Late penalty sinks WP

Late penalty sinks WP

25 Aug 2012

RYAN VREDE saw the Golden Lions win a tight encounter against Western Province 26-23 thanks to a penalty after the siren had sounded.

WP’s discipline was awful throughout the match and it was fitting that a penalty, which stemmed from a blatantly offside Deon Fourie steal, would be their demise. Elton Jantjies’ sixth successful goal grabbed a much-needed victory for the union that has endured a torrid time off the field in recent weeks.

WP got off to a good start, spraying the ball across the park in a manner some of their supporters have been pleading for. They earned the right to do so through powerful phase play, which created holes in the Lions’ defensive that WP’s hot steppers exploited.

Gerhard van den Heever rounded off a 15-phase move which featured an excellent break from Juan de Jongh. Demetri Catrakilis converted and added a penalty shortly thereafter for a comfortable lead 12 minutes into the contest.

But the Lions regrouped and settled into their game plan, dominating the remainder of the half. Jantjies got them off with a penalty and Josh Strauss crossed the whitewash soon thereafter, finishing a slick attacking move.

Jantjies missed the conversion but banked a penalty just before the break to take his side ahead. WP must have felt comfortable in the opening exchanges, however, having being starved of possession and territory and in the face of an improved defensive effort, they looked decidedly rudderless.

The visitors started more strongly upon resumption of the match, but they butchered a clutch of very good opportunities. Again the Lions survived without too much damage inflicted and rebounded superbly, Jantjies capitalising on WP’s ill-discipline to establish a 20-13 lead going into the last 15 minutes.

Catrakilis set up a tense finish with a penalty nine minutes from full-time, but yet more brainless breakdown play saw Jantjies kick his fifth three pointer of the evening to regain breathing room.

But WP refused to relent and having camped in the Lions’ red zone for much of the closing stages, finally broke through, Brok Harris driving over. Catrakilis levelled to spark hope of a WP win, but the Lions drove into their half and Jantjies cooly slotted the decisive kick.


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  • 101.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:55 pm

    @nama1-92: He lost it way back…………it just takes a little push for him to take off his cloak of decency and reveal the uneducated commoner beneath.
    He is a woeful excuse for a man, with ZERO self control – as seen above.

    Personally, I quite enjoy seeing him squirm.

  • 102.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:55 pm

    @sharks_lover-83: Haha struck a nerve did I? That response was as if I’d insulted your mother jeez.

    ‘Act like Moffies all day’… Good one.

    The Pat Lambia has a babyface like Bieber, it’s true get over it.

    To me he’s average, it’s my honest opinion, I’m not punting Grant over him I just think he’s average and beyond KZN that opinion is widespread. No doubt he has good BMT (CC final), solid kicking (70-75) but is slow and his passing game pales in comparison to Elton or Goosen.

    He hasn’t lit up the S15 (he has plenty of time to do so) or the Test arena so to me he’s average. Get over it.

  • 103.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:55 pm

    Its fine for grant 1000 and Hondo and others that are not black racist everyday , but we have tpo endure non whites making racist remarks everyday?? and then they cry??? damn rubbish

  • 104.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:55 pm

    YOU started it you sh#t

    No-one here is a “trailer trash street lamp dweller”

    Is that what you think of all women you maggot

  • 105.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:56 pm

    @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-101: no

    and so you typicaLLY ACT INNOCENT?? YOU ARE the lowest of scum

  • 106.nama1: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:57 pm

    @sharks_lover-99:
    I just think that you’ve overstepped a line there SL.

    If you’re fine with what you said, then….well…..

  • 107.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:57 pm

    @Dawn-104: no you did, i was not talking to you, but you arrogant rubbish as you are come in here telling me top shut up?? wtf you think you are???? get back to you to where you crawled out of

  • 108.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:58 pm

    @nama1-106: I azm not but again Nama her calling me white trash?? why not just trash??? think about it,, again you condone you maaitjies racist ****

  • 109.W.P: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:58 pm

    Ref is a bit dodge. Lions getting a couple of poor penalty decisions

  • 110.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:58 pm

    Coloured tramp????????

    Stick your foot in your mouth just a bit more and you may just choke and you us all a favour you slime

  • 111.Mr Black: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:59 pm

    Lions turning over wp ball at will

  • 112.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:59 pm

    @sharks_lover-100: Wow, all class (and YOU are the one whinging and moaning and pleading innocence……..As in rugby old goat, someone punches, but the wrinkled old fool you takes the bait and punches back is the one who is eventually punished – penalty reversed you oldfucker!)

    Yesterday you said, “they like dishing it out, maar vok kan hulle huil as hulle dit terugkry” – take those words…..and apply to self.

  • 113.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:59 pm

    @Dawn-104: only maggot is you and you and your dog buddy that live on making trashy remarks about others then cry when it hits back in ur ugly gob,, dont cry, takle what you give

    there was not problem in here till you 2 waltzed in

    NOW FO

  • 114.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 17:59 pm

    @sharks_lover-103: Please man, you never scold those guys at all, caught you laughing with Grant100 today…

    White bloggers are hardly subjected to much racism at all jeez, we make up like 90% of posters…. Name one coloured/Transie poster whose as racist as Hondo of Grant100?

