The Currie Cup starts off in Cape Town this weekend…
Will Griquas finally show some of the fire we have come to expect from them and prove that their first-round victory over WP wasn’t a flash in the pan?
Or will the Province juggernaut continue to roll inexorably towards the semis?
Kick-off at Newlands is at 19h10.
Western Province – 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Sireli Naqelevuki, 12 Jean de Villiers (capt), 11 Wylie Human, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Luke Watson, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 JC Kritizinger, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Subs: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Schalk Ferreira, 18 AJ Venter, 19 Nick Koster, 20 Bolla Conradie, 21 Joe Pietersen, 22 Morgan Newman.
Griquas – 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 Jaco Bekker, 12 Herkie Kruger, 11 MJ Mentz, 10 Conrad Barnard, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Gareth Krause (capt), 7 Frans Viljoen, 6 Rohan Kitshoff, 5 Stephen Gerber, 4 Wayne van Heerden, 3 Ruaan du Preez, 2 Hans van Dyk, 1 Regard Dreyer.
Subs: 16 Dean Hopp, 17 Bees Roux, 18 Jacques Lombaard, 19 Brendon Snyman, 20 Dougie Helmuth, 21 Naas Olivier, 22 Barry Geel.
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Province juggernaut – Nice one Rob , ill say high from atop my perch at Newlands.
Someone has to say it.
PROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVIIIIIIIIIINCE!!!!!!
@McLovin (Comment 2) : Niiiice one
@McLovin (Comment 2) : No need for the obvious… 😀
Righto guys, ill be chatting from Newlands a bit later.cheers
@PJLD (Comment 5) : Enjoy! 😎
We are Double-U-P
@PJLD (Comment 5) :
Enjoy you lucky sh1t. 😎
@Hmmm (Comment 7) :
No! you are a Lion!
And you gotta live with yourself for that choice. 😛
SHAAARKS!
Hey lads…is supersport broadcasting the Sharks game tomorrow?
@just blackshark (Comment 11) :
Am not sure actually. Flippen hope so.
@just blackshark (Comment 11) :
Yip they are showing both matches.
14:50 – 17:00 SS1 ABSA Currie Cup: Boland v Lions
14:50 – 17:00 SS7 ABSA Currie Cup: Valke v The Sharks
@just blackshark (Comment 11) :
But, you’ll be at the game though, no so?
Why did Piet die Bull get to vote 13 times on the new Poll? 😉
Lets do this again for a change. WIDE range of picks. 😯
Silver Fox Western Province 72
reddragonshark Western Province 70
Villie Western Province 63
PJLD Western Province 56
DESTROYER Western Province 56
Bricktop Western Province 56
CSbok Western Province 55
blackshark Western Province 54
SauronShark Western Province 52
Sandshark Western Province 49
Pump Western Province 47
Bulls_up Western Province 44
molly Western Province 43
McLovin Western Province 41
Fierce Allegiance Western Province 41
Sharks No 1 Western Province 40
Whindy Western Province 37
Western Sauce Western Province 37
Jagluiperd Western Province 36
Sharky04 Western Province 35
Pokkel Western Province 35
Nita Western Province 35
Ernie Western Province 35
Kwaggies Western Province 35
geraas Western Province 34
Kandas Western Province 34
Hmmm Western Province 32
Stitch Western Province 32
Letgo Western Province 31
Werner Boyen Western Province 31
Stavros Western Province 31
Milissa Western Province 30
Mike Western Province 30
ticks Western Province 30
Queen Nefertiti Western Province 30
PaarlBok Western Province 30
Sharkie Western Province 30
robdylan Western Province 30
superviv Western Province 29
Raggie Western Province 29
Bat Western Province 28
namboer Western Province 27
Ansie Western Province 26
sharky Western Province 25
Maverick Western Province 25
Uncle Kev Western Province 25
Pissant Western Province 25
MysticShark Western Province 25
Rugby_Fan Western Province 24
stef Western Province 22
Bergbok Western Province 22
Wallywong Western Province 22
Wehan Western Province 22
Guppyonroids Western Province 21
Fatality Western Province 21
Debs Western Province 20
Reds Western Province 20
Dive Pass Western Province 20
Gerhardt Western Province 19
Walt Western Province 19
IceBabe Western Province 19
G4BR13L Western Province 18
willa Western Province 18
US_Shark Western Province 16
Queen Bee Western Province 15
Salmo Western Province 15
jarsonx Western Province 15
Dick Western Province 15
KC Western Province 15
Wayne Western Province 14
sharkboy Western Province 12
Girlshark Western Province 10
KSA Kette Western Province 10
Jen Western Province 9
Lyndy_in_Mtl Western Province 5
SuperBru picking statistics
Picks for Western Province 16303 (99.26%)
Picks for Griquas 117 (0.71%)
Picks for draw 5 (0.03%)
Average Western Province pick Western Province by 26
Average Griquas pick Griquas by 13
Average overall pick Western Province by 26
Biggest Western Province pick Western Province by 150
Biggest Griquas pick Griquas by 150
Lots of die-hard Cheetah fans out there.
