‘Tahs spoil Tana’s party

5 May 2007

Tana Umaga’s Super 14 career finished on a disappointing note when the Waratahs hammered the Hurricanes 38-14 in Wellington.

The former All Black captain was given a standing ovation when he left the field with 15 minutes remaining, but by that stage his team trailed by 18 points and the game was long gone.

For the Waratahs, this was a great way to end a nightmare season that has seen them claim just three victories. They now move up to 11th position on the log, going past the Lions and Cheetahs who play at Ellis Park this afternoon.

The Waratahs were comprehensive winners at the Cake Tin, despite failing to take their chances early on in the game.

They were unlucky not to score just seconds after kick-off when centre Ben Jacobs put a toe into touch just before grounding the ball in the right-hand corner. A minute later, Jacobs looked like he’d been put into space near the posts only to lose possession in the tackle.

The Hurricanes also blew several scoring opportunities, most notably when Cory Jane failed to offload to Shannon Paku who was unmarked on the wing.

Peter Hewat had given the Waratahs the lead with a penalty, only for his second effort to hit the posts from close range. But the Sydney side were finally rewarded for their dominance when a scrappy line-out saw Will Caldwell tap the ball back to fellow second-rower Dean Mumm who raced 20m for the game’s opening five-pointer.

Hewat kicked a penalty to make it 13-0 with half-time approaching, but the Hurricanes hit back immediately when prop John Schwalger broke away from the restart and Jimmy Gopperth planted the ball over the tryline.

However, the Waratahs restored their lead soon after the break when Sam Harris kicked ahead and Lachlan Turner snatched the ball away from Jane, who appeared to fall over his own feet.

The visitors struck again five minutes later when Jacobs carved his way through the defence and Harris managed to get the pass away to Lote Tuqiri on his inside. The Million Dollar Man juggled the ball for a second before scoring his first Super 14 try since May 2006.

Jerry Collins gave the 25,000 crowd hope when he barged his way over the line to pull seven points back. But while the Waratahs bizarely took Turner off with 20 minutes remaining, they still managed to finish strongly, with two penalties from Hewat and an interception try from Jacobs sealing the deal.

Hurricances – Tries: Jimmy Gopperth, Jerry Collins. Conversions: Piri Weepu (2).
Waratahs – Tries: Dean Mumm, Lachlan Turner, Lote Tuqiri, Ben Jacobs. Conversions: Peter Hewat (3). Penalties: Hewat (4).


55 Comments

  • 1.chch: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 08:42 am

    Go the Canes

  • 2.wls1: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 08:45 am

    Tahs i think will take this, dont know why but they are due a big game.
    Canes season is finished, cant see them getting up for this.

  • 3.kevind: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 08:46 am

    Hate the Thas. They are the bulls of
    Aus! aussieboer. com. Go Tana!

  • 4.Ad: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:19 am

    Canes should take this fairly easily, hope they do, they definately deserve to win this based on these two teams performances this season

  • 5.charo: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:40 am

    seems like the sharks have qualified for a semi-final regardless of today’s results. now a case of first or fourth?

  • 6.KingPaul: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:41 am

    Is hier dan geen boere vandag nie? :lol:

  • 7.charo: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:44 am

    kp,

    no, all still tucked up in bed – haha

  • 8.Karen: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:44 am

    Hallo KP hier is ‘n Stormer – hoe gaan dit vandag?

  • 9.KingPaul: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:45 am

    hahaha

  • 10.Karen: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:46 am

    Jis at least het ek darem punte gescore met die Brumbies – sover maar ‘n terrible superbru naweek gehad. SAders wat verloor het en het skoon vergeet om die Blues game te call.

    Kan natuurlik nie wag vir die Maties/Ikeys game nie en nog minder die Stormers/Sharks.

    Maties al die pad.

