Currie Cup: Cell C Sharks vs Xerox Golden Lions – Live Game Article

Published 22 August 2015 | By Scrumdown

Sharks (6) 16 / 31 (7) Golden Lions (Final Score)

The Cell C Sharks and Xerox Golden Lions did battle in the ABSA Currie Cup at

Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban at 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Sharks:

Penalties – Joe Pietersen (3)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Odwa Ndungane (1)
Conversions – Joe Pietersen (1)

Golden Lions:

Penalties – Ruan Combrinck (1)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Howard Mnisi (1), Stokkies Hanekom (1), Courtnall Skosan (1), Anthony Volmink (1)
Conversions – Marnitz Boshoff (4)

Teams:

Cell C Sharks	Xerox Golden Lions
22 August at 17:05 SA Time
Team: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Paul Jordaan , 12 André Esterhuizen, 11 S’bura Sithole, 10 Lionel Cronje, 9 Michael Claassens, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Dan du Preez, 6 Francois Kleinhans, 5 Marco Wentzel (Captain), 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Monde Hadebe, 1 Dale Chadwick Replacements: 16 Franco Marais, 17 Gerhard Engelbrecht, 18 David McDuling, 19 Jean-Luc du Preez, 20 Stefan Ungerer, 21 Wandile Mjekevu, 22 SP Marais	Team: 15 Jaco van der Walt, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Stokkies Hanekom, 12 Howard Mnisi, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Ruaan Lerm, 7 Kwagga Smith, 6 Jaco Kriel (Captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 MB Lusaseni, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Robbie Coetzee, 1 Ruan Dreyer Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Jacques van Rooyen, 18 Martin Muller, 19 Steph de Wit, 20 Ricky Schroeder, 21 Alwyn Hollenbach, 22 Anthony Volmink

Referee: Quinton Immelman
Assistant Referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Jaco Kotze
TMO: Marius Jonker

205 Responses to Currie Cup: Cell C Sharks vs Xerox Golden Lions – Live Game Article

1

BrumbiesBoy on 22 August 2015 at 11:18 am

Argentinean dragon

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-union/brumbies/rugby-brumbies-get-clearance-from-argentinean-board-to-sign-scrumhalf-tomas-cubelli-20150822-gj5asp.html
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BrumbiesBoy on 22 August 2015 at 11:22 am

“Eight is Enough”

http://www.brumbies.com.au/News/Article/tabid/1213/ArticleID/15976/Eight-Brumbies-named-in-Wallabies-2015-Rugby-World-Cup-squad.aspx
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MacroPolo on 22 August 2015 at 11:51 am

@ BrumbiesBoy:
And 12 waratahs, luckily for Cheika he does not coach in south africa 😆
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nortie on 22 August 2015 at 12:16 pm

MacroPolo wrote:

@ BrumbiesBoy:
And 12 waratahs, luckily for Cheika he does not coach in south africa 😆

Not really, the Waratahs were the most successful Aussie team 2 years in a row, Brumbies second best.

If the Bok coach selected all the Bulls in 2007 it would have been a very good Bok side as well.

As we discussed the other day, SR form is not a criteria for Bok selection any more, if it was there would have been more Stormer and Lions players in the starting team or even group.
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MacroPolo on 22 August 2015 at 12:42 pm

@ nortie:
It would definitely be an issue here under any circumstances.
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nortie on 22 August 2015 at 12:46 pm

MacroPolo wrote:

@ nortie:
It would definitely be an issue here under any circumstances.

Depending on who the coach is and where he hails from.

If the Boks were to appoint someone like Dave Rennie and he selects the bulk of his players from the Bulls, or Sharks or even Stormers, he surely can’t be accused of provincialism can he?

If the Boks appoint Ackerman and he selects the bulk of his Bok team from the Lions, irrespective of where they end on the SR log, he will be accused of provincialism
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MacroPolo on 22 August 2015 at 12:47 pm

Also a third (5) of the run team were stormers that lost to argentinia with 2 bulls, 2 sharks, 3 cheetahs and 3 foreigners… So apart from a lions player or two your conditions were more or less satisfied?
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MacroPolo on 22 August 2015 at 12:49 pm

@ nortie:
Oh im sorry. It would definitely be an issue under any circumstance if the coach played or coach a south african team.
9

BrumbiesBoy on 22 August 2015 at 1:23 pm

Having said all that, remember the wise words of one Hendrik Ignatius Botha before the ’95 RWC?

