LIVE MATCH COVERAGE
Currie Cup
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FS Cheetahs
Western Province
| Kick-off local time | : | Sat, 08 September 2012 - 19h10 |
| Kick-off | : | Sat, 08 September 2012 - 19h10 |
| Venue | : | Bloemfontein |
| Referee | : | Jonathan Kaplan |
| Match status | : | Result |
| FS Cheetahs | Western Province | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Sarel Pretorius (27min) | Gio Aplon (2min) and Marcel Brache (66min) |
| Penalties | Nico Scheepers (5min), Nico Scheepers (13min), Nico Scheepers (31min), Nico Scheepers (38min), and Nico Scheepers (60min) | Demetri Catrakilis (24min), Demetri Catrakilis (34min), Demetri Catrakilis (50min), Demetri Catrakilis (54min), and Demetri Catrakilis (56min) |
| Conversions | Nico Scheepers (28min) | Demetri Catrakilis (3min) and Demetri Catrakilis (67min) |
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| Yellow cards | ||
| Red cards | ||
| DGs |
Commentary
| Minute | Commentary |
|---|---|
85 |
Rhule fumbles it and it is all over! Brilliant defence by WP and a brilliant end to the match! |
83 |
Good patience by the Cheetahs. They're 30m out. Brussow takes it up to the 22. It's a penalty for the Cheetahs ... |
81 |
It's a tighthead and the Cheetahs come away with it. They're over the halfway line ... |
79 |
Schreuder with an incisive darts from the base of the scrum. He's just brought down before the try-line but the forwards arrive in numbers. The ball isn't coming out so WP will feed one final scrum |
78 |
Good pressure by Pretorius on Fourie but he knocks on as he tries to snap up the ball |
77 |
They only manage 10m before it's turned over with WP awarded the throw-in to a scrum |
76 |
The Cheetahs win back possession with Benjamin holding up the ball carrier but they have to go all of 80 metres to score from this scrum |
74 |
Still the Cheetahs come at WP but another knock-on gifts WP a scrum in the hosts' half |
73 |
Fourie concedes a penalty at the breakdown. Scheepers lines up a 52m kick. He has the distance but the accuracy is off |
70 |
A forward pass from Brache to Aplon gives the Cheetahs another chance to attack |
69 |
A good period of attack by the hosts come to nought as Van der Merwe's hands lets him down |
67 |
Catrakilis, crucially, adds the CONVERSION |
66 |
Ebersohn doesn't find touch so WP counter-attack. Catrakilis shows good vision to stab a chip through to Brache who takes it out of the air, steps the last man and scores a brilliant TRY! |
65 |
WP in possession now. Good, patient build up by the visitors who keep it tight. They come within 10m where Kitshoff coughs it up |
62 |
WP are being asked to make energy-sapping tackles but they are up to the task for the time being |
60 |
The Cheetahs pounce on a loose ball and stretches WP's defence. The visitors are penalised for not rolling away. Scheepers steps up and levels the scores with a straightforward PENALTY |
56 |
PENALTY! Catrakilis cashes in after Brussow is rather harshly blown up for not showing daylight |
54 |
The Cheetahs repel WP's driving maul but Labuschagne fails to roll away, allowing Catrakilis to slot another PENALTY and level the scores |
50 |
Play comes back for a PENALTY and Catrakilis closes the gap with a successful kick at goal |
49 |
The Cheetahs have to scramble back as De Allende takes a quick tap. Robert Ebersohn's kick doesn't find touch and WP counter-attack. The forwards continue the attacking movement and Kitshoff stretches over in the tackle but the try is controversially disallowed as it's ruled a double movement |
45 |
Brussow, who's been rather quiet, wins a turnover as WP were steady building momentum |
43 |
Daniller is away for all money in a set-piece move but Ebersohn's pass was well forward |
