Sharks break WP hearts

Sharks break WP hearts

1 Jul 2006

Sharks prop Danie Saayman scored a try after the full-time hooter to snatch a 28-25 Absa Currie Cup victory against Western Province at Newlands on Saturday.

With time up on the clock, the Sharks were awarded a penalty inside the red zone, from which Saayman was driven over. Referee Jonathan Kaplan referred the decision to the TMO, who gave the green light after seeing the replay.

The Sharks were facing defeat when they trailed 18-25 with 15 minutes to go, but Butch James began the comeback with a penalty.

The Natalians appeared to have scored again when a grubber from replacement centre Gcobani Bobo resulted in a five-pointer for AJ Venter. However, Kaplan reversed his decison to award the try after the touch judge raised a flag for an earlier off-the-ball charge from James on Gio Aplon.

To make things worse for the visitors, James was yellow carded and walked off to a chorus of boos, although he did return to play a part in the match-winning try.

Overall, it was a hot-and-cold performance from Dick Muir’s side.

They spent the majority of the opening quarter inside WP territory, but the Sharks backline failed to round off a number of try-scoring opportunties set up by the pack.

A penalty from James was small reward for several attacks on the Province tryline, but the visitors finally went over on the 20-minute mark when Dusty Noble finished off a move that began inside their half. A clever inside pass from Odwa Ndungane had put Grant Rees into space, who in turn found Noble on his outside.

WP hit back almost immediately when Corne Uys received posession on the blind side, chipped over the Sharks defenders and regathered to score in the left-hand corner.

A turnover then saw Chumani Booi break away down the right-hand touchline and offload to Aplon, who shrugged off the tackle of Scott Mathie to score near the posts. Naas Olivier again missed the conversion to leave the teams locked at 10-all.

The Sharks should have regained the lead just before the break when Noble found space on the left, but Adrian Jacobs took the tackle when he had Mathie in the clear on his outside. Not surprisingly, the ball was turned over and kicked into touch by Peter Grant.

It was WP who edged in front after half-time, when another turnover coupled with missed tackles from Jacobs and Rees saw Aplon score his second in the corner.

Grant, having taken over the kicking duties, missed the touchline conversion, but then kicked a penalty to give Province an eight-point lead.

Just when it looked like the game was slipping away from the Sharks, James put Noble into space and he sent Brett Hennessey away for their second try. James’s conversion attempt went wide, but he made ammends soon after with a penalty that levelled the scores at 18-all.

WP’s pack has copped their fair share of criticism over the years, but it was a well-executed driving maul that saw captain Luke Watson grab his side’s bonus-point try.

However, it was the Sharks who finished strongly and took the full five points from a match they probably should have lost.

WP - Tries: Corne Uys, Gio Aplon (2), Luke Watson. Conversion: Peter Grant. Penalty: Grant.
Sharks - Tries: Dusty Noble, Brett Hennessey, Danie Saayman. Conversions: Butch James (2). Penalties: James (3).

By Simon Borchardt, at Newlands


175 Comments

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  • 51.oxfordshark: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 15:31 pm

    fusek

  • 52.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 15:32 pm

    Try!!!!!!! Weeeeepeeeeeee!

  • 53.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 15:33 pm

    WPforever, our bloOd is blue AND WHITE! ;-)

  • 54.mikeybrass: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 15:40 pm

    Tttttrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

    How is Aplon playing??????

  • 55.wpforever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 15:41 pm

    Yepp,and how beautiful NEWLANDS is,and the smell of the brewery !

  • 56.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 15:58 pm

    Tryyyyy!

  • 57.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:04 pm

    bwahahahaahah

    WP gaan weer kak waneer hulle die BULLE spiel.

  • 58.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:04 pm

    Penalty!!!

  • 59.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:05 pm

    BLOU BLOU BLOU

    MASJIEN…………

  • 60.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:05 pm

    JonnyD, everybody needs to kak.

  • 61.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:07 pm

    Try Sharks!!!

  • 62.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:10 pm

    Penalty sharks!

  • 63.Slappes: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:11 pm

    This games nogal tight – wouldnt have thought it could happen what with the sharks being such a great team…gee hulle gas WP.

  • 64.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:11 pm

    Try WP!

  • 65.Slappes: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:12 pm

    Is this game on streaming???

  • 66.wpforever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:12 pm

    prooo…viinnce

  • 67.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:14 pm

    not sure slappes!apparently it’s on kuduclub!

