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Izinhlangothi ezine eziphambili kulo mqhudelwano zibhekane ngqo ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku I-Currie Cup isenzo. I-Athlone Stadium ibe nomdlalo ovusa amadlingozi njengoba iWestern Province idlala ibuya ukuze yehlule ompetha ababevikela iPumas emdlalweni obuhambisana nezinguquko ezintathu ezihamba phambili, uJean-Luc du Plessis ophume njengeqhawe leWP, eguqule i-try ngomzuzu wokugcina wathola u-22- 14 ukunqoba.
EThekwini, amaSharks aqhamuke amaCheetahs anqoba okwesihlanu kulandelana kulo mqhudelwano, enqoba ngo 35-23 eKings Park.
I-WP seal win ebalulekile
I-Pumas iqale ngamandla, u-Cameron Dawson ewela i-whitewash ukuthola amaphuzu ashintshiwe ngomzuzu wesithathu.
I-WP iphinde yalwela ukulawula umdlalo, ngaphambi kokuthi i-try ka-Andrew Kota kanye nokuguqulwa kuka-Tinus de Beer kunikeze izivakashi ithuba elincane lika-14-12 kusele imizuzu engu-30.
Kodwa nguDu Plessis owantshontsha umbukiso ekufeni, kwathi uStonehouse odumele watshela izintatheli ngemuva komdlalo: “Uthola amaphuzu bese uthola iphenathi, uvikele imizuzu engu-13, bese uthola iphenathi futhi uDevon Williams akayitholi. yikhiphe futhi lokho kukubuyisela ku-22 yakho eminye imizuzu eyi-12. “
Abafana baseMpumalanga behlele endaweni yesithathu ku-log ngemuva kokwehlulwa ngoLwesihlanu, ngakho umdlalo wabo wasekhaya ngesonto elizayo neVodacom Bulls uthatha umqoka owengeziwe njengoba behlose ukuguqula izinhlanhla zabo baphinde baqinise amandla abo kulo mqhudelwano.
ISharks iwina iCurrie Cup okwesihlanu kulandelana
U-Flyhalf Lionel Cronje ukhahlele amaphuzu angu-15 ngesikhathi amaSharks ehlula amaCheetahs eKings Park ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku nokwandisa indondo yeCurrie Cup enqoba kahlanu.
Ukunqoba ngo 35-23 kukhuphule iSharks endaweni yesibili etafuleni, kwadlula iPumas ehlulwe yiWestern Province eKapa ekuqaleni koLwesihlanu.
I-quarter yokuqala iphele ama-Cheetahs ehliselwe kwabesilisa abangu-14 ngemuva kokuthi u-flanker uSibabalo Qoma ethunyelwe emgqonyeni we-sin, kodwa umakadebona u-scrumhalf u-Ruan Pienaar udelele lokho ngephenathi ethathwe kahle.
Yize umfutho ushintshele kwabakhaya ngesikhathi u-Alwayno Visagie eshaya phansi, uQoma wabuya esihlalweni esigangile washaya amaphenathi amabili kaCronje nge-try ngesikhathi amaSharks ehamba phambili ngo 21-10 kuyiwa ekhefini.
UPienaar uvale igebe ngelinye amaphuzu amathathu ngemuva kokuqala kabusha kodwa amaSharks aphendule nge-try ka-scrumhalf uTiaan Fourie, uCronje wengeza amanye (28-13).
Enye iphenathi kaPienaar kwikota yesine ayizange ishaywe ngesikhathi umdlali ongene endaweni yamaSharks uDameon Venter edlula ngemuva kwe-maul ukuze athole iphuzu lebhonasi, kwathi uCronje wengeza okungeziwe ukuze adlule amaphuzu angu-200 eCurrie Cup (35-16).
Izivakashi zithole i-try eduduzayo ngaphambi nje kokuthi kushaye i-hooter, u-Daniel Maartens ongene esikhundleni sakhe eshaye isithupha sakhe ku-lineout.
ISharks iqede umzuliswano ngamaphuzu angu-38, ilandela iCheetahs ezihola phambili ku-log ngamaphuzu.
