The Lions travel up the road to Brakpan to visit the Valke.
The Lions may not be able to move up the log with this win but the points will come in handy when they look down the Log to the chasing WP team.
Will the Lions take a full 5 from the match?
Or will the valke try and make thake revenge for the 35 – 23 defeat to the Lions in round 3?
Kick-off in Brakpan at 19:10 SA time.
Referee: Marius Jonker
Touch judges: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Peter de Bruin
TMO: Michael Cupido
Falcons: 15 Johan Jackson, 14 Dewald Pretorius, 13 Ernie Kruger, 12 Hanno Coetzee (captain), 11 Johan Swartz, 10 Len Olivier, 9 Poerie van Rooyen, 8 Sean Plaatjies, 7 Johan de Bruin, 6 Warren Perkins, 5 Marius Coetzer, 3 Ruhan van Jaarsveld, 3 Nico Pretorius, 2 Ryno Barnes, 1 Gavin Whittingham.
Replacements: 16 Jody Jeneker, 17 Frik Venter, 18 Wouter Moore, 19 Reg Muller/Emile Verster, 20 Gerrie Odendaal, 21 Showan Smith, 22 Jeff Perkins.
Lions: 15 Jaco van Schalkwyk, 14 Michael Killian, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Trompie Nontshinga, 10 Earl Rose, 9 Chris Jonck, 8 Ernst Joubert, 7 Franco van der Merwe, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar (captain), 5 Gerhard Mostert, 4 Anton van Zyl, 3 Lawrence Sephaka, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Heinke van der Merwe.
Replacements: 16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 Ross Geldenhuys, 18 Derick Minnie, 19 Justin Wheeler, 20 Walter Venter, 21 Louis Strydom, 22 Rayno Benjamin.
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Lions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VALKE
Naaaastroviaaaaaa!
VALKE!!
LEN!!!!!!
Oh Ja i forgot to mention.
LIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but i hope Olivier scores 30 points.
PROOOOOOOOOOOOVINCE!
A full compliment of points must be obtained here…no slip up boys..the goats are gonna be on our tails.
Also a fairly high score as too insure our points diff stays healthy.
LIONS !!!!
May the best team win.
PROOOOOOOOOOOOOVIIIIIIINCE!
Is Poerie his real name?
For the sake of Province and fair play, may the best team be the Valke. 😈
@McLovin (Comment 11) : nah – it’s Petrus, I think
Either way…unlucky
Will someone be giving updates of the game..not on TV here 👿
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 8) :
Hey is that Lion sneaking up on something or is it hanging it’s head in shame ❓
😉
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 15) :
yeah i’ll be here to do that.
Picks for Valke 387 (2.33%)
Picks for Lions 16211 (97.64%)
@KSA Shark © (Comment 17) :
thanx KSA 😀
Cheetahs have dropped below 60% in their picks 🙄
Picks for Cheetahs 9836 (59.71%)
Picks for Western Province 6617 (40.17%)
Picks for Valke 387 (2.33%)
Picks for Lions 16211 (97.64%)
Picks for draw 5 (0.03%)
Average Valke pick Valke by 9
Average Lions pick Lions by 20
Average overall pick Lions by 20
Biggest Valke pick Valke by 150
Biggest Lions pick Lions by 134
Biggest Valke pick Valke by 150
😯
I suppose there are a few eternal optimists out there 😆
field looks quite a bit greener than usual
Rudi Joubert makes a very valid point in response to the question “is it difficult to coach a small union?”
it’s not difficult to coach a small union, but it is difficult to have to start from scratch every season becasue of players moving to bigger unions
9 of the Valke have played less than 15 CC games. 😯
Lions come on..
@KSA Shark © (Comment 22) :
now thats just being silly..must be a province supporter…wishful thinking…
Bladen seems surprised that Jeneker has moved from Natal 😆
Been sleeping for a few months then. 😉
Game on.
45sec into the game and Valke #7 gets a PK against him for a swinging arm.
Rose goes at goal from 7m inside the Valke half
Hits the right hand upright high up and the chasing lions gather.
get nailed at the ruck for holding on.
Len olivier gives an AWESOME kick for touch 😉 to set up LO on the halfway line.
Lions knock on in the LO
Valke 30kgs heavier in the scrum.
firts scrum is wheeled and reset
Valke scrummie breaks and chips and Lions are forced to dot it down ingoal
Silly kick by Olivier after getting good ball from the forwards.