  • 68.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:15 pm

    jaaaa there is going to be crocodile tears by the Tjarks supporters

    like I said all **** and not ****

  • 69.wpforever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:15 pm

    watson is flekking the sharkies like a pup snoek

  • 70.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:15 pm

    lol

    not is jut plain no

  • 71.Slappes: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:16 pm

    Luke ..you are the Sharks’ father! Go province and i hope the lions throttles the blue cows

  • 72.KingPaul: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:16 pm

    Ha ha ha, julle BlouBalle moet lig loop, hierdie WP span is lus vir rugby speel. As hulle so aangaan gaan hulle die game wen, en dan soek ek asseblief verskonings van al julle anti-WP manne. LOL.

  • 73.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:17 pm

    Watson can be the best Rugby player in the world yet he will never make the Springboks.

    Well not with the current administration.

    I am sure he would pull a Rathbone if he could.

  • 74.Slappes: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:17 pm

    Thnx Ikeys

  • 75.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:17 pm

    KingPo3s

    Ons praat weer wanner die Wet Poephols vir die Blou Masjien spiel.

  • 76.wpforever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:18 pm

    cats to milk the blue cows :-)

  • 77.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:18 pm

    Slapes

    The only thing that is going to be throttled is you when your boyfriend strangles you for fun.

  • 78.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:19 pm

    wpforever

    Keep on talking kak.

    Even with the bulk of our 1st team players out we are still going to MILK…. prooooblemmmmsssss

  • 79.wpforever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:22 pm

    joondood typical bull,all brawn no brains,wank wank wank

  • 80.KingPaul: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:23 pm

    Jon Boy
    Acording to Keo and all else, the Sardines were suppose to win this WP side by 40pts. At the moment they are not doing to bad. On paper the Bulls are also about 20pts stronger than this WP team, but its not gonna be a pushover like everyone thinks.

  • 81.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:24 pm

    wpforever

    But it seems all the Bulle se “brawn no brains” is to much for your ****** team down south.

    Nou wie is dom?

  • 82.Slappes: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:24 pm

    Jondood…you mean your sister? blue cows aint **** without the mayor, and you blue cow supporters aint **** without your wellingtons VO!

  • 83.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:25 pm

    julle kakstampers moet aanhou kak praat

    My Klippies en coke is salig op die tong.

  • 84.wpforever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:26 pm

    jondood is dom

  • 85.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:26 pm

    Butch James yellow card for ounching. Shary stry not awarded as result.

  • 86.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:27 pm

    AL WAT EK KAN SIEN IS DIE BLOU MASJIEN

  • 87.skip pass: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:27 pm

    guys, this is why Butch james must never get chosen for the boks. he is like de wet barry a liability and sure of 6 points against you in a game for ill discipline. Butch has just lost the game for the sharks where they could’ve been awarded with a try!

  • 88.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:27 pm

    wpforver

    Miskien is ek dom maar ek is te slim om te verloor teen jou KAK span.

  • 89.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:28 pm

    JonnyD, had a few whiskeys have we?

  • 90.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:29 pm

    Slapes

    Newlans to be permanetly renamed to Boolands after the Mighty Blue Bulls decimate the faggots from the south.

    ****** boudkappers

  • 91.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:30 pm

    again, i say, we’re out, we’re proud, get used to it!

  • 92.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:30 pm

    ikeys

    we made a big *** punch with vodka bacardi and extras.

    I am hammered

  • 93.oxfordshark: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:31 pm

    Ikeys you stiring **** again?

  • 94.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:31 pm

    the braai is going very nicely so excuse me if I am absent for a bit

  • 95.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:32 pm

    Butch James is feared by his oppisition.

    A pity he gets reckless and moers everyone.

    He is the business

  • 96.KingPaul: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:37 pm

    Net jammer hierdie WP span WIL nie wen nie!!!

  • 97.Slappes: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:40 pm

    Jond,
    A little too early to start drowning your sorrows -lions game only at 5. Another thing at Newlands grown men dont sing Liefling in admiration for another man -as you do at loftus…hmm makes one think about you blue cow supporters.

  • 98.Chuck Norris: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:43 pm

    Great game even though we lost

  • 99.oxfordshark: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:43 pm

    Shisa mazambane-Skarks the Kings

  • 100.jondood: Reply to this comment
    1 Jul 2006, 16:44 pm

    Slapes

    You dont have to convice me that you are a man instead of ******.

    Wet Poephols gaan weer KAK waneer hulle die BULLE spiel.

    BLOU MASJIEN

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