2012 Currie Cup 1st Division

[PaarlBok]

For the first time we have a 8 team home and away competition. Starts today

Fixtures
Fixtures:
Jun-12
29 15:00 Boland vs EP Kings Boland Stadium, Wellington
29 19:00 SWD vs Border Outeniqua Park, George
30 14:30 Leopards vs Pumas Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
30 15:00 Valke vs Griffons Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Jul-12
6 19:00 EP Kings vs SWD Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE
6 19:00 Border vs Valke BCM Stadium, East London
7 00:00 Pumas vs Boland Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
7 00:00 Griffons vs Leopards North West Stadium, Welkom
13 00:00 Boland vs Leopards Boland Stadium, Wellington
14 00:00 Valke vs EP Kings Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
14 00:00 Griffons vs Border North West Stadium, Welkom
20 00:00 Boland vs Griffons Boland Stadium, Wellington
20 19:00 EP Kings vs Border Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE
21 00:00 Pumas vs Valke Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
21 00:00 Leopards vs SWD Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
27 00:00 SWD vs Boland Outeniqua Park, George
27 19:00 Border vs Pumas BCM Stadium, East London
28 00:00 Valke vs Leopards Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
28 00:00 Griffons vs EP Kings North West Stadium, Welkom
Aug-12
3 00:00 SWD vs Griffons Outeniqua Park, George
4 00:00 Pumas vs EP Kings Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
4 00:00 Leopards vs Border Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
4 16:00 Boland vs Valke Boland Stadium, Wellington
10 19:00 EP Kings vs Leopards Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE
10 19:00 Border vs Boland BCM Stadium, East London
11 00:00 Griffons vs Pumas North West Stadium, Welkom
11 00:00 Valke vs SWD Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
17 19:00 EP Kings vs Boland Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE
17 19:00 Border vs SWD BCM Stadium, East London
18 00:00 Pumas vs Leopards Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
18 00:00 Griffons vs Valke North West Stadium, Welkom
24 00:00 SWD vs EP Kings Outeniqua Park, George
25 00:00 Leopards vs Griffons Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
25 00:00 Valke vs Border Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
25 16:00 Boland vs Pumas Boland Stadium, Wellington
31 19:00 EP Kings vs Valke Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE
31 19:00 Border vs Griffons BCM Stadium, East London
Sep-12
1 00:00 Pumas vs SWD Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
1 00:00 Leopards vs Boland Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
7 00:00 SWD vs Leopards Outeniqua Park, George
7 19:10 Border vs EP Kings BCM Stadium, East London
8 00:00 Valke vs Pumas Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
8 00:00 Griffons vs Boland North West Stadium, Welkom
14 19:00 EP Kings vs Griffons Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE
15 00:00 Pumas vs Border Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
15 00:00 Leopards vs Valke Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
15 16:00 Boland vs SWD Boland Stadium, Wellington
21 19:00 EP Kings vs Pumas Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE
21 19:00 Border vs Leopards BCM Stadium, East London
22 00:00 Griffons vs SWD North West Stadium, Welkom
22 15:00 Valke vs Boland Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
28 00:00 SWD vs Valke Outeniqua Park, George
29 00:00 Pumas vs Griffons Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
29 00:00 Leopards vs EP Kings Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
29 16:30 Boland vs Border Boland Stadium, Wellington
Oct-12
6 00:00 A1 vs A4
6 00:00 A2 vs A3
13 00:00 Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2

 

[PaarlBok]

First round teams
Boland vs. Kings: (Live on SuperSport 15:00)

Boland: Jaquin Jansen; Shanon van der Merwe, Cornal Hendriks, Braam Gerber, Brandon April; Elgar Watts, Bolla Conradie ©; Zandré Jordaan, PJ van Zyl, Franzil September, Nolan Clark, Lungelo Payi, Rossouw Kruger, Clemen Lewis, Francois Hanekom. Reserwes: Ashton Constant, Ollie Terblanche, Junior Bester, Milroy Isaacs, Niel Papier, Richardo Croy, Jonathan Francke.

