Pumas too good for Bulls

The win for the Pumas meant that they will stay in third place on the Currie Cup standings at the end of the weekend regardless of other results in the round.

There were also wins for the Leopards, Boland and the Falcons in Round Six.

Blue Bulls 13-25 Pumas

The Blue Bulls were the first to score when centre Marquit September went over for a try to give his team the lead after 22 minutes.

A few minutes later Joshua Stander extended the home side's lead with a penalty before the Pumas turned on the gas before half-time.

Tries by Frankie Horne, Reynier van Rooyen and Marcello Sampson in five minutes gave the Pumas a 15-10 lead before Stander reduced the deficit to just two points before the break with a penalty.

The Pumas were the only team to score in the second half via a Justin van Staden penalty and a Hoffman Maritz try to give the Pumas their fourth win of the season.

The scorers

Blue Bulls:

Tries: September

Con: Stander

Pens: Stander 2

Pumas:

Tries: Herne, Van Rooyen, Sampson, Maritz

Con: Van Staden

Pen: Van Staden

Teams:

Bulls: TBC

Pumas: TBC

Boland 56-17 Griffons

Griffons wing Selvyn Davids scored the first try of the game after Theuns Kotze opened the scoring with a penalty for the home side.

The game was turned on it's head when Griffons hooker Khwezi Mkhafu was yellow carded for high tackle. Boland took full advantage of the extra man when Ryan Nell and Zander Jordaan scored a try each – both converted by Kotze, who also added a penalty – to give Boland a 20-7 lead.

Danwell Demas, Nico Scheepers, Marnus Hugo, Edwin Sass and JC Genade also crossed the whitewash for the home side as the Griffons' defence crumbled under the constant pressure.

Griffons did manage to score a try themselves in the second half, but it was not enough to stay in touch with a rampant Boland side.

The scorers:

Boland Cavaliers:

Tries: Nell, Jordaan, Demas, Scheepers, Hugo, Sass, Genade

Cons: Kotze 3, Carelse 3

Pens: Kotze 3

Griffons:

Tries: Davids, Roelfse

Cons: Whitehead 2

Pen: Whitehead

Boland: TBC

Griffons: TBC

Border 22-34 Leopards

After Border took the lead with a penalty, Leopards hooker Wilmar Arnoldi scored the game's first try.

Centre Johan Deysel extended the Leopards lead a few minutes later before Border hit back via a Johannes Jonker try. At half-time, Leopards were leading 20-10.

Border were the first to score in the second half when Nkosikhona Nofuma crashed over for try.

The Leopards were not going to relinquinsh their lead in the match and tries by Loftus Morrison and Rhyno Smith gave them a healthy buffer on the scoreboard

Border wing Makazole Mapimpi scored the final try of the game, but it was not enough as the Leopards won comfortably in the end.

The scorers:

Border Bulldogs:

Tries: Jonker, Nofuma, Mapimpi

Pen: Banda 

Con: Banda 2

Leopards:

Tries: Arnoldi, Deysel, Morrison, Smith, 

Pen: Smith

Cons: Smith 4

DG: Smith

Teams: 

Border: 15 Masixole Banda, 14 Makazole Mapimpi, 13 Sonwabiso Mqalo, 12 Sethu Tom, 11 Siyasanga Ncanywa, 10 Oliver Zono, 9 Bangi Kobese, 8 Billy Dutton, 7 Siya Mdaka (captain), 6 Lukhanyo Nomzanga, 5 Wandile Putuma, 4 Lindokuhle Welemu, 3 Johannes Jonker, 2 Ludwe Booi, 1 Blake Kyd.

Replacements: 16 Mihlali Mpafi, 17 Yanga Xakalashe, 18 Nkosi Nofuma, 19 Athenkosi Manentsa, 20 Zukisani Tywaleni, 21 Lundi Ralarala, 22 Thembani Mkokeli.

Leopards: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Rowayne Beukman, 13 Johan Deysel, 12 Henko Marais, 11 Bradley Moolman, 10 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 9 Malherbe Swart, 8 Jeandre Rudolph (captain), 7 Loftus Morrison, 6 Marno Redelinghuys, 5 Walt Steenkamp, 4 Ruan Venter, 3 Bart le Roux, 2 Wilmar Arnoldi, 1 Mashudu Mafela.

Replacements: 16 Louis van der Westhuizen, 17 Nhlanhla Ngcamu, 18 Danie Jordaan, 19  Molotsi Bouwer, 20 Chriswill September, 21 Cecil Dumond, 22 Gene Willemse.

SWD Eagles 30-32 Falcons

Wing Hentzwill Pedro opened the scoring and gave the home side an early lead agisnt the Falcons. 

Fullback Thomas Kean extended the home side's lead before Falcons' flyhalf Karlo Aspeling put his team on the baord with a penalty of his own.

The Eagles then went further in front when centre Daniel Roberts crossed over the tryline.

The Falcons were not going to let the Eagles get away from them and were back in the game when hooker Dean Muir scored a try to bring his team back into it.

Kean added to more penalties for the home side before a try by wing Carlyle Hendricks ensured the Falcons were just two points behind at half time.

Pedro then scored his second try early in the second half for the home side, but that would be the only points the Eagles would score for the rest of the half.

A try by Shane Kirkwood and two more penalties meant that the Falcons walked away with the win in the end.

The scorers:

SWD Eagles:

Tries: Pedro 2, Roberts

Cons: Kean 3

Pens: Kean 3.

Falcons:

Tries: Muir, Hendricks, Kirkwood

Con: Aspeling 

Pens: Aspeling 3, Hendricks 2

Teams:

SWD Eagles: 15 Thomas Kean, 14 Clinton Wagman, 13 Daniel Roberts, 12 Wilneth Engelbrecht, 11 Hentzwill Pedro, 10 Martin du Toit, 9 Mzo Dyantyi, 8 Christo Du Plessis, 7 Davon Raubenheimer (captain), 6 Buran Parks, 5 Grant le Roux, 4 Peet van der Walt, 3 Dean Hopp, 2 Mark Pretorius, 1 Layle Delo.

Replacements: 16 Brianton Booysen, 17 Nemo Roelofse, 18  Lodewyk Uys, 19 Andisa Ntsila, 20 Johan Steyn, 21 Leegan Moos, 22 Lenes Nomdo.

Falcons: 15 Damian Engledoe, 14 Kyle Hendricks, 13 Andries Truter, 12 Grant Janke, 11 Coert Cronje, 10 Karlo Aspeling, 9 Anrich Richter, 8 Reg Muller, 7 Ernst Ladendorf, 6 JP Mostert (captain), 5 Marlyn Williams, 4 Shane Kirkwood, 3 Andries Schutte, 2 Dean Muir, 1 Henri Boshoff.

Replacements: 16 Dwight Pansegrouw, 17 Barend Steyn, 18    Isak Deetlefs, 19 Vincent Jobo, 20 Johan Pretorius, 21 Warren Potgieter, 22 Etienne Taljaard.