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Izinto azihambi kahle ekhempini yamaSharks – kodwa nakwiWestern Province izinto azibukeki zihamba kahle.
UMqondisi welombhoxo wamaSharks uNeil Powell izolo uthe amaSharks “aphoxekile” ngesikhathi edlala ne-Scarlets. Lokhu kuyisitatimende esiphusile esishiwo abaqeqeshi abalahlekelwe. Iqiniso ukuthi bebedabukile ngempela bengazi ukuthi babuyise amaBhokobhoko noma cha.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, amaStormers anikele ngakho konke ukuze adlale ngokulingana ebhekene ne-Leinster ehamba phambili kwi-log. Abadlali ababuyile uCanan Moodie kanye noKurt-Lee Arendse bashaye phansi ngonyawo – futhi bagijime ngesivinini esigcwele.
Akungabazeki ukuthi umqeqeshi weWestern Province uJohn Dobson engajabula ngalo mphumela.
Ngabe lokho kuzobathinta kanjani abadlali be-Currie Cup enkundleni namuhla? Kumayelana nesiko, akunjalo?
Ngemuva kwemizuzu engu-12 umdlali wasemuva wamaSharks uYaw Penxe ushaye i-try encomekayo ekhoneni kwathi ngemuva kwemizuzu emihlanu babuyela emugqeni we-Western Province futhi bekubukeka sengathi bazimisele ukwenza kangcono. Ngemuva kwemizuzu engu-20 bebehola phambili ngamaphuzu ayisishiyagalombili. Lokho kube isiqalo esihle.
Ngemuva kwemizuzu emihlanu uPk Sobahle ushayele amaSharks i-try yesibili.
IWestern Province ithwale kanzima ukuthola isigqi sayo. Inabadlali abafana noScarra Ntubeni, uJuan de Jongh kanye noSacha Mngomezulu ohlwini kodwa mhlawumbe abayisishiyagalombili abadlala okokuqala ngabadlali abasebasha kakhulu. Ingabe bazophendula?
Yebo. UFazeel Robinson utholele iWestern Province i-try yokuqala ngebhola elisuka kuKade Wolhuter oyi-flyhalf bathola amaphuzu ayisithupha nokuyinto ebenze babuya efomini yabo.
Kuze kube manje uBradley Davids oyi-scrumhalf nguyena umdlali ovelele kumaSharks, futhi nguyena owenze iqembu lakhe laphikelela ukuhlasela.
Ngesikhathi kuyiwa ekhefini amaSharks ebehola phambili, kodwa iWestern Province ibibonakala ingakhathazekile.
Okumangazayo ukuthi ngesikhathi sekuyophela isiwombe sesibili kuncane kakhulu okwenzekile njengoba womabili amaqembu ebelwela ukuhlangana. Iminyakazo ethembisayo igcine ingayi ndawo njengoba umdlali ngamunye ebephelelwe ukwesekwa. Ikota yokugcina yomdlalo ikhiqize imiphumela engcono noma lokhu kungase kube umdlalo okhohlakala kalula.
Okukhumbulekayo yilokho okwenziwe uYaw Penxe ngesikhathi ekhahlela ibhola phambili futhi abadlali ababili beWestern Province bagcine belele phansi njengoba beshayisane bodwa, nokuyinto eyenze ukuthi uPenxe athole ithuba ashaye ama-try ahlekisayo. USacha Mngomezulu ukhishwe ngekhadi elibomvu ukuze ayohlolwa ukuthi ulimele yini ekhanda.
Ngebhadi amaSharks aphinde adlala ibhola lombhoxo elingagculisi ngesikhathi iWestern Province nayo ingenzi lutho oluyijabulisayo. Njengesinyathelo esibheke ebholeni lombhoxo lamaBhokobhoko lona akuwona umdlalo omuhle kunoma yiliphi iqembu.
Esithombeni esingenhla: amaSharks (ashaye ama-try amathathu) 20-7 iWestern Province (yashaya i-try eyodwa)
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