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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1 Jul 2006, 16:44 pm
jondood Liefling:-)
Bwhahahahahaha
1 Jul 2006, 16:44 pm
Butch + James = Jeckle + Hyde… Well done Sharks. Next step = Discipline.
1 Jul 2006, 16:44 pm
wpforever
nataniel
BWHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
1 Jul 2006, 16:45 pm
Congrats to the Sharks but this pityful performace will not be good enough against the KINGS of RUGBY.
BULLE BULLE BULLE
NOU DIE BLOU
1 Jul 2006, 16:46 pm
luke who?
1 Jul 2006, 16:50 pm
Cmm. I am your father.
1 Jul 2006, 16:50 pm
Eish. that loss hurt! oh well we’ll just beat the blue donkeys and then all will be redeemed.
Jond,
ge kortsten is turning in his grave when you start singing his song… rather try ‘i’m coming out’.
By the way whats your relation to Steve hofmeyer?
1 Jul 2006, 16:52 pm
Slapes
EK BLY N BUL
JY BLY N BOUDKAPPER ONDERSTEUNER
1 Jul 2006, 16:52 pm
Hmmmmmm , close but not good enough . Nothing wrong with province players. Work on them , they are on the right way. I realy tought that the Sharks will win with a big margin. Good for Province.
1 Jul 2006, 16:53 pm
I know there’s lots of okes that’ll complain about this post, but I’m sorry. Luke Watson is not a bok. I can see now why he doesn’t get picked. He got eaten alive at the breakdown
1 Jul 2006, 16:54 pm
it was a nice game though – better than watching the bok tests
1 Jul 2006, 16:55 pm
Jnd,
Correction … Jy bly n bul want steve is jou pa en derick h is jou liefling! all together now..LIEFLING da da da..
1 Jul 2006, 16:56 pm
Two things, the Sharks were disappointing and WP were surprisingly competitive up front. As AJ said in the post match interview, WP neutralised their drives and disrupted their primary platform.
Bad luck WP if you keep up with the way you played today, you might still be in with a shout later in the season.
1 Jul 2006, 16:57 pm
Yeah, I agree cmm. but currie cup vs super 14 vs tri nations vs wcr. Some of the blokes are suited more towards certain tournaments and style of play. This might be why his name is in the mix as he fits into one of these events.
1 Jul 2006, 16:58 pm
Agree modawg
1 Jul 2006, 16:58 pm
Die kakstampers kan nie eers die Sperm Whales wen nie.
Dit het die bulle 28 minute gevat om 4 driee teen hulle te druk.
1 Jul 2006, 16:59 pm
Waar is die Bulle thread?
1 Jul 2006, 17:00 pm
Stan, thats what u call “bend for a friend”
1 Jul 2006, 17:02 pm
Waar de fok is Bulle game?
Kom Keo clowns, word wakker!
1 Jul 2006, 17:03 pm
New Game On. Die Bulle Thread is offline stan.
1 Jul 2006, 17:03 pm
Waar is die ****** Bulls game?
1 Jul 2006, 17:04 pm
Cancelled due to lack of interest
1 Jul 2006, 17:04 pm
Lions Den Stan
1 Jul 2006, 17:08 pm
We want new thread, Keo Admin.
1 Jul 2006, 17:12 pm
Hey stan, your incoherrent postings smack of klippies and coke!!
Get a life bru, go watch the game on the box, or is it going to be another session of the BBMMS* this afternoon?
* BBMMS = BLUE BULLS MUTUAL MASTURBATION SOCIETY!!
1 Jul 2006, 17:17 pm
modawg
I am enjoying my klippies and coke.
ek sal jou n po3s klap gee
1 Jul 2006, 17:25 pm
Hey jondood, please have mercy, and . . you might just spill some of that k&c if you want to gee a po3s klap!!
I prefer bols myself if I’m dopping brandy, but I need a few tequilas now after the sharks sneaked a squeaky win this afternoon, to drown my sorrows!!
1 Jul 2006, 17:26 pm
Modawg ignore Jondoos -the fact once again proven typical Blue cow supporter mentality…
1 Jul 2006, 17:28 pm
jondood, you have just been awarded honorary membership of the BBMMS!! Coz u r obviously one THEM!!
1 Jul 2006, 17:35 pm
Hey slappes, yes **** those BB wankers.
Please let them lose today, I have had enuf of these okes crowing from the rooftops.
But on the udder hand . . . I was pleasantly surprised by WP today, that no.8 was very impressive.
WP should have closed that game out at the end, but well done to the sharks, their experience saw them through at the end there despite Butch James’ indescretions.
1 Jul 2006, 17:43 pm
Agree Slappes,they can sing Liefling in their paddock or kraal,BB wank wank wank
1 Jul 2006, 18:08 pm
wpforever & slappes, note how they can call WP brokeback mountain etc. etc., but when they are called “Blue Bull Mutual Masturbation Society” members then they get a little defensive and start making threats, they can dish it out but they can’t take it.
1 Jul 2006, 19:15 pm
Like the Bulls have Liefling the men from Brokeback should adopt Achy Breaky heart, sung by Billy Aids Virus.
I mean, Billy Ray Cyrus.
Did Willy Watson play today?
Just asking….
1 Jul 2006, 20:01 pm
ha ha!! Good one stan . . . “billy aids virus”
your phucking fingers must be bleeding after the bulls game . . !!
you would probably be a decent bloke if you weren’t a bulls supporter.
1 Jul 2006, 20:18 pm
Our defence is the leakiest I have ever seen it, please bring Barrritt back, AD just doesnt have what it takes, hope Barritt has had a decent rest after the u21. James should be fined all of his match fee for nearly throwing this one away with his stupid temper. GO SHARKS
1 Jul 2006, 21:44 pm
I missed seeing the game. A few questions:
1)how did Watson play?
