Currie Cup latest (Tues)
12 Oct 2010
Keo.co.za brings you the news from the Currie Cup.
Province lose Bok centre
Jaque Fourie will miss WP’s semi-final against the Cheetahs this Saturday with a foot injury.
It’s been confirmed that Fourie will be sidelined, and will only be available should WP progress to the final.
Meanwhile, Fourie’s injury will see a reshuffling of the backline. Jean de Villiers will go back to centre, Gio Aplon will move to wing and Conrad Jantjes will come in at fullback.
Jonker, Lawrence will blow semis
Marius Jonker and Mark Lawrence will officiate the Currie Cup semi-finals this weekend.
Jonker will be in charge of the Sharks vs Bulls semi-final in Durban while Lawrence will feature in the WP vs Cheetahs semi-final in Cape Town.
Craig Joubert will take charge of the final on 30 October.
Mitchell will stay in SA
John Mitchell says he will remain with the Lions despite being attacked and stabbed twice in his Hyde Park apartment on Saturday.
The Lions head coach, who recently signed a three-year-deal with the Johannesburg-based union, luckily escaped with minor shoulder and leg injuries. Mitchell said he will try and move on from the incident.
‘I went for some trauma counseling on Sunday evening which was very beneficial, and I now have a process to work through on myself,’ said Mitchell. ‘I cannot dwell on this and I need to move forward. I am still very committed to the Lions.’
Fourie cleared
Deon Fourie was found not guilty at a disciplinary hearing in Cape Town on Monday.
The WP hooker was cited under Law 10.4 (M) – for an act contrary to good sportsmanship as his hand allegedly made contact with Sharks No 2 Bismarck du Plessis during Province’s 33-21 win last weekend.
However, he was cleared and will be available to play against the Cheetahs in the semi-final on Saturday. This is good news for WP, who have already lost first-choice hooker Tiaan Liebenberg to injury.
De Bruyn backs Duvenage
Free State scrumhalf Tewis de Bruyn believes his opposite number in the semi-final on Saturday should be Dewaldt Duvenage, not Ricky Januarie.
Januarie started ahead of the Duvenage last weekend against the Sharks and put in an impressive performance. However, De Bruyn said WP will play better against the Cheetahs with Duvenage in the No 9 jumper as he has featured there during the whole season and his game will suite the hosts better.
EP in hot water
The EP Kings will have to attend a disciplinary hearing in Cape Town on Tuesday after allegedly fielding an ineligible player against Boland last weekend.
Centre Rudi Keil, who joined the EP Kings after playing for College Rovers in the Club Championship, was selected in the hosts’ match 22 in their semi-final win over Boland last Saturday.
However, it is believed Keil’s selection has breached regulation 16.7 of the competition rules.
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12 Oct 2010, 13:23 pm
@Tegejo(Tegejo)-299:
The fans won’t get a fair game with Joubert officiating…
12 Oct 2010, 13:25 pm
@Bok fan(Bok fan)-296: Let us hope and pray he doesn’t take over the game. Could be an excellent game – especially with EOYT place on the line.
12 Oct 2010, 13:33 pm
I see the Sharks and Bulls are squaring up against each other in the U/21 and U/19 semi-finals as well
12 Oct 2010, 13:37 pm
@justrugby(justrugby)-269:
boet, according to golf digest, those courses are all in the top 50 in sa.
langebaan currently ranks ……
81 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12 Oct 2010, 13:46 pm
@pompies2(pompies2)-284: Yip, big difference, thats why I would say WP are slight favourites over the Bulls
12 Oct 2010, 13:51 pm
@GoBokkeAndIreland(GoBokkeAndIreland)-302: Ja cant see him repeating his one sided affair again, sure he’ll do a good job.
Gonna be a great w end of semis rugby
12 Oct 2010, 13:56 pm
@Bok fan(Bok fan)-306: This w-end and the final hold so many good match-ups. Sure some of the players are viewing it as a Bok trial for EOYT places.
12 Oct 2010, 14:03 pm
@Bok fan(Bok fan)-305: Cheetahs will be no pushover. They beat the Sharks in Dirtbin last year in the semis. On rugby ability, WP should win, but champion sides have more than playing ability.
