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Ah yes, folks, this is Currie Cup rugby all right. No minnow bullshit in this game, it’s a proper strength-versus-strength contest at Loftus this evening.
The Sharks are riding high at the top of the log, but will know that a loss to the Bulls will virtually hand Western Province first position on a platter. Will they account for the Bulls as easily as they did in the first round in Durban?
Or will the wounded Bulls bounce back in emphatic style and see off the Sharks’ challenge? They know that, should the Cheetahs beat Western Province, they could well end up outside the top four this weekend, should they lose this match.
Kick-off at Loftus is at 17h05.
Blue Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Stefan Watermeyer, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Burton Francis, 9 Heini Adams, 8 Dewald Potgieter, 7 Pedrie Wannenburg, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Derick Kuün (captain), 1 Jaco Engels.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Fudge Mabeta, 19 Jacques Burger, 20 Dean Greyling, 21 Francois Brummer, 22 Tiger Mangweni.
The Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanche (captain), 14 Chris Jordaan, 13 Andries Strauss, 12 Riaan Swanepoel, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Juan Hernandez, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Keegan Daniel, 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Albert van den Berg, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Deon Carstens.
Replacements: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 Julian Redelinghuys, 18 Alistair Hargreaves, 19 Michael Rhodes, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Monty Dumond, 22 Waylon Murray.
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant referees: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Christie du Preez
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
i’m imposing a media black out until the game starts here by me.
later.
12-6 to them at half time. We’re getting zero possession
Seems I am being screwed over AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
F#^$&%N Roundball.
Not showing the match at all!!!!!!!!!!
Half Time
Bulls 12 – 6 Sharks
Bulls
Penalties:Francis (15th min, 20th min, 32nd min, 34th min)
Sharks
Penalties: Hernandez (24th min, 29th min)
@robdylan (Comment 2) :
Oops didn’t see you there.
OH MY WORD!!!!!!!!!!!
Bulls 12 – 26 Sharks
Around 60min
Sharks Tries
Hernandez (44th min), Botes (51st min)
Bulls 20 – 29 Sharks
74min
The Bulls win a penalty right in front for lazy running by the Sharks. Francois Brummer slots the penalty and it is a sixpoint game again – 23-29
@KSA Shark © (Comment 8) :
That was 76min.
78min
The Sharks kick deep and the Bulls come back strongly, taking the ball through the phases.
you doing updates, ob?
Sharks doing a victory lap at Loftus.
PRICELESS
365
The Bulls win a penalty and they have one more shot at the winning score. They opt for the line-out – which is now inside the Sharks 22. THey are going to maul it and then it goes to the backs. The siren goes and the Bulls are 10 metres away. Now they are five metres away. No, they spill the ball in the tackle and the Sharks record a thrilling 29-23 to go back on top oif the standings. This has been as dramatic as anything we’ve seen – the Bulls will hurt, the Sharks will celebrate. Remenmber, we still have plenty of drama to come from the Northern Hemisphere matches this weekend.
FULL TIME
Blue Bulls 23 – 29 The Sharks
Sharks top the log.
@robdylan (Comment 11) :
Done
@robdylan (Comment 12) :
Damn!!!!!!!!! Wish I could see that.
Jono Kaplan better watch out for flying “coke”
Sharks top… LOVE IT
Cheetahs’ win helped us BIG TIME!!
@robdylan (Comment 16) :
And even though we have the best PD we do not need it this week.
Looks like JMH has found his mojo…woohoo…
@blackshark (Comment 19) :
He certainly scored well this week.
I’m glad the Cheetahs are coming to us next weekend and not the other way around.
SIX wins on the trot for them now.
@blackshark (Comment 19) : you wanna go to the game this weekend? I’m using the media pass, but can make another plan for you
@robdylan (Comment 22) :
NO DUDE STAY AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you have the same luck as i do we are screwed.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 23) : ha ha… hoping that will change
OMG WE WON!!
And Province lost!! LMGA! Perfect weekend.
Oh WP got TWO BPs??
@klempie (Comment 25) : LMGA?
@robdylan (Comment 27) :
F*kken soutie. LMGA = Lag my gat af.
Okes if we don’t win the CC this year then we really would be worthy of the choker tag again.
@klempie (Comment 28) : there’s nothing wrong with being English, dude, even if you insist on living in Pretoria
@robdylan (Comment 30) : Midrand dude. Midrand.
I just have to pass through passport control twice a day. 
@klempie (Comment 28) : Are you english or afrikaans?
I’ve got Dr Pepper!
@Baldrick (Comment 32) : English bru. Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
You teed yourself up for it. hehe 
@klempie (Comment 34) : So you’re not a closet Afrikaner, or a wannabe, just a frustrated one? Much like a middle aged man who wears panties?
@klempie (Comment 31) : where in Midrand?
@klempie (Comment 28) : Sorry, I couldn’t resist. You teed yourself up for it. hehe
@Baldrick (Comment 35) : @Baldrick (Comment 37) :
29 dude. 100% soutpiel born and bred in Durbs-by-the-Sea.
Old man was a second language Afrikaans teacher at Kearsney and Treverton.
@robdylan (Comment 36) : New Road.
WOW! What a weekend! Congrats to the Sharks, Bokke and Cheetahs, the latter not so much though, but topping the log without the Boks is something. Can any give me tips on how to top the SB LOG again?
Any ideas on how bad Mvovo and Swannies injuries are?
@JarsonX (Insomniac) (Comment 41) : did Swannie get hurt?
@JarsonX (Insomniac) (Comment 41) : lwazi ‘s facebook status is ‘all is well’
Does andyone knwo what happened with u/19 and u/21 games was it a clean sweep?
Looks like no Jacques Fourie for the bulls for the Currie Cup…
“South Africa centre Jacque Fourie has been suspended for four weeks for a dangerous tackle on All Blacks centre Ma’a Nonu in the Springboks’ 32-29 Tri-Nations victory on Saturday.”
“Fourie’s suspension does not begin until September 26, as he was not intending to play next week, and runs until October 19.”
Ooops for the LIONS
Well done Sharks!
My internet slipped into a coma for a few hours yesterday so couldn’t watch.
But I did predict Sharks to win a heartstopper.
Someone mention blind squirrel?
@McLovin (PROOOOOOVIIIIINCE!!!!!) (Comment 47) : Apparently they can find nuts too…