This game sees top play bottom, a team with a 75% winning record in this Currie cup season who are on top of the log against a team with a 0% winning record and who are at the bottom of the log. The biggest problem for the Sharks might be complacency and similar situations have seen them take their foot off of the accelerator in the past. The Leopards have been scoring points in their past few games and should be highly motivated against the top of the log Sharks. Will the injury-plagued Leopards lift themselves for this game or will the home side respond with a good performance at home after last weekend’s loss?
Ref: Jaco Peyper
ARs: Matt Kemp, Reuben Rossouw
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee
Date: Friday, October 1
Venue: Absa Stadium, Durban
Kick-off: 19.10 (17.10 GMT)
Sharks: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Andries Strauss, 12 Riaan Swanepoel, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Andre Pretorius, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Keegan Daniel (captain), 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Gerhard Mostert, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Eugene van Staden.
Replacements: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Patric Cilliers, 18 Anton Bresler, 19 Michael Rhodes, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Patrick Lambie, 22 Luzuko Vulindlu.
Leopards: 15 Cecil Dumond, 14 Cornelius Rautenbach, 13 Jovan Bowles, 12 Walter Venter, 11 Dumisani Matyeshana, 10 Clayton Durand, 9 Tiaan Dorfling, 8 Riaan Swanepoel (captain), 7 Willem Koch, 6 Victor Joubert, 5 Edrich Linde, 4 Brad Mockford, 3 Barend van der Walt, 2 Gavin Williamson, 1 Bennie Uys.
Replacements: 16 Marthinus van der Westhuizen, 17 Eric Coetzee, 18 Anthonie Gronum, 19 RW Kember, 20 Divan Kotze, 21 Gharfoer Luckan, 22 Jan van Zyl.
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I hope AP has a great game, and Kockett should get a decent run this time.
i hope kock get his game play tonight and we must win with bonus point
just hope the bulls win this weekend…would put us in a nice position to bring the bokke back without having to win the game in order to keep a home final if we make it…but tonight we need to bring it against the leopards..i hope the sharks dont go and play the respectful game they always do against smaller oponents..
LMS PICKS:
Sharks – 25
Pumas – 5
Griquas – 5
Cheetahs – 4
Bulls – 1
Lions – 1
@shaniboi (Comment 3) : hv faith my friend me getting my hope up so high and the game hasn’t even begun so chaz will again hv no nails abd a big head ach tomorrow 😳
@Jarson (Comment 4) :come on everybody go nd pic the teams their will be 25 lms dead or lost a life line if the sharks lose this one and so for the other teams 2 so holding thumbs that the picks are done so me don’t hv to be dead all alone so pleas pic leopards somebody 👿 😉
Update on the U21 game..
Sharks 50 – 15 Leopards
20 minutes still to play
Sharks u21 50 – 22 Leopards u21
17 minutes to play
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 8) : go to the other thread my
friend and join me
@chaz (Comment 9) :
Oh shit.. sorry Chaz.. didn’t see that.. you do your thing then while I have a drink
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 10) : 👿 😉 i’m loney
oh my now our game if they play like our jun U19 & U21 we hv nothing to fear
got sharks by 28
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 10) : i hope u enjoyed that drink because it’s nail bitting for me and i would lv to hv that glass of wine of mine
I hope no-one looses their teeth in this match 😈
@Jarson (Comment 14) : yep but that was a good game from the U21
Hi Guys and Gals 😛
well top verses bottem who is taking a win eeee
Here’s to the SHARKS giving the leopards a proper klap tonight 👿 😀
@mbayshark (Comment 16) : hello i’m glad to c that me not all alone again and Rich were are you
Right.. Back in my seat and watching the flashers..
Just in time
@mbayshark (Comment 18) : well it will be good because the U19 and U 21 won by far
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 20) : thank you and welcome back
gee seeing that sea and the waves maid be remember my young days in durbs many moons ago
@chaz (Comment 22) :
Jeez Chazzie.. Are you going for your platinum star with all your comments? 😉
50th cap for Odwa Ndungane.. Well done mate!
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 24) : trying and rob won’t gv us 5 stars more points 😉
Andre Pretorius has run onto the field and is stil not injured..
Could this be the return to form?!
Leopards kicking off the 1st half
And we have kick off..
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 27) : 😕
gooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
sharks goooooo
Daniel try! 45seconds in!
gee captain you are quick with our 1st try well done 5 points it just great
47seconds and the 1st try has been scored.
Swannie is to slow
AP better get this over
well done good start
Sharks 7 – 0 Leopards
2 minutes
AP converts
7 – 0
if we play like this well well be like 50 at the end of the final blow
@Jarson (Comment 37) : @Jarson (Comment 32) : Try was in the corner 🙂
Leopards penalty for the Sharks offside..