  • 11.KingPaul: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:46 am

    More Karen
    Baie lekker. Hoop nie ek gaan later spyt wees dat ek nie vandag Nuweland to gaan nie? Maar hier kom ‘n

  • 12.KingPaul: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:47 am

    pal of 2 by my rugby kyk.

  • 13.Karen: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:48 am

    Jong ek moet my draaie regkry vandag – lughawe toe om my broer te haal (Crusader supporter van Pretoria nogal), dan reguit Nuweland toe vir die Intervarsity en groot game dan direk daarvan na ‘n WP Korfbal dans – so ek mis die Bulls game maar dis ok.

  • 14.Karen: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:49 am

    Braai seker alweer ne?

    Charo how is Durbs this morning – no curry bunnies for breakfast? Sorry to your Ikeys today – MATIES going to take it :lol:

  • 15.KingPaul: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:49 am

    Ek het ‘n gut feeling gehad dat die chiefs gaan wen, maar toe nog steeds die Saders geback. Ook fokhol punte gescore met die Blues nie, en net 5 met die Brumbies.

  • 16.KingPaul: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:52 am

    Karen
    Min ouens like braai soos ek. Gisteraand kabeljou gebraai, vanaand tyd vir ot, en het klaar ‘n ontbeende skaapboud in die marinade vir more middag!!

  • 17.Karen: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:52 am

    Ek het darem gese dat die Brumbies met 12 sou wen. Jong ek het genuine gedink die Saders was a surething – gedink dat die Force dalk die Blues sou kon vat maar nee die Blues was highly ticked off na hulle losses teen die Stormers en Bulls in SA.

  • 18.Karen: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:54 am

    Kom so agter – wel tussen jou en Fern behoort julle ‘n kookprogram op TV uit te saai of ‘n kookboek te publiseer. Hoop net jy het darem R90 se rooiwyn anders raak jy weer siek van “af” wyn :lol:

  • 19.charo: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:55 am

    hi karen,

    am not up to speed on cpt club rugby – how are maties and ikeys doing these days?
    years ago my daughter burst into tears when she heard me tell my wife that i’d had a curry “bunny” for lunch that day.
    wish i could do those smilie things

  • 20.KingPaul: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:56 am

    :lol:
    Dis die anderhelfde wat siek word van goedkoop wyn. Ek is ‘n oud Matie, daai dae toe Tas nog R7,50 ‘n bottel gekos het. Gisteraand KWV rooiwyn gedrink. En Klippies natuurlik!!

  • 21.Karen: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:57 am

    #19 – well I can just imagine her face. Probably thought you had a fluffy bunny for lunch – jou moordenaar :lol:

    Maties are still strong – Ikeys actually did quite well last season, but I cannot see (**** I should not say that because anything can happen on the day) Maties losing the game.

  • 22.Karen: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 09:59 am

    #20 dan beter jy vir haar ‘n bottel wyn gaan koop wat R120 ‘n bottel kos. Ons het gisteraand omtrent oor die goeie ou dae van Stellenbosch en Kovsies en Rau gechat. Oor die dae in die Akker, ens en Tassies en die wynroetes.

  • 23.KingPaul: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 10:02 am

    En die Drie Euwels Hotel!! En die Fin. En Richards, onthou jy nog vir Richards?? Daai 24/7 kafee langs Decameron.

  • 24.Karen: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 10:02 am

    Cheers ek is al weer weg. Kan die Waratahs vandag wen? As die Waratahs wen en die Stormers wen skuif ons op op die log – lekker

  • 25.Karen: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 10:04 am

    Moet nie eens praat oor drie euwels nie – shares gehad in daai plek. Richards het toegemaak man – tragedie vir die Bos. Dan ook Lanzerac – jis die lys kan net aangaan.

    Lekker braai en lekker rugby kyk – cheers vir eers.

  • 26.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 10:12 am

    This looks like its gonna be a KAK game…

  • 27.jondood: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 10:13 am

    Look at Weepu with his pig tails.

