Can you believe that we’re already at the end of the league phase of the 2009 Currie Cup? Like the best-scripted of movies, we won’t know the semifinal lineup until the conclusion of this game.No team has yet managed to leave Coca Cola Park with a four-try bonus point, yet that’s exactly what Western Province will need to do to ensure that they can’t be overtaken at the op of the log (unless, of course, the Sharks managed to beat Griquas by 100 points, which is unlikely). Should they fail in their quest, assuming the Sharks succeeded in scoring a bonus point, then Province don’t really even need to win the game, since they’ll end second in any case.
For the Lions, it’s all about pride and after doing a lot of talking during the week, I guess we’ll see exactly how much this game really means to them, since their own semi-final ambitions were ended last week.
Kick-off is at 17h05
Golden Lions: 15 Earl Rose, 14 Dusty Noble, 13 Jannie Boshoff, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Johan Jackson, 10 Herkie Kruger, 9 Chris Jonck, 8 Willem Alberts, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar (captain), 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Nico Luus, 3 Kevin Buys, 2 Hans van Dyk, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Torrie Meyer, 17 Wayne Swart, 18 Willem Stoltz, 19 Todd Clever, 20 Ruan Boshoff, 21 Walter Venter, 22 Michael Killian.
Western Province: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Frikkie Welsh, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Sireli Naqelevuki, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Luke Watson (captain), 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Anton van Zyl, 3 JC Kritzinger, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 JD Moller, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Dewaldt Duvenage, 21 Matt Toomua, 22 Gio Aplon
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Madel Herselman
TMO: Michael Cupido
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PROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@klempie (Comment 2) : 😆
LOOOOOOOOK
Shit.
Lions 0 – 7 WP 2 mins. 😥
What’s happening? Rugbyzone up the spout. Can’t see shit. 👿 👿 👿 😥 😥 😥
@klempie (Comment 7) : PROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@McLovin (Comment 9) : STFU!
@McLovin (Comment 8) : so it’s not just on my end
Lions 3 – 7 WP 5 mins. 😕
@robdylan (Comment 11) : Yip, on the verge of internet rage. 😈
Nice hairdo that female assistant ref is sporting. 😆
Lions 3 – 10 WP 9 mins
Why are they going for points? They need 4 tries. They have even less risk than the Sharks did in terms of losing. Whether than win or lose it doesn’t make a difference. They need a win + 4 tries. I’ll never understand the logic of the Bergies. 🙄
Go lions!!
Earl the pearl, wat a shocker!!
Rose. 🙄
Go PROVINCE!!!
@wpw (Comment 20) : Quiet Pensie!!
Lions 3 – 17 Province 22 mins. 🙁
@wpw (Comment 20) : Say it LOUD!!!
@klempie (Comment 21) : 👿 👿
@wpw (Comment 24) : Ja. Net so. 😉
Who scored??? Was it the KING Luke??? 😀 😎
Come on Lions!! Show some pride!
Lions 10 – 17 WP 33 min. 😐
Lions 10 – 20 WP 37 mins. 🙁
Doppies!!!
HT Lions 17 – 20 WP 😐
More updates please guys
@klempie (Comment 31) : I like it. Lions to spoil the party and BEAT Wee Pee
Go lions
@Villie (Comment 33) : Although…I’d love to play and beat Wee Pee in the final AT Newlands!!
😆
@Villie (Comment 35) : More than possible. 🙂
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@McLovin (Comment 37) : Will it matter if Province don’t get 4 tries and a win?
@klempie (Comment 38) : We’ll have to win it the hard way then. 😛
Anyone got a score?
@Baldrick (Comment 40) : Geen verandering sedert halftyd ou maat.
Thanks, how many minutees ionto 2nd half?
@Baldrick (Comment 40) : Ref/Lions 17 WP 20
oh well. was good while it lasted. 🙄
On cellphone apologiesd for spelling
Lions 22 – 20 WP 57 min. 🙂
22 20 to lions?
Lions 24 – 20 WP 57 mins. 🙂
Go lions you beauties
O hell, so it’s the Bulls in the semi.
@McLovin (Comment 50) : That’s a bit premature. 😕
@klempie (Comment 51) : WP not going to score 2 tries in 10min. 🙁
I’m out.
Well done Lions.
See you Sharks in the final.
Lions 24 – 25 WP 68 mins. 😐
Lions 27 – 25 WP 73 mins. 🙂
Lions 27 – 25 WP 77 mins. 😀
Lions 27 – 25 WP 79 mins.
FT Lions 27 – 25 WP
YES!! Well done lions!!
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👿 Some of the worst rugga WP has played in a long time. Well done Lions, you deserved the game.
@war1 (Comment 59) : LOVE IT!!!
Well done Lions. 🙂
After that showing I don’t think we stand a chance against the Bulls 🙁 not a happy camper
@molly (Comment 66) : imo There is the Bully Boys and the Sharks at the top and then the rest.
Whoop! Whoop!
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BABYYYYYYYYYYY
Im Torn, i wanted full SB point, picked WP, but i didnt want them to get the BP try 😈 Well done Lions
@McLovin (Comment 67) : Glad you know your place big guy. 🙂
@JarsonX (Insomniac) (Comment 71) : with that in mind, i dont get to win anything whatsoever 🙁 Is There an EOYT Superbru?
@klempie (Comment 72) : Deep down I’m a realist. No use pissing against the wind.
Good luck to all the semi finalists
No I’m really out.
Ciao folks.
@McLovin (Comment 67) : Ag, I don’t know if the gap is THAT large, but the stigma of having “All the boks back” seems to lean things in their favour. Continuity will be in our favour.
What was it that was said earlier in the week?
The Lions have already played their final? 😛
Guys, to put the Sharks’ position into perspective, the only team we lost to this season was Province and that was without our Boks. 😎
Oh, I see that the national embarrassment that is Bafana Bafana lost to a country with a population about a 12th of the size of ours. Well done gents. Waiting with bated breath for 2010. 🙄
@klempie (Comment 79) : that was twice, and we were also without our boks 😛
@molly (Comment 81) : HAHA. Straw-grasper! 😉
@JarsonX (Insomniac) (Comment 71) : guess who picked the lions and got a full house
😳 couldn’t help
@klempie (Comment 79) : sharks had enough ex boks in the team for it not to be excuse.
@molly (Comment 81) : which ones 😈
Just saw an awesome facebook status: WP wanted to come away from their trip to Jhb with a Bonus Point.
They got one. The wrong one.