ABSA Currie Cup: Sharks (26) v Lions (23) F/T #JB270

I’m sitting here warming up the beers! Come on… Comment 1, posted at 03.10.14 17:49:45 by pastorshark

Any news on Coops yet? Comment 2, posted at 03.10.14 17:50:16 by pastorshark

Go Lions!!!!!!! Comment 3, posted at 03.10.14 18:28:50 by Mutley

@Mutley (Comment 3) : may the best team win and may that team be us! Comment 4, posted at 03.10.14 18:31:56 by robdylan

@robdylan (Comment 4) : May the best team win. Comment 5, posted at 03.10.14 18:36:18 by Mutley

@Mutley (Comment 3) : good luck but I hope your team losses. GO SHARKS!!!!!!! #JB270 RULES!!!!!! Comment 6, posted at 03.10.14 18:37:52 by JD

Looks like Kyle is good Comment 7, posted at 03.10.14 18:42:09 by robdylan

Late change to the Lions. Andries Coetzee out injured. Marnitz Boshoff moves to 15, Jaco vd Walt comes in at 10 Comment 8, posted at 03.10.14 19:03:54 by Mutley

@robdylan (Comment 7) : Yup, Kyle playing… Comment 9, posted at 03.10.14 19:09:10 by pastorshark

Go #JB270!! Running out with his 4-year old son…great stuff!! Comment 10, posted at 03.10.14 19:10:15 by pastorshark

Here we go!! Comment 11, posted at 03.10.14 19:11:30 by pastorshark

Paaaaaaaaass the ball!!! Comment 12, posted at 03.10.14 19:13:53 by pastorshark

Good start by the Sharks…just a pity they didn’t send it down the line at the end there! Comment 13, posted at 03.10.14 19:14:39 by pastorshark

Du Toit penalised at the first scrum… Comment 14, posted at 03.10.14 19:15:28 by pastorshark

Lewies steals the first lineout and the Sharks run brilliantly from their own 22…wonderful stuff! Comment 15, posted at 03.10.14 19:18:07 by pastorshark

Jordaan absolutely smoked by Jaco Kriel…a bit late and unexpected…Jordaan off on a stretcher…not pretty… Comment 16, posted at 03.10.14 19:19:16 by pastorshark

Kriel is penalised for the tackle and Jordaan is off…Zeilinga on. Not ideal given that we only have two backs on the bench. Sithole in to centre and Zeilinga on the wing… Comment 17, posted at 03.10.14 19:20:43 by pastorshark

Now the Lions win a lineout against the throw… Comment 18, posted at 03.10.14 19:21:18 by pastorshark

Good tackle by Sithole in his first action at centre… Comment 19, posted at 03.10.14 19:23:01 by pastorshark

Penalty Sharks…a Lions player was in front of the ball after a knock… Comment 20, posted at 03.10.14 19:24:28 by pastorshark

The penalty has been turned over after the ref saw a late tackle on the big screen… Comment 21, posted at 03.10.14 19:25:09 by pastorshark

0-0 after 10 minutes… Comment 22, posted at 03.10.14 19:25:52 by pastorshark

Boshoff misses a drop goal with what Andy Capestagnio calls a woer woer skop in his best Afrikaans… Comment 23, posted at 03.10.14 19:27:07 by pastorshark

refereeing getting worse and worse … late tackle pinged about 4 minutes and 10 phases … and we officially Had 4 minutes of wasted play Comment 24, posted at 03.10.14 19:27:40 by byron

Sithole offsides…penalty Lions… Comment 25, posted at 03.10.14 19:28:08 by pastorshark

Poor discipline by Sithole there…just lazy! Boshoff will take a shot… Comment 26, posted at 03.10.14 19:28:52 by pastorshark

tough call Comment 27, posted at 03.10.14 19:29:08 by byron

He nails it and it is 0-3 after 14 minutes… Comment 28, posted at 03.10.14 19:29:30 by pastorshark

we see that every 2 or 3 phases Comment 29, posted at 03.10.14 19:30:09 by byron

Pumas are leading 6-3 in Nelspruit… Comment 30, posted at 03.10.14 19:31:54 by pastorshark

Not a great start for Fred…first touch, loses it in the tackle! Comment 31, posted at 03.10.14 19:33:31 by pastorshark

Ooh, Cooper is down…looks like problems with his knee after contact…hmm! Comment 32, posted at 03.10.14 19:34:41 by pastorshark

