Round two and this time the cheats are at home.
Will Boland stuff them again?
Or will Juan Smith and the boys show up to help their northern neighbours out?
Kick-off is at 16h00 in Welkom
Griffons: 15 Cecil Afrika, 14 Darryl Coeries, 13 Jacko Jackson, 12 Werner Griesel, 11 Juan de Wit, 10 Kennedy Tsimba, 9 Jandré Blom, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Francois Uys, 6 Jonathan Mokuena, 5 Ockie van Zyl, 4 Izak van der Westhuizen, 3 Jaco Louw, 2 Andries Kruger, 1 Sarel Louw.
Replacements: 16 KleinJan Ferreira, 17 Gert Greyling, 18 Sandile India, 19 Shaun Botha, 20 Nicky Steyn, 21 Hugo Kleynhans/Branco du Preez, 22 Virgil Russell.
Boland: 15 Justin Peach, 14 Deon Scholtz, 13 Piet van Zyl (captain), 12 Hein Myburgh, 11 Danwel Demas, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Marnus Hugo, 8 David Hendricks, 7 Angelo Brinkhuys, 6 Zolani Mofu, 5 Bradley Mockford, 4 Nico Esterhuyse, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Pieter Wium, 1 Jean Botha.
Replacements: 16 Clemen Lewis, 17 WP Nel, 18 Cecil Kemp, 19 Josh Strauss, 20 Neil Papier, 21 Dewey Swartbooi, 22 Lionel Cornelius.
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Mockford try after just 1:50.
Conversion over by Peach.
7 – 0 Boland
@KSA Shark © (Comment 1) : hello oubaas 🙂
@robdylan (Go Sharks!) (Comment 2) :
More like doodbaaas at the moment.
I am a little tired. 😳
Darryl Coeries try.
7 – 7 Griffons
10min
Brinkhuys try!!
7 – 14 Boland
12min
This game is a dead rubber right?
Ironinc that a lot of the guys playing for Boland will actually be playing for griffons next year.
I mean they ain’t gonna make the Cheetah side so will be loaned to the Griffons. 😉
@klempie (Comment 6) :
They combine the two scores of the matches and the winner plays in the premier Div.
oh right.
Johan De Wit Try!
Ximba misses from the touchline
12 – 14 Boland
16min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 8) : do they combine the scores? Interesting…
Boland Won 54 – 15 last week.
So Griffons need to win by 40 points to go into the Premier Div.
Andries Kruger try!
my word… looks like the Northern Cheats are not going to lie down.
Still, they will need to win by a massive margin to go through.
Conversion by Ximba from the touchline over.
19 – 14 Griffons
20min
@robdylan (Go Sharks!) (Comment 11) :
Yip and if they are level then there are some sort of home and away score permutations.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 12) : 4kit, they look like they might just do that at this rate
Who won last week and by what margin?
and the bonus point also comes in somehow
@klempie (Comment 17) : Boland won by about 40.
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 18) : Actually, you’re right… there’s a log and everything. So in order for the Cheats to go through, they need to win by more than 40, with a bonus and ensure Boland don’t get a bonus
30min
Griffons 19 – 14 Boland
so basically Boland just need to score 4 tries and it’s done
come on, BOLAND
@klempie (Comment 17) :
Check Comment 12. 😉
@walter van transvaal.co.za (Comment 21) : I think so, yeah
Commentators could have it wrong (that would be unusual 🙄 ),but They seem to think a Griffons win by more than 20 would do it for them.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 23) : Come on Griffons!
Half time
Griffons 19 – 14 Boland
And with that the commentators slip in the correction. “Remember if the Kavaliers get a BP in this match they will stay in the premier Division”
@KSA Shark © (Comment 25) : yeh I think it’s cos that’s how it happened for the Province/Lions game. They only needed half the points difference but that was because the PD was affected by more than just the opposing teams if that makes sense. So the comms have it wrong.
@klempie (Comment 28) :
In this case it is different though coz there are no other teams involved.
The need to wipe out the -40 defecit.
2nd half on.
Why bother with bonus points. They should just add the two mathes’ points together and be done with it. Like back in the ‘old’ days.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 29) : boggles my mind…
DG by Griffons!!!!
