This ratings was done by a well known sports writer Jan de Konning. Comment on the ratings and tell us how you would have rated the players.
The Sharks players!
15 Louis Ludik:
Solid in the last line and made a couple of crucial tackles – one very big hit that stopped Schalk Burger in his tracks and knocked him back. Then there was a crucial penalty turnover.
7/10
14 Odwa Ndungane:
Steady as always and few good runs. You can always trust this reliable Bok.
6/10
13 Stefan Terblanché(captain):
Gave away a penalty inside the first minute for holding in tackle and then also didn’t find touch with a couple of penalties. Nit his best day at the office.
5/10
12 Andries Strauss:
Some strong carries in midfield and very powerful on defence – some really big hits. He won a couple of crucial penalty turnovers. He may be limited in some respects, but a very valuable player in this Sharks set-up.
9/10
11 Lwazi Mvovo:
Great chase for McLeod’s try and good covering tackle on Aplon that saved a try. Would have liked more chances on attack.
6/10
10 Patrick Lambie:
Sensational break for his try in the 14th minute – stepped De Waal, broke Fondse’s tackle and handed off Schalk Burger – his tactical kicking also from the top shelve
10/10
9 Charl McLeod:
Showed up Januarie big time. His great tactical appreciation made the Bok scrumhalf look second-rate, but he was injured late in the first half.
8/10
8 Ryan Kankowski:
He was a great link and had some nice carries. Also great at the restarts and put paid to the Duane Vermeulen debate.
8/10
7 Willem Alberts:
He was killing Province with his strong runs all game long and brutal on defence.
7/10
6 Keegan Daniel:
Won a very good penalty turnover won and then another crucial turnover early in the second half that stopped a promising WP move. Hard working player.
7/10
5 Alistair Hargreaves:
Had a couple of really great line-out steals and worked hard in the contact area.
6/10
4 Steven Sykes:
He had a very big physical presence and did his work in the set pieces.
6/10
3 Jannie du Plessis:
Worked hard in the contact area and stood his ground in the scrums.
6/10
2 Bismarck du Plessis:
Great rip for turnover that resulted in McLeod’s try and then also won a great penalty turnover. Was his best game of the year by some margin – tackling his heart out. He did play on the edge and gave away a couple of penalties.
8/10
1 Tendai Mtawarira:
Not too many of his famous carries, but was solid allround and strong in the scrums.
6/10
Replacements:
16 Craig Burden:
Not used.
17 Eugene van Staden (on for Jannie du Plessis, 56th min):
Was solid, rather than spectacular, but did nothing wrong.
6/10
18 Anton Bresler (on for Sykes, 80th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
19 Jacques Botes (on for Hargreaves, 68th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
20 Rory Kockott (on for McLeod, 40th min):
Early mistake, when kicked directly into touch. Then a great tackle on Jantjes, but his service was not as effective as McLeod.
6/10
21 André Pretorius:
Not used.
22 Riaan Swanepoel (on for Strauss, 71st min):
Not enough time to be rated.
Western Province players:
15 Conrad Jantjes:
Very few chances on attack and even though he was better on attack after the break, still had a relatively quiet day.
5/10
14 Gio Aplon:
He was well-watched, but looked dangerous with the ball in hand on occasion.
5/10
13 Juan de Jongh:
He had a few strong runs, which included a good hand-off on Lambie. However, he left the field injured in the 30th minute.
5/10
12 Jean de Villiers:
Lots of energy and a few darting runs. He didn’t see enough of the ball on attack and was reduced to a defensive role.
5/10
11 Bryan Habana:
Conceded early penalty at the tackle and also went for intercept – which did not comer off. Had a great chip-‘n-chase, breaking the line with a great angled run. One of the better backs.
6/10
10 Willem de Waal:
He started with a hit one, missed-two penalties and that filtered into the rest of his game – with poor tactical kicking and also not finding touch with a crucial penalty.
2/10
9 Ricky Januarie:
Lasted only 18 minutes when he was taken off with an ‘injury’. Maybe the coaches realised he was costing them and removed him.
2/10
8 Duane Vermeulen:
Couple of strong runs, but quieter than usual in the first half. He was more physical after the break, but well looked after.
6/10
7 Francois Louw:
Looked frustrated by the Sharks’ abrasive display and gave away several penalties. Worked hard, but outplayed by the Sharks loose forwards.
