This is billed as the game of the weekend and the pre-match banter seems to indicate there will be a few tears shed afterwards.
The build up to this match has seen the first ever occurence of dueling threads on Sharksworld. With the winning thread probably being the Lions one.
Can the Lions get the log points needed to secure their semi-final spot?
Can the Sharks get the points THEY need to end at the top of the log?
Kick-off in Johannesburg at 17:05 SA Time.
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Touch judges: Lourens van der Merwe, Cobus Wessels
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
Lions: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 Michael Killian, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Trompie Nontshinga, 10 Earl Rose, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Ernst Joubert, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar (captain), 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Anton van Zyl, 3 Ross Geldenhuys, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Heinke van der Merwe.
Replacements: 16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 Lawrence Sephaka, 18 Jannes Labuschagne, 19 Justin Wheeler, 20 Chris Jonck, 21 Louis Strydom, 22 Rayno Benjamin.
Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanche, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Adrian Jacobs, 12 Francois Steyn, 11 JP Pietersen, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Johann Muller (captain), 4 Albert van den Berg, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 John Smit, 17 Deon Carstens, 18 Steven Sykes, 19 Keegan Daniel, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Bradley Barritt, 22 Waylon Murray.
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The
Lions
are ready…
..to ROAR !
and rumble the big beat no speed Sharks..
😉
😛
THE SHARKS !!!
hey thats not fair why can’t I also have bold.. 😥
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 4) :
The Sharks are stealthy – no advance warning with roaring or anything – just a big … CHOMP 😎
@KSA Sharkette (Comment 8) :
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@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 7) : only Sharks have those privileges 😆
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hey CSB, how you doing ? cooled down on our side yet ? little bit better here, not as humid lately thankfully
After the Under 19s THUMPED the Lions Under 19s, the signs are good…..
Frickin Showtime soccer on every damn channel 🙄
I’ll have to bear witness to the beating of the Sharks on rsg.. 😐
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 7) :
you can.
place the following characters next to each other without and spaces.
< b >
Those three start the bold and then close it with.
< /b >
@KSA Sharkette (Comment 11) :
Hey thankfully! , we’ve had a cool breeze and the temp has dropped to the low 30s still a bit humid though.
@Baldrick (Comment 12) :
The curtain raiser? , what was the score?
bugger here I am all excited and it ony starts at 17:00 don’t a feel like a tit 😳
37-19 and the BP.
SHARKS forever
😡 Also only have access to showtime! You’d think they could keep one channel for a decent sport.
😀 Sharks rule!!
@Colonial Orphan (Comment 19) :
Where are you at?
KSA you’ll keep us updated with your unbiased commentary 😉
You so good at it
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 22) :
UNbiased!!!!!!!!!!! ME???????????? NEVER!!!!!!!
😈
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 22) :
is Orphan from your neck of the woods?
Bath 25 – 19 Worcester
Found the game on myp2p but my bloody connection is too slow 😈
@KSA Shark © (Comment 24) :
dunno 1st time Iv seen him/her post.
Thats all we need another Shark supporter 🙂
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 27) :
okay cool.
Hey Kette … long time no see…my fault, not been around much!!!
SHARKS FOREVER!!!
Why do I back Saracens every week? They are pathetic. 😡
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 28) :
we sprout faster than weeds.
Sharks on the field.
I think it’s the biggest crowd at EPS for the year…in the last match
See you all @ 1/2 time!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Sharks!!!
@Silver Fox (Comment 31) :
It has been a very boring game…Chris jack is playing flank 😯
Lions come onto the pitch.
Seem relaxed.
Bath 20 – 19 Worcester
Game on!!!!!
Lions steal our ball at the kick off, but knock.
Sarries 6 – 9 Saints 56min
LIONS !
Rose dabs one through with the foot but it goes touch in goal.
Sharks Scrum on their own 10m line
Bath 37 – 19 Worcester
@McLovin (Comment 44) : Full Time
Jacobs puts it through on the foot.
Killian takes and goes into touch.
