WP (3) 9 / 21 (6) Lions (Final Score)
DHL Western Province and the MTN Golden Lions did battle in the Currie Cup, Premier Division at Newlands, Cape Town at 14:00 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 5 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
WP:
- Penalties – Joe Pietersen (1), Demetri Catrakilis (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Lions:
- Penalties – Butch James (4), Ruan Combrinck (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Deon Helberg (1)
- Conversions – Butch James (1)
Teams:
Western Province: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 JP du Plessis, 12 Marcel Brache, 11 Damian de Allende, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Jebb Sinclair, 7 Tyrone Holmes, 6 Deon Fourie (captain), 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Don Armand, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Deon Carstens, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 19 Helmut Lehmann, 20 Nic Groom, 21 Berton Klaasen, 22 Patrick Howard.
Golden Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Deon Helberg, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Dylan des Fountain, 11 Ruan Combrinck, 10 Butch James, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Jaco Kriel, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Michael Rhodes, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Callie Visagie, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg (captain).
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Ruan Dreyer, 18 Etienne Oosthuizen, 19 Willie Britz, 20 Ross Cronje, 21 Deon van Rensburg, 22 James Kamana.
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistants: Christie du Preez, Linston Manuels
TMO: Deon van Blommenstein
….and, he to, slots it
WP 6/9 Lions
@ Puma:
@ Just For Kicks:
I don’t know why they don’t just increase the number of suites. That would resolve the biggest hurdle and the fans could have a pleasant experience. But of course none of the bigwigs care about the ordinary joe, as long as they can lounge in comfort.
Butch James with his signature high tackle
And yellow given. Butch to the bin for 10. His past catches up with him again, unfortunately
@ The_Young_Turk:Yeah, it can’t be that difficult to increase the boxes.
Not Butch that done the high tackle was Dryer. Eish think the TMO got that wrong.
WP really need to make use of this yellow
@ Just For Kicks:
I’ve had the great pleasure to watch matches at Cape Town stadium during the FWC from bothe the suites and the stands and it was absolutely awesome. Newlands is simply kak.
64 @ Just For Kicks:
I just had it on slow mo, it was NOT Butch that gets his arm around for high tackle it was Dryer. Just that Butch was there, probably the AR thought it was him. How could the tmo not see it was Dryer’s arm and not Butch?
This match is just as kuk as the stadium…
Province cocking up the advantage, and give away a penalty that Combrink slots.
WP 9/12 Lions
62 @ The_Young_Turk:
Would be the answer to build in some more suites. Think there is plenty space for it. Just would cost more money I think. Daft planning I think, as it was always the rugby that would carry that stadium after the wc. Well both CT and MM.
70 @ The_Young_Turk:
Yup, this game going from bad to worse – just hope that this isn’t a sign of things to come later! The though of a rubbish match at Loftus is not worth even contemplating!!!!
Lions defence good, but WP making an absolute meal of this. Must score, surely. No, but get the penalty. Very average rugby from Province, I am afraid
Joe Pieterson showing his talent as an absolute average full back!!!!! Surely even the Ostrich will never see him for higher honours!
Awsome Lions defense there…
Lions are without their play makers here too. No Elton or Taute.
Bad weather never allows for a good game though.
@ Just For Kicks:
Little Jo is well and truly buried in the sand as far as the ostrich is concerned.
76 @ Just For Kicks:Just his type tho, don’t you think
WP completely wasted that sin bin advantage, but thats fair, as the yellow was completely wrong
@ Just For Kicks:
Do you suppose that could be the reason that they played so shyte?
Intercept try by Deon Helberg. Good one. WP just look too average here today
WP 9/19 Lions
@ The_Young_Turk:With WP, a bad hair day is a good enough reason!!!!!
Province really are butchering every opportunity they get. Lions accepting every mistake with absolute glee at the moment. They look much the better side
@ Just For Kicks:
Yup, Lions deserve to win this one.
James slots another penalty for the Lions.
WP 9/22 Lions, 8 min to play and WP with a mountain to climb if they want to take this one!
Lions ringing the changes
@ Just For Kicks:
WP are not climbing no mountain today, no suh!
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