5/10
6 Schalk Burger (captain):
Gave away a penalty for high tackle on Lambie and became frustrated with the manner ion which his team was dominated. Also produced – a couple of knock-ons that ended a promising moves.
4/10
5 Anton van Zyl:
Struggled throughout the game. which started when he knocked on a restart. Not his best game.
4/10
4 Adriaan Fondse:
One great line-out steal early on, but tended to disappear at times. Also gave away a couple of penalties.
4/10
3 Brok Harris:
The pace of the game caught him out and he was reduced to a defensive role. Appeared in the backline too often.
3/10
2 Deon Fourie:
Looked good in one blistering run, but otherwise not much of an impact. His poor line-out throw early in the second half, was very costly.
4/10
1 JD Moller:
Outplayed by the Sharks heavies. Replaced at half-time.
4/10
Replacements:
16 Hanyani Shimange:
Not used.
17 JC Kritzinger (on for Moller, 40 min):
Had no real impact on the game.
4/10
18 De Kock Steenkamp (on for Fondse, 56th min):
He tried to be the physical presence Province lacked, but by the time he came on the game was a lost cause.
5/10
19 Pieter Louw:
Not used.
20 Dewaldt Duvenage (on for Januarie, 18th min):
Initially his crisp service made a big difference to WP, but his game deteriorated after the break.
4/10
21 Lionel Cronjé (on for Bosch, 68th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
22 Paul Bosch (on for De Jongh, 30th min):
Tried hard, but had limited opportunities.
4/10
Been very disappointed with Lionel Cronje when he has been given a chance. Was awesome at age group level, and did well earlier this year when he was given a bit of a run in the Super 14, but after the car incident and being dropped and not getting a lot of game time he’s been really poor. Tonight in 12 minutes he had a -5/10 performance, knocking balls left and right. Taking bad options.
Jul is te sag op die WP manne. Behalwe Francois Louw. Ek sou hom ‘n 8 gegee het.
Hierdie f@?&#n streeptruie moet nou begin wakker word. Dit help veel jy wen die jonger groepe maar k@k elke jaar innie pomp waar dit saakmaak.
Who cares of jy in 2 finals in ‘n jaar was? 2de plek is vir losers, en vir in elke final was die arme sotte teen die planke na 20 minute.
Waar is die fout? Geen ordentlike losskakel basies. Koop ‘n ordentlike een for fark sakes as jul nie een kan kry innie Kaap nie! Hierdie Erasmus moet ook nou ry kry, want in 3 jaar het hy basies ook maar f&@#*l reggekry.
Die hemel alleen weet, ek wil nie soos Tvl 21 jaar vat om ‘n CB te wen nie. Ek is GATVOL verby. En om als erger te maak gaan ek moet kyk na hoe Divvie se sotte in UK rondploeter en ten minste ‘n handvol spelers se loopbane vernietig gaan word.
So baie as wat ek van Skaapkoppie hou, so jammer voel ek vir hom, want hy’t homself nou mooi in die Bokspan in gespeel en dis die einde van hom. PdV sal tot van Dan Carter ‘n moegoe maak. So, cheers Lambie, nice knowing you bro!
@ Rugbyprof:
Prof reg , laat dit uit . Ek verstaan jou frustasie , n man kan ook net soveel vat. Rassie het gekoop en gekoop todat hy n briljante groep spelers het. Maar dinge werk nog nie en kan dalk nooit werk nie.
Kom ek se n paar dinge wat ek sien.
1. AC was die mees gehate ass coach in Jake se tyd, ons het sy bloed gesoek hy was pateties, nou het hy bietjie sukses met hierdie saamgeflanste huursoldate, maar…
2. WP druk nie meer so baie driee nie hulle wen games met skoppe, ja Willem de Waal en op O/21 Van Aswegen skop is hul beste bate. En kom nou wees eerlik kyk mooi waar druk die WP baie driee, teen die klein spannetjies dit verwrong die stats.
3. Die verdedigings afrigter in die span kan 80% van die eer vat vir WP, sonder hom sou AC niks gehad het om oor te kraai nie.
4. Rassie is langer as 3 jaar daar, ek dink dis al amper 5 jaar, sy strukture lyk goed maar sy sukses is net op junior vlak te bespeur. Hy het sy plafon bereik.
5. Schalk is n geliefde speler in SA maar hy ken net een ding hardloop teen 100 myl n uur teen n muur vas en hy lei sy eie troepe saam hom. WP lyk fisiek, macho, sterk , wreed noem dit op. Dat julle nie meer geel kaarte kry nie weet nugter aleen, soveel keer gister het julle die ding gedoen wat Bakkies outomaties sou laat stap het dis net nie waar nie.