Lions gather in their 22 under no pressure.
Dewald Pretorius try!!!!!!!!!!!
That try came from good ball that was kicked by Olivier again.
This time the bounce beats Nontshinga and pretorius gathers and falls over for the try.
Van Rooyen converts for Valke
7 – 0 Valke
7min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 32) :
That just means the Valke are fatter
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 38) :
Jaco Pretorius TRY!!!!!!!!!
TMO checking legality of last pass.
Lions were all over the Valke line for about 5 or six phases.
waiting for TMO.
TMO is 30sec Cupido
Looks forward IMO from the wrist action in the pass.
bugger
Marius Jonker is sommer learning from the first time around that he shouldn’t refer things to Cupido 😉
Awarded.
Rose misses the conversion.
7 – 5 Valke
10min
Nontshinga collects from a ruck after the Kick off and chips and chases.
nails Plaatjies in the air but play goes on as Plaatjies was dof enough to jump AFTER he caught the ball 😆
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 27) : It is someone that takes part in the AFL where scores of that proportions are not something unusual. Obviously a couple of them are just trying their hand at our rugby, without trying to figure our scoring system out.
Jaco v Schalkwyk TRY!!!!!!
Jonker being silly IMO
Try is scored
Valke take the ball and run it out and he says play on before coming back to check for the try.
Waiting for TMO Cupido
Cupido: Marius, You may award the try
Conversion over
7 – 12 Lions
12min
Jonck has been stretchered off the field after that try.
Who was it who commented that the Lions had no scrumhalf cover?
Doppies Le grange at scrum half
Lions are 1m out again.
@Silver Fox (Comment 47) :
makes sense
@KSA Shark © (Comment 48) :
Lions beginning to unleash Hell 😎
Anton van Zyl TRY!!!!!!!!!!!
Rose converts
7 – 19 Lions
15min
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 55) :
More than hell being unleashed if you ask me.
Len olivier break through and then gets caught.
Valke turn it over to lions at the ruck.
Nontshinga TRY!!!!!!!!!!
BP TRY after 17min 😯
Conversion by Rose over
7 – 26 Lions
18min
perhaps 150 could be on the cards 😛
game stops for a minute as there is a stoppage for injury.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 61) :
NOT for the Valke though 😆
FK Lions at scrum.
Wepener is heard tuning the Valke guy. “Vat die pressure pal” 😀
Lions opt for scrum again.
Jonker stops things to have a chat to the Captain who in turn have to chat to the players.
Calm it down boys.
LO Lions
taken well in the front and the Lions run it wide
PK Lions for Coetzer from Valke playing the ball on the ground.
Rose goes at goal and misses.
Kempson: I suppose the Lions are going to make sure they win the game first before going for the BP. 😕 😕
😆 😆 And bladen hasn’t corrected him yet. 😆
LO Valke on the lions 22.
valke take and maul
Van Rooyen passes back from the ruck to a flyhalf standing in the drop goal position only to realise there isn’t one. 😯
valke have to turn and go get the ball.
PK Valke for deliberate infringement at ruck, not rolling away.
Valke set up LO 5m out
throw goes over the LO and le Grange clears eventually
valke run and then kick it up.
PK Lions for valke coming in the side.
Tap and go Rose.
TRY Killian!!!!!!!!!!!
How’s Len looking?
Conversion Over
7 – 33 Lions
30min
@robdylan (Comment 74) : Lions sending a clear message, I see
@robdylan (Comment 74) :
Not to bad. silly kick early on but nothing wrong otherwise. Nothing spectacular though
I need Walter Venter to come on and score 4 tries on his own
PK advantage to Valke as they are in the Lions 22
@KSA Shark © (Comment 77) : Not easy to look good behind a pack that’s being stuffed
PK Valke.
Tap and go.
Whittingham TRY!!!!!!!!!
I wish I could watch, but Caitlin has the Tv
Jonker stops play to warn Sephaka for a swining arm. and then tell Grobelaar that they had THREE PK advantages for coming in the side at the ruck in that move.
NO MORE he says.
Conversion by Van Rooyen over
14 – 33 Lion
34min
Olivier boots it from 3m from his tryline to almost the half way.
Lions take quick LO but throw it skew forward.
Valke opt for scrum after the skew throw
@KSA Shark © (Comment 81) : Ex Shark!
KSA how is Rose playing?
Go Len!
