Awesome Odwa sinks Lions

Awesome Odwa sinks Lions

23 Jun 2006

The Sharks cruised to a 33-22 win against the Lions in the Absa Currie Cup on Friday, after leading 22-10 at the break.

Keo.co.za has learnt that Odwa Ndungane will be included in the Springbok squad for the away leg of the Tri-Nations. Any doubts lingering in the mind of coach Jake White should now be gone after yet another commanding performance from the dreadlocked winger.

Ndungane produced two moments of magic in Durban that resulted in two crucial first-half tries.

With the teams level at 3-all after the first quarter, the Sharks sent it wide to Ndungane who took the tackle near the touchline and offloaded to Carl Bezuidenhout. The debutant fullback managed to ground the ball on the line just before making contact with the flag, and the TMO awarded the try after studying several replays.

A few minutes later, the Sharks winger received possession in midfield, sent Doppies la Grange the wrong way with a dummy, before switching with Jacques Botes who scored under the posts.

That double strike helped settle the Sharks after a shaky start.

The Lions had opened the scoring when their forwards bashed it up the centre of the field, before a long skip pass from Earl Rose found Louis Ludik. The fullback straightened the line, sucked in the last Sharks defender and gave the try-scoring pass to Wylie Human.

Human scored another when he intercepted a pass meant for Adrian Jacobs, but the Sharks went over again just before half-time when a grubber from James sat up perfectly for Andries Strauss.

James extended the Sharks lead with a penalty soon after the break, but it was his missed tackle that saw Human claim his hat-trick. Rookie Lions scrumhalf Rory Kockott had missed his first three attempts at goal, but he finally sent the ball through the posts to make it 25-15.

The Sharks pack dominated in the Super 14, and their Currie Cup version looks just as dangerous. The Natalians made good use of the driving maul throughout the game and were finally rewarded when Bismarck du Plessis went over on the hour mark. The hooker, relishing a rare start, followed that up with a rampaging run down the left-hand touchline, bouncing off three Lions defenders, and was deservedly named Man of the Match.

Another James penalty made it 33-17, but a last-minute try from Springbok Sevens star Jaco Pretorius gave the Lions a bonus point.

Apart from Pretorius and Human, the young Jo’burg backline struggled to get going. Kockott had a shocker at scrumhalf, Rose was solid if unspectacular at flyhalf and Jorrie Muller was his usual erratic self on the wing.

Wikus van Heerden had a decent game at flank, but he’s simply not in the same class as a Schalk Burger – the man he’s expected to replace in the Bok side at some point this season. The Lions captain should have earned his team a second bonus point after the full-time hooter, but lost the ball over the tryline when tackled by Ryan Kankowski.

The Lions player who advanced his cause the most was young tighthead Brian Mujati, who more than held his own against former Bulls loosehead Kees Lensing.

For the Sharks, Johann Muller, Venter, Botes and Du Plessis were dominant up front, while Grant Rees (who played for the Wildebeest in the Vodacom Cup) did well outside Ruan Pienaar, James and Strauss.

Sharks - Tries: Carl Bezuidenhout, Jacques Botes, Andries Strauss, Bismarck du Plessis. Conversions: Butch James (2). Penalties: James (3).
Lions - Tries: Wylie Human (3), Jaco Pretorius. Conversion: Rory Kockott.

By Simon Borchardt


179 Comments

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  • 51.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 18:57 pm

    Nella, I take it that you are just there for the big POUND??

  • 52.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 18:57 pm

    lebscrooge,

    Which, Drom….?

  • 53.Skim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 18:57 pm

    Dawn,
    wats jou probleem huh?
    dis rerig nie mooi om heeltyd lelik te wees met my nie. En jy meng jou taal verskriklik. Dit grief my waarlik.

  • 54.Nella: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 18:57 pm

    Grootblou, i see some happy times for bulls supporters come the end of the currie cup! Nou die blou!!!

  • 55.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 18:58 pm

    Jaaaaaaaaa, Nella!!!!

  • 56.Knersboy: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 18:58 pm

    sorry Hmmmm, missed that.

  • 57.Skim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 18:58 pm

    HAHAHA. You’re funny Nella.
    PROOOOOOOOOOOVINCE!! gaan die beker vat!!!!

  • 58.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 18:59 pm

    Skim, nie die beker nie, die houtlepel!!

  • 59.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 18:59 pm

    Nella and the other Bokke vs France game (seniors)….????

