Sharks XV secure first win
The 48-18 win over Welwitschias is the Sharks XV first victory in the tournament.
Outside centre Marius Louw grabbed a hat-trick of tries while flyhalf Tristan Tedder enjoyed a fine personal match as he ended with 23 points courtesy of a try, six conversions and two penalties.
The other fixture saw the Blue Bulls go down to Golden Lions 38-17 at Alberton Rugby Club.The Golden Lions ran in five tries pass they opponents.
Meanwhile Griquas also recorded an 27-17 victory over the Eagles in Kimberley.
Eastern Province (EP) Kings went down to Border, 28-14. The victory over EP Kings saw Border move second on the log.
All the scores and scorers!
EP Kings 14-28 Border
Simon Bolze crossed the line for the Kings, in the 28th minute of the game, after receiving the ball off a scrum. Bolze converted his own try, pushing the Kings 7-0 up over the Bulldogs; a lead which they held through to halftime.
Border entered the score sheet early in the second half, as a brilliant run put Michael Makase in the corner. Oliver Zono converted, leveling the score at 7-7.
Replacement, Hendri Storm, smashed over the try-line in the 61st minute giving the lead to Border for the first time in the match. The visitor kept pilling on the pressure and was rewarded.
However, the King’s Courtney Winnaar crossed over the line in the corner after the hooter to have the final say in the match. Making the final score the 28-14 to Border.
The Scorers:
For EP Kings:
Tries: Winnaar, Bolze
Cons: Winnaar, Bolze
For Border:
Tries: Booi, Makase, Zono, Ngande
Cons: Zono 4
Teams:
EP Kings: 15 Courtney Winnaar, 14 Athi Mayinje, 13 Somila Jho, 12 Jeremy Ward (Captain), 11 Lindelwe Zungu, 10 Simon Bolze, 9 Franswa Ueckermann, 8 Junior Pokomela, 7 Sintu Manjezi, 6 Juan Jonck, 5 Cornell Hess, 4 Mthetheleli Fuzani, 3 Louis Albertse, 2 Warrick Venter, 1 Nicolaas Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Tango Balekile, 17 Gregory Jackson, 18 Philip Du Preez, 19 Stephanus Nieuwoudt, 20 Chuma Faas, 21 Riaan Esterhuizen, 22 Keanu Vers.
Border: 15 Masixole Banda , 14 Makazole Mapimpi, 13 Sonwabiso Mqalo, 12 Sethu Tom, 11 Michael Makase, 10 Oliver Zono, 9 Bangi Kobese, 8 Billy Dutton, 7 Siya Mdaka (Captain), 6 Athenkosi Manentsa, 5 Wandile Putuma, 4 Lindokuhle Welemu, 3 Johannes Jonker, 2 Mihlali Mpafi, 1 Blake Kyd.
Replacements: 16 Ludwe Booi, 17 Buhle Mxunyelwa, 18 Siyamthanda Ngande, 19 Lukhanyo Nomzanga, 20 Hendri Storm, 21 Zukisani Tywaleni, 22 Nkululeko Ndlovu.
Griquas 27-17 SWD Eagles
Eagles was the first to draw blood, with hooker Mark Pretorius scoring the first try of the match. However, is was not long before Clinton Swart went over to and covert his own try to equalize.
Tries by wings Coertzen and Bock added to the Griquas success.
Griquas recorded they third win in the tournament, securing them the top spot on the log.
The Scorers:
For Griquas:
Tries: Coertzen, Bock, Swart, Francke
Cons: Swart, Zana
Pens: Swart
For SWD Eagles:
Tries: Haupt, Pretorius
Cons: Graaff 2
Pens: Graaff
Teams:
Griquas: 15 Eric Zana ,14 AJ Coertzen, 13 JW Jonker, 12 Jonathan Francke, 11 Alshaun Bock, 10 Clinton Swart, 9 Rudi van Rooyen, 8 Jason-Collin Fraser, 7 RJ Liebenberg (Captain), 6 Steven Meiring, 5 Mzwanele Zito, 4 Jonathan Adendorf, 3 Ewald van der Westhuizen, 2 Marius Fourie, 1 Devon Martinus.
Replacements: 16 Sidney Tobias, 17 Stephan Kotze, 18 Jaco Nepgen, 19 Jono Janse van Rensburg, 20 Tiaan Dorfling, 21 Ntabeni Dukisa, 22 Gouws Prinsloo.
SWD Eagles: 15 Jacquin Jansen, 14 Carlo Radebe, 13 Daniel Roberts, 12 Martin du Toit, 11 Riaan Arends, 10 Hansie Graaff, 9 Mzo Dyantyi, 8 Christo Du Plessis, 7 Davon Raubenheimer (Captain), 6 Andisa Ntsila, 5 Grant le Roux, 4 Peet van der Walt, 3 Gideon Muller, 2 Mark Pretorius, 1 Layle Delo
Replacements: 16 Kurt Haupt, 17 Nemo Roelofse, 18 Marco Kruger, 19 Lyndon Hartnick, 20 Johan Steyn, 21 Wilneth Engelbrecht, 22 Clinton Wagman
Sharks XV 48-18 Welwitschias
The hosts took an early lead through a Tedder penalty but it was the Welwitschias who scored the first try when fullback Riaan van Zyl went over for an unconverted score in the sixth minute.
