Preview Barloworld Toyota Pumas v Vodacom Western Province
Head to head – Barloworld Toyota Pumas v Vodacom Western Province (since 2005):
P: 4 W: 0 L: 4 PF: 60 PA: 159
22/07/2005 Barloworld Toyota Pumas 19 Vodacom Western Province 37 Puma Stadium, Witbank
23/06/2006 Barloworld Toyota Pumas 18 Vodacom Western Province 25 Puma Stadium, Witbank
19/08/2006 Barloworld Toyota Pumas 10 Vodacom Western Province 43 Newlands, Cape Town
30/07/2010 Barloworld Toyota Pumas 13 Vodacom Western Province 54 Newlands, Cape Town
Barloworld Toyota Pumas’ recent form at home:
• The Barloworld Toyota Pumas defeated the Vodacom Blue Bulls (22-21) at the first Absa Currie Cup game played at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit in week eight and secured a 37-32 win over the Platinum Leopards 37-32 in week two of this season’s Absa Currie Cup.
• They went down to The Sharks (30-14) in week 10, Xerox Lions (33-30) during week seven and conceded a 45-30 loss to the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs in week five of this year’s competition.
• The hosts were undefeated at home during last year’s Absa Currie Cup First Division competition.
Vodacom Western Province’s recent form on the road:
• The Cape side secured three victories on the road during this season’s competition against the GWK Griquas (50-3), Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (25-11) and against the Platinum Leopards (42-23).
• The visitors conceded two defeats on the road against The Sharks (27-16) in Durban and the Xerox Lions (46-28) in Johannesburg.
• Vodacom Western Province achieved three away victories against the Boland Kavaliers, Platinum Leopards and The Sharks in last year’s Absa Currie Cup.
Additional information:
• Vodacom Western Province has conceded the least number of tries in the 2010 Absa Currie Cup – 16, and the least number of points – 181.
• Vodacom WP flyhalf Willem de Waal is currently the third leading points’ scorer in this season’s competition – 134. De Waal has accumulated 1347 points in his Absa Currie Cup career – 259 points for the Platinum Leopards, 811 for the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs and 277 for WP since joining them in 2008.
• The Vodacom WP pivot has twice scored 212 points in a season, back in 2006 and 2007 for the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs.
• Barloworld Toyota Pumas winger Allistair Kettledas scored 18 tries in the 2009 Absa Currie Cup First Division, just one short of Colin Lloyd’s season record of 19 in 2006.
• Vodacom WP scrumhalf Dewaldt Duvenage represented the SA Under-20s during the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship in Wales.
• The Pumas’ Hannes Franklin and Jacques Coetzee represented the Auto & General Lions during the 2010 Vodacom Super 14.
• Australia’s Andrew Lees will referee this game between the Barloworld Toyota Pumas and the Vodacom Western Province in Nelspruit.
Related Posts
« ABSA Currie Cup Preview The Sharks v Vodacom Free State Cheetahs GWK Griquas v Platinum Leopards »