Jordaan is off to hospital as a precaution…Coops is back up… Comment 33, posted at 03.10.14 19:36:08 by pastorshark

Pumas miss a 103 tackles and the Bulls score…6-10 Bulls…and the Pumas have lost two loosies in one move… Comment 34, posted at 03.10.14 19:37:52 by pastorshark

Meanwhile the Sharks attack and the big boy Esterhuizen makes like a tank and barges over!! Comment 35, posted at 03.10.14 19:38:37 by pastorshark

That was aptly described by Bros as a Maori sidestep!! Comment 36, posted at 03.10.14 19:39:14 by pastorshark

esterhiuzen taking lessons from pieter muller? Comment 37, posted at 03.10.14 19:39:57 by byron

Cronje misses the conversion, but it’s 5-3… Comment 38, posted at 03.10.14 19:40:00 by pastorshark

Great running by the Sharks from their own 22 again…run 60 meters…great stuff! Comment 39, posted at 03.10.14 19:41:01 by pastorshark

Sithole got a finger in his eye for his troubles!! Comment 40, posted at 03.10.14 19:41:42 by pastorshark

We’re looking like we want to prove a point tonight! Comment 41, posted at 03.10.14 19:42:17 by PTAShark

Penalty Lions for a dangerous tackle…a bit high…Boshoff will take a shot… Comment 42, posted at 03.10.14 19:44:08 by pastorshark

Lions retake the lead…5-6…27 minutes… Comment 43, posted at 03.10.14 19:44:46 by pastorshark

We lose another lineout!! Comment 44, posted at 03.10.14 19:45:38 by pastorshark

TMO to check Esterhuizen elbow…calm down son! Comment 45, posted at 03.10.14 19:47:20 by pastorshark

He gets a yellow!! Damn… Comment 46, posted at 03.10.14 19:47:53 by pastorshark

Leading with the elbow…stop that man!! Comment 47, posted at 03.10.14 19:48:47 by pastorshark

Intercept try to the Lions…Freeeed!! Comment 48, posted at 03.10.14 19:49:19 by pastorshark

5-13 after 32 minutes… Comment 49, posted at 03.10.14 19:51:08 by pastorshark

Great run first by Mvovo then by Mthembu…penalty Sharks in front of the posts…Fred to take over the kicking…and Tera is down… Comment 50, posted at 03.10.14 19:53:44 by pastorshark

Tera has hurt is knee but will continue… Comment 51, posted at 03.10.14 19:54:41 by pastorshark

Fred nails the kick and makes it 8-13 after 36 minutes! Comment 52, posted at 03.10.14 19:55:16 by pastorshark

Interesting penalty to the Sharks…but they will take a pot… Comment 53, posted at 03.10.14 19:57:19 by pastorshark

Fred nails a good penalty and makes it 11-13…after 39 minutes… Comment 54, posted at 03.10.14 19:57:57 by pastorshark

Halftime 11-13… Comment 55, posted at 03.10.14 19:59:27 by pastorshark

Haltime in Nelspruit 6-10… Comment 56, posted at 03.10.14 19:59:54 by pastorshark

The Sharks have looked good in the first half…just an intercept try to spoil things…and that yellow card… Comment 57, posted at 03.10.14 20:01:45 by pastorshark

we’re well in this…. Comment 58, posted at 03.10.14 20:07:16 by robdylan

@robdylan (Comment 58) : so are we? Comment 59, posted at 03.10.14 20:08:49 by Greg

Bulls now lead 6-13 in Nelspruit… Comment 60, posted at 03.10.14 20:09:00 by pastorshark

@Greg (Comment 59) : that was supposed to be a smiley, not a question mark Comment 61, posted at 03.10.14 20:09:34 by Greg

Nice running a 14-man Sharks team…hang on, we’ve heard that sometime before! Comment 62, posted at 03.10.14 20:11:44 by pastorshark

Ah, Esterhuizen is back… Comment 63, posted at 03.10.14 20:12:07 by pastorshark

Soooo…we were busy with that scrum for about 2 minutes before the Sharks are penalised! Comment 64, posted at 03.10.14 20:14:49 by pastorshark

Lineouts a bit of a mess tonight Comment 65, posted at 03.10.14 20:15:48 by Bokhoring

Now penalty Sharks…and Fred will take a shot… Comment 66, posted at 03.10.14 20:15:50 by pastorshark