Kings: SP Marais; Jongi Nokwe, Scott van Breda, Wayne Stevens, Marcello Sampson; George Whitehead, Falie Oelschig; Jacques Engelbrecht, Cornell du Preez, Devin Oosthuizen, David Bullbring, Darron Nell ©, Clint Newland, Hannes Franklin, Schalk Ferreira. Reserwes: Frank Herne, André Schlechter, Wayne van Heerden, Wimpie van der Walt, Renier van Rooyen, Wesley Dunlop, Tiger Mangweni.

Arende vs. Grens:

Arende: Elric van Vuuren; Baldwin McBean, Stokkies Hanekom, Jeff Taljaard, Alshaun Bock; Kurt Coleman, Johan Herbst; Michael Vermaak, Wilhelm Koch ©, Dumisane Meslane, Grant le Roux, Lehan Koekemoer, Grant Kemp, Hans van Dyk, Jean Rossouw. Reserwes: Wayne Khan, Dean Hopp, Giant Ntyanda, Shaun Raubenheimer, Mzo Dyantyi, Kempie Rautenbach, Clint Wagman.

Grens:

Valke vs. Griffons:

Valke: JW Bell; Kyle Hendricks, Coert Cronjé, Willie Odendaal, Stix Ngcobo; Jaun Kotzé, Haas Snyman; Reg Muller, Marco Kotzé, Jacques Nieuwenhuis, Bovril de Bruin, Christopher Yearsley, Nico Pretorius, Shorne van der Walt, Nico Engelbrecht. Reserwes: Vernon du Preez, JP Brummer, Jacques Alberts, Bradley Fortuin, Anrich Richter, JC Greyling, Karlo Aspeling.

Griffons: Philip Burger; Hansie Graaff, Reinhard Erwee, Werner Griesel ©, Shane Hancke; Tiaan van Wyk, Andries Mahoney; Nicky Steyn, Willie Britz, Boetie Groenewald, Joubert Horn, Gavin Annandale, Sarel Louw, PW van Vuuren, Charlie Marais. Reserwes: Derick van Heerden, Rudi Brits, Savage van Heerden, Martin Sithole, Ossie Nortjé, Tertius Maarman, Japie Nel.

Luiperds vs. Pumas: (Live on SuperSport 14:30)

Luiperds: Hoffman Maritz; Danie Dames, Joubert Engelbrecht, Adriaan Engelbrecht, Allistair Kettledas; Gerhard Nortier, Johann Laker; MB Lusaseni, Robert Kruger, Philip de Wet, Siyandla Ndlovu, Roan van Heerden, John-Roy Jenkinson, Marius Fourie, BG Uys. Reserwes: BW van Dyk, Stoof Bezuidenhout, Ernie Strydom, Spanner Pretorius, Jaco Grobler, André Pretorius, George Tossel.

Pumas: JC Roos; Deon Scholtz, JW Jonker ©, Tiaan Marx, Wilhelm Loock; Carl Bezuidenhout, Shaun Venter; Doppies le Roux, Renaldo Bothma, Jaco Bouwer, Eduan van der Walt, Rudi Mathee, Ashley Buys, Pellow van der Westhuizen, Corné Fourie. Reserwes: Gert van Schalkwyk, Dee-Jay Terblanche, Nicol Mostert, RW Kember, Faf de Klerk, Johan Jackson, Dewald Pretorius.

 

[PaarlBok]

The Currie Cup Premier Division starts today when the Brutes meet Griquas @ the Groot Gat of Kimberley.

