The Lions hosted the WP in the last match in the play-off rounds for the Currie Cup of 2009. The Lions won a very hard fought match, 27 / 25.
We knew the Lions were on an upwards curve, we knew the Lions pushed the Sharks close last week, yet most of us, me included, doubted wheter they could beat the high-trotting WP Team.
… well, it happened !
WP came out firing and scored an early try through Juan de Jongh after Andries Bekker went one one of his bullocking runs from the centre-position. WP were leading 7 / 0 with just over a minute played.
Herkie Kruger pulled the score back to 7 / 3 with a penalty and the sure-kicking Joe Petersen followed that with a penaly of his own, making the score 10 / 3.
The Lions fought hard and only had bad turn-overs to blame for trailing.
Before Half Time, WP scored again through a Joe Petersen try after yet another storming run by Andries Bekker.
The gutsy Lions heaved back with 2 tries from Doppies Le Grange.
At Half Time the score was WP 20 / Lions 17.
After Half Time the Lions were first to strike with a try by Dusty Noble and suddenly they were in the lead and WP was playing catch-up.
WP scored their 3rd try by Francois Louw and re-took the lead, the score now WP 25 / Lions 24.
The Lions, at this stage a well-oiled machine, earned a penalty and Chris Jonck calmly slotted it, reversing the lead once again. Lions 27 / WP 25.
WP threw everything at the Lions, including the proverbial kitchen sink, the Lions calmly absorbing the pressure.
With less than 30 seconds remaining, WP won a scrum in the Lions 22m area but resolute defence ensured that the Lions bundled WP out on the right-hand touch line.
The game was over!
Points:
Lions: 1 Penalty & 3 Conversions Herkie Kruger, 1 Penalty Chris Jonck, 2 Tries Doppies le Grange, 1 Try Dusty Noble
WP: 2 Conversion2 & 2 Penalties Joe Petersen, 1 Try Juan de Jongh, 1 Try Joe Petersen, 1 Try Francois Louw
Teams:
Golden Lions: 15 Earl Rose, 14 Dusty Noble, 13 Jannie Boshoff, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Johan Jackson, 10 Herkie Kruger, 9 Chris Jonck, 8 Willem Alberts, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar (captain), 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Nico Luus, 3 Kevin Buys, 2 Hans van Dyk, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Torrie Meyer, 17 Wayne Swart, 18 Willem Stoltz, 19 Todd Clever, 20 Ruan Boshoff, 21 Walter Venter, 22 Michael Killian.
Western Province: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Frikkie Welsh, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Sireli Naqelevuki, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Luke Watson (captain), 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Anton van Zyl, 3 JC Kritzinger, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 JD Moller, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Dewaldt Duvenage, 21 Matt Toomua, 22 Gio Aplon
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Madel Herselman
TMO: Michael Cupido
Koos skitterent met Superbru, jy storm sterk soos jou span.
A well, ek vat liewer Bulle op Nuweland voor ek Cheaters vat. :-))
242@isigidi – Is jy 100% seker?
Hehehe
@isigidi – Ja wel nou het ons dit ,WP teen die Bulle, die week gaan die lippe loskom. Sterkte almal mag ons mekaar gas gee en hopelik geen vriendskappe permanent opdonner nie.
@superBul –
Ons moes eintlik die trein gevat het Kaap toe en die een gaan kyk het 🙂
245@Pietman – Nee flok, ek vlieg eerder…. hehehe
Mens niere word seer op die trein!
@Pietman – Jis jong dis ver om te gaan kyk na iets wat jy klaar weet wie gaan wen.
@Loosehead – 24
Brilliant enjoy it. Bulls/WP game going to be huge. Should be a cracker.
Should have had a ticket to the Tank 😀
@isigidi – 238
I say so too. May the two best teams win next week. After all this is SA rugby we are all the winners to watch such fantastic rugby right here in our own domestic rugby. Its like watching two internationals today. Great Stuff.
Only in South Africa :-))
Somerset require another 23 runs with 3 wickets and 18 balls remaining
Pietman jy is die enigste wt Somerset gepick het. Jy lyk goed tans.
@Puma – Hi Puma, somehow the Guinness Cup Final or even the Heineken Cup final don’t really compare to Super 14 or Currie Cup Rugby, that is in a different class!!
OK been racing, now it’s curry time with the family decending upon me soon….till whenever chaps xxx :heart:
252@carol – Cheers, make them a HOTTTTTTTT curry !
ek wonder hoeveel kaartjies die bulle aan vrystaat beskikbaar gaan stel vir die final ek sal graag wee wil gaan
@superBul – 250
Super in the T20 cricket. I don’t know a lot of those teams so its all down to guess and luck for me on SuperBru.
Really enjoy playing it. Wont miss out in the S14 next year.
@carol – 251
Hope you watched some of the CC Carol. Both games were outstanding.
Cheers Carol going to watch a bit of tv now. Only had water today back on my health diet. Then if we get into the final next week it will be broken again (the health diet thing..haha)
Okay Cheers all.
Congrats to all the winning teams this weekend.
Next week will be brilliant rugga to watch.
Still hoping for the Dream Fianl. Sharks/Bulls but if its not well then its not.
Cheers all.
@Puma – 255
Yeah i won 2 competitions before but since then no more success, but still fun, lucky its free.
@superBul – 258
Yip, lucky it is free. Really enjoy playing it. Cant wait to see the positions we in the next day. Should have joined in the S14 this year. Wont miss out next year.
Hardly know some of the teams in this comp though. Just taking a chance with some.
Out of here now Super. Cheers boet.
@Puma – 257
Meant final.
@Puma – 222
Thanx Puma. They sure did quiet some of the critics. I believe and hope that things can only get better at the union.
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Dag almal! Wel, uiteindelik het ek julle opgespoor! Was vir lank nie op keo nie, en toe ek terug kom, toe sien ek almal is weg. Hulle wou my nie se waar almal is nie, net dat die WP Mafia die klomp verdryf het. Nou is ek klaar met daai klomp! :-))
@Daai Daisy Blom –
Mooi man, en welkom!
Ja, ons is al einde Julie daar weg, toe het Ed en GBS aan die werk gespring en binne n maand toe het ons n nuwe ‘tuiste’.
Lekker, geen kukkas hier nie, en ons is seker al by die 200 bloggers. Deur die week is dit stillerig, almal is besig, maar naweke gons RT Tavern.
Daai klomp suurgatte op Voldy sal jou altyd se ons is op rugby talk dotcom, sonder die R-T koppelteken, en dan kom jy heel op n ander site uit.
Bly jy kon darem uiteindelik jou pad vind.
Dankie man! Ja, hulle het presies so gese. Gelukkig sien ek toe vir AB daar, toe kom ek reg! Sien nou dat julle klomp weg is, is daar ook van die moeilikheid makers ook weg, soos Langenhoven, Dawn, Lillith, ens. @Pietman –
Het gejoin op Superbru. Nickname is CanBok
Albei semi’s gaan hard wees. Tog dink ek dit gaan weer Sharks/Bulle wees.
Bulle 27 WP 19
Sharks 28 Cheetahs 22
Ag dit is lekker. 🙂 Geluk met die wen spanne.
@Mr-T – 261
I too hope things get better at the Lions. For now it seems as though it is happening. Jake seems to have done well there.
Not one Bok in that team yesterday and they played so well with lots of heart. Great to see.
Think we may see a much stronger Lions side next year. Hoping so and really hoping to see them do well in the S14.
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