For Griquas to get this far must be the biggest surprise of the Absa Currie Cup in 2009. The most intriguing part is to follow. Playing Western Province and the Blue Bulls away next must be the most daunting task ahead.
I picked the Griquas 2 weeks ago ahead of the Cheetahs for a semi final spot. At this stage my pick looks right on track. If the Cheetahs lose to the Bulls on Saturday it is almost certain that Griquas will be in the semis. But for Griquas to do it for them self they need 2 more bonus points. Having won 8 out of 11 games so far , 2 more wins than the more fancied Blue Bulls, makes it look easy.
GWK Griquas coach Dawie Theron believes his team is good enough to go all the way in the Absa Currie Cup and will not be satisfied with only a semifinal finish after his troops defeated the Xerox Lions 36-31 on Saturday.
But the next 3 games will be tough. If one asked coach Dawie Theron at the beginning of the season how many bonus points he would get in the last 3 games against WP, Blue Bulls and Sharks, one could be excused if you fell to the ground laughing, if he said anything positive.
“We have tough matches against the Vodacom Western Province (away), Vodacom Blue Bulls (away) before we play The Sharks at home, so this( result will definitely give the guys plenty of confidence going into the last three weeks of competition. “Our intentions are not only to make the semi finals, but to win the Absa Currie Cup and this victory will go a long way in achieving that objective.”
The victory for the hosts in Kimberley, ensured that they ended the weekend in third position on the competition standings, and are now only two points behind The Sharks, who are the current log-leaders on 40 points.
“This was definitely our most important victory of the Absa Currie Cup thus far,” said GWK Griquas coach Dawie Theron.
Last Satuday Naas Olivier was the star performer for the GWK Griquas and scored 26 points as the hosts handed the Xerox Lions their sixth defeat of the competition. But it must be said that Naas is by far the most sucsesful flyhalf in the CC this year. With his record of 4 Tries, 29 Conversions, 18 Penalties and a total of 132 Points he is the leading Points Scorer in 2009 and the heart of Griquas team..
#59 Hey Tripples, had many a misadventure at Kidds in my school holidays, I tackled the concrete depth marker in that tidal pool one night and we both lost, it was in the paper the next day looking for the “vandals”, shhh, I think theyre still looking for me.
Okay, since this is a Griqua tread, who of you rugby fundii can rember the following players, and why? :
‘Tos’ (Johan) Smith
Manie Steyn
Koos Waldeck
Mannetjies Roux (c)
Buddy Swartz
Piet Visagie
Joggie viljoen
Soon Nel
James Combrinck
Lukas van der Merwe
Peet van Deventer
Jannie van Aswegen
Braam Fourie
Denys Vorster
Gert Scheepers
Afrigter : Ian Kirkpatrick
@Pietman –
And Peet Smith (flank), of course, Tos’s brother.
More my ou vrinne! Daar dropdie blommetjies ons toe gistraand! Ai jai jai!
Het jy gesien Willy Ward, HC, Recce en paratrooper is gister oorlede?
@AB –
Hey AB, hoe gaan dit ?
Maybe it’s a good thing with the Proteas, we always win everything except the playoffs, so maybe they doing it differently this time?
@ManlybokYip, we are doing it differently this time around, I hope its a good omen! – @Stan – Yip, ons beleef die manne wat pad vat met die jare al hoe meer gereeld soos ons jare aanstap.
Wie was die rooikop scrummie wat in die laat 70’s vir hulle gespeel het/
Kookwater.
@Pietman –
Snaaks hoe “great minds think alike”. Het self so ‘n stukkie kusbos besit net bokant waar die Gonubierivier onder deur die N2 vloei, maar op die ou Ooskus pad. Wonderlike wereld daai. Het baie Sondae bo op die duin by die kabelspoor restaurant(vergeet sy naam) by Cintsa oor die see sit en uitstaar. Vriende- Wally en Marie Drake, het ‘n shack daar by “Cove Rock” gehad. Groot hengelaars daai. Ry maklik sommer deur Henties of Swakop of Namibie toe agter die vis aan saam met ‘n paar pelle.