Fixtures:
August 2012
10 August Blue Bulls v Griquas 19:10 Pretoria
11 August Golden Lions v Toyota Free State Cheetahs 17:05 Johannesburg
11 August Western Province v Sharks 19:10 DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
17 August Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Blue Bulls 19:10 Bloemfontein
18 August Griquas v Western Province 00:00 Kimberley
18 August Sharks v Golden Lions 19:10 Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
25 August Golden Lions v Western Province 00:00 Johannesburg
25 August Griquas v Toyota Free State Cheetahs 00:00 Kimberley
25 August Blue Bulls v Sharks 19:10 Pretoria
September 2012
01 September Golden Lions v Griquas 00:00 Johannesburg
01 September Sharks v Toyota Free State Cheetahs 17:05 Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
01 September Western Province v Blue Bulls 19:10 DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
08 September Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Western Province 00:00 Bloemfontein
08 September Griquas v Sharks 15:00 Kimberley
08 September Blue Bulls v Golden Lions 19:10 Pretoria
15 September Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Golden Lions 00:00 Bloemfontein
15 September Griquas v Blue Bulls 15:00 Kimberley
15 September Sharks v Western Province 19:10 Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
22 September Western Province v Griquas 00:00 DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
22 September Blue Bulls v Toyota Free State Cheetahs 17:05 Pretoria
22 September Golden Lions v Sharks 19:10 Johannesburg
28 September Sharks v Blue Bulls 19:10 Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
29 September Western Province v Golden Lions 00:00 DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
29 September Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Griquas 00:00 Bloemfontein
October 2012
05 October Blue Bulls v Western Province 19:10 Pretoria
06 October Griquas v Golden Lions 00:00 Kimberley
06 October Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Sharks 19:15 Bloemfontein
12 October Sharks v Griquas 19:10 Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
13 October Western Province v Toyota Free State Cheetahs 00:00 DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
13 October Golden Lions v Blue Bulls 19:10 Johannesburg
20 October A1 v A4 00:00
20 October A2 v A3 00:00
27 October Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 00:00

 

[qwerty51]

So they cut the Leopards and Pumas?

 

[PaarlBok]

Round1:
Blue Bulls v Griquas at Loftus, Friday 7.10pm

Blue Bulls: 15 Jurgen Visser, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Ulrich Beyers, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Clayton Blommetjies, 10 Louis Fouché, 9 Ruan Snyman, 8 Dewald Potgieter (captain), 7 Arno Botha, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Cornell Hess, 4 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 3 Frik Kirsten, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Dawie Steyn.

Replacements: 16 Robbie Coetzee, 17 Werner Kruger, 18 Grant Hattingh, 19 CJ Stander, 20 Lohan Jacobs, 21 Lionel Cronjé, 22 Jan Serfontein.

Griquas: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Luzuko Vulindlu, 13 JP Nel, 12 Stephan Watermeyer, 11 Rocco Janse, 10 Francois Brummer, 9 Jacques Coetzee, 8 Leon Karemaker, 7 Jonathan Adendorff, 6 Justin Downey, 5 Martin Muller, 4 Ligtoring Landman, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Rayno Barnes, 1 Stef Roberts.

Replacements: 16 Matthew Dobson, 17 Hanru van Niekerk, 18 Frikkie Spies, 19 Jaco Nepgen,20 Marnus Hugo, 21 Marnitz Boshoff, 22 Wilmaure Louw.

Golden Lions v Free State Cheetahs at Coca-Cola park, Saturday 5.05pm

Golden Lions: Andries Coetzee, JR Esterhuizen, Lionel Mapoe, Waylon Murray, Anthony Volmink, Butch James, Michael Bondesio, Derick Minnie, Josh Strauss, Cobus Grobbelaar, Franco van der Merwe, Hendrik Roodt, Jacobie Adriaanse, Callie Visagie, JC Janse van Rensburg (capt.). Replacements: Francois du Toit, CJ van der Linde, Willie Britz, Warren Whiteley, Ross Cronje, Guy Cronje, Ruan Combrinck.

Free State Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Nico Scheepers, 13 Robert Ebersohn (capt.), 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Riaan Smit, 9 Pieter van Zyl, 8 Davon Raubenheimer, 7 Lappies Labuschagné, 6 Boom Prinsloo, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Waltie Vermeulen, 3 Marcel van der Merwe, 2 Hercu Liebenberg, 1 Trevor Nyakane.

Replacements: 16 Elandre Huggett, 17 Schalk van der Merwe, 18 Francois Uys, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Sarel Pretorius, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Phillip Snyman.

