Spies cooks in Sun City heat

Spies cooks in Sun City heat

28 Jan 2006

A last-minute penalty from flyhalf Scott Spedding gave the Sharks a morale-boosting 13-10 victory against the Bulls in the battle of the second-stringers at Sun City.

A try from replacement lock Steven Sykes 20 minutes into the second half gave the Sharks a deserved 10-3 lead, before former Griquas scrumhalf Neil Powell darted over to draw the teams level. Then, with time up on the clock, Spedding stepped up to the plate and sent the ball sailing through the uprights.

While the result of the match doesn’t really matter, the performance of Bulls No 8 Pierre Spies certainly does. This time last year, Spies was billed as the next Jonah Lomu. Now he’s quite rightly being called the next Bobby Skinstad.

The No 8-turned-winger-turned No 8 cooked for the Bulls in the 33 degree heat. His driving runs from the back of the scrum gained his team valuable metres, with the Sharks needing two or three defenders to bring the Bully Boy down.

Spies was well supported by flank Pedrie Wannenburg, who also put his hand up for selection against the Cheetahs on 10 February.

Before the game, Bulls technical advisor John McFarland told keo.co.za to watch the Sharks forwards and his words proved to be prophetic. The Sharks dominated possesion and territory in the first half, but failed to take the opportunties that came their way. With captain Johan Muller dominating the line-outs and Solly Tyibilika having a blinder at flank, the Sharks pack troubled the Bulls for large periods, only for the team to lose posession on three occassions when inside the opposition 22m area. The teams were all square (3-3) at the break.

The Sharks backline, with an average age of 22, weren’t as impressive as the men up front but showed why they are considered to be the future of Natal rugby. While Spedding won the game for his team, he made a number of wrong decisions, including a grubber through the Bulls defence when he had men on his outside. Grant Rees was impressive in the midfield, Craig Burden had a few good runs on the left wing, while Greg Goosen showed promise at fullback.

For the Bulls, Powell’s superb tactical kicking kept the Sharks pinned in their own half, while winger Danwell Demas ran right around Odwa Ndungane early in the game. Flyhalf Morne Steyn had a solid game, but missed an easy penalty chance from 20m out, which would have given his side a 6-0 lead in the first half. The rest of the Bulls backs were quiet. Dries Scholtz bashed the ball up as usual, but also dropped a sitter.

Scorers:

Sharks – Try: Steven Sykes. Conversion: Scott Spedding. Penalty: Spedding.

Bulls – Try: Neil Powell. Conversion: Morne Styen. Penalty: Steyn

Teams:

Sharks:
15 Greg Goosen, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Grant Rees, 12 Bradley Barritt, 11 Craig Burden, 10 Scott Spedding, 9 Scott Mathie, 8 Jaco Gouws, 7 Braam Immelman, 6 Solly Tyibilika, 5 Johann Muller (c), 4 Johan Ackermann, 3 Danie Saayman, 2 Skipper Badenhorst, 1 Heinke van der Merwe.

Bulls:
15 Marius Delport, 14 John Mametsa,13 Rudi Coetzee, 12 Dries Scholtz, 11 Danwel Demas, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Neil Powell, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Tim Dlulane, 6 Pedrie Wannenburg, 5 Cliffie Milton, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 Danie Thiart, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Wessel Roux


125 Comments

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  • 101.jondood: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:24 pm

    jussus

    I leave the PC for 20min and “die kak spat”

    Grats to the Tjarkies.

  • 102.rotiman: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:24 pm

    Anyone read the news? Andre Pretorius got arrested for drunk driving –

    http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=4&art_id=qw113845608117S163

  • 103.Bluecap: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:32 pm

    Yeah Roti,
    We know, apparently Jorrie Muller was pouring a new dop in the back and Gus said “hou my dop en check hierdie move”. Just before Gus and Jorrie started a relationship. Now they are out of jail and Jorrie wants to buy AP’s foot cause he thinks it will make him play better.

  • 104.Bluecap: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:35 pm

    Nou gaan die kak spat. The real Bulls are here.

  • 105.Mackie: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:39 pm

    Poor ol Andre, this is gonna hit the papers for sure.

    I was pulled over many years ago for the same thing but my blood never came back conclusive, so the case was dropped.
    Fingers crossed for Andre.

  • 106.Bluecap: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:40 pm

    Gom!! Hougard’s missin all our points!!

  • 107.snoop: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:41 pm

    Stan, you being here is of no use to anyone.

    At all.

  • 108.Bluecap: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:44 pm

    Hey Mackie,
    nice to see you back from your excursion to the BLACK page. Gom, I can hardly see after lookin at it.

  • 109.DubShark: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:44 pm

    As usual Sharks handling and finishing lets us down. Not sure we will pull this 2nd one off.

  • 110.Bluecap: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:47 pm

    I was also pulled over a few years ago, but I think that after breathing on the cop he was more pissed than me.

  • 111.Mackie: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:48 pm

    You not wrong bluecap, the dark pages could almost be mistaken for a stormers website, thats my only crit on the page.

  • 112.keg: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:50 pm

    2nd game?

  • 113.Bluecap: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:52 pm

    Hmmm, hav’nt seen the Stormers page, but if it’s as violent as the Shark’s then I think I’ll stay away, except when they lose of course.

  • 114.Bluecap: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:54 pm

    Keg,
    Bulls 14-0 Sharks 35th min. Pop over to http://www.sharksrugby.co.za. they got running commentry.

  • 115.keg: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:55 pm

    Bulls 14 – 0 halftime.Go bulle!!!!

  • 116.Grrrr....I'm a Lion!: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:56 pm

    Are you guys fracken serious about Andre??? :o

  • 117.keg: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:56 pm

    Thanx Bluecap just found it

  • 118.keg: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:57 pm

    Pretorius was in a accident with another car. Both drivers arrested for drunken driving!!!!

    Any bets on the other driver being Jorrie?

  • 119.rotiman: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:58 pm

    Yebo, the news about AP is true, it’s all over IOL.

  • 120.Grrrr....I'm a Lion!: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 17:59 pm

    Great, just f*@%ing great!!!!!

  • 121.keg: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 18:00 pm

    new thread on game 2. moving there

  • 122.Bluecap: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 18:03 pm

    You see Keg,
    now the real boys come out to play.

  • 123.Mackie: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 18:18 pm

    Ag now we just getting killed out there!

  • 124.farmer: Reply to this comment
    28 Jan 2006, 18:23 pm

    Reading the raport on the game i thought the Sharks had lost 100 ~0.

  • 125.ktb: Reply to this comment
    30 Jan 2006, 07:55 am

    Keo I dont know how you are going to get the muppits to respond terestingly to your postings AND MORE IMPORTANTLY — “STICKING TO THE SUBJECT”

    I must say the quality of the comments compare with last year is well below par.

    HEADING “SPIES COOKS” — but who won?? should hae read – ” SHARKS SURPRISE THEIR CRITICS WITH GREAT WIN”

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