2010 SA Currie Cup Competition

[PaarlBok]

Hell look where the Tin Ears took us. Damn Blik Ore. Google Blik Oor, you may find some stories there.

 

[cyclopath]

Hey whats your problem Cyc?

A Babelfish is a small fish you stick in your ear which translates any language into your preferred tongue - see Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, by the late genius, Douglas Adams. Also a useful web site for translating stuff. Just pissing around, Paarl...sorry for the highjack!

 

[PaarlBok]

Some stats per SupaRugby about this weekend CC action

Vodacom Blue Bulls vs. Pumas (Friday, 9 July 2010)
Loftus Versfeld. Kick-off: 19:10
Referee: Stuart Berry (SARRA)

Head to Head:

15/07/2006: Blue Bulls 48 Pumas 17, Witbank
08/09/2006: Blue Bulls 66 Pumas 3, Pretoria

• The defending champions have lost only two Currie Cup games in the last two seasons at Loftus Versfeld;
• The Blue Bulls suffered a 29-23 defeat to the Sharks in Pretoria last year and also conceded a 30-27 home defeat to the Lions in 2008;
• The Pumas won all five Absa Currie Cup First Division away games last season, including the promotion & relegation game against the Boland Cavaliers to qualify for the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division;
• In 2008, the Witbank side conceded three away defeats against the Leopards, Eagles and the Bulldogs.

Player/match stats:

• Blue Bulls hooker Gary Botha who will captain the Pretoria outfit on Friday, also lead the side in the 2006 Currie Cup final;
• John Mametsa has played 130 games for the Bulls since 2002 and has scored 39 Currie Cup tries in his career for the Loftus side. He added 14 tries for the Super 14-side during the 2007 season;
• Gerrit-Jan van Velze captained the successful Blue Bulls side who claimed the Vodacom Cup. He also captained the SA Under-20s in 2008;
• CJ Stander, who captained the Baby Boks at the IRB Junior World Championship, and Danie Faasen could both make their Currie Cup Premier Division debuts off the bench this weekend;
• Pumas winger Alistair Kettledas scored 18 tries in the First Division, just one short of Colin Lloyd’s record of 19 in 2006;
• The Pumas’ Shaun Venter represented the Springbok Sevens during the 2009/2010 IRB Sevens World Series;
• Pumas flyhalf Ricardo Croy is the son of former Western Province League scrumhalf Richard Croy;
• The Pumas’ Hannes Franklin and Jacques Coetzee represented the Auto & General Lions during the 2010 Vodacom Super 14;
• Referee Stuart Berry will handle this Absa Currie Cup game between the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Pumas in Pretoria.

The last time: Dries Scholtz scored a hat trick while Morne Steyn, Marius Delport and Adriaan Strauss each added a brace as the Blue Bulls easily defeated the Pumas 66-3 in Pretoria in 2006.

Platinum Leopards vs. Xerox Lions
Royal Bafokeng Stadium. Kick-off: 19:00
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Head to Head:

26/08/2005: Leopards 21 Golden Lions 37, Potchefstroom
16/09/2005: Leopards 27 Golden Lions 44, Johannesburg
25/07/2009: Leopards 19 Golden Lions 40, Rustenburg
11/09/2009: Leopards 13 Golden Lions 31, Johannesburg

• The hosts recorded only one home victory during last year’s Currie Cup Premier Division against the Boland Cavaliers. They also defeated the Eagles during the promotion/ relegation games.
• The Johannesburg side achieved two away wins against the Cavaliers and the Leopards in the Currie Cup competition last season.

Player/match stats:

• SA Under-20 centre Jaco Taute, flyhalf Elton Jantjies and hooker Francois du Toit who all represented the Baby Boks at this year’s IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina. Taute has been selected at fullback while Jantjies and Du Toit will warm the bench;
• Former Springbok and Sharks centre Waylon Murray will make his Lions debut against the Leopards;
• Lions centre Marius Delport will play in his 50th Currie Cup match on Saturday after representing the Blue Bulls in 49 previous games;
• Franco van der Merwe will play in his 50th Absa Currie Cup game for the Lions on Saturday;
• Referee Lourens van der Merwe will handle this Currie Cup match.

The last time: The Lions recorded a 40-19 away victory over the Platinum Leopards when these sides met in Rustenburg last year. Walter Venter scored a brace of tries while Earl Rose, Willem Alberts and Hans van Dyk also added five-pointers.

