| DATE, TIME | TEAM | TEAM | DETAILS | |||
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| Mon, 08 JULY 2013 | ||||||
| 08h30 | Griquas | 17 | 35 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe caused quite an upset in an untidy game. Structurally the neighbouring country’s team was really good at times and produced some pleasing plays. Zim left wing Matukwa’s try was the result of excellent set move passing, handing and timing execution. Their contesting of the tackled ball was outstanding, helping them to win key turnovers. Griquas lacked cohesion and were their own worst enemies most of the time. Their setpeices weren’t good, they made basic handling errors, they failed miserably in attempts to protect the ball at the breakdown and they fell off regulation tackles. The margin between the teams would have been larger had Zimbabwe not had a player unfairly sinbinned – Griquas scored 14 points (their only 2 tries) during this spell. | |
| 10h00 | Border | 38 | 20 | Namibia | A good contest. It was 24-20 with less than 10 minutes to go. Both teams made errors which stopped the flow at times but the speed and urgency made this game a lot better than the one before. Namibia proved to be no pushovers. They did some good things. Border’s passing out wide needs a bit of work and their scrum struggled a bit. Otherwise they produced quite a few team tries. Flyhalf Lungelo Gosa brought his super stepping ability to Limpopo province. Centre Simila Jho won man of the match. There was also a good performance by flank Jerwyn Harty. Namibian flyhalf Chris Arries looked decent and it’s a pity that the guys out wide could not get more and better quality ball. | |
| 11h30 | WP | 40 | 24 | Pumas | Awesome game. The first half was high tempo and action packed. Pumas dominating the collisions and tight forwards doing exceptionally well with loosies making big contributions. WP backs are creative, quick and lethal. Their speed of execution is exceptional. At the start of the 2nd half, defences improved and errors started to creep into the game. WP showed more composure though and ended up scoring a further 3 tries to stretch their narrow halftime lead of 19-17 to a comprehensive one. Inside centre Daniel du Plessis proved just what a class act he is by not only scoring 4 tries but doing so many positive things during his time on the ball. There were some other excellent performers. Stand outs included Pumas flank Daniel Maartens and his skipper at TH Conraad van Vuuren, while WP had halfbacks Damian Stevens and Dennis Cox to thank for some smart play. WP wing Grant Hermanus and Pumas scrummy Rowan Gouws also worth looking out for as the tournament progresses.
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| 13h00 | Blue Bulls | 46 | 22 | KZN | The wind picked up for this game. The first half quality could have been better yet there were some very memorable moments. KZN no.8 Ayron Schramm continued to impress with 2 bits of brilliant individualism, both resulting in tries. The Bulls lock RG Snyman showed x-factor of his own. It’s become a bit of a trademark of his but the huge boy continues to surprise all with his distribution skills. He provided 2 assists by being aware of where his support runners were after doing good work with ball in hand. 17-17 at the break turned into 46-22 at full time as the Bulls dominated the 2nd half. KZN struggled to get their hands on quality ball and the lineouts turned out to be a nightmare with KZN showing little innovation to help overcome tall timber of the Bulls that contested very well. For the Bulls, their outstanding centre combo of Franco Naude and Jurie Linde stood out but the foundation was laid by some good forward play. They were strong in the set pieces and backed it up with good consolidation at the breakdown. That said, there is still a bit of work ahead. Prospects look very bright for this Bulls team though. | |
| 15h30 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 26 | 31 | Boland | A highly entertaining game. The winner was hard to pick. Both teams went for it. Defences could have been better at times though. Boland are able to secure good set-piece ball. Their lineout was particularly good. They also produced some slick handling plays and were very dangerous in broken play. Captain Hanro Liebenberg featured prominetly. The Limpopo Bulls have a never-say-die attitude about them and seem to thrive on drives around the fringes. Limpopo flyhalf Andries Bruwer seemed to be the catalyst in most things good. He was confident and added much value. Late in the game centre JP van Wyk came into his own as well. The game produced an exciting finish with the lead switching hands a few times late on and the game ending with Limpopo being held up over the Boland line in their last gasp attempt to win the match. |
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@Oom Kaspaas: Die spanne is mos klaar gekies,sal nie veel help nie en beserings het ons posisie vererger.Kom ons praat weer na die Bulls wedstryd.Onthou dat die dieselfde voorry en amper wil ek se,vaste5 @ Waterkloof hulle alie gesien het.More skrum 1 en 3 tien teen een weer teen mekaar.En kom ons hoop hulle doen goed!
