LIVE MATCH COVERAGE
Currie Cup
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Sharks
Blue Bulls
| Kick-off local time | : | Fri, 28 September 2012 - 19h10 |
| Kick-off | : | Fri, 28 September 2012 - 19h10 |
| Venue | : | Durban |
| Referee | : | Mark Lawrence |
| Match status | : | Result |
| Sharks | Blue Bulls | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Paul Jordaan (21min) and Keegan Daniel (45min) | |
| Penalties | Meyer Bosman (52min) | Louis Fouché (28min), Louis Fouché (39min), and Louis Fouché (70min) |
| Conversions | ||
| Penalty tries | ||
| Yellow cards | ||
| Red cards | ||
| DGs | Louis Fouché (3min) |
Commentary
| Minute | Commentary |
|---|---|
81 |
The TMO says play on and Viljoen kicks it into touch. What a game! |
80 |
The Blue Bulls are overzealous and concede a penalty in the process. Tempers flare and referee Mark Lawrence calls for the TMO to check for possible foul play ... |
79 |
It's a huge scrum by the Blue Bulls but the Sharks hold on. Now they cough it up. Visser breaks but is tacked into touch. We'll have time for the line-out |
78 |
The Blue Bulls win the ball back from the line-out but Fouche knocks on. The clock is winding down ... can the Sharks hold on? |
77 |
The stats show 86 kicks! Meanwhile, the Blue Bulls are penalised at scrum time so the Sharks clear their line |
75 |
Fouche kicks the Blue Bulls into Sharks territory where the hosts cough it up. The visitors are patient in their build-up but crucially, the hosts win a turnover |
72 |
Dale Chadwick is asked to throw into the line-out and predictably, it's not straight |
70 |
Fouche slots the PENALTY and it's a one-point ball game |
69 |
Nearly 20 phases later the Blue Bulls are finally over the line but the ball is held up. During the build-up Botha copped a stray boot from Pieter Dixon in the face. It looked accidental but controversially, Dixon is RED CARDED |
65 |
The Blue Bulls are being driven back in the collision by the Sharks but they're showing good patience ... |
63 |
The Blue Bulls edge forward through pick and goes before the Sharks snatch a turnover on the deck. Reinach clears but gains little ground |
61 |
Viljoen takes his eyes off the ball and coughs it up - could be costly for the hosts |
59 |
Ludik finds space with an elusive counter run - the Blue Bulls clearly expected the kick. The ball goes wide where Sampie Mastriet deliberately knocks the ball down. Bosman's kick misses off the upright |
58 |
Akona Ndungane again chases well and wins Vermaak's bomb out of the air. Fouche attempts another drop-goal but it's wide |
55 |
Jordaan throws a poor pass to Ludik who knocks on to gift the Blue Bulls an attacking scrum |
52 |
PENALTY! Neither team are able to cross the gainline at this stage, leading to more kicking. Potgieter is penalised for a shoulder charge on Daniel so Bosman extends the lead |
50 |
Visser tries something different with a chip-and-chase but it's out on the full |
48 |
The Sharks win that kicking battle but the Blue Bulls drive over the ball and win possession |
46 |
Bosman is unable to convert from the right-hand touchline |
45 |
TRY! The Blue Bulls jump the gun and concede a penalty that allows the Sharks to clear. From the line-out Reinach makes a sniping break and links up with his captain. Daniel hands off Arno Botha and beats Visser to score in the corner |
42 |
Reinach kicks the ball straight back and Willie Wepener knocks on |
41 |
The Blue Bulls had the edge in the tactical kicking department and physical stakes in the first forty and have a four-point lead to show for it as Fouche gets the second half under way |
40 |
Fouche takes his time and slots the PENALTY to see out the half |
38 |
The Blue Bull forwards carry the ball up and force another penalty out of the Sharks |
36 |
The Blue Bulls gain little if any ground with a rolling maul but win a penalty as the Sharks came in from the side. It's out of range so Fouche sets up the line-out |
34 |
The Sharks get a rolling maul going but the Blue Bulls hold up Ludik to win the turnover and scrum feed |
32 |
Daniel sends a booming torpedo kick downfield. Visser is back to reply in kind and finds touch on half-way |
30 |
The Blue Bulls, through Fouche, wins a prolonged battle of aerial ping pong, finding touch just outside the Sharks' 22 |
28 |
Daniel applies pressure but from an off-side position which sees Fouche slot his first PENALTY to regain the lead for the Blue Bulls |
27 |
