2009 Currie Beker

[PaarlBok]

Our 2009 season starts this weekend and thought I give you a bit of a look in our teams and results exct. The CC is running with two divisions, U21s and U19 youth groups.

The big match of the weekend is the same one that kicked off in the S14 with a WP (Stormers CC clothing) vs Sharks on Newlands. The other big one is in the Bull Ring between the Brutes & Golden Lions, Cheetahs vs Griekwas in Bloem and a friday clash between Boland and the newcomer Leopards (old Western Tvl or Mielie Boere we called them)

All the Bok players bar the lot Snor have been dotted down for the home Tri Nation clashes has been released for the matches. Think he should a minimum sqaud for these home tests, maybe 22 + 3 and let the others jol. That may give us a bit of a edge for players if needed to go in the TriNations , match battle sharp.

Teams:
Boland vs. Leopards:
Justin Peach; Deon Scholtz, Cornel Hendriks, Dewey Swartbooi, Luvo Sogidashe; Elgar Watts, Marnus Hugo; Junior Bester, Wendell Wher, Zolani Mofu, Rito Hlungwane, Frikkie Spies, Jacobi Adriaanse, Conrad Burke ©, Janru van Niekerk.
Reserwes: Clemen Lewis, Jané du Toit, Grant le Roux, Angelo Brinkhuys, Carel Hoffman, Mark Harris, Hein Myburgh.

Leopards vs. Boland:
Russell Jeacocks; Colin Lloyd, Deon van Rensburg, Japie Nel, Bom Samaai; Clayton Durand, Michael Bondesio; Christo van Niekerk, RW Kember, Wilhelm Koch ©, Ligtoring Landman, Anthonie Gronum, Os van der Walt, Gavin Williamson, Nardus Lombard.
Reserves: Pellow van der Westhuizen, Philip Lemmer, Draad Linde, Bennie Adams, Theo van Wyk, Jovan Bowles, Jan van Zyl.

Cheetahs teen Griekwas:
15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Danwel Demas, 13 Corné Uys, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Lionel Mapoe, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Gerrie Odendaal, 8 Francois Uys, 7 Hendro Scholtz (captain), 6 Johan Wessels, 5 David de Villiers, 4 Nico Breedt, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Richardt Strauss, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Frans Viljoen, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Tertius Carse, 21 Louis Strydom, 22 JW Jonker.

Griekwas teen Cheetahs:
15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Egon Seconds, 13 Wilmaure Louw, 12 Barry Geel, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Naas Olivier, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Heinrich Stride, 7 Devon Raubenheimer, 6 Jonathan Mokuena (captain), 5 Jacques Lombaard, 4 Brendon Snyman, 3 Ruaan du Preez, 2 Ryno Barnes, 1 Steph Roberts.
Replacements: 16 Andries Kruger, 17 Albertus Buckle, 18 Sean Plaatjies, 19 Rohan Kitshoff, 20 Dougie Helmuth, 21 Jaco Bekker, 22 Gavin Passens.

Western Province vs Sharks
15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Frikkie Welsh, 13 Morgan Newman, 12 Peter Grant, 11 Sireli Naqelevuki, 10 Willem de Waal, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Luke Watson (c), 7 Pieter Louw, 6 Pieter Myburgh, 5 Anton van Zyl, 4 Chris Jack, 3 Brock Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Subs: 16 Hanyani Shimange, 17 JD Moller, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Deon Fourie, 20 Dewaldt Duvenhage, 21 Juan de Jongh, Tonderai Chavhanga.

Sharks vs WP:
Stefan Terblanche, Odwa Ndungane, Andries Strauss, Riaan Swanepoel,
Luzuko Vulindlu, Guy Cronje, Rory Kockott, Keegan Daniel, Jean Deysel, Jacques Botes, Johann Muller (c), Steven Sykes, Jannie du Plessis, Craig Burden, Deon Carstens.
Reserves: Skipper Badenhorst, Patric Cilliers, Albert van den Berg, Justin Downey / Ryan Kankowski, Charl McLeod, Monty Dumond, Chris Jordaan.