He nails it…and the Sharks nail it and lead 14-13 after 46 minutes… Comment 67, posted at 03.10.14 20:17:24 by pastorshark

Stupid move by the Lions 10 gives the Sharks another shot at goal… Comment 68, posted at 03.10.14 20:18:08 by pastorshark

Fred nails it…and it’s 17-13 after 48 minutes… Comment 69, posted at 03.10.14 20:19:00 by pastorshark

Bulls now lead 6-20 in Nelspruit… Comment 70, posted at 03.10.14 20:19:56 by pastorshark

Great run by Mvovo ultimately leads, after some scrappy play, to another penalty to the Sharks and a shot for Fred…which he nails! 20-13 after 53 minutes… Comment 71, posted at 03.10.14 20:24:22 by pastorshark

Looks like the “Tank” is taking strain, going backwards and conceding easily avoided penalties! Quite a sad sight when the harshness of reality sets in! Comment 72, posted at 03.10.14 20:24:23 by NatalBoy88

Another scrum penalty to the Lions… Comment 73, posted at 03.10.14 20:26:01 by pastorshark

someone tell this ref what pushing on the angle is … lions no1 every scrum amd the ref is oblivious Comment 74, posted at 03.10.14 20:26:01 by byron

This time Boshoff nails it and makes it 20-16 after 55 minutes… Comment 75, posted at 03.10.14 20:26:45 by pastorshark

lions pushimg before the ball is in … wheres the fair contest Comment 76, posted at 03.10.14 20:26:56 by byron

Penalties tumbling in at the front. Hopefully Chadwick amd Stevens will stem the tide! Comment 77, posted at 03.10.14 20:27:10 by NatalBoy88

mvovo penalised for nothimg aparently Comment 78, posted at 03.10.14 20:28:35 by byron

In the scrums the Lions get all the penalties, at the breakdown the Sharks get all the penalties. Makes it much easier for the ref!! Comment 79, posted at 03.10.14 20:28:53 by pastorshark

So Pro warned the Lions 4 minutes ago…now they have been warned again. No wonder Tera is upset that a yellow wasn’t given… Comment 80, posted at 03.10.14 20:30:03 by pastorshark

@pastorshark agreed! Cooper and Chadwick on the ball like mongrels! Comment 81, posted at 03.10.14 20:31:07 by NatalBoy88

Anyway, Fred nails the kick…and the lead is back to 7…23-16 after 59 minutes… Comment 82, posted at 03.10.14 20:31:20 by pastorshark

Another breakdown penalty to the Sharks…still no yellow… Comment 83, posted at 03.10.14 20:31:58 by pastorshark

Bulls now lead 6-23 in Nelspruit… Comment 84, posted at 03.10.14 20:32:28 by pastorshark

Cronje misses a poor drop…ref didn’t say advantage over…but it is over… Comment 85, posted at 03.10.14 20:33:15 by pastorshark

Penalty Lions… Comment 86, posted at 03.10.14 20:33:53 by pastorshark

Lions throw the ball in skeef… Comment 87, posted at 03.10.14 20:34:42 by pastorshark

Redelinghuys comes on 😐 big scrum up ahead Comment 88, posted at 03.10.14 20:34:53 by NatalBoy88

that was so squew that the scrummie could have caught it Comment 89, posted at 03.10.14 20:35:38 by byron

Bulls now make it 6-30 and with that get the inside lane for a place in the semis… Comment 90, posted at 03.10.14 20:35:43 by pastorshark

Lions nearly force a tighthead but we retain ball.. thank the pope that we didn’t concede another penalty at scrum time Comment 91, posted at 03.10.14 20:36:20 by NatalBoy88

Lions get a penalty…and a quick tap by Stokkies…and try time…come on Sharks! A bit asleep there…this will tie the game up! Comment 92, posted at 03.10.14 20:37:00 by pastorshark

23-23 after 65 minutes… Comment 93, posted at 03.10.14 20:37:35 by pastorshark

Hannekom puts it down and Boshoff slots it.. 23 all with 14 minutes to play Comment 94, posted at 03.10.14 20:37:40 by NatalBoy88

ball taken infront of the mark and what was the penalty for? Comment 95, posted at 03.10.14 20:38:28 by byron

Sharks turn the ball over on attack again! No man… Comment 96, posted at 03.10.14 20:38:48 by pastorshark

