The Lions, the Xerox ones this week, (it may have changed between the time of going to press and publishing) travel to Mpumalanga to play the Pumas.
What can I say other than this line is becoming monotonous. The line being. “Had you asked me who would win this game two weeks ago, I would have said….” The smaller unions, well two of them at least, have thrown the form book out of the window. The Cheetahs and Lions have also decided that insted of silly buggers rugby would be a better game to play. On the field at least.
The Pumas beat (insert sponsor of the moment here) Lions in a pre-season warmup game and would have fancied their chances of doing the same up until three weeks ago when the Lions gave the Blue Bulls a scare following that up with more than a scare of the Cheetahs last weekend.
Coach John Mitchell and fellow Kiwi, Carlos Spencer, seem to be well worth the money thay are earning. I have these questions to ask though. WHO plucked JPP from obscurity in club rugby and planted him on the big stage at the Sharks? Has it been that same person who has identified the talented young Elton Jantjies or was it John Mitchell?
Referee: Joey Salmans
Assistant referees: Stuart Berry, Stefan Breytenbach
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee
Venue: Puma Stadium, Witbank
Kick-off: 19.10
Pumas: 15 Nicky Kritzinger, 14 Vainon Willis, 13 Shaun Venter, 12 Tian Meyer, 11 Allistair Kettledas, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Jacques Coetzee, 8 Christo le Roux, 7 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 6 Corné Steenkamp, 5 Marius Coetzer, 4 Andries Kruger, 3 Ashley Buys, 2 Hannes Franklin (captain), 1 Ronnie Uys.
Replacements: 16 Dee-Jay Terblanche, 17 Dawie Steyn, 18 Willem Serfontein, 19 Jaco Bouwer, 20 Ricardo Croy, 21 Ashwin Scott, 22 Du-Wayne Smart.
Golden Lions: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Deon van Rensburg, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Renaldo Bothma, 5 Franco van der Merwe (captain), 4 George Earle, 3 Ross Geldenhuys, 2 Edgar Marutlulle, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Wayne Swart, 18 Johan Snyman, 19 Joshua Strauss, 20 JP Joubert, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Jannie Boshoff.
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Which game is the televised one?
Three games tonight at the same time..
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 1) :
THIS is the televised game. Not doing ones for the non-televised matches.
There is also a Womens RWC match between SA & NZ on at 17:05 SA time. (no match thread being done)
Teams about to finish singing the anthems.
WTF????????? have some of the women done to their hair??? Shaved a little forther up the sides than a Jarhead style (sort of short mohican) and then shaved little stripes across the head from left to right.
WTF???????? And here’s me been saying Rugby women don’t have to look stupid. 😕
Kiwi Women just don’t sound aggresive at all while doing the haka. It sounds more like a mothers meeting. 😳
3min
TRY NZ
Conversion over
NZ 7 – 0 SA
4min
6min
2nd TRY NZ
Conversion over
NZ 14 – 0 SA
7min
11min
NZ 3rd try
I’m stopping commentary when they score the 10th try.
conversion was over.
NZ 21 – 0 SA
12min
BP try NZ
16min
conversion missed
NZ 26 – 0 SA
17min
The NZ Womens Rugby Captain is also the NZ Womens Soccer captain!!!!!! 😯 😯 😯
Try #5 NZ
21min
Conversion Over
NZ 33 – 0 SA
23min (clock doesn’t stop for injuries)
PK SA missed from 20m out 10m to the left of the posts. 😕
HAve these guys EVER trained in any way or form?
Try #6 NZ
31min
Conversion missed
NZ 38 – 0 SA
33min
SA winger kicks through a loose ball chases it down with two more kicks. the 2nd kick (5m from the line) is MUCH to hard and she can’t get to the ball before it goes dead. 🙁
The SA coach reckoned the pressure was on the Ferns. 😯
Yeah, pressure to score 100 points. Looks like they won’t handle the pressure at all….. 😳
HLAF TIME
NZ 38 – 0 SA
Check out the boep on the sa hooker,damnation that is some nasty sshhhhhh
@Baldrick (Comment 21) :
@Clayton(PJLD) (Comment 23) :
apparently the coach compared the scrumhalf to Ricky januarie. 😆 😆 I am sure we can all SEE the resemblance around the midrif area. 😳
Just a recap
43min
try # 7
No conversion
NZ 43 – 0 SA
53min
try #8
No Conversion
NZ 48 – 0 SA
PK shot missed by SA
SA get a PK over and avoid the witewash.
64min
NZ 48 – 3 SA
@Baldrick (Comment 21) :
What a useless team. They have buckled under pressure and let points be scored aginst them. 🙄 😛
NZ try #9
66min
😯 #17 for SA has just come on. 😯 😯
i’m sorry but not even a 6th division player should display so many fat rolls.!!!!!!!!!!!! 😯
@KSA Shark © (Comment 30) :
conversion over.