2) How did Botes play against him?
3) Is Botes an opensider or a blindsider?
4) If not Botes, who is the Schmucks opensider?
Anyone?
1 Jul 2006, 23:18 pm
Vive la France!
1 Jul 2006, 23:38 pm
Watson played another blinder and is way better than Botes. I think wp surprised a lot of people today by very nearly beating the sharks. Wp need to give all these promising youngsters like Aplon , Uys etc. some good game time this season.I think then Wp will be back in currie cup contention by 2007.Currently we have too much inexpierience.
I think we would have lost by more had Barry or Joubert been playing. Those 2 should sign for the Griffons. Gus Theron should allready be finalising his contract with them.
2 Jul 2006, 00:11 am
Yip Watson was immense today and unlucky to be on the losing side. In the end too many lineouts went wrong and it cost us because we weren’t able to guarantee possesion and play for territory in the last 10 mins and the fish came back well to snatch it.
Botes was playing on the blind today and Warren Britz open (I think) with AJ Venter at 8th man
2 Jul 2006, 01:20 am
nice sharkies!!! u rule!!
2 Jul 2006, 02:25 am
Bokpiel you are probaply the boyfriend of Solly Tybilika then…..
2 Jul 2006, 08:00 am
Wow bokpiel, that’s profound dude, you sound like a real twat!!
How long were you working on that post, it sounds like it must have taken you weeks to get that post together. I suppose you are also quite proud of it too!!
Now **** off and go listen to your Ge Korsten and Bles Bridges CD’s you moron!!
2 Jul 2006, 08:16 am
2 Thoughts on the match:
First, I thought Bismarck Du Plessis totally overshadowed the much praised Schalk Britz in all phases of the game. Bismarck just seems to be getting better and better with each game.
Secondly, Linston Manuels, the touch judge who told Kaplan that Butch had punched Aplon in the face and should be yellow carded, should never be allowed near a rugby field again. If you watch the incident on slow motion, like I did a number of times, you will see that Butch did nothing like punch him. How can the touch judge intervene and ensure that a match-winning try is disallowed unless he clearly saw what happened? In this case he obviously didn’t see because ultra slow replays reveal that no punch was thrown. If the touch judge does not see clearly he should stay out of it.
Anyway good win Sharks.
2 Jul 2006, 08:30 am
bokpiel your nick and post reveals your obsession;
please stay at the **** sites;
this is a rugby site
2 Jul 2006, 08:37 am
jonnow, agreed, when the going gets tough up front SB cannot be as fancy as he likes. I reckon Bismark is going to be right up there at the end of the season now that he’s the 1st choice no.2 for the sharks. Let’s see how he does against the BB’s and FS though.
I never watched the James incident again, so are u saying that there wasn’t even an attempted punch by James?
2 Jul 2006, 08:38 am
Bismarck is a machine, he regularly runs over and through all his opponents! I am looking forward to him running through Gary Botha. On watching the replays I have to say Butch was hard done by, unfortunately he still has the bad rep following hin these days, I hope that the refs apologise and that the yellow is taken off of Butch’s record. The one awesome fact about this game as that the Sharks for once played all the way through and finished when it counted. The Bulls dont have a chance. The Cheetahs are the guys to watch again this year as they are the ones playing with some serious heart and determination.
2 Jul 2006, 08:56 am
This was a fine game and well done Sharks holding it together to secure a late win.This was a game that had it all and went a long way to restoring the faith in the attacking abilities of SA rugby.
Butch James was hard done by and once again Linston Manuels is in the spotlight for another howler.It seems there is no remedial action that will turn this guy into a ref or linesman for that matter.It is sub-standard officials like Mr Manuels that damage the credibility of hard working officials.
Regards the players on the day Gio Aplon showed the skills that made him so successful for the 7′s side and is a genuine talent.Bismark du Plessis was far and way the most productive forward and just seemed to do everything right.
Luke Watson despite huge competition from Britz and Botes stood tall for WP and Schalk Brits had a good game around the park,he still needs to improve at lineout time though.
One of the less recognised cogs in this Sharks outfit is definitely Adi Jacobs.He has matured into a very good player who is not only skillfull on attack,but often pops up when the Sharks need him most on defence.Naas Olivier is going to be a major player in the Cape and is a good all-round flyhalf and Peter Grant could yet become a really good inside centre,it will be interesting to watch this as the season unfolds.
All told a good game with a bit of everything and a fine reminder that SA rugby is exciting!!
2 Jul 2006, 09:16 am
rasta-man, it’s good to see WP fielding a competitive team again, and well done to the sharks for pulling it off in the end. But as the adage goes, a strong WP side is good for SA rugby.
Everyone, including keo, had written WP off as no hopers, but now those youngsters have shown that they have the hunger to play well and succeed.
That’s something that seems lacking in the bok players who are in their highly paid comfort zone.
I really liked the look of that new WP no.8, but WP lost the game by fluffing all their lineouts in the last 10 minutes of the match.
Now that there are no boks in the CC we can see who the next generation of boks are going to be and things are looking promising.
2 Jul 2006, 09:19 am
Must agree it’s always good to see WP at strength and there is definitely some good talent in the cape at the moment.
2 Jul 2006, 09:33 am
I must admit, I expected more from the sharks, but losing Kees Lensing before the game must have been a blow.
The sharks have the depth to go all the way this year though because they never stepped back in the scrums.
Their experience is going to be a huge advantage this year, although FS are probably the most experienced team in the CC this year.
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