The Cheetahs are back in Durban, keen to inflict a repeat of the semi-final defeat they handed out to the Sharks at the same venue last year.
The visitors are in form, but the home team are desperate to rediscover their best form, after playing quite poorly so far in the second round of matches.
Ref: Pro Legoete
ARs: Quinton Immelman, Reuben Rossouw
TMO: Johann Meuwesen
Venue: ABSA Stadium, Durban
Kick-off: 15.00
The Sharks: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Stefan Terblanche (captain), 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Patrick Lambie, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Keegan Daniel, 5 Alistair Hargreaves, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Eugene van Staden, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Patric Cilliers.
Replacements: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Wiehahn Herbst, 18 Michael Rhodes, 19 Jacques Botes, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Andre Pretorius, 22 Riaan Swanepoel.
Free State Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Philip Snyman, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Louis Strydom, 9 Tewis De Bruyn, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Philip Van der Walt, 6 Hendro Scholtz, 5 David de Villiers, 4 Francois Uys, 3 Kobus Calldo, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 WP Nel, 18 Izak van der Westhuizen, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Tertius Carse, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Corné Uys.
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Pro legoete seriously worries me!please have a decent game pro thanks
@Neil.watson (Comment 1) : Yip, he worries me too. Cost us a game in the S14.
Anyhow. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHARKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 🙂
Not sure why it never works when I change my pic. Changed it to a Pink Shark for today. Hope it comes up.
See it is still blank. Well I tried.
I just approved it for you, Pums. You need to be a wee bit more patient with us over the weekend ;). Skeleton staff.
Good to see you Neil. I got a jersey with your name on it 😉
@robdylan (Comment 5) : Thanks Rob, Saw it on RT and said that is it, I will change my pic today to be a pink shark : 🙂 I also have a sort of pink t-shirt on (the closest thing I have to pink) to support our boys and a very good cause too.
Lets go sharks! No repeat of last years semi, we gonna klap em!
@RuckingFun (Comment 7) : Yeah, Hope we do but think it will be very tough out there today. Still hot here and we start in about 45min. Just hope the wind stays away.
Okay back when the game starts.
Good luck Sharks. GOOOOOOOOO SHARKSSSSSSSSSSS 🙂
@Puma (Comment 2) : Was that the game against the Highlanders after Kaplan couldn’t finish?
@pinkfish (Comment 9) : Yes that was it.
@pinkfish (Comment 9) : No we were not playing Highlanders that day pinkfish. We played Highlanders in NZ. Just have to remember who we were playing now. But it was our 2nd game of the S14 at the Tank and yes, Kaplan went off at halftime. We were playing Cheetahs… Oh gosh!!!!!!!!!! We might be in trouble 😯 with Pro.. 😕
Rob, Just checked my Pink Shark is in my profile but not showing here? Not sure what I do wrong when I change my pic. If it is showing in my profile it should come up here? Not sure why it is not. Want my pink Shark for today. 😎
@Puma (Comment 12) : I can see your pink shark
@pinkfish (Comment 13) : Where? 🙄 Here is still my Umhlanga photo but my profile is my Pink Shark.
@Puma (Comment 11) : my bad, it was one of the crap teams we should have beaten
@Puma (Comment 14) : nah it is the pink shark on this page, maybe try to refresh
@Puma (Comment 12) : just hit ctrl-F5 on this page
anyone know where I can get this game online?
Okay tried the refresh and the ctrl_F5 but nothing changes it to the Pink Shark. I am fine with it if everyone else can see the Pink Shark. Just want to support our players. But I only see the Umhlanga sea pic…….LOL. Damn I must be useless with this 😆
@pinkfish (Comment 18) : rugbyzone.com
@Puma (Comment 19) : clear your browser cache?
Click on this… http://www.sharksworld.co.za/wp-content/uploads/userphoto/puma.thumbnail.jpg
@pinkfish (Comment 18) : Did you read my post 11? It was against Cheetahs we had Pro. Think we need to be a bit worried now. Our bad luck to get him against Cheetahs again.
@robdylan (Comment 21) : Okay will give it a try Rob. What do you see right now? A Pink Shark or the Umhlanga pic?
@robdylan (Comment 20) : Are they showing the games live now? It used to be delayed.
How were da u19 and u21 games?
Game nearly on, a lot of people in the crowds are wearing pink 😎
@Puma (Comment 22) : I did, was just saying I knew it was some team we should have beaten.