SuperBru picking statistics
Picks for Cheetahs 3778 (23.17%)
Picks for Blue Bulls 12480 (76.55%)
Picks for draw 45 (0.28%)
Average Cheetahs pick Cheetahs by 8
Average Blue Bulls pick Blue Bulls by 11
Average overall pick Blue Bulls by 7
Biggest Cheetahs pick Cheetahs by 103
Biggest Blue Bulls pick Blue Bulls by 150
@just blackshark (Comment 11) : Yes. SuperSport 7
gud evening,jaso these wilderklawas are a noisy bunch
joe peterson running at ten during warmups…stuffd up 4 of 5.nice
@PJLD (Comment 21) : our man on the scene… you hanging with the Voldy crowd?
@PJLD (Comment 21) :
am actually keen to see grant for a change.
You on the phone or pc? PA with you?
also just been informed deon fourie is starting at hooker instead of schalk britz,so we have a very young front row,personaly i was wishing for that change
@robdylan (Comment 22) :
Nah, he is to tall. 😆
peter is starting,im on my phone and no voldy here.gav and granger em are here
just figured out the poll is broken 😉
News for wpw Eddie Andrews is officially retired.klaar!
pa not listd to be here but his boet is,havent seen him
@robdylan (Comment 27) : ❓ 😀
@PJLD (Comment 28) :
Ouch!!!!!!!!! WPW will have to find a new hero now.
Maybe he can go for Victoria.
bit of trivia-the wp loss to the kwas in kimberley was only the 2nd one in 12 yrs
C’mon WP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@PJLD (Comment 32) :
interesting.
Won’t happen again for a while IMO.
Griquas wearing their white strip tonight
cmon KWAS!
Good News! Ricky seems to be sober 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 13) : @robdylan (Comment 19) : Dankie manne…let’s see if Bekker is going to get another hat-trick…
Moments silence for Rudolph Paulse former WP selector who has passed away.
some niggle already
PK Griquas after 1min for Blaauw off his feet at the ruck.
Going at goal from 30m out
misses to the left.
PK WP and they set up LO just outside the Griquas 22
Jantjes TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Being reffered to the TMO to check the second last pass.
Jean passed forward to Kalie Woekie.
KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK man
Pack weights 856 to 898 in WP favour
WP mauling from LO
7m out
Ricky sells a DUMMY and SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Converted
7 – 0 WP
10min
Griquas get FK in WP 22 and opt for scrum 😯
Go Sharks!
Excellent steal of the ball by Ricky at the ruck to give WP the ball 5m from their own line.
PK Griquas for hands in the ruck inside the WP 22 and on the touch line.
Going at goal
Barnard misses to the left
0/2
Jantjes takes the ball in the air and goes down in the tackle but doesn’t release.
PK Griquas
Go at goal.
Over 1/3
7 – 3 WP
17min
Wylie Human penalised, ref stops the clock and has a chat to JDV telling him there are to many PKs.
Barnard goes at goal from 30m out
Over
7 – 6 WP
18min
Wp loosies playing the PDV gameplan of not commiting to the rucks and it is NOT working.
PK WP.
set up LO 10m out
maul
Francois Louw goes over but held up and v Heerden steals the ball
Human tackled
ruck
Griquas steal the ball.
WP not getting there in numbers AT ALL.
At the Human tackle, Kalie Woekie, Ricky and Jantjes all there NOT going into the ruck, leaving Human to defend on his own and then when Griquas turn it over Jantjes tries to appeal for something. 👿
PK WP
Set up LO 5m out
After 4 goes at the line WP knock it on and Griquas get relief.
Are WP doing the right thing by going for tries with everything or should they first just win the game.
Will it look like they are admitting that Griquas are to strong on defence when they eventually go at goal with a PK instead of trying to set up a LO.
WP win a PK from the scrum.
Opt for another scrum and spread it wide.
TRY Louw!!!!!!
Grant misses
12 – 6 WP
27min
WP PK 38m out.
Decide to go at goal.
Over
15 – 6 WP
29min
Barnard LOW kick at Human who takes it excellently very low.
And then puts it out on the full. 😥
And now Ricky does the same.
