By the time these two teams run onto the field they will know two things. Firstly, they will know who they are playing to face in the Final of the Currie Cup in two weeks time. Secondly, they will know whether they are not only playing for the abovementioned right, but whether home ground advantage will be part of the deal.
Each of the teams has their own individual strengths, and it will be interesting to see how they play each other. WP must have the best backline in the competition, whereas the Cheetahs have a much superior forward pack.
All eyes will be on Newlands come 5pm, lets hope they deliver!
The teams:
Western Province: 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Willem de Waal, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (captain), 5 Anton van Zyl, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 JD Moller.
Replacements: 16 Hanyani Shimange, 17 JC Kritzinger, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Dewaldt Duvenage, 21 Lionel Cronjé, 22 Paul Bosch.
Free State Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Philip Snyman, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Corné Uys, 10 Louis Strydom, 9 Tewis De Bruyn, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Juan Smith (captain), 6 Hendro Scholtz, 5 Waltie Vermeulen, 4 Francois Uys, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Izak van der Westhuizen, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Tertius Carse, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Riaan Smit.
Date: Saturday, October 16
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Kick-off: 17.00 (15.00 GMT)
Expected weather: Slightly overcastand cool. High of 22°C, low of 13°C. A south easterly wind, but no chance of rain.
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert, Cobus Wessels
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
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PROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Newlands will no doubt be packed to the rafters. 😎
As usual.
Go Province, please give these minnows a 20 point hiding.
These two have played each other in Semi Finals 4 times and the Cheetahs have won 3 of those.
De Waal misses a PK at goal.
This game is SUCH and anti-climax. 😳
Strydom misses a PK at goal.
BOTH of their kicks we sitters. 😯
15min
WP 0 – 0 OFS
GO WP!
Bit of a snorefest so far though.
@Big Fish (Comment 9) : Snorefest…. 😆 😆 😆
20min
WP 0 – 0 OFS
Habana scores his first try for WP…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 11) :
And as i say that Habana scores
@Big Fish (Comment 9) :
LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s not a Bit of a snorefest. it is a massive snorefest.
Dam. Gonna have to play WP again, this time at home, but they just beat us not so long ago…
7:0
Converted
WP 7 – 0 OFS
23min
@domsmooth (Comment 15) :
With a hugely experimental team from the Sharks though.
No such mistakes were made this week.
Habana nearly scores another… 😯
@KSA Shark © (Comment 17) : Fair point!
30min
WP 7 – 0 OFS
back in a bit
@Big Fish (Comment 9) : It is hard to get excited about this game after the previous game.
Juan Smith pushed the Mechanic over onto his ass
Will be interesting playing WP again – this time with real stakes.
@lostfish (Comment 21) : @Big Fish (Comment 23) : Agreed on both points made.
10:0 now, and only a little bit left before the half break.
Jantjes sounds like he is playing ok… listening on the radio. Back to the earlier snorefest comment… 🙄
hooter sounds, de waal kick to come
13:0 H/T
PROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@domsmooth (Comment 12) : Habana’s first try for a while.
Only 38.79% of people on superbru went for a Sharks win.
@lostfish (Comment 28) : Apparently… not so prominent in the province fold as he was with the bullies. Probably cos he needs the base the forwards provide for him, like with the Boks…. Will be an interesting 2nd half…
Hating the music R2000 playing during the break… 😐
Go Province!! 🙂
@lostfish (Comment 29) : Bookies probably not all that happy then! Underdogs (apparently – sorry mclovin) win!
De waal kick to come…. long one apparently.
Kick is good. 16:0 to WP….
So much for Duvenage’s superior kicking game!! 🙄
Try Flo!! 😎
F Louw scores for WP….
FORWARD PAAAASSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WP 21 Cheaters n ronde eiertjie!! 🙂
Kick missed Eish… 21:0 Can the cheaters come back from this? 😯
Cheetahs will feel hard done by with that forward pass.
The try of Habana’s try was also forward, just check where he was standing at receiving the ball, even the pass from JDV to Flo was forward 😉
Agree Oubaas! Was forward by Schalk.