Sharks LO in Lions half
Sarries 6 – 12 Saints
Pienaar breaks from the LO an dgets stopped 5m short.
Sharks recycle
Sarries 9 – 12 Saints
LO Lions 10m out after quite a few attacke by the Sharks.
Tackles missed after 4min
Lions 5 😯
Sharks 0
scrum Sharks
20m out.
reset for moving
reset for collapsing
@Me2 (Comment 30) : hey me2 nope i’ve been scarce too no worries, how you doing ?
Hey Me2…Shaaaarks!
Crash ball by jacobs
Lions turn it over
Vermaak clears with the boot.
Sharks LO on the Lions 10m line
Sharks have PK advantage for Lions playing player in the air at LO.
Michalak kicks the ball touch in goal.
PK Sharks on the Lions 10m Line 15 in from touch
going at goal
misses to the left 👿
Lions steal the ball off beast in the tackle
spread it wide.
in our half now
Joubert gets NAILED
Deysel steals at the ruck
AND KNOCKS!!!!!!!!!!
scrum Lions 25m out on attack
Try Sarries.
Possession thus far —
59% Sharks
41% Lions
11 minutes
Sarries lead 14-12 67min.
whooooohoooo!
Good scrum
spread it left
create the overlap and Nontshinga TRY!!!!!!!!!!
poor defence by Stefan. 🙁
Sarries lead 16-12
Earl misses to the left.
0 – 5 Lions
13min
Poor tackle by Stefan there!
COME ON SHARKS!
@McLovin (Comment 65) : 😎
Trompie en boksenbende !
1 down 3 to go..
Whats the crowd like sounding vocal over the radio.
thank goodness Lions knock as they steal it at the ruck.
Sharks scrum 15m out on attack
CSB
Try http://www.myp2p.eu
JPP stopped 3m short
Sharks still have it and spread it.
Ruan tackled by a lazy runner and Sharks get PK
Fourie the lazy runner.
Sharks going at goal.
5 in from touch 22m out
Try Sarries under the sticks.
23-12 to Sarries 73min.
miss. 🙁
18min
5 – 0 Lions
@Villie (Comment 73) :
Thanks Villie I tried unfortunatly my internet connection is to slow over here to stream.Hopefully I can get the game afterwards and leave it to load and then watch it if need be 🙂
Quins lead Irish 20-16
The kinda afternoon we need from Pienaar..keep it up chappy
@McLovin (Comment 80) : 20-18
Stefan up and under
Rose takes and feeds Ludik
Ludik puts it out on the full.
Sharks take quick throw.
Lions steal it off us again.
PK Lions for side entry by the Sharks.
Rose sets up LO on our 10m line
Lions delay the ball at the back of the maul from the LO and Bismarck nails vermaak into touch.
Sharks get FK from the LO and opt for scrum.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 83) :
Baywatch is having a busy afternoon…he should be in the Bok squad instead of Twatson.
The stadium clock is off again, what’s the time?
Great run by Pienaar and he passes into the lions’ hands.
Attack!!!
Steyn cleans up.
PK Sharks on our 22.
Pienaar sets up LO on the half
26-12 to Sarries 78min
23min
24mins, I see
Lions on attack again and Killian passes forward.
scrum Sharks on the Lions 0m line
Michalak chips
Lions dot it down.
was that the first one today from Steyn? LOL!
Steyn DG from 55m out.
just right.
22 drop out Lions
Full Time
26-12 to Sarries
Steyn up and under
Vermaak knocks on his 22.
PK for holding on by Lions.
Tap and go Sharks.
Not 10 by Lions
new PK.
Sharks going at goal
Over
5 – 3 Lions
27min
I somewhat confused. Sharks only need a win & it’s job done right?
Sharks knock on
22m scrum to the Lions on attack
Quins 20-25 Irish
@McLovin (Comment 98) :
Yip.
Quins 20-28 Irish
This Trompie is sounding like he is settling in nicely at wing.
Rose makes one of his rare tackles of the season….
@McLovin (Comment 102) :
Is that full time?
7 phases of attack by the lions now
Sharks LO eventually.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 105) : Not yet.