Blue Bulls vs Leeus:
15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Burton Francis, 9 Heini Adams, 8 Dries van Schalkwyk, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Jacques Burger, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Derick Kuün (c), 1 Jaco Engels.
Subs: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Fudge Mabeta, 19 Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 20 Francois Brummer, 21 Marius Delport, 22 Tiger Mangweni.

Leeus vs Flou Bulle:
15. Earl Rose, 14. Dusty Noble, 13. Alwyn Hollenbach, 12. Walter Venter, 11. Johan Jackson, 10. Herkie Kruger, 9. Jano Vermaak, 8. Willem Alberts, 7. Franco van der Merwe, 6. Cobus Grobbelaar (c), 5. Willem Stoltz, 4. Nico Luus, 3. Kevin Buys, 2. Hans van Dyk, 1. JC Janse van Rensburg
RESERVES:
16. Derek Harwood, 17. Gert Muller, 18. Johan Snyman, 19. Robert Kruger, 20. Chris Jonck, 21. Pieter Engelbrecht, 22. Michael Killian

Just for the record and maybe giving a idea about the Springbok team in mind for the first All Black clash in the Tank, these lot wont be playing CC
15 Francois Steyn
Vleuels: Habana, JP Pietersen
Senters: Jean de Villiers, Jac Fourie, AD Jacobs
10: Ruaan Pienaar , Morne Steyn
9: Fourie du preez
8: Spies
Flanke: Brussouw, Juan Smith (Sien Schalk oefen by die WP)
Slotte: Matfield, Bakkies, Bekker, Pakslae
Stutte: Smit, Beast
Haker: Bismarck

There we go, round number 1!

 

[louie]

who's tipped to win this year?

 

[PaarlBok]

I'll put my money on the Brutes Louie, they are the S14 champions afterall and they have a very strong squad even without their Bokke. Surely the team with the strongest structure from U19 right up to the top and if one gets injured there will ne a next youngster waiting to get his call.

Sharks the current champion I'll rate nr 2 , nr 3 I think will be the Cheetahs and 4 WP.

Cant see the Lions get it this time, they start now with Jake White as co ordinator at the bottom.

The international players play CC are Sereli & Chris Jack for WP, Clever for the Lions & Hernandez for the Sharks.

 

[Blue]

Sharks are pretty much the same team as in S14. You'd expect them to be strong but they seems to have developed a knack for being, well, shit.

Bulls depth looks good. Interesting to see they are playing Franscois Hougaard on the wing. He is the player in the whole squad I am most excited about. He had an awesome game against the Lions from the Kings.

Hoping a tight head prop and a four lock can step forward from the CC. That's the area where the Bosk swuad lacks depth.

 

[PaarlBok]

Hoping a tight head prop and a four lock can step forward from the CC. That's the area where the Bosk swuad lacks depth.

You put it much better to the Namaqualand talking on TSF. :lmao:

I dunno if Blue dig deeper in the Brutes talents and get a look in the U21s?

See Vermeulen is retiring.
http://www.suparugby.co.za/pages/De...rs verlaat Bulle&FeatureID=13903&SectionID=38

Also like the look of your youngster Frik Kirsten and you know my thoughts on Rossouw de Klerk now playing for the U21s.
The U21s for saturday
Blou Bulle o21: 15 Aubrey MacDonald; 14 Wynand Willis, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Stefan Watermeyer, 11 Tom Seabela; 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Danie Faasen; 8 CJ Stander, 7 Marnus Schoeman, 6 Devin Oosthuizen, 5 Willem Serfontein (kaptein), 4 Bêrend Botha, 3 Rossouw de Klerk, 2 Henri Bantjes, 1 Morné Mellet. Reserwes: 16 Zane Botha, 17 Peet Vorster, 18 Oswin Mentoor, 19 Jaco Fourie, 20, Nico van Zyl, 21 JC Roos, 22 Simphiwe Mtimkulu.

Leeus 021: Wiaan Buys; Riaan Arends, Coert Cronjé, Winston Williams, Bernado Botha; Elton Jantjies, Danny Botha; Justin Wheeler ©, Thulip Marole, Johan van Deventer, David Bullbring, Levi Odendaal, Ryno Bosman, Martin Bezuidenhout, Caylib Oosthuizen. Reserwes: Leon Venter, Riaan Kemp, Shane Kirkwood, Jaco Kriel, Rudy Paige, Luan Steenkamp, Hein Cronjé.

