Western Province beat neighbors Boland by 50 points to 7 at Newlands today.
The home team were in control for the full 80 minutes and Boland never looked like scoring except for an intercept try scored by Deon Scholtz in the 68th minute.
Andries Bekker made a solid return and was replaced by Anton van Zyl after 50 minutes. Pieter Louw won the MOM and put in a good performance along with fellow loose forwards Francois Louw and Watson.
Joe Pietersen, Tonderai Chavhanga, Frikkie Welsh, Paul Bosch, Sireli Naqelevuki, and Australian youngster Matt Toomua all had good games at the back.
The WP pack continued their good form of this season and were instrumental in all three tries by Watson when they simply bulldozed Boland over their own tryline to allow Watson to dot down for the easiest of tries
It is difficult to judge the play of the team and individuals against a Boland team that did not provide much opposition due to their trials an tribulations of the past months. It has to be said though that the WP team for next weekend against the Lions and in particular the semi final will be a more powerful unit as they played without 8 first choice players today.
Today’s 5 points amounts to mission accomplished as it guarantees a home semi final ahead of next week’s fixture against the Lions in Johannesburg
Scoring:
Try by Watson after a line out maul and conversion by Pietersen 6th min
Try Tiaan Liebenberg conversion Pietersen 13th min
Pen by Pietersen 18th min
Try Andries Bekker conversion Pietersen 31st min
Try January conversion Pietersen 54 min (Bonus point try)
Try Chavhanga 60 min
Try Watson after a line out maul and conversion by Pietersen 72 min
Try Watson from behind an advancing scrum conversion Pietersen 80 min
Boland: (0) 7
Intercept try Scholtz conversion Harris 68th min
Teams:
Western Province: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Frikkie Welsh, 12 Paul Bosch, 11 Sireli Naqelevuki, 10 Matt Toomua, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Luke Watson (captain), 7 Pieter Louw, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 De Kock Steenkamp, 3 JC Kritzinger, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 JD Moller.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Anton van Zyl, 19 Duane Vermeulen, 20 Bolla Conradie, 21 Conrad Hoffmann, 22 Juan de Jongh.
Boland: 15 Hayden Groepes, 14 Deon Scholtz, 13 Cornel Hendricks, 12 Dewey Swartbooi, 11 Wendal Wehr, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Marnus Hugo, 8 Junior Bester, 7 Hilton Lobberts, 6 Angelo Brinkhuys, 5 Rito Hlungwani (captain), 4 Nico Esterhuyse, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Harry Vermaas, 1 Janro van Niekerk.
Replacements: 16 Clemen Lewis, 17 Michael de Neuilly-Rice, 18 Grant le Roux, 19 David Hendricks, 20 Danie van der Merwe, 21 Mark Harris, 22 Justin Peach.
Referee: Sindile Mayende
Assistant referees: Jason Jaftha, Marc van Zyl
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee
Thx GBS
Ek sien hulle saai dit wel uit op tv, so ek die tellings byhou – as ek kan byhou hehehe
Alweer Gerrie Coetzee TKO?
WP probably pick up the 5points here. Sharks need to play really well to get the bonus and stay ahead. See Kaplan to ref the Sharks. Hope he has a good game.
@Puma –
Sharks/Bulls final again, mark my words.
Got to feel for the Cheetahs though, they had a good season, also the boys from Kimberley coming to the party big time, good for SA rugby.
But as I say, Sharks/Bulls are just that one step ahead, very professional outfits those two.
@Pietman – 4
I have said it all season its going to be a Sharks/Bulls final. I hope so Piet. Always good to see the best play against each other. Now with both teams back to full strength (well almost – John Smit has a neck injury not serious I heard but out for 2 weeks and we missing Deysel to injury) we will see some really good rugby from both those teams.
WP should get the 5 points today Piet. Sharks have to play really well to get the 5 points against Lions today. See Kaplan reffing Sharks game.
@Pietman – Ek is darem nie so seker nie. Twee dinge wat my laat wonder. Eers moet die die Bulls en Sharks sorg dat hulle nie al in ‘n semi teen mekaar speel nie. Tweedens is ek glad nie impress met die Bulls na laasweek se game teen die Vrystaat nie. Vrystaat het eintlik daai game gewen, behalwe die ref en die scoreboard het besluit/gewys die Bulls het gewen. In teen deel het WP laasweek die beste vertoning van “wet weather” rugby gespeel wat ek nog ooit gesien het. Die Bulls bly gunstelinge, maar hulle moet eers WP kom wen op Nuweland. Hierdie WP span speel met nuwe ywer, iets wat ek laaaanklaas gesien het.
Helloooooooooooooooo
Ek is by die huis… en nog heel… ok maar net-net !