  • 115.nama1: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:00 pm

    Nearly Shadow.

    Try saved by Jantjies.

  • 116.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:00 pm

    @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-112: Injured Bambi again?? WOW what a lowlife you are

  • 117.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:00 pm

    You are white trash

    Deal with it

  • 118.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:00 pm

    @sharks_lover-93:
    ja, but the the whole whole first 15 was affected and have only just recovered. they have been cleared medically though, i agree. still is very disruptive.

    yes, two players out for sure. i read it was about three, but not.

    its easy to say its just reserves who are out but i assure you the reserves are an integral part of the bulls play, has been for a long time. serfoentein definetely was going to get a run.

  • 119.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:00 pm

    @sharks_lover-108: Nutter

  • 120.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:01 pm

    @Bagel-114: i was not laughing aBOUT ANYTHING RACIST HE HAD TO SAY, AND IF YOU WANNA go back into posts you will find where i have given him lots of **** for his racist remarks

    dont talk about something you dont know about

  • 121.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:01 pm

    @Dawn-117: aND UR COLOURED TRASH SO DEAL WITH IT

  • 122.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:02 pm

    @sharks_lover-108: Time out. Take a deep breath. Then another. Grab the oxygen…..suck gently.

    Then come back and attack the ‘evil and nasty’ WP fans with renewed vigour.

    Fuckingclassicschoolyardnerd. Calling the cavalry yet? Need 50c to make the call?

  • 123.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:02 pm

    @Bagel-119: no ur the Nutter and get that log off your shoulder

  • 124.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:02 pm

    @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-122: FO wench

  • 125.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:02 pm

    @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food-122: trailer tramp

  • 126.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:03 pm

    What are you bleating about being called white trash when you fling around “coloured tramp” and “gemors”

    Tweegevreet hypocrite

  • 127.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:04 pm

    @sharks_lover-123: w/e

    Can someone tell me how the Greek is playing?

  • 128.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:04 pm

    @Mr Black-96:
    yip
    a big % of the work goes on in the weeks before the game so it def does not help when so badly disrupted.

  • 129.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:05 pm

    @Bagel-127: a few good things, not bad to be honest,

  • 130.nama1: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:05 pm

    How can you confuse Lionel Mapoe with Esterhuizen?

    :lol:

  • 131.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:05 pm

    You two-faced piece of lard

    Coloured tramps work in your fecking kitchens and clean up your white trash mess every day

    So feckoff

  • 132.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:05 pm

    de jongh is scintillating in space

  • 133.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:06 pm

    @Dawn-126: Easy Dawn, I think you’re wasting your time with this one. An unfortunate reality of online blogging.

  • 134.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:06 pm

    @Bagel-127: vermeulen was good first 20 min but a bit quiet since then

  • 135.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:07 pm

    @sharks_lover-124: We CT ‘moffies, wenches and tramps’ own you fair and square.

    @sharks_lover-125: See above.

  • 136.nama1: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:07 pm

    Another try saving tackle by Jantjies on Shadow.

  • 137.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:07 pm

    @Robzim-97:
    yip
    so far it looks lt looks like we were right.
    very 50/50 game and could go either way but looks like the lions will edge it.

  • 138.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:07 pm

    hurdles butchers a try

  • 139.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:08 pm

    @Dawn-131: FO trash ,@Bagel-133: ur no better than her, soort soek maar soort ne???

  • 140.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:08 pm

    Kitriwatsit has signed for the Kings

  • 141.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:08 pm

    @Big Hit-132:
    ja, but the real work is done back down on earth.

  • 142.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:09 pm

    Go Lions !!!! Don’t let the mountain moffies back into the game. Siya Uselisi

  • 143.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:09 pm

    @Big Hit-132: Isn’t he just?

    One of my favourite players, unfortunately I suspect his test career is doomed so long as Meyer is at the helm. Sees JJ as a potential 13…. Beyond retarded.

    Must admit Juan had an average Super15 but then so did all the Stormers backline players bar Aplon.

  • 144.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:09 pm

    @sharks_lover-134: you dont own jack **** now run long, you lamp awaits you

  • 145.nama1: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:09 pm

    @Bagel-127:
    I’m not impressed to be honest.

  • 146.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:09 pm

    @Dawn-140: Catrakilis suip lap.

  • 147.katman: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:10 pm

    A few passengers in the wp backline.

  • 148.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:10 pm

    @nama1-130: want Mapoe het hom wit geskrik :lol:

  • 149.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:11 pm

    @Dusky-142: I went to Durban this July on the way to the beautiful Sodwana Bay.

    I’d be jealous of our mountain too if I lived there (OR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!)

  • 150.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 18:11 pm

    Oh shut up you yard of wet tripe

    Your name-calling is getting boring now

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