The GWK Griquas hosted the Sharks in the last match for both teams in the play-off rounds for the Currie Cup of 2009. The Sharks beat the Griquas by 15 points denying Griquas into the Currie Cup semi’s. Sharks won 45 / 30.
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In sweltering conditions on the hard, dry field of GWK Park in Kimberley, The Sharks went back to the top of the log with a commanding 45-30 victory over Griquas in their final pool match of The Absa Currie Cup.
They have won the past six matches and like last year, won 12 of their 14 pool matches going into the semis (again, enjoying home ground advantage in the primary play-offs) with captain Stefan Terblanche enjoying a 100% success rate in his tenure at the helm this season.
Next week, The Sharks will host one of the two semifinals, the opposition still to be determined depending on the outcome of the Lions-Western Province game which kicks off immediately after the match, but the quest to win against Griquas in Kimberley, with a bonus point, was ultimately achieved.
The match was playing in a very positive but competitive spirit by both sides who embraced their respective aims going into the game, both needing tries and plenty of them – well a minimum of four to earn the bonus point – and the conditions couldn’t have been more perfect for running rugby, aside from the energy-sapping heat.
The game started off at a helter-skelter pace and within 25 minutes, The Sharks had the bonus point for four tries sewn up thanks to both patient build-ups as well as devastating attack on the counter.
Griquas managed to gain the first strike with a massive drop-goal from fullback Riaan Viljoen inside his own half and then a team-mate was held up short going for the try minutes later. The Sharks struck next as Stefan Terblanche dummied his way over the tryline to set the scoring in motion for his team, with Ruan Pienaar, JP Pietersen and Bismarck du Plessis all adding to the tally.
Barry Geel managed to pull a try back for the home side to go with the drop and an earlier penalty, but further forays into enemy territory were thwarted by some sound defence from The Sharks.
With the half almost up, Griquas butchered an absolute gimme of a try with a four man overlap and The Sharks led 28-11 going into the break.
Going into the second half, Griquas certainly weren’t going to give up and when Barry Geel went over for his hat-trick and trailing The Sharks by only eight points, Griquas had a sniff of something special, sensing that a couple of bonus points were in reach, and with them, entry into the play-offs.
When Sarel Pretorius scored his team’s fourth try with just over a quarter of the match remaining, and his team trailing by 10 points, the two log points were within their grasp, one of their goals secured and their tails in the air.
However, The Sharks managed to score a late try and then held out against a sustained onslaught from the home side chasing the seven point margin of victory. With time up on the clock, Griquas managed to force the ball over the line, but the TMO ruling did not go their way – not that it would have mattered.
The Sharks will now await the result of the final match to see where they finish up on the log. Should Province win without a bonus point, The Sharks will finish top and host Free State at The Absa Stadium Durban next week, while a Province five-pointer will see the Blue Bulls travel to Durban to take on The Sharks in a re-run of last year’s final.
But for now, The Sharks are back on top of the log and the pressure firmly placed on the shoulders of Western Province. The Sharks will be in the air somewhere over Lesotho when the final score between the Lions and Province comes through and no doubt will be waiting with bated breath for the outcome of that match.
Absa Man of The Match: Adi Jacobs
Crowd: 5500
Points:
Griquas: 1 Drop Goal & 1 Penalty Riaan Viljoen, 2 Conversions Naas livier, 3 Tries Barry Geel, 1 Try Sarel Pretorius
The Sharks: 5 Conversions & 1 Try Ruan Pienaar, 1 Try Stefan Terblanche, 1 Try J P Pietrsen, 1 Try Bismarck du Plessis, 2 Tries Craig Burden, 1 Try Ryan Kankowski
Teams:
Griquas: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 Jaco Bekker, 12 Barry Geel, 11 Trompie Nontshinga, 10 Naas Olivier, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Jonathan Mokuena (captain), 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Wesley Wilkins, 5 Jacques Lombaard, 4 Cecil Kemp, 3 Ruaan du Preez, 2 Ryno Barnes, 1 Albertus Buckle.
Replacements: 16 Dries Kruger, 17 Drew van Coller, 18 Brendon Snyman, 19 Rohan Kitshoff/Heinrich Stride, 20 Donald Stevens, 21 Wilmaure Louw, 22 Gavin Passens.
The Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanche (captain), 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Adrian Jacobs, 12 Riaan Swanepoel, 11 JP Pietersen, 10 Juan Hernandez, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Keegan Daniel, 5 Alistair Hargreaves, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 John Smit, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Albert van den Berg, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Andries Strauss, 22 Waylon Murray.
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant referees: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Lourens van der Merwe
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
ek se dit nie graag nie maar (baie sag met ‘n hartseer stem)sharks!! :sarcasm:
Go Tjarks, klap die Kwas terug in die GROOT GAT in…. soos die Bulls gedoen het.
Rugbybal, het jy die link?
