Weekend predictions …

Much to everyone’s cardiac surgeon’s relief, the Boks take a breather this weekend, but via the Currie Cup (both Premier and 1^st division), the under 21’s and under 19’s, and the Club Champs happening out at Rustenberg Impala, the Braai Day weekend is still full to the brim with some great rugby. Use my predictions on Superbru at your own peril my friends … But definitely come along and joing the Front Row Grunt pools … You can win R 2300.00 in Reebok vouchers in the Currie Cup pool, and a 6 month membership to 1 for the road in the 4N pool …
Saturday 22 Sep

15:00 Western Province vs Griquas, Newlands, Cape Town
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistants: Sindile Mayende, Marc van Zyl
TMO: Deon van Blommestein

Sportingbet odds: WP: 3/10, Griquas: 100/30 (CLICK HERE to have a dabble)

My prediction: WP by 9

Western Province: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 JP du Plessis, 12 Marcel Brache, 11 Gio Aplon, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Jebb Sinclair, 7 Don Armand, 6 Deon Fourie (captain), 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff
Bench: 16 Deon Carstens, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Helmut Lehmann, 19 JJ Gagiano, 20 Nic Groom, 21 Gary van Aswegen, 22 Damian de Allende

Griquas: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Richard Lawson 13 Jean Stemmet, 12 Walter Venter, 11 Rocco Jansen, 10 Francois Brummer, 9 Marnus Hugo, 8 Leon Karemaker, 7 Wesley Wilkins, 6 Marnus Schoeman, 5 Martin Muller, 4 Ligtoring Landman, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Ryno Barnes (captain), 1 Steph Roberts
Bench: 16 Matthew Dobson, 17 Ivann Espag, 18 Edwin Hewitt, 19 Justin Downey, 20 Jacques Coetzee, 21 Marnitz Boshoff, 22 Luzuko Vulindlu

17:05 Blue Bulls vs Free State, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistants: Lourens van der Merwe, Cobus Wessels
TMO: Shaun Veldsman

Sportingbet odds: Bulls: 5/8, Free State: 8/5 (CLICK HERE to have a dabble)

My prediction: Free State by 4

Blue Bulls: 15 Jürgen Visser, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Sampie Mastriet, 10 Louis Fouchè, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Arno Botha, 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Dewald Potgieter (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Mornè Mellett
Bench: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Cornell Hess, 19 CJ Stander, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Lionel Cronjè, 22 Ulrich Beyers

Free State: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Nico Scheepers, 13 Robert Ebersohn (captain), 12 Raymond Rhule, 11 Rayno Benjamin, 10 Tewis de Bruyn, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Lappies Labuschagn, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Francois Uys, 3 Ross Geldenhuys, 2 Hercu Liebenberg, 1 Marcel van der Merwe.
Bench: 16 Elandre Huggett, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Carl Wegner, 19 Hendro Scholtz, 20 Sias Ebersohn, 21 Philip Snyman, 22 Andries Strauss.

 
19:10 Golden Lions vs Sharks, Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Assistants: Jaco Peyper, Stefan Breytenbach
TMO: JC Fortuin

Sportingbet odds: Lions: 6/5, Sharks: 5/6 (CLICK HERE to have a dabble)

My prediction:  Sharks by 7

Golden Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Deon Helberg, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach/Jaco Taute, 11 Ruan Combrinck, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Willie Britz, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco Van der Merwe, 4 Michael Rhodes/Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Callie Visagie, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg (captain)
Bench: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Ruan Dreyer, 18 Etienne Oosthuizen/Ruan Botha, 19 Jaco Kriel, 20 Ross Cronje, 21 Butch James, 22 Jaco Taute/Dylan des Fountain

Sharks: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Tim Whitehead, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Riaan Viljoen, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Keegan Daniel (captain), 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Anton Bresler, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Dale Chadwick
Bench: 16 Monde Hadebe, 17 Julian Redelinghuys, 18 Jandre Marais, 19 Brynard Stander, 20 Charl McLeod, 21 Paul Jordaan, 22 Sbura Sithole

 
Club Champs:
Fri 21 Sep (live on SuperSport):
13:00 – Plate Final (Bloem police vs Welkom Rovers)
15:00 – Cup final (Rovers v Pretoria Police)
 
CC 1st division:
Fri 21 Sep
19:00 Border vs Leopards
19:10 Eastern Province vs Ford Pumas
Sat 22 Sep
15:00 Valke vs Boland
15:00 Griffons vs SWD

U21’s:
Friday
17:05 – EP vs Pumas
17:15 – Border vs Free State
Saturday
12:30 – Valke vs Boland
12:45 – Western Province vs Leopards
13:20 – Griffons vs SWD
16:45 – Lions vs Sharks