Griquas vs. Sharks
GWK Park, Kimberley. Kick-off: 15:00
Referee: Jaco Peyper

Head to Head:

27/08/2005: Griquas 27 Sharks 28, Kimberley
17/09/2005: Griquas 10 Sharks 29, Durban
15/07/2006: Griquas 23 Sharks 22, Kimberley
08/09/2006: Griquas 8, Sharks 60, Durban
14/07/2007: Griquas 20 Sharks 43, Durban
18/08/2007: Griquas 14 Sharks 24, Kimberley
02/08/2008: Griquas 15 Sharks 44, Kimberley
04/10/2008: Griquas 12 Sharks 66, Durban
22/08/2009: Griquas 6 Sharks 41, Durban
10/10/2009: Griquas 30 Sharks 45, Kimberley

• The hosts had a mix season in terms of results in Kimberley during last year’s Currie Cup. They recorded four wins and three defeats at GWK Park including victories over semi-finalists Western Province and finalists Cheetahs;
• The Griquas however suffered home defeats against the Lions and the Blue Bulls.
• The Durban side conceded one away defeat during last year’s Currie Cup against Western Province at Newlands. They were the only team to defeat the Blue Bulls in Pretoria;
• The Sharks lost their first two away games but won their next matches on the road as they claimed the Currie Cup title in 2008.

Player/match stats:

• Griquas lock Hendrik Roodt and number eight Leon Karemaker have both represented the SA Schools;
• Sharks flanker Jacques Botes will play in his 96th Absa Currie Cup game;
• Griquas flanker Gerhard Human is the son of former Eastern Province and Free State player, and former Blue Bulls coach Pote Human;
• The Sharks’ Patrick Lambie represented the SA Under-20s during this year’s IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina;
• Griquas flyhalf Naas Olivier, who previously represented Western Province and the Leopards, has scored 539 points in his Currie Cup career;
• The Sharks captain Stephan Terblanche will play in his 89th Absa Currie Cup game;
• Referee Jaco Peyper who officiated at the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship will handle this game.

The last time: Sharks hooker Craig Burden scored two of his side’s seven tries as the Durban outfit comfortably defeated the Griquas in Kimberley.

Free State Cheetahs vs. Western Province
Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein. Kick-off: 17:00
Referee: Marius Jonker

Head to Head:

24/06/2005: Cheetahs 25 WP 22, Bloemfontein
15/10/2005: Cheetahs 16 WP 11, Cape Town
15/07/2006: Cheetahs 13 WP 20, Cape Town
08/09/2006: Cheetahs 28 WP 13, Bloemfontein
28/07/2007: Cheetahs 45 WP 13, Bloemfontein
22/09/2007: Cheetahs 20 WP 34, Cape Town
05/07/2008: Cheetahs 3 WP 9, Cape Town
06/09/2008: Cheetahs 17 WP 35, Bloemfontein
24/07/2009: Cheetahs 13 WP 19, Cape Town
12/09/2009: Cheetahs 33 WP 31 Bloemfontein

• The Bloemfontein side won their last five home games in the Currie Cup despite losing their first two games at Vodacom Park during last year’s competition;
• The Cheetahs lost only two home games during the 2008 Absa Currie Cup against Western Province and the Blue Bulls;
• The Cape side achieved three away victories against the Boland Cavaliers, Leopards and Sharks in last year’s Currie Cup;
• In 2008 Western Province recorded two wins on the road against the Cavaliers and the Cheetahs;

Player/match stats:

• Cheetahs flyhalf Louis Strydom will earn his 100th Absa Currie Cup cap;
• Western Province flyhalf Willem de Waal has scored 1213 points in his Currie Cup career;
• SA Sevens star Fabian Juries will who be making his WP debut at wing in the Currie Cup has already scored 50 tries in the competition (Mighty Elephants 39, Free State 7, Griffons 4);
• Springbok flanker Juan Smith has been selected on the bench for the Free State Cheetahs;
• Former SA Under-20 flanker Rynardt Elstadt and flyhalf Lionel Cronjé will both make their debuts for Western Province;
• Referee Marius Jonker also handled the game between these sides at Vodacom Park during last year’s competition

 

[Hartman]

Can't wait to see the games, hope to see Griquas and WP win their respective battles. Man I love Currie Cup season, even more than the Tri-Nations.

 

[Nusadan]

• Griquas lock Hendrik Roodt

Missed out seeing the ex Tahs player in that game as I tuned in sometime after half time and he had obiviously been replaced by then prior to Griquas' fightback from 22 to 8 down to eke out a memorable win 40 to 34...

Be interesting to see if he is picked again next week...

