EP Kings (6) 6 / 16 (0) Cheetahs (Final score)
The Eastern Province Kings and Toyota Free State Cheetahs did battle in the 2nd Currie Cup Premier Division Promotion / Relegation game at Nelson Madela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth at 19:10 SA Time (18:10 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
*******************
Scorers:
EP Kings:
- Penalties – George Whitehead (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Cheetahs:
- Penalties – Nico Scheepers (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Sias Ebersohn (1)
- Conversions – Nico Scheepers (1)
Teams:
Eastern Province Kings: 15 Michael Killian, 14 Norman Nelson, 13 Paul Perez, 12 Siyabonga Mangweni, 11 Siviwe Soyizwapi, 10 George Whitehead, 9 Falie Oelschig, 8 Devin Oosthuizen, 7 Wimpie van der Walt, 6 Conraad Britz, 5 Rynier Bernardo, 4 Darron Nell (Captain), 3 Andre Schlechter, 2 Hannes Franklin, 1 Schalk Ferreira.
Replacements: 16 Frank Herne, 17 Lizo Gqoboka, 18 David Bullbring, 19 Mpho Mbiyozo, 20 Scott Mathie, 21 Wesley Dunlop, 22 Scott van Breda.
Free State Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Rayno Benjamin, 13 Robert Ebersohn (Captain), 12 Philip Snyman, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Hendro Scholtz, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Francois Uys, 3 Ross Geldenhuys, 2 Hercu Liebenberg, 1 Marcel van der Merwe.
Replacements: 16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Schalk van der Merwe, 18 Carl Wegner, 19 Hendrik Venter, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Barry Geel, 22 Nico Scheepers.
Date: Friday 26 October
Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Kick-off: 19:10 SA Time (18:10 GMT)
Expected weather: Overcast with a chance of rain. High of 20 °C, low of 11°C. Winds from the SSE at 15 to 35 km/h.
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant referees: Quintin Immelman, Cobus Wessels
TMO: Johann Meuwesen
Sydney sixers win off last ball
13 Minutes to go in this game….
Final on Sunday between Sydney6sers and Lions
Seems like the cricket was more exciting than the rugby here… hehehe
End of over 20 (8 runs) Sydney Sixers 164/8 (RR: 8.20)
Kings penalty on halfway
Go Cheetahs,
Keeping up to date with the game here now, better half has the remote.
Dunlop on…
Matewis de Bruyn on
@ grootblousmile:
Dammit nearly some light in the Blue tunnel. Was a good fightback by Titans the first 10 overs was all Sydney.
Kings offside… penalty Staat
Easy shot at goal
Cheetahs 13 / 6 EP Kings
Forward pass to Robert Ebersohn, Kings scrum
Staat was slow to build their innings… but they are 7 ahead, with 5 minutes to play.
Staat penalty
Kings steal the Staat lineout…. knock by the Kings
Staat just closing the game out now…. they must’nt relax too much though!
Staat penalty from the scrum, quick tap
Kings steal the Staat ball….
Kings give away another penalty… looks like a shot at goal, relatively far but straight
Quotes from presentation
“We got our jail-free card,” says Brad Haddin. “No matter what format you play, you have got to execute your skills. e panicked a bit, I think, but we are going into the final. We can think of anything of this game, but the bottom line is we have a final to play this Sunday. We have played Lions before, and they are similarly stacked as us. I think the two best teams have made it to the final.”
“Really disappointed,” says Martin van Jaarsveld. “but really proud how we kept fighting. With the bat we were down and out. I have been talking him up through the tournament, and boy did he shine tonight. Our execution up top is not where we’d like it to be, and that’s where we lost. A bitter pill to swallow.”
What a match then. It refused to go down a straight line. Drunk people stagger less. Spare a thought for David Wiese who brought Titans back in with the crazy hitting, which brought them 72 runs off the last four overs of the innings. And then Sixers chased as if they needed to win in 16 overs. And it kept coming off for a while. Before they could kill it off, though, they began to lose wickets. And in the final equation, how costly was that dropped catch off the last ball of the 19th over. Forget the wicket, it’s the two extra runs. I wouldn’t want to feel what Farhan Behardien is feeling right now. And how apt that it was Cummins’s desperation that saw Sixers through. It was his ordinary – rare event -bowling that put Sixers in this trouble. It was his scrambling that pulled them out
Cheetahs 16 / 6 EP Kings
1 Minute to go and Tyres Dunlop kicks directly to touch from the kick-off
162 @ Pietman,
Nope the 7’s Frankie is Horn, this dude is ex Cheetahs under 21, and Vodacom Cup. Frank Hearne
Okay out of here. Catch up in the morning.
Well done Cheetahs.
Cheers everyone.
Hooter goes….
Game Over
Final Score: Toyota Free State Cheetahs 16 / 6 Eastern Province Kings
Ok, that’s it RT’s.
See you at the Tank tomorrow.
Well, that’s that then…. EP Kings stay in the First Division, FS Cheetahs stay in the Premier Division….
Normality restored!
OK cheers all , might join in tomorrow , will try and be neutral to the Refs too. Who cares anyway who wins, even the WP can have their day in the sun.
So by the way WP maatjies did you see the WP supporter on news tonight?
Folks, I’ve scheduled the Currie Cup Final Game Article for 12:00 tomorrow… so we’ll discuss the 2 Junior finals on that same thread.
Gooooooooo Blue Bullllssssssss!
OK, so the Cheetahs also get to rest now… and in about a month or less preparations start in all earnest for next year’s Super Rugby season
Two nice North vs South finals in the Junior games
Has been a long week… so I bid you farewell till tomorrow.
Goooooooooooi Mieliesssssssss
(PS! Those who wish to add videos, can do so now that the game is over)
Users Online
Total 180 users including 0 member, 180 guests, 0 bot online
Most users ever online were 3735, on 31 August 2022 @ 6:23 pm
No Counter as from 31 October 2009: 41,329,254 Page Impressions
_