After the feast of round four – with three victories over New Zealand teams – came the near famine of round five with only the Toyota Cheetahs of South Africa’s four teams in action picking up a victory.
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The Toyota Cheetahs recorded a third successive win over the Waratahs to put themselves in sight of a slice of history. If they beat the Western Force in Perth on Saturday, it will be the first time they have won three matches on an overseas tour.
The feat has previously been achieved on five occasions by South African competitors with the DLH Stormers leading the way with a hat-trick of three-win tours (2008, 2011, 2012) while the Vodacom Bulls (2007) and The Sharks (2009) have one apiece.
The narrow margin of the Toyota Cheetahs’ 27-26 win mirrored their one-point victory over the Sydneysiders in Bloemfontein last year (35-34) to complete a third successive victory over the Waratahs following on their 23-3 win in Australia in 2011.
The Southern Kings had their first taste of international opposition in the shape of the Chiefs. They were unable to prevent them from taking a sixth victory from their last eight appearances in South Africa, but once again showed fighting spirit in going down 35-24.
Sergeal Petersen grabbed a breakaway try in the match to keep his team in the hunt and score his third try of the competition, making him the leading South African try scorer to date.
The unbeaten Vodacom Bulls and The Sharks both saw their runs come to an abrupt halt.
The Bulls suffered a 41-19 defeat in Christchurch while The Sharks ran into the buffers of the Brumbies and were held at arm’s length in a 29-10 defeat in Durban.
The Vodacom Bulls’ defeat continued a bleak away record against the Crusaders in which they have taken only one point from eight visits to the South Island (a losing bonus point in 2009) and was the fifth time they had lost by 20 or more points in those visits.
The Sharks defeat by the Brumbies, mirrored their only other defeat at home by the team from Australia’s capital. In 2007 The Sharks suffered a 21-10 defeat and were also rendered try-less – the only other occasion on which the Brumbies have won on eight visits to Durban.
Elsewhere it was a good weekend for away teams with the Hurricanes winning in Dunedin and the Force upsetting the Reds in Brisbane as five of the six away teams recorded victories – the only exception being the Vodacom Bulls.
Waratahs (20) 26 / 27 (17) Toyota Cheetahs:
The lightning the Waratahs feared would strike twice did indeed lay them low as Toyota Cheetahs scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius popped up to ensure his old team suffered a third successive defeat at the hands of the Cheetahs.
Pretorius had been lured to Sydney in 2012 having been inspirational in the Cheetahs’ 23-3 victory in Sydney the year before. However his stay was short lived as he fell out of favour and returned to Bloemfontein. Predictably, he returned to haunt the Waratahs once more.
Pretorius provided the scoring pass for wing Raymond Rhule’s second try to seal the match in the 70th minute as the Cheetahs finished strongly to add a victory to their demolition of the Highlanders the week before.
However wing Willie le Roux was the star of the show. It was his deft chip and collect that set up field position for Rhule’s second and he had started the show with a brilliant piece of off-loading, having collected his own kick ahead, to set Robert Ebersohn on a long sprint to the try line.
Rhule’s first try – after good recycling and quick movement down the backline – had given his side a 14-6 lead which was overhauled by halftime through Waratahs tries by Betham and Ashley-Cooper. But Rhule’s second try, ten minutes from time, allowed the confident Cheetahs to close out the game.
Scorers:
Waratahs – Tries: Adam Ashley-Cooper, Peter Betham. Conversions: Brendan McKibbin (2). Penalties: Brendan McKibbin (4).
Toyota Cheetahs – Tries: Raymond Rhule (2), Robert Ebersohn. Conversions: Johan Goosen (3). Penalty goals: Goosen (2).
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jarPk36qX2g[/youtube]
Southern Kings (13) 24 / 35 (18) Chiefs:
The Southern Kings appeared to be heading for a chastening defeat by the rampant defending champions as they slipped into a 32-13 deficit with more than a quarter of the match remaining. By then, explosive winger Leila Masaga had completed a hat-trick and, with a fourth try by Sam Cane, the visitors had claimed a bonus point to add to the one they took against the miserly DHL Stormers in Cape Town the week before.
The Kings had held on – just – throughout the first half with Sergeal Petersen’s third try of the season on the stroke of halftime having kept them in the hunt at 18-13 down. Petersen took advantage of a dropped Chiefs pass ten metres from his own line to sprint away and swallow dive under the poles.
However the Chiefs’ scoring spurt at the start of the second half looked set to put them out of sight but, by the final whistle, they were happy to close out the game as the 19-point lead was whittled down to eight at one point.
The Kings were forced to throw caution to the winds and the freedom it provided allow No 8 Jacques Engelbrecht to dive over in the corner after a succession of pick-and-go’s.
Demetri Catrakilis kicked two penalties to narrow the gap to eight points before Gareth Anscombe had the final word for the Chiefs.
Scorers:
Southern Kings – Tries: Jacques Engelbrecht, Sergeal Petersen. Conversion: Demetri Catrakilis. Penalty goals: Catrakilis (4).