Ah, there is the yellow card now…Lions penalised! Fred will take a pot… Comment 97, posted at 03.10.14 20:39:48 by pastorshark

Fred misses it…ag no…tough kick, though… Comment 98, posted at 03.10.14 20:40:35 by pastorshark

Minnie the unlucky guy to get the yellow… Comment 99, posted at 03.10.14 20:41:04 by pastorshark

Jeepers, the ref missed a Lion diving over the ruck like the field was a swimming pool!! Comment 100, posted at 03.10.14 20:41:57 by pastorshark

Sharks steal it through Wentzel…come on boys!! Comment 101, posted at 03.10.14 20:42:58 by pastorshark

Mvovo forced out on the corner flag…a penalty to the Sharks though… Comment 102, posted at 03.10.14 20:43:43 by pastorshark

Fred takes the shot…and nails it…26-23 after 73 minutes… Comment 103, posted at 03.10.14 20:45:17 by pastorshark

Sharks miss ANOTHER kick off and, though they turn the ball over, through another intercept pass…man! No try though…ends up with another penalty to the Sharks… Comment 104, posted at 03.10.14 20:46:37 by pastorshark

Hoffman on…and his first act is a pointless and poor box kick! Comment 105, posted at 03.10.14 20:47:54 by pastorshark

Sharks steal a turnover…Majola! Comment 106, posted at 03.10.14 20:48:43 by pastorshark

Knock on Lions…3 minutes to go…score now boys!! Comment 107, posted at 03.10.14 20:49:28 by pastorshark

Ag…knock on Sharks after a nice break by Hoffman… Comment 108, posted at 03.10.14 20:51:12 by pastorshark

1 minute to go… Comment 109, posted at 03.10.14 20:51:54 by pastorshark

Hooter goes but the Lions still have the ball… Comment 110, posted at 03.10.14 20:52:40 by pastorshark

Thanks for updates. Comment 111, posted at 03.10.14 20:53:23 by Letgo

Congratz Sharks Comment 112, posted at 03.10.14 20:53:34 by Mutley

Lions knock it and the final whistle goes…oh my word! What a satisfying win for the Sharks!! 26-23… Comment 113, posted at 03.10.14 20:53:38 by pastorshark

And the boys mob Jacques Botes!! He is in tears…special moments! Comment 114, posted at 03.10.14 20:54:24 by pastorshark

Well done boys Comment 115, posted at 03.10.14 20:55:47 by JarsonX

And #JB270 gets MOTM award… Comment 116, posted at 03.10.14 20:58:34 by pastorshark

Shaaaaaarks! Third place guaranteed!! Comment 117, posted at 03.10.14 21:00:02 by pastorshark

Well done Sharks!!!! Comment 118, posted at 03.10.14 21:01:14 by JD

Without two poor losses to Griquas and Pumas, next week against Province would have been a playoff for top of the log…oh well! Comment 119, posted at 03.10.14 21:02:10 by pastorshark

Good stuff…good night! Comment 120, posted at 03.10.14 21:02:48 by pastorshark

Well done #JB270!!!!!! Glad Sharks could pull off the victory in your special game could not happen to a more deserving man!!!!! Comment 121, posted at 03.10.14 21:05:05 by JD

@pastorshark (Comment 119) : losing those games could have just been the wakeup call they needed!!!!! Comment 122, posted at 03.10.14 21:07:45 by JD

Amazing grace! Thank you Jacque Botes, what a legend! Comment 123, posted at 03.10.14 21:14:17 by RuckingFun

270 games? Not bad. 🙄 I think the reason he achieved this was due to not being good enough to play for the Boks or get an overseas contract. Comment 124, posted at 06.10.14 13:03:00 by wpw

@wpw (Comment 124) : Your boy Brok should be nearing in on this record – looked as if he had 540 games under the belt already, …and that was 2 years ago. Comment 125, posted at 06.10.14 13:17:41 by Salmonoid the Subtle

@Salmonoid the Subtle (Comment 125) : more like 540 kg’s under his belt… 😉 Comment 126, posted at 06.10.14 13:31:50 by wpw

@wpw (Comment 124) : A nugget of truth perhaps. Comment 127, posted at 06.10.14 14:06:56 by Big Fish

@wpw (Comment 126) : 😆 why so quiete now that Wee Pee are performing? Comment 128, posted at 06.10.14 14:58:27 by Salmonoid the Subtle

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