Currie Cup Lions 20 – 34 Sharks
Lions [20]
Tries: Trompie Nontshinga, Heinke van der Merwe, Ernst Joubert
Conversion: Louis Strydom
Penalty: Earl Rose
Sharks [34]
Tries: JP Pietersen (2), Deon Carstens, Jean Deysel
Conversions: Ruan Pienaar (3)
Penalties: Ruan Pienaar (2)
Currie Cup Boland 07 – 23 WP
Boland [07]
Try: Danwel Demas
Conversion: Justin Peach
WP [23]
Tries: Sireli Naqelevuki (2), Cheeky Watson jr.
Conversion: Morgan Newman
Penalties: Peter Grant (2)
Currie Cup Valke 07 – 78 Cheetahs
Valke [07]
Try: Ryno Barnes
Conversion: Jeff Perkins
Cheetahs [78]
Tries: JW Jonker (2), Duane Vermeulen, Jongi Nokwe (3), Kabamba Floors, Tewis de Bruyn (2), Penalty try, Heinrich Brussow, Jacques-Louis Potgieter
Conversions: Potgieter (8), De Bruyn
Currie Cup Griquas 22 – 58 Blue Bulls
Griquas [22]
Tries: MJ Mentz, Conrad Barnard, Sarel Pretorius
Conversions: Conrad Barnard (2)
Penalty: Conrad Barnard
Blue Bulls [58]
Tries: Fourie du Preez, Wynand Olivier, Derrick Kuun (3), Akona Ndungane, Bryan Habana, Tiger Mangweni
Conversions: Morne Steyn (4), Burton Francis (2)
Penalties: Morne Steyn (2)
Ou Tube – Weekend Roundup
Highlights of games from the weekend of 22 November 2008 featuring New Zealand v Wales, Australia v France, South Africa v England, Italy v Pacific Islanders and Ireland v Argentina.
Ou Tube – England v South Africa
Currie Cup Cheetahs 05 – 23 Bulls
Cheetahs [05]
Try: Robert Ebersohn
Blue Bulls [23]
Tries: Bryan Habana, Marius Delport
Conversions: Morne Steyn (2)
Penalties: Morne Steyn (3)
Currie Cup Boland 10 – 29 Lions
Kavaliers [10]
Tries: David Hendricks, Elgar Watts.
Lions [29]
Tries: Trompie Nontshinga, Michael Killian, Jaco Pretorius, Derrick Minnie
Conversions: Earl Rose (3)
Penalty: Rose
Currie Cup Sharks 44 – 19 Valke
Sharks [44]
Tries: Waylon Murray (2), Pat Cilliers, JP Pietersen, Ryan Kankowski, Jannie Du Plessis, Albert van den Berg
Conversions: Ruan Pienaar (3)
Penalty: Ruan Pienaar
Valke [19]
Tries: Hanno Coetzee, Johan Jackson, Franco Booysen
Conversions: Jeffery Perkins (2)
Currie Cup WP 30 – 18 Griquas
Western Province [30]
Tries: Ricky Januarie, Francois Louw, Tonderai Chavhanga, Jean de Villiers
Conversions: Peter Grant (2)
Penalties: Peter Grant (2)
Griquas [18]
Tries: Penalty try, Gareth Krause
Conversion: Conrad Barnard
Penalties: Conrad Barnard (2)
New Zealand 28 – 24 Australia
The All Blacks won the 2008 Tri Nations with a hard-fought victory over Australia in Brisbane.
New Zealand HT:07 [28]
Tries: Mils Muliaina (13 min), Tony Woodcock (49 min), Piri Weepu (61 min), Dan Carter (66 min)
Conversions: Dan Carter (4)
Australia HT:10 [24]
Tries: Adam Ashley-Cooper (40 min), James Horwill (44 min), Ryan Cross (77 min)
Conversions: Matt Giteau (3)
Penalty: Matt Giteau
Currie Cup Results – Round 11
Currie Cup Table 15/09/08
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharks | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 306 | 192 | 114 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 42 |
| 2 | Bulls | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 379 | 188 | 191 | 48 | 21 | 8 | 40 |
| 3 | Lions | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 373 | 243 | 130 | 48 | 28 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 | Cheetahs | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 256 | 195 | 61 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | WP | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 318 | 245 | 73 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Griquas | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 263 | 310 | -47 | 32 | 38 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Boland | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 196 | 424 | -228 | 24 | 58 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Valke | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 247 | 541 | -294 | 32 | 75 | 5 | 13 |
Results Round 11
13/09 | Sharks 22 – 10 Cheetahs
13/09 | WP 92 – 15 Valke
13/09 | Lions 41 – 20 Griquas
12/09 | Blue Bulls 69 – 19 Kavaliers
Currie Cup Results Round 10
Currie Cup Table 8 Sept 2008
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharks | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 284 | 182 | 102 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 38 |
| 2 | Bulls | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 310 | 169 | 141 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | Cheetahs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 246 | 173 | 73 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 4 | Lions | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 332 | 223 | 109 | 42 | 26 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | WP | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 226 | 230 | -4 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Griquas | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 243 | 269 | -26 | 30 | 32 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Boland | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 177 | 355 | -178 | 21 | 47 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Valke | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 232 | 449 | -217 | 30 | 61 | 5 | 13 |
Round 10 Results
6 Sept | The Sharks 34 – 25 Blue Bulls
6 Sept | Griquas 48 – 22 Boland Kavaliers
6 Sept | Cheetahs 17 – 35 Western Province
5 Sept | Valke 14 – 83 Lions
Boks in Wigs
The Boks celebrated Percy Montgomery’s 100 Test by donning blonde wigs for a photoshoot.
Wynberg Win Villager 7s
Awesome Event… which despite the terrible weather conditions again, ran like clock-work. Between 800-900 people were at Villagers on Friday supporting in the rain and heavy winds. » Read more on Wynberg Win Villager 7s