42 |
Catrakilis starts the second stanza. The Cheetahs run it back through Ruhle. A kicking battle leads to Catrakilis kicking it dead in-goal so play comes back to deep inside WP's half |
40 |
The half comes to an end with a knock-on. We'll see you in 10 minutes. |
39 |
Ntubeni injects some pace with a well timed pass. He offloads to Elstadt who can't hold on |
38 |
Continuity by the Cheetahs earn them a PENALTY as WP are warned for not rolling away. Scheepers continues his sublime goal-kicking |
34 |
WP attack from a line-out on the Cheetahs' 22m line. Groom snipes and finds a half gap. It's a PENALTY against the Cheetahs for tackling the man without the ball and Catrakilis kicks the three points |
31 |
PENALTY! The hosts go through the phases and are rewarded with a chance at goal. Scheepers makes no mistake to extent the lead |
30 |
WP do well to clear on halfway |
29 |
Ebersohn spots no-one is home at the back and finds touch 10m for WP's line |
28 |
Scheepers' CONVERSION is ... over |
27 |
TRY! Raubenheimer makes a clean break, here's an opportunity, he finds Labuschagne who is brought down a metre short and he pops it up for Pretorius who scores! |
24 |
A high tackle by Wagner sees Catrakilis set up an attacking line-out from where Raubenheimer is caught offside. Catrakilis slots the PENALTY |
21 |
A kicking battle ends in a line-out near WP's 22 |
19 |
The Cheetahs make headway with their big ball carriers in midfield but Liebenberg coughs it up |
16 |
WP squander an attacking opportunity from a line-out on the attacking 22m line |
13 |
Ebersohn kicks for the corner but the bounce is cruel and it goes dead in-goal so play comes back to near the halfway line. WP are pinned at the scrum so Scheepers steps up. He slots the PENALTY |
9 |
The Cheetahs weather another storm as Carstens is caught going off his feet |
7 |
WP gain good ground with their driving maul before Aplon chips ahead again. Daniller does well to tidy up and Ebersohn clears |
5 |
The Cheetahs reply with a PENALTY by Scheepers |
3 |
Catrakilis adds the CONVERSION |
2 |
TRY! WP start where they left off last weekend. Brache runs at the gap, sucks in the defenders and offloads to Aplon. He chips, collects and scores |
0 |
Ebersohn gets us under way and it's out on the full! |
-5 |
It's home ground advantage versus form following WP's dismantling of the Blue Bulls last weekend |
-10 |
Welcome to Bloemfontein for the final Currie Cup encounter of the weekend |
FS Cheetahs
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Hennie Daniller |
| 14 | Ryno Benjamin |
| 13 | Robert Ebersohn |
| 12 | Philip Snyman |
| 11 | Raymond Rhule |
| 10 | Sias Ebersohn |
| 9 | Sarel Pretorius |
| 8 | Philip van der Walt |
| 7 | Davon Raubenheimer |
| 6 | Hendro Scholtz |
| 5 | Izak van der Westhuizen |
| 4 | Francois Uys |
| 3 | Ross Geldenhuys |
| 2 | Hercu Liebenberg |
| 1 | Marcel van der Merwe |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 22 | Nico Scheepers |
| 21 | Barry Geel |
| 20 | Tewis de Bruyn |
| 19 | Hendrik Venter |
| 18 | Carl Wegner |
| 17 | Schalk van der Merwe |
| 16 | Adriaan Strauss |
Western Province
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Gio Aplon |
| 14 | Gerhard van den Heever |
| 13 | Juan de Jongh |
| 12 | Damian de Allende |
| 11 | Bryan Habana |
| 10 | Demetri Catrakilis |
| 9 | Nic Groom |
| 8 | Duane Vermeulen |
| 7 | Don Armand |
| 6 | Deon Fourie |
| 5 | De Kock Steenkamp |
| 4 | Eben Etzebeth |
| 3 | Frans Malherbe |
| 2 | Siyabonga Ntubeni |
| 1 | Steven Kitshoff |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 22 | Joe Pietersen |
| 21 | Marcel Brache |
| 20 | Louis Schreuder |
| 19 | Jebb Sinclair |
| 18 | Wilhelm van der Sluys |
| 17 | Brok Harris |
| 16 | Deon Carstens |