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FINAL

THE SHARKS 30-10 WESTERN PROVINCE

THE ABSA STADIUM, DURBAN

Saturday 30 October 2010 KO: 17:00

Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant referees: Cobus Wessels, Christie du Preez
Reserve referee: Marius Jonker TMO: Shaun Veldsman

The Sharks are the Absa Currie Cup champions for 2010 after they defeated Vodacom Western Province 30-10 at The Absa Stadium Durban.

The 20-year-old Patrick Lambie, who celebrated his inclusion to the Springbok End-of-Year touring squad after the final, was the star performer for the hosts after scoring 25 points in this game. He added a brace of tries and also kicked three conversions and three penalties.

The Durban side entertained the 52,000 sellout crowd with their superb and entertaining attacking brand of rugby during the first half and were rewarded with two tries which were scored by Absa Currie Cup Man of the Match Lambie and scrumhalf Charl McLeod.

In the second half, and with Vodacom Western Province chasing the game at 23-10, The Sharks then shifted gear and backed up their flamboyant approach during the first 40 minutes with a resolute defensive effort which kept their Cape opponents scoreless in the second half.

The Sharks success in the final was built around their physical forwards who dominated the collisions and the breakdown. The physicality of the likes of Willem Alberts, Keegan Daniel and Bismarck du Plessis were instrumental in allowing the hosts momentum while their efforts were backed up by a masterful performance of their 20-year-old pivot Lambie. 

Centre Andries Strauss playing in his final game for the Durban side, along with Alberts and Du Plessis were then some of the stars for the hosts on defence. Province boasted the majority of the second half’s possession, but were unable to break the brave defensive systems of the Durban side. 

Vodacom Western Province’s only points’ were scored in the first half. Captain Schalk Burger powered his way over The Sharks try line shortly before the break. His five-pointer was converted by pivot Willem de Waal who also added a penalty during the opening minutes of the game.

De Waal ended the season as the competition’s leading points’ scorer with 220. Lambie ended in second place with 205.

“The way we played as a team was amazing,” said The Sharks coach John Plumtree.

“But the big thing here is that it doesn’t matter which individuals you have, this was a team effort. Nobody gave us a chance in the build up to this game. The experts were writing us off, and that motivated us. Then the crowd got behind us and really helped us get the win.

“We had to hang on defensively and I think the crowd helped us tremendously along the way. This is possibly one of our best team efforts if you consider that we just beat two Vodacom Super 14 finalists to get this trophy. That can’t be underestimated.”

The victory for the hosts ensured that they maintained their undefeated run at home this season.  The hosts recorded eight home wins this season which included a semi-final victory over the Vodacom Blue Bulls (16-12), Platinum Leopards (63-6), Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (30-16), GWK Griquas (48-30), Vodacom Western Province (27-16), Xerox Lions (48-19), Vodacom Blue Bulls (34-28) and the Barloworld Toyota Pumas (27-17).

The defeat for Vodacom Western Province was their fourth loss on the road during this season’s competition. They conceded defeats against the Vodacom Blue Bulls (36-32) in Pretoria, Xerox Lions (46-28) in Johannesburg and went down to The Sharks (27-16) in Durban during their league fixture in August.

“I am very disappointed with the loss but we must give credit to The Sharks,” said Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee.

“We did not manage to keep enough ball in hand, we made lots of mistakes and that really cost us. We found ourselves 23-3 down after the first 17 minutes; that was tough and then our mistakes were punished.

“We knew that The Sharks were a team that liked to counter-attack, so we refrained from kicking on their back three. But we gave away too many turnovers and they were good at taking advantage of those opportunities.”

The Sharks T: Patrick Lambie 2, Charl McLeod C: Lambie 3 P: Lambie 3
Vodacom Western Province T: Schalk Burger C: Willem de Waal P: De Waal

 

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SEMI FINALS

THE SHARKS 16-12 BLUE BULLS

The Absa Stadium Durban

Saturday 16 October 2010 KO: 14:30

Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant Referees: Jonathan Kaplan, Christi du Preez
TMO: Johan Meuwesen

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In one of the most physical encounters of the season, the Durban side, who ended the season in first position on the log, held on and secured a thrilling 16-12 victory over the Vodacom Blue Bulls at The Absa Stadium on Saturday.

The Sharks flanker Keegan Daniel scored the only try of the game that was dominated on the scoreboard by the boots of Springbok flyhalf Morne Steyn and the Baby Boks fullback Patrick Lambie.

The victory for the hosts ensured that they continued their impressive undefeated run at home during the 2010 competition. 

The Vodacom Blue Bulls on the other hand did not enjoy much success on the road during this season’s competition. They conceded league defeats against the Barloworld Toyota Pumas (22-21) in Witbank, Vodacom Western Province (15-12) in Cape Town, Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (20-14) in Bloemfontein and The Sharks (34-28) in Durban.

Steyn kicked four penalties and was responsible for all the points notched up by the defending champions, while Lambie added three penalties and converted Daniel’s try for The Sharks.

The Sharks T: Keegan Daniel C: Patrick Lambie P: Lambie 3
Vodacom Blue Bulls P: Morne Steyn 4

 

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WESTERN PROVINCE 31-7 CHEETAHS

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

Saturday 16 October 2010 KO: 17:00

Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert, Cobus Wessels
TMO: Shaun Veldsman

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Vodacom Western Province were in superb form in Cape Town on Saturday and booked their place in their first Absa Currie Cup final since 2001 after they recorded a convincing 31-7 victory over the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs at Newlands.

The hosts, who suffered their only home defeat of the 2010 season in week eight against the Bloemfontein side (29-24), celebrated sweet revenge in an emphatic manner after scoring three tries to one.

The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs who boasted a 50 percent success rate in semi-finals which included two away victories against Vodacom WP during their previous two visits to Newlands in playoff games in the Absa Currie Cup, failed to trouble the hosts who dominated play during most periods of the game.

Vodacom WP’s three tries were added by Springbok flanker Francois Louw and wingers Bryan Habana and Gio Aplon. Willem de Waal continued his excellent form with the boot on Saturday by contributing 16 points.

De Waal, who is currently the leading points’ scorer in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division with 215 points, kicked four penalties and two conversions. Vodacom Free State Cheetahs winger Philip Snyman added his side’s first points of the game in the 75th minute of the game by scoring a consolation try which was converted by flyhalf Louis Strydom.

Vodacom Western Province T: Bryan Habana, Francois Louw, Gio Aplon C: Willem de Waal 2 P: De Waal 4
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs T: Phillip Snyman C: Louis Strydom

 

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WEEK 13

The Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs kept their chances of hosting an Absa Currie Cup semi-final alive after both sides secured thrilling victories this weekend.

The defending champions recorded a stunning 36-32 victory over Vodacom Western Province at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday while the Bloemfontein side notched up their ninth victory of the 2010 competition following their 43-37 win over the Xerox Lions at Vodacom Park.

The victories for the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs means that both sides ended week 13 in joint third position on the Premier Division log with 42 points. They are still two points behind Province who salvaged a bonus point for losing within seven points of the Pretoria side.

Vodacom WP can deny the Pretoria and Bloemfontein sides the chance of hosting a semi-final if they defeat the log-leading Sharks at Newlands on Saturday. Springbok stars Gio Aplon and Juan de Jongh scored tries for Province while Willem de Waal kicked six penalties and two conversions Their efforts though were not enough to tame the defending champions from securing their ninth victory of the season.

De Waal (183) stretched his lead at the top of the 2010 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division leading points’ scorer’s table while the Vodacom Blue Bulls flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter (171) moved into second place after kicking four penalties and three conversions.

Flanker Okkie Kruger, centre Stefan Watermeyer and Springbok fullback Zane Kirchner added tries for the Vodacom Blue Bulls while former SA fullback Jaco van der Westhuyzen kicked the game’s only drop goal.

In Bloemfontein the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs moved a step further to host an Absa Currie Cup semi-final after they achieved maximum points from their clash against the Xerox Lions 43-37.

The hosts scored six tries which were added by Absa Man of the Match Ashley Johnson, Hennie Daniller, Adriaan Strauss, WP Nel and Phillip Snyman. Louis Strydom kicked two penalties and two conversions while Meyer Bosman added one penalty.
The Xerox Lions achieved two bonus points for scoring four tries, and for losing within seven points of the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs. The Johannesburg side’s five-pointers were added by Burton Francis, Joshua Strauss, Edgar Marutlulle and Michael Killian. Former SA Under-20 flyhalf Elton Jantjies kicked four conversions and three penalties for the Xerox Lions.
The Xerox Lions will now have to hope that the Platinum Leopards upset the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs or the GWK Griquas defeat the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Kimberley if the Johannesburg side are to mathematically still qualify for the semi-finals.

The Sharks will host the other Absa Currie Cup Premier Division semi-final after they outclassed the Platinum Leopards 63-6 at The Absa Stadium Durban on Friday evening.

FlankerKeegan Daniel, prop Jannie du Plessis and winger Odwa Ndungane each scored a brace of tries while fullback Louis Ludik, winger Lwazi Mvovo and prop Eugene van Staden were the other try-scorers for the hosts. Former Springbok flyhalf André Pretorius kicked six conversions while former SA Under-20 fullback Patrick Lambie converted three tries.

