Valke flop in Brakpan

Valke flop in Brakpan

30 Jun 2006

The Vodacom Cheetahs crushed the Valke 66-9 in the Absa Currie Cup on Friday night after leading 28-9 at the break.

The defending champions scored 10 unanswered tries to give the home side a serious reality check following their Vodacom Cup success.

The Valke competed well for the opening 15 minutes, before Free State flyhalf Willem de Waal chipped into the deadball area and Valke scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius knocked it backwards into the hands of De Waal.

Flanker Darren Nell scored the Cheetahs second try when captain Hendro Scholtz sucked in two defenders. Scrumhalf Michael Claassens then went over on the half-hour mark, and De Waal grabbed the bonus point when he scored from a 5m scrum seconds before the break.

Only two penalties and a drop goal from flyhalf Louis Strydom gave the small crowd something to cheer about, and considering De Waal missed three out of four conversion attempts, the Valke were lucky to trail by only 19 points at half-time.

The Cheetahs struck immediately after the restart when slick interplay between forwards and backs resulted in a try for centre JW Jonker. De Waal’s cocky drop-goal conversion went wide and the champions led 33-9.

Two tries in two minutes from winger Giscard Pieters made it 47-9, before second-rower Rory Duncan brought up the half century with his side’s eighth try.

Pieters then claimed his hat-trick, before replacement Philip Burger scored after the full-time hooter to cap off a comprehensive victory.

Valke - Penalties: Louis Strydom (2). Drop goal: Strydom.
Cheetahs - Tries: Willem de Waal (2), Darren Nell, Michael Claassens, JW Jonker, Giscard Pieters (3), Philip Burger. Conversions: De Waal (4), Meyer Bosman. Penalties: De Waal (2).


22 Comments

  • 1.bloubulsd: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 19:24 pm

    I do not feel sorry for the Cheetahs anymore and Naas is the DR at the Valke. Lets hope the best team wins. At the same time it is Germ against Arg, much bigger game!

  • 2.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 19:41 pm

    Argentina out!

  • 3.BokinOzzie: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 19:42 pm

    The biff is on amongst germany and argies

  • 4.Ig: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 20:27 pm

    Exciting stuff hey borch

  • 5.Hmmm: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 20:38 pm

    Hello.

  • 6.Simon: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 20:50 pm

    Ig,

    I needed five Red Bulls to get through this one.

  • 7.Lang Giel: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 21:06 pm

    The Kebble legacy lives to fight another day.

  • 8.Dooster: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 21:22 pm

    Die Cheetahs het lekker gat geskop. De Waal lyk al hoe meer na ‘n bok.

  • 9.ddrek: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 22:12 pm

    Dooster
    Its a weak team that De Waal played….different story in the international scene.Don’t forget that.Im not anti De Waal though but this doesn’t prove that much.

  • 10.tokolosi: Reply to this comment
    30 Jun 2006, 23:01 pm

    yes but i hope they give the Valke a good rating in rugby 2007 world cup edition.hopefully they include the currie cup also

  • 11.Chuck Norris: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 00:37 am

    Major reality check for the Valke. Cant wait to see Naas on Boots & All when asked about the game. He was very smug after last weeks 2 point loss.

  • 12.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 00:53 am

    Naas doesn’t know as much about rugby as he brings across. Always laugh when un-informed people say that Naas should be coaching the Bokke. A good player doesn’t always make a good coach.

  • 13.Lemoen: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 06:54 am

    Dit smaak my Cheetahs gaan WP vir voorgereg opeet en die Shatks vir hoofgereg en die Bulle vir nagereg!

  • 14.Lemoen: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 06:55 am

    Sorry spelling is verkeerd van shatks(wat de vok) moet wees sharks

  • 15.Stan: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 10:07 am

    It will be a Bulls vs FS final, again.

  • 16.GCC: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 12:02 pm

    i guess this is exactly what you’d expect from the defending currie cup champions.

  • 17.Predawn: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 13:10 pm

    The Currie Cup is not won in June/July.:-)

  • 18.GCC: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 13:44 pm

    yes, and nobody said it will be won against the likes of the valke either.

  • 19.Dooster: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 13:48 pm

    ddrek jy weet nie veel van rugby nie…nê?

  • 20.Oranje Orakel: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2006, 08:12 am

    Anyway Cheetahs- Congrats

    This is how you play in June against the Falcons – @ Brakpan.

    9-66

    Good stuff!!

  • 21.Skim: Reply to this comment
    2 Jul 2006, 19:39 pm

    21!!! I’m a man man.

  • 22.Craig Goosen: Reply to this comment
    3 Jul 2006, 08:19 am

    I think that this just proves how weak the Vodacom Cup is and that it needs to be scrapped, it proves nothing. A few years ago the Lions won it 3 years in a row, and look where it got the Cats.
    It would be much better if the Vodacom Cup was scrapped, and was replaced by a PROPER club championship, lasting the same time as the Vodacom Cup did.

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