Backup for Bakkies, I think the closest you get to him is Pakslae. One thing we know now, Muller is nowhere near Bok quality, Sucks havent impressed me at all. I like Fondse.

 

[Blue]

Fondse looks a decent player. My worry is I haven't see another four in SA with real mongrel for a while now.

There's a big hole there if both Bakkies and Rossouw decide to go overseas, which may be sooner than we think.

 

[PaarlBok]

Sure you dont kick the likes of Bakkies or Pakslae out of every bush, make no mistake. Hope Klein Flippie van der Merwe turns up in the Brute team.

 

[PaarlBok]

If last nights Cheetah vs Griekwas game is anything close we'll see in this years CC, please bring more. A game played at a awesome pace and some big rucking, tackling and slick backline moves init.

My thoughts after the game is that you can start writing the name Sarel Pretorius down. He impressed me when he played against the Lions for the Royals (Griekwas in shite clothing) but last night he got binned , and come back and clinch this one for the Biltong Eaters. A gutsy little scrummy plays with a lot of ball skills and pace. Potgieter and Strydom had a nightmare last night and lot of work for the Tin Ears

Scores yesterday Boland 26 Leaopards 18, Cheetahs 18 Griekwas 28. Griekwas get a five pointer after scoring 4 great tries.

 

[the gambler]

My thoughts after the game is that you can start writing the name Sarel Pretorius down. He impressed me when he played against the Lions for the Royals (Griekwas in shite clothing) but last night he got binned , and come back and clinch this one for the Biltong Eaters

PB campaigning for another dirty player.

Or is this one a ref abuser? :fishing

 

[Good Foot]

PaarlBok,

I'm a keen follower of the Currie Cup but only had time to watch highlights of the Cheetahs-Griquas match. What did you make of the result? Griquas are definitely a talented side but usually they are tougher to play at home. Should the Cheetahs be worried that they (seemingly) got handled at home to one of the small franchises? They're one of the big teams least affected by Springbok callups in this early part (although losing quality of Brussow and Smith will always hurt) and are usually frontrunners in this competition. Cause for concern even though the first match?

And conversely, do you think the Griquas may, shock of all shocks, actually be able to contend for a semi berth this year? Their doppelganger squad against the BI Lions was certainly impressive and winning in Bloem to start the season is fantastic for them. Got some talent in key postions, Pretorius (saw his penalty though, idiotic shoulder right in front of the ref!) and Olivier in the halves, and the back-row looks strong. Legitimate challenger or 1st round hiccup? cheers

 

[PaarlBok]

You have to remember that Griquas won the Vodacom Cup in the Ring. Think they have a special squad at the moment and their matches againts the Cheetahs always a big derby and close. IAfter watching fridays match I'll rate them higher as a small province and sure will be difficult to beat at Kimberley bu any team.

Results:
ABSA Currie Cup First Div11 Valke 27 - 39 Griffons Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park Info
ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div11 Blue Bulls 19 - 13 Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Info
11 Western Province 29 - 15 Sharks Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Info :yay
ABSA Under 21 Competition11 Western Province 14 - 0 Sharks Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Info :yay
11 Blue Bulls 21 - 17 Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Info
ABSA Currie Cup First Div10 Mighty Elephants 16 - 10 Border Central Grounds, Uitenhage Info
ABSA Currie Cup Premier Div10 Cheetahs 18 - 28 Griquas Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein Info
10 Boland 26 - 18 Leopards Boland Stadium, Wellington Info
ABSA Under 21 Competition10 Boland 33 - 32 Leopards Boland Stadium, Wellington :yay

Watch a few matches and the Brutes dont look even close to the same team that won the S14. I'd back WeePee to beat them at the Ring on the weekend. WeePee dominate the Sharks and that scoreline flatter the Sharks.

 

[PaarlBok]

After the heated debate during the Lions tour, attendances for CC round 1.
Wellingtn 850
Bloemf 12870
Loftus 16865
Newlands 22488
Avg Rnd 1 13268
(was raining heavily in the south Cape Area)

This weekend we'll see the traditional north vs south , WP vs Brutes clash. Good news for WP other then the Sharks coach moaning about absent Bokke we are glad they removed Januarie meaning Duvenhage should start and Hoffman from the bench.