The Sharks XV were stung into action and the impressive Louw grabbed his first try in the eighth minute.
The visitors narrowed the gap to two points when flyhalf Shaun Kaizemi slotted a 20th minute penalty but the rest of the half belonged to the hosts as Tedder and Louw both scored tries before halftime as the Sharks XV went to the break leading 24-8.
The Welwitschias started the second half in fine fashion and they narrowed the gap to 24-18 thanks to tries from left wing Russell van Wyk and flank Rohan Kitshoff.
But the Sharks XV soon reasserted their dominance with Louw completing his hat-trick in the 51st minutes before replacement lock Wian Vosloss and replacement fullback Curwin Bosch both scored tries.
The half time score at Umlazi was 24-8, the Sharks XV score six tries in the match, ensuring a victory of last placed Welwitschias.
The Scorers:
For Sharks XV:
Tries: Bosch, Louw 3, Tedder, Vosloo
Cons: Tedder 6
Pens: Tedder 2
For Welwitschais
Tries: Van Wyk, Kitshoff, Van Zyl
Pens: Kaizemi
Teams:
Sharks: 15 Alrin Eksteen, 14 Neil Maritz, 13 Marius Louw, 12 Heimar Williams, 11 Nkululeko Marwana, 10 Tristan Tedder, 9 Dylan Marcus, 8 Retief Marais, 7 Johan du Toit, 6 Khaya Majola (Captain), 5 Tjiuee Uanivi, 4 David McDuling, 3 Ruan Kramer, 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Juan Schoeman.
Replacements: 16 Stephan Coetzee, 17 Barend Potgieter, 18 John Meyer, 19 Wian Vosloo, 20 Tristan Blewett, 21 Curwin Bosch, 22 S'busiso Nkosi.
Welwitschais: 15 Riaan van Zyl, 14 Johann Tromp, 13 JC Greyling, 12 Darryl de la Harpe, 11 Russell van Wyk, 10 Shaun Kaizemi, 9 Arthur Bouwer, 8 Roderique Victor, 7 Leneve Damens, 6 Rohan Kitshoff (Captain), 5 Ruan Ludick, 4 Denzil van Wyk, 3 Shaun Du Preez, 2 Gerhard Lotter, 1 Quintin Esterhuizen
Replacements: 16 Collen Smith, 18 Joe Herrmann, 19 Munio Kasiringua, 21 JC Winkler, 22 Mathys Pretorius, 23 Morne Blom, 24 Francois Wiese.
Golden Lions 38-17 Blue Bulls
Golden Lions, coming off a win, made all the early running as they eased to a 10-0 lead after eight minutes. The Blue Bulls' flyhalf Joshua Stander narrowed the deficit to seven points with an eighth minute penalty.
The lead was extended when the home team's inside centre Jacques Nel crashed over for a converted try in the 25th minute, but the Blue Bulls kept themselves in the contest thanks to a try from flanker Tapiwa Tsomondo.
The second half was more of the same as the Golden Lions picked up tries from outside centre Stokkies Hanekom and No.8 Ruaan Lerm with the Blue Bulls only able to reply with a try from hooker Corniel Els as they were held out by some impressive defence from a Golden Lions who were reduced to 14 men in the 67th minute after scrumhalf Ricky Schroeder was yellow-carded.
The Scorers:
For Golden Lions:
Tries: Volmink, Malherbe, Nel, Lerm, Hanekom
Cons: Davids, Reynolds 4
Pens: Reynolds
For Blue Bulls:
Tries: Els, Tsomondo
Cons: Stander 2
Pens: Stander
Teams:
Golden Lions: 15 Sylvian Mahuza, 14 Selom Gavor, 13 Stokkies Hanekom, 12 Jacques Nel, 11 Anthony Volmink, 10 Shaun Reynolds, 9 Ricky Schroeder, 8 Ruaan Lerm (Captain), 7 Robert Kruger, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Martin Muller, 4 Luvuyiso Lusaseni, 3 Pieter Scholtz, 2 Pieter Jansen, 1 Arnout Malherbe.
Replacements: 16 Johannes Snyman, 17 Clinton Theron, 18 Nico Du Plessis, 19 Bobby De Wee, 20 Stephan de Wit, 21 Ashlon Davids, 22 Jarryd Sage.
Blue Bulls: 15 Imanuel Libbok, 14 Kefentse Mahlo, 13 Franco Naude, 12 JT Jackson, 11 Jade Stighling, 10 Joshua Stander, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Ruan Steenkamp, 7 Freddy Ngoza (Captain), 6 Tapiwa Tsomondo, 5 Nico Janse van Rensburg, 4 Abongile Nonkontwana, 3 Entienne Swanepoel, 2 Corniel Els, 1 Mox Mxoli.
Replacements: 16 Jan-Henning Campher, 17 Dayan van der Westhuizen, 18 Aston Fortuin, 19 Deon Stegmann, 20 Andre Warner, 21 Adrian Maebane, 22 Bjorn Basson.
