Sharks sink errant Lions
7 Aug 2010
GRANT BALL reports on the Sharks’ 48-19 mauling of the Lions in Durban.
Pat Lambie played his first match for the senior side at flyhalf, and was up against fellow 19-year-old pivot Elton Jantjes. The pair traded penalties early on, but Lambie had most of the opportunities to show his credentials as his side had all the ball in the opening half. He directed play well and varied his game, and also wasn’t afraid to have a go at attacking the line himself – as shown when he ghosted over when he threw a dummy to flummox the defence.
The big difference between the pair was that Jantjes made a few unforced errors, but on the whole they were impressive.
That 8-3 lead after Lambie’s try was negated when Stefan Terblanche opted for a poor grubber. The ball found its way straight to Deon van Rensburg, who ran 50m to score to hand the Lions a 10-8 lead after they had little ball.
The Sharks led 18-16 at the break after the kickers traded penalties and Jacques Botes lunged over, but a two-point lead would have left John Plumtree seething. For all their dominance in possession, the Sharks couldn’t put the Lions away – who have a new-found resolve in the defence and some structure on attack under John Mitchell.
Jantjes kept his side in the contest with his unerring kicking at posts, but another mistake from the pivot – this time an intercept to Lwazi Mvovo – extended the Sharks’ lead. After 48 minutes the Sharks held a comfortable 28-19 lead.
In the end that was the difference between the sides as the Sharks were able to retain possession for long periods, while the Lions couldn’t do the same with similar confidence. After having so little ball in the first half, the Lions were desperate to retain possession and they tried to run from deep. But as the match dragged on the Lions lost their resolve and structure and it cost them again – this time another intercept from Jano Vermaak found its way to Craig Burden, who sprinted over from 30m for the bonus point try.
The hooker was replaced after 58 minutes when Bismarck du Plessis made his return to rugby after three months out with a neck injury. Du Plessis had a quiet run-out, gave away two penalties due to over-eagerness, and conceded a tighthead, but this was more about getting time on the park again.
Mvovo finished off his brace with another explosive run, while Lambie kicked his way to a personal haul of 28 points.
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7 Aug 2010, 23:26 pm
@Slumtown(Slumtown)-97: I too believe Brussow is a very big loss, but I think our problem lies with an unwillingness amongst our coaching corpse to accept that we have a serious bit of catch-up to do. Last year the AB’s kakked off against us. They went away and worked on their game and came back to crush us.
What did we do? From what I can see, a whole lot of nothing! Certainly no lateral thinking, that’s for sure. At least I suspect that’s the case. I’ll know immediately I see the names of the squad whether the current triumvirate have any inkling of what needs to happen.
7 Aug 2010, 23:30 pm
Anyway, good night everyone.
7 Aug 2010, 23:30 pm
@catleya(catleya)-102: nighty night
7 Aug 2010, 23:31 pm
@SpringbokSarah(SpringbokSarah)-100: Yeah sure – I think he has great leadership qualities which make him a good captain. But I think he will come back and people will probably give him another chance. If he just said sorry like the Ozzies did to the Aborigines then all would be forgotten
7 Aug 2010, 23:34 pm
@Slumtown(Slumtown)-104: as far as he’s concerned, he’s done nothing wrong.
Born leader that one, I’m sure he’s in for an awesome season
7 Aug 2010, 23:39 pm
@catleya(catleya)-101: 1000% agreed. Selection is a big issue, as is tactical acumen. Conditioning and intensity when playing another.
Coaching Corpse – now thats very perfectly worded.
I suspect we´ll be in for more of the same hairbrain bulls!te. With Ruan Pienaar injured now he will persist with Butch James and will undoubtedly choose Ricky Januarie and Francois Houghaard as his scrumhalves.
We should be looking to a younger alternative to Ruaan Pienaar not an interim world cup solution (at flyhalf that is – where o where is Peter Grant now) and secondly Januarie shouldnt be in a Bok jersey anymore. Sarel Pretorius should be the replacement. And Francois Houghaard used as an interim cover at scrumhalf and a sub for wing or outside centre where he does the most damage in my opinion.
Imagine Houghaard at 13 and Aplon/ Mvovo/ Mapoe at 14?
We´ll probably lose the World Cup because no one will fire De Villiers and co… because its the lot of them not just Puff Divvy.
