Sharks sink WP
11 Aug 2012
GARETH DUNCAN watched the Sharks sneak in for a 25-23 win over WP at a wet Newlands on Saturday.
A Riaan Viljoen drop goal was enough give the Durban a winning start to their Currie Cup campaign. It was an impressive comeback as they broke down a 13-3 half-time deficit to claim the victory. WP, who were composed in the first half, delivered a poor defensive showing in the second stanza, which cost them the game.
With heavy rain creating wet conditions at Newlands, Province’s accurate tactical kicking game saw them hold the ascendancy in the opening 40. They forced play into the Sharks’ territory and Joe Pietersen punished the visitors from the kicking tee. He slotted two three-pointers before WP scored the first try of the match.
With another penalty awarded to the home side in a kickable area, captain Deon Fourie decided to opt for touch. The gamble paid off as a strong rolling maul saw Tiaan Liebenberg dive over. Pietersen added the extras.
The Sharks only managed three points before the break as Meyer Bosman slotted a penalty shortly before half-time.
But then came the comeback.
Within four minutes in the second half, the Sharks found themselves 15-13 ahead thanks to WP’s poor composure under the high ball and poor tackling.
First, Paul Jordaan showed great pace to finish off a smart attack. Viljoen’s chip was gathered by Bosman, who offloaded to the Baby Bok centre to score. Then from the resulting kick-off, Burden gathered the ball and sped to the whitewash.
Pietersen managed to regain the lead for WP with his third penalty, but it wasn’t long before Burden completed his brace. Again from the kick-off, WP failed to control possession and the fiery hooker enjoyed an easy run to the tryline. Bosman added the extras to make it 22-16.
However, the Sharks were dealt a blow when Jacques Botes was yellow-carded for a trip on Gary van Aswegen in the 67th minute.
Province capitalised on their one-man advantage, scoring a try via another strong driving maul. This time, Fourie emerged from the pile of bodies with the ball. Pietersen converted the extras for a slender advantage.
With 10 minutes to go, WP looked like they had enough to close out the game, before Viljoen slotted a drop goal to put the visitors ahead yet again. It proved to be a telling blow as WP failed to score any more points at the death, with Pietersen missing his first kick of the match in the 77th minute when he pulled his fourth penalty attempt.
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12 Aug 2012, 15:36 pm
@Puma-448:
you sure do…
(whether you know it or not…)
12 Aug 2012, 15:38 pm
@ufo-449:
Intersting that Schurter is riding a full suspension bike while the others all asppear to have hardtails– burrie appeared to have shot his bolt now- very courageous effort though.
12 Aug 2012, 15:39 pm
@Robzim-452:
does seem that way… but adele hasn’t sung yet…
12 Aug 2012, 15:40 pm
interesting about schurter having the full suspension though…
12 Aug 2012, 15:46 pm
I think the hard chase at the start to catch the leaders has taken its toll on Standers energy here. Still a great race from him whether he wins a medal or not.
12 Aug 2012, 15:47 pm
@ufo-454:
Shows U that full suspention is not only for the over 40′s, lol.
12 Aug 2012, 15:48 pm
@Robzim-456:
exactly…!!
don’t let anyone tell you different now…!!
12 Aug 2012, 15:48 pm
@Robzim-452: Never saw the start Rob. Did you mention earlier that Stander took a fall at the start? Or had a bad start?
Think he has taken all his energy out of himself by racing so hard to catch the leaders earlier on.
12 Aug 2012, 15:51 pm
Nothing in sporting history has ever matched this for sheer emotional outpouring after decades of waiting. The ending of all seasonal endings.
Two teams vying for the glory, miles apart and against potential relegation candidates. No sport code or tourney or season or teams can quite produce this stunning ending:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9JyCzbBACw&feature=related
“You hang with your team for 75 years (started with long curly hair and ended bald)
You Sir …
….. are awesome
And so is football.”
Now a new seasons starts with the Charity Cup: Chelsea vs. Man City.
12 Aug 2012, 15:52 pm
@Puma-458:
I am not sure what happened, but he was seeded 4th and all of a sudden he was down to 18 th so i assume something must have happened to hold him up like that. Perhaps a crash ahead of him, i am not sure. Took an almighty effort from him to get back to the leading group especially at at this level of racing. Hats off to him.
12 Aug 2012, 15:55 pm
@Robzim-460: For sure hats off to this young fella. Never saw him for quite awhile at the start then all of a sudden there he was right up there with the leaders. Chased hard. If he was seeded 4th then something must have gone wrong at the start for him to be at 18th at one stage. That chase seems to have tired him though. Pity.
12 Aug 2012, 15:59 pm
Pietersen dropped for third test.
12 Aug 2012, 16:00 pm
burry 5th…
well done son…
well done…!!
12 Aug 2012, 16:01 pm
5th place to burry
well done after being so far back
12 Aug 2012, 16:02 pm
Stander came in 5th. Gave it his all there. Well done he never gave up at all just kept trying.
12 Aug 2012, 16:03 pm
sheesh…
helluva race…
had burry had a better start…
most probably would have won…!!
12 Aug 2012, 16:04 pm
@ufo-463: He sure did to very well after having to chase like that after the start. Not sure what happened at the start for him to be 18th at one stage then to fight back like that was a truely great effort.
12 Aug 2012, 16:04 pm
Fantastic race- real gutsy stuff-well done burrie- u gave it your all and to finish 5th in a race like this is a huge accomplisment- an extremely hard sport, i wonder what the average heartbeat of these guys were over the one and a half hour of racing- probably over 200 bpm.
12 Aug 2012, 16:05 pm
@ufo-466: Feel that too. Had he got off to a better start he just could have won it. That fight back to get back to the leaders took too much out of him. Pity.