@Puma – 5
The best two teams does’nt always play in the final. Just think back to WorldCup 2007. After this weekend we will have a betetr picture as to who will play who in the final. And even then we will have to wait for the WP/Lions game to be sure.
I love this game!! :laugh:
@KingPaul –
WP gaan in die semis speel, op Nuweland, teen die Bulle, en op hulle moer kry daar!
Hoor my lied….
@KingPaul –
Ja, Vrystaat ongelukkig gewees daar, vir seker.
@KingPaul – 8
Jeepers, KingPaul I just wrote you a nice long post on this and it said posting to quick..haha. So will start over.
First of all Hello KingPaul,
I know the best two don’t always make the final. You are correct we may have to play Bulls in the Semi then only one of us will make it. I think somehow though that now with Bulls having their Boks back they will be a very different team come semi time. It takes time for players to gel back into a side. Also if Sharks pick up the bonus today then I think it will be a Bulls/Sharks final. Bulls will be up for it at Newlands in the Semi. They will have had a few games with their Boks back and will gel by that time.
I say if Sharks pick up that bonus today. I say for certain it will be a Sharks/Bulls final.
Sorry KP 😉
Oh,btw, GO BOOOOOLAAAAND!!!!! :laugh:
@Puma –
Ditto.
@KingPaul – 8
Ja, I love this game too.
Well you never know Lions could surprise Sharks today and win but I doubt it. The only thing is we may not pick up the bonus. Then its a race to see who will finish on top of the log. WP still have to face Lions at Ellis Park too.
I have no doubt that WP will collect the 5 points today though 😀
@Pietman – jy net nog steeds suur or Puke Watson 😉 Gee bietjie krediet waar dit nodig is. Die WP span is nie so kak soos jy voorgee nie. As WP vandag en volgende week 5 punte per game kry, en die Sharks kry in een van die twee games nie volpunte nie, gaan dit neerkom op punteverskil, en daar gaan WP die Sharks heelmoonlik beat. Maar ons sal wag en sien. Ek hoor jou lied, en sal terugkom daarnatoe na die semifinale. Ek glo ook jy sal hier by my ‘n dop kom drink as jy weer in die Kaap is sodat ons weer daai lied kan sing. hehehehe.
En onthou, al die presure gaan op die Bulle wees om die WP te wen (as hulle dit maak tot op Nuweland), so verloor ons is dit omdat die Bulls se span vol Bokke is, maar wen ons…… dan gaan die gala lekker aan wees.
@grootblousmile – 7
Hello GBS, Sounds like you had a great time. You have a big hangover today boeta? hehehe.
@Pietman – 4
Piet forgot to mention, yes agree, its really great to see the boys from Kimberley doing so well today.
Its all really good for SA rugby.
@Puma – 17
today meant to say this CC.
Hey, groet julle fokkersssss my nie meer nie ??
Dis ek julle tjom… genuine…
@KingPaul –
Dop klink reg dankie!
Maak so….moet net nie met my oor Luke gesels as ons daai doppie drink nie gehoor!
Ek smaak daai klong nokkol….
@grootblousmile – 7
GBS put up a cricket thread. Its Paki playing New Zealand in the semi today. I would but not sure how to do it. Just that we have somewhere to post the scores as we see the game. Otherwise I post inbetween the rugby..haha.
@grootblousmile – 19
Did so in my post 16 to you ou maat…You have a hangover boeta?
@Puma – Ek hoor jou, maar tot dan gaan ek by my span staan. Ek glo die WP kan die Bulls en die Sharks klop…
Nou gaan ek eers iets rook om te kyk of ek van die rooiwyn smaak in my beh onstlae kan raak. Praat weer later.
21@Puma – Puma, a thread is up for the cricket now… gooooooooooi mieliessssssss there boeta !
22@Puma – Bangbabbelas of note… eishhhhh
You don’t understand…. these few days were lekkerrrrrrrrrr but rough !!
@KingPaul – 23
Of course you must stand by your team KP. WP have been playing well this CC season.
Now enjoy your rooywyn ou pal. Ek sal ook, when the Sharks/Lions game is on.
@grootblousmile – 24
Ag, Dankie boeta.
@grootblousmile – 25
Ag, enjoy life is too short. Sometimes rough is lekker…hehe. I had some huge hangovers when my Scot visitors where here.
Okay out of here for a bit. Going to watch the start of the semi final between NZ and Paki in the crici.
Thanks GBS for the crici thread. Back later.
28@Puma – Most of the students at Potch did not go home for the holidays… on Thursday night we ended up at one of the clubs there in Potch… and myself and Os (BonzaiHandbriekie’s boyfriend) showed them how REVERSED JEAGIE BOMBS are drunk.
After a while the 2 of us were the life of the party there….. hehehehe… they had never seen so many Jeagie’s put away… I spent about R 900.00 on Jeagie Bombs alone….. flok !
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