Clayton Durand kicked two penalties for the Platinum Leopards who are the only side in the Absa Currie Cup who has not recorded a victory in the 2010 competition.

GWK Griquas winger Bjorn Basson equalled the Absa Currie Cup try-scoring record 19 held by former Western Province wing Carel du Plessis and former Leopards wing Colin Lloyd.

The Springbok flyer was named the Absa Currie Cup Player of the Month for September on Thursday and continued his try-scoring run in the 2010 competition after he added two tries during his side’s 61-31 victory over the Barloworld Toyota Pumas.

The GWK Griquas achieved maximum points from this game but were eliminated from the Absa Currie Cup semi-finals race after the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Vodacom Free State secured victories this weekend.

The Kimberley side is currently in sixth position on the log with 36 points and is six points behind the fourth-placed Vodacom Blue Bulls.

While Basson added a brace, Barry Geel, Naas Olivier, Riaan Viljoen, Rocco Jansen, Ryno Barnes, Sarel Pretorius and Wesley Wilkins were the other try-scorers for the GWK Griquas. Olivier kicked seven conversions while Rudi Vogt converted one try.

The Barloworld Toyota Pumas who conceded 61 points still managed to secure a bonus point for scoring five tries Corné Steenkamp. Elgar Watts, Hendrik van der Nest and Shaun Venter were the try-scorers for the hosts. Watts kicked two conversions while Ricardo Croy added one conversion.

RESULTS

Blue Bulls 36 - 32 Western Province

Vodacom Blue Bulls T: Okkie Kruger, Stefan Watermeyer, Zane Kirchner C: Jacques-Louis Potgieter 3 P: Potgieter 4 Drop-goal: Jaco van der Westhuyzen
Vodacom Western Province T: Juan de Jongh, Gio Aplon C: Willem de Waal 2 P: De Waal 6

Vodacom Cheetahs 43 - 37 Xerox Lions

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs T: Ashley Johnson 2, Hennie Daniller, Adriaan Strauss, WP Nel, Phillip Snyman C: Louis Strydom 2 P: Strydom 2, Meyer Bosman
Xerox Lions T: Burton Francis, Joshua Strauss, Edgar Marutlulle, Michael Killian C: Elton Jantjies 4 P: Jantjies 3

The Sharks 63 - 6 Platinum Leopards

The Sharks T: Keegan Daniel 2, Jannie du Plessis 2, Louis Ludik, Odwa Ndungane 2, Lwazi Mvovo, Eugene van Staden C: André Pretorius 6, Patrick Lambie 3
Platinum Leopards P: Clayton Durand 2

Pumas 31 - 61 GWK Griquas

Barloworld Toyota Pumas T: Corné Steenkamp 2, Elgar Watts, Hendrik van der Nest, Shaun Venter C: Watts 2, Ricardo Croy
GWK Griquas T: Bjorn Basson 2, Barry Geel, Naas Olivier, Riaan Viljoen, Rocco Jansen, Ryno Barnes, Sarel Pretorius, Wesley Wilkins C: Olivier 7, Rudi Vogt

 

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WEEK 12

The Xerox Lions kept their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division semi-final aspirations alive following their thrilling 22-20 victory over The Sharks at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday.

The Johannesburg side, who has now won five consecutive matches at home, are currently in fifth position on the Premier Division log with 35 points. They are two points behind the fourth-placed Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (37), and three after the Vodacom Blue Bulls (38) who are third position.

Franco van der Merwe scored a try in the final minute of play for the Xerox Lions to level the game at 20-20 before former SA Under-20 flyhalf Elton Jantjies added the match-winning conversion to steer his side to their seventh victory of the season.

The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs and the Vodacom Blue Bulls stepped closer to cement their places in next month’s playoffs after they recorded victories against the Barloworld Toyota Pumas and the Platinum Leopards respectively.

In Bloemfontein the hosts outclassed their Witbank opponents before running in 59-24 winners while the defending champions achieved their goal of accumulating maximum points from their clash against the Platinum Leopards. The Pretoria side secured a 39-26 victory in Potchefstroom. 

The result for the Vodacom Blue Bulls keeps them five points behind Vodacom Western Province who are in second position on the log. The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs, who hosts the Xerox Lions in Bloemfontein on Saturday are six points behind Province.

Meanwhile The Sharks who achieved a bonus point for losing within seven points of the Xerox Lions are now in danger of losing their place at the top of the Absa Currie Cup log. The log-leaders are on 47 points and still have two league games left in the competition. They host the Platinum Leopards in Durban on Friday before facing Vodacom WP in what could turn out to be a top of the table clash for pole position in the final game of the league season on October 9.

The Durban side will have to defeat the Platinum Leopards and Province to ensure that they remain in first position at the end of the competition. They will be keeping a close eye on proceedings in Pretoria on Saturday when Vodacom WP takes on the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld.

The defending champions could mathematically still end the season in pole position, and victory for Frans Ludeke’s side this Saturday will strengthen their chances of finishing second and relegating Province to third position on the log.

As for the Xerox Lions who are in fifth position on the log, they will have the chance of moving back in to the top four when they travel to Bloemfontein for their clash against the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs this Saturday. The Johannesburg side must win their remaining two games in the 2010 season if they are to remain contenders for a place in next month’s semi-final playoffs.

Vodacom Western Province maintained the pressure on the log-leading The Sharks on Friday night following their 48-32 victory over the GWK Griquas at Newlands in Cape Town.

GWK Griquas winger Bjorn Basson took another step closer to the Absa Currie Cup try-scoring record of 19 held by former Western Province winger Carel du Plessis (1989) and Platinum Leopards’ Colin Lloyd (2006).

Basson is the leading try-scorer in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup with 17 tries and is eight tries clear of the second-placed The Sharks winger Lwazi Mvovo.   

The GWK Griquas achieved a bonus point for scoring five tries with Basson running in a hat-trick at Newlands. Burger Schoeman and Jean Stemmet added the visitors other tries. Flyhalf Naas Olivier kicked one conversion and a penalty while Rudi Vogt slotted one conversion.

Vodacom WP winger JJ Engelbrecht added a hat-trick of tries for the hosts who managed to cross the try line seven times. Springbok centre Jean de Villiers along with his Province teammates - hooker Deon Fourie, No 8 Duane Vermeulen and reserve lock Adriaan Fondse were the other try-scorers.
Willem de Waal regained his position as the leading points’ scorer in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup after he kicked four conversions and a penalty during his side’s victory in Cape Town. Substitute flyhalf Gary van Aswegen added one conversion.

The Vodacom WP pivot is currently on 161 points and is four points clear of The Sharks’ Patrick Lambie. Potgieter (Vodacom Blue Bulls) is in third place with 153.

RESULTS

Xerox Lions 22 - 20 The Sharks

Xerox Lions T: Jaco Taute, Waylon Murray, Franco van der Merwe C: Elton Jantjies 2 P: Jantjies 1. The Sharks T: Lwazi Mvovo 2, Odwa Ndungane C: Patrick Lambie 1 P: Lambie 1

Vodacom Cheetahs 59 - 24 Pumas

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs T: WP Nel 2, Ashley Johnson 2, Adriaan Strauss 2, Robert Ebersohn, Skipper Badenhorst, Corne Uys C: Louis Strydom 5, Meyer Bosman 2
Barloworld Toyota Pumas T: Shaun Venter, Ricardo Croy, Hans van Dyk C: Croy 3 P: Elgar Watts

Platinum Leopards 26 - 39 Vodacom Blue Bulls

Vodacom Blue Bulls T: Francois Hougaard, Stefan Watermeyer, Derick Kuun, Jaco van der Westhuyzen, Jaco Pretorius, Hayden Groepes C: Jacques-Louis Potgieter 3 P: Potgieter 1
Platinum Leopards T: Dumisani Matyeshana, Cecil Dumond C: Clayton Durand 2 P: Durand 4

Western Province 48 - 32 GWK Griquas

Vodacom WP T: JJ Engelbrecht 3, Jean de Villiers, Deon Fourie, Duane Vermeulen, Adriaan Fondse C: Willem de Waal 4, Gary van Aswegen P: Willem de Waal
GWK Griquas T: Bjorn Basson 3, Burger Schoeman, Jean Stemmet C: Naas Olivier, Rudi Vogt P: Olivier

 

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WEEK 11

Six teams are still jostling for semi-final places in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup as the Premier Division competition enters its final three weeks of league fixtures.

The Vodacom Blue Bulls resurrected their title defence at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday evening following their 24-21 victory over the Xerox Lions. The win for the defending champions ensured that they ended week 11 in third position on the log. They are now only five points (one bonus point victory) away from the second-placed Vodacom Western Province who are on 38.

The Sharks moved one step closer to finishing the league phase of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division in pole position after they ran in four tries and secured maximum points from their clash against the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (30-16) in Durban on Saturday.

The Durban side is eight points clear of Vodacom WP who also kept their aspirations alive of securing a home semi-final when they outclassed the Barloworld Toyota Pumas 62-10 in Nelspruit on Friday evening.

