Western Province travel to Bloemfontein for the first of their “Five Finals in a Row”.
WP have their Boks back and will be hoping to end today with their Semi-Final hopes still alive.
Will the return of the Springboks give WP the motivation they need to be the first team to beat the Cheetahs at home in the Currie Cup since 2006?
Or will the Cheetahs show that their form over the last two seasons was NOT just because of a lack of Springboks in the other teams?
Kick-off in Bloemfontein at 15:00 SA time.
Referee: Phillip Bosch
ARs: Pro Legoete, Peet Badenhorst
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
Cheetahs: 15 Bevin Fortuin, 14 Wilton Pietersen, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Fabian Juries, 10 Tewis de Bruyn, 9 Neil Powell, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Juan Smith (captain), 6 Hendro Scholtz, 5 Barend Pieterse, 4 David de Villiers, 3 Kobus Calldo, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Richardt Strauss, 17 Phillip Lemmer, 18 Nico Breedt, 19 Heinrich Brüssow, 20 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 21 JW Jonker, 22 Kabamba Floors.
Western Province: 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Gcobani Bobo, 12 Jean de Villiers (captain), 11 Sireli Naqelevuki, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Luke Watson, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 Brian Mujati, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 JC Kritzinger, 18 AJ Venter, 19 Nick Koster, 20 Bolla Conradie, 21 Joe Pietersen, 22 Wylie Human.
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PPPRRROOOVVVIIINNNCCCEEE!!!!!!!!!
let’s hope it’s not POSSUMS!!!!!!!!!
Province!
I have Province by 18 on SB and it feels good to actually want the team that I picked on SB to be the winning team.
Can’t remember what I picked
@robdylan (Comment 4) :
WP by 7. Not very confident I see. 😉
7 is basically my default margin
@robdylan (Comment 6) : 🙂
I’m gonna be 5min late for the start here 🙁
Sorry
okay game about to kick off
jantjes forced into touch10m out from his line.
Attacking LO Cheetahs
Wp get it back from the ruck after the LO and grant clears.
Ebersohn tackles kalie woekie very well out wide.
Ebersohn getting treatment to his shoulder after the tackle.
seems okay.
scrum collapses twice and Blaauw gets penalised for not binding.
Fortuin sets up LO 12m out from Cheetah line.
Wilton pietersen TRY!!!!!!!!
Wp turn over Cheetah ball only to turn it back to Cheetahs 5sec later and Cheetahs score.
Bosman converts
7 – 0 Cheetahs
7min
PK WP for Juan Smith holding on.
Grant slots it
7 – 3 Cheetahs
9min
Cheetahs on attack and Wp turn it over at the ruck.
seems to be happening OFTEN
Cheetahs get caught 4m out as powell has toe field a kick.
manage to win the ruck and Juan steps out.
WP LO 5m out on attack
Hendro Scholtz nailed for slowing it down at the ruck after LO.
Grant going at goal
Over
7 – 6 Cheetahs
12min
PK WP from the kick-off as pietersen takes Brits out in the air
Ah it seems they are fixing the referee’s audio.
Don’t they test it before the games 👿
Game on again
Wp in the Cheetahs 22
They seem unsure of a plan of attack.
And Watson does the wrong thing yet again.
Receives a pass from Grant with his hands showing and then waves the ball on as it gets to him only for it to fall on the ground with nobody near it. 😕
YOU ARE A FORWARD, FOOL!!!!!!!!!
PK advanatge to WP for Juan Smith offside just outside the 22.
ref seems to think there was enough advantage and Cheetahs get the scrum 10sec later. 😡
scrum collapses
Scrum keeps getting reset 🙄
Caldo and Blaauw keep collapsing 🙁
Januarie TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
He charged a pass from powell to Fortuin.
The scrum was 15m out and Fortuin was 5m in goal and januarie still managed to charge the kick down and score.
Conversion Over
7 – 13 WP
19min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 27) :
🙄 … idiot..sorry but I have ried to look past all of it and try and like the man..I just can’t.
Thanx for the updates KSA..showtime letting us down again..luckily they are showing the important match 😀
Pk Cheetahs on the WP 10m line
High tackle by 5 blue.
Bosman going at goal
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 33) :
🙂
Over by Bosman
10 – 13 WP
21min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 32) :
Has become a bit of a trade mark for the man.
I wonder how far he’d travel being shot out of a cannon.
Grant punts the ball from inside his half and it goes touch in goal
Cheetahs choose scrum
win FK from scrum
WP steal the quick ball and counter attack.
Bobo gives a sloppy one (pass) to JdV and Cheetahs have the LO
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 37) :
PPRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVIIIIIIIIIIIIIINCE!
RUMBLE!!!!!!!!!!