Action will kick off on friday Sharks vs Boland and saturday Lions vs Cheetahs, Griquas vs Leopards and ending withn the game of the weekend Brutes vs WP.

 

[PaarlBok]

Teams so far:
Sharks vs Boland:
Stefan Terblanche (c), Odwa Ndungane, Andries Strauss, Riaan Swanepoel, Lwazi Mvovo, Guy Cronje, Rory Kockott, Keegan Daniel, Jean Deysel, Jacques Botes, Albert van den Berg, Steven Sykes, Patric Cilliers, Craig Burden, Deon Carstens.
Replacements: Skipper Badenhorst, Wiehahn Herbst, Nikolai Blignaut, Justin Downey, Ross Cronje, Monty Dumond, Luzuko Vulindlu.

Boland vs Sharks:
15 Justin Peach, 14 Mark Harris, 13 Deon Scholtz, 12 Dewey Swartbooi, 11 Sogidashe Luvo, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Marnus Hugo, 8 Alwyn Bester, 7 Wendall Wehr, 6 Zolani Mofu, 5 Rito Hlungwane. 4 Frikkie Spies, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Conrad Burke (c), 1 Janro Van Niekerk
Replacements: 16 Lewis Clemin, 17 Jane du Toit, 18 Grant le Roux, 19 Karel Hoffman, 20 Angelo Brinkhuys, 21 Alvin Hugo, 22 Hein Myburgh



Lions vs Cheetahs: TBA

Cheetahs vs Lions:
15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Danwel Demas, 13 Corné Uys, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Tertius Carse, 8 Francois Uys, 7 Hendro Scholtz (captain), 6 Johan Wessels, 5 David de Villiers, 4 Nico Breedt, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Richardt Strauss, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Frans Viljoen, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Gerrie Odendaal, 21 Louis Strydom, 22 JW Jonker.



Blou Bulle vs WP:
Tiger Mangweni; Gerhard van den Heever, Jaco Pretorius, Wynand Olivier, Francois Hougaard;Brummer , Heini Adams; Dries van Schalkwyk, Dewald Potgieter, Jacques Burger, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Flip van der Merwe, Werner Kruger, Derick Kuün (kaptein), Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: Bandise Maku, Frik Kirsten, Jaco Engels, Fudge Mabeta, Gerrit-Jan van Velze, JC Roos, Marius Delport.

WP vs Blou Bulle:
15 Gio Aplon, 14 Frikkie Welsh, 13 Morgan Newman, 12 Peter Grant, 11 Sireli Naqelevuki, 10 Willem de Waal, 9 Dewaldt Duvenhage, 8 Luke Watson (c), 7 Pieter Louw, 6 Pieter Myburgh, 5 Anton van Zyl, 4 Chris Jack, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Replacements: 16 Hanyani Shimange, 17 JD Moller, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Deon Fourie, 20 Conrad Hoffmann, 21 Juan de Jongh, 22 Tonderai Chavhanga

 

[PaarlBok]

Cat fight on Ellispark:

Xerox Lions – Earl Rose, Dusty Noble, Alwyn Hollenbach, Walter Venter, Johan Jackson, Herkie Kruger, Jano Vermaak, Willem Alberts, Franco van der Merwe, Cobus Grobbelaar (c), Willem Stoltz, Nico Luus, Gert Muller, Hans van Dyk, JC van Rensburg. Reserves: Derek Harwood, Kevin Buys, Robert Kruger, Derick Minnie, Chris Jonck, Pieter Engelbrecht, Michael Killian.

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs – Hennie Daniller, Danwel Demas, Corné Uys, Robert Ebersohn, Jongi Nokwe, Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Tertius Carse, Francois Uys, Hendro Scholtz (k), Johan Wessels, David de Villiers, Nico Breedt, WP Nel, Adriaan Strauss, Wian du Preez. Reserves: Richardt Strauss, Coenie Oosthuizen, Frans Viljoen, Kabamba Floors, Gerrie Odendaal, Lionel Cronjé, JW Jonker.