Cheers rob!man im too keen for this game please dont let it be tight-lets beat them by 21 points!ROB when will bidding start for that other one?
@Neil.watson (Comment 28) : will email you once we know for sure, k?
Okay going to watch the start. Still can’t get my Pink Shark but that is fine. Just hope our Sharks win today.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHARKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
@RuckingFun (Comment 25) : we won under 19s. Not sure about u21s
@pinkfish (Comment 24) : depends where you are 🙂
If you’re in the US, then it’s live. I am in the US for this game. As far as they know…
wow, that stadium looks pretty pink! Nice work fans
@robdylan (Comment 32) : hehe I need to set up my proxy then. Any good suggestions?
Temp 28 and full sun. Plenty wearing their pink in the Stadium 😀 Have sort of pink on too…LOL. 🙂
@pinkfish (Comment 34) : I pay for a US proxy
@pinkfish (Comment 34) : but check out http://www.proxy4free.com and try a few there. Just be careful
Absa stadium is pink. Its really awesome 😎
Go Sharks!!
Go Sharks !!!!! Will have to catch the second half when I get home, hopefully well in the lead by then 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 37) : I would rather pay for one. We used to have one but let it go as we weren’t using it anymore.
let’s go boys!
have we scored yet
I like Al’s pink scrum cap 😛
I’m here. 😎
Sharks look composed so far
PK Cheetahs for Lambie not rolling away.
@robdylan (Comment 46) : They looked composed for 20 minutes last week too! 🙄
@klempie (Comment 47) : Missed.
@klempie (Comment 45) : thanks goodness
Nother PK for Daniel(s) deliberate knock-down.
Over.
Sharks 0 – 3 Cheetahs.
8 mins.
3-0 Cheetahs
@robdylan (Comment 50) : Too right. Richard’s not around so SOMEONE’S got to man the keys! 🙄
Sharks into the Cheetahs 22 for the first time.
Right how long till the game starts?
Cheetahs tackling the Sharks backwards at the mo.
Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!1 This pink looks cool.
PK on the 22 and Kanko taps and goes.
Some of Mcleod’s passes looks very flat, should be careful.
PK 7m out for offsides.
Sharks turning things around. They go for the 5m lineout.
11min
Sharks 0 – 3 Cheetahs
ALBERTS TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! under the poles
Big Vic try!!
Ruck after ruck on the Cheetahs line and eventually Alberts swan dives over under the posts. 😎
Vic you LEGEND!
grrr lost my stupid connection 👿
Yes try Ablerts……. 🙂 Right under the posts. 😎
Lambie pops the conversion over.
Sharks 7 – 3 Cheetahs
7-3
Sharks have 84% possession! 😯
Lambie 1 from 1 WHAT A KICKER!!!!!!! 😛
Sharks 7 – 3 Cheetahs
Yeeeeebo!!!
woohoo back just in time, go boys you can do this 😀
Johnson Penalised for not releasing on the floor.
Looks like he says to the ref “I couldn’t see anything my hair was in my eyes” 😉
PK Cheetahs for a stray Hargreaves hand. Bosman lining up from 50 metres more or less straight.
@KSA Sharkette (Comment 73) :
back? I gotta pick you up when you get back. 😯
DAmmit Bosman. Dock his salary
Bosman slots a PK
Sharks 7 – 6 Cheetahs
16min
@klempie (Comment 75) : Over.
Sharks 7 – 6 Cheetahs
17 mins
Bosman just got munched by Alberts. 😎
@robdylan (Comment 77) :
Alberts NAILED him a second ago. Payback for getting the PK over? 😛
Bosman gets a nice ‘welcome’ from Alberts 😀
Scrappy defence by the Sharks atm.
You all talk to much 😉 I cant watch and read at the same time 😳
what’s with the stupid lime green button on the Cheetahs jersey?
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 76) : back…. Got connection back 👿
Strydom PK
Sharks 7 – 9 Cheetahs
22min
Strydom puts a PK over for I didn’t see what. Retrieving burger from microwave.
Sharks 7 – 9 Cheetahs.
This is mildy frustrating given all the possession we have.
Sharks need to get their dicipline in order.
Almost odd one!
Odd One almost got over off a lovely little grubber from Lambie.
Lambie chip through
Odwa gathers and then loses it 5m out 🙁
great play
Oddy’s hands cost a try again?