    Smash him

  • 28.Skabenga: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 10:14 am

    Its a bit of a no brainer game, the Canes need to give Tana a good send off….

  • 29.KiaKahaNZ: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 10:15 am

    kak game indeed, tahs on top 13 zip after 36

  • 30.TOPCAT: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 10:34 am

    27
    there,you see it,yeah look in the mirror.

  • 31.TOPCAT: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 10:57 am

    **** the tahs are winning

  • 32.jondood: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 11:12 am

    Topcat

    Weepu was smashed by the Tahs number 8.

    He was on the floor for a couple of minutes.

    Can’t bring pigtails to a rugby game, mate.

  • 33.Staal: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 11:21 am

    So what time does the real rugby start in SA?

    3 x matches – gaat weer niks doen nie – net raggas kyk.

  • 34.Pietman: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 11:28 am

    Staal

    Hier ook, net ruggas.

    Dinge begin gebeur. Laat ons sien.

    Ons spanne het die beste kans in 11 jaar om in die finaal te kom….hoop net nie iemand piepie in die wyn nie, anders kan dit n lekker party raak.

  • 35.Skim: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 11:29 am

    Kaplan must be one of the worst refs in the comp.

  • 36.Staal: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 11:31 am

    34 Pietman,

    kom nou net hier aan – hettie die vorige games gesien nie maar smaak my ek het niks gemis nie of wat dit great rugby?

  • 37.Skim: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 11:34 am

    EK het net die Hurricanes vs Wharatahs gesien.
    Niks om oor te praat nie, behalwe dat Umaga nie weer Super14 gaan speel nie, ‘n groot jemmerte. Die man is darem maar ‘n legend.
    Die game gaan baie armer wees sonder hom, Thorne, Larkham,Gregan, Os en Percy.
    Percy is nou nie heeltemal in die klas van die res nie maar ‘n langstaande speler nieteenstaande.

  • 38.Johnny7: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 11:37 am

    Have you seen veldsman skim?

  • 39.Skim: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 11:42 am

    Shaun Veldsman?
    Yeah, pretty bad too.
    And who can forget the guy who mde the Akona call – I think Manuels…Linston Manuels, something like that.

  • 40.wls1: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 11:50 am

    LMFAO i was spot on he he
    check my post #2

    same will happen today Sharks will smash Stormers, Bulls will smash Reds.
    Lions to whip Cheetahs.

  • 41.Pietman: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 12:10 pm

    36# Staal

    Nee wat, niks om oor huistoe te skryf nie, baie ordiner.
    Die groot games kom nog!

    Hello Skim

    Kon nie gister lekker gesels met jou nie, Tacitus was te lastig.
    Ek het hier by Costco ingevoerde hoender braaipakke gekoop van Atlanta, GA.
    Lyk soos klein volstruisies, groot daai hoenders van die US suide.

    Ek vertel toe vir my vrou van jou wat so laaik van hoender en my altyd honger praat.
    Nou het ek een ge-periperi en ge-’Mama Africa’.
    Gaan dit more braai en dink aan jou.

  • 42.Skim: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 12:19 pm

    Niks so lekker soos ‘n stukkie Sheekin oppie kole gebraai nie….
    Piet, het jy gehoor wat sê die manne hoekom die aankondiging van die Bokspan regtig uitgestel is?
    Hulle sê die regering was nie hêppy met die rassesamestelling nie. Natuurlik sê SARU nog dis oor die SHarks en die Bulls in die semi gaan speel maar daar steek nou lelike dinge kop uit.
    Die vet outjies met die pakke klere moet die rugby manne uitlos…..

  • 43.Pietman: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 12:21 pm

    Skim
    Komphela se moer.

  • 44.Skim: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 12:24 pm

    Ja nee wraggies.
    Ek sê jou, daai revolusie wat Keo oor gepraat het maak my bang, maar miskien is dit dalk nodig.
    Sit rugby in private hande laat hulle die regte besluite kan neem.

