25 Oct 2014
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25 Oct 2014
***MAN-OF-THE-MATCH***
Demetri Catrakilis is the man-of-the-match.
25 Oct 2014
***WHAT A GAME***
That was an intense last 40 minutes of Currie Cup rugby. WP were in trouble in the scrums as expected. It might come down to the fact that Demetri Catrakilis had his kicking boots on today but poor Marnitz Boshoff did not.
The Lions ended up missing five kicks at goal.
25 Oct 2014
What a fight back by the Lions! Down 13 - 0 at half time, they came out all guns blazing in the second half.
25 Oct 2014
***FULL TIME SCORE***
WP 19 - 16 Lions
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80' - Boshoff has missed it. WP are the Currie Cup champions of 2014.
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79' - PENALTY to the Lions. Boshoff will kick for goal. Will we have extra time?
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79' - Lions have a lineout and they maul it up past the WP 10m line. They are still going...
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77' - Short arm free kick to the Lions, the are running it from their 22m area. PENALTY to the Lions, WP holding on after they stole the ball.
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77' - WP warned about time wasting at the scrum.
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76' - The Lions attempt to run it out of their 22m but accidental obstruction and WP will have the scrum feed on the Lions 22m line.
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75' - He makes no mistake, pressure kick that!
WP 19 - 16 Lions
This will go down to the wire!
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73' - PENALTY to the Lions at Rhodes went way offside. Combrink has the kicking duties for this attempt.
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72' - Catrakilis with a break and an overhead pass, but the Lions snaffle it. They attack now, 10m into the WP half.
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71' - Another good scrum from WP and Catrakilis lauches upfield. vd Walt clears to the half way line, WP have the lineout.
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Plenty of substitutions from both sides now.
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69' - Lions lose possession again, they have coughed the ball up a lot today. Scrum to WP just outside their own 22m area.
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67' - PENALTY to the Lions as Carizza is penalized for not rolling way. Boshoff has struck the left hand upright. WP clear, but not out.
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64' - PENALTY to WP as the Lions first knock on and then are penalized at the ruck. Catrakilis will go for goal. He kicks his fourth penalty.
WP 19 - 13 Lions
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64' - WP on the attack but brilliant defence by the Lions and the hold the ball up and win the put in to the scrum.
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62' - A strong scrum from WP and they are on the attack deep. Groom kicks for the corner and we will have a Lions lineout, 5m from their own line.
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61' - A long kick by Boshoff goes all the way over the dead ball line. WP will have scrum on the Lions 10m line.
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Twenty minutes left in 2014 Currie Cup final...
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59' - PENALTY to WP. The Lions try to run after fielding the kick off, but Boshoff is caught in possession and Rhodes is all over the ball. Boshoff penalized for not releasing. Catrakilis puts it through the middle.
WP 16 - 13 Lions
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56' - PENALTY to the Lions. WP not pushing straight. Boshoff puts it through the middle and it's all tied up.
WP 13 - 13 Lions
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It's all Lions at the moment. Huge pressure on the WP defence.
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54' - DROP GOAL ATTEMPT by Boshoff. It misses, but partially charged down and because it went over the dead ball line, we will have a 5m scrum to the Lions.
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52' - PENALTY to the Lions, WP penalized at scrum time again. That phase of play is not going well for them. Lions setup a lineout in the WP half, but Kolbe reads the chip over the top after the lineout and clears.
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51' - Converted by Boshoff.
WP 13 - 10 Lions
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50' - The Lions are over, TMO decision to see if vd Walt's foot is in touch. No, its not! TRY to the Lions, great counter attack from them. Game on!
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49' - A up and under by Catrakilis is fielded by vd Walt, he launches a great counter. Lions in the WP 22m area.
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47' - The Lions waste the possession as they knock on.
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46' - WP attacking but holding on at the ruck, PENALTY to the Lions. They can clear into the Province half. They will have a lineout 35m out from the WP line. That is the 9th penalty conceded by WP.
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44' - Boshoff converts the penalty and the Lions are on the board in the final. Has the comeback started?
WP 13 - 3 Lions
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43' - Great play by the Lions as they turnover WP and they have a scrum, 35m out. They will want to score early. PENALTY to the Lions, WP not pushing straight. Boshoff will have a shot at goal.
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41' - PENALTY to the Lions as Kolbe is penalized. The Lions transfer play into the WP half, but step into touch from the resulting backline move.
25 Oct 2014
***SECOND HALF UNDERWAY***
25 Oct 2014
***HALF TIME IN THE 2014 CURRIE CUP FINAL***
WP 13 - 0 Lions
WP have scored the only try of the match through ex Lion Jaco Taute. Dimtri Catrakilis has added 8 points with 2 penalties and a conversion.
The Lions have had four kickable penalties, one they chose to run and Boshoff has missed two and Combrink missed his attempt on the stroke of half time.
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41' - Combrink misses as well and the hooter sounds.
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40' - PENALTY to the Lions after illegal scrumming by WP. Combrink will have a kick at goal, Boshoff has been relieved of his kicking duties.
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39' - The Lions with a turnover after they hold Catrakilis up after he fielded a kick ahead. This is their last chance for points this half. Scrum on the WP 10m line.
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36' - Catrakilis converts.
WP 13 - 0 Lions
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35' - TRY as Taute cuts through the Lions defence after some quick hands by Catrakilis. First try of the final.
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34' - WP scrum holding their own and WP are now 7m out from the Lions line.
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33' - Knock on by the Lions, WP have scrum in the centre of the field, on the Lions 10m line.
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31' - Boshoff has missed his second penalty. The Lions not taking the points on offer so far today.
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29' - The Lions are into the WP half now and through 9 phases. PENALTY to the Lions. The WP tackler was not rolling away. Boshoff to kick at goal.
25 Oct 2014
WP 6 - 0 Lions