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
@Puma – 150
our meant here
@Puma –
Here we go…..last 20 as we said.
Lions… keep WP away from the try line, please !
@Pietman – 152
They need now to running at them and not defend now. Province going to tire.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 144 Does Ian MacDonald still do the security at Ellis Park?
Wickus word gedruk dat hy blaaw in die gesig is…alweer lyk my wp se light 5 is saam met bekker terug en die tight 5 saam met jack weg
@smallies72 – Anton v Zyl
@Blouste – Dankie!
@Loosehead – Not sure.
WP giving away faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar to many penalties, time for a yellow.
Earl Woods het n moosa goeie game!
WP soek n geelkaart, binnekort, maak die bal dood heeltyd.
Wie is daai fokkers wat so boo teen die leeus???? 👿
157 k9 so sy lucky streak is verby 😀
@Loosehead –
@160
Sien daai ding…binnekort.
@K9-MonsterLeeu –
@162
Isi se manne 🙂
What a kick by Bekker.
162@K9-MonsterLeeu – Dis mos die Kaapstad All Blacks supporters klub.
@Loosehead –
@166 Moerse skop daai…
Maar hier kom Clever en die replacements vir die Leeus….
Try Flo
Wp retakes the lead
Drie vir die WP 🙁
Kom Leeus.. kom kom kom !!!!!
moet Die Cokeblik kook
Luke Watson thinks that the :sun: shines out of his arse.
Mis….Oi
WP 25 / Lions 24
Bloody Hell, have you seen the size of the Lions prop Swart? He is bigger than Lukes ego.
PALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YEEEESSSSSS
27 – 25 Leeus
YES! Lions in the lead! :lion: :lion: :lion: :lion: :lion: :lion:
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