Chiefs – Tries: Leila Masaga (3), Sam Cane. Conversions: Gareth Anscombe (3). Penalty goals: Anscombe (3).
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMSGIkBjKEU[/youtube]
Crusaders (22) 41 / 19 (9) Vodacom Bulls:
The Vodacom Bulls had no answer to the commitment and determination of the Crusaders as they suffered an all-too-familiar 20-point defeat in Christchurch – the fifth time they lost by that margin or more in eight visits to the South Island.
Four penalties by Morne Steyn were all the Bulls had to show until the 67th minute when Deon Stegmann went over from a driven maul but, by then, the Crusaders had already scored five tries of their own as they dominated the collisions and recycled at pace.
Scorers:
Crusaders – Tries: Johnny McNicholl, Kieran Read, Robert Fruean, Tom Marshall, Willi Heinz, Wyatt Crockett. Conversions: Dan Carter (4). Penalty goal: Carter.
Vodacom Bulls – Try: Deon Stegmann. Conversion: Morné Steyn. Penalty goals: Steyn (4).
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR8PMQ0UGuM[/youtube]
The Sharks (3) 10 / 29 (26) ACT Brumbies:
The Brumbies had claimed the four-try bonus point by the 35th minute as they left The Sharks in the starting blocks, silencing the crowd and making the second half a non-event as the visitors comfortably absorbed what pressure the Sharks could bring to bear in rainy Durban.
The home team ‘won’ the second half, 7-3, scoring the first points to be conceded by the Brumbies in the competition this season, but the well-drilled visitors were always in control.
Ryan Kankowski’s try – with 28 minutes remaining – provided a glimmer of hope but the only points to follow were from a Christian Lealiifano penalty.
Scorers:
The Sharks – Try: Ryan Kankowski. Conversion: Pat Lambie. Penalty goal: Lambie.
Brumbies – Tries: Henry Speight, Jesse Mogg, Joseph Tomane, Matt Toomua. Conversions: Christian Lealiifano (3). Penalty goal: Lealiifano.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuwwADcq3eY[/youtube]
Other results – Round 5:
Highlanders 19 Hurricanes 23 (Dunedin)
Reds 12 Force 19 (Brisbane)
I work in the international data networks area.
Linux difinately has it’s place in networking and networking monitoring tools, as wel as the hosting environemnt
But not even our top CCIE that has been running Linusx and all it’s flavours for the last 21 years uses it on his BUSINESS NOTEBOOK.
His home PC yes runs some flavour of Ubunto but he doesn’t use it for work
Microsoft should stay far away from networking and s top to try and manupulate the TCP packet, they have failed sinse win95 and Netbuie and still fails today where an advanced windows ping has fundemental failures
Therfore in my view, leave the business world to MS and the networking tools and kernel based specific apps to Linux
As for browsers, please use Firefox, it causes less tears
@ grootblousmile:
Well Windows 64bit is basically a emulation on top of another emulation. And I said for basic needs Linux is more than enough or one can have it as a dual boot. Wine is to emulate games and some windows programs which basically you run a emulation as well. I don’t use as I dual boot. Have both Linux and windows running. In fact I can install Linux on a memory stick. For web serving and running movies and such Linux is fine.
Glad you talk about CAD programs which basically make use of the GPU’s and wil use either AMD or NVidia’s features even the video conversion is ten times faster on the gpu and well you do not need windows because for video conversion all you need is codecs which is already installed with Linux.
No CAD programs?
http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/08/8-best-cad-apps-for-linux.html
You have never heard of handbreak I guess? One of thee best apps which comes from ugm Linux
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-applications-to-convert-audio-and-video-files-in-linux/
Now my turn try running a web server with highly sensitive data on something like windows servers. In fact Apache is 1st, NGINX 2nd and Microsoft ISS third.
But on Linux you do not have to run 20 Anti malware products firewalls and all that jazz which is still behind malware as it won’t have definitions until the type of malware have destroyed millions of dollars of data first.
Food for thought: A fully-protected-and-updated Windows box cannot, by definition, have an uptime of more than 30 days
Windows is just a scam to get people onto new hardware. That why everything from Vista to 7 and on is so bloated. Emulations running on top of emulations. Those poor Windows XP guys who did not want to upgrade? Oh yes MS basically stop developing and updating part of it. So you sit with get onto 7 or sit with security holes. So they need to buy new hardware anything from new printers to complete new PC’s
31 @ Gena_ZA:
Can’t agree more!
Clap-clap-clap!
Well said, sir!
Hehehe, I remember Netbuie well, I come from the Dos era… Flok, I did my initial MCSE on NT4…. Netbuie was a Broadcast based Protocol, had to constantly advertise and announce it’s presence everywhere, flooding the Networks with little bits of shitty data.
@ Gena_ZA:
Which Linux there is like 30 of them. Penetration testing Linux also the best bet.
DOS: No serial number required.
95/98/SE: To cut down on casual piracy, enter this serial number.