6. Julle sal vinnig nuwe breinkrag moet voeg by julle afrigting. rassie se amateur sielkunde kan kinders motuveer maar nie manne soos Habana nie.
7. Jul het die sterre gekoop maar het nie hul lojaliteit gekry nie.
Nou ja ek het nou n klomp Bollie gepraat use it or lose it. 😀
As much as I rate Lambie I think his rating is a bit over board,he did miss a few kicks at poles and he did have a few poor kicks out of hand but otherwise was phenomenal.. As per usual the Sharks played their best when they were written off and considered to be under dogs. Well done Province,you are a good side but you just came up against a very strong motivated side that wanted it more.
die huursoldate was man vir man beter as wp,ver al strauss alberts bismark en lambie,stefaans se kapteinskap was op baie beter as scalk
Player ratings for WP are a little difficult to make as this was a big hiding and not because they did not take kicks for goal as some people will say today.
They were out muscled for the ball and had to constantly tackle to try and keep the Sharks from getting gain line momentum.
That takes a lot out of a team both mentally and physically.
When they did have the ball they could not get gain line momentum themselves because of the quality of the Sharks defence.
The game is simply about keeping the ball and having the ability to get across the gain line until space opens up.
Winston, congrats dude! You’re the 1st humble Sharkie I’ve come across the whole season, and it’s guys like you who deserve to share in your team’s win. We were beaten by an awesome side who wanted it more in the final game and deserved it cause they finished top of the log. The only sour note was the Shark mascot wiping a WP flag through his bum. It’s just bad taste and I’m sure any decent sports fan would agree.
Superbul, al jou punte is spot on! Daai moegoe Coetzee moet gaan. Mense vergeet hoe die bokke gesukkel het vanaf ’04-’07 om driee te druk met die aap as backline coach. Eddie Jones kom toe en oornag lyk ons briljant.
Schalk is nie ‘n kaptein se gat nie. 13 punte agter met 45 min oor is GEEN rede vir paniek nie. Vat die punte. Wees geduldig. Rugby is ‘n maklike game. Ja die Sharks het met 20 gewen, maar WP het in daai 2de helfte die game ‘n paar keer gehad en kon nie afrond nie. En kom ons wees eerlik, ‘n hele paar swakker spanne sou die kanse wat ons weggegooi het, gevat het.
Ek het die gevaarligte sien flikker vs BB op Nuweland. Dis waar ons k@k begin het. En is ons enigste werklike probleem. Geen geduld om die kanse in punte te omskep.
Beste van als is dat ek nie vir Naqelifuckface of daai useless Peter Grant die skuld kan gee nie!
Rassie is in ’07 aangestel, maar met al ons talent en spelerspoel hier innie Kaap behoort ons 2de span die Sharks te looi. En jy hoef nie ‘n brein chirurg te wees om ‘n goeie Kaapse 1ste span aanmekaar te sit en suksesvol te wees nie. Ons is champs vanaf 0/19 tot varsity vlak en ons klubspanne tops.
Dankie tog ek werk vir die volgende 2 jaar oorsee en moet dan ‘n effort maak om die d@se te sien speel. Wat ek beslis nie gaan doen nie! My lojaliteit is op breekpunt en vertroue daarmee heen. Ek voel verraai en verneder, want vir die laaste 28 jaar was ek daar vir hulle en die meeste van die tyd is ek in die bek geskop! 🙁 10 jaar vir ‘n top provinsie is te lank. Alhoewel die arme Liverpool fans dit baie erger het!
Thanks for the kind words Prof,dont get me wrong I wanted us to win badly and for the enviroment to be like a cauldran but people that do those types of things are just pricks and should be banned from ever attending live rugby for life. We were just joking after the game that the only reason that the Sharks won was because Western Province handed it to us on a plate by beating our bogey side,the Cheetahs 🙂
Prof,most if not all the Sharks supporters are humble on this site,Puma,myself,Sharky.Snoek etc all are humble in defeat and gracious in victory,there may be a bit of banter between us and the Bulls supporters on this blog but its all in jest and not serious. Thats the main reason I blog here because nothing is ever made personal or ugly.
@ Rugbyprof:
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Aai Prof ek voel vir jou , ons Bulle het swaar gekry in die Super12 en die land het vir ons gelag. Gelukkig het ons so elke nou en dan die Curriebeker gewen. Ek weet ons langste droogte was 4 jaar sonder n Beker.