In Kimberley the GWK Griquas also kept their chances of qualifying for next month’s playoffs alive after they handed the Platinum Leopards (29-20) their 11 consecutive defeat in the competition on Friday.

The Kimberley side failed to flatter, but still managed to score four tries and achieve maximum points from their clash against the only side in the competition who has yet to win a game this season. The GWK Griquas are in sixth position on the Absa Currie Cup log with 30 points and are only two behind the fourth-placed Vodacom Free State Cheetahs.

The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs were relegated to fourth position after they failed to bag any points from their trip to The Absa Stadium Durban on Saturday. The Bloemfontein side only scored one try which was added by lock Francois Uys, while The Sharks achieved maximum points from this fixture for scoring four tries.

Rory Kockott, Odwa Ndungane, Willem Alberts and Charl McLeod all added five-pointers for the hosts while flyhalf Patrick Lambie who is currently the leading points’ scorer in this season’s competition (152), kicked two penalties and two conversions.

The Xerox Lions who conceded a 24-21 defeat to the Vodacom Blue Bulls ended week 11 outside the top four and finished the round in fifth position. Both sides scored two tries in this fixture.

Vodacom Blue Bulls centre Stefan Watermeyer and No 8 Gerrit Jan van Velze were the try-scorers for the hosts while centres Doppies le Grange and Waylon Murray added five-pointers for the Johannesburg side.

Flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter kicked four penalties and converted one try for the defending champions while former SA Under-20 pivot Elton Jantjies kicked three penalties and one conversion for the Xerox Lions.

Vodacom WP were in rampant mood in Nelspruit and scored eight tries against the Barloworld Toyota Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium.

Winger Gio Aplon and flanker Francois Louw each scored a brace while centres Juan de Jongh and Jean de Villiers, winger JJ Engelbrecht and substitute centre Paul Bosch added tries for their side.

Flyhalf William de Waal kicked five conversions and two penalties while Vodacom WP Under-21 pivot Gary van Aswegen also converted three tries.

Meanwhile in Kimberley GWK Griquas fullback Riaan Viljoen scored two tries as his side achieved maximum points against the struggling Platinum Leopards. The hosts’ other tries were scored by Johan van Deventer and Justin Downey.

GWK Griquas flyhalf and captain Naas Olivier who is currently the third highest points’ scorer in the 2010 competition kicked three conversions and one penalty.

RESULTS

Vodacom Blue Bulls 24 – 21 Xerox Lions

Vodacom Blue Bulls T: Stefan Watermeyer, Gerrit Jan van Velze C: Jacques-Louis Potgieter P: Potgieter 4
Xerox Lions T: Doppies le Grange, Waylon Murray C: Elton Jantjies P: Jantjies 3

The Sharks 30 - 16 Vodacom Cheetahs

The Sharks T: Rory Kockott, Odwa Ndungane, Willem Alberts, Charl McLeod C: Patrick Lambie 2 P: Lambie 2
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs T: Francois Uys C: Louis Strydom P: Strydom 2, Meyer Bosman 

Pumas 10 - 62 Western Province

Barloworld Toyota Pumas T: Elgar Watts C: Watts P: Watts
Vodacom Western Province T: Gio Aplon 2, Juan de Jongh, JJ Engelbrecht, Francois Louw 2, Jean de Villiers, Paul Bosch C: William de Waal 5, Gary van Aswegen 3 P: De Waal 2

GWK Griquas 29 - 20 Platinum Leopards

GWK Griquas T: Riaan Viljoen 2, Johan van Deventer, Justin Downey C: Naas Olivier 3 P: Olivier
Platinum Leopards T: Walter Venter C: Clayton Durand 2 P: Durand 2 

 

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WEEK 10

Vodacom Western Province ended their three week losing streak in the Absa Currie Cup on Saturday and resurrected their aspirations of qualifying for the competition’s semi-finals following their 59-17 victory over the Platinum Leopards at Newlands on Saturday.

Allister Coetzee’s men recently conceded defeats against the Xerox Lions (46-28), Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (29-24) and The Sharks (27-16). But on Saturday, the Cape side ended their lapse in form after they ran in nine tries before outclassing their opponents.

The victory for Vodacom WP ensured that they ended week 10 in second position with 33 points. They are still eight points behind The Sharks who are currently in pole position following their 30-14 win over the Barloworld Toyota Pumas in Witbank on Friday night.

Coetzee’s troops are now also one point clear of the third-placed Vodacom Free State Cheetahs who consigned the Vodacom Blue Bulls to their fifth defeat of the competition following their win 20-14 victory at Vodacom Park on Saturday.

The defeat for the defending champions ensured that they ended week 10 in fifth place on the Absa Currie Cup log with log with 29 points.

The Xerox Lions continued their progressive form in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup after they defeated the GWK Griquas 40-29 at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday afternoon. The hosts, who secured their fifth straight victory in this season’s competition in Johannesburg, are now in fourth position on the log with 30 points.

Vodacom WP who welcomed back their Springbok stars – Jean de Villiers, Gio Aplon and Juan de Jongh, struggled initially to find their rhythm at Newlands before their kicked into gear against their struggling opponents.

The defeat for the Platinum Leopards was their 10th straight loss in the competition. Chaka Willlemse’s outfit are languishing in 8th position on the Absa Currie Cup and are already facing the impending task of battling it out in next month’s promotion/ relegation matches for survival in next year’s Premier Division competition.

Flanker Francois Louw scored a brace of tries while prop Brok Harris, hooker Deon Fourie, flanker Nick Koster, scrumhalf Dewaldt Duvenhage, lock Anton van Zyl, centre De Jongh and reserve loose-forward Yaya Hartzenberg.

Flyhalf Lionel Cronje who enjoyed his first start in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup for Vodacom Western Province in place of regular No 10 Willem de Waal, kicked four conversions. De Waal though converted three five-pointers in the second half.

In Johannesburg, SA Under-20 utility back Jaco Taute scored a brace of tries as the youthful resurgence of the Xerox Lions continued at Coca-Cola Park.

Taute once again looked impressive on attack, as did his fellow Baby Boks and Xerox Lions teammate Elton Jantjies. The pivot dictated play and successfully kicked four penalties and four conversions to end the game with a personal points haul of 20.

GWK Griquas scored two tries which were added by wingers Rocco Jansen and Bjorn Basson (14) – who is the leading try-scorer in this season’s competition. The Kimberley side have now suffered five defeats in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup. They would now have to quickly regain their form that saw them topple The Sharks and the Xerox Lions earlier in the competition if they are to remain as genuine semi-final contenders in preparation of next month’s playoffs.

The Sharks bounced back to winning ways following their 40-34 defeat against the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Pretoria last weekend when they secured maximum points from their trip to Witbank on Friday evening.

Wingers Lwazi Mvovo and Odwa Ndungane, flanker Jacques Botes and hooker Craig Burden all added tries for the visitors. SA Under-20 fullback Patrick Lambie kicked two conversions and two penalties for the Durban side.

Meanwhile the Vodacom Blue Bulls’ aspirations of defending their Absa Currie Cup suffered another blow in Bloemfontein on Saturday night after they were relegated to fifth position on the 2010 log.

The defending champions only managed to score one try which was thanks to the efforts of veteran Jaco van der Westhuyzen. The hosts to their credit played most of the rugby and were rewarded with two five-pointers which were scored by flanker Hendro Scholtz and talented flanker Philip van der Walt.

Vodacom Blue Bulls flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter kept the defending champions in the game with his reliable boot after he converted three penalty kicks. The Pretoria side though are back at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, but will have to tame a youthful Xerox Lions side who will be aiming to consign the defending champions to their sixth defeat of the 2010 competition.     

RESULTS

Cheetahs 20 - 14 Blue Bulls

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs T: Philip van der Walt, Hendro Scholtz C: Louis Strydom 2 P: Strydom 2
Vodacom Blue Bulls T: Jaco van der Westhuyzen P: Jacques Louis Potgieter 3  

Xerox Lions 40 - 29 GWK Griquas

Xerox Lions T: Jaco Taute 2, Josh Strauss, Jannie Boshoff C: Elton Jantjies 4 P: Jantjies 4 GWK Griquas T: Rocco Jansen, Bjorn Basson, Rudi Vogt C: Naas Olivier 2, Rudi Vogt P: Olivier  

Western Province 59 - 17 Platinum Leopards

Vodacom WP T: Francois Louw 2, Brok Harris, Deon Fourie, Nick Koster, Dewaldt Duvenhage, Anton van Zyl, Juan de Jongh, Yaya Hartzenberg C: Lionel Cronje 4, Willem de Waal 3
Platinum Leopards T: RW Kember, Theo van Wyk C: Clayton du Rand P: Durand

Pumas 14 - 30 The Sharks

Barloworld Toyota Pumas T: Elgar Watts, Corne Steenkamp C: Braam Pretorius 2
The Sharks T: Jacques Botes, Lwazi Mvovo, Odwa Ndungane, Craig Burden C: Patrick Lambie 2 P: Lambie 2 

 

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WEEK 9

At the conclusion of week nine, only points’ differentials separates the Vodacom Western Province, the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs and the Vodacom Blue Bulls on the 2010 Absa Currie Cup log.