12 Aug 2012, 16:07 pm
@Puma-467:
yeah… i also missed the start… thought it was at half-passed the hour… but started at 25past…
but great race… very proud of the fighting spirit…!!
12 Aug 2012, 16:11 pm
buys… 35th…
well done man…
12 Aug 2012, 16:11 pm
So we come away from this Olympics with 6 medals. Not bad but really we must aim to get 15 at the next Olympics.
What a fantastic Olympics these were too. Well done to London hosting a magnificent Olympic Games.
Now for Brazil – 2016!
12 Aug 2012, 16:13 pm
@ufo-470: I missed the start too. So have no idea either.
He is young though and hope he picks up a medal in Brazil. A real gutsy rider.
12 Aug 2012, 16:17 pm
@wnbb-462: With KP out of the 3rd Test it has made it easier for us to win the series.
12 Aug 2012, 16:18 pm
yeah puma…
been a fantastic olympics…
the brits can be extremely proud of the show they’ve put on… really seems to me to be the best olympics of them all… certainly have set the benchmark…
yeah… burry will be there for rio let’s hope…!!
12 Aug 2012, 16:19 pm
this is sport and athletic guts,not these people who exert themselves for less than 30min and are hailed heroes by the feeble minded on here.
12 Aug 2012, 16:22 pm
@Puma-474:
I read yesterday that one of the problems the English are having with KP is that he is “too friendly” with the SA team. Once a South african always a south african?
12 Aug 2012, 16:22 pm
I bel!eve Stander !s notor!us for start!ng badly.
I saw the start and Stander had a pos!t!on r!ght !n the front but after the f!rst turn found h!mself !n 19th place.
@wnbb-462:
Yes KP has been dropped for send!ng unsavoury text messages to the Protea’s about the Engl!sh coach!ng and capta!ncy.
Wonder !f !t was one of the players that ratted h!m out.
12 Aug 2012, 16:23 pm
this is true guts stuff,
12 Aug 2012, 16:25 pm
NOw backj to rugby!!! Aint it just Bayoootiful being a Sharks suporter right now??
lol
12 Aug 2012, 16:27 pm
@ufo-475:
While watching the marathon i just realised again how lovely London actually is with all the historic buildings etc…… and without the traffic.
12 Aug 2012, 16:29 pm
@Robzim-481:
yeah… one of the greatest cities in the world no doubt…!! and in this weather looking fantastic for sure…!!
12 Aug 2012, 16:29 pm
@Robzim-481: Rob seeing so many of those buildings made me think i was back in PMB??
12 Aug 2012, 16:30 pm
@sharks_lover-480:
Farkoff
We are still building- just watch us next year… or maybe the year there after… or sometime, god knows when.
12 Aug 2012, 16:36 pm
@ufo-482:
I am going there next month- just have to negotiate the small problem of the flight in the BA cattle class with farkall leg space
@sharks_lover-483:
Ja, at least u still have the mountain to look at these days , pity that we cannot offer u some decent rugby as well, lol
12 Aug 2012, 16:37 pm
@Robzim-484:
12 Aug 2012, 16:41 pm
@Robzim-485:
try and get out to headleigh farm with carol and let us know what it’s like to ride the olympic course…!!
12 Aug 2012, 16:42 pm
@Heavens Game-376: @Heavens Game-402: @Heavens Game-410: How’s this farken msunu taking my nic… Time for Keo to sort out this Nic stealing forsaken excuse for a site very rapidly…
I suspect I know who this particular nic stealing twat is… and it aint one of the usual suspects…. Watch out fckface.
Great to see Stander giving it a go… Looked like a hard course.
12 Aug 2012, 16:46 pm
@Heavens Game-488: Hiyas HG, I reckon it’s a certain Al Crappo
12 Aug 2012, 16:46 pm
@sharks_lover-489: I reckon it was E.T
12 Aug 2012, 16:49 pm
@How kak must you be to lose a home semi?-490: Not so sure? but yeah i could be wrong, it stays pathetic to say the least
12 Aug 2012, 16:51 pm
@sharks_lover-489: Just busa ngesizulu if in doubt… will catch out the ibosha imposter once and for all…. However I dont think it was the little poodle basher…
12 Aug 2012, 16:54 pm
@Heavens Game-492: AHHHHH ok with you now, that blerry Mgdoyi
12 Aug 2012, 16:55 pm
England have replaced Pietersen with Jonny ‘can’t handle the short ball against the Windiest’ Bairstow.They are silly not to have accepted his apology.Yes Puma.They are basically conceding the Test Mace with this decision.
12 Aug 2012, 16:55 pm
BTW…Nice to see Sharkies coming to the fore in the Olympics… Most of the medals are Sharks country born, bred or associated…. Farken Olympic Dynamite.
12 Aug 2012, 16:58 pm
@sharks_lover-493: No, the Kings supporting Shangaan is probably riveting his Rossoneri at present…. But since the real me can thetha a little “vernacular”, its easy to catch out one of these Camps Bay impostors six love.
12 Aug 2012, 17:02 pm
I can guarantee you beautiful Bert – world’s most famous father, Chad Le Clos and Cameron Van Den Burgh are Sharks supporters thru and thru…
Winners all, supporting a winning team… A team that has made Newlands home away from home…
12 Aug 2012, 17:11 pm
@Hurricane-345: Hey, Hurricunt… WTF have Sunny Bull and his Chiefs and their travel assisted win have to do with you and the rest of your black and yellow Hurricuntie supporters…. That is, if you are the real Hurricane… Can’t be sure nowdays….
12 Aug 2012, 17:11 pm
@Heavens Game-495: true
12 Aug 2012, 17:12 pm
See, how to clear a thread in under five posts…. This be the real HG…
Sharks Forever!
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