Two tries in the first half by Springbok prop Coenie Oosthuizen set up a massive 64-17 Absa Currie Cup victory for the Toyota Free State Cheetahs over the Platinum Leopards at Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom on Saturday afternoon.
Oosthuizen got his first while Leopards centre Joubert Engelbrecht was in the sin bin following a yellow card. He got his second late in the first half as the Cheetahs went into the break ahead by 24-3.
The visitors had way too much firepower and scored nine tries in their second high scoring game in three weeks. Two late tries by the Platinum Leopards, one by Engelbrecht, gave their score a bit of oomph, but it was never enough against a rampant Cheetahs side, who moved into fourth on the Absa Currie Cup log.
Of the 11 tries scored in the match, eight were scored in the second half.
Scorers:
- Platinum Leopards – Tries: Joubert Engelbrecht, Whestley Moolman. Conversions: Wesley Dunlop (2). Penalty: Dunlop.
- Toyota Free State Cheetahs – Tries: Boom Prinsloo, Cameron Jacobs, Coenie Oosthuizen (2), Hercu Liebenberg, Marcel van der Merwe, Philip Burger, Philip Snyman, Riaan Smit. Conversions: Johan Goosen (2), Sias Ebersohn (6). Penalty: Goosen.
Teams:
- Platinum Leopards: 15 George Tossel, 14 Hoffman Maritz, 13 Jovan Bowles, 12 Joubert Engelbrecht, 11 Vainon Willis, 10 Wesley Dunlop, 9 Whesley Moolman, 8 Morné Hanekom (captain), 7 Luvuyiso Lusaseni, 6 Siya Mdaka, 5 Brad Mockford, 4 Brendan Snyman, 3 Stefan Bezuidenhout, 2 Marius Fourie, 1 BG Uys. Replacements: 16 Jacques Moller, 17 Dewald Coetzee, 18 Roan van Heerden, 19 Juan Pretorius, 20 Robert Kruger, 21 Hennie Skorbinski, 22 Clayton Durand.
- Toyota Free State Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Philip Burger, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Philip Snyman, 11 Cameron Jacobs, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Pieter van Zyl, 8 Boom Prinsloo, 7 Philip van der Walt, 6 Pieter Labuschagne, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Francois Uys, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Marcel van der Merwe. Replacements: 16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 Johan Wessels, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Riaan Smit.
Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Log:
Pos. Team – P – W – D – L – PF – PA – PD – TF – TA – BPts – Pts
- MTN Golden Lions – 8 – 7 – 0 – 1 – 274 – 178 – 96 – 30 – 17 – 4 – 32
- DHL Western Province – 8 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 242 – 165 – 77 – 24 – 13 – 5 – 27
- The Sharks – 8 – 6 – 0 – 2 – 225 – 192 – 33 – 19 – 16 – 2 – 26
- Toyota Free State Cheetahs – 8 – 4 – 0 – 4 – 306 – 183 – 123 – 37 – 18 – 7 – 23
- GWK Griquas – 8 – 4 – 1 – 3 – 230 – 253 – -23 – 26 – 33 – 5 – 23
- Vodacom Blue Bulls – 8 – 4 – 0 – 4 – 198 – 227 – -29 – 22 – 23 – 2 – 18
- Ford Pumas – 8 – 0 – 0 – 8 – 158 – 275 – -117 – 17 – 32 – 5 – 5
- Platinum Leopards – 8 – 1 – 0 – 7 – 142 – 302 – -160 – 17 – 40 – 1 – 5
Absa Currie Cup First Division Log:
Pos. Team – P – W – D – L – PF – PA – PD – TF – TA – BPts – Pts
- Eastern Province Kings – 7 – 7 – 0 – 0 – 327 – 158 – 169 – 46 – 20 – 5 – 33
- Regent Boland Cavaliers – 7 – 6 – 0 – 1 – 316 – 120 – 196 – 42 – 15 – 7 – 31
- SWD Eagles – 6 – 3 – 0 – 3 – 186 – 232 – -46 – 23 – 30 – 2 – 14
- Tasol Solar Griffons – 7 – 1 – 0 – 6 – 201 – 293 – -92 – 26 – 41 – 7 – 11
- Valke – 6 – 2 – 0 – 4 – 161 – 227 – -66 – 24 – 29 – 2 – 10
- Border Bulldogs – 7 – 1 – 0 – 6 – 181 – 342 – -161 – 22 – 48 – 3 – 7
