you in Dec, I am also doing SA v Springboks in Dublin
Seems like I have no time for Tigers v Boks
@JL1 – You are only early 30’s I thought….?
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@JL1 – That will be great, it was a laugh last time. How about Boks v Sarries at Wembley, I am thinking about that one?
@carol – Indeed
204@carol – Full body massage would do nicely right now… hahaha
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