Nice little kick there by Lambie. Odwa messing up. Should have been a try. Damn right on our line and drops it 🙄
Decent crowd in for a change.
@Puma (Comment 93) : sorry on their line 🙄
@robdylan (Comment 92) : Bit harsh to say that. It was bouncing around all over the show and he had two defenders bearing down on him.
@KSA Sharkette (Comment 86) : 😛
Oh okay. 3,5g on the highway not to good?
come on Pat
Sharks 10 – 9 Cheetahs
This is why the Cheetahs can never be taken seriously. They rely on Bosman to keep them in the game.
Lambie puts another over.
Sharks 10 – 9 Cheetahs
Lambie PK 2 from 2
Sharks 10 – 9 Cheetahs
26min (ish) the clock is gone
@Predawn (Comment 100) :
point taken, but it has been 2 PKs to Strydom, 1 to Bosman
time ?? Score ??
Sharks tackling superbly. Lambie outstanding
Actually, very impressed with the crowd today.
Sharks Shove the Cheetahs off the ball on a Cheetahs scrum. 😯 the Sharks are 75kg lighter in the pack. 😯 😯
clock back
28min
Sharks 10 – 9 Cheetahs
Pro’s touch-crouch-pause-engage takes an aaaaaaaaaaaage!! 🙄
Sharks score tries….
Odwa try!!!
OMG what a try!!!!
KANKO YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!
Ref hasn’t got a clue at the scrums. they are constantly collapsing and he doesn’t have a clue how to get it sorted or who to penalise
ODWA TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! after great pick and go from kankowski
Darren Scott told Plum before the game that the Sharks can’t score from set pieces… 😯
Kanko sets Odwa up for that try. Nice one. 😎
Go Sharks in pink 😀
Lambie misses 2 from 3
Sharks 15 – 9 Cheetahs
30min
Kanko came off the back off the scrum just outside the Cheetahs 10m and BLITZED the Cheetahs backline…finally handing off to Odwa. Magnificent.
Kanko is king!!
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 113) : Remember it is Pro .. 🙂
@Jarson (Comment 118) : For sure.
Lambie misses the conversion. 🙄
Sharks 15 – 9 Cheetahs
GO PINK SHARKS!!
@robdylan (Comment 114) : Yeah, well what does Scott know 😛
Hendro Scholtz in the wars today. He had nose plugs in after less than 5min of game time. and now down injured again.
Back in 10. Gonna fetch kette.
@klempie (Comment 121) : Yeah, one part of his game he needs to work on.
@Puma (Comment 126) : Tell KSA that. 🙄
Nice run from Louis there. 😎
Apparently the chalk lines are supposed to be pink. 🙄
PK for Johnson going off his feet. Lambie puts it over.
HT Sharks 18 – 9 Cheetahs
Sha 18 – 9 Che
9 point margin at the break
cry me a flipping river, Johnson!
@Jarson (Comment 131) : sweet come on Sharks.
so far, a carbon-copy of last year’s semifinal.
Will we be able to hold them in the second half?
I have 3 stars now 😛
Two more tries please Sharks. 😎
watching this game with the two BORING commentators is excruciating!!!! The whole 40 minutes we’ve been hearing about Lambie, his grandfather, father, how supposedly good his decision-making is, how highly regarded he is blah blah blah….F*CK……
@Megatron (Comment 137) : Is that Hugh Bladen?
@Megatron (Comment 137) : Itchy bumhole? 😕
@klempie (Comment 130) :
So he is 3 from 4 today.
HALF TIME
Sharks 18 – 9 Cheetahs
@Megatron (Comment 137) : Jealous much 🙄
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 140) : It was like 12m out dude. 🙄
@Jarson (Comment 141) : Ok that is just freaky. That was EXACTLY what I was gonna say before I topped it in 139.
@Megatron (Comment 137) :
I had a fall off my chair moment while listening to the RSG commentary last night.
As Shimange came on the guy said : Miskien is dit net die broek, maar dit lyk of sy agterstewe baie groter is as vantevore. 😯
I almost bliksemed off the chair. 😛
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 144) : Agterstewe?
Lambie kicks off.
The ferret is alive 😯
@Predawn (Comment 138) :
Andy Capastagnio and the guy with the sttraight gray hair can’t think of his name now
@Predawn (Comment 138) : no, it’s that moron andy capostagno!!joined by the parrot cowley
@klempie (Comment 143) : 😎
@Jarson (Comment 147) : Wooooo!!! The FERRET!!