Western Province v Sharks at Newlands, Saturday 7.10pm.

Western Province: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 JP du Plessis, 12 Marcel Brache, 11 Gio Aplon, 10 Burton Francis, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Jebb Sinclair, 7 Tyrone Holmes, 6 Deon Fourie (capt.), 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Don Armand, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Deon Carstens.

Replacements: 16 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 17 Brok Harris, 18 JC Kritzinger, 19 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Gary van Aswegen, 22 Damian de Allende.

Sharks : 15 Gouws Prinsloo, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Paul Jordaan, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 S'bura Sithole, 10 Riaan Viljoen, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Tera Mtembu, 7 Jean Deysel (captain), 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Jandré Marais, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Dale Chadwick. Substitutes: 16 Monde Hadebe, 17 Julian Redelinghuys, 18 Peet Marais, 19 Francois Kleinhans, 20 Conrad Hoffmann, 21 Marius Joubert, 22 Rosko Specman.

 

[PaarlBok]

So they cut the Leopards and Pumas?

Yes unfortunately and heart broken.

 

[PaarlBok]

JP du Plessis will make his CC debut for WP and following in his dads footsteps. Charl played in the early eigthies for Transvaal in the midfield and full back.

Also interesting to see the two Brutes midfield rejects JP Nel and Watermeyer playing against them tonight. Will be a interesting opener.

 

[PaarlBok]

Log in the first division:
TEAM P W PTS

EP Kings 6 5 26

Leopards 6 5 24

Griffons 6 4 20

Pumas 6 3 18

SWD 6 3 16

Boland 6 1 10

Valke 6 1 9

Border 6 0 2

Kings current team:
OP-Kings: SP Marais, Paul Perez, Wayne Stevens, Tiger Mangweni, Michael Killian, George Whitehead, Falie Oelschig, Cornell du Preez, Wimpie van der Walt, Thabo Mamojele, David Bullbring, Darron Nell (k), Clint Newland, Hannes Franklin, Schalk Ferreira.

PLAASVERVANGERS: Frank Horne, Charl du Plessis, Wayne van Heerden, Mpho Mbiyozo, Danie Faasen, Wesley Dunlop, Scott van Breda.

 

[PaarlBok]

Round 1 Match officials:
This weekend's fixtures – Round 1:
Vodacom Blue Bulls vs GWK Griquas
Date: Friday, 10 August
Kickoff: 19:10
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistants: Craig Joubert, Attie Buitendag
Television match official: Shaun Veldsman
Last meeting: 8 October 2011 in Kimberley (Premier Division): Griquas won 48-44
MTN Golden Lions vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs
Date: Saturday, 11 August
Kickoff: 17:05
Venue: Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistants: Joey Salmans, Cobus Wessels
Last meeting: 1 October 2011 in Bloemfontein (Premier Division): Drew 25-25
DHL Western Province vs Sharks
Date: Saturday, 11 August
Kickoff: 19:10
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assistants: Jason Jaftha, Marc van Zyl
Television match official: JC Fortuin
Last meeting: 1 October 2011 in Durban (Premier Division): WP won 15-10

 

[qwerty51]

Will go Griquas by 4, Lions by 8 and WP by 6

 

[PaarlBok]

Will go Griquas by 4, Lions by 8 and WP by 6

Dunno, I'll tip the Cheetahs. Cheetahs and Golden Lions look like strong teams. The absence of Bokke make our CC teams a minefield to pick.