7 Aug 2010, 23:41 pm
@SpringbokSarah(SpringbokSarah)-105: therein lies the problem. One has top be man enough to relaise when youve gone too far and been too dumb. What he said was beyond what needed to be said and the whole vomit thing was pretty distasteful.
7 Aug 2010, 23:42 pm
@Slumtown(Slumtown)-106: Ruan’s injured?
Peter’s in Japan… don’t worry, he’s on speed dial
7 Aug 2010, 23:44 pm
@Slumtown(Slumtown)-107: but the thing is, he didn’t say he wanted to puke on the jersey. There is a way around it but nooo what do I know?
7 Aug 2010, 23:45 pm
@SpringbokSarah(SpringbokSarah)-108: Ruan´s Ac Joint is buggered – out for 4-6 weeks. Wont be playing in Sa again before Munster.
Yeah bring Pete back – now! He had such a fantastic Super 14 and then they go and overlook him again and get and ageing old yellow card as his replacement. Disgusting really. Puff Divvy always on about picking players on form. he wouldnt know form if it was shagging his trouser leg.
7 Aug 2010, 23:47 pm
@SpringbokSarah(SpringbokSarah)-109: He didnt? He never denied it. And Vomit is the same as puke hehe.
7 Aug 2010, 23:50 pm
@Slumtown(Slumtown)-110: HE’S GOING TO MUNSTER! See what i miss when I study?
P Divvy and Peter were chatting after the final in Soweto, apparently Peter is his picture… just to the sides
Lol ja he did, radio show… he explained that’s not what he said, his speech was actually a motivating a religious speech… go figure
7 Aug 2010, 23:51 pm
My form team if everyone was fit right now would be:
1 Beast
2 Bismarck
3 BJ Botha
4 Danie Rossouw
5 Victor Matfield
6 Brussouw
7 Juan Smith
8 Pierre Spies
9 Fourie du Preez
10 Morne Steyn
11 Lwazi Mvovo
12 Juan de Jongh
13 Jacques Fourie
14 Gio Aplon
15 Patrick Lambie/ Frans Steyn
16 Coenie Oosthuizen
17 Deon Fourie
18 Andries Becker
19 Duane Vermeulen
20 Sarel Pretorius
21 Peter Grant
22 Francois Houghaard
7 Aug 2010, 23:54 pm
@SpringbokSarah(SpringbokSarah)-112: Well hopefully he makes the call instead of just using Butch James. Pete deserves it. He´s an awesome player and seems a very humble guy.
7 Aug 2010, 23:55 pm
@Slumtown(Slumtown)-111: must sleep… apparently I have to be up early lol
cheers
@Slumtown(Slumtown)-113: no no no, you can’t take my players, I’m using them at the moment
7 Aug 2010, 23:57 pm
@Slumtown(Slumtown)-114: aw you’re so sweet, I’ll tell him lol cheers
7 Aug 2010, 23:59 pm
Really impressed with Elton Janjties and Patrick Lambie
South Africa got 3 good 10′s coming though the ranks in lambie, lionel cronje and janjtes
Also Deon Van Rensburg, Lwazi Mvovo and Craig Burden had great games, burden is under estimated
Cant wait til the squad is named on sunday
I thinks Janjtes may be in it, along with mvovo, Adriaan Fondse and jean deysel if he isnt injured
8 Aug 2010, 00:06 am
My team if everyone was game ready
1 Beast Mtawarira
2 Bismark Du Plessis
3 BJ Botha
4 Danie Russouw
5 Victor Matfield
6 Schalk Burger
7 Juan Smith
8 Duan Vermeulen
9 Fourie Du Preez
10 Peter Grant
11 Bryan Habana
12 Jean De Villiers
13 Jaque Fourie
14 JP Pietersen
15 Conrad Janjtes
16 Tiaan Liebenberg
17 Cooenie Oosthuzyen
18 Andries Bekker
19 Francois Louw
20 Jano Vermaak
21 Morne Steyn
22 Gio Aplon
23 Gary Botha
24 CJ Van Der Linde
25 Adriaan Fondse
26 Jean Deysel
27 Francois Hougaard
28 Elton Janjties / Patrick Lambie / J-L Potgieter
29 Bjorn Basson
30 Juan De Jongh
8 Aug 2010, 00:49 am
@Rhys7(Rhys7)-117: Lets hope for a breath of fresh air. We sure cant get much worse.