Sharks 7 – 3 Leopards
6mins
Sharks 7 – 3 Leopards
5 minutes
Sykes knocks on!
Eugene van Staden battling in the scrums at the moment..
@Jarson (Comment 41) : @Richard Ferguson (Comment 42) : You’ve got to get the timing right
😉
still thinkAP looks better in red some getting used to 😕
still think AP looks better in red some getting used to 😕
Sharks penalty for Leopards not rolling away..
They choose to go with a scrum., which is surprising after losing the first scrum..
GO SHARKS !!!
@Jarson (Comment 46) :
I go by the stadium clock.. lol
Keegan Daniel scores his second!!
Go Daniel my boy 😀 😀 😀
Daniel try no2!
He’s my FL Captain
Keegan TRY !
Pretorius converts
Sharks 14 – 3 Leopards
13 minutes
@Jarson (Comment 54) :
NICE!!!!!!!!!! I hope you claim that top spot back this week.
gee captain well done 2nd try
conversion over by AP looks like his boot is back and to prove me wrong
14 / 3
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 51) : Its funny coz I posted exactly 1min before you 🙂
Andre is not scared to run at the opposition..
He is looking good..
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 57) : I hope so too
GO SHARKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 🙂
@Jarson (Comment 54) : shit 😳 forgot all about me FL [email protected] 👿
@Jarson (Comment 61) : holding thumbs my friend
Jannie du Plessis scoring the Sharks’ third try..
Jannie try! Thats the 3rd!
Pretorius converts
Sharks 21 – 3 Leopards
17 minutes
J Du P try
gee 3 trys with in 17 min
21 / 3
eeeeaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
AP converts his 3rd 😎
Alberts coming off.. looking injured..
Not good news that..
Michael Rhodes on the park now for Alberts
Alberts off
Rhodes on
Ice on the inside of Alberts’ knee
Alberts injured his knee 🙁
Bonus point try to Ludik!
Ludik BP try!
@Jarson (Comment 54) : Mine to 😆
Whoo whoo !
19:39 and the Sharks score the BP TRY!!!!!!!!!!!
Now we will score 6 points in the rest of the game. 😉
4 tries and 4 conversions within 21mins 😎
Pretorius on fire from all corners
Sharks 28 – 3 Leopards
21 minutes
i think i should hv gone by 40 points but time will tell
@mbayshark (Comment 76) : Snap! 😈
Leopards penalty
Sharks 28 – 6 Leopards
22 minutes
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 80) : he has to prove himself
Van Staden Loves running
The ball is faster though.
I wonder if we can convince AP to stay on as a kicking coach for Lambie?
Thinking we should keep Pretorius in the team for his kicking
Pretorius fullback
Ludik centre
Lambie flyhalf
❓ ❓ ❓
Pretorius is a mean tackler!!
Mvovo misses his one tackle of the game.
@mbayshark (Comment 88) : Maybe Pretorius on centre
@mbayshark (Comment 88) : Brosnihan 😆
I will rather have AP @ 10 and Lambie @ 15 😉
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 86) : thats a great idea well done
@mbayshark (Comment 87) : 🙂 so far so good
gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
sharksssssssssssssssssss
Mvovo screws up a fantastic try scoring opportunity by running in front of Ludik..
MvoVo you need to get both hands on the bal, and keep your depth 😉
Well at least Alberts won’t be in the Windhoek tema of the week!! 😈
@Charlie (Comment 93) : could work 🙂
Great break by Mvovo to make up for that stuff up..
The guy can run, just wish he got involved more..
oh my go sharks please its time for another try 🙂
@wpw (Comment 98) :
Says who?
Is this where the Sharks start screwing up every try scoring opportunity?
Sharks 28 – 6 Leopards
30 minutes
@wpw (Comment 98) :
Look at the URL!!! 😛
gee those Bull blues are lost i guess
For those of you wondering about the school kids.
it seems the commentators have no clue.
I Do. 😛
I hope you bastards choke in the semis again this year!!
what the hell is he doing playing soccer 👿
Sharks need to relax.
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 107) :
http://www.drsujuniorrugby.co.za/
Tournament at Port natal over the last week. Finals tomorrow
Alberton
Blue Bulls
DRSU
Old Grey
Valke
UJ
u/13, u/14, u/15, u/16, u/18
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 107) :
Please tell us….
@wpw (Comment 108) : hey that is not nice of you are you becoming a soar losser 👿
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 111) :
Thanx KSA..
@wpw (Comment 108) :
only after we’ve scored 4 tries in 20minutes.
go goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
what now guys
Mvovo does not seem to understand that you need to run BEHIND the ball carrier to take a pass.. FFS!!!!! 👿
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 114) :
Go tell The commentators.
