It is Currie Cup final time!!!! The Sharks host Western Province at Durban and once again rain is expected in the Kwazulu Natal coastal city.
The Sharks would want to forget about last years dissapointing performance in the final against the Lions and return the coveted trophy to Kings Park. The Sharks lifted the trophy in 2010 outplaying the same opponents where Pat Lambie had a dream game.
WP would want to travel home with the awesome trophy for the first time in 11years, thats right they last lifted the trophy in 2001 when they beat Natal 29-24 at Newlands.
Sharks coach John Plumtree has given all his Springboks a go in the starting line up with the Beast and robust openside flanker Willem Alberts getting their oppertunity to shine. All eyes will be on Pat Lambie as he will try to eclipse his feat in 2010 and stake a claim for the Springboks no.10 jersey.
WP coach Allister Coetzee made one change to his team that beat the Lions with a last gasp effort in the semi final last weekend and it is a big surprise, Damian de Allende replaces Marcell Braché at 12. There has been a lot of hype during the build up week about de Allende and lets hope he produces a sublime performance.
Prediction: The Sharks should be more accustomed to the wet weather and they look the more blessed side accross the park, but WP would want to shake their "chokers" tag and will through everything, including the kitchen sink at the Sharks. I am a huge WP supporter and hoping for a huge performance and a massive upset over the Sharks. I am therefore going with my hart and tipping Province to win by 3.
Teams:
Sharks: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Paul Jordaan, 12 Tim Whitehead, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Pat Lambie, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Keegan Daniel (captain), 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Anton Bresler, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Supersubs: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Wiehahn Herbst, 18 Jandré Marais, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Charl McLeod, 21 Meyer Bosman, 22 Odwa Ndungane.
Western Province: 15 Gio Aplon, 14
Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Don Armand, 6 Deon Fourie (c), 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Supersubs: 16 Deon Carstens, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 19 Jebb Sinclair, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Marcel Brache, 22 Joe Pietersen.
Date: Saturday, October 27
Venue: Kings Park, Durban
Kick-off: 17.00
Expected weather: Overcast with a chance of rain, 17 C, wind of 15k/ph
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant referees: Christie du Preez,
Stefan Breytenbach
TMO: Johann Meuwesen
Till next time!!!
Be blessed
Barry-Jo
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