Bluebeard,
Yes also know Cintsa well, it is apparently growing fast, I used to ge fishing in a rubber duck every sunday at sunrise off that boat ramp in the river mouth, caught plenty, also made many enemies as we didn’t have a fishfinder at first so we’d always stop and gooi around the other boats.
@Manlybok – #61 Bwaaaaahahahahaha
Do you guys know a Keith Longbottom?
@Tripples – he used to drive a mustard Ford Capri – I always called him “drolletjie 3 in sy ford capri”
Dear Dr. Ruth,
I am a crack dealer in Kempton Park , Gauteng .
I was recently diagnosed as a carrier of the HIV virus. My parents live in Hillbrow and one of my sisters, who lives in Benoni, is married to a transvestite.
My father and mother were recently arrested for growing and selling marijuana.
They are financially dependent on my other two sisters, who are prostitutes in Brakpan.
I have two brothers; one is currently serving a non-parole life sentence at Leeukop Central Prison for the murder of a teenage boy in 1994. My other brother is currently in jail awaiting charges of sexual misconduct with his three children.
I recently got engaged to marry a former prostitute who lives in Yeoville. She is now a part time ‘working girl’. Overall, my problem is this. I love my fiancé and look forward to bringing her into the family. I certainly want to be totally open and honest with her.
Should I tell her about my cousin who is a WP supporter?
Signed,
Worried About My Reputation
@Stan –
@68
Kan nie rooikop skrummie by Griekwas onthou nie, net by OP (Craig Richardson) en by WP (Hennie vd Merwe).
@Pietman – cc champs 1970 as ek reg is
@smallies72 – @72
Reg!
Jy wen n tweedehandse Bantam bakkie!.. 🙂
Telling was 11-9, teen N.Tvl.
Peet Smith (flank) het n moosa strafskop teen die wind oorgesit, nog met daai ou leerballe en swaar tokse, in die laaste minuut..
Mannetjies het gehuil toe die span hom afdra……
Frik en daai manne het ook daardie dag gespeel.
Helloooooooooooooooooooooooo
Hallooooooooooo GBS, hoe lyk dinge vandag met jou?
@grootblousmile –
Jy my #2 hierbo gelees?
Raam dit.
Eendag as ons die Blog of the Year Award wen, dan lees jy dit weer 🙂
@grootblousmile – dagse mr smile
78@Tripples – Piekfyn en Daar?
79@Pietman – Ek het gesien ja…. ai dit gaan mooi voorspoedig hier !
80@smallies72 – Hoelykit ??
79@Pietman – Broer, ou BonzaiGBS kom vandag weer hier na my…. gaan weer lekker wees. Skole sluit mos vandag.
@grootblousmile – #82 wanneer kom hy permanent by jou bly? hy is mos nou oud genoeg om te kan se waar hy wil bly?
Okay sproete dan?
@Pietman –
@grootblousmile –
@81
Vrydag is dit twee maande sedert ons vaarwel gewuif het daar ‘annerkant’, kan ky glo?
Voel soos jare.
@82
Se groete vir die klong.
En se hy moenie daai dikgat nefie van hom weer klitsdistels voer nie…!
Waar is Sagrys, btw, nog steeds uithuisig?
@Stan –
Gawie Visagie?
Hy is mos Natal toe later.
83@Tripples – BonzaiGBS is op skool in George in die Kaap… ek en hy is beide gelukkig daarmee, ons wil dit beide so hê… hy doen goed met sy rugby daar…
Kyk, mens kan mos nie ‘n kind heeltyd van skole wissel soos mens lus is nie… hy moet daar Matriek maak.
Kyk, ek het Beheer en Toesig oor die knaap en hy wil gladnie meer by sy ma gaan kuier as hy dit kan verhelp nie…
Sy Ma bly in Pretoria somewhere… die deurmekaar koekie!
Het hier n posting van my verdwyn….?
Ja ek dink dit was hy.
@Pietman –
Ja I’d also try and avoid Pretoria if I was a laaitie.
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