WP Too strong for Boland
It was the eleventh win from 12 games this season for coach John Dobson’s team who keep hold of second place on the Currie Cup Qualifier standings.
In the days other games, their were wins for the Sharks, Golden Lions and the Blue Bulls.
Western Province 25-14 Boland
The home side struck first after a tense opening 20 minutes with a try from Christopher Bosch which was converted by Nico Schaeepers to make it 7-0.
DHL Western Province responded with a penalty from flyhalf Robert du Preez, and he followed that up soon afterwards with a try to put them 8-7 up.
Another try on the stroke of half-time from hooker Chad Solomon meant that Western Province took a 15-7 lead into the break.
They extended that lead at the start of the second half with another penalty from the boot of Du Preez, but Boland hit back with a try from Danwell Demas which brought them right back into the game at 18-14 once converted by Scheepers.
However, Western Province would have the final say as a late try from centre Johnny Kotze saw them claim a 25-14 victory.
The scorers:
For Western Province:
Tries: Du Preez, Solomon, Kotze
Cons: Du Preez 2
Pens: Du Preez 2
For Boland Kavaliers:
Tries: Bosch, Demas
Cons: Scheepers 2
Boland Cavaliers: 15 Nico Scheepers, 14 Sergio Torrens, 13 Ryan Nell (captain), 12 Christopher Bosch, 11 Danwel Demas, 10 Adriaan Carelse, 9 Marnus Hugo, 8 Zandré Jordaan, 7 Shaun McDonald, 6 Shaun Adendorff, 5 Ferdi Horn, 4 Hanno Kitshoff, 3 Basil Short, 2 Chadley Wenn, 1 Francois Hanekom.
Replacements: 16 Clemen Lewis, 17 Linda Thwala, 18 Ockie van Zyl, 19 Wayne Wilschut, 20 Jovelian de Koker, 21 William van Wyk, 22 Gerhard van Wyk.
Western Province: 15 Grant Hermanus, 14 EW Viljoen, 13 Johnny Kotze, 12 Tim Whitehead, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Godlen Masimla, 8 Kobus van Dyk, 7 Jacques Vermeulen, 6 Luke Stringer, 5 Chris van Zyl (captain), 4 David Ribbans, 3 Kyle Whyte, 2 Chad Solomon, 1 Wesley Chetty.
Replacements: 16 Cullen Collopy, 17 Ashley Wells, 18 Jurie van Vuuren, 19 Beyers de Villiers, 20 Eital Bredenkamp, 21 Jano Vermaak, 22 Dennis Cox.
Other results:
Lions 75-14 Falcons
The scorers:
For Golden Lions XV:
Tries: Gavor 2, Volmink 3, Bell, Reynolds, Kruger, Nel, Lusaseni, Jansen
Cons: Jaco van der Walt 4, Reynolds 6
For Falcons:
Tries: Rust, Steyn
Cons: Potgieter, Coetzee
Teams:
Falcons: TBC
Golden Lions XV: 15 JW Bell, 14 Selom Gavor, 13 Stokkies Hanekom, 12 Jacques Nel, 11 Anthonie Volmink, 10 Jaco van der Walt, 9 Dillon Smit, 8 Ruan Lerm (captain), 7 Fabian Booysen, 6 Stephan de Wit, 5 Martin Muller, 4 Bobby de Wee, 3 Pieter Scholtz, 2 Ramone Samuels, 1 Arnout Malherbe.
Replacements: 16 Pieter Jansen, 17 Justin Ackermann, 18 MB Lusaseni, 19 Robert Kruger, 20 Marco Janse van Vuuren, 21 Shaun Reynolds, 22 Koch Marx.
Griffons 27-36 Sharks
The scorers:
For Griffons: TBC
For Sharks XV: TBC
Teams:
Sharks XV: 15 Alrin Eksteen, 14 Morne