Biltong fight at the Groot Gat:

GWK Griquas – Riaan Viljoen, Egon Seconds, Wilmaure Louw, Barry Geel, Bjorn Basson, Naas Olivier, Sarel Pretorius, Sean Plaatjies, Davon Raubenheimer, Jonathan Mokuena (c), Jacques Lombaard, Brendon Snyman, Bees Roux, Andries Kruger, Albertus Buckle. Reserves: Ryno Barnes, Steph Roberts, Nolan Clarke, Rohan Kitshoff, Jaco Bekker, Dewald Pretorius, Gavin Passens.

Platinum Leopards – Russel Jeacocks, Colin Lloyd, Deon van Rensburg, Japie Nel, Shuaib Samaai, Clayton Durand, Michael Bondesio, Christo van Niekerk, RW Kember, Wilhelm Koch (c), Rynard Landman, Anthonie Gronum, Barend van der Walt, Gavin Williamson, Nardus Lombaard. Reserves: Marthinus van der Westhuizen, Dietlov Coetzee, Andre Swanepoel, Bennie Adams, Jean Tiedt, Jovan van Zyl, Jan Bowles.


We are in for a saturday full of rugby, starting with the 3 Nation clash, Craven Week main game WP vs Cheetahs, Cat fight and ending North South derby in the Ring.

 

[PaarlBok]

Results
Lions 31 - 22 Cheetahs Coca-Cola Park Stadium, Johannesburg (crowd 11,250)
18 Griquas 36 - 11 Leopards GWK Park, Kimberley
18 Blue Bulls 30 - 22 Western Province Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (crowd 24,450)
17 Sharks 46 - 10 Boland The Absa Stadium, Durban

Log:
P W L D Pts
GWK Griquas 2 2 0 0 10
Vodacom Blue Bulls 2 2 0 0 8
Sharks 2 1 1 0 5
Xerox Lions 2 1 1 0 5
Vodacom Western Province 2 1 1 0 4
Boland 2 1 1 0 4
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 2 0 2 0 0
Platinum Leopards 2 0 2 0 0

This weekend we have them stack up from
friday Sharks vs Bulls 18h00
WP vs Cheetahs 19h00
saturday
14h30 Griekwas vs Boland
15h00 Leopards vs Lions

and the big one at 17h00 in Osfontein

 

[PaarlBok]

This weeekend we have some big rugby coming up. Friday night two big matches, WP vs Cheetahs on Newlands followed by Sharks vs Bulls in the Tank, saturday its Boland vs Griekwas in Kimberley & Leopards vs Lions in Rustenburg followed by the BIG test in Osfontein.

Teams:
Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanche (captain), 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Andries Strauss, 12 Riaan Swanepoel, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Monty Dumond, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Keegan Daniel, 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Albert van den Berg, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Deon Carstens.
Replacements: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 Wiehahn Herbst, 18 Michael Rhodes, 19 Justin Downey, 20 Ross Cronje, 21 Len Olivier, 22 Luzuko Vulindlu.
(Hernandez arriving today and will play next weekend his first game for the Sharks. )

VS.

Blue Bulls: 15 Tiger Mangweni, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Stefan Watermeyer, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Francois Brummer, 9 Heini Adams, 8 Dries van Schalkwyk, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Jacques Burger, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Derick Kuün (captain), 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Jaco Engels, 19 Fudge Mabeta, 20 Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 21 Marnitz Boshoff, 22 Marius Delport.

(Young Watermeyer in for Meisiekind)
Venue: Absa Stadium, Durban
Kick-off: 18.00 (16.00 GMT)
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant Referees: Tiaan Jonker, Reuben Rossouw
TMO: Michael Cupido

Will be a tough one for both sides. Sharks by 8
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Western Province: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Peter Grant, 11 Sireli Naqelevuki, 10 Willem de Waal, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Luke Watson (captain), 7 Pieter Louw, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Anton van Zyl, 4 Chris Jack, 3 Brock Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 JD Moller, 18 Hilton Lobberts, 19 Pieter Myburgh, 20 Conrad Hoffmann, 21 Morgan Newman, 22 Frikkie Welsh.
(WP three changes. They lacked penetrasion against the Brutes and de Jongh & Chavangha brought in. de Jongh played a few for SA 7s and the first product from WP Academy. With Jean & Grant gone we need to give all the youngsters a change. Francois Louw firts game after his S14 tour injury)

VS.