  • 60.Mackie: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 18:59 pm

    Sorry all yee followers of the Lion, but my Sharks are going to demolish em!

    NATAL!

  • 61.Skim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:00 pm

    Jy verwar WP met die lions Groot.

  • 62.Nella: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:01 pm

    well ive got a groot blou smile the way the xchange rate is going! Coming back dec. Bought a farm outside pta and am gonna try at tukkies next year.

  • 63.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:01 pm

    Die enigste manier wat WP die beker gaan vat is as hulle hom laat steel deur ‘n paar van daai Kaapse gangsters!!

  • 64.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:03 pm

    Fark, the Rand is on the wrong side of R 7.50 to the dollar as of lunchtime today, frighteninggggg!!!!!

  • 65.Skim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:03 pm

    Daai kaapse gangsters gaan draaie hardloop om die bulls.

  • 66.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:03 pm

    Skim,

    In addition to your trivia…..

    What do you call a resident of Tswane….?

    A Tswanees…..

  • 67.Skim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:04 pm

    Hahaha.
    What do you call a resident of hamburg?
    A Hamburger?

  • 68.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:05 pm

    PRETORIA is steeds net PRETORIA!!

  • 69.Mackie: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:05 pm

    Jissis bru!
    Anyone watching SKY at the moment.
    Bobby is hosting the show and Tinus Delport is with him.
    They sound like stuttering nerve wrecked kids.
    My V%K!

  • 70.Skim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:05 pm

    The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds

  • 71.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:05 pm

    Is Nella a nickname for Nel or the female name…..just so we know how harshly we can treat you….

  • 72.Nella: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:05 pm

    Skim, i played with about 10 of the province guys at maties so i hope they do well. Wp just lack proper xperience and should buy smarter. They could have bought 10 players with what they paid for Joe. How smart is that?

  • 73.Skim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:07 pm

    Nella,
    They bought this big strong fast fiji sevens player for the midfield. He seems to be a good buy.

  • 74.Zhak: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:07 pm

    Knersboy,
    How do you log into kuduclub from mediazone?

  • 75.Skim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:08 pm

    Groot, het jy Mageiricophobia?

  • 76.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:09 pm

    Until you caught it and ate it Skim….

  • 77.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:09 pm

    wAT DE FORK IS DIT??

  • 78.Skim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:09 pm

    die intense vrees om te kook.

  • 79.Skim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:10 pm

    met ‘n fork en knife.

  • 80.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:10 pm

    Kook is orrait, skottelgoed was is ek voor ****** bang!!

  • 81.Nella: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:11 pm

    Hmmm, surname is nel. Unless you mistake a 6’5 110kg guy for a girl! Whatever rocks your boat man…

  • 82.Skim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:14 pm

    Hmmm, do you have Alektorophobia?

  • 83.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:15 pm

    Hey, I personally know 7 chicks that are between 6.2 to 6.5……they just not as fat as you….

  • 84.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:17 pm

    I don’t have any phobia’s skim……they are medical conditions.

  • 85.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:17 pm

    Tall chicks like that have legs that go up and up and up until they make a c@nt of themselves!!

  • 86.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:18 pm

    Nella, you a Andre Nel impersonator…..stats too similar……

  • 87.Skim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:19 pm

    sies groot!

  • 88.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:19 pm

    Skies!!!

  • 89.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:20 pm

    grootblou,

    What’s…c@nt..? Please, not all of us understand Tswanees…..

  • 90.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:20 pm

    What caaaaaan’t you understand?

  • 91.Skim: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:21 pm

    cheers ouens.
    I’d like to stay for no100 but I have to eat the chicken.

  • 92.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:22 pm

    Tswanees groot, please man……

  • 93.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:23 pm

    Cheers skim…

    Hard loss for you weepee’s tonight……condolences…

  • 94.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:27 pm

    Where is everybody……

  • 95.keg: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:30 pm

    bulle 13-3 voor!

  • 96.Polar Lion: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:30 pm

    Kuduclub is terrible today – stop start the whole time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 97.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:31 pm

    keg, waar kyk jy of luister jy na die bulle game, ek wil ok!!

  • 98.keg: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:32 pm

    mense op loftus stuur score deur!

  • 99.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:32 pm

    Hou my op hoogte!!

  • 100.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    23 Jun 2006, 19:32 pm

    Too many knock-on’s polar, can’t blame kudu for that….

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