Win2K: Since that didn’t work, it might phone home unless you ask nicely that it not phone home.
XP: Since that didn’t work, it won’t activate until you let it phone home. Don’t worry, we won’t nuke existing installations.
Vista: Since that didn’t work, we’ll nuke any box that stops phoning
also did my MCSE on NT4 back in 19fok or something
For the non technical folk:
MCSE – Minesweeper Consultant and Solitair Expert
32 @ Bliksem:
Hou asseblief op Kakpraat…
You acknowledge even you run a Dual Boot Scenario… needing Windows…
So how do you Expect Oompie Puma OR Pietman to cope with all that shit?
Gaan sit op jou hopie waar jy hoort…
35 @ Gena_ZA:
Hehehe at Minesweeper Consultant and Solitair Expert!
I’ve used the Linus/Ubuntu platform before, with open office etc, and it works really well, but it isn’t very interface friendly with my clients.
@ grootblousmile:
There is nothing to cope as you ugm install Linux withing windows. Have you everused Linux because you sem to be terribly outdated.
No need to start throwing insults around mate we are all grown ups here and basically we do not get a cent from ay profits any of these companies are making so no need to go and have flame wars over companies who don’t even know we exist
@ grootblousmile:
Oh I know my way around computers http://www.overclock.net/t/1029025/malware-removal-guide
38 @ Stormersboy:
I wish the whole Open Source thing will get proper momentum… bloody tired of these World Software Monopolies ripping people off for Software and shit…
But hey, we live in the here and now…
40 @ Bliksem:
Clap-clap, flok!
32 @ Bliksem:
I just had a look at the CAD applications listed in the article. As someone who makes a living working on different CAD packages for at least 8 hours a day I can honestly say that the packages listed are not really used in the main by many deisgn experts.
Of those listed, Bricscad, which is based on the Intellicad package is most likely the closest to AutoCAD.
Intellicad was developed originally by a bunch of guys who worked for Autodesk and left to set up their own thing. I’m not sure if it moved with the times, but with Autodesk (and all CAD manufacturers) moving more towards solid modelling, I’m not sure how relevant 2D packages will be in the near future.
Draftsite is listed as an extra to the list as a Dassualt Systems package, but as Dassualt Systems market Solidworks as a premier package, why would they give you a 2D DWG / DXF compatible product for “free”? Only until you’re hooked, and then you’re forced to buy their full 3D modelling package.
I believe that some high end packages like Catia run ok on linus but can’t say that I’ve ever tried them.
With the amount of shit associated with ongoing upgrades of CAD packages coupled with ongoing “new” OS’s, the average CAD jockey just tries to do enough to get by with what he has.
FFS, between the CAD requirements and the OS requirements, and the annual CAD upgrades we can’t keep up either technically of financially.
Oh, the best / fastest / least hungry CAD package with a 3D capability was in all likelihood AutoCAD 2004.
I still use it on occassion when I need to.
@ Scrumdown:
linux, not linus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ grootblousmile:
Pietman lol.
I can just see him going all “Jihad” on his computer…..
😀
45 @ Stormersboy:
Hehehe
Yes, the “Sandman” will go BONKERS!
I found that Linux/Ubuntu was really good for older computers/netbooks where the ram etc was a bit smaller as the OS was a lot lighter than the MS stuff of the time, and so I used to instal it there and just use it internally within the company.
The “wekers” used to love it.
Plus there are not that many viruses out there on that platform and I didn’t need to worry about licensing issues with Office etc.
I want a Apple Samsung tablet based on RedHat 18.43 with IE 14 – nuff said
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STUDENT WHO OBTAINED 0% ON AN EXAM
Iwould have given him 100% for his wit!!!
Q1. In which battle did Napoleon die? * his last battle
Q2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? * at the bottom of the page
Q3. River Ravi flows in which state? * liquid
Q4. What is the main reason for divorce? * marriage
Q5. What is the main reason for failure? * exams
Q6. What can you never eat for breakfast? * Lunch & dinner
Q7. What looks like half an apple? * The other half
Q8. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become? * It will simply become wet
Q9. How can a man go eight days without sleeping ? * No problem, he sleeps at night.
Q10. How can you lift an elephant with one hand? * You will never find an elephant that has only one hand..
Q11. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in other hand, what would you have ? * Very large hands
Q12. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it? * No time at all, the wall is already built.
Q13. How can u drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it? *Any way you want, concrete floors are very hard to crack.
To all your linux fans
whereis biff? crypt at source. biff cut yacc tail, yacc cut biff finger.
“awk!,” sed biff.
“ar, ar!” sed yacc.
ksh, bash! man cut head, kill yacc at last, make strings.
exit crypt, find mail from su. od. “date? yes.” biff find su nice.
make time, date. find su at wall. tee, talk.
ed: “tip: find jobs, biff.”
“yes, make tar,” sed biff.
su, biff date more: touch, strip, sleep.
“su, inetd perl,” sed biff.
“yes!” sed su.
50 @ leon:
Deep, very deep!
Hehehe
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