The Currie Cup 2008

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

No Mike, it was just a case of Windhoek draught and a bottle of Jagermeister!

Have you found your bakkie yet?

[Michael Alexander]

It was actually 2 cases of Windhoek Draught and how was I to know that I had already parked the blerrie bakkie in the Garage after dropping those two visitors off at the guesthouse last night, besides it was dark at the time.......

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Have you found your bakkie yet?

I love it.....

[Michael Alexander]

I hope that fate can lend a hand an upset the cart..... all those pundits reckon that we are useless without a few players...no depth they say..... Well I hope we cause the upset of the season.....I want to post here ...how great the Awesome CHeetahs are...

SHARKS vs CHEETAHS, DURBAN, SATURDAY 17.05

The Sharks are picking up momentum at a crucial stage while the Absa Currie Cup champs have suffered something of a slump in form. Juan Smith, Hendro Scholtz and Duane Vermeulen comprise a powerful back row, and the fetching abilities of Heinrich Brussow will be magnified in the final quarter. The scrums should be fairly even as well as the lineouts, but the Sharks have a distinct advantage in their backline. The kicking game of Ruan Pienaar and Stefan Terblanche will come to the fore and there will be nowhere for Cheetahs wingers Kabamba Floors and Eddie Fredericks to hide. The Bulls forwards were competitive last weekend but were undone through the failings of their backline, and the same fate could befall Free State in the Shark Tank.

Prediction: Sharks by 10.

[Cherry (Alcock)]

Nothing to say today Mikie???? Sharks 22 - Cheetahs 10 - yummy lunch!!

Seriously - 4 u I feel 

[Michael Alexander]

... and now I worry about blerrie Weeepeeee breathing down our necks for that 4th spot in the semi's..... 

[Bertie Horak]

Be scared, Mike, be very scared.  WP on the way at full speed.  Ok it wasn't the best team they played against on Saturday, but still, to win by 75 points - not bad, hey?

[Stevie]

Its   amazing what  a   difference  a   couple  of  WP Springboks   make .
Mike  are  you   sure   your  Cheetahs  are   going   to   make   the   semi s  ? Remember   one   of   top    four   have   got   to   fall out   as  WP going   to   have   one of   the   semi-final   places .

[Adriaan Van Rooyen]

Just speak to the hand, Mike,speak to the hand!!!!!  

[Michael Alexander]

.... and don't you "da[[er" supporters forget it..... when the Lions beat you at Newlands in 2 weeks time..... do not come crying to me.....if only our boks were back earlier....boo hoo.....!

[Bertie Horak]

WP messed up badly today.  Making it difficult for themselves.  Didn't use any of a bag full of chances. 
Now off to go watch the Sharks game.

[Cherry (Alcock)]

Very disappointing!  Now to watch my boys from Arsenal klap Hull!

[Michael Alexander]

What a sham! what kinda team is the weeeepeeee...crying like baby's...can;t get the points by winning games,....so they gotta get SARU to take us to court so that they can give our four points to weeeeepeeeeee......... All because one of our players played in a B league game on friday night and then an A game on Saturday...

"Johannesburg - Western Province's official complaint to the SA Rugby Union (Saru) that points be docked from the Free State Cheetahs for fielding a player contrary to the Currie Cup regulations could falter on the official confirmation the Free State side had received from Saru.
WP's complaint stems from the Cheetahs' use of utility back Hennie Daniller who played for the Cheetahs against the Falcons on Friday night and then represented the Griffons team that beat the SWD Eagles the following day. The Eagles have also lodged a complaint.
The two unions contend this is an abuse of the loan system in which Currie Cup (Premier Division) teams can make available players to First Division sides, and WP have requested the Cheetahs be docked the five match points from the Falcons match, while the Eagles have requested the same from their lost match to the Griffons.
Both the complainants will benefit hugely, with WP then much closer to a Currie Cup semi-final and the Eagles assured of a berth for the promotion/relegation play-off later this month.
However, the Cheetahs on July 3 received confirmation from Saru that players may indeed move between the two divisions which are in fact two different competitions. However, where a player is "loaned" by a Premier Division union from another Premier Division union, he will not be allowed back to his original side.
It is it is the frequency with which players are allowed to move between these teams that is being questioned by the WP and Eagles - but the Cheetahs contend that this has happened only on this one occasion which they feel can hardly be termed "frequently" or an abuse of the system.
In fact, Daniller was on the bench in the very first Premier Division Currie Cup match the Cheetahs played against their neighbours Griquas on June 20 - and didn't even take the field, according to SA Rugby's website records.
The complaint by WP seems to be in retribution for the insistence by the Free State side that the WP match against the Cavaliers last Saturday could not be moved to Newlands and that the correct protocol and adherence to regulations should be followed. That resulted in the game being played in the Wellington mud bath and as a result WP failed to get a much needed bonus point, which would have given them an edge in the play-off race. However, the Cheetahs point out that all the other teams in the Premier Division had to play at Boland Park in Wellington - some of them in even worse conditions than WP had to contend with.
As things now stand, WP have to beat the Lions by 19 points or more at Newlands, earn a bonus point and prevent the Lions from getting one. Should their complaint be upheld by Saru and the Cheetahs be docked five log points, WP will need only one bonus point from their final league match against the Lions on Saturday to advance at the expense of the Cheetahs.
The Cheetahs now have 37 log points which would be cut to 32 if the complaint is upheld, but could get back to 37 against the Cavaliers in Bloemfontein on Saturday. WP, now on 36, will also move to 37 if they get the bonus point referred to above and will have a much better points differential if the Cheetah's 71-point win over the Falcons is disallowed.
The Eagles and Griffons have been locked in a battle for a top-two finish in the First Division, which carries with it the chance to play in a promotion/relegation series to advance to the Currie Cup Premier Division next year. If the Griffons are docked points, the Eagles will advance to the promotion/relegation series.
Saru Chief Executive Johan Prinsloo has confirmed to www.rugby365.com that the matter was receiving "urgent" attention. Saru expect a response from the Cheetahs on Wednesday after which a ruling will be made."

[Bertie Horak]

Pity about this.  WP wont need it anyway, we're going to klap the Lions no problem.

[Michael Alexander]

Yeah! Sure You are........