FK WP for Griquas baulking at the LO.
Run it wide and Human goes close but WP knock it on.
Scrum Griquas 5m out on defence
Barnard clears from deep in goal to his own 10m line
WP have a lovely overlap and just need to draw the man 7m out and Watson does a loop pass to nobody.
basics fool, basics!!!!! draw the man and pass not give away the overlap with a kak loop pass.
WP still on attack after about 12 phases now.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 73) :
just as i say that they knock it on and griquas run it out.
Griquas finally knock on the WP 22.
No whistle for about 4min now 😆 ous are DEAD
Griquas finally put it out.
Half Time
WP 15 – 6 Griquas
😯 So much for getting the BP before Half time 😕
Province forwards are getting stuffed out there
Many people expected this to be a bit of a cake walk. Unfortunately 15 of them seem to be on the field. 👿
@McLovin (Comment 79) :
Let’s hope they decide to commit to the rucks in the second half.
Province’s performance is giving me heartburn.
Half time stat
Tackles made
WP 22
Griquas 55
Tackles Missed
WP 6
Griquas 10
@KSA Shark © (Comment 80) : I certainly hope so. Honestly… 🙄
@McLovin (Comment 81) :
I blame mine on chocolate 😉
@McLovin (Comment 83) : 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 84) : I’m starving. But fortunately some Thai food is on the way. 😎
Seems the girls have intuition 😯
Girlshark Western Province 10
KSA Kette Western Province 10
Jen Western Province 9
Lyndy_in_Mtl Western Province 5
all girls. 😳
free castles!
@McLovin (Comment 86) :
Yeah THAT’LL help the heartburn 🙄 😛
@PJLD (Comment 88) :
in the SKY?????????
😆
@McLovin (Comment 86) : green curry?
2nd half underway
Trust those Province palookas to make my 71 score look ridiculous 😈 😈 😈
WP win PK in the griquas 22 at the ruck, BUT still no players committing to the ruck.
Grant going at goal
Over
18 – 6 WP
42min
@Silver Fox (Comment 93) :
May not get to 71 but Griquas can only tackle for so long and then the gates will open.
PK Griquas
and the man who slotted the 60m kick in Kimberley to win it, is going at goal
PLENTY distance but to the right missed
PK Griquas
set up LO just outside the WP 22
Bekker steals the Ball.
Stefan gerber Gets a Yellow for slowing the ball down at the ruck with an illegal entry.
This is it WP have to get their BP in this time.
Griquas do very well in the scrum despite being a man down.
@PJLD (Comment 91) : No idea… Missus placed the order. All I was asked is if I like ‘brandgoed’… 😳
PK Griquas
set up LO inside the WP 22
V Heerden takes the LO well
This is a rubbish match. Might have a few drinks to liven (sp?) things up.
Watson seems to be catching every ball that is kicked into the WP 22. 😯 Is he playing #15?
Think I picked WP by 41. 🙄
WP seem committed to NOT trying to steal any of the Griquas ball at the rucks.
Are they convinced they can win the match with their own ball only?
@McLovin (Comment 102) : green curry meneer!
@McLovin (Comment 106) :
Yip you did.
Last week I suffered due to conservatism this week I was to liberal 😛 🙄
I am not a great fan of Thai curries. To watery IMO, i like the thick creamy sauces like Butter Chicken (Chicken Makhani) and Chicken Korma or Mutton Handi etc.
boring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bonus point yet?
@PJLD (Comment 108) :
you know the game is boring when the guy AT the game is talking food instead of Rugby.
Chavhanga TRY!!!!!!!!!
tondy!
@robdylan (Comment 112) :
No Chavs just scored the 3rd try.
Conversion Over
25 – 6 WP
56min
Maybe the semi dream dies tonight?
Yellow card over but Gerber is subbed off.
@robdylan (Comment 116) :
No they WILL get 4 but not by the margin ANY of us expected.
@robdylan (Comment 116) : Or not.
Penalty TRY for Human deliberately knocking the ball down with a 3 on 1 overlap.
GOOD CALL!!!!!!!!!
Conversion over
25 – 13 WP
58min
I missed the try. 👿
@KSA Shark © (Comment 110) : me too
@McLovin (Comment 121) :
The penalty try or the other one? 😉
@PJLD (Comment 122) :
I knew you sounded like a bright young lad.
@robdylan (Comment 116) : Think it might have died a while ago. It’s starting to smell.
Luke Watson at Flyahlf 😯 does a kick pass and it bounces JUST inside the field.
What was my pick?
Come on the Kwas! 🙂
Jantjes passes to nobody behind him and ball goes into touch.