12 Oct 2010, 14:22 pm
@pompies2(pompies2)-308: Mention the word Super and the Cheetahs are nowhere, mention the word Currie and they come running. Def no pushover
12 Oct 2010, 15:07 pm
@Bok fan(Bok fan)-309: Thats’s because cheetahs are indigenously african, so territory foreign to them, renders them infirm and subject to quarentine only then can they be released. Problem is, the game has been played and the cheetah hunted already.
Is it perhaps the farm upbringing of most of their players.
12 Oct 2010, 15:40 pm
@charo – the wp giant(charo)-304:
Go play it before you knock it !!!
12 Oct 2010, 15:40 pm
Strange how the Cheetah opponents are so quick to harp on the Cheetahs S14 form…. totally different competition, and you need serious money to be able to retain 15 – 20 top players..
Give the Cheetahs that kind of money, and only the Bulls will stay with them…
For the past 10 years the Cheetahs have punched way above their weight in the CC. Give credit where credit is due.
Nobody ever gives them a realistic shot in the semi’s year after year… yet they have played in all but the 2008 final since 2003… that is 5/7 finals contested!!
And spare me the Boks excuse. Every year the Boks are there for the semi’s and every year, the Cheetahs are given no chance.
Now imagine them having just 2 x their curent budget!! And I am not complaining about player drain, that is a reality… I lament the fact, that Bloemfontein, will never realistically compete with Pretoria/Durban/Cape Town financially
My team to shock the complacent WP on Saturday !!
1. Coenie Oosthuizen
2. Adriaan Strauss
3. WP Nel/ CJ after 60 min
4. Francois Uys/ Izak vd westhuizen after 60 min
5. Waltie Vermeulen
6. Hendro Scholtz/ Floors after 60 min
7. Juan Smith
8. Ashley Johnson
9. Tewis de Bruyn
10. Lious Strydom
11. Corne Uys
12. Meyer Bosman
13. Robert Ebersohn
14. Phillip Snyman
15. Hennie Daniller
Don’t think WP will have such a nice platform to attack from on Saturday, and the Cheetahs know how to play the percentages when required, they will tackle the WP close, and frustrate the show ponies in the WP backline..
They will have to, or be run off their feet !!
12 Oct 2010, 15:50 pm
@Cheetah 4 Eva(Cheetah 4 Eva)-312: Dont get your hopes up there Eva…
With Louis Strydom at 10 and Tewis de Rubbish at 9 that backline isnt going to run anyone of their feet.
12 Oct 2010, 15:55 pm
@WP_(WP_)-313: off
12 Oct 2010, 15:56 pm
@justrugby(justrugby)-311:
not knocking langebaan – haven’t played it yet.
just your downer on your durbs tour
12 Oct 2010, 16:03 pm
@charo – the wp giant(charo)-315:
Cool !!
12 Oct 2010, 16:03 pm
@Cheetah 4 Eva(Cheetah 4 Eva)-312: Weakness @ 4,5,9,10,11,13
12 Oct 2010, 16:03 pm
@Cheetah 4 Eva(Cheetah 4 Eva)-312:
Stop making me even more nervous !!!
12 Oct 2010, 16:13 pm
@pompies2(pompies2)-317:
I’d target the cheetahs out wide. Uys and Snyman aren’t wings by trade and lack pace.
@justrugby(justrugby)-318:
Be confident (not overconfident). We’re playing at home, with a strong team
12 Oct 2010, 16:20 pm
@Frankly speaking(Frankly speaking)-319: Still need to get forward ascendancy. Also target their go-to men for ball carriers viz. Oosthuizen, Smith, Johnson.
12 Oct 2010, 16:27 pm
@WP_(WP_)-313: Read again, I wrote, the Cheetahs would have to tackle like demons, or be run off their feet…
12 Oct 2010, 16:28 pm
@pompies2(pompies2)-320: I think the Cheetahs are gonna keep the ball tight and with the forwards. Meyer and Daniller taking it up in the backline.
If our tight five hold their own, our backs should take care of the rest
12 Oct 2010, 16:44 pm
@mountaingoat(mountaingoat)-31:
not funny dude (“,)
12 Oct 2010, 16:45 pm
@Frankly speaking(Frankly speaking)-322: I don’t think they’ve got any other option.They rely heavily on a few ball carriers. They pounce on opposition mistakes and rely a steely determination.
13 Oct 2010, 08:11 am
Stegmann and Spies declared fit for semis…
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