RUMBLE!!!!!!!!!!
Ref just talks to the captains and tells them to talk to the players.
restart with a scrum.
replay shows that it was nothing other than jersey jealousy
#3 blue gets Penalised for collapsing the scrum
Fortuin sets up LO 10m outside WP 22
KSA as usual the man to rely on. Wonder how many camels kette would get for you? 😀
Radio rsg is broadcasting the soccer not the CC match..boy things have certainly changed 😆
Ebersohn tries a DG but well short and wide.
@Silver Fox (Comment 45) :
She’d probably give them camels to take me 😆
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 46) : 😯
Could be some trouble here
Yes.
Burger yellow carded for taking Pieterse out in the air at the LO.
Bosman going at goal
Misses the kick
29min
10 – 13 WP
Powell from the back of the ruck, puts it on the boot and WP have a LO on their 22 with a man short in the LO
Cheetahs on attack outsdie the WP 22 for about 7 or 8 phases and then give away penalty.
Grant can relieve the pressure here. 😎
Cheetahs have had 64% territory advantage so far.
32min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 50) :
ah the walking tener.
How is Grant at flyhalf..rusty ?
Grant sets up LO about 10m outside the Cheetahs 22
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 55) :
Nope, as good as ever.
even kalie Woekie is set on getting involved and not doing it slowly either.
scrum WP
@KSA Shark © (Comment 57) : And staying in Cape Town. (I hope). 🙂
WP do well in shte scrum despite being a man short.
Cheetahs intercept but get caught.
spread it wide right and Pietersen goes over after bouncing TWO WP players
The pass to Pietersen was forward though 😳
scrum WP just outside their 22.
@McLovin (Comment 59) :
😈 😈
Juries goes over for a try on the far side!!!!!!
great stepping.
NOW that WAS a forward pass to Juries IMO
The man he stepped BTW was #46.
Conversion Over
17 – 13 Cheetahs
38min
Cheetahs put the ball in touch after getting the Kick off.
Watson takes a quick LO but gets called back and Cheetahs get the throw. ❓ ❓ ❓ All looked fine to me, Dunno why it happened.
Burger back on
Kalie Woekie steps two guys gives to Joe Pietersen and he scores.
AND NOW THE REF LOOKS FOR A FORWARD PASS FROM THE TMO 👿
Half way there. 😎
@KSA Shark © (Comment 64) :
nice
watson u tool
nothing wrong with the pass and the TMO confirms.
Grant hits the upright with the conversion
HALF TIME
Cheetahs 17 – 18 WP
PPRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVIIIIIIIIIIIIIINCE!!!!!!!!!
a smell a draw
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 68) :
for ONCE (and only this once) I will stand up for Jersey snatcher. He did nothing wrong there, I think the TJ got it wrong.
Watson did look like a bit of a tool challenging the call though.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 72) :
Heaven Forbid!!!!!!!!!!!
So WP have two of the required 4 tries.
GO WP!!!!!!!!!!!
One would have thought with all the returning Bok stars that Province would be walking this game.Hats off to the Cheetahs though always a tough opposition it seems.
Grant gets the second half underway
Wp Lo does a planned move over the top and Januarie collects it and JUST fluffs the pass to a charging JdV. 🙁
scrum Cheetahs
ball shoots out the back and januarie steals it.
How quick is Chavanga! 😯
Juries breaks out of his 22 and steps chavanga and JANUARIE nails him after Juries has run all of 50m 😯
PK WP for something at the ruck.
@McLovin (Comment 80) :
nevermind him, How did Ricky get back so fast? Shot out of a cannon?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 82) : Streamlined hairdo.
HOW CAN he allow that?????????????/
The ball is thrown in at the LO and tapped back to the WP scrumhalf.
BUT a Cheetah catches the ball from the tap.
That Cheetah HAD to be offside before the ball was tapped already. 👿
PK Cheetahs for Lazy runners by WP
Bosman going at goal.
Not even close as the ball goes for the corner flag
WP management and the match officials in a big argument off the pitch. would be keen to hear what it’s all about
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PK WP for Smith going off his feet. Grant sets up a LO 15m outside the Cheetahs 22
Bekker TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
C’mon Province! One more.
De Villiers stole the ball at the LO but nobody was home to collect the tapped ball. Brits collected it off the bounce and fed Bekker.
Conversion over by Grant
17 – 25 WP
51min
…and a win of course.
Wp throwing the ball away in about 4 tackles 😯 😯
fortunately ref was playing advantage.
scrum to WP.
As mentioned in my team announcement Floors comes on and he DOES go to the wing. He is marking Kalie Woekie
Great play by WP sees kalie Woekie in the Cheetahs 22 in NO TIME.