All three sides are currently on 28 log points after the defending champions and the Bloemfontein side both recorded crucial victories in this weekend’s action. However only four points now separate the sixth-positioned GWK Griquas and Vodacom WP who are in second place.

The Vodacom Blue Bulls achieved maximum points in Pretoria as they returned to winning ways on Saturday evening following their 40-34 result over The Sharks at Loftus Versfeld. The Durban side are currently in first position on the log with 36 points.

The hosts outscored the log-leaders with four tries to three in this fixture.  Springbok centre Wynand Olivier, Juandre Kruger, Ruan Snyman and Jaco Engels added tries for the Vodacom Blue Bulls while winger Lwazi Mvovo, centre Stefan Terblanche and lock Alistair Hargreaves ran in five-pointers for The Sharks.

Jacques-Louis Potgieter kicked four penalties and three conversions and Zane Kirchner slotted one penalty for the Pretoria outfit. The Sharks flyhalf Patrick Lambie added five penalties and converted two of his side’s tries to end the game with a personal points haul of 19.

Lambie’s individual performance with the boot for the Durban side ensured that he ended week nine as the leading points’ scorer in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup -132 points. GWK Griquas pivot Naas Olivier is currently in second position with 129 after he notched up 18 points during his side’s 33-28 defeat against the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs in Kimberley on Friday evening.

Winger Joni Nokwe ran in a brace of tries for the Bloemfontein side while No 8 Ashley Johnson added his side’s third. Louis Strydom kicked three penalties and three conversions, while Meyer Bosman also added one penalty. Captain Olivier, Cecil Kemp and Burger Schoeman ran in tries for the GWK Griquas. 

Meanwhile in Johannesburg, former SA Under-20 flyhalf Elton Jantjies scored 31 points as the Xerox Lions secured their fifth victory of the 2010 Absa Currie Cup following their 46-28 win over Vodacom WP at Coca-Cola Park on Friday night.

The Xerox Lions pivot scored a try, kicked six penalties and converted all four of his side’s five-pointers as they notched up their fifth win of the season. Michael Killian scored a brace while the Johannesburg side’s other try was scored by Derick Minnie.

Vodacom Western Province, who conceded their third consecutive loss in their 2010 campaign, have now only managed to secure one log point in their last three outings in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup.

JJ Engelbrecht, Duane Vermeulen and Conrad Hoffmann who recently confirmed that he will be furthering his rugby career in Durban from next year, scored Province’s tries at Coca-Cola Park. Vodacom WP flyhalf Willem de Waal who surrendered his status as the competition’s leading points’ scorer for the first time this season kicked three penalties and two conversions. De Waal is currently in third position on 128 points.

In the other Absa Currie Cup game of the weekend, the Platinum Leopards’ winless run in the 2010 competition continued as they suffered a 27-26 defeat against the Barloworld Toyota Pumas in Potchefstroom on Friday.

Braam Pretorius, who kicked one penalty and two conversions, Shaun Venter, Johan Jackson and Tiaan Meyer were the points’ scorers for the visitors who bagged their third win of the season.

Theo van Wyk and Dumisani Matyeshana ran in tries for the Platinum Leopards, while Clayton Durand kicked four penalties and two conversions. Unfortunately their efforts were not enough to consign their side to their nine consecutive loss of the 2010 Absa Currie Cup.

RESULTS

Vodacom Blue Bulls  40 - 34 The Sharks

Vodacom Blue Bulls T: Juandre Kruger, Ruan Snyman, Jaco Engels, Wynand Olivier C: Jacques-Louis Potgieter 3, Zane Kirchner P: Potgieter 4
The Sharks T: Lwazi Mvovo, Stefan Terblanche, Alistair Hargreaves C: Patrick Lambie 2 P: Lambie 5

Xerox Lions 46 - 28 Western Province

Xerox Lions T: Michael Killian 2, Derick Minnie, Elton Jantjies C: Jantjies 4 P: Jantjies 6  
Vodacom WP T: JJ Engelbrecht, Duane Vermeulen, Conrad Hoffmann C: Willem de Waal 2 P: De Waal 3

GWK Griquas 28 - 33 Vodacom Cheetahs

GWK Griquas T: Naas Olivier, Cecil Kemp, Burger Schoeman C: Olivier 2 P: Olivier 2 DG: Olivier Vodacom Free State Cheetahs T: Jongi Nokwe 2, Ashley Johnson C: Louis Strydom 3 P: Strydom 3, Meyer Bosman

Platinum Leopards 26 - 27 Pumas

Platinum Leopards T: Theo van Wyk, Dumisani Matyeshana C: Clayton Durand 2 P: Durand 4 Barloworld Toyota Pumas T: Braam Pretorius, Shaun Venter, Johan Jackson, Tiaan Meyer C: Pretorius 2 P: Pretorius

 

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WEEK 8

The Barloworld Toyota Pumas on Friday achieved their second victory in this season’s Absa Currie Cup after they secured a 22-21 victory over the Vodacom Blue Bulls at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.

The defeat for the defending champions was their fourth loss of the 2010 competition and ensured that they ended the weekend in fourth position on the log with 24 points.

The Vodacom Blue Bulls were overtaken on the Absa Currie Cup log by the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs who handed Vodacom Western Province their first home defeat of the season during their 29-24 victory at Newlands on Friday evening.

The Bloemfontein outfit and the defending champions are both on 24 points. However the Free State side’s superior points differential over their Pretoria counterparts ensured that they ended week eight in third place. 

Vodacom WP flyhalf Willem de Waal who added nine points for the Cape side is still the leading points’ scorer in this season’s competition. He is however only two points clear of The Sharks flyhalf Patrick Lambie who is on 113.  

The Cape side still currently occupies second place on the log, but their second defeat in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup has meant that they are now seven points behind the log-leading The Sharks who secured their seventh consecutive win in competition following their 48-30 victory over the GWK Griquas on Friday.

The defeat for the Kimberley side in Durban relegated them to fifth position on the 2010 Absa Currie Cup standings.  They are on 23 points, but only five points behind the second positioned Vodacom WP.

The victory for The Sharks ensured that they opened up a healthy points’ gap between the rest of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division chasing pack and themselves. 

GWK Griquas winger Bjorn Basson scored four tries in this match and strengthens his lead at the top of the Absa Currie Cup Leading Try-scorers list with 13.  The Sharks’ winger Lwazi Mvovo who has scored seven five-pointers, is in second position after his eight games.

In Johannesburg, the Xerox Lions kept their semi-final aspirations alive after they recorded their fourth victory in the Absa Currie Cup following their 45-22 win over the Platinum Leopards at Coca-Cola Park on Friday.

The Xerox Lions though still occupies sixth position on the log with 20 points. However the defeat for the Platinum Leopards ensured that they continued their winless run in this season’s competition. The Platinum Leopards are at the bottom of the Absa Currie Cup log with four points.   

RESULTS

Pumas  22 - 21 Vodacom Blue Bulls

Barloworld Toyota Pumas T: Elgar Watts Doppies le Roux Ashwin Scott Tiaan Meyer C: Watts
Vodacom Blue Bulls T: Dean Greyling Dewald Potgieter C: JacquesLouis Potgieter P: Francois Brummer 2 Potgieter

Western Province 24 - 29 Vodacom Cheetahs

Vodacom Western Province T: Adriaan Fondse Gio Aplon Duane Vermeulen C: Willem de Waal 3 P: De Waal
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs T: Kabamba Floors Jongi Nokwe C: Louis Strydom 2 P: Strydom 5

The Sharks 48 – 30 GWK Griquas

The Sharks T: Odwa Ndungane Monty Dumond Craig Burden Stefan Terblanche Tendai Mtawarira C: Patrick Lambie 4 P: Lambie 5
GWK Griquas T: Bjorn Basson 4 C: Naas Olivier 2 P: Riaan Viljoen Olivier

Xerox Lions 45 – 22 Platinum Leopards

Xerox Lions T: Renaldo Bothma 2 Johan Snyman 2 Warren Whiteley Michael Killian Jano Vermaak C: Elton Jantjies 3 Burton Francis 2
Platinum Leopards T: Michael Bondesio Jan van Zyl RW Kember C: Clayton Durand 2 P: Neill Jacobs

LEADING POINTS SCORERS		T	C	P	D	Pts
Willem de Waal	Vodacom W P	0	14	29	0	115
Patrick Lambie	The Sharks	3	19	20	0	113
Naas Olivier	GWK Griquas	1	23	20	0	111
JacquesLouis Potgieter	Vodacom Blue Bulls	1	19	20	0	103
Louis Strydom	Vodacom Cheetahs	0	12	19	0	81
Elgar Watts	Pumas	6	10	6	0	68
Bjorn Basson	GWK Griquas	13	0	0	0	65
Elton Thomas Jantjies	Xerox Lions	1	8	9	0	48
Lwazi Mvovo	The Sharks	7	0	0	0	35
Michael Bondesio	Platinum Leopards	6	0	0	0	30

 

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WEEK 7

The Sharks ended the half way mark of the league phase in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division as the competition’s log-leaders following their 27-16 victory over Vodacom Western Province in Durban on Saturday evening.