“If Transvaal couldn’t even win the Yardley Cup (night series) what chance have they got of winning the World Cup?”

Yeah, right boet.
10

nortie on 22 August 2015 at 2:00 pm

Lions by 18?
11

BrumbiesBoy on 22 August 2015 at 2:05 pm

@ nortie:
Somewhere between 10 & 12 I think I took.

Although I read last night that they haven’t won in that pisspot guppy bowl for seven or eight years…
12

nortie on 22 August 2015 at 2:08 pm

@ BrumbiesBoy:
Yep, but same as Bulls not having beaten WP for a while, I think they will win comfortably at Loftus later.

Lions should win today, for my prediction sake I hope so
13

nortie on 22 August 2015 at 2:10 pm

@ BrumbiesBoy:
Pity no one came back to us on the Loftus trip….will see later if I’m in the mood for watching rugby and maybe go down to a pub or something to watch the Province game
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Pietman on 22 August 2015 at 2:21 pm

BrumbiesBoy wrote:

Having said all that, remember the wise words of one Hendrik Ignatius Botha before the ’95 RWC?

“If Transvaal couldn’t even win the Yardley Cup (night series) what chance have they got of winning the World Cup?”

Yeah, right boet.

I think Transvaal should be the favorites to win this one today though, against Natal, even at Kingsmead!
15

Pietman on 22 August 2015 at 2:25 pm

And Northern Transvaal should take it by a handsome margin at Loftus Versfeld, against Western Province….(hoop net nie daai verse-oppie-veld draai weer as koeie uit nie
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BrumbiesBoy on 22 August 2015 at 2:25 pm

@ nortie:
Yeah, I know, I’ll probably do the same but may leave before the “main game” as I want to be nice & fresh for the Rand Air Show tomorrow.

Easier said than done though, because once I “get the taste” it’s problems…

then
17

BrumbiesBoy on 22 August 2015 at 2:28 pm

@ Pietman:
I say old chap, Kingsmead is the cricket ground, didn’t you know?
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Pietman on 22 August 2015 at 2:32 pm

@ BrumbiesBoy:
Oh, I beg your pardon squire, so sorry! Little hard keeping up with all these name changes nowadays
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BrumbiesBoy on 22 August 2015 at 2:41 pm

Ah, memories…memories…BB calls back the past!!!
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BrumbiesBoy on 22 August 2015 at 2:42 pm

@ BrumbiesBoy:
Oops, sorry!

http://www.brumbies.com.au/News/Article/tabid/1213/ArticleID/15834/Brumbies-name-20-year-Dream-Team.aspx
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grootblousmile on 22 August 2015 at 3:22 pm

Hellloooooooooooo
22

Labuschagne on 22 August 2015 at 4:22 pm

GO THE LIONS
23

Scrumdown on 22 August 2015 at 4:34 pm

Hello all.
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Scrumdown on 22 August 2015 at 4:35 pm

16 @ BrumbiesBoy:
Same here.

Playing golf at Serengeti tomorrow so don’t want a babalas.
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Scrumdown on 22 August 2015 at 4:42 pm

I think the difference in this game may well be the Lions’ pack.

Guppies back line has a degree of quality to it.

Can’t help thinking that it’s still not a happy family in Durbs.
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Pietman on 22 August 2015 at 4:43 pm

@ Scrumdown:
Flippit, geen wonder die land is halfpad in sy moer nie, wanneer werk julle Transvalers n slag!
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Scrumdown on 22 August 2015 at 4:48 pm

@ Pietman:
Ek het laas maand vir een klient ver oor 200 ure geboek.

Gisteraand 9uur ingestap inni huis van Rustenburg af. (Waterval Smelter) Elke dag daar tot fok alleen weet hoe laat met k@k projek wat nie wil reg loop nie.

Tyd om more te ontspan en die lekker groen gholfbaan n bietlie op te fok!
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Pietman on 22 August 2015 at 4:49 pm

@ Scrumdown:
“Can’t help thinking that it’s still not a happy family in Durbs.”
How would you feel if you had to live down there in Deben? I fly over it now and then, from Dubai to Cape Town, and even that is too close for me! The Mumbai of Africa, that place has become.
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Scrumdown on 22 August 2015 at 4:51 pm

@ Pietman:
Jy moet begin gholf speel.

Kan lekker jou sand bunker spel oefen daasr tussen die “ragheads”.
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Scrumdown on 22 August 2015 at 4:51 pm

28 @ Pietman:
John Smit not having the impact everyone expected.