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 87) :
very well. Lions are running most ball and he is in control there
Shouldve picked Lions by 100
Come now, you zef east rand bliksems
Doppies le grange TRY!!!!!!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 89) :
If he maintains this form for the rest of the CC don’t be suprised to see him on the EOYT..has been playing really well this season.
Walter Venter stole the ball at a ruck and broke before le grange scored
Maybe the Sharks should’ve bought Earl instead
Rose misses the conversion
Valke 14 – 38 Lions
Half time
@robdylan (Comment 95) :
maybe the sharks should stay clear of all Lions players…and that goes for the other unions too. 😈
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 93) :
EOYT could be a good possibility, but don’t be surprised if he doesn’t.
Look at De Waal. He was leading points scorer in the CC 06 and 07 I believe and still no Bok spot.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 98) :
Oooooo wait that sounds like I rate De Waal.
I DON’T
@robdylan (Comment 95) :
Nah, this is the CC. we can buy him IF he proves good enough in the S14.
No no no! Venter needs to score himself!
@blackshark (Comment 90) :
I feel the same way.
I was waaaaaayyyyyyyy to conservative. The Lions will score at least 30 more in the 2nd half IMO.
5+ phases only once in the game. 😯
by the Valke 😯 😯 😯
I reckon Len will prove an astute purchase. He’d better, cos right now he’s looking like our first choice flyhalf for the Super 14
But KSA …its De Waal… solid at best nothing flash…won’t fit into the new Bok gameplan.
@robdylan (Comment 101) :
😀 😀
I hope I picked the Lions
@robdylan (Comment 104) :
YUP.
When they announcing Grant’s signing 😉
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 105) : I’ve heard the Boks have no game plan 🙂 mr green
@KSA Shark © (Comment 102) :
I picked the Lions by 26 🙄
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 105) :
Also De Waal had Butch keeping him out of the side. If butch doesn’t play in the EOYT then it will be Grant and Rose as the 10s IMO.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 110) :
somewhere in the teens for me 😳
2nd Half on.
@robdylan (Comment 109) :
Thats the rumour going round..couldn’t fool me 😕
@KSA Shark © (Comment 108) : You keep saying it enough and it’s bound to happen
Rose collects a deep kick in his 22.
Beats two players before passing.
gets the ball back and beats two more.
@robdylan (Comment 115) :
I’m hoping 😆 😆 😆
grobelaar loses it forward in the Valke 22.
Yay. Now i’m watching
LO lions 20m out
Joubert takes at the back
ruck
@KSA Shark © (Comment 111) :
for me Grant is a must would like to see him get an extended run…also I think Rose would fit in nicely with the brand of running rugby we want to play.
Gosh never thought I’d be pushing for Rose to get selected..my how things change.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 120) :
KSA and how bout Joubert..rusty or looking back to his best ❓
wide right and Valke steal it in the tackle.
clear with the boot to rose who takes
Lions go over but Jonker is right there and give PK for “double movement”.
valke tap and go and have there is a LO in the Lions 22
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 122) :
close to his best.
Lions give away FK for closing the LO.
Valke opt for scrum about 10m out.
stoppage for Geldenhuys’ arm
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 122) :
joubert involved in quite a few of the Lions’ runs
Lions take the ball at the scrum and le grange clears.
valke running it back.
BIIGGGGGGGGGGGG WHISTLE TIME OFF
Ref: I spoke to you guys just before half time about coming in the side of the ruck, all went well for a while and now it’s starting again. it stops now.
PK valke
Looks like Im only gettin one SB point. Rose must get a try or two and stop missing conversions. How is Doppies doing?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 128) :
a little unfair really. he threatened a yellow earlier and now hasn’t given it.
Lons scrummed back heavily 8m out and PK Valke for Lions popping in the scrum.
LO set up 5m out
Lions steal LO and Rose clears
Go Valke! 😈
@blackshark (Comment 129) :
Very well actually.
Valke spread it wide from the LO.
knock
scrum Lions
East Rand Stereo sounds like a lekker station. 🙄
Joubert picks and goes
Lions get some great forward momentum and Rose passes a kak pass.
knock on.
Advantage for high tackle, PK Lions.
Rose sets up LO 8m inside the Valke 22
@McLovin (Comment 135) : ❓ 😀 ❓
LO not straight, scrum valke
Plaatjies picks and goes.
tackled, ruck
spread it wide and clear with the boot.