The KwaZulu Natal side secured their sixth consecutive victory in this season’s competition and consigned their Cape opponents to their first defeat of the 2010 competition.

Both teams have conceded one defeat in the 2010 competition. However The Sharks have notched up more bonus points for scoring four tries or more in a match than WP, and as a result are three points clear of Vodacom WP at the top of the log.

The match in Durban was a clash between South Africa’s leading defensive and attacking sides in the competition. The hosts have entertained crowds in this season’s competition with their attacking brand of rugby while their Cape opponents have captivated audiences with their tigerish and resolute defensive performances.

The Sharks shifted the ball to their wings on numerous occasions and looked to attack from within their own half throughout the game. They were rewarded with two tries in the match which were scored by winger Odwa Ndungane and No 8 Ryan Kankowski. 

SA Under-20 flyhalf Patrick Lambie converted Kankowski’s five-pointer and kicked four penalties before his captain and centre Stefan Terblanche slotted a drop goal in the final minutes of the game.

Vodacom Western Province surrendered many of their try-scoring opportunities due to basic mistakes at crucial stages of the game. The visitors were also guilty of numerous handling errors throughout the match. Willem de Waal kicked three penalties and converted his side’s only try which was scored by reserve loose-forward Nick Koster.   

The Vodacom Blue Bulls had GWK Griquas captain and flyhalf Naas Olivier to thank after they held on to record a 39-38 victory over their Kimberley opponents in Pretoria on Friday evening.

Olivier failed to convert Bjorn Basson’s try that was scored in the final minute of play which would have handed his side their fifth victory of the 2010 competition.

Basson managed to achieve a hat-trick of tries at Loftus Versfeld while his side’s fourth five-pointer was scored by utility back Richard Lawson. Olivier though converted three of his side’s other tries and also kicked four penalties to end the game with a personal points haul of 18.

However while the Vodacom Blue Bulls had to wait for Olivier’s failed conversion attempt before celebrating their fourth win of the competition, they managed to outscore the GWK Griquas with five tries to four.

Winger John Mametsa added a brace while flanker Derick Kuun, prop Dean Greyling and hooker Bandise Maku ran in five-pointers for the hosts. Vodacom Blue Bulls flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter kicked two penalties and added four conversions to end the game with a personal tally of 14 points.

The victory for the defending champions ensured that they ended week seven in third position on the Absa Currie Cup log with 22 points. They are now within striking distance of the second placed Vodacom Western Province.

Meanwhile the Xerox Lions had to wait for a television match official (TMO) to rule against a Barloworld Toyota Pumas try in the final minute of their game before holding on to snatch a 33-30 victory in Witbank on Friday night.  

The Witbank side though achieved two log points – one, for scoring four tries, and the other for conceding a defeat within seven points. The Witbank side was awarded a penalty try while their other five-pointers were scored by Christo le Roux, Elgar Watts and Nicky Kritzinger. Watts added a penalty and kicked two conversions while Ricardo Croy also slotted one penalty.

Winger Deon van Rensburg, scrumhalf Jano Vermaak, fullback Jaco Taute and Derick Minnie scored tries for the Xerox Lions. Former Vodacom Blue Bulls pivot Burton Francis, now playing for the Johannesburg side, kicked two conversions and three penalties.

Meanwhile in the other Absa Currie Cup game on Friday evening, the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs secured their fourth win in this season’s competition following their comprehensive 57-0 victory over the Platinum Leopards in Bloemfontein.

The hosts ran in nine tries against their opponents who are currently languishing at the bottom of the log. The Platinum Leopards are also the only team who has not won a game in the Premier Division.  

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs winger Philip Snyman added a brace of five-pointers while hooker Adriaan Strauss, prop Coenie Oosthuizen, centre Robert Ebersohn, flanker Hendro Scholtz, Francois Uys, Philip van der Walt and WP Nel were the other try-scores for the Bloemfontein side. Centre Meyer Bosman kicked six conversions.

RESULTS

The Sharks 27 - 16 Western Province

The Sharks T: Odwa Ndungane, Ryan Kankowski  C: Patrick Lambie P: Lambie 4 DG: Stefan Terblanche
Vodacom Western Province T: Nick Koster C: Lionel Cronje P: William de Waal 3

Vodacom Blue Bulls 39 – 38 GWK Griquas

Vodacom Blue Bulls T: John Mametsa 2, Derick Kuun, Dean Greyling, Bandise Maku C: Jacques-Louis Potgieter 4 P: Potgieter 2
GWK Griquas T: Bjorn Basson 3, Richard Lawson C: Naas Olivier 3 P: Olivier 4

Pumas 30 - 33 Xerox Lions

Barloworld Toyota Pumas T: Christo le Roux, Elgar Watts, Nicky Kritzinger PT, C: Watts 2 P: Watts, Ricardo Croy
Xerox Lions T: Deon van Rensburg, Jano Vermaak, Derick Minnie, Jaco Taute C: Burton Francis 2 P: Francis 3

Vodacom Cheetahs 57 – 0 Platinum Leopards

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs T: Philip Snyman 2, Adriaan Strauss, Coenie Oosthuizen, Robert Ebersohn, Hendro Scholtz, Francois Uys, Philip van der Walt, WP Nel C: Meyer Bosman 6

 

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WEEK 6

The Xerox Lions ended a four match losing streak in the Absa Currie Cup and secured their first home victory of their 2010 campaign following their 30-26 victory over the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday.

The Johannesburg side added two tries in the final five minutes of play thanks to the efforts of talented 19-year-old flyhalf Elton Jantjies (75th) and utility back Jannie Boshoff (77th).

Jantjies was the stand-out performer for the hosts. He controlled the game with his tactical kicking and deservedly received the Absa Man of the Match award in this game.

The Xerox Lions pivot who represented the SA Under-20s at this year’s IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina was solid on defence and looked to ignite his backline on attack throughout the game.

Jantjies kicked three penalties and also converted all three tries scored by his side. The Johannesburg side’s first try was scored by winger Deon van Rensburg which came in the 38th minute of the match.

The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs ran in two tries which were added by No 8 Ashley Johnson and reserve prop Cobus Kaldo. Flyhalf Louis Strydom who kicked four penalties, and centre Meyer Bosman, slotted the respective conversions.

The Xerox Lions are still in sixth position on the Absa Currie Cup log despite their dramatic win in Johannesburg. They are however only five points behind the fifth-placed Vodacom Free Cheetahs who are on 15 points after six matches.

Vodacom Western Province though remained in pole position at the top of the log and are still the only undefeated side in this year’s competition following their 15-12 victory over the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Newlands on Saturday.

Both sides were missing many of their first choice international stars who were not considered for selection due to the forthcoming Vodacom Tri-Nations clash between the Springboks and the All Blacks in Soweto on Saturday.

Vodacom WP held most of the territory and possession advantage in the first half but only boasted a 6-3 lead at the break. The hosts launched numerous attacking plays close to the Vodacom Blue Bulls’ try line during the first 40 minutes but failed to break down the superb defensive effort of their Pretoria opponents.

The hosts were also solid on defence and continued their form as the competition’s best defensive side.  As a result of both sides who gave very little away on defence, no tries were scored in this match.

All the points in this game were scored thanks to the kicking efforts of both flyhalves. Willem de Waal kicked five penalties for the hosts while Jacques-Louis Potgieter notched up all the points added by the defending champions at Newlands by adding four penalties.

While the victory for Province kept them at the top of the Absa Currie Cup log at the conclusion of week six, the defeat for the Vodacom Blue Bulls consigned them to fourth position after six games.

The defending champions are now 10 points behind Vodacom WP, but three away from the GWK Griquas who are currently in third position on the log. The Kimberley side bounced back last Saturday’s 50-3 defeat to Province and comprehensively outclassed the Barloworld Toyota Pumas 58-25 on Friday.

GWK Griquas fullback Riaan Viljoen and scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius both added a brace of tries while Cecil Kemp, Frikkie Spies, Rocco Jansen and Rudi Vogt also scored five-pointers for the hosts. Flyhalf Naas Olivier kicked six conversions and two penalties.

The Barloworld Toyota Pumas managed to score three tries which were added by Elgar Watts, Shaun Venter and Junior Bester. The former Boland Cavaliers pivot Watts, kicked two conversions and two penalties for the Witbank side.

In the other Absa Currie Cup game of the weekend, The Sharks secured maximum points from their trip to Phokeng on Friday evening when they comprehensively defeated the Platinum Leopards 51-6 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium.

The Durban side ran in seven tries which were scored by centre Stefan Terblanche, winger Lwazi Mvovo, prop Patric Cilliers, No 8 Willem Alberts, fullback Louis Ludik and scrumhalf Rory Kockott.

The Sharks’ centre sensation Patrick Lambie continued his impressive form in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup on Friday evening and kicked two penalties and three conversions. Kockott also converted two tries.

