WP (24) 43 / Pumas (8) 18 ( Final Score)
DHL Western Province hosted the Ford Pumas at Newlands, Cape Town at 17:05 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
WP:
- Penalties – Demetri Catrakilis (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Jean de Villiers (1), Deon Fourie (1), Juan de Jongh (1), Siya Kolisi (1), JJ Engelbrecht (1), Bryan Habana (1)
- Conversions – Demetri Catrakilis (3), Conrad Jantjes (2)
Pumas:
- Penalties – Carl Bezuidenhout (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Jaco Bouwer (1), RW Kember (1)
- Conversions – Carl Bezuidenhout (1)
Teams:
Western Province: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 JJ Engelbrecht, 13 Juan De Jongh, 12 Jean De Villiers (captain), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Nick Köster, 7 Siya Kolisi, 6 Pieter Louw, 5 Adriaan Fondse, 4 Hilton Lobberts, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 JC Kritzinger.
Replacements: 16 Tiaan Liebenberg, 17 Frans Malherbe, 18 Tertius Daniller, 19 Schalk Burger, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Jaque Fourie, 22 Conrad Jantjes.
Pumas: 15 MJ Mentz, 14 Deon Scholtz, 13 JW Jonker, 12 Dewald Pretorius, 11 Johan Jackson, 10 Carl Bezuidenhout, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Christo le Roux, 7 Jaco Bouwer, 6 Corné Steenkamp (captain), 5 Eduan van der Walt, 4 Willem Serfontein, 3 Ashley Buys, 2 Pellow van der Westhuizen, 1 Dawie Steyn.
Replacements: 16 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 17 Brett Nel, 18 JP Mostert, 19 RW Kember, 20 Hendrik van der Nest, 21 Coenie van Wyk, 22 Siviwe Magaba.
Referee: Lesego Legoete
Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Reuben Rossouw
TMO: Johann Meuwesen
Wonderful stepping Juan de Jong, try time
No. 3, 1 more, and a win please
JdV is looking in great form.
Great side step by Juan. One day he’ll learn to go outside too…..
With the Boks backline, it’s criminal that we don’t use it more.
That Pretorius lad is a big boy!
64@ fender:yeah, but with the cape weather and cold winters, he’s still very reluctant to go outside just yet
Habana’s handling these days reminds me of Spies….
Fourie is having a nightmare today
Wee Pee 1 try away from ending the Bull’s hopes. Huil maar nou al bulletjies.
Handling errors letting the Pumas down
So close
marginal off-side call
67 Just for kicks, seriously though he needs to get that outside step working otherwise he’s going to remain a one-trick pony…
Half time hooter, WP on attack
Kuk ref hierie…
@ Just For Kicks:
Yip, big oke, played for Falcons on the wing, from Pta originally, abit of a Dries Scholtz clone.
Pro heard the Bulls’ supporters carping and decided to throw them a bone.
67@ fender:I agree, he has the skills, he’ll get there
77@ The_Young_Turk:I see you’re trying to alienate (there’s the space pun again) yourself from all these bulls supporters!
@ Just For Kicks:
Some interesting stats from Tank Lanning-
– France are the first team to reach a RWC final after losing two pool matches.
– This was the third RWC knockout match won by a team that conceded a try and did not score one themselves. England won the first two.
– This was the second-lowest scoring RWC knockout match. England beat Scotland 9-6 in their 1991 semi-final.
– This is the second RWC knockout match decided by one point. The other is Australia’s 19-18 victory over Ireland in their 1991 quarter-final.
– Sam Warburton’s 18th-minute sending off was the second earliest in RWC history. Only David Codey’s fourth-minute sending off in the 1987 bronze final was quicker.
– Sam Warburton was the second player sent off in a Rugby World Cup knockout match. Warburton was also the second captain and the second Wales player sent off in a Rugby World Cup match.
– The nine points scored in the first half were the fewest scored in a RWC knockout match since the 1991 final which was 9-0 to eventual winners Australia.
– Wales’s Mike Phillips became the second starting scrum half to score two tries in the knockout phase of a RWC. Australia’s George Gregan scored two tries in their quarter-final against Wales in 1999.
– Wales lost a RWC match to an opponent from the northern hemisphere for the third time in 13 matches.
– Alain Rolland refereed his 14th Rugby World Cup match, setting a new record.
– France’s win will see them move to third in the IRB World Ranking, their best position since they were third for one week in June 2010.
– France are in their third RWC final after a 12-year wait. They also waited 12 years between their first two RWC finals (1987 to 1999).
@ Just For Kicks:
Hmmnn, wonder if France could get to 2nd in the rankings if NZ smash the wallabies.
Interesting thought, if Aus win tomorrow, they will walk the final, but if NZ win, will the past come back to haunt them?
70: ja jong, beter om so nou en dan te huil as tien jaar lank oor ‘n leë trofeekas. En volgende week huil julle weer, dink nie die Stormers se pak sal kan staan teen die Leeus nie, en dan help die goeie agterlyn nie veel nie.
Louw doing a bit of ballet there at the kick off!
@ ben_die_bul:
I happen to agree with you about the WP’s chances. Just pointing out how desperate you are to see WP lose.
Another fluffed attack, Ben, we have to crow when we can, it doesn’t happen very often – and what does a trophy cabinet look like anyway. Apparently we sold ours years ago to make space for a coffee machine – we don’t like wasting space
@ The_Young_Turk:
Not everyone thinks like you. I can support my team without hating the other team. If the Bulls play well I’m happy for SA rugby.
Moes pale gegaan het.
Sometimes WP are just shocking, right now is one of those times
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