NZ 55 – 3 SA
FULL TIME
NZ 55 – 3 SA
Failure by NZ, they allowed the other team to score. 🙄 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 33) : 😯 😯
@Jarson (Comment 34) :
The only thing bigger than the NZ score today was the SA #17’s stomach. 😳
@KSA Shark © (Comment 35) : bigger than number 2?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 35) : 😀 are you sure it was South Africa and not Saudi Arabia? 😳
What’s the LMS picks for the weekend?
@Jarson (Comment 37) :
@Clayton(PJLD) (Comment 36) :
MUCH!!! 😳
@Jarson (Comment 38) :
Cheetahs 28
Golden Lions 21
Blue Bulls 6
+ 5 Defaults that will be assigned after we process the 1st match.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 41) :
Mine is one of the lions picks.
Well I’m glad to see Owen Nkumane hasn’t lost any of his form. “WP and the Sharks taking each other on this weekend, 5 points the difference on the log”
❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ Dude the difference is ONE.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 40) :
Just rewound and looked again. Number 2 wins hands down or should that be rolls down? 🙁
Do they give commentators muscle reaxants before matches. Joey Salmans just became Joy Salmans????????????
Nkumane and Brosnihan!!!!!!!!! My HEROS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ Burton Francis is playing 10 ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓
Where is Jantjies?
Francis PK
Pumas 0 – 3 Lions
4min
I need to dish up dinner. back in 10
Lemon chicken or Beef Noodles anyone?
Francis PK
Pumas 0 – 6 Lions
10min
13 phases then PK for Lions.
Quick tap
TRY by v Rensburg..
Tackles made
pumas 27
Lions 5
Conversion Over
Pumas 0 – 13 Lions
13min
The Lions are spoilt for choice at the moment.
Burton Francis, Elton jantjies with Herkie Kruger not even getting a look in.
TMO call waiting for Ronnie Uys try or no try
@KSA Shark © (Comment 54) :
TRY awarded.
to Christo le Roux not Uys, 😳
Conversion over
Pumas 7 – 13 Lions
19min
Lions should walk this game.. Just a pity I can’t watch.. Thanx for the updates Andre..
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 57) : no worries.
I get 5 points per comment. 😛
Ronnie Uys and Ross Geldenhuys having a bit of a hows your father with each other.
Nothing in it, scrum gets reset.
any decent ref will have penalised Uys at every scrum already.
Standing up under pressure everytime. 🙁
This game will be very scrappy later on.
ALL the players appealing to the ref constantly. 🙁
Puams PK
Pumas 10 – 13 Lions
29min
Pumas gee gas !
Waylon Murray still crabbing 🙄
The Lions Hooker, Edgar Marutlulle, is having a good game.
Everyweek these guys are showing us a new quality player.
Cheetahs 24 – 0 Leopards
HALF TIME
Pumas 10 – 13 Lions
So far this match is playing into my hands.
My Sb margin is 5.
@Jarson (Comment 66) :
half time?
Game 25: Blue Bulls v Griquas: Blue Bulls by 26
Game 26: Cheetahs v Leopards: Cheetahs by 22
Game 27: Pumas v Lions: Lions by 5
Game 28: Sharks v Western Province: Sharks by 4
Elgar Watts has just been renamed Edgar Watts.
Owen you are my hero! 😳
@KSA Shark © (Comment 69) : yip, halftime. Any news on the Bulls’ score?
@Jarson (Comment 72) :
haven’t seen anything 🙁
@Jarson (Comment 72) :
Bulls 24 – 27 Griquas
48min
😯 😯 😯 😯 😯
Half time was 14 – 27 so the bulls seem to be busy with a comeback.
Edgar 🙄 Watts TRY!!!!!!!!
Conversion missed
Pumas 15 – 13 Lions
44min
Elgar Watts the ghost man !
Someone spoke to this ref at half time and explained to him that the wrong team is winning. 🙁 😳
This game has been fun to watch
Penalty try coming never mind that the pass before was 2m forward.
penalty try
@Clayton(PJLD) (Comment 79) :
until now.
Stupid mistake by Lions captain, agree with the officials descision 🙂
Conversion over
Pumas 22 – 13 Lions
49min
has Owen been on the Bladen Sauce? Referee Joy Simons????????
vermaak CHARGE DOWN!!!!!
gathers
TRY!!!!!!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 74) : 😯
Cheetahs 38 – 0 Leopards
@Charlie (Comment 83) :
the decision was correct but the whistle should have blown 5 seconds earlier for the forward pass.
Francis misses the conversion
Pumas 22 – 18 Lions
51min
Blue Bulls 24 – 30 Griquas
57min
Try !
The Pumas go over and the AR says that the ref must look for a knock from the TMO.
TMO awards the try.
NO F%^KER saw the shove in the back on the Lions player to get him off the ball before the Pumas picked up ans scored?
Conversion goes where it deserves WAY wide.
Pumas 27 – 18 Lions
58min
Watch to see how many more games Salmans referees in the next few weeks. very few if any IMO. 😳
Blue Bulls 32 – 30 Griquas
66min
And crap Super(Shit)Sport crashes. No more live scoring for the night 👿
@KSA Shark © (Comment 92) : 😯 😯
Pumas YC. for a late sghoulder charge. 😕 What was the guy supposed to do? Vanish into thin air.