Make name. 😉
Being reffered to as IPT. Not sure what IPT stands for.
@ chaz, and that for a closet Sharks Fan ! 👿
@wpw (Comment 108) : says the other choker 😉 Twice!
odwa you know that mvovo is fast cool it
@wpw (Comment 108) :
When last did WP have a Currie Cup in their cabinets?
@Charlie (Comment 119) : hey ❗ meaning i married to the Sharks mob
Odwa scores!!!
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 78) : 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯
I WAS only joking. 🙁
FL Odwa try!
well now that is a bonus try well done odwa
Briliant little break from McLeod to spot a loose ball and good hands from Odwa to score in his 50th game..
@Charlie (Comment 119) : and i want an answer please 🙄
Halftime
Pretorius converts from the try line again
Sharks 35 – 6 Leopards
HALF TIME
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 125) :
And then Odwa scores 😎
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 131) :
They’ve passed my margin by 1 point already. 🙂
And AP looks like a consistant goalkicker, so much needed by the Sharks !
@Charlie (Comment 134) : ok get the message 😳
jeez, I hope Vic is ok
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 133) : Mine by 13 😳
@robdylan (Comment 136) : who is vic 😳
@Jarson (Comment 137) : mine by 1 point 😕 😉
@chaz (Comment 138) :
Vic Matfield.
Rob has switched to being a Bulls fan, the site URL will change after the CC has completed this season.
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 140) : i gathered it was vic was just trying to understand why say that with the sharks game and url is 😳 i’m still new with the hort cuts 😳 😉
@Jarson (Comment 137) : @KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 133) : Still on there way to mine 😆
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 140) : 😆
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 140) : and that one i don’t believe at all a shark to a bb now way u kidding me and pulling my leg arn’t you and if he is KSA Sharkette klap him one 😉
@chaz (Comment 141) :
The URL is the website address.
It will become SnortSnort.co.za. 😉
@Jarson (Comment 143) : what are u laughing about 😉
@ KSA Shark
I have to thank you.. the Sharks Marketing guys had no idea who the schools are until I notified them 😉
Okay i’m only teasing. 😛
Vic is Willem Alberts’ nickname.
Kockett on for Mcleod
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 145) : eeeee now i know u are pulling my leg
😉 gee i’ll hv a heart attack and nobody home except the gran kids 😉
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 147) :
Hehehehehehehhe. 😎
Odwa Scores the first try of the second half!
ODWA try #2
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 151) : oh my we are in a good mood
2nd FL Odwa try! 😛
Pretorius converts
Sharks 42 – 6 Leopards
44 minutes
42/6 That looks like a Cape Cobras batting score.
eeeeaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhodwa oh my our SB will go down as 1 point for a win but thats ok
ok take it back AP can stay he has his kicking boot back sorry AP u can stay nearly a Shark
Sharks are playing hot potatoe 😈
Odwa jou lekke ding !
Leopards geting more ball in the second half so far than they had in the entire first half..
BROSNIHAN WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is Jaco Peyper prronounced “Paper” NOT Papieeer.
The closest thing to papieeer i can think of is your comments they become twatier by the minute.
DROL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mostert looks like he has some cramps..
Or maybe a busted knee?!
@Charlie (Comment 161) : gee are you still the [email protected]#r in with me 😥
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 163) :
Im so glad I dont have to listen that f#@knut..
Mostert off.. Bresler on..
Bresler on! Mosterd off!
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 167) :
@Jarson (Comment 168) :
So which is it? 😛
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 166) : 😛
Leopards’ handling are better than the Sharks’ 😯
@ Chaz ????
I wish Kockott would concentrate on getting the ball out of the ruck instead of pointing to everything in the ruck hoping the ref will give a penalty.
Keegan tackling like a machine!! Go Captain!
Huge hit from Keegan Daniel
@Jarson (Comment 171) : I think the Sharks are trying too hard to do too much and losing structure.
Daniel Hits Uys with a great body slam. 😛
Not many players Daniel’s size can tackle (or body slam) props backwards like that.
Oom Stef running the sidelines as a waterboy.. Good to see..
Who said Keegan is a lightweight? 😈 ? Hope that Leopard is ok though.
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 178) :
With one arm? 😯
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 178) : Didn’t Butch do that for about 2 years 😉
My dad always used to complain he must be the highest paid waterboy in the country.
@lostfish (Comment 173) : Kockett loves the ‘TapnGo’ , thats why.
@lostfish (Comment 181) :
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 180) :
He seems pretty capable.. no strapping or anything..
These constant knock-ons are robbing the Sharks of all momentum
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 184) : 😎
Pretorius off for Lambie
Strauss off for Vulindlu
du Plessis off for Cilliers
Lambie on for Pretorious
Lambie On! AP Off!
