Week 11 of the Currie Cup 2009 and the Bulls are back into the top 4!
Western province predictably beat the Platinum Leopards and will be happy to have earned a bonus point. They are only 1 log point away from first position and now need to hold on to earn a home semi-final.
The Bulls had a large victory over the Boland Kavaliers in Wellington. Whilst the half-time score was only 22-16, a try fest in the second half saw the Bulls finish with an emphatic victory. With more Boks to ease back into the Blue Bulls campaign, and the next 2 games in Pretoria, the Bulls are back! They’ll be tough to beat from now on in.
The Free State Cheetahs bubble finally burst, going down 24-13 to the Sharks in Durban. The Sharks look to have top spot sown up with 3 relatively easy games to come. The Cheetahs meanwhile play a virtual quarter-final against the Blue Bulls in Pretoria next week. They might rue the fact they couldn’t earn a bonus point against the Sharks.
In Kimberly it was a tight tussle between Griquas and the Lions. Griquas were able to get home courtesy of a match haul of 26 points from Naas Oliver who exhibited superb goal kicking. This effectively rules the Lions out of contention for the 2009 Currie Cup and they can start to think of the Super 14 for 2010. I’d start by playing Earl Rose at flyhalf.
Cup Log |
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| Natal Sharks | 40 |
| Vodacom Western Province | 39 |
| GWK Griquas | 38 |
| Vodacom Blue Bulls | 32 |
| Free State Cheetahs | 29 |
| Xerox Lions | 27 |
| Platinum Leopards | 6 |
| Boland Kavaliers | 5 |
September 25th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Sanjay
The coming weekend is the one I have been waiting for the whole year. The mighty CHEETAHS against the Blue Bulletjies! My mind tells me that the Bulls are going to win this one but boy o boy how sweet will a win over the bulletjies be.
Mark my words: “The CHEETAHS are going to surprise this weekend”.
Your friend the CHEETAH man
Deon
September 25th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Hi Deon,
I wouldn’t say there is anything mighty about the Cheetahs! They deserve a good hiding for they have not made life easy for us in the Currie Cup in hte last few years.
It should be a good game, but with some of the stars back, I think the Bulls should be too strong. Without Juan Smith, the Cheetahs lack the hard edge required.
Bulls by 20?