 

[PaarlBok]

SARugby

Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 1


August 12, 2012
The MTN Golden Lions got the defence of their Absa Currie Cup title off to a promising start when they opened their campaign with a bonus-point 43-20 victory over the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls kicked off the 2012 competition on Friday night when they rallied to beat GWK Griquas 35-20 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
And in the final game of the weekend, played in a bitterly cold and rainy Cape Town on Saturday night, the Sharks came away from Newlands with a second victory in the space of a fortnight when they followed up their Vodacom Super Rugby win over the DHL Stormers with a 25-23 win over DHL Western Province.
Vodacom Blue Bulls (9) 35 GWK Griquas (13) 20
Flyhalf Louis Fouche scored 25 points as the Vodacom Blue Bulls, under coach Pine Pienaar, came from behind to beat a spirited GWK Griquas in Pretoria on Friday in the first match of the 2012 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division.
Griquas were their usual abrasive selves, especially up front, but indiscipline cost them dearly after the men from Kimberley led 13-9 at the break and looked set for an upset.
Former Bulls flyhalf Francois Brummer opened Griquas' account with a penalty, after which wing Rocco Jansen rounded off a good move started by fullback Willie le Roux. But Le Roux soon went from hero to villain when he was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle on opposite number Jürgen Visser.
The Bulls came out a different team after the break, flanker Arno Botha putting wing Akona Ndungane away while Fouche kept potting his goals to keep Griquas, who did stage a mini-revival capped off with a try to lock Martin Muller, at arm's length.
Scorers:
Blue Bulls – Tries: Ruan Snyman, Akona Ndungane. Conversions: Louis Fouche (2). Penalties: Fouche (7).
Griquas – Tries: Rocco Jansen, Martin Muller. Conversions: Francois Brummer (2). Penalty: Brummer. Drop goal: Brummer.
MTN Golden Lions (23) 43 Toyota Free State Cheetahs (6) 20
Flyhalf and man of the match Butch James kicked 21 points as the MTN Golden Lions put yet another miserable Vodacom Super Rugby Campaign behind them with a comprehensive victory over the Toyota Free State Cheetahs to kick off their title defence in style.
The home side were the only team on the opening weekend to score four tries, and this means they climb to the top of the Premier Division table after Round 1.
For Naka Drotske's outgunned Cheetahs, the form of scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius, who has returned from Australia where he played for the Waratahs in Super Rugby, was one of the few positives to take out of this encounter, with the other being the fantastic debut of World Championship-winning SA U20 wing Raymond Rhule, who scored a brace of tries in a losing effort.
Apart from that it was all the Lions, with eighthman Derick Minnie and Andries Coetzee starting the ball rolling with first-half tries as the home side went into the break leading by 17 points. The visitors came out strongly in the second period and, apart from setting up Rhule for his two scores, made too many mistakes to threaten the Lions.
Scorers:
Lions – Tries: Ruan Combrinck, Hendrik Roodt, Derick Minnie, Andries Coetzee. Conversions: Butch James (3), Guy Cronje. Penalties: James (5).
Cheetahs – Tries: Raymond Rhule (2). Conversions: Riaan Smit (2). Penalties: Smit (2).
DHL Western Province (13) 23 Sharks (3) 25
Two tries from ever-improving hooker Craig Burden helped the Sharks to a nailbiting victory over DHL WP at a rain-drenched Newlands – the KZN side's second tight win there in two weeks - to show that, despite Springbok call-ups they have the firepower to challenge for domestic honours.
The home side squandered a 13-3 half-time lead – thanks to a converted try from hooker Tiaan Liebenberg and two early penalties from fullback Joe Pietersen – as the Sharks fought back through three quick tries to centre Paul Jordaan and Burden.
Trailing 23-22 with seven minutes remaining, after WP had scored a second through skipper Deon Fourie three minutes earlier, the visitors landed the killer blow when flyhalf Riaan Viljoen dropped what turned out to be the match-winning goal.
Scorers:
WP – Tries: Tiaan Liebenberg, Deon Fourie. Conversions: Joe Pietersen (2). Penalties: Pietersen (3).
Sharks – Tries: Paul Jordaan, Craig Burden (2). Conversions: Meyer Bosman (2). Penalty: Bosman. Drop goal: Riaan Viljoen.

