Lions (19) 29 / WP (12) 20 (Final Score)

The MTN Golden Lions hosted DHL Western Province at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg in the Second Semi-Final for the Currie Cup at 17:00 SA Time.

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.

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The MTN Lions laid the foundation for the win in the first half, going ahead 19 / 12 at the break.

However desperate and dedicated DHL Western Province’s attacks were in the second stanze, equally desperate and resolute was the MTN Lions defence.

Scorers:

Lions:

  • Penalties – Elton Jantjies (5)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Jaco Taute (1), Michael Killian (1)
  • Conversions – Elton Jantjies (2)

WP:

  • Penalties – Demetri Catrakilis (5)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Juan de Jongh (1)
  • Conversions – 0

Teams:

MTN Golden Lions: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Deon van Rensburg, 13 Doppies la Grange, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 Josh Strauss (captain), 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Wikus van Heerden, 3 Pat Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 CJ van der Linde.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Jacobie Adriaanse, 18 Warren Whiteley, 19 Cobus Grobbelaar / Jaco Kriel, 20 Butch James, 21 Dylan des Fountain, 22 James Kamana.

DHL Western Province: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 JJ Engelbrecht, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Nick Koster, 7 Siya Kolisi, 6 Schalk Burger (captain), 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 JC Kritzinger.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Frans Malherbe, 18 Tertius Daniller, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Juan de Jongh, 22 Conrad Jantjes.

Date: Saturday 22 October
Kick-off: 17:00
Venue: Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant Referees: Stuart Berry, Cobus Wessels
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee

235 Responses to Currie Cup (Semi Final): MTN Golden Lions vs DHL Western Province – Live Game Article

  • 211

    @ The_Young_Turk:197 – NO don’t want em to win it. 😛 Just saying they deserve to hold a final. Want my Sharks to win it….hehe 😛 😉

  • 212

    BB good evening to you. See no-one here greets you.

    How you doing?

  • 213

    Go the mighty lions!

  • 214

    @ The_Young_Turk:
    207
    That would be a great turn around. Shows it pays to build a team , rather than buying STARS.

  • 215

    Ellis Park could be full for the first time in years next week. So many Shark supporters that live up there. Also plenty will travel up to Joburg for this final.

    GO SHARKS GO.

    Okay out of here now. Cheers everyone.

  • 216

    I just love AC,s losing speeches.

  • 217

    @ The_Young_Turk:…hehehe. GO THE MIGHTY SHARKS….

    Overjoy

  • 218

    Ok guys. Nice chatting to you as always. Congrats Lions and Superbul.
    Ciao a tutti!

  • 219

    Puma wrote:

    Ellis Park could be full for the first time in years next week

    I hope so , for old friends heres sake and my Brother in Law who kept his faith in his team. Hell the poor Lions have not tasted any champagne for decades.

  • 220

    Well, congrats to the Lions and Sharks!

    Congrats to our Sharks friends, Oupa Puma, Stinkvis, Winston…
    Congrats to the Lions friends, Scrumdown, Lions4Eva…

  • 221

    Before I go.

    Well done Lions. My Sharks will see you at Ellis Park next week.

    Cheers all.

  • 222

    218 @ The_Young_Turk:
    Ciao Italian Stallion!

    Grazie!

  • 223

    @ grootblousmile:220 – Not a oupa yet boeta……hehehehe.

    Okay now out of here. Have my overseas visitors and it has been bloody hectic. My liver needs a rest after they gone……….lol.

    Catch up next week.

  • 224

    223 @ Puma:
    You’re old enough to be a Oupagrootjie already… what’s wrong with your kids?

    Hahaha

  • 225

    Remember, tomorrow morning’s Rugby World Cup Final… Live here on Rugby-Talk… of course!

    See you then!

  • 226

    Watching this games , o well the 1 and a half i watched, it is a fact that the big names like Jaque Fourie, Habana , Jean de Villiers are not irreplaceable, there is young players more hungry and with new vigor

  • 227

    @ Puma:
    Hi Puma, sorry a bit distracted watching a programme about Spitfires! There is a woman flying one, If I could fly a Spitfire I would lean to fly.

    One comes over our farm quite often and it sounds absoultley fantastic!

    Well rugby is pretty much over for us so we need other distractions!

  • 228

    And we have the best bunch of no 10,s imaginable.
    Jantjies , Goosen, Lambie , Ebberson and the reigning king Morne Steyn. Yes Morne is still right up there, you read it here first, watch him.
    I am hesitant to put Catrakilis in the list above , either AC or he killed of the backline of WP

  • 229

    @ Blue Bird:
    Hey girl, sorry for not saying hi, i missed your entry. But i am so busy with the Nursery i bare do rugby-talking. I should have done what i am doing 20 years back, i just love the sore hands , back all for my passion of gardening. Photos were taken from the start and i will publish it somewhere when the finished product is there.

  • 230

    227 @ Blue Bird:
    If I have it correct, the Spitfire runs with a Rolls Royce engine.

    They do sound quite magnificent, don’t they!

  • 231

    @ grootblousmile:
    Earlier this year we had a Air show at the Air force base here and there was 5 flying over us doing their show, man it is just brilliant. The Harley Davidson of aircraft.

  • 232

    231 @ superBul:
    Have you ever seen a fighter scramble up close there from Hoedspruit Air Base?

    I had the opportunity to see one from inside the Control Tower… in 1985.

    They scrambled a number of Cheetah Fighters from the underground bunkers.

    Was also flown around there in an Alloette Helicopter, up to Mariepskop and all over, inspecting the Air Defence positions… hell the pilot even did a stall-turn with us in the heli…

  • 233

    grootblousmile wrote:

    Was also flown around there in an Alloette Helicopter, up to Mariepskop and all over, inspecting the Air Defence positions… hell the pilot even did a stall-turn with us in the heli…

    during the local school rugby week we , the coaches and sponsors were taken on a heli trip, all the way down the Blyde River Canyon , up to Burkes Luck, down to the base of a waterfall(had me struggling to keep my camera dry) did flip overs and all. Naughty pilots and young rugby coaches ….. they normally dont do tricks with civilians on board.

  • 234

    grootblousmile wrote:

    Have you ever seen a fighter scramble up close there from Hoedspruit Air Base?

    nie seker waarvan jy praat nie , is dit n skyn geveg. Indien so ja, terwyl ek besig was om n trop olifante te bewonder. Moerse show. Man ek het an groot kans verspeel , my ou pel het die Gannet gediens en ek kon saam die loods n flip of 2 gedoen het , dit te lank uit gestel en die vliegtuig is geboard voor ek die kans kon gebruik. Ek het lekker golf saam die fighter pilots gespeel, dit is mos n status simbool vir hulle om golf te speel. Ek was eerlikwaar te bang om in n Impala te vlieg so ek het nooit die kans gevat nie.

  • 235

    Well done Leeutjies!!!!! And there they beat the star studded ‘springbok’ side!!!!

    And all the deserters, Jacques Fourie etc could not do anything….what an amazing game it was!!!

    I am fully behind the Lions to take the Currie Cup!

    Do think the sharks will put up more of a fight then the Wiepeenouweer did!!!!

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