Cilliers On! Jannie Off!
@Charlie (Comment 172) : a closet shark 😥
Lambie getting a turnover from a tackle.. go boy!!
Mvovo try!!!
Mvovo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TRY!!!!!!!
Kockott crawling 15meters!
FL Mvovo try!
@Charlie (Comment 119) : 😥
@ chaz
Burden on centre = try
Do we get a 2nd BP when we get to 8 tries??????????
Lambie converts
Sharks 49 – 6 Leopards
62 minutes
Copper on for Daniel??????
reshuffling going on?
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 193) : at last missed it 😳
Leopards 22 just popped his shoulder nd the doc tried putting it back on the side of the field.. looked bloody painful!
Jan van Zyl got ‘smeered’
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 200) :
Copper is a shorter Cooper. 😕
Gharfoer on! 😆
@Charlie (Comment 196) : 😉 no worries u just need to play
For my SB now I can only hope for a MOERSE score to go above my other competitiors.
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 200) :
Burden will go to flank I suppose..
its good that plumpie is letting the bench play 😆
@chaz (Comment 209) : He probably read the Sharksworld article 🙂
Burden still doing the lineouts..
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 207) : what is your MP on SB
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 207) : Same here
@vanmartin (Comment 210) :
😉 its good if he did
van Staden try!!
Van Staden try!
Lambie converts
Sharks 56 – 6 Leopards
69 minutes
Lambie makes it 2 from 2 😯 😎
oh my [email protected] 😳 well now we need like one more try and converted and me got a MP and A BP 😆 😳 😉
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 207) : Looks like we may just get our wish!
Current margin: 50
My margin: 22
😳 😳
Attendance – 18 606
@chaz (Comment 219) : chaz did u think that was a try that what happenes when you working dam u naughty girl game comes 1st 😳 😉
@Jarson (Comment 221) : Mine was 31. Highest in our group was 40.
Vulindlu is a busy man.
Did I see Mvovo limping earlier?
@chaz (Comment 223) : it was a try you just wrong team 😳
@vanmartin (Comment 220) :
The cock up is one of the guys AHEAD of me has got the highest margin, so he may not get the margin but he will get the closest pick BP. 🙁
1 Nick 56.25
2 Villie 55.25
3 Super Champ 55.00
4 superviv 54.58
5 Sandshark 53.75 (me)
6 Wallywong 53.75
Margins for this game
SuperChamp 55
Wallywong 44
Superviv 41
Villie 37
Nick 30
SandShark 28
So ACTUALLY a margin of 49 or 50 will be perfect. Robbing all my opposition of closest pick BPs and only giving 1 of them MPs.
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 228) : 28? 😀
@Jarson (Comment 221) : shit i’m all mudle up how does this Margin work again 😳
@vanmartin (Comment 229) :
Yeah. WHAT was I thinking????????????? 😳
come on sharks make a 63 points pleaseeeeeee
Keegan Daniel gets Man of the Match
Burden looks injured on the sideline..
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 228) :
I DON’T want this last try
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 235) :
And AS i say that.
told you 63 will do just great well done guys well done
du Plessis try after the hooter
Lambie cnverts
Sharks 63 – 6 Leopards
FULL TIME
FULL TIME
Sharks 63 – 6 Leopards
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 228) :
Super champ gets a MP, BP and WP. 🙁
Over and out..
Richard to hit the bar.. Cheers vir Eers..
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 240) : and me get just 1 point for a win 🙁 😥
Thanx for giving me a chance to comment. Only thing is, it dont matter anymore 👿
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 241) : cheers for now
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 241) :
Enjoy
@Jarson (Comment 243) : ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓
@Jarson (Comment 243) : why for my friend 🙄 😉
Something always have to piss me off at the end of a game. Once again the honour goes to Pathetic MTN 👿
well thanks guy u all were great but my time has come and gone till 2 morrow got dishes to do good luck to all that got the predictions right for me its a win for sharks that matters at the end
sleep tight all and sweet dreams 😉
About to Watch Bath v Gloucester with Barnsey reffing the game.
Well done Sharks! Just work on your focus and composure and you’ll score even more tries.
Well what a great win from all the Sharks teams and my H semi just great
@Jarson (Comment 251) : feeling better 😆
well done Sharks
Night all.
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 255) : cheers
Lekke Sharks !
@KSA Pink Shark © (Comment 250) : I am watching Toulon v Castres – should be a better game.
nicely done 😀
Well done to our boys. My prediction was on the mark! Bonus point try within 20 minutes! hehehe
What is the news on Alberts? 😯
@Jarson (Comment 4) : Only 6 people got their LMS picks wrong 🙁