Border to go unbeaten
@Predator: Ou dierasie… As julle nou julle kant bring, en ins wen more vir WP… dan kan ek en jy uitsien na n lekker finaal saterdag… Terloops, Garsfontein kom na Outeniqua se rugby dag in Augustus, enige idee teen wie hulle gaan speel? Affies het mos onttrek, gaan Garsies dalk teen die Kwaggas uitdraf?
@maroon8: Saw Thomas against the Kwaggas and Oakdale and he did not dominate at all, in the scrums, but he has a presence on the field. A big boy!!
@BOG: Must admit we will have to pull out all the moves,..WP and Bulls did good on their first day. Province looked weak on their forwards performance,…I will take them on up front and prevent the ball going to the backs, or at least give them the ball on the backfoot. I predict that the CW will be won upfront.
@maroon8: Gee ons jou vaste 5 keuse.
@bhkgpa: As i said on this blog before……Thomas and his Boishaai 2nd team mate came short big time against Glenwood.Thomas is not a good scrummer(my perception)….good in the loose only….and ..i am worried because our pack and specially the tight5 cannot dominate……….i hope you are correct with your forecast!
@maroon8: remember mostly reserves played today I am sure Wednesday you will a different scrumming performance with Thomas also coming back.
@CapeMan: WP won and congrats! Shocking frontrow performance…….1……totally overpowered …WTF!!!!……….Did we go forward once with the scrum in this match? I am worried.
Boland will really have to improve their defence! They have scored some good tries but they have missed numerous tackles !!
Anyhow congratulations to Boland……but a lot of hard work to be done on the rest day tomorrow !!
46 – 22: convincing victory by the Bulls and well done to them!
I have to admit though that it was not a good performance by the guys from KZN!
Bulls dominating the lineouts
Well done Border! Seems like our teams are doing well this year.Great to see Somila Jho back in the thick of things with a man of the match performance.Nicely done young man.
Are these games televised?
@Gungets Tuft: I agree – could have been a penalty yes but it was a harsh call. KZn’s discipline and lineouts costing them.
34 – 22 with 11 min to go
@BuffelsCM: Penalty try was a bit dodgy. No way to be certain a try would have been scored.
31 – 17 to Bulls after 46 minutes. Try by Jurie Linde and a penalty try as well
Come on Sharks need to make up for Saturdays loss to the Bulls.
@BuffelsCM: Thanks
@Queenian: 17 – 17 after 37 minutes
@BOG: Also think they should do ID checks on all the Free State players tomorrow as I hear 4 boys escaped from JJS on the weekend so I think maybe you folks are trying to get some much needed depth there (street smarts). Or maybe check there pockets for razor blades.
@BOG: Wonder how much GCB will lose to the EC by tomorrow.
Looks like Zim are okay this year.
Whats the score between KZN and Bulls
daniel du plessis showing his class in this game,definitely one to watch as the tournament progresses.i see there were a few 1st choice fwd’s not playing of course so I really hope when they do play,that they make a big difference coz the Pumas fwd’s looked much stronger,including scrum time.
kzn giving the bulls a game but letting themselves down at times
cant wait to watch free state tomorrow……..
Well done to Border hope you keep winning.
All in all, a very poor performance by the WP forward pack..the pumas dominated all the set pieces but a superior WP backline was the difference. The front rowers were not good. Bothama was the only shining light for the WP forward pack. Daniel du plesis…This boy is showing why is possibly the best 12 in schoolboy rugby this year. He was injured in the beginning of the year and he has come back with a bang. He made his come back against SACS and he made us pay. Pumas no.6 was awesome in the breakdown. He deserves special mention. I feel really bad for Khanyo Ngcukana..I hope the injury isn’t as bad as it looked. Let’s hope our starting front rowers who were on the bench will do much better. I know Thomas Du Toit from Boishaaai is a beast.
FOUR tries for Daniel du Plessis!?!?
That is outstanding. Disappointed I can’t watch these games.
Should push him into the SA Schools side surely?
The Blue Bulls and the Valke will be playing in the finals
All the best to the WP boys selected. May the omission of all of the top 5 points scorers in the WC (stats below, 3 of them flyhalves) this year not come back to bite us in the buttocks. If all fails, Hein can always play Buhr at 10, he did good for Boland there last year and is a good kicker as well.
*Morné Kotze Tygerberg HS 167
*Tian Nel Boland Landbou 163
Tiaan Swanepoel Stellenberg HS 158
Karl Martin Wynberg BHS 158
*Jean Strydom Belliville HS 147
With the preliminaries behind, we can settle on the more serious stuff tomorrow