Maar daar is NOU ernstige besluite nodig daar by WP. Iemand se kop moet waai, het julle die guts om dit te doen. Of gaan n 2de plek all right geag word. Sterkte. Moet net nie polse sny nie. WP ondersteuners op die blog loop maklik weg, bly maar hier ons lief jou. 😆
Nee serious, bly hier en bly aan jou span getrou.
@ superBul:
Wou nog byse-
Kry net soos ons Bulle iewers n losskakel soos Lambie of Elton Jantjies. Hierdie skoppende manne van ons wat bang geword het om met die bal te hol gaan ons nog erg kos.
@superbul ms was n hardlopende flyhalf en ek glo hy kan weer wees bulle moet netbhulle spelpatroon verander jy weet mos die vrystaters leer die laaities al van skool af dat daai deng mee gehol word,en die bulle leer hulle om dit weg te skop ala naas
@ smallies72:
Stem saam hy kan beslis hardloop en het ook lekker driee gedruk die seisoen, maar nou word hy mos weg gehou van ons Curriebeker span, ek het bedoel n 2de luitenant wat hom kan uithelp.
Moet se ek is impress met die twee jonges se guts. Hulle is vreesloos.
@super ek sien n toekoms vir die twee laaities ek sal pers vir jantjies groom vir 10 en lambie sommer op die toer al op 15 inspan, ou fransie het dit nog nooit vir my gedoen nie
@super dan is daar nog johan gosen wat die jaar in matriek was hy sal ook nog later deur die ranks kom
@ smallies72:
Die Aussies het sulke jong manne in die diepkant ingegooi en nou is hulle sterre, Kyk hoe jonk is Beale, o,Conner en maats. Ek is bly daar is soms sulke waagstukke in SA ook. Dink, Naas en Hougaart, nou lambie en Jantjies.
Dankie vir die bemoedigende woorde! 🙂 Ek sal maar altyd by my spannetjie staan. Dis soos om ‘n gestremde kind te he – jy bly lief vir hom/haar al weet jy nie hoekom nie. ;/
Ek is baie bly vir Bokke dat ons 3 puik losskakels het. Morne (al is hy ‘n bul!) is een van my favourite spelers en seker die naaste aan ‘n kompleet losskakel wat ons het op die oomblik, en hy gaan nou lekker backup he, maar hokaai. Laat die laaities eers bietjie super rugby speel. Kyk na laasjaar wat met Raubenheimer bv gebeur het op die EOYT.
Ek is net so bang dat Jantjies en Lambie te vroeg ingegooi word in ‘n VROT sisteem onder 3 paloekas. Onthou die sensasie wat Hougie was na die 2002 seisoen en veral daai final toe hy Tvl in hul moer geskop en ge-alles het? Presies soos Lambie na gister!! Poephol Streauli het hom vinnig onder hande geneem en opgeneuk. En watse Bok legend het Derick geword!
Dit sou ok gewees het as hul onder iemand soos ‘n Heyneke of Plumtree of Mitchell of Eddie Jones in die Bok setup kon leer, maar, helaas, they are being led like Lamb(ie)s to the slaughterhouse! 🙂
Ek dink nie ek stem saam met die stelling dat die Aussies hul ouens in diep kant ingooi nie.
Ouens soos veral Genia, Quade en Mitchell het ‘n seisoen of wat gesukkel en toe reggekom om hul plek in die Wallabie trui te verdien. Ek onthou hoe mense vir Cooper gelag het met sy snaakse Carlos Spencer-truuks en hy’t gereeld sy naam gat gemaak, maar nog ‘n ekstra seisoen onder ‘n goeie coach soos Ewan Mac het van hom ‘n puik speler gemaak. Genia was ook eintlik al klaar die beste skrummie in Aus toe hy sy debuut gemaak het.
Maar dis my opinie en ek like dit om verkeerd bewys te word as ek so negatief is as dit kom by die Bokke en my geliefde WP.
PS : is dit net ek of is daar ander soos ek wat my provinsie liewer het as my land?
@ Rugbyprof:
Een ding wat ooreenstem met Hougaart en daai jong Aussies is dat hulle in Internasionale rugby ingekom het in spanne wat baie swak was. Dit is nogal moeilik om jou voete te vind as dinge reeds deurmekaar is. Soos veral in Hougaart se geval.