The Platinum Leopards’ points were scored by flyhalf Neill Jacobs who added two penalties for the hosts who are currently the only team in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division without a win after six games.

The victory for The Sharks ensured that they ended week six in second position on the log, one behind Vodacom Western Province. These sides will go head-to-head in Durban next Saturday as the 2010 Absa Currie Cup concludes its first round’s action.   

RESULTS

Xerox Lions 30 – 26 Vodacom Cheetahs

Xerox Lions T: Deon van Rensburg, Elton Jantjies, Jannie Boshoff C: Jantjies 3 P: Jantjies 3
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs T: Ashley Johnson, Cobus Kaldo C: Louis Strydom, Meyer Bosman P: Strydom 4

Western Province 15  - 12 Blue Bulls

Vodacom Western Province P: Willem de Waal 5
Vodacom Blue Bulls P: Jacques-Louis Potgieter 4

GWK Griquas 58 – 25 Pumas

GWK Griquas T: Riaan Viljoen 2, Sarel Pretorius 2, Cecil Kemp, Frikkie Spies, Rocco Jansen, Rudi Vogt C: Naas Olivier 6 P: Olivier 2
Barloworld Toyota Pumas T: Elgar Watts, Shaun Venter, Junior Bester C: Watts 2 P: Watts 2

Platinum Leopards 6 - 51 The Sharks

The Sharks T: Stefan Terblanche 2, Lwazi Mvovo, Patric Cilliers, Willem Alberts, Louis Ludik, Rory Kockott, C: Patrick Lambie 3, Kockott 2 P: Patrick Lambie 2
Platinum Leopards P: Neill Jacobs 2

 

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WEEK 5

Vodacom Western Province continued their impressive undefeated run in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup and condemned the GWK Griquas to their first home loss of the season following their comprehensive 50-3 win in Kimberley on Saturday.

The Cape side outplayed their opponents in the second half at GWK Park and bagged maximum points from this game after scoring six tries in this fixture. All six five-pointers were scored in the final 40 minutes of the match.

Centre Juan de Jongh who claimed the Absa Man of the Match award in Kimberley for his outstanding performance in this fixture, flanker Pieter Louw, fullback Conrad Jantjies, winger Gio Aplon and reserve flyhalf Lionel Cronje and substitute hooker Deon Fourie were the try scorers for the visitors.

Vodacom Western Province flyhalf Willem de Waal who earned his 100th Absa Currie Cup cap at GWK Park, added 18 points with the boot by kicking four penalties and three conversions. Cronje converted his own try.

GWK Griquas’ only points were added thanks to one penalty kick by captain and flyhalf Naas Olivier. The hosts, who conceded their first home defeat of the season after securing victories over the Xerox Lions and The Sharks, ended the weekend in fourth place on the log with 15 points while WP are still in pole position on 23.

The Vodacom Blue Bulls secured their third victory of the 2010 competition after they defeated a spirited Platinum Leopards outfit 43-38 at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night.

Eleven tries were scored this game. The defending champions ran in six five-pointers while their opponents added five.

Talented Vodacom Blue Bulls winger Gerhard van den Heever added a brace while flankers Dewald Potgieter and Derick Kuün; scrumhalf Francois Hougaard and centre Stefan Watermeyer were the other players to score tries for the hosts.

Vodacom Blue Bulls flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter kicked five conversions and one penalty. Platinum Leopards’ Michael Bondesio, who claimed the Absa Man of the Match award at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria for his solid performance at scrumhalf, scored a brace while Walter Venter, Ligtoring Landman and Dumisani Matyeshana added the other tries for the visitors.

Niell Jacobs and Clayton Durand added the conversions for the Platinum Leopards. Jacobs also kicked one penalty.

The victory for the Vodacom Blue Bulls ensured that they ended week five of the 2010 Absa Currie Cup in third position on the log with 16 points. They are however still seven points behind the log-leading Vodacom WP.

The defending champions, who now prepare for their next assignment in this season’s competition against Province at Newlands on Saturday, are also five points behind the second-placed The Sharks who secured their fourth win of the competition following their 48-19 victory over the Xerox Lions on Saturday.

Flanker Jacques Botes celebrated his 100th Absa Currie Cup appearance in fine style as the Durban side achieved maxim points from this game after scoring five tries.

Patrick Lambie who claimed the Absa Currie Cup Player of the Month award for July kick-started his career at flyhalf for The Sharks by scoring 28 points. The SA Under-20 fullback added a try and kicked five penalties and four conversions.   

The Sharks winger Lwazi Mvovo continued his impressive form in this season’s competition by scoring two five-pointers while hooker Craig Burden and Botes also added their names to the try-scoring sheet for the hosts.

While Lambie starred for The Sharks, his SA U20 teammate Elton Jantjies also excelled at pivot for the Xerox Lions. The Johannesburg flyhalf scored 14 points by kicking four penalties and a conversion. Winger Deon van Rensburg scored the Xerox Lions’ only try of the match.

In the other Absa Currie Cup game of the weekend the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs ran in six tries as they defeated the Barloworld Toyota Pumas 45-30 in Witbank on Saturday.

Flanker Hendro Scholtz scored two tries while centres Robert Ebersohn and Meyer Bosman; winger Jongi Nokwe and fullback Hennie Daniller added the other five-pointers for the Bloemfontein side.

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs flyhalf Louis Strydom kicked one penalty and four conversions while utility back Sias Ebersohn added two conversions.

The Barloworld Toyota Pumas managed to score three tries which were added by Shaun Venter, Jacques Coetzee and Ashwin Scott.

Ricardo Coy kicked three penalties and a conversion while former Boland Cavaliers pivot Elgar Watts converted two tries scored by the Pumas.

The victory for the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs ensured that they ended week five in fifth position on the Absa Currie Cup log with 14 points. The Pumas are in seventh place with five points.

RESULTS

GWK Griquas 3 - 50 Western Province

GWK Griquas P: Naas Olivier Vodacom
Western Province T: Juan de Jongh, Pieter Louw, Conrad Jantjies, Gio Aplon, Lionel Cronje, Deon Fourie P: Willem de Waal 4 C: De Waal 3, Cronje

Vodacom Blue Bulls  43 – 38 Platinum Leopards

Vodacom Blue Bulls T: Gerhard van den Heever 2, Dewald Potgieter, Derick Kuün, Francois Hougaard, Stefan Watermeyer C: Jacques-Louis Potgieter 5 P: Potgieter
Platinum Leopards T: Michael Bondesio 2, Walter Venter, Ligtoring Landman, Dumisani Matyeshana C: Niell Jacobs 4, Clayton Durand P: Jacobs

The Sharks 48  - 19 Xerox Lions

The Sharks T: Lwazi Mvovo 2, Patrick Lambie, Jacques Botes, Craig Burden P: Lambie 5 C: Lambie 4
Xerox Lions T: Deon van Rensburg C: Elton Jantjies P: Jantjies 4

Vodacom Cheetahs 30 - 45 Pumas

Barloworld Toyota Pumas T: Shaun Venter, Jacques Coetzee, Ashwin Scott C: Elgar Watts 2, Ricardo Croy P: Croy 3
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs T: Hendro Scholtz 2, Jongi Nokwe, Hennie Daniller, Robert Ebersohn, Meyer Bosman C: Louis Strydom 4, Sias Ebersohn 2 P: Strydom

 

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WEEK 4

The Vodacom Blue Bulls got their Absa Currie Cup title defence back on track at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday following their 32-18 victory over the Xerox Lions in Johannesburg.

The win ensured that the defending champions ended a two game losing streak in the 2010 competition while the hosts however conceded their third consecutive defeat this season. 

Flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter produced a flawless kicking performance at Coca-Cola Park and added 27 points for the Vodacom Blue Bulls. The pivot scored a try and kicked six penalties while he also converted both tries scored by the Pretoria side. The talented Vodacom Blue Bulls winger  Gerhard van den Heever added the other five-pointer for the visitors.

Xerox Lions winger Deon van Rensburg and loose forward Warren Whiteley were the try scorers for the hosts who played an attacking brand of rugby throughout the game.  However tigerish defence by the Pretoria side ensured that their Johannesburg opponents conceded numerous turnovers and penalties at critical periods of the game. SA Under-20 flyhalf Elton Jantjies kicked two penalties and converted Whiteley’s five-pointer.

The victory for the defending champions ensured that they ended week four in fourth position on the Absa Currie Cup log with 11 points. The Vodacom Blue Bulls are now seven points behind the log-leading Vodacom Western Province who continued their impressive run in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup following their convincing 54-13 win over the Barloworld Toyota Pumas at Newlands on Friday.

It was the Cape side’s second consecutive five-point victory of 2010 competition after they bagged maximum points from their 42-23 result against the Platinum Leopards in Potchefstroom last Friday.

Province secured the bonus point for scoring four tries at the stroke of half time when captain Anton van Zyl latched on to a pass from scrumhalf Conrad Hoffmann before breaking the Pumas defence to score his five-pointer. Flanker Pieter Louw though was the first WP player to add his name to the try-scoring sheet before Springbok winger Gio Aplon dazzled the Newlands crowd with his two tries.