I guess the ref called advantage over there?
Doppies dammit!
michalak my hot and cold man!
Quins 27-28 Irish
Sharks try a scissor move backflip and knock it on.
lol commentator heard the coach hammer something when he knocked on.
well take the 3!
PK advantage right in front to the Lions.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 114) : 😛 😛
The Sharks not use to dry land 😀
PK
Go at goal
Rose makes no mistake
8 – 3 Lions
39min
Half Time
Lions 8 – 3 Sharks
Seems like a life time.
His Dukeness Earl of Rose …PUNTE!
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 118) :
flippen seems like it. 🙁
@just blackshark (Comment 53) : Hey BS….. we gonna win!!
Full Time
Quins 27-28 Irish
@McLovin (Comment 124) : 👿 👿 👿
I hope so me2
What a terrible half by the Sharks!
Standing up well in the scrums, but getting owned at the breakdown, while the Lions decision-making is far superior – Freddie and Stefan kicking very aimlessly.
Our midfield is just not clicking at the moment, and the loosies just aren’t clearing nicely.
Must say that Odwa and Stefan are really trying hard to make Trompie look good. 🙁
According to SA rugby Trompie is only 1,62m tall?
@Big Fish (Norman Jordaan is a LEGEND) (Comment 127) :
We only play ONE good half per match. That was it.
@McLovin (Comment 128) :
Obviously a typo…
@McLovin (Comment 128) :
No ways!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 129) :
I hope you are joking.
That was a very pathetic half. We had enough ball, but the kicking and decision-making has been appalling, while they are taking passes at pace and off-loading in the tackle.
Earl Rose is having a goodie so far.
no replacements from the Sharks that I can see
wheeler on for minnie for the Lions
@Big Fish (Norman Jordaan is a LEGEND) (Comment 131) :
Wasmeant to be. That was NOT it. 😳
Steyn almost kicks the ball dead from his own 22. 😯
22 drop out Lions
JPP TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome run by Kankowski
Pienaar converts
8 – 10 Sharks
44min
Bismarck throws SKEW at the LO.
Lions attack.
tackle ball, not playable
scrum lions on Sharks 10m line
scrum reset twice
Lions win 3rd scrum and beats is penalised for scrumming up.
Rose going at goal from 47m out
Miss to the right
8 – 10 Sharks
50min
KSA, was Geldenhuys not pushing DOWN on Beast there?
JPP caught with the ball.
Maul
No ball coming out, Lions scrum just outside our 22.
@Big Fish (Norman Jordaan is a LEGEND) (Comment 142) :
Only saw the PK didn’t see the casue. (curse of typing comments) 😳
He WAS pushing down at the previous scrum though.
Pienaar chips from the back of a ruck on the halfway.
out on the full.
Michalak down
up again
tooooo much kicking now
Micalak knocks on an intercept 😳
Shouldn’t that have been a Lions penalty for a deliberate knock down?
whooooohooo!
Fourie chips and chases.
Stefan is forced to kick it into touch
Lions LO 15m out
heinke peels and runs straight through the middle.
TRY!!!!!!! awesome run
3 more tries boys!!!
How’s Heinke’s work rate now?
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 150) :
hey you got your try. what you moaning about? 😉
Conversion missed by Rose
13 – 10 Lions
60min
WWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Kockott on for michalak
Ruan moves to 10
Sykes on for albert
Daniel on Botes
@KSA Shark © (Comment 156) : I can’t watch. The streaming is TERRIBLE.
Good job Rose is missing kicks!
The Duke needs a earl grey tea to get his eye in.
Can’t afford missing our conversions 🙄
Lions throw skew at LO 15m out
Sharks opt for scrum
Pienaar forced into touch 10m out.
Sharks will come good in last 10 minutes. Keegan will save us again! 😆
JPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great break
to Kockott.
Sharks on attack
Carstens TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing how a top ref doesn’t refer every bloody try. 😛 As opposed to the boland game.
Will Loffie bring the bench out at all..? 😐
@KSA Shark © (Comment 166) : hahaha..I spoke at just the right time!