22 – 14 Griffons
@robdylan (Go Sharks!) (Comment 32) :
Klempie through me for a sec and I was about to agree with him. 😆
Look at it as teh griffons are Currently 38 – 68 Behind
22 + 15(38) to 14 + 54(68)
I cannot tell you guys how many moves the griffons are not finishing off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seems they are trying to better the Lions’ unfinishes move record or something. 😉
Scholtz Try!!!!!!!!
Conversion over by Peach.
22 – 21 Griffons
51min
1 try needed for the Boland BP.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 36) :
Watch it!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 29) : Yeh that’s what I’m saying. The comms have just naively used the same logic as for the Province/Lions game. Dumbasses.
GO BOLAND
@PJLD (Comment 40) : PJLD don’t be drol man! 😉
a drol *
Zolani Mofu try!!!!!!!!!!
22 – 28 Boland
57min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 43) :
YeeeeHaaaaaaa
So they can stop the match now? ❓
Ockie Van Zyl Try!!!!
29 – 28 Griffons
59min
WTF this game is going gerook!
@McLovin (Comment 45) :
YIP.
Commentators: If it wasn’t for the fact that we know the griffons cannot qualify any longer, we could say this is a tight game. 😛
Griffons BUTCHER another as Africa knocks it on.
Boland should just all sit down on the field till the end of the game.
@McLovin (Comment 49) :
Save themselves for next season 😛 😆
@McLovin (Comment 49) : LOL! Would love to see that!
This bonus point business is dof. In this match only. the rest of the time it works fine.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 48) : TIA my friend. TIA.
@McLovin (Comment 52) :
I agree, probably included by the Premier div teams to keep the 1st Div teams down. 😉
Boland TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Peach converts
29 – 35 Boland
67min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 54) : hey – anything to keep the cheating scum out of the big leagues!
is new-Shark Lionel on the field yet?
Jacko jackson from Michaelhouse scores for the Griffons.
What was that about the Sharks stealing all the OFS players? 😛
Conversion over.
36 – 35 Griffons
71min
@robdylan (Go Sharks!) (Comment 57) :
haven’t noticed him but haven’t been looking.
Jeandre Blom scores for the Cheetah…. Ag Griffons.
Conversion Over
43 – 35 Griffons.
74min
Possesion 59% Griffons
And the griffons kick off after the try with 16 on the field but Joubert is wise to that move and stops play for a head count.
Geez what a game! I’m almost sorry I’m missing it…almost.
Griffons try after taking two tightheads in the scrum in a row.
The stuffed up the first one with a knock on over the line.
Conversion Over
50 – 35 Griffons
77min
Is a griffon more like an eagle or a falcon?
I don’t think Boland’s that committed anymore. 😉
@McLovin (Comment 66) :
Looks more like a Lion on their Logo, but I dunno.
@McLovin (Comment 66) : or is it a hawk?
@McLovin (Comment 66) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffon_Vulture
Hooter goes.
Seems I missed a Boland try at the end.
FULL TIME
Griffons 50 – 42 Boland
Is it spelt Griffin or Griffon? As that is a big difference. A griffin has a body of lion. Which is handy.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 68) : Very confusing.
griffon – winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
@klempie (Comment 72) : gryphon. 😉
@McLovin (Comment 75) : That is also an acceptable spelling.
@McLovin (Comment 74) : That is not.
Spelt Griffon according to their logo, but it is the OFS so who knows? 😛
http://www.sarugby.net look at the bottom of the page for the logo
@KSA Shark © (Comment 78) : Dooses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin
As you can see, the spelling “griffon” has fallen out of general usage in the English language to avoid confusion with the breed of dog as well as the species of vulture. But then again, do they speak English in Northern FS?
griffon – Any of various wirehaired hunting dogs of a breed originating in the Netherlands in the late 19th century.
I’m all griffoned out. Going home. Ciao!
@McLovin (Comment 83) :
Cheers
see ya tomorrow to congratulate us 😉
Quite a few wp boys and indeed springboks played for the griffons, the best known probably being no other than the northern suburbs favourite son, neil de kock, who joined the griffons when 12 members of the ‘jongspan’ of maties signed with the nfs side.
@VinChainSaw (Comment 85) : A few guys straight out of Pretoria Boys High firsts joined them, as I recall