8 Aug 2010, 01:08 am
@Rhys7(Rhys7)-118: Pretty solid team except no Brussouw?? Pure madness
Theres some amazingly fresh and fired up new talent in SA. the youngsters will take the Bok team to totally new heights – amongst others:
Wickus Blauw, Werner Kruger, Coenie Oosthuizen, Deon Fourie, Craig Burden, Keegan Daniels, Sarel Pretorius, Francois Houghaard, Elton Jantjes, Patrick Lambie, Lwazi Mvovo, Bjorn Basson, Lionel Mapoe, Juan de Jongh, Tim Whitehead, Lionel Cronje, Dewalt Duvenhage, Dewalt Potgieter, Jean Deysel, Willem ALberts, Flip van der Merwe, Bandise Maku, Mjekevu, Dumisane Matyeshana, Riaan Viljoen, Paul Bosch, Ashley Johnson, Deon Van Rensburg, Michael Killian etc. Cant wait to see a new generation team. Perhaps a mistake trying to keep so many 2007 WC squad members together.
But theres still time before the WC. Its just going to take some balls by management.
8 Aug 2010, 03:38 am
Dumisane Matyeshana & Michael Killian will battle to get game time at 1st division …
8 Aug 2010, 04:13 am
@SpringbokSarah(SpringbokSarah)-112: FYI, Pienaar’s signed a two-year deal to play for Ulster, in the Magners League and Heineken Cup. His aforementioned shoulder injury means the Sharks have already released him early from his contract. Once coached by Alan Solomans, Ulster is rapidly becomming the Saracens of Irish rugby with BJ Botha, Robbie Diack recently joined by Johan Muller and Pedrie Wannenburg. Personally, I like what RP offers but he was a victim of his own versatility as well as piss poor man-management, particularly at international level and, I suspect, has almost certainly played his last Test for the ‘Boks.
8 Aug 2010, 06:25 am
BJ Botha needs to hurry back to Ulster. Useless and over-rated.
Ruan Pienaar needs a few seasons in the Northern Hemisphere to find his mojo. Good coaching for a change will be just the thing for him.
8 Aug 2010, 06:31 am
@Great White Shark(Predawn)-123:
Ruan needs to stay in one position
8 Aug 2010, 06:42 am
Absolutely. His kicking has improved drastically since 2009 but I think for his ‘frailties’ mentally as a test player, he would be best suited to the scrummie role. A decent coach would bring out the talent he so obviously has as a rugger player.
8 Aug 2010, 06:45 am
@Great White Shark(Predawn)-125:
yes the shunting around has not helped at all
I think 9 is his position and with Fdp out it would have been great to have an in form ruan there (not ricky)
But he is a very talented rugby player
8 Aug 2010, 08:22 am
A really great Springbok team:
Smit
Bismarck
BJ
B Botha
Matfield
Brussow
Burger
Spies
du Preez
M Steyn
Hougaard
de Villiers
Fourie
Lambie
F Steyn
CJ
Liebenberg
Rossouw
Bekker
Smith
van der Heever
Pienaar
With the versatility in the backline and bench, the Boks can swop F Steyn for centre/flyhalf, Lambie for fullback/flyhalf, Hougaard to scrumhalf, Pienaar to scrumhalf/flyhalf/fullback, and of course 5 power fowards on the bench, perhaps even better than those starting.
My power team should trap any Moari maneating AB’s scum!
8 Aug 2010, 08:24 am
Isn’t it funny how much BJ Botha divides the public’s opinion?
One thing’s for certain, our scrum is more solid with him there than without, so he gets my vote.
Have we got to the bottom of why Snor Divvy refuses to select Rory Kockett? Kockett is a cut above any of the potential Du Preez replacements, it seems silly and petty to ignore him.
Deysel is a player the Boks will be sorry not to have play for them either. Juan Smith and this guy should be fighting it out for number 7. Pure class.
Mvovo is making great sides – expect to see him selected for the Boks soon (and the way Habana is playing, maybe sooner than later).
8 Aug 2010, 08:33 am
@wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-128: the bok scrum is the only part of the machine that actually works!
Deysel out for at least 6 to 8 weeks with ankle injury.
Kockitt seems out of favour at the sharks as well….
8 Aug 2010, 08:35 am
regretfully plod will be accomodated at loosehead in the best tight 5 bok player currently, Guthro steekamps place.
Sad , unfair and another injustice at the ‘Altar of Entitlement ‘……all to satisfy the personal desires of the Chairman of the Fat Boys Club.