 

[PaarlBok]

WeePee ease the pain yesterday with a surprise performance in Os fontein. They keep their S14 form and beat the Tin Ears hands up yesterday, all theree teams. U19,U21 & seniors. Watching Duvenhage dominate from the back and even his blood replacement miles ahead of Pie Eater. He wont even make WP bench after this performance, giving Willem all the time and freedom to dominate them with the boot. We obvious have a great defensive system and all those rookie newbie backline players defended like demons.

Rassie now coaching the U21s and some real talent in that lot.

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 11 - 25 Vodacom Western Province Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
10 GWK Griquas 40 - 34 Sharks GWK Park, Kimberley
9 Vodacom Blue Bulls 38 - 15 Barloworld Toyota Pumas Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
9 Platinum Leopards 13 - 43 Xerox Lions

Watched the Biltong Boere despatch the Guppies also. Roodt and their tight five getting stuck in them and Roodt was great in the lineouts.

CC rugby is great.

 

[Blue]

WeePee ease the pain yesterday with a surprise performance in Os fontein. They keep their S14 form and beat the Tin Ears hands up yesterday, all theree teams. U19,U21 & seniors. Watching Duvenhage dominate from the back and even his blood replacement miles ahead of Pie Eater. He wont even make WP bench after this performance, giving Willem all the time and freedom to dominate them with the boot. We obvious have a great defensive system and all those rookie newbie backline players defended like demons.

Rassie now coaching the U21s and some real talent in that lot.

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 11 - 25 Vodacom Western Province Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
10 GWK Griquas 40 - 34 Sharks GWK Park, Kimberley
9 Vodacom Blue Bulls 38 - 15 Barloworld Toyota Pumas Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
9 Platinum Leopards 13 - 43 Xerox Lions

Watched the Biltong Boere despatch the Guppies also. Roodt and their tight five getting stuck in them and Roodt was great in the lineouts.

CC rugby is great.

So how was Roodt's pace around the park? In the S14 he looked like he might make the ruck in the next game only.

 

[Hartman]

Ja any more on Roodt's game? I can't watch it until Friday. And good to see VeerPeer pull off the win.

 

[PaarlBok]

I havent saw much running around by the Griquas fatties except Jacobie Adriaanse starting one try but I did saw Roodt being their prime lineout jumper and they often use the maul from that phase and score one try from it.

WP vs Cheetahs
http://bb.supersport.co.za/saru_video.asp?play=11075

Brutes vs Pumas
http://bb.supersport.co.za/saru_video.asp?play=11070

 

[PaarlBok]

Info on the WP U21 team played vs the Cheetahs, both Smith Twins in action here.

SA Rugby.net

SCORING SUMMARY
Free State
Conversion George Alexander Whitehead 4
Penalty George Alexander Whitehead 4
Try Earl-Jivan Snyman 1
Try Hoffman Van Heerden Maritz 1
Try Petrus Erasmus van Zyl 2

Western Province
Conversion Gary Jacques Van Aswegen 3
Penalty Gary Jacques Van Aswegen 2
Try Berton Wesley Klaasen 1
Try Daniel Johannes George Poolman 2
Try JJ Engelbrecht 1
Try Nick Koster 1
Try Yaasir Hartzenberg 1


LINE-UPFree State
Trevor Nyakane 1
Frank Herne 2
Marcel Van Der Merwe 3
Gavin Barnard Annandale 4
John-Charles Astle 5
Dirk Wessels 6
Hendrik Stefanus van der Walt 7
Johannes Gerhardus Prinsloo 8
Petrus Erasmus van Zyl (c) 9
George Alexander Whitehead 10
Robert van Schalkwyk 11
Earl-Jivan Snyman 12
Hoffman Van Heerden Maritz 13
Alec Mhlanga 14
Rebaballetswe Makholokoe Ramashala 15

Western Province
Alistair Fernando Vermaak
Sidney Tobias (Errols son)
Jean-Pierre Smith (Interesting to see JP starting and Ruaan on the bench)
Quinn Roux
Daniel Pieter Hugo (Neil Hugo son)
Petrus Willem van der Walt
Yaasir Hartzenberg
Nick Koster (Good to see him back)
Louis Schreuder (c)
Gary Jacques Van Aswegen
JJ Engelbrecht
Berton Wesley Klaasen
Nicolaas Johannes Hanekom (Stokkies Hanekoms son)
Daniel Johannes George Poolman
Ozard Martin du Toit

(Bolded the Paarl Gym boys)

