EP end two-year away drought
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:46
Eastern Province ended a two-year away drought when they defeated the Border Bulldogs 34-32 in their Vodacom Cup match at Queen’s College in Queenstown on Saturday.
The visitors started the match without a win in two seasons away from home, but had the better of their opponents by scoring five tries. The Border Bulldogs, who conceded their second defeat in the Vodacom Cup, have not won a home game in the competition since 2007.
The defending champions, Griquas, continued their impressive run against the Griffons when they defeated their opponents 59-31 at the North West Stadium in Welkom. The Griffons, who have never defeated Griquas in the Vodacom Cup, conceded nine tries.
Western Province recorded their first win in the Vodacom Cup after defeating the Sharks XV 26-23 at Newlands on Saturday.
The hosts boasted many Super 14 players such as Willem de Waal, Dylan des Fountain, Frikkie Welsh, Conrad Hoffman, Pieter Myburgh and JD Moller in their side. However WP had to rely on their solid defence at the end to hang on to a nail-biting victory.
The Free State, Blue Bulls and Golden Lions all secured second consecutive victories.
At Loftus Versfeld on Friday, the Blue Bulls saw off a brave challenge from the Pumas to eventually triumph 29-15. The Golden Lions scored tries in their comprehensive 34-13 victory over the Valke, while the Free State held their nerve to overcome a brave performance by Boland Cavaliers to secure maximum points in a 37-29 win.
In the other Vodacom Cup game of the weekend, the Leopards comprehensively defeated the Welwitschias of Namibia 52-11 in Potchefstroom.
* Eastern Province ran in five tries to the Border Bulldogs four to defeat the hosts 34-32 in this Eastern Cape derby.
The scorers:
For Eastern Province:
Tries: Noble 2, Peach, Nodikida, Lewis
Cons: Peach 3
Pen: Peach
For Border Bulldogs:
Tries: Gqobo 2, Mkokeli, Tshemese
Cons: Booi 3
Pens: Booi 2
* Western Province recorded their first win in this season’s Vodacom Cup when they defeated the Sharks XV 26-23 in this South section match played at Newlands on Saturday.
The scorers:
For Western Province:
Tries: Visser, Hartzenberg
Cons: De Waal 2
Pens: De Waal 4
For the Sharks XV:
Tries: Downey, Pretorius
Cons: Venter, Cronje
Pens: Venter 3
* Free State scored four tries to two in their 37-29 win over the Boland Cavaliers in Bloemfontein.
The scorers:
For Free State:
Tries: Badenhorst 2, Johnson,
Matthee
Con: Whitehead
Pens: Whitehead 3, Louis Strydom 2
For the Boland Cavaliers:
Tries: Vermeulen, Jansen
Cons: Grant 2
Pens: Grant 5
* The Blue Bulls added 22 points in the second half after leading 7-3 at the break to defeat the Pumas 29-15 in their match played at Loftus Versfeld on Friday.
The scorers:
For the Blue Bulls:
Tries: Kruger, Watermeyer, Botha, Helberg
Cons: Brummer 2, Boshoff
Pen: Brummer
For the Pumas:
Tries: Bouwer, Van der Walt
Con: Pretorius
Pen: Pretorius
* Defending champions Griquas secured their first win of the season when they defeated the Griffons 59-31 in their North section match played at the North West Stadium in Welkom on Friday.
The scorers:
For Griquas:
Tries: Westraadt 2, Ryland 2, Buckle 2, Van Wyk, Wilkins, Pretorius
Cons: Van Wyk 5, Stevens 2
For the Griffons:
Tries: Steyn 2, Parsons, Coeries
Cons: Van Wyk 4
Pen: Van Wyk
* The Golden Lions ran in five tries to defeat the Valke 34-13 in this North section match played in Nigel on Saturday.
The scorers:
For the Golden Lions:
Tries: Jonck, Van Deventer, Wheeler, Pekeur, Boshoff
Cons: Jonck 2, Boshoff
Pen: Boshoff
For the Valke:
Try: Engelbrecht
Con: George
Pens: Anderson 2
* The Leopards scored eight tries in a comprehensive 52-11 defeat of the Welwitschias at Olën Park in Potchefstroom on Friday.
The scorers:
For the Leopards:
Tries: Bondesio 2, Bowles 2, Williamson 2, Scholtz 2
Cons: Du Toit 4, Durand 2
For the Welwitschias:
Try: Winkler
Pen: Botha 2
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