LIVE MATCH COVERAGE
Currie Cup
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Griquas
Golden Lions
| Kick-off local time | : | Sat, 06 October 2012 - 14h00 |
| Kick-off | : | Sat, 06 October 2012 - 14h00 |
| Venue | : | Kimberley |
| Referee | : | Mark Lawrence |
| Match status | : | Result |
| Griquas | Golden Lions | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Lourens Adriaanse (28min), Leon Karemaker (37min), Rocco Jansen (63min), and Rocco Jansen (79min) | Cobus Grobbelaar (21min) and Michael Rhodes (23min) |
| Penalties | Francois Brummer (45min), Francois Brummer (55min), and Francois Brummer (76min) | Butch James (9min), Butch James (40min), and Butch James (68min) |
| Conversions | Francois Brummer (29min), Francois Brummer (38min), Francois Brummer (64min), and Francois Brummer (80min) | Butch James (24min) |
| Penalty tries | ||
| Yellow cards | ||
| Red cards | ||
| DGs |
Commentary
| Minute | Commentary |
|---|---|
80 |
Francois Brummer adds the CONVERSION as the hooter for FULL-TIME goes and the home team takes a deserved 37-21 win. The heat clearly took its toll on the Lions, while Griquas showed the true grit they have become known for on their rock-hard home turf. Join us in a short while when we go to Soweto for the Test between South Africa and New Zealand |
79 |
TRY - Rocco Jansen gets the bonus point try as Griquas counter from yet another Lions mistake. |
78 |
The Lions getting desperate and making mistakes. |
76 |
Francois Brummer slots the PENALTY to make it a nine-point (30-21) game |
75 |
The Lions penalised at the breakdown just outside their 22 |
74 |
Nerves starting to get to both teams - poor handling turning the game into a stop-start affair |
72 |
The Lions penalised at the maul on the Griquas 22 |
71 |
Andries Coetzee drives Griquas back into their 22 with a great kick |
69 |
Now the Lions throwing everything into attack and working their way towards the Griquas 22 - but a knock-on ends a promising move |
68 |
Butch James kicks the PENALTY to narrow the gap to 21-27 |
67 |
Marnus Schoeman again penalised at the breakdown - this is getting ridiculous. Surely he can't keep doing that |
65 |
Griquas now throw everything forward on attack, looking for the killer blow. But they are penalised for a breakdown offence near the Lions' 10m line |
64 |
Francois Brummer adds the CONVERSION as the home team's lead stretches to 27-18 |
63 |
TRY - Griquas win a turnover deep inside their half and hack the ball downfield. Rocco Jansen beats the retreating Lions' cover and gets the five-pointer |
62 |
Willie le Roux again tries to drive the Lions back, but this time his kick is directly into touch |
60 |
Walter Venter penalised for 'lazy running' just inside the Lions' half |
59 |
Francois Brummer drives the Lions back into their own half |
58 |
Butch James, from 40m out, hooks it past the left upright |
57 |
The Lions come back strongly - that shook them up. They win a penalty near the Griquas 10m line |
55 |
The referee plays advantage against the Lions for holding on in the tackle and Willie le Roux chips ahead. He races Coetzee for the ball and the call goes to the TMO. Coetzee got there first and they go back for the penaltyon the 22. Francois Brummer slots the PENALTY as Griquas take the lead for the first time - 20-18 |
53 |
Francois Brummer, from 55m out, pushes it wide to the right |
52 |
The Lions again penalised at the breakdown, just inside the Griquas half |
50 |
The Lions' defence holds out and then win a crucial turnover inside their 22 - the ball is hacked downfield |
48 |
Francois Brummer drives the Lions back to their own tryline with a sublime touchfinder |
45 |
Lions scrum penalised just inside their half, as the set piece disintegrates - Francois Brummer, from 45m out, slots the PENALTY and it is a one-point game again - 17-18 |
43 |
Griquas penalised near the Lions' 10m line, as the frantic nature of the game continues - but the Lions hand the ball back with a forward pass |
41 |
Francois Brummer gets the second half underway - Deon van rensburg knocks on almost immediately, scrum to Griquas on the Lions 22 |
40 |
Griquas are lucky to get away with a deliberate transgression on the ground, as Marnus Schoeman lies on the Lions' side of a ruck. However, at the next breakdown they get penalised - the referee admidts he let the first one go, but couldn't do so a second time. Butch James slots the PENALTY as the Lions take a 18-14 lead into the HALF-TIME break. Griquas did well to get back into the game the Lions' early dominance. See you in 10 minutes. |
