In Currie Cup action this weekend, the Sharks beat the Valke in Brakpan, Western Province edged out Griquas in Kimberley, the Lions scraped to a narrow victory over Boland in Wellington and the Cheetahs continued their unbeaten run in this year’s Currie Cup with victory over the Bulls in Bloem.
The Results:
Aug 10: CCUP: Valke v Sharks, Brakpan [22-45]
Aug 11: CCUP: Griquas v WP, Kimberley [25-30]
Aug 11: CCUP: Boland v Lions, Boland [10-15]
Aug 11: CCUP: Cheetahs v Blue Bulls, Bloem [44-18]
The Currie Cup Table:
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The Games:
Aug 10:Â Valke v Sharks, Brakpan [22-45]
The Sharks started strongly, wrapping up the bonus point within 14 minutes. However the Valke came back and got amongst the Sharks players, disrupting their pattern and getting back into the game. The Sharks were too strong in the end though, running out 45-22 victors.
Prediction: Sharks by 15
Result: Sharks by 23
The scorers:
Valke [22]
Tries: Nico Luus, Charl McLeod, Bertus Swanepoel
Conversions: Albert Keuris (2)
Penalties: Keuris.
Sharks [45]
Tries: Kees Lensing, Ryan Kankowski, Jacques Botes, Stefan Terblanche (2), Brad Barritt, Monty Dumond
Conversions: Rory Kockott (3), Dumond (2)
Aug 11: Griquas v WP, Kimberley [25-30]
Western Province ended Griquas’ unbeaten run at home in Kimberley with a late try by Corne Uys proving the difference between the two sides. Peter Grant, playing at number 12, scored two tries and was named man-of-the-match.
Prediction: Griquas by 7
Result: WP by 5
The scorers:
Griquas [25]
Tries: Zane Kirchner, Frans Viljoen, Ronnie Cooke
Conversions: Conrad Barnard (2)
Penalties: Barnard (2).
Western Province [30]
Tries: Peter Grant (2), Naas Olivier, Corne Uys
Conversions: Olivier (2)
Penalty: Grant
Drop goal: Olivier
Aug 11: Boland v Lions, Boland [10-15]
In a match played in shocking wet and muddy conditions in Wellington, the Lions were lucky to emerge 15-10 victors.
Prediction: Lions by 10
Result: Lions by 5
The scorers:
Boland [10]
Try: Justin Peach
Conversion: Isma-eel Dollie
Penalty: Dollie
Lions [15]
Tries: Jaco Pretorius, Rayno Benjamin
Conversion: Louis Strydom
Penalty: Strydom
Aug 11: Cheetahs v Blue Bulls, Bloem [44-18]
The Cheetahs turned it up a gear to score three tries in the final 11 minutes against a visibly exhausted Bulls side. The Bulls competed strongly for the first 50 minutes but had little gas left in the tank towards the end.
Prediction: Cheetahs by 7
Result: Cheetahs by 26
The scorers:
Cheetahs [44]
Try: Marius Joubert, Meyer Bosman, Willem De Waal, Eddie Fredericks (2), Gavin Passens
Conversion: De Waal (4)
Penalty: Willem De Waal (2)
Blue Bulls [18]
Try: Wayne Julies, John Mametsa
Conversion: Derick Hougaard
Penalty: Hougaard
Drop goal: Hougaard
Next Week’s Fixtures:
Aug 17: Valke vs Blue Bulls, Brakpan, 7.10pm
Aug 18: Wildeklawer Griquas vs Sharks, Kimberley, 3.00pm
Aug 18: Boland vs Free State Cheetahs, Wellington, 3.00pm
Aug 18: Golden Lions vs Western Province, Ellis Park, 4.00pm
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