Pedro said this on his Blog
An irony is that in the run up talks during the week many experts maintained that the cup would be won by a player showing some magic and as Province had the superior backs it was most likely to come from one of them. There was a player who showed his magic, a youngster from the Sharks called Lambie! What a talent, what a player, what a future! I look forward to seeing him when he reaches physical maturity. He and the other youngsters who have made the Springbok squad deserve to be there and will do us proud in the future.
Super, ekkit nooit besef jys so ‘n groot Lambie fan nie? 😉
ek sien adi jacobs is opgeroep vir incase dejong en jean beseer is.nou wonder ek ma net of ou divvie nie gister se game gekyk het nie n sekere jongman stauss het n fantastiese seisoen met seker die beste seneter spel die seisoen afgesluit hy het man alleen die bok paar van wp gesink maaaar splinterbout word opgeroep eish daai onderrok hang weer lelik uit
@ fender:
Nee ek was nie en is ook nog nie heeltemal oorwin nie, maar die mannetjie was briljant gister. Nou sit hy met die dilema dat almal weet hy is gevaarlik en goed en hulle gaan planne met hom maak. Sy toets kom nou, kan hy dit volhou en aan beweeg?
@ Rugbyprof:
Prof your comment about Sharks supporters is a generalisation and is probably not true about most true rugby supporters who happen to support the Sharks, of who quite a few blog here.
Personally I think WP were overawed by the occasion, having come to their first final in 10 years and the Sharks had something to prove after the debacle against the Bulls two years ago. I will always give credit where credit is due…and support SA rugby ahead of any province.
I agree with Winston to rate Lambie 10/10 is incorrect…lets see how he goes in a Bok setup and see if he can take self motivation with him into the Bok squad. Plumtree gets the best out of the players b ecause of the way he treats them, this wont happen in a National setup, where players must take a lot more responsibility for their play.
I was delighted to see that the guys who got the callup were all the ones I wanted to get it…but clearly at flyhalf we now have too many people going on this tour…perhaps Lambie is being considered for a backup no 15 role behind Frans Steyn. Elton Jantjes emulates Carlos Spencers play and the style of the Boks is different, we also have to see how he goes. Alberts I think will very quickly cement a spot in the starting lineup….the rest have to prove themselves first and dare I say it perhaps Schalk is approaching the end of his career.
Anyway commiserations to my WP mates…two finals in one year is a bloody good effort, but the game yesterday just shows that we rate Currie Cup above Super 14 in our passion….and I think this caused the WP nerves.
GO BOKS and lets see if we can win a grand slam…this is a good squad.
4man wrote:
if you read from the article by Gavin rich you will see he agrees there, here is a quote.
WP had spoken a lot in the two weeks between the semi-final and final about the need to make up for the mistake they made in the Super 14 final by starting the game quickly – and maybe in retrospect they made too much of it. When they suddenly found themselves down 10-3 to what was a soft try, WP looked rattled, perhaps more than they should have been.
In losing some of their composure they started to make mistakes, and it was a defensive error that let Lambie in for his first try as the Sharks exploited the shifting WP defence by running straight. That try meant that the Sharks were 17-3 ahead after fewer minutes. It was the Super 14 final all over again and it was game over.
4man wrote:
WP might have fought their way back were it not for some inexplicably poor captaincy in the second half. Province scored just before half-time and were behind by 13 points going into the last 40 minutes, but the way they rushed their game, and refused to take kicks at goal, suggested they thought they were 33 points behind.
i think Danie Roussouw is also history, unless he have a great Super competition next year
hey guys
just popped in to congratulate the shark supporters on winning the final
your team played very well and deserved to be crown cc champions 2010
….
sigh …. o, its crying time AGAIN!! 😥
..
anyway guys
enjoy the rest of the evening
cheers!!
super @ 26
so true
i still cant understand why schalk didnt take the options to go for posts
.. and it is something that started as early as (i think) the 26th minute!! 😯
..
anyway the game is done and dusted
no use crying over spilled milk now, is it?
@asleigh wiepie was maar poefie gewees gister jong
@ Ashley:
Almal spring nou op die bandwagon , as mens dit so kan stel. Skop die bleddie penalties , verplaas die druk , kom weer binne trefafstand skop nog n penalty en siedaar die opponente is bekommerd. Omdat dit nou een keer gewerk het try hulle dit nou al sommer vroeg in die 2de helfte.
Ek dink dit was stupid. Die Sharks lag seker nou nog in hul mou.
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