Round2 fixtures:
Friday, August 17 2012
19:10 - FS Cheetahs vs Blue Bulls
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Saturday, August 18 2012
14:30 - Griquas vs Western Province
GWK Park, Kimberley
19:15 - Sharks vs Lions
Mr Price Kings Park, Durban

 

[PaarlBok]

Round 2 Results
ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division
Saturday, August 18 2012
Sharks 30 - 14 Lions
Griquas 20 - 25 Western Province
Friday, August 17 2012
FS Cheetahs 32 - 18 Blue Bulls

Log:
TEAM P W PTS

Sharks 2 2 8

Lions 2 1 5

Western Province 2 1 5

Blue Bulls 2 1 4

FS Cheetahs 2 1 4

Griquas 2 0 1

Fixtures round 3:
Saturday, August 25 2012
15:00 - Griquas vs FS Cheetahs
GWK Park, Kimberley
17:05 - Lions vs Western Province
Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
19:10 - Blue Bulls vs Sharks
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

 

[PaarlBok]

Good news for the Cheetahs is that Brussouw, Johan Goosen and Coenie will be back next week.

 

[PaarlBok]

Teams:
Griekwas vs Cheetahs:
Griquas:
15. Willie le Roux, 14. Jannie Boshoff, 13. Stefan Watermeyer, 12. Walter Venter, 11. Rocco Jansen, 10. Francois Brummer, 9. Jacques Coetzee, 8. Leon Karemaker, 7. Justin Downey, 6. Wesley Wilkins, 5. Martin Muller, 4. Ligtoring Landman, 3. Lourens Adriaanse, 2. Ryno Barnes (captain), 1. Steph Roberts

16. Matthew Dobson, 17. Janro van Niekerk, 18. Ivann Espag, 19. Frikkie Spies, 20. Chase Minnaar, 21. Marnus Hugo, 22. Marnitz Boshoff

Free State Cheetahs:

15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Rayno Benjamin, 13 Robert Ebersohn (captain), 12 Barry Geel, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Kabamba Floors, 7 Lappies Labuschagne, 6 Frans Viljoen, 5 Andries Ferreira, 4 Izak van der Westhuizen, 3 Marcel van der Merwe, 2 Hercu Liebenberg, 1 Trevor Nyakane.

Substitutes: 16 Elandre Huggett, 17 Schalk van der Merwe, 18 Francois Uys, 19 Davon Raubenheimer, 20 Tewis du Bruyn, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Nico Scheepers.

Lions vs WP
Lions:

15 Andries Coetzee, 14 JR Esterhuizen, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Butch James, 11 Anthony Volmink, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Joshua Strauss, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Hendrik Roodt, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg (captain)

Substitutes: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Willie Britz, 19 Jaco Kriel, 20 Ross Cronje, 21 Deon Helberg, 22 Ruan Combrinck

Western Province:

15. Gio Aplon, 14. Gerhard van den Heever, 13. Juan de Jongh (vice-captain), 12. Marcel Brache, 11. Ederies Arendse, 10. Demetri Catrakilis, 9. Louis Schreuder, 8. Duane Vermeulen, 7. Tyrone Holmes, 6. Siya Kolisi, 5. De Kock Steenkamp, 4. Don Armand, 3. Frans Malherbe, 2. Deon Fourie (captain), 1. Steven Kitshoff

Substitutes: 16 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 19 Jebb Sinclair, 20 Dewaldt Duvenage, 21 JP du Plessis, 22 Kurt Coleman

Brutes vs Sharks:
Blue Bulls:
15 Jürgen Visser, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Clayton Blommetjies, 10 Louis Fouché, 9 Ruan Snyman, 8 Dewald Potgieter (captain), 7 CJ Stander, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Grant Hattingh, 4 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Dawie Steyn

Substitutes: 16 Robbie Coetzee, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Cornell Hess, 19 Arno Botha, 20 Rudi Paige, 21 Lionel Cronjé, 22 Jan Serfontein

Sharks:

15. Louis Ludik 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Marius Joubert 11. S'bura Sithole 10. Riaan Viljoen 9. Charl McLeod 8. Jacques Botes 7. Jean Deysel (Captain) 6. Francois Kleinhans 5. Anton Bresler 4. Steven Sykes 3. Wiehahn Herbst 2. Monde Hadebe 1. Dale Chadwick

Substitutes: 16. Franco Marais 17. Julian Redelinghuys 18. Jandre Marais 19. Lubabalo “Tera” Mtembu 20. Brynard Stander 21. Cobus Reinach 22. Gouws Prinsloo

 

[The Red Baron]

Hey Paarl, Griquas vs Cheetahs would be a local derby for those teams wouldn't it?

