CC Semi-final Teams

Lions   vs   Sharks

Lions

15. Jaco van der Walt, 14. Ruan Combrinck, 13. Lionel Mapoe, 12. Howard Mnisi, 11. Courtnall Skosan, 10. Marnitz Boshoff, 9. Ross Cronje, 8. Warren Whiteley (Captain), 7. Derick Minnie, 6. Jaco Kriel, 5. Franco Mostert, 4. Martin Muller, 3. Ruan Dreyer, 2. Robbie Coetzee, 1. Schalk van der Merwe

 

Replacements:

 

16. Armand van der Merwe, 17. Julian Redelinghuys, 18. Willie Britz, 19. Warwick Tecklenburg, 20. Kwagga Smith, 21. Mark Richards, 22. Harold Vorster

 

Sharks:

 

15. SP Marais, 14. Tonderai Chavhanga, 13. S’bura Sithole, 12. Andre Esterhuizen, 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Lionel Cronje, 9. Cobus Reinach, 8. Tera Mtembu (Captain), 7. Etienne Oosthuizen, 6. Jacques Botes, 5. Marco Wentzel , 4. Stephan Lewies, 3. Matt Stevens, 2. Kyle Cooper, 1. Thomas du Toit

 

Replacements:

 

16. Monde Hadebe, 17. Dale Chadwick , 18. Lourens Adriaanse, 19. JC Astle , 20. Khaya Majola, 21. Conrad Hoffmann, 22. Fred Zeilinga

Western Province  vs   Bulls

Western Province

: 15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Juan de Jongh (captain), 12 Michael van der Spuy, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Demetri Catrakilis , 9 Nic Groom, 8 Nizaam Carr, 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Rynhardt Elstadt, 5 Manuel Carizza, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Pat Cilliers, 2 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1 Alistair Vermaak.
Replacements: 
16 Neil Rautenbach, 17 Oli Kebble, 18 Brok Harris, 19 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Kurt Coleman, 22 EW Villjoen.

Bulls

15 Ulrich Beyers, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 William Small-Smith, 12 Handré Pollard, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Rudy Paige, 8 Jono Ross, 7 Jacques du Plessis, 6 Deon Stegmann (captain), 5 Grant Hattingh, 4 Paul Willemse, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Bongo Mbonambi, 1 Dean Greyling.

Replacements: 

16 Callie Visagie, 17 Marcel van der Merwe, 18 Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, 19 Wiaan Liebenberg, 20 Piet van Zyl, 21 Sampie Mastriet, 22 Jesse Kriel.

 Signs are not good for the WP - They will be up against a Tight 5, not a Tight  4 as would have been the case if Matfield played.    

Marcel  the only BoolBok who can't crack the starting team....hahaha. if you can't replace Werner, fat chance of replacing Jannie.

 Mozart
Your pearls of wisdom stuck in the past is alwats a pleasure too hear.  So funny - it is really ridiculous.   Jannie was not a s hadow of the player he was last year - but he still remains your 'national treasure"    Forward to the past is always seeminglt ridiculous - and it is just the same in your case.  

Still not being preferred to Werner is pretty embarrassing.  

 Mind you I am not so sure about Van der Merwe mself - but Jannie was pretty awful during the tests this year.  The problem is that Jannie is useless outside of scrumming as well - while Van der Merwe is really of more use.   
The other side of the story is that Jannie will not improve (he already is well past the age of prime performances) - while there is a chance that Van der Merwe will improve.  

Ooh wow now Ludeke is the measure......This fool makes Meyer look like a saint.
Beyers or Small - Smith ahead of Kriel is a joke as is Paige ahead of v/Zyl and Mbonambi ahead of Visagie and Greyling ahead of Mellett.
You get the picture old man!

Vetsak as a guy who still thinks Coenie is a test tighthead your views aren't of any interest here.  

Fuck me Moffie you walked right into that one.
Your call at 3 is Pat Cilliers .......bwhaaahaaaaa and you have the audacity to finger Coenie
Height of stupidity

 Mozart
Just a question - is your insistence on Van der Merwe weighing 112 kgs still applicable?

 What has happened to the Bok players and how come they are not playing.

AJ all the contracted Boks are not allowed to play.......but then again that does not include de Allende so who knows  

 Saffex
Wrong - de Allende has been on a SARU contract from July 2014.  

 Thanks guys.
Hope you enjoy the games this week-end.
Have put a couple of bucks on the Sharks and Bulls to win.

 AJ
The odds must be generous for you to do that.   Careful - Mozart nd a few others will say you are predicting wins for the two teams.