Ruan converts
13 – 17 Sharks
64min
@Villie (Comment 169) :
😆
bugger
@Villie (Comment 169) :
keep talking
Rose passes to Deysel
Deysel TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry wasn’t a pass it was an attempted chip and Deysel was taller than he thought.
Pienaar Converts
13 – 24 Sharks
66min
Rose you tool 😈
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 168) :
Not if his past actions are anything to go by.
benjamin goes over.
Ref asking to check if there was any grounding
TMO ” Ball was held up, 5m scrum”
we needed that one…ouch
Didn’t see Barrit come on but he is going off with a NICE cut above the eye.
Is it a try..?
One more for the bonus…..dammit!
Lions try push over scrum, but somehow the frontrows must have seperated as the Lions are almost over and the Sharks are still 5m out.
reset.
PK Lions at reset scrum
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 181) :
no wasn’t a try
just 10 mins left….stupid to go for the kick…were 11 behind
eish… comon sharks!!!! 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 182) :
Lions go at goal.
obviously want the less than 7 BP.
We have got to come away with a try here..
Miss
13 – 24 Sharks
70min
JPP BP TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shit Rose !
Low kick to JPP from Rose.
JPP puts it on the foot immediately and hacks it twice to score.
Ruan Converts
13 – 31 Sharks
72min
gr8 sharkies, one more for the fun of it
and theres the bonus point!!!! 😈
Why go for the frickin peanut kick..should have been a line-out ball…
Okay Sharks let them score two now.
This are good.
Tackle Sharks tackle!
seems jpp is getting his form back
PK Lions under our poles 6m out
Lions opt for scrum.
JOHN SMIT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The duke has been ousted 😈
man rose will be mom for the Sharks…LOL!
Smit on at hooker in place of Bismarck. Not at prop as everyone expected.
And John Smit takes a tighthead with his 1st scrum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PK Lions again for side entry by the Sharks.
tap and go by the lions 2m out
TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joubert scored that.
Tackle Sharks tackle!!! 👿
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 202) :
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 201) :
Are you guys syaing he hasn’t passed the test against top players to see if he is bok quality. 😉
@McLovin (Comment 207) : 😈
Conversion Over
20 – 31 Sharks
78min
PK Sharks
Going at goal
An ever so faint glimmer of hope remains for Province. 😎
@KSA Shark © (Comment 208) :
I’ve always wanted him to go back to CT
This just pisses me off..why on earth we did not go for the lineout earlier is beyond me 🙄
Could have set up for a try and then go for the bonus point try..its not frickin rocket science!
Thats it!!!! 34-20!
Over from the 10m line
Game over
Lions 20 – 34 Sharks
well done sharks!
well done sharks!!! You’re tops! 😀
Thanks Sharks for keeping the Province Currie Cup dream alive.
We really messed up that 2nd half..well done Sharkies…you go top again. We will have to get our point next week against WP…
Well done Sharks !
Newlands beckons for the Lions now..I fear the worst.
Log Updated
Sharks bump Bulls off the top.
Lions stay 3rd.
What am I talking about? 😳 Dream is dead. 😳
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 220) :
Thats the most frustrating bit we only needed the 1 after the balls up Province made against Boland.
$£%& !
well done, boys! Terrible first half, but we came back beautifully.
Lions, you guys have it all to do next week
Lions only have to NOT lose by more than 36 points next week to go through to the semi’s.
@domsmooth (Comment 193) : Hey Dom!!!!
I think the Lions will go through comfortably.
WP need 5 points to go level with the Lions. Then once they have done that they have a PD of 36 less than the Lions to overcome.
We all know how WP react when they need a BP and a big score. 😉
Kanko was kookwater.
SHARKS FOREVER!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 228) : We saw today… 😥
Kankowski given MOTM
Hang on. Can the Cheetahs now end 3rd?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 232) : Definitely my choice.
@robdylan (Comment 233) : Yip.
@McLovin (Comment 226) :
Just saw that…Hell in hindsight Boland did us a huge favour although Rose did his best to change all that.