 

[PaarlBok]

Hey Paarl, Griquas vs Cheetahs would be a local derby for those teams wouldn't it?

Sorry Boet, lost the thread. Dont think Griwuas vs Cheetahs is that a big derby type match like WP vs Bulls who have the north south and rivalry attach going years back.

Anyway Results last two rounds:
Saturday, September 01 2012
Western Province 42 - 6 Blue Bulls
Sharks 34 - 32 FS Cheetahs
Friday, August 31 2012
Lions 32 - 42 Griquas
Saturday, August 25 2012
Blue Bulls 42 - 31 Sharks
Lions 26 - 23 Western Province
Griquas 16 - 29 FS Cheetahs

WP nailed the Brutes on Newlands on saturday. JP du Plessis showed some real intend with Brachie and some new youngsters putting up their hands. Griquas was simply awesome against the Lions at home. Played some real running rugby and finally got close to their promise.

Next round:
ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division
Saturday, September 08 2012
15:00 - Griquas vs Sharks
GWK Park, Kimberley
17:05 - Blue Bulls vs Lions
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
19:10 - FS Cheetahs vs Western Province
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Current log:
TEAM P W PTS

Sharks 4 3 14

Western Province 4 2 11

FS Cheetahs 4 2 10

Lions 4 2 10

Blue Bulls 4 2 8

Griquas 4 1 6

 

[PaarlBok]

Some interesting CC results over the weekend. Lions beating the Bulls at home, Griquas beating the Sharks at Kimberley. Results:
ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division
Saturday, September 08 2012
FS Cheetahs 22 - 29 Western Province
Blue Bulls 23 - 32 Lions
Griquas 22 - 15 Sharks

Log at halfway:
Team P W L D F A PD TF TA Bonus Points
WP 5 3 2 0 142 99 43 14 8 3 15
Lions 5 3 2 0 147 138 9 15 15 3 15
Sharks 5 3 2 0 135 133 2 14 11 3 15
Cheetahs 5 2 3 0 135 140 -5 12 14 3 11
Griquas 5 2 3 0 120 136 -16 13 13 2 10
Blue Bulls 5 2 3 0 124 157 -33 10 17 0 8

WP was at the bottom two weeks back and fought their way right back to the top after they bashed the Brutes last week. Have to name Marcell Brachie , what a find and look like our own version of SBW with his off loads. Brussouw look back in business after a full 80 minutes.

Fixtures this weekend:
Saturday, September 15 2012
15:00 - Griquas vs Blue Bulls
GWK Park, Kimberley
17:05 - FS Cheetahs vs Lions
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
19:10 - Sharks vs Western Province
Mr Price Kings Park, Durban

 

[REDinCPT]

hello oom
i hear there was a fair bit of rough stuff in the sharks v wp game with players being sent off for punching and most of it blamed on wp.
would love to see some video of it...

 

[PaarlBok]

hello oom
i hear there was a fair bit of rough stuff in the sharks v wp game with players being sent off for punching and most of it blamed on wp.
would love to see some video of it.

Must be worth a look Boet. The Canadian short right to floor Deysel was one of the best punches I have ever seen on a rugby field Deksel was looking for that one and derserved to be floored. The Holmes punch was pretty stupid stuff and then the yellow against the young Boishaaier was just wrong leaving us with 12 players. The youngsters still scored a nice try and dug deep to prevent the bonus point try at the end, scrumming with 5 players just was to much. I am worried about the Brutes at the moment, not only did their players cost us a test, they lost at the Groot Gat and their u21s and u19s were beaten at home by WeePee. There is something serious wrong with their rugby at the moment.