EISH !!!!!!!!!!! :reallyangry: Bloody people comeing over. I like watching my rugby by myself so i can go apesh!t and not throw my name away. Good friends are used to it and love my enthusiasm but these people i barely know. Told the hub tv will be on and i will be watching. His responce “Knock yourself out but behave, i do business with these people. :poop: :poop: :poop:
GO MY BELOVED S H A R KS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OR VAT HOM FLUFFY.
3@Pietman – Hello Piet
@Treehugger –
I know that drill, hope they don’t have kiddies playing in front of the tv, happened to me once, nearly blew my gasket eventually, little girl standing right in front of me all tyhe time throwing her doll into the air to attract my attention……it is hell, I tell you!!!!
@Pietman – Lucky my kids , kids know to stay away in the 3 meter area between me and the TV. Look they tried it but if a 6 feet 3 inches , 135kg monster jumps up to wring the refs neck ,…. must be scary.
But they come back every Saturday, they have guts. :rotfl:
@grootblousmile –
Howzit bud, whassup…. :laugh:
I better get a link for the rugby on the internet pronto, or my toppie will be even sourer….hy is alreeds heelweek vol nonsens oor hierdie kuk plek en die kos en die weer en sy tuin by die huis wat verdroog en wat nog, eishhh, die famdamilly hou my besig… 🙁
@superBul –
Wait for the grandkids, beeeeeeeeeg family scuffles that, ask me.
Kry vir jou n tv innie kamer as hulle kom kuier….en sluit die deur, onthou net om dop en ys saam te vat!
@Pietman – Ek sien al jou Pa daar in die land van die vreemde taal.
8@Pietman – Sorry ek kannie help met die link nie…. mail vir Supa, hy soek ook mos altyd links..
Min dae vir jou oor daar, wanneer klim julle die aerie?
Hello GBS, Piet and Super.
@superBul –
Hy laaik dit niks, en dis sy tweede keer hier.
Ek voer hom maar brandewyn, want hy wil nie hierdie kos eet nie, al glad vandag KFC moes koop vir hom.
Ma kuier n hond uit n bos, sy geniet alles, sy en die vrou loop die wereld vol….pa sit maar daar innie bar en loer net die spul so….almal wil n geselsie met hom aanknoop en hom n doppie koop, maar dit bly maar net by die dop want daar word nie veel gesels as ek nie by is nie, pa verstaan nokkol, ek is skoon op my senuwees met die oukerel in die rondte, ek se jou.
@grootblousmile –
Ek het die link dankie, bokbal het gemail.
Sal maar sien of dit werk, anders sale k pa op RSG en dubbelbrandys moet sit :-/
@Puma –
Jisjis, hoe hang jou ghoene vir die groot wedstryd?
Trek n bottel Vergelen nader broer, en byt vas!
14@Pietman – Gooi die link hier, sodat die ander kan sien…
@grootblousmile –
Ek het drie links hier, maar almal ewe verkuk.
Die enigste een wat ‘stream’ tans is http://kostaz.co.cc/, dit wys oorsese rugby op die oomblik.
Bokbal/Supa sal wel voor die game met iets kom, almal soek nou….hang vas.
@Pietman – 13
Ek het vir jou n paar fotos gestuur wat ek vanaf die 5de geneem het, maar miskien maak dit hom meer moerig. Kyk hoe droog is dit nou hier , maar lekker fotos moontlik by die damme.
Ek en vrou gaan juis weer leegle in die bos vanaf die 4de November vir so week, wil ure by die watergate spandeer.
@superBul –
Sal kyk dankie.
Nee jong, die oukerel se kop staan nou net Namib toe, gelukkig darem nie meer lank nie dan waai ons soontoe.
Maar soos ma se, as hy hier is wil hy daar wees, as hy daar is wil hy hier wees, moeilike oukerel van my daai…..wil oral wees en hy stap alreeds so swaar (as hy nie n doppie in het nie :laugh: )
Lag my gat af vir hom hier tussen die mooi vrouens as hy probeer afshow voor hulle en ma nie by is nie….beste van alles, die vrouens smaak hom!
19@Pietman – Stuur vir jou Pa groete… sê vir hom ek vra dat hy jou nou moet terugsleep SA toe… dis jou plek hierdie, nie daar anderkant nie.
The blerrie Tjarks had better put the Griqua’s away.
Ok boys, here we go!
Good luck Puma, Looshead and the boys….Gooi Mielies manne!!!!!
@Pietman – 15
A bit nervous Piet but think Sharks should win this. Not sure if we will get the bonus.
@Pietman – 22
Dankie Piet.
GO KWAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@grootblousmile –
Hy lees hier oor my skouer, se groetnis jou kant ook….praat later.
@Pietman – Jy moet hom geniet ou maat daai ou man bly my by, hy het baie vreugdes in sy lewe. Daai kort rukkie saam julle by hom is van my kosbaarste oomblike saam met jou.
@Loosehead – 21
:rotfl:
OK, hier gaat die game!
@Puma –
Don’t worry, gooi n wyn en watch, all we can do now….
Let me quickly do the refills here and catch up with the game, see you soon.
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