Brits to Grant who gives a wild pass inside to kalie who runs to the Cheetahs 22.
scrum on the Cheetahs 22. Cheetahs put in
a few holes in my commentary as i miss the minute detail as i am typing 😳 😉
Chavangha up and under from his half and he collects in the Cheetah 22 and WP almost score.
PK WP 5m out.
Grant going at goal from right in front.
Over
17 – 28 WP
58min
GO WP!!!!!!!!!
That is 11 points now, now you go for the BP
One more try please!
WP take it into their 22 and Joe pietersen puts it out on the full 🙁
Cheetah LO 15m out
Juries chips through
Chavhanga gathers under pressure 8m out
beats Floors and puts the ball out with the boot.
@McLovin (Comment 99) :
i agree that will put them on 18 margin and that is my pick on SB. 😉
PK Cheetahs for Januarie getting isolated at the tackle and holding on.
Cheetahs set up LO 15m out.
JC Kritzinger comes on
Cheetahs win the LO but their maul goes nowhere
spread it wide and caught in midfield
PK Cheetahs on the WP 22, 6m in from touch.
set up LO 10m out
Why no yellow?
same again but the maul goes well this time.
Ref stops the maul with call from TJ.
PK WP for a Cheetah taking players out in the maul.
@McLovin (Comment 107) :
hey i couldn’t even see what he did wrong 😉
Not complaining about the PK though 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 109) : Neither can I.
PK Cheetahs and JL Potgieter goes for the LO
seems to kick it touch in goal
Ref refers to TMO for decision.
What was the point of that? 👿
TMO says he is not sure and leaves the decision to the ref 😆
LO 5 out to the Cheetahs
WP maul the Cheetahs backwards.
Cheetahs counter
spread it wide.
JdV gets away with murder as he knocks the ball down 😳
scrum Cheetahs
@McLovin (Comment 112) :
to show that the TMO doesn’t have the balls to make the call 😆
Cheetahs attacking up the middle
long advantage
PK Cheetahs
tap and go.
Flag for a high tackle by WP
Schalk’s afternoon over?
Schalk Burger swinging arm head high.
If that is a yellow (which it should be) it will be his 2nd.
That certainly deserved a yellow. High swinging arm. 👿 👿 👿
Yellow and automatically RED against Schalk
Cheetahs knock it on 5m out and don’t score. 😳
scrum 5 from WP line WP put in
Feed to grant from ruck and he clears.
AND that is why WP should win this game.
That feed to Grant was from 1m outside his goal area and there was not ONE Cheetah trying to charge it down, just standing watching the pass and kick from right next to the ruck
ive got the cheatahs by 10 on superbru, but it be betta if wp takes this one
Cheetahs LO 5m out
mauling it up
ball comes out and Januarie kick it through..
Cheetahs spread it wide.
PK Cheetahs for WP coming in the side
tap and go.
Cheetahs 4m out
Bobo welcomes Ebersohn to the Big time!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheetahs still have it
richardt Strauss bundled into touch
Loses it with the WP guys. 😀 losing your cool doesn’t help china. 😆
75min
17 – 28 WP
I fear a win is almost definitely not enough. We need at least 5 points. Even then it might still not be good enough.
Cheetahs get it from the LO and spread it across the field.
WP bundle them into touch on the far side of the field.
@McLovin (Comment 131) :
let’s hope for a last minute try 😉
time on after injury on the far side.
scrum instead of LO.
WP put in
Cheetahs scrum WP off the ball.
New scrum Cheetah ball about 8m out from WP line
78min
17 – 28 WP
WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JDV Intercepts 5m out and runs the length the SCORE the BP TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jean Div for President!
@McLovin (Comment 136) :
see my comment 133 😆 😆 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 133) : 😯
I’m so heppy!
Grant Converts
17 – 35 WP
80min
Great stuff!
Some super defence with only 14 men. 😀
Cheetahs sucks. 😈
Even the missus says so. 😯 😯 😯
WP put it in touch
FULL TIME
Cheetahs 17 – 35 WP
Winning margin 18 which happens to be my SB pick.
@McLovin (Comment 144) :
for 20minutes of the game
@KSA Shark © (Comment 146) : Well done!! 😀
CONGRATS WESTERN PROVINCE!!!!!!!!!!
Well played and you supporters are smiling.
Good work Province
@KSA Shark © (Comment 146) : Quick, what’s tonight’s lotto numbers? 😉
now 4 the big 1, go bananas!
Log updated
WP stay 5th
Cheetahs stay 3rd
@McLovin (Comment 151) :
4, 7, 11, 17, 18, 38
@Silver Fox (Comment 148) :
Not on my own though. 🙁 sharing with blackshark AGAIN 😀 and a 3rd person not sure who it is.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 154) :