Vodacom Western Province coach Allister Coetzee afforded many of his young bench players such as flyhalf Lionel Cronje, scrumhalf Louis Schreuder and winger JJ Engelbrecht game time in the second half.

The hosts conceded two tries after the break which was scored by the Barloworld Toyota Pumas’ Shaun Venter and Torsten van Jaarsveld. However WP managed to add three further five-pointers. Louw, thanks to the efforts of his forward pack, mauled his way over the try line to score his second five-pointer of the evening, Engelbrecht dotted down in the corner while former SA Under-20 flyhalf Cronje scored an intercept try.

Province flyhalf Willem de Waal notched up 15 points by kicking three penalties and three conversions. Cronje converted his own try and the second five-pointer scored by Louw. Elgar Watts kicked one penalty for the Barloworld Toyota Pumas.

The Sharks secured their first away victory of the 2010 Absa Currie Cup following their stunning 25-13 win over the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Centre Patrick Lambie, who represented the SA Under-20s during this year’s IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina, scored 20 points for his provincial side which included two tries during the final 10 minutes of the game played at Vodacom Park.

The Sharks’ other try scorer was prop Eugene van Staden who also crashed over the try line during the second half. Lambie was also responsible for his side’s goal-kicking and added two penalties and two conversions.

Handling errors at crucial periods of the game denied the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs many scoring opportunities throughout the game. As a result the hosts were only rewarded with one try which was added by scrumhalf Tewis de Bruyn in the first half. Flyhalf Louis Strydom kicked the conversion and also slotted two penalty kicks at goal.

In the other Absa Currie Cup game of the weekend, the GWK Griquas secured their third win of the 2010 competition following their 41-27 victory over the Platinum Leopards in Potchefstroom on Friday evening.

Flyhalf Naas Olivier who passed the 600-point mark in his Absa Currie Cup career after he added 21 points in the game, scored a try and kicked two penalties and five conversions.

The Kimberley side’s other tries were added by Frikkie Spies, Sarel Pretorius and Bjorn Basson who ran in two five-pointers in the match.

Michael Bondesio also scored a brace of tries for the Platinum Leopards while Palm Koch ran in the hosts’ third try of the game. Clayton Durand and Niell Jacobs converted the tries. Both Jacobs and Durand also kicked respective penalty kicks.

The result for the Platinum Leopards though ensured that they remained at the bottom of the log and is still the only team who are yet to secure a log point in this season’s Absa Currie Cup. 

RESULTS

Xerox Lions 18 - 32 Vodacom Blue Bulls

Vodacom Blue Bulls T: Gerhard van den Heever, Jacques-Louis Potgieter C: Potgieter 2 P: Potgieter 6
Xerox Lions T: Deon van Rensburg, Warren Whiteley C: Elton Jantjies P: Jantjies 2

Vodacom Cheetahs 13 - 25 The Sharks

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs T: Tewis de Bruyn C: Louis STdom P: STdom 2
The Sharks T: Patrick Lambie 2, Eugene van Staden C: Lambie 2 P: Lambie 2

Western Province 54 - 13 Pumas

Vodacom Western Province T: Gio Aplon 2, Pieter Louw 2, Anton van Zyl, Lionel Cronje, JJ Engelbrecht C: Willem de Waal 3, Cronje 2 P: De Waal 3
Pumas T: Shaun Venter, Torsten van Jaarsveld P: Elgar Watts

Platinum Leopards 27  - 41 GWK Griquas

Platinum Leopards T: Michael Bondesio 2, Palm Koch C: Niell Jacobs, Clayton Durand 2 P: Jacobs, Durand
GWK Griquas T: Bjorn Basson 2, Frikkie Spies, Naas Olivier, Sarel Pretorius C: Olivier 5 P: Olivier 2

 

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WEEK 3

The Vodacom Blue Bulls conceded only their third Absa Currie Cup home defeat at Loftus Versfeld in two seasons on Saturday evening after they suffered a 25-23 defeat against the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs in Pretoria.

Substitute hooker Skipper Badenhorst dived in at the corner during the final seconds of the game to level the scores at 23-23 before utility back Sias Ebersohn kicked a touchline conversion to steer the Bloemfontein side to their second win of the competition.

The defending champions out-scored the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs with two tries to one. Derick Kuün and centre Stefan Watermeyer both added five-pointers for the hosts. Flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter, playing against his former team, converted both tries and also kicked three penalties for the Vodacom Blue Bulls.

However the Bloemfontein side remained in touch of the score thanks to the solid kicking performance of their pivot Louis Strydom. The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs flyhalf added five penalties with the boot and regularly kept the hosts under pressure due to his tactical kicking throughout the game. Ebersohn who kicked the final conversion on the match also added a penalty.

The victory for the visitors ensured that they ended week three in fourth position on the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division log while the Vodacom Blue Bulls, who suffered their second defeat of the 2010 competition, are currently in fifth place.

The GWK Griquas bounced back to winning ways after going down 33-26 to the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein last Friday when they edged the Xerox Lions by 26-20 in Kimberley on Saturday afternoon.

This was the second home win for the Kimberley side in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup following their victory over The Sharks in week one.

Both teams scored two tries in this game played at GWK Park. The Xerox Lions who scored two five-pointers before the break thanks to scrumhalf Jano Vermaak and lock George Earle, struggled to cross their opponents’ try line in the second half. Flyhalf Herkie Kruger converted both tries and also kicked two penalties later during the game.

The GWK Griquas’ two tries were added in the second half. The hosts threatened the Xerox Lions’ try line before the break but struggled to maximize their opportunities into points due to handling errors and ill-discipline at crucial periods of the game.

Prop Jacobie Adriaanse and winger Bjorn Basson added the Kimberley side’s tries while captain and flyhalf Naas Olivier added the two conversions. The GWK skipper also kicked two penalties.

Vodacom Western Province continued their impressive start in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division following their 42-23 win over the Platinum Leopards in Potchefstroom on Friday evening.

The Cape side, who ended week three in pole position on the log, bagged their first five-point victory of the season after scoring six tries in this fixture.

Prop Brok Harris, winger Frikkie Welsh, centre Paul Bosch, flanker Pieter Louw, and replacements Conrad Hoffmann and Pieter Myburgh all added their names to the try-scoring sheet in Profert Olien Park. Flyhalf Willem de Waal kicked three conversions and three penalties.

Deon Scholtz added a brace of tries while Jovan Bowles added the hosts’ third try against a Vodacom WP defence who has only conceded 34 points after three games. Jean Tiedt kicked a conversion and a solitary penalty while Neill Jacobs added the game’s only drop goal for the Platinum Leopards.

Stefan Terblanche celebrated his 100th Absa Currie Cup game in fine style on Friday evening after The Sharks achieved maximum points against the Pumas during their 27-17 victory at The Absa Stadium Durban.

The Sharks flanker Keegan Daniel scored a hat-trick of tries while Charl McLeod added his side’s fourth five-pointer to bag a valuable log point for scoring four tries.

Patrick Lambie who represented the SA Under-20s during the 2010 IRB Junior World Champion in Argentina in June kicked two conversions and one penalty.

The Pumas managed to score two tries which were added by Christo Le Roux and Ronnie Uys. Flyhalf Ricardo Croy converted both tries and also added a drop goal during the match.

RESULTS

Vodacom Bulls  23 – 25 Vodacom Cheetahs

Vodacom Blue Bulls T: Derick Kuün, Stefan Watermeyer C: Jacques-Louis Potgieter 2 P: Potgieter 3
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs T: Skipper Badenhorst C: Sias Ebersohn P: Louis Strydom 5, Ebersohn

GWK Griquas 26 – 20 Xerox Lions

GWK Griquas T: Jacobie Adriaanse, Bjorn Basson C: Naas Olivier 2 P: Olivier 4
Xerox Lions T: Jano Vermaak, George Earle C: Herkie Kruger 2 P: Kruger 2

Western Province 23 – 42 Platinum Leopards

Vodacom Western Province T: Brok Harris, Frikkie Welsh, Paul Bosch, Pieter Louw, Conrad Hoffmann, Pieter Myburgh C: Willem de Waal 3 P: De Waal 2
Platinum Leopards T: Deon Scholtz 2, Jovan Bowles C: Jean Tiedt P: Tiedt DG: Neill Jacobs

The Sharks 27 – 17 Pumas

The Sharks T: Keegan Daniel 3, Charl McLeod C: Patrick Lambie 2 P: Lambie
Pumas T: Christo Le Roux, Ronnie Uys C: Ricardo Croy 2 DG: Croy

 

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WEEK 2

The Vodacom Blue Bulls conceded their first defeat in the 2010 edition of the Absa Currie Cup on Saturday evening following their 34-28 loss to The Sharks in Durban.

The hosts fully deserved the result which also them achieve maximum points from this fixture for scoring five tries. The defending champions though managed to snatch a log point for losing the game within seven points of The Sharks.

Man of the match Lwazi Mvovo and flanker Keegan Daniel both added two tries each while hooker Craig Burden scored the Durban side’s fifth try. Patrick Lambie converted three tries.