So if the Lions finish 4th who do we have in the semis?
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 237) : Sharks.
@McLovin (Comment 231) :
So who you supporting in the Semi’s 😉
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 236) : 😯 I thought Earl was the botjie of the moment for you Lions supporters???
OK …..maybe that was before the game 😉
@robdylan (Comment 233) :
Yip if they take 5 against Boland. Which they will.
Then it will be up to the Lions to determine if they want to come to Dbn or Rofstus
@KSA Shark © (Comment 239) : I just hope rugby will be the winner…
So it all points to a Sharks v Bulls final in Durbs.
Will it be revenge for the Sharks?
@McLovin (Comment 238) :
Thats pretty much us for the season..Loffie will have to ull out the checkbook we need depth and a bloody Flyhalf..ironically it was The duke that cost us the Final last year. 😈
@Me2 (Comment 240) :
Let us down badly again in a crunch match..
By the way Weepee only need to beat us by 19 to progress so Mclovin there is still hope.
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 154) :
One swallow doth not a Summer make.
@McLovin (Comment 242) :
Lovely!
As usual, Sharks won on individual brilliance – Kanko, JPP, Beast and Bismark played huge games today – the first 2 were awesome.
That said, the support play was very good, and the communication really improved in the 2nd half.
I still think much of our problem is certain individuals trying to win games on their own.
Have a good evening gents & ladies. It’s wine time. 😎 Might pop in later.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 245) :
Need to beat you by 36. and HAVE to get a BP if they want to go through.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 244) : Hey u promoting him…he should not become a marquis( not sure of the spelling) 😳 😆
@McLovin (Comment 247) :
Cheers.
Don’t drown in the bottle 😉
@Me2 (Comment 249) : Made a real a** of myself there …… Not..should be NOW!!
Forgive the “ole lady” she is just soooo stoked with our win!!! 🙄
@Me2 (Comment 251) :
🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 250) :
KSA we playing against each other so for every point Province get its a negative to our overall PD..not so? half of 36 = 18
@McLovin (Comment 247) : Cheers ols friend…I’m already 1/2 down the third bottle ❗
So they need to win by 19 – its minus 19 on our overall and plus 19 on Problems overall..
@KSA Shark © (Comment 252) : You getting to know me!!!
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 253) :
True didn’t think of that. 😳
okay so they have to get 4 tries and score 18 more than you and hope you get no BP
Hey Me2! Wassup??? Apart from our bouys winning a crunch match??!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 257) :
doble for Problems..truth is the Lions won’t be able to beat the Sharks at home , the CC is pretty much there for you guys to lose me thinks.
Its incredible how the game turned as soon as your bench started to come on.
Hey I got a margin point off this game 😎
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 259) :
Lackof playing time during the season for your bench maybe.
Hey we were supposed to beat you in Dbn last year for the Semi’s 😉
I see the bulls are scared of us. 😆 reading elsewhere that the Lawrence was favouring the Sharks. apparently we should have received two yellow cards. 😛 😛
molo
@KSA Shark © (Comment 262) : ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓
It sounded like he reffed a good game..flowing and it must have been a good game to watch.
Cheers dude !
@domsmooth (Comment 258) : Things are so-so & with you?? Still in the same job?
Got to go now…being unsocialable!!! 🙄
Love you all my Sharkie Boys et al!!!
Well, the bulls should be scared, very scared!
Me2? How r sales?
SHAAAAAAAARKEEEEEEEEESS!!!
Woohoo!! What a game! And a home final for us! Now we just need the kitty cats to deny Province a bonus point!
PS I stink of smoke but who cares!! 🙂
😆 Oh yes!! Where we should be – top of the log. Thanx to all for updates.
Nite all….catch you next week!!!
@klempie (Comment 269) : Sorry I meant a BP win, but I’m sure you got that.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 228) : HAHAHAHAHAHA
SHARKS! Sorry Walter…you are still the man…ha ha ha…
Awesome stuff… now it’s just a one week wait before they televise this here!
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 275) :
😆 🙂