RESERVESFree State
Gideon Petrus Gouws 16
Schalk Willem van der Merwe 17
Tumelo Amanda Moholo 18
Cornelius Johannes Kapp 19
Inus Micheal Kritzinger 20
Franna du Toit 21
Cameron Jacobs 22

Western Province
Albertus Jacobus De Swardt
Stephan Greeff
Ruan-Henry Smith
Reuben Benjamin Johannes
Nicholas James Groom
Tertius Daniller
Jean-Pierre du Plessis


REPLACEMENTSFree State Western Province
57 Cameron Jacobs for Alec Mhlanga
57 Schalk Willem van der Merwe for Marcel Van Der Merwe
57 Tumelo Amanda Moholo for Gavin Barnard Annandale
72 Franna du Toit for Robert van Schalkwyk
75 Cornelius Johannes Kapp for Hendrik Stefanus van der Walt
46 Stephan Greeff for Quinn Roux
50 Tertius Daniller for Yaasir Hartzenberg
50 Albertus Jacobus De Swardt for Sidney Tobias
61 Ruan-Henry Smith for Jean-Pierre Smith
63 Reuben Benjamin Johannes for Petrus Willem van der Walt
74 Nicholas James Groom for Louis Schreuder

Tim Lane's boy playing 12 for WP U19

LINE-UP Western Province
1 Adriaan Botha
2 Siyabonga Ntubeni
3 Jozua Malherbe
4 Eben Etzebeth
5 Wilhelm van der Sluys
6 Jakobus Adriaan Hercules Porter
7 Nizaam Carr
8 Siya Kolisi
9 Ricky Schroeder (c)
10 William van Wyk
11 Bradley Mentoor
12 Samuel Thomas Lane
13 Nicholas Mitchell Holton
14 Clearance Themba Khumalo
15 Ulrich Beyers

WP U19s winning 31 -27 and the U21s 42 -40.

 

[PaarlBok]

Weekend results and scorers:

Absa Currie Cup Premier Division – results:

GWK Griquas 40-34 Sharks

Scorers:

GWK Griquas – Tries: Bjorn Basson (2), Wesley Wilkins, Ryno Barnes, Steph Roberts; Conversions: Naas Olivier; Penalties: Olivier (3).
Sharks – Tries: Steve Meyer, Pat Cilliers, Michael Rhodes, Lwazi Mvovo; Conversions: Rory Kockott (2), Monty Dumond; Penalty: Kockott.

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 11-25 Vodacom WP

Scorers:

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs – Try: Tewis de Bruyn; Penalties: Louis Strydom (2).
Vodacom WP – Try: Adriaan Fondse; Conversion: Willem de Waal; Penalties: De Waal (6).

Vodacom Blue Bulls 38-15 Pumas

Scorers:

Vodacom Blue Bulls – Tries: John Mametsa (2), Stefan Watermeyer, Dean Greyling, Stefan Dippenaar, Deon Stegmann; Conversions: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (3), Francois Brummer (1).
Pumas – Tries: Allistair Kettledas, Tian Meyer; Conversion: Croy; Penalties: Ricardo Croy.

Platinum Leopards 13-43 Xerox Lions

Scorers:

Platinum Leopards – Tries: Deon Scholtz, Wilhelm Koch; Penalty: Cecil Dumond.
Xerox Lions – Tries: Jano Vermaak (2), Marius Delport, Waylon Murray, Jaco Taute; Conversions: Herkie Kruger (3); Penalties: Kruger (4).

Absa Under-21 Championship - Results:

Free State Cheetahs 40-42 Western Province

Scorers:

Free State Cheetahs – Tries: Petrus van Zyl (2), Hoffman Maritz, Earl Snyman; Conversions: George Whitehead (4); Penalties: Whitehead (4).
Western Province – Tries: Danie Poolman (2), Yaasir Hartzenberg, Nic Koster, JJ Engelbrecht, Berton Klaasen; Conversions: Gary van Aswegen (3); Penalties: Van Aswegen (2).

Sharks 106-3 Boland

Scorers:

Sharks – Tries: Jaco Reinach (4), Mark Richards (3), Meyer Swanepoel (2), Jacobus Otto (2), Xolane Mnisi (2), Willem du Plessis, Rosko Specman, Lambert Groenewald; Conversions: Du Plessis (13).
Boland – Penalty: Brynn Gericke.

Leopards 36-16 Xerox Lions

Scorers:

Leopards – Tries: Tiaan Dorfling, Joubert Engelbrecht (2), Louis Fouche; Conversions: Sarel Marais (2), Fouche (2).
Xerox Lions – Try: Luan Steenkamp; Conversion: Justin Botha; Penalties: Botha (3).