Freestate Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Danwel Demas, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Corné Uys, 11 Lionel Mapoe, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Tertius Carse, 8 Francois Uys, 7Hendro Scholtz (captain), 6 Johan Wessels, 5 David de Villiers, 4 Nico Breedt, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Richardt Strauss, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Frans Viljoen,
19 Kabamba Floors, 20 JP Joubert, 21 Louis Strydom, 22 JW Jonker.
(Cheetahs struggle and Nokwe not even making the bench now)
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Kick-off: 19.00 (17.00 GMT)
Referee: Phillip Bosch
Assistant Referees: François Veldsman, Ben Crouse
TMO: Shaun Veldsman

WP by 12 my geuss.
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Leopards: 15 Jean Tiedt, 14 Jovan Bowles, 13 Deon van Rensburg, 12 Japie Nel, 11 Jan van Zyl, 10 Clayton Durand, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 RW Kember, 7 Bennie Adams, 6 Wilhelm Koch (captain), 5 Anthonie Gronum, 4 Rynard Landman, 3 Philip Lemmer, 2 Gavin Williamson, 1 Nardus Lombard.
Replacements: 16 Pellow van der Westhuizen, 17 Os van der Walt, 18 Rudi Mathee, 19 Christo van Niekerk, 20 Berndt Theissinger, 21 Muhammed Samaai, 22 Danie Dames.

VS.

Golden Lions: 15 Alwyn Hollenbach, 14 Dusty Noble, 13 Rouan Cloete, 12 Walter Venter, 11 Henno Mentz, 10 Earl Rose, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Willem Alberts (captain), 7 Franco van der Merwe, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Willem Stoltz, 4 Johan Snyman, 3 Kevin Buys, 2 Hans van Dyk, 1 Wayne Swart.
Repalcements: 16 Torrie Meyer, 17 Ross Geldenhuys, 18 Wouter Moore, 19 Todd Clever, 20 Chris Jonck, 21 Herkie Kruger, 22 Johan Jackson.

Venue: Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Phokeng (Rustenburg)
Kick-off: 15.00 (13.00 GMT)
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant Referees: Mlungiseli Mdashe, Christie du Preez

The Lions give plenty of players a rest and just maybe the Mielie Boere will give them a go, this one big brother vs small brother. Lions by11
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Griquas: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Dewald Pretorius, 13 Wilmaure Louw, 12 Barry Geel, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Naas Olivier, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Jonathan Mokuena, 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Rohan Kitshoff, 5 Jacques Lombaard, 4 Brendon Snyman, 3 Ruaan du Preez, 2 Rayno Barnes, 1 Albertus Buckle.
Replacements: 16 Simon Westraadt, 17 Steph Roberts, 18 Nolan Clarke, 19 Sean Plaatjies, 20 Dougie Hellmuth, 21 Jaco Bekker/Hanno Coetzee, 22 Egon Seconds/Gavin Passens.

VS.

Boland: 15 Mark Harris, 14 Deon Scholtz, 13 Cornal Hendricks, 12 Dewey Swartbooi (captain), 11 Alvin Hugo, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Marnus Hugo, 8 Carel Hoffman, 7 Wendall Wehr, 6 Angelo Brinkhuys, 5 Rito Hlungwane, 4 Grant le Roux, 3 Kobie Adriaanse, 2 Clemen Lewis, 1 Janro van Niekerk.
Replacements: 16 Conrad Burke, 17 Jané du Toit, 18 Frikkie Spies, 19 Nico Esterhuyse, 20 Zolani Mofu, 21 Hein Myburgh, 22 Justin Peach.

Venue: GWK Park, Kimberley
Kick-off: 14.30 (12.30 GMT)
Referee: Willie Roos
Assistant Referees: Phillip Bosch, Stefan Breytenbach

Boland also making a few changes after the Sharks debacle but really Griekwas are on a roll at the moment leading the table and will take this one by 16.