I miss him. 😥
@klempie (Comment 145) :
Rearend,
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 152) : Ah. You live and learn.
What’s a ferret in Afrikaans?
@Megatron (Comment 149) :
Gavin Cowley
Okay. Usually I enjoy his commentary but for pure entertainment you can’t beat the Aussies and Kiwis. Intelligent and witty.
@klempie (Comment 153) :
dunno. 😳
Try Francois Uys. 🙁
Uys goes over next to the poles. Is this where we fall asleep? 😕
Converted.
Sharks 18 – 16 Cheetahs
Converted
Sharks 18 – 16 Cheetahs
46min
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 140) : That’s 3 from 5 as far I’m concerned. 🙄
The one that makes me cringe is Warren Brosi-somebody…I can barely concentrate on the game.
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 156) : @klempie (Comment 153) : Ratel? I dont know what a ferret looks like 😳
uh oh
lambie kicks off [email protected], next thing we’re told ‘it was only a metre off from being a good restart’ wtf, he messed up period 😯
OMG how did we not score there???
@Megatron (Comment 165) : This may help.
http://www.preparationh.com/
maybe I should go back to work, we were doing better then 🙁
@Jarson (Comment 163) : Isn’t a ratel, a honey badger?
@Predawn (Comment 155) : Greg Martin being my favourite for the utterly ridiculous comments he makes & closely followed by by Kearnsy!!! 😀
@KSA Sharkette (Comment 168) : It’s your fault then? 🙂
dammit man…
Sharks giving away too many penalties now. Cheetahs right on our butts now. Need to keep the discipline.
Okay that is me out of here now. Visitors have arrived.
Catch up much later.
Cheers all.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHARKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
@Jarson (Comment 163) :
No but i don’t know what a ratel is in english either. 😆
a ferret looks like a mongoose/meerkat but mostly dark coloured
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 156) : @Jarson (Comment 163) :
According to rieme dis ‘n fret.
http://www.rieme.co.za/afrikaans/dictionary/index.asp?woord=ferret
😛
@Megatron (Comment 170) : Yeah they may talk rubbish at times but at least you can still enjoy the game. Skinstad is my worst…he is politically correct to a fault. What a tonsil.
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 174) :
http://www.rieme.co.za/afrikaans/dictionary/index.asp?woord=ratel
I was right. It’s a badger. 😎
@KSA Sharkette (Comment 168) :
No we need to arrange to play two 1st halves. We can’t play a 2nd half. 🙂
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 174) : @klempie (Comment 169) : One of us should go research it, not me though 😳 😛
@Jarson (Comment 179) : Ok, it’s been done 😳 😎
what a run by van Staden!! 😆 😆
poor finishing again…come ON boys
Pro has obviously been told not to talk to much in open play because it can be used against him in his assesments.
he just sticks his arm out doesn’t even say advanatage on some occassions. 😕
Burden offides just inside our half, right in front.
@klempie (Comment 184) : Bosman shanks it wide.
@klempie (Comment 175) :
Don’t you just love the language. can’t say the english word so we sommer just shorten it and adopt it as the afrikaans word. 😆
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 186) : LOL. Hey it’s all good cos us souties like to steal Afrikaans words too. 😛
62min
Sharks 18 – 16 Cheetahs
We need two more tries
and a win.
Botes is on. Good substitution at this stage. Inject some pace.
Herbst and Botes on for Sykes and Van Staden
@klempie (Comment 189) : it will come 😉
Mcleod passes to the TJ 😯 🙄
@KSA Sharkette (Comment 192) :
This must be the worst case of breakdown policing I have seen all season.
He just let’s ANYTHING go from both sides.
Mcleod try!!!
McLeod tap and go TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
McLeod!! BRILLIANT individual effort!!
Taps and goes from outside the 22m and caught the Cheetahs napping. 😎
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 195) : He must be one of the worst refs allowed on the field.
MCLEOD YOU BISCUIT!!!
Lambie’s had some nice easy kicks today.
Sharks 25 – 16 Cheetahs
Phew!!!
Lambies goes 4 from 5
Sharks 25 – 16 Cheetahs
68min
@Jarson (Comment 196) : @Jarson (Comment 193) : 😎 😀 😎
OK Lmabie is over-doing the grubber kicks now.