Lambie, who represented the SA Under-20s at fullback during last month’s IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina, and playing at centre for his provincial team, also added one penalty.

The Vodacom Blue Bulls who were missing several of their international stars who are currently doing duty for the Springboks in the 2010 Vodacom Tri-Nations, managed to break The Sharks defensive systems on a few occasions and were rewarded for their efforts with three five-pointers.

No 8 Gerrit-Jan van Velze, prop Dean Greyling and former Baby Boks winger Gerhard van den Heever added their names to the try-scoring sheet for the defending champions. Jacques-Louis Potgieter kicked two conversions and three penalties.

In Cape Town, Vodacom Western Province kept the Xerox Lions scoreless during their 32-0 victory over their Johannesburg opponents at Newlands on Saturday afternoon.

The hosts dominated this game in almost every facet of play and had the game virtually wrapped up at half time after they managed to boast a 19-0 lead at the break.

WP flyhalf Willem de Waal racked up 17 points with the boot after kicking five penalties and also converted one of his side’s three tries which was scored by flanker Pieter Louw. Fullback Conrad Jantjes and reserve flanker Pieter Myburgh added the hosts’ other tries in this match.

The Xerox Lions though denied the Cape side a valuable bonus for scoring four tries thanks to their tigerish defence at crucial periods in the match when WP launched attacking plays.

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs prop Coenie Oosthuizen scored a hat trick of tries as the hosts secured their first home victory in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division on Friday night following their 33-26 win over the GWK Griquas at Vodacom Park.

The hosts scored five tries while their opponents from Kimberley, who defeated The Sharks at GWK Park last Saturday, managed to cross the try line on two occasions.

The GWK Griquas though managed to secure a bonus for losing within seven points when flyhalf Naas Olivier kicked a penalty in the final act of the game played in Bloemfontein.

Former Springbok Sevens star Robert Ebersohn and Springbok winger Jongi Nokwe were the other players to score tries for the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs. Flyhalf Louis Strydom added the other points by kicking four conversions.

Springbok winger Bjorn Basson and scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius were the try-scorers for the GWK Griquas. Olivier converted both tries and kicked two penalties before his final three-pointer of the game which saw the visitors gain a valuable bonus point. Fullback Riaan Viljoen also added one penalty.

Former Boland Kavaliers flyhalf Elgar Watts, now with the Pumas, ran in a hat trick of tries as his side edged the Platinum Leopards 37-32 in Witbank on Saturday afternoon.

The newly promoted side to the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division achieved their first five-point result of the competition after they ran in five tries against their opponents.

While Watts starred by scoring three five-pointers, he also kicked three conversions and two penalties to end the game with a personal points haul of 27. The Pumas winger duo of Shaun Venter and Allistair Kettledas were the other try scorers for the hosts.

The Platinum Leopards though managed to achieve two log points from this fixture – one for scoring five tries and the other point - for losing within seven points of the Pumas.

Winger Deon Scholtz scored a brace of tries while fellow winger Dumisani Matyeshana, scrumhalf Michael Bondesio and centre Jovan Bowles added the other five-pointers for the visitors. Flyhalf Clayton Durand kicked two conversions and one penalty.

RESULTS

The Sharks 34 - 28 Vodacom Blue Bulls

The Sharks T: Keegan Daniel 2, Lwazi Mvovo 2, Craig Burden C: Patrick Lambie 3 P: Lambie
Vodacom Blue Bulls T: Gerrit-Jan van Velze, Dean Greyling, Gerhard van den Heever C: Jacques-Louis Potgieter 2 P: Potgieter 3

Vodacom Western Province 32 -0 Xerox Lions

Vodacom Western Province T: Pieter Louw, Conrad Jantjes, Pieter Myburgh C: Willem de Waal P: De Waal 5

Vodacom Cheetahs 33 – 26 GWK Griquas

Vodacom Free State CheetahsT: Coenie Oosthuizen 3, Robert Ebersohn, Jongi Nokwe C: Louis Strydom 4  
GWK Griquas T: Bjorn Basson, Sarel Pretorius C: Naas Olivier 2 P: Olivier 3, Riaan Viljoen

Pumas 37 - 32 Platinum Leopards

Pumas T: Elgar Watts 3, Shaun Venter, Allistair Kettledas C: Watts 3 P: Watts 2
Platinum Leopards T: Deon Scholtz 2, Dumisani Matyeshana, Michael Bondesio, Jovan Bowles C: Clayton Durand 2 P: Durand

 

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WEEK 1

The 2010 Absa Currie Cup kicked off to an exciting start after 26 tries were scored in the opening weekend of South Africa’s premier domestic rugby competition.  

In Kimberley the GWK Griquas recorded an entertaining 40-34 victory over The Sharks on Saturday. The hosts ran in five tries to the four scored by their Durban opponents in this game which saw 74 points scored. Both teams played attacking, running rugby and regularly looked to shift the ball wide throughout the match.

Springbok winger Bjorn Basson added a brace of five-pointers while Wesley Wilkins, Ryno Barnes and Steph Roberts were the other try scorers for the hosts. GWK Griquas fly half Naas Olivier kicked three penalties and three conversions.

The Sharks boasted a 22-8 half time lead, but failed to press home that advantage. Fly half Steve Meyer, prop Pat Cilliers, flanker Michael Rhodes and winger Lwazi Mvovo all ran in five-pointers for the Durban franchise.

Scrumhalf Rory Kockott kicked two conversions and a penalty while replacement fly half Monty Dumond converted Cilliers’ try.

Vodacom Western Province also enjoyed a victorious start to their Absa Currie Cup season following their 25-11 away win over the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs at Vodacom Park on Saturday evening.

Absa Man of the Match - WP fly half Willem de Waal kicked six penalties and converted his side’s only try which was scored by lock Adriaan Fondse to end the game with a personal points’ haul of 20.

Both sides were defensively strong in this match and as a result only two tries were scored. Fondse added Province’s five-pointer just before the half time break while scrumhalf Tewis de Bruyn dived in at the corner to score the hosts’ only try.

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs fly half Louis Strydom who earned his 100th Absa Currie Cup cap on Saturday kicked two penalties for the Bloemfontein side.

Meanwhile the Vodacom Blue Bulls kicked off their 2010 Absa Currie Cup title defence to the perfect start following their 38-15 victory over the Pumas at Loftus Versfeld on Friday evening.

The defending champions added six tries and racked up their bonus point for scoring four tries within the first quarter of the game. 

Winger John Mametsa scored two five-pointers while centres Stefan Watermeyer and Stefan Dippenaar, flanker Deon Stegmann and Dean Greyling all crossed the try line for the hosts in this Absa Currie Premier Division opener. The Vodacom Blue Bulls pivot Jacques-Louis Potgieter converted three tries while substitute fly half Francois Brummer kicked one conversion. 

The Pumas managed to score two tries against the reigning champions. Allistair Kettledas and Tian Meyer were the try scores for the Witbank outfit while former Vodacom Western Province and SWD Eagles No 10 Ricardo Croy kicked one penalty and added a conversion.

While in Phokeng, the Xerox Lions achieved their first away victory in the 2010 competition by defeating the Platinum Leopards 43-13 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Friday night.

Scrumhalf Jano Vermaak scored two of the Johannesburg side’s five tries in this match which saw the visitors claim maximum points. The other five-pointers were scored by former Vodacom Blue Bulls centre Marius Delport, former The Sharks midfielder Waylon Murray, and SA Under-20 outside centre Jaco Taute, who donned the fullback jersey for the visitors.

Xerox Lions fly half kicked four penalties and converted three tries. Deon Scholtz and Wilhelm Koch scored tries for the Platinum Leopards while No 10 Cecil Dumond kicked one penalty for the hosts.

RESULTS

GWK GRIQUAS 40 - 34 THE SHARKS

GWK Griquas T: Bjorn Basson 2, Wesley Wilkins, Ryno Barnes, Steph Roberts C: Naas Olivier P: Olivier 3
The Sharks T: Steve Meyer, Pat Cilliers, Michael Rhodes, Lwazi Mvovo C: Rory Kockott 2, Monty Dumond P:Kockott

CHEETAHS 11 - 25 WESTERN PROVINCE

Vodacom Free State Cheetahs T: Tewis de Bruyn P: Louis Strydom 2
Vodacom Western Province T: Adriaan Fondse C: Willem de Waal P: De Waal 6

VODACOM BLUE BULLS 38 - 15 PUMAS

Vodacom Blue Bulls T: John Mametsa 2, Stefan Watermeyer, Dean Greyling, Stefan Dippenaar, Deon Stegmann C: Jacques-Louis Potgieter 3, Francois Brummer
Pumas T: Alistair Kettledas, Tian Meyer C: Croy P: Ricardo Croy

PLATINUM LEOPARDS 13 - 43 XEROX LIONS

Platinum Leopards T: Deon Scholtz, Wilhelm Koch P: Cecil Dumond
Xerox Lions T: Jano Vermaak 2, Marius Delport, Waylon Murray, Jaco Taute C: Herkie Kruger 3; P: Kruger 4