Only Bulls, Pampas remain unbeaten
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:59
The Blue Bulls and the Pampas XV from Argentina are the only undefeated teams in the Vodacom Cup following their victories over the Golden Lions and the Border Bulldogs this weekend.
The Pretoria outfit handed the Golden Lions their first defeat in the North section after securing a 30-22 win at the Raiders Rugby Club on Saturday while in the South section, the Pampas XV comprehensively defeated the Border Bulldogs 73-14 at Newlands.
In Empangeni the Sharks XV bounced back to winning ways following their 26-23 defeat to Western Province last weekend when they defeated the Free State Cheetahs 26-17. The victory for the hosts ensured that they ended Round Three in pole position on the South section log.
The Pumas continued their impressive 10-year undefeated run over the Griffons in Witbank on Friday with a 66-14 win. The defending champions, Griquas, were also victorious this weekend, defeating the Welwitschias 29-27 in Windhoek on Saturday.
Western Province recorded their first away win of the season with their 28-23 victory over Eastern Province in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
The Boland Cavaliers recorded their second win of the year, defeating the SWD Eagles 25-24, while in Phokeng, the Leopards convincingly defeated the Valke 59-8 to move in to second position on the North section log.
* Pumas 66 Griffons 14
The 2009 Vodacom Cup Player of the Year Alistair Kettledas scored a brace of tries for the Pumas when they comprehensively defeated the Griffons in Witbank on Friday, in the process scoring 10 tries to two.
Scorers:
For the Pumas:
Tries: Kettledas 2, Meyer 2, Kritzinger, Marx, Serfontein, Van Jaarsveld, Bouwer, Uys
Cons: Croy 8
For the Griffons:
Tries: Molefe, Mafumo
Cons: Van Wyk
2
* Leopards 59 Valke 8
The Leopards convincingly defeated the Valke 59-8, scoring seven tries and a penalty try in this Vodacom Cup North section game played in Phokeng on Friday.
Scorers:
For the Leopards:
Tries: Samaai 2, Gronum, Matyeshana, Van Niekerk, Van der Westhuizen, Scholtz, penalty try
Cons: Durand 4, Dumond
Pens: Durand 3
For the Valke:
Try: Perkins
Pen: Anderson
* Bulls 30 Lions 22
Dries van Schalkwyk scored a brace of tries as the Blue Bulls secured their third win in the Vodacom Cup, defeating the Golden Lions 30-22 in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Scorers:
For the Bulls:
Tries: Van Schalkwyk 2, Oosthuizen
Cons: Brummer 3
Pens: Brummer 2,
Boshoff
For the Lions:
Try: Van Dyk
Con: Kruger
Pens: Kruger 5
* Sharks 26 Free State Chetahs 17
The Sharks XV handed the Free State Cheetahs their first defeat of the 2010 season in Empangeni on Saturday, scoring two tries to the visitors' one.
Scorers:
For the Sharks:
Tries: Cooper, McLeod
Cons: Dumond 2
Pens: Dumond 3, Venter
For the Free State Cheetahs:
Try: Whitehead
Pens: Strydom 4
* Western Province 28 Eastern Province 23
Eastern Province’s Siyanda Grey scored a brace of tries, but it was not enough to deny Western Province their first Vodacom Cup win on the road in the competition this year.
Scorers:
For Western Province:
Tries: Hartzenberg, Des
Fountain, De Waal
Cons: De Waal 2
Pens: De Waal 3
For Eastern Province:
Tries: Grey 2, Peach
Con: Peach
Pens: Peach 2
* Boland Cavaliers 25 SWD Eagles 24
The Boland Cavaliers held on to edge SWD Eagles 25-24 in their Vodacom Cup South section match played in Saldanha on Saturday.
Scorers:
For Boland Cavaliers:
Tries: Le Roux, Jordaan, Thyse
Cons: Jansen 2
Pens: Jansen 2
For SWD Eagles:
Tries: Raubenheimer, Bennett
Con: Blom
Pens: Blom 3, Zana
* Griquas 29 Namibian Welwitschias 27
Griquas wing Bjorn Basson scored a brace of tries and the home team scored three tries to wto as they handed the Namibians their third defeat of the season in Windhoek on Saturday.
Scorers:
For Griquas:
Tries: Basson 2, Ryland, Wilkins
Cons: Stevens 2, Van Zyl
Pen: Stevens
For the Welwitschias:
Tries: Langenhoven, Du Toit, Redelinghuys
Cons: Botha 3
Pens: Botha 2
* Pampas XV 73 Border Bulldogs 14
The Pampas XV played some exciting running and attacking rugby at Newlands on Saturday to comprehensively defeat the Border Bulldogs 73-14. Agustín Oscar Gosio scored a hat trick of tries while Miguel Avramovic and Martin Bustos Moyano added a brace.
Scorers:
For the Pampas XV:
Tries: Gosio 3, Avramovic 2, Moyano 2, Macome, Fernández, Roan, Estelles
Cons: Rodríguez 6, Moyano 3
For Border Bulldogs:
Tries: Mntunjani, Fihlani
Cons: Booi 2
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