The Blue Bulls can't control their line-out ball but will get a second bite at the cherry as Reinach's kick is out on the full |
25 |
It's a strong Sharks scrum but Dewald Potgieter wins a turnover on Daniel |
24 |
Visser this time cannot cling onto the up-and-under with great pressure applied by Ludik so the Sharks will have a scrum inside the Blue Bulls' half |
21 |
TRY! Visser does well to take a high ball cleanly but Jordaan rips the ball from his grasp and runs in from 20 metres out. Bosan can't add the extras |
20 |
Viljoen can't hold onto a high ball but clutches onto it on the second attempt and Reinach tidies up with a good clearance kick |
18 |
It's absolutely hammering down as the Blue Bulls spill the pill forward - one can hardly blame them in these conditions |
17 |
Fouche goes back to the well for another drop but this time it's charged down by Reinach |
15 |
Both teams are struggling to hold onto the ball as the rain continues pouring down. Viljoen for the second time shanks one directly into touch |
13 |
Akona Ndungane chases a high ball and competes brilliantly to deny the Sharks a clean take. The ball bounces into the Sharks' in-goal off Ndungane but that was a close call |
12 |
Fouche can't find touch and Ndungane does well to keep the ball in play but the hosts are caught off-side |
10 |
The Sharks take it through the phases but are held up 10 metres out |
9 |
It's a steady scrum first up for the Blue Bulls and Fouche finds touch near half-way |
7 |
The Sharks counter all the way into the Blue Bulls' 22. Reinach pops one up for Jean Deysel but the big man can't hold on |
5 |
Fouche drives the Blue Bulls back into Sharks territory where the visitors poach their third line-out against the throw |
3 |
DROP-GOAL! The Blue Bulls win their line-out; Fouche goes for a drop that just clears the crossbar |
2 |
Viljoen kicks straight into touch on the full from a back taken back so the Blue Bulls have a real opportunity here |
0 |
And away we go with the Sharks kicking off and Vermaak fielding and finding touch |
-2 |
We can confirm the following changes: Riaan Viljoen starts at flyhalf, Paul Jordaan at 11, Bosman at 12, Tim Whitehead at 13, Odwa Ndungane at 14 and Louis Ludik at 15 |
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It's cold and raining in Durban - the pitch is waterlogged so we can expect a war of attrition. Plumtree, in a pre-match interview, hints there could be late changes to the home side. |
-10 |
The head-to-head clash between young Cobus Reinach and Jano Vermaak should be a cracker |
-20 |
Sharks coach John Plumtree has surprised with the selection of Meyer Bosman at flyhalf in a reshuffled backline. The Blue Bulls have kept changes to the minimum after their good win over the Free State Cheetahs with CJ Stander starting at No 8 |
-30 |
With the log-leading Golden Lions playing away to third-place Province tomorrow, a win this evening could see the Sharks finish Round Eight atop the standings. A loss for the Blue Bulls effectively dashes their hopes of sneaking into the semifinals, so there is plenty to play for for both sides. |
-40 |
Welcome to our live coverage of this crunch Currie Cup clash between the Sharks and the Blue Bulls in Durban |
Sharks
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Louis Ludik |
| 14 | JP Pietersen |
| 13 | Paul Jordaan |
| 12 | Tim Whitehead |
| 11 | Lwazi Mvovo |
| 10 | Patrick Lambie |
| 9 | Cobus Reinach |
| 8 | Keegan Daniel |
| 7 | Willem Alberts |
| 6 | Marcell Coetzee |
| 5 | Anton Bresler |
| 4 | Steven Sykes |
| 3 | Jannie du Plessis |
| 2 | Craig Burden |
| 1 | Tendai Mtawarira |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 22 | Odwa Ndungane |
| 21 | Meyer Bosman |
| 20 | Charl McLeod |
| 19 | Jean Deysel |
| 18 | Jandré Marais |
| 17 | Wiehahn Herbst |
| 16 | Kyle Cooper |
Blue Bulls
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Zane Kirchner |
| 14 | Akona Ndungane |
| 13 | JJ Engelbrecht |
| 12 | Francois Venter |
| 11 | Bjorn Basson |
| 10 | Morne Steyn |
| 9 | Jano Vermaak |
| 8 | Arno Botha |
| 7 | Jacques Potgieter |
| 6 | Dewald Potgieter |
| 5 | Juandre Kruger |
| 4 | Flip van der Merwe |
| 3 | Werner Kruger |
| 2 | Willie Wepener |
| 1 | Morne Mellett |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 22 | Dean Greyling |
| 21 | Louis Fouché |
| 20 | Francois Hougaard |
| 19 | CJ Stander |
| 18 | Wilhelm Steenkamp |
| 17 | Frik Kirsten |
| 16 | Chiliboy Ralepelle |