@pinkfish (Comment 199) :
Yeah, I’ve retired. 😆
@Jarson (Comment 204) :
TJ must have passed it back and then Mcleod scored. 😆
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 206) : from what I have heard you weren’t half bad… my grandmother could do a better job than Pro
Couple of good tackles put in by Botes already.
Strauss puts in a GREAT tackle and the Cheetahs cough up the ball on our 22. 😎
What a tackle by our Strauss
@pinkfish (Comment 208) : 😛 😳
Come on Sharks. Another try…
ST nearly sold us down the river with that pass!
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 207) : @KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 206) : 😆 😆 😆
Swannie on for Strauss
Can’t find this on anywhere…not even on MyP2P 🙁
replacing a donkey for another donkey.
Did Andries Strauss just get up in Pro’s face!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! 😯 😯 😯
@Megatron (Comment 218) : Did you not check out the link I gave you? 😕
Good continuity from the Sharks here.
What a hand-off by Alberts! Was it Nokwe?
Damn. Ruined with a small knock-on.
Meyer Bosman must be looking forward to being able to run with the ball for a change next season rather than just having to tackle all afternoon. 😛
@Jarson (Comment 222) : I think so lol. Was funny. 😆
@Jarson (Comment 222) :
i couldn’t see his number he was flat on his back. 😛
AP on! RK on!
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 224) : …and be nothing more than a kicker.
KOCKOTT BP TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KOCKOTT!!!!
KANKO AGAIN!! My man of the match!!
@klempie (Comment 189) : am I psychic or what
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 226) : @klempie (Comment 225) : 😆 😀
Lambie misses another one. 🙄
I was hoping we’d get the four tries 😆
Lambie playing center while AP is at 10.
Sharks 30 – 16 Cheetahs
79min
@KSA Sharkette (Comment 231) : 😎 😎
@Predawn (Comment 234) : 😆
you and the other 600,000 of us. 😉
All this excitement and the bonus point try!!! My baby shark is kicking the crap out of me.
@pinkfish (Comment 238) : 😎 😎
WTF???????????? DO they not know that we have already got the BP!!!!!!
FULL TIME
Sharks 30 – 16 Cheetahs
What were they playing for?? My SB margin point??
BOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSS PPPPPPPPPOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNTTTTTTT
A good win that.
Some really good, basic rugby, topped off with some great flair.
My SB margin was 13.
FT Sharks 30 – 16 Cheetahs
Still not as cohesive and fluid as I’d like, but I’ll take it. Will be at the Coke Tin next week. 😎
Lekwa!!!
WELL DONE SHARKS : 🙂
Go you good things in PINK 😛 😎
Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone. Now I can relax… LOL.
Cheers all.
Nice game Sharks and the bonus point against the Cheaters… I can’t stand the Cheaters.
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 241) : you doing the updates, boss?
@Jarson (Comment 242) :
Bwhahahahahhahaha
@Jarson (Comment 242) : @KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 240) : What are you complaining about? I love those situations at the end of a game when the result is a foregone conlusion and the team’s just want to score. They keep it alive and throw it around.
@robdylan (Comment 250) :
Okay
@robdylan (Comment 250) : no I’ll get KSA to do them 😉
@klempie (Comment 252) :
Yeah except if the Cheetahs scored they would have got a BP.
@KSA Sharkette (Comment 254) :
Won’t it be wonderful if the Cheetahs don’t make the semi’s. They really are the team I LOVE to HATE.
Man-of-the-Match – Kanko
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 255) : I wouldve gotten a margin point 😛
@Jarson (Comment 259) :
I GOT one, 1st one for the weekend. much needed!!!!!!!!!!!
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 255) : And? It’s not like they’re gonne catch us 13 points ahead. 🙄
@pinkfish (Comment 257) : No it will be wonderful if the Bulls don’t. 😈
@klempie (Comment 262) :
I’d be happy with just three teams making the Semis. 😆
Great game sharkies! New we’d take em.our loosies were awesome, and we scrummed em!
@RuckingFun (Comment 264) :
Even WITH a 75kg deficit in the scrum. 😎
@KSA Sharkette (Comment 254) : clever 🙂
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 265) : my personal hero of the game – Patric Cilliers!
Showing the world that little Michaelhouse English boys can shove the big farmers around 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 266) :
Frikken Cheeky if you ask me. 😆
@klempie (Comment 262) : I like the Cheetahs just a little bit less than the Bulls.
well done Pink Sharks 😛
@Jarson (Comment 44) : that was cute .