  • 45.Pietman: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 12:29 pm

    Skim

    Ons het al baie daaroor gepraat, jy weet.
    Die mense het die kat aan die bal beet.

    Laat hulle tog maar aanneuk daar in die parlement en SARU. Hulle raak net al hoe meer bankrot, mense gaan nie betal om n verloorspan te kyk wat aan politieke vereistes voldoen nie.

  • 46.Pietman: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 12:29 pm

    Die site raak alweer stadig….

  • 47.Pietman: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 12:32 pm

    Skim 44#
    PA het die saak raakgevat hier die ander dag.
    Dit sal seker maar daai rigting gaan.. soos sokker.

  • 48.Skim: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 12:33 pm

    Ja, dit sal vir die beste wees, maar ek hoop net nie rugby verloor sy kultuur en tradisie nie.
    Maar jy’s reg, ons het al hierdie onderwerp deurgetrap, maar glo my, dit gaan nog laaank ‘n besprekingpunt wees.

  • 49.Pietman: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 12:34 pm

    47# En as dit in prvate hande gaan, mag hierdie dalk die laaste WB wees.
    Besigheidsmanne gaan nie 4 jaar wag vir n kompetisie nie, hulle gaan dit doen soos die Engelse en Euro League. Die TV-regte dikteer dit.

  • 50.Skim: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 12:36 pm

    Dis waar, maar jammer.
    Die World Cup is baie afgewater vanweë die min kompetisie, maar dit het tog ‘n bietjie prestige oor dit net elke vier jaar kom.
    Nes die FA Cup nie meer rerig saak maak vir die Ingelse klubs nie.
    Dis asof dit tweede prys is na die Uefa en Premier Leuge.

  • 51.cane: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 12:47 pm

    To Tana,

    Thanks for everything.

    Cane.

  • 52.Pietman: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 12:49 pm

    Cane
    Ditto.
    A legend in his own time, Tana Umaga was.

  • 53.cane: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 13:10 pm

    Pietman,

    On behalf of Tana, Thank you for your kind words.

    Longevity, Class, Humility and Talent are a rare conmbination.
    Mike Catt, George Greagan, Steven Larkham, Ollie LeRoux, Oz DuRant, Percy and even a little Crusaders wing called Caleb Ralph.

    The sun will set on them all soon. But what entertainment they gave us all.

  • 54.marvinb: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 14:03 pm

    Pathetic Canes how useless surely with so many players from the squad leaving they could have played for eachother but not to be….Oh well you deserve where you are a province with good players but no class to go all the way like the Crusaders and Blues

  • 55.kiwi: Reply to this comment
    5 May 2007, 14:50 pm

    marvinb (#54)

    You’ve got some issues, mate.

    Hurricanes problem tonight – AGAIN – was disrespecting their opponent. Just thinking that turning up is going to be enough – without EARNING the win – that’s unacceptable.

    They’ve got up enough to knock over some of the big teams this year – Blues, Brumbies, Chiefs, and Bulls – all ahead of them on the log. Then they’ve gone down to the Reds, Lions, and ‘Tahs.

    Also respect for ball security and possession MUST be paramount. That means NOT throwing stupid passes, NOT knocking the ball on, NOT losing the ball forward in the tackle, and catching the ball on the full. Fail to do those things and you lose points, lose games, and lose fans.

    I really like Colin Cooper, but the coach is ultimately responsible for the team’s “headspace”. I think he’s got to go. I’m not a big Robbie Deans fan, but if he had a twin – or was cloneable – he’s got what the Hurricanes need.

Keo.co.za has always promoted uncensored views, but has never tolerated racist or crass outbursts. Come on guys and girls. If you can't moderate yourselves or each other then I am going to be forced to regulate the posts and enforce a registration process for comments. The choice is yours.

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