Leopards vs Western Province, Profert Olën Park, 23 Jul 10, 19:10 CAT

[Intercept King JDV]

Leopards:
15. Jean Tiedt, 14. Deon Scholtz, 13. Jovan Bowles, 12. Walter Venter, 11. Dumisani Matyeshana, 10. Neill Jacobs, 9. Michael Bondesio, 8. Riaan Swanepoel, 7. Wilhelm Koch (Captain), 6. Victor Hugo Joubert, 5. Rynard Landman, 4. Anthonie Johannes Gronum, 3. Philip Andries Lemmer, 2. Gavin Williamson, 1. Divan Kotze

Replacements: 16. Pellow van der Westhuizen, 17. Johan Coetzee, 18. Edrich Linde, 19. RW Kember, 20. Clayton Durand, 21. Shuaib Samaai, 22. Hendrik Daniel Petrus Dames

Western Province:
15. Conrad Jantjes, 14. Fabian Juries, 13. Tim Whitehead, 12. Paul Bosch, 11. Frikkie Welsh, 10. Willem de Waal, 9. Dewaldt Duvenage, 8. Duane Vermeulen, 7. Rynhardt Elstadt, 6. Pieter Louw, 5. Anton van Zyl (Captain), 4. Adriaan Fondse, 3. Brok Harris, 2. Deon Fourie, 1. JD Moller

Replacements: 16. Tiaan Liebenberg, 17. JC Kritzinger, 18. Martin Muller, 19. Yaasir Hartzenberg, 20. Pieter Myburgh, 21. Conrad Hoffmann, 22. Lionel Cronje

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Walter Venter should add a bit of extra spark to the Leopards back-line, he is on loan from the Lions.Good to see Deon Fourie getting a start for WP, he and Liebenberg are both in remarkable form at the moment!I expect the battles to be tough and hard in the scrums and rucks, but WP should gain the upper hand in those departments due to their more experienced players.

My prediction: WP to win by at least 15 points.

 

[Seaton]

Why is Durand on the bench? Isn't he one of their best players?

WP to win at a canter

 

[Intercept King JDV]

Why is Durand on the bench? Isn't he one of their best players?

WP to win at a canter

Don't really know, don't really know much about any of those Leopards players LOL!I have heard some good things about that Bondesio guy though...

 

[MindofMykyta]

Leopards 23 - 42 Western Province

You gotta give the Leopards some respect, as they scored their last two tries minutes after each other. Sadly, it didn't mean much overall but they had the heart to keep playing. Nothing's worse than watching a team give up after they start losing.

And that collision of Deon Fourie and Kember looked vicious! No one's fault, but gave Fourie a good knock on the head.

All in all, the Leopards have the potential to score tries but they just can't seem to find the right opportunities until it is too late.