38 |
Francois Brummer adds the CONVERSION as Griquas close it to within one point - 14-15 |
37 |
TRY - Leon Karemaker goes over from the back of the scrum. |
35 |
Griquas go close again, but the Lions defence holds them out - they come back for a 5m scrum. Both teams are very effective with ball in hand. |
33 |
Lions hooker Bandise Maku again penalised - he is costing his team dearly through poor line-outs and discipline |
32 |
Griquas win a scrum feed near their own 22, as they manage to hold the Lions up ... the visitors unable to free the ball |
30 |
Willie le Roux finds touch near halfway from the restart |
29 |
Francois Brummer adds the CONVERION and Griquas are back in the game - 7-15 |
28 |
TRY - Lourens Adriaanse gets the ball over the line, but the call goes to the TMO, who rules that the try is good. |
26 |
The Lions again look to run out from their 22, but this time the passes are not sticking - scrum near the Lions 10m |
24 |
Butch James slots the CONVERSION and the Lions lead 15-0 |
23 |
TRY - Michael Rhodes gets the score, but it is a real team try, 13 pairs of hands from the restart! |
21 |
TRY - Cobus Grobbelaar is at the back end of a very effective maul. Griquas had no answer to that. Butch James can't add the extras - 8-0 |
20 |
Brilliant chip by Butcj James forced Griquas to carry the ball into touch 5m from their own line |
18 |
JP Nel penalised for a high tackle near halfway - not much in that |
16 |
Francois Brummer, from 40m out, takes aim at the posts after the Lions transgressed at the breakdown. Brummer is wide of the mark. |
15 |
Bandise Maku is having a real problem at the line-outs - that's the third throw that went awry |
14 |
Griquas find space on the right, as they counter from inside their half, but near the Lions 22 the home team concedes a penalty at the breakdown. |
12 |
The Lions again find space on the left wing, but are pushed into touch inside the Griquas 22. Willie le Roux clears his lines - near halfway |
10 |
Some kicking by both teams, but it settles down when Butch James gets it out near halfway. |
9 |
Butch James, from 25m out, slots the PENALTY to give the Lions the lead - 3-0 |
8 |
The Lions go wide and find space on the left wing. Griquas scramble well, but then concede a penalty near their 22. |
6 |
Butch James goes deep and Griquas' hands let them down near halfway as they look to attack from inside their half. |
5 |
Lions concede a free kick at the lione-out and Griquas go quickly. The Lions cover push them into touch 5m out |
4 |
Francois Brummer goes deep and push the Lions back to their 22 |
2 |
Griquas look to run it from the outset, but zre pushed into touch near halfway. The Lions have swapped hookers - Maku starting and Visagie on the bench. The rest of the team is as announced. |
0 |
Butch James gets the game underway |
-2 |
The teams are taking to the field, we are moments away from the action! |
-5 |
Fitness will be a key factor in these hot and pressing conditions. The light breeze is bringing no relief! |
-10 |
It is hot, very hot - currecntly in the mid 30s, but feeling closer to 40°C - the surface will be firm! |
-15 |
Welcome to Kimberley as we await the Currie Cup encounter between Griquas and the Golden Lions. |
Griquas
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Willie le Roux |
| 14 | Jannie Boshoff |
| 13 | Jean Stemmet |
| 12 | Walter Venter |
| 11 | Rocco Jansen |
| 10 | Francois Brummer |
| 9 | Marnus Hugo |
| 8 | Leon Karemaker |
| 7 | Justin Downey |
| 6 | Marnus Schoeman |
| 5 | Martin Muller |
| 4 | Rynhard Landman |
| 3 | Lourens Adriaanse |
| 2 | Ryno Barnes |
| 1 | Steph Roberts |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 22 | Richard Lawson |
| 21 | Marnitz Boshoff |
| 20 | Jacques Coetzee |
| 19 | Wesley Wilkins |
| 18 | Edwin Hewitt |
| 17 | Ivann Espag |
| 16 | Matthew Dobson |
Golden Lions
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Andries Coetzee |
| 14 | Lionel Mapoe |
| 13 | Jaco Taute |
| 12 | Alwyn Hollenbach |
| 11 | Ruan Combrinck |
| 10 | Elton Jantjies |
| 9 | Michael Bondesio |
| 8 | Warren Whiteley |
| 7 | Jaco Kriel |
| 6 | Cobus Grobbelaar |
| 5 | Franco van der Merwe |
| 4 | Michael Rhodes |
| 3 | Jacobie Adriaanse |
| 2 | Callie Visagie |
| 1 | JC Janse van Rensburg |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 22 | Deon Helberg |
| 21 | Butch James |
| 20 | Ross Cronje |
| 19 | Derick Minnie |
| 18 | Hendrik Roodt |
| 17 | CJ van der Linde |
| 16 | Bandise Maku |