8 Aug 2010, 08:44 am
@grant10(grant10)-129: who played 9 for the Sharks yesterday?
8 Aug 2010, 08:48 am
Keagan Daniels is a very underated player. Shows size doesn’t necessarily make you a good player.
8 Aug 2010, 08:50 am
@wooden spoon(wooden spoon)-131: macleod….and he played damn well….sharks were simply brilliant!
8 Aug 2010, 08:50 am
@Bill Reyts(Gumboots)-132: agree….what a performance by sharks….sublime
8 Aug 2010, 08:54 am
@grant10(grant10)-134:
Yep they were fantastic!
8 Aug 2010, 09:14 am
Rory Kockott gets under the skin of his Australasian rugby opponents more than any other player in South Africa and for very good reason. He is confrontational, skilled and gives no quarter on the field of battle.
He is good for at least two yellow cards in South Africa’s favour as the other side would infringe just to try counter his attacking game. What a wasted talent by the selection clowns.
8 Aug 2010, 09:16 am
congratulations to the sharks…!! and to all their fans…
they are looking VERY damn impressive and you guys must be loving their form…!! enjoy!!
8 Aug 2010, 10:02 am
By Bok team : coached by PDV playing PDV’s type of rugby – we will be unstopable
BJ
Chilliboy (c)
CJ
Bekker
Lobberts
Floors
Johnson
Vermeulen
Heini Adams
Grant
De Jongh
Earl Rose (play him centre!)
Habana
JPP
Aplon
time for the lily white ppl to admit that they are old, unfit and slow
8 Aug 2010, 10:03 am
@sk0pskiet(sk0pskiet)-138: yawn
8 Aug 2010, 10:07 am
You’d be lucky to beat The Sharks with that team. The Kiwis would do a 50 plus on that clown outfit.
8 Aug 2010, 10:09 am
@grant10(grant10)-134: Go support your very own brokeback team – the Sharks are for Sharkie supporters only.
SHARKS FOREVER!!!
8 Aug 2010, 10:15 am
Sharks will fade away in the latter part of the CC ..as they usually do ..
8 Aug 2010, 10:19 am
sharks has the backbone of a bosmossel ! … come the semi’s then they’ll lose to a team like griquas after being up 18 – 0 @ halftime … maybe they should go play first division for a season or two, learn to win a semi & a trophy (thats if they can beat boland or the kings)
8 Aug 2010, 10:22 am
@sk0pskiet(sk0pskiet)-143: Yaah, ek se
8 Aug 2010, 10:26 am
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-141: Crow away, but remember, it’s the lions you are talking about. The whipping boys of SA rugby, so a cricket score would be expected. Having said that, congrats, some players looking really good yesterday. Not as good as our WP boys, but then we understand….
8 Aug 2010, 10:31 am
I’m not sure of the point here. Is it Sharks envy?
One can only hope that they prove you wrong. We all live in hope of another Currie Cup win. Unfortunately they woke up too late in the Super 14 and had the worst try record of almost all the teams (we won’t mentions the Lions) but I’m still a rabid Sharks supporter no matter the outcome.
Our coach has made many silly decisions but the NRU are sticking with him which might be starting to reap some early season rewards. Once again we live in hope that it isn’t another lemon.
At least Plumtree is sane…not like the other fellah.
8 Aug 2010, 10:32 am
@stormersboy(stormersboy)-145: Howzit Stormersboy. Really looking forward to the WP/Sharks game at the tank. That should tell us where my Sharks are. If we don’t lose Mvovo, JPP and Lambie to the Boks should be a good battle with your team
When is the Boks squad announced? Think today sometime not too sure.
8 Aug 2010, 10:33 am
@stormersboy(stormersboy)-145:
Yep Province will be one the favourites and for good reason. Brilliant coach too.
8 Aug 2010, 10:33 am
@stormersboy(stormersboy)-145: Crowing, fark me, coming from a weepee supporter. You may start to sound like a self-congratulary Kiwi…
Shivers, that was a bad insult… Apologies!
Yeah, some players looked good but what I most enjoyed was the “smash-mouth” style reminiscent of the 90′s Sharks… Don’t let the ball go and take it up in the 10 / 12 channel.
Good win for Weepee against the diamondbacks…
8 Aug 2010, 10:35 am
I hope Lambie isn’t included in any Bok team for at least another year. His reputation will never be the same again under the present Bok coach.
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