Griquas take a quick throw and Bekker almost collects to score but knocks. 🙁
How many tries have the Goats scored?
@robdylan (Comment 127) :
Look at the top of the thread i posted them all. 😉
But WP by 30. 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 129) : Used up all his tries last week
@klempie (Comment 130) :
3
@robdylan (Comment 132) :
for his LIFE 😮
I hope the sharks lose tomorrow.
WP goes Over with the ball in JDV’s hand
being refered.
THe question is “Shaun, give me I reason why i can’t award this please?”
@klempie (Comment 130) 3
@KSA Shark © (Comment 131) : Thanks
@wpw (Comment 135) :
I hope your fingernails turn to fish hooks and your balls start to itch like hell. 😛
No feedback from the TMO yet so JK tunes him “Shaun please tell us if you are still there? ” 😆
Try awarded.
JDV SCORES the BP TRY!!!!!
4 now. Damn.
@wpw (Comment 135) : Thought you were supporting the Sharks this year? 🙂
jean div!
Grant misses
30 – 13 WP
67min
Ok. Still alive, then
@robdylan (Comment 141) :
He is a fair weather supporter and there is a Storm brewing in CT. 😉
Barnard makes a silly error.
Ball is kicked
he stands in goal and picks up the ball and dots it down after it stops just short of the line.
Scrum WP 5m out on attack.
If the ball stops and you pick it up and dot it down then YOU took it ingoal NOT the kicker.
attendance-12874
I need three tries in ten minutes to have a margin point. 😳
@PJLD (Comment 147) :
looks emptier than that on TV.
@PJLD (Comment 142) : Snacks any good?
I’m starting to think Province are going to scupper us in a semi…I’ve just got a nasty nasty feeling.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 146) : Didn’t know that
@klempie (Comment 151) : Yeah, but let’s be honest. You are quite a negative little bugger 🙂
WP playing the same rugby they played against the Lions in the last S14 game this season.
seem panicked
@robdylan (Comment 153) : HAHAHAHAHAHA
103 tackles made by Griquas
37 for WP
@robdylan (Comment 150) : the pits dude.the last stand of the bully beef sandwicch.castles are cold though
@robdylan (Comment 152) : Uhmmm, I wonder myself. If you can put your foot into touch and catch a ball infield…. New law? 😕
I support the cc champions!
Krause goes over but he MAY have knocked it on. being refered
TRY awarded to Krause!!!!!!!!!
Conversion missed
30 – 18 WP
77min
How is eddie andrews playing? 🙄
Bolla goes over but there is a flag for some slapping.
Having a look to see
Province! ha ha ha
@wpw (Comment 163) :
Go look at Comment #28.
Oh please….. 🙄
Lovely SLAP by Burger on Bees Roux.
PK Griquas, no try.
Naas Olivier Over
Kaplan : “Shaun, Last one. Can you check if he grounded the ball?” 😆
@wpw (Comment 163) :enjoying retirement.check earlier comments
Thankfully the hooter goes. 😈
When did Naas Olivier start playing for Griquas?? When did he leave Province?
Province deserved to lose this one. A 100 Please Sharkies!!!!!!! 😉
Can the Kwas still win?
No Try.
GAME OVER
WP 30 – 18 Griquas
WP move 4th
Griquas stay 6th
Guess not
@klempie (Comment 172) :
About 6 weeks ago I think.
Bristol Rugby 0 – 0 Sale Sharks
14 Mins
@robdylan (Comment 176) : 😀
@KSA Shark © (Comment 177) : So he went straight from Province to Kwas?
WP SUCKS!
GO CHEETAHS!
@klempie (Comment 180) :
Yeah, he returned from Overseas and then didn’t get anywhere at WP and went to Griquas.
What is Province’s PD now?
Deon Fourie awarded Man of The Match after not even being in the starting XV originally. 😀
@just blackshark (Comment 182) : Yeah baby! My blood is orange
@robdylan (Comment 184) :
WP are on 85. 24 more than OFS
@klempie (Comment 180) :
http://www.sharksworld.co.za/2008/08/07/griquas-steal-wp-10-cheetahs-borrow-a-leopard/
7 Sept.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 183) :still has a wp contract
@KSA Shark © (Comment 188) : Ta.
now that wasn’t really that convincing now, was it?
@PJLD (Comment 189) :
Yip until the end of the year according to the article posted in Comment #188
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 191) :
Not even clooooooooooooooooooooose. You must be confident about that last game? 😉
Go Lions!
Go valke. Hope the sharks get stuffed.
@wpw (Comment 195) : 🙄
@wpw (Comment 195) : You should put money on it. Reckon you’d get brilliant odds 🙂