LO Lions just outside Valke 22
Lions take and spread.
venter beats three
What is the score?
@Hmmm (Comment 140) : 14 – 38 Lions
TRY Killian!!!!!!!!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 137) : It’s one of the advertising boards.
‘More music…more local…more fun’ or something like that.
to answer the questions on joubert.
Bladen has just said he believes Joubert has had a hand in almost every try scoring move.
and that he has.
Rose Converts
14 – 45 Lions
55min
kinda expected the lions to slack up in the 2nd half..last time they did this against the valke the almost ended up losing.
@McLovin (Comment 143) :
Oh okay 😆
Jaco v Schalkwyk TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!
being refered
le grange broke at the scrum and chipped.
Killian chased, hacked the loose ball
v Schalkwyk scored.
TMO awards the try!!!!!!!!
@robdylan (Comment 119) : Who did you bully?
Rose converts
14 – 52 Lions
57min
Oh jinne
I said 37 points
So I am only get 1 point…
Lions steal ball from valke 5m from their own tryline and run it out.
PK Lions Valke tackled man without the ball.
LO Lions 10m out.
spread it from the LO and pass forward
stoppage for injury
KSA…I picked the Bulls to win against you guys…
Just cozz of their form and that they got a few good Bokke to add to that…
Valke win their own scrum
run it out. Liosn turn it over in the tackle.
Lions on attack 5m out now
Doppies le Grange TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Valke of old, hiding of note.
Is there padding on the crossbar? 😯
@Hmmm (Comment 155) :
No need for excuses, we are still going to “laff” at you when we win no matter what your excuse. 😛
Spanking!
Conversion over
14 – 59 Lions
63min
trouble for the Lions here.
Red Card for Jaco v Schalkwyk
dangerous and Late tackle dumping the guy on his head.
You think the Sharks can pull it off with only 1 week together?
Problem with the Lions playing 3 minnow teams in a row could mean they’ll be a little soft when it comes to playing Province and the Sharks..
Valke set up LO 5m out from Lions line.
‘Baby come back’ plays while he leaves the field. 😆
Lions steal their LO.
And this time the ref gets it right
Well we’ll have to see Rob…
@McLovin (Comment 167) :
hehehhehee
@Hmmm (Comment 164) :
YES OF COURSE!!!!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 163) : He’ll probably only get a week’s suspension. 🙄
Joubert stopped 30cm short of the line.
Lions recycle
Ettienne Reynecke TRY!!!!!
That is 10 for the lions 😯
@McLovin (Comment 172) :
Yeah i think the red was harsh.
Strydom converts
14 – 66 Lions
68min
Ettienne Reynecke scores a 2nd TRY!!!!!!!!!!!
you just can’t teach culture hey!!!!!!!!! 🙄
Lions supporter drinking black lable next to the field 😛
Strydom converts
14 – 73 Lions
71min
Joubert involved with everything
Pk valke and they set up LO just outside the Lions 22
Valke spread it wide and eventually get a scrum for the Lions.
uncontested scrums
Benjamin TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 178) :
lol back in the day of black label..hey its a mans beer 😎
Can the Valke come back?
Conversion missed
14 – 78 Lions
75min
@McLovin (Comment 185) :
Do you mean this SEASON? 😛
Ai…so jaco is out for a few games…
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 184) :
Used to drink it when we were short of bucks. much easier to get pissed on 😆 😳
@Hmmm (Comment 188) :
no more than 1 game IMO.
le grange off with cramp. Killian goes to scrum half.
@Hmmm (Comment 188) :
good riddence no big loss
Awesome kick pass
Benjamin wrestles it from a valke player ingoal and SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!
80+ points is not good.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 192) :
Yeh I guess
Doesn’t even seem like they missing him…scoring at wil with the other 14….LoL
Try number 13 gets no conversion
Game over
Valke 14 – 83 Lions
Eina
Eish…
The Lions are on fire
Where were they when they were playing teh Cheetahs!??!
Lions certainly turned things around in the second half hey!!!!
The had 38 at half time and finished with 83. 🙂
Bayonne v Clermont 3-3.
But I won’t be watching.
Or maybe I will.
Anyone seen Fool’s Gold? Is it any good?
Log updated.
Valke are bottom
Lions are 4th
Man of the match for me would be Ernst Joubert
Phase 1 complete..job well done guys!
Thanx KSA for the updates.
Now for a All Black / Sharks win tomorrow and a Province and States draw and a good weekend of ruggers done.