Aai Charlie! 🙄
Dam…. Was really hoping to play the cheaters in the final… (sorry mclovin…)
WP 24 – 0 OFS
60min
FS need a try, my SB margin is 18
@domsmooth (Comment 45) : No not the Cheaters, PROVINCE
No Bulls and No Cheetahs in the final 😯 Is this the Currie Cup?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 47) : FS needs a try to avoid utter embarrassesment 🙄
@lostfish (Comment 48) :
Yip agreed.
PAYBACK for last week. 😛
What forward pass? 😈
I was hoping to meet WIE PIE in the final, we just prove toady how to beat the Bulls A-team, where they lost against the Bulls B-team 😉
@Jarson (Comment 49) : unless cheetahs pull out some miracle.
@rekinek (Comment 50) :
That TOO!!!!! 😛
So glad Ebersohn decided to stay in the OFS.
Hey rekki
Who cares if Harold’s team is thrashed??
Certainly not the Sharks supporters!! 😉
@Jarson (Comment 49) :
No it’s not. It’s the S15 dress rehearsal. Full strength teams. 😉
@Jarson (Comment 49) : hehehehe. My concern is that WP hasn’t won anything in the last 9 yrs, and will be desperate….
Daniller is doing what Terblanche did all of the S14 and last season.
Chipping away all his possesion.
Aplon try!!!!!!!!
Too easy. Yawn. 😈
Gio Aplon scores…. I think it is beyond the cheaters now….
@KSA Shark © (Comment 61) :
Missed tackle by Bosman on Habana made that try.
Hope WP don’t take their foot of the gas.
Freestate is pathetic 👿 Well done Province.
😎
WP Jou Lekka Ding!!
Conversion over
WP 31 – 0 OFS
68min
Durbs here we come.
@McLovin (Comment 62) :
No Worries well give you a better game in 2 weeks time. 😉
Hey Jarsy!! 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 70) : Hope so. 😈
@wpw (Comment 67) :
You must be torn apart emotionally.
Both the teams you support playing in the final. 😛
@wpw (Comment 71) :
We would say “Hey WPie” but we all know that would be lying. 😛
One of the Ebersohn sisters wounded and has to leave the field.
75min
WP 31 – 0 OFS
Ag no man. 👿
@KSA Shark © (Comment 76) :
75:10
Cheetah try!!!!!!
Cheaters score…. 😯
@KSA Shark © (Comment 78) : 75:10… 🙄
Conversion Over
WP 31 – 7 OFS
76min
@domsmooth (Comment 80) :
75min 10 Sec.
31:7…. for those who are confused… 2 min
Are you scared yet? 😈
@KSA Shark © (Comment 82) : ah… right. whatever…
Ebersohn is overrated!! I think I must delete him from Facebook!! 😈
@McLovin (Comment 84) :
Kak IN my broek. 😛
@McLovin (Comment 84) :
if we thought the last few days were exciting then the next 2 weeks will blow our minds.
Sharks v WP final is the best thing this site could have asked for.
FULL TIME
WP 31 – 7 OFS.
FT… meeting Wp in Dbn… hmmm. 2 weeks running repairs
Geluk WIE PIE 😈
See you all then!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 87) : That’s the second time today.
@McLovin (Comment 93) :
Semi-Final weight loss program. 😆
@domsmooth (Comment 92) :
Cheers.
Ok I’ll start the banter.
Sharks are overrated and were lucky to beat the Cows.
We’re gonna thrash you in 2 wks time!! 😈
@wpw (Comment 96) :
Banter or halucinations?
Wow! Red letter day for Sharks/Provinceworld in two weeks time. It’s going to be PACKED in here. Rob better secure some high paying sponsors. 😎
@KSA Shark © (Comment 97) : Possibly the latter 😉
Well done WP!
Congratulations WP supporters – you certainly tied a knot in the Cheeter tails 😯
Thanks diablo!
Sorry about your team’s loss!
@wpw (Comment 102) : Thanks, it’s almost a relief to be able to sit back and merely be an observer for the next match. 😆 BUT, remember that we are still the holders of the CC till then 😈
Both WP U/19 & U/21 sides also made their respective finals. 😎
Reading a lot of negatives for Mark Lawrence on the net. Must say, I also thought that he was pretty [email protected]……