This ref and the far AR are useless. 😕
@ KSA, had some contraversal descisions in our club matches aswell, no surprise at all 😉
@Charlie (Comment 97) :
same ref?
Pumas get a warning for infringeing in the red zone.
Minnie TRY!!!!!!!!!
Blue Bulls 39 – 33 griquas
71min
@ KSA, jip Oubaas 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 99) :
Conversion Over
Pumas 27 – 25 Lions
64min
@Charlie (Comment 101) :
you guys are supposed to sort the refs out at club level man. 😉
Pumas PK
Pumas 30 – 25 Lions
67min
@ KSA, try it, hulle bere jou vi lank Pappie 😉
BP TRY Taute!!!!!!!!!!!!
Level scores
@Charlie (Comment 105) :
NO NO NO!!!!!! You misunderstood.
i mean that is where he gets pulled into a ruck by accident or where he gets tackled by accident. 🙂
conversion missed
Pumas 30 – 30 Lions
71min
Stays level missed PK,
I have Lions by 6.
Bulls by 7.
Cheetahs by 17.
Blue Bulls 39 – 38 Griquas.
FULL TIME.
obviously a last conversion missed by Griquas. 🙁
@KSA Shark © (Comment 111) :
My margin was only 26 out. 😆 😳
@ KSA, 😈
PK Lions 27m out.
Ref warns the Puma Capt about players swearing at him.
Francis slots the PK
Pumas 30 – 33 lions
75min
@Charlie (Comment 113) :
i wouyld NEVER suggest violence against a ref. 😳 but the odd accidental elbow in the kidneys and things like that are fair game. 😉
Pumas in the Lions 22 on GOOD attack 😳
77min
15 phases of attack
pumas spread it wide and this time Salmans does see the forward pass.
scrum Lions 10m from their line
90sec left
@ KSA, you’ve experienced it ?
@Charlie (Comment 119) :
on occasion 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 120) :
it was never on purpose though 😆 🙄
Nervous stuff ! Hooter gone !
Pumas scrum 7m out from Lions line
Hooter has gone
8 phases
have gone backwards on the Lions 22 now
PK Pumas 2m from touch
taking a slow tap and go.
2nd new adv to the Pumas
less than 5m out on attack
8 phases.
14 phases no new adv yet
17 phases and he blows for the PK.
What a bunch of shit.
under the poles and pumas still tap and go rather than take the points.
spread it wide.
Pumas go over can’t see it being grounded.
TMO pending.
No clear evidence that the ball was grounded.
game over
FULL TIME
Pumas 30 – 33 Lions
3 from 3 with 1 margin point 😎
I do feel sorry for the Pumas though.
From what I have seen that ball was grounded, hardluck Pumas 😉
Cheetahs 57 – 0 Leopards
9 tries to 0
ALL LMS picks were correct. 😯
@Charlie (Comment 133) :
shit officiating allround tonight.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 134) : Fulltime? If it is, I’m 40 out 😳
@KSA Shark © (Comment 135) : But defaults are out right?
Well done Elgar “Edgar” Watts, MOTM !
something for you Jarson
Blue Bulls: 4 Conversions & 2 Penalties Jacques-Louis Potgieter,
1 Try Ruan Snyman,
2 Tries John Mameta,
1 Try Dean Greyling,
1 Try Bandise Maku
Griquas: 4 Penalties & 3 Conversions Naas Olivier,
3 Tries Bjorn Basson,
1 Try Richard Lawson
@Jarson (Comment 138) :
Default loses a lifeline. if it was his second default then yes he is out
@Jarson (Comment 137) :
Yes it was.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 140) : Nice!
Only 3 tries and Basson was not in my starting XV 🙁
I’m joint top of Sb after the Cheetahs and Lions games have been scored.
nobody who is able to overtake us has a MP for the Bulls game so when that does get scored i will still be joint top. 😎
Sharks better win tomorrow. 😳
@Jarson (Comment 143) :
Oh i thought he was in your starting XV.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 144) : 😎 I’m out, enjoy.
be back in 15
UH UH!!!!! We may have a problem
Supersport are showing griquas to have won 40 – 39 meaning Olivier got the conversion over?????????
@KSA Shark © (Comment 148) :
It seems that the ever efficient Supersport have the score wrong on both their results and log page. bloggers on the Bulls site are amazed they thought they won. (i think they are right)
@KSA Shark © (Comment 149) :
E news also has the Bulls as losing?
Any confirmation on the Bulls game ?
@Charlie (Comment 151) :
Yip I have seen a blogger or two who was there confirm that the Bulls did win.
Also Supersport have no corrected their log and results pages.
so finally
Blue Bulls 39 – 38 Griquas.
The boys over at Rugby talk must have thought he was gonna get the conversion and then didn’t change everything after he missed it.
Can we register this for the most confusing headline of the year? 😉
The Blue Bulls won by a single point, 39 / 38, after Naas Olivier missed the last conversion to win the game for Griquas.
Thanx Oubaas 😉
Id10ts 😈