Oh and Harliquens / Arsenal to win to ofcourse 😀
Im out for today…check you folks tomorrow. Peace!
So that puts the LIONS in top spot for scoring tries again
@McLovin (Comment 201) :
Very good.
@McLovin (Comment 201) :
yea its pretty good…2 hotties init 😀
@blackshark (Comment 204) :
enjoy the game tomorrow
@KSA Shark © (Comment 206) : Funny? Trailer seems funny…
But we are still 4th on the log…
Gonna tkae some doing to end anywhere above that…
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 207) : Matthew whathisface & who else? 😉
Man of the Match IS awarded to Ernst Joubert.
@McLovin (Comment 211) :
STORMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See you guys another time
Thanks for the movie tips gents. Have a lovely evening. Torrential rain on it’s way after the wettest & darkest August on record. 🙄
Kate Hudson is a sweetheart..awesome body ❗
Cheers dudes I’m off to work 🙁
@McLovin (Comment 209) :
yeah.
Mclovin…I see ou are way ahead of me as 3rd placed poster…you been busy lately…
American hotrod on now 😎
@McLovin (Comment 211) :
Donald Sutherland if you’re into older men 😯 😀
@KSA Shark © (Comment 217) : I forgot, I don’t believe anything you say anymore. 😛 Now I’m really going. The wine won’t drink itself. 😀
Thanks KSA. Chat again tomorrow.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 219) :
thats way funny KSA…okay MUST go now
Oh and the funniest movie I have seen in a very long time is Tropic Thunder , brilliant cast and tears in your eyes funny.
Tom Cruise and Robert Downey jr are brilliant in it.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 216) :
have fun, don’t shoot anyone 😉
I am off for the night as well guys.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 223) :
must make a point of seeing it.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 223) :
No Cruise in Tropic Thunder. Did you mean Ben Stiller?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 226) :
according to http://www.imdb.com that is.
Have Just watched Clermont lose to bayonne.
I can see why Rob Linde plays outside SA.
He wouldn’t make the Leopards CC team in SA.
Munster have just beaten Edinburgh
@KSA Shark © (Comment 226) :
I meant Tom , he is in the movie aswell as Ben Stiller , I think Ben is the director aswell. Tom plays he’s part bloody well.
Other cast members is Nic Nolte, Jack Black and Matthew whatshisname
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 231) :
Oh okay. cool
Have seen the trailer will def see the movie.
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 230) :
🙂
Are you a Lion or a cheshire cat? 😉
Well done your team did damn well tonight.
LIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROAR !!!!!!!
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 234) :
In a good mood this morning?
Why? 😉
I hope I feel the same way tomorrow morning. 😳
@KSA Shark © (Comment 235) :
😆 I am rather…not sure why though..
Not to worry I think you will 😎
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 236) :
Have just checked the schedules.
Showsport is showing the Sharks Bulls match Live at 18:00 our time (17:00 SA). The WP game is not being shown.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 233) :
I’m a bit worried about the injuries, but we did the job and did it well!
I got to chat to more of our players last night in Brakpan than at EPS..and heard from someone that is supposedly in the know that we are in fact chatting to a coach, even though officially it was denied during the week.
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 238) :
VERY Well. Better than anyone else so far this season.
Are you going to enter the Guinness Premeirship SB comp?
http://www.sharksworld.co.za/2008/09/03/new-superbru-pools-open/
Jonck was concussed and will be out for 3-4 weeks I guess, Mostert had his arm in a sling and that could be his season. Doppies and Venter also came off towards the end, Venter with a hamstring injury. Obviously Van Schalkwyk will pick up a suspension for the red card.
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 239) :
That is a bit of a surprise to me.
I would have thought now that you guys are starting to get results they would stay with Loffie if only for one last season to see if he can get S14 results.
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 241) :
Sheez that’s not what you guys need.
And didn’t your replacement prop also come off with an injured elbow?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 243) :
I missed that one..Geldenhuys? Is that why the scrums were uncontested towards the end?
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 239) : @walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 241) : Pity. I really like the Lions style of play once the players and Loffie get it all together. It is based more or less on the principle of I score more tries than you, so I should win. Makes for spectacular rugby.
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 244) :
not sure if it was because of that, but Geldenhuys was injured before his first scrum. Whether he actually went off i am not sure but he seemed to be struggling with his elbow a bit.
Have approved your SB entry BTW.