Absa Under-19 Championship - Results:

Blue Bulls 71-5 Griffons

Scorers:

Blue Bulls – Tries: Lohan Jacobs (2), Pieter Oosthuizen (2), Willem Redelinghuys, Pieter van der Walt, Mbongeni Mbonambi, Lean Schwartz, Gert Maritz, Juan Schoeman, Courtnall Skosan; Conversions: Van der Walt (8).
Griffons – Try: Wayne Khan.

Leopards 22-25 Xerox Lions

Scorers:

Leopards – Tries: Gabriel Strydom, Rowayne Beukman; Penalties: Nicholaas Lourens (4).
Xerox Lions – Tries: Jimmy Hughes, John-Ronald Esterhuizen, Nico van der Hoogt; Conversions: Dale Sabbagh (2); Penalties: Sabbagh, Nico Kruger.

Free State Cheetahs 27-31 Western Province

Scorers:

Free State Cheetahs – Tries: Hanro Louw, Daniel Cronje; Conversion: Louw; Penalties: Louw (5).
Western Province – Tries: Siya Kolisi (2), William van Wyk; Conversions: Ulrich Beyers; Penalties: Beyers (4).

 

[Brumby Jack]

This weeks CC games on Foxtel on Friday:
1pm EST Griquas v Shorks
2:30pm EST Cheetahs v Stormers

 

[Hartman]

This weeks CC games on Foxtel on Friday:
1pm EST Griquas v Shorks
2:30pm EST Cheetahs v Stormers

Perfect, can't wait.

 

[Blue]

Ja any more on Roodt's game? I can't watch it until Friday. And good to see VeerPeer pull off the win.

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[Blue]

Paarl. Jaco Reinach? Related?

 

[PaarlBok]

Action this weekend

ABSA Currie Cup First Div
16 Border vs Mighty Elephants 15:00 Buffalo City Stadium, East London
ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division
16 Cheetahs vs Griquas 19:10 Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

ABSA Under 21 Competition16 Leopards vs Boland 18:00 Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
SA U18 High Performance
16 South Africa vs France 13:25 Buffalo City Stadium, East London
16 Namibia vs England 11:50 Buffalo City Stadium, East London
ABSA Currie Cup First Div
17 Griffons vs Valke 16:30 North West Stadium, Welkom
ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division
17 Western Province vs Lions 15:00 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
17 Sharks vs Blue Bulls 17:05 The Absa Stadium Durban
17 Pumas vs Leopards 15:00 Puma Stadium, Witbank
ABSA Under 19 Competition
17 Griffons vs Free State 15:00 North West Stadium, Welkom
17 Sharks vs Blue Bulls 13:00 The Absa Stadium Durban
17 Western Province vs Xerox Lions U19 11:15 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
ABSA Under 21 Competition
17 Western Province vs Xerox Lions U21 12:50 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
17 Sharks vs Blue Bulls 15:00 The Absa Stadium Durban
Vodacom Tri-Nations
17 New Zealand vs South Africa 09:35 Westpac Stadium, Wellington

SA U18 High Performance
20 South Africa vs Namibia 15:20 Outeniqua Stadium, George

Live on TV:
SA U18 High Performance Rugby South Africa U/18 v France U/18
Vodacom Rugby Tri-Nations New Zealand v South Africa
Absa Under 21 Western Province U21 v Lions U21
Absa Currie Cup: Vodacom Western Province v Xerox Lions
Absa Currie Cup: Sharks v Vodacom Blue Bulls

The Lions vs WP match should be a good one. Will be interesting to see Michells influense in Lion camp and WP without 9 Bokke sure a good change on Newlands.

Sharks vs Bulls also a goodie.

 

[en_force_er]

Mr.Roodt and his Griquas in action.

[video=youtube;HJVABwtYCEA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJVABwtYCEA&feature=player_embedded[/video]

Is it just me or do teams wearing old style jerseys look ridiculous playing teams with Super rugby style ones? Strange.

 

[en_force_er]

Which S15 team are the Griquas affiliated with?

This is presuming the SA provincial system works the same as the NZ one.

 

[rustycruiser]

Which S15 team are the Griquas affiliated with?

This is presuming the SA provincial system works the same as the NZ one.

Griquas and Free State make up the Cheetahs

 

[rustycruiser]

Natal have signed fly-half Jacques-Louis Potgieter for 2011. Will play Super 15 and Currie Cup next year. Pretty interesting that Natal announced it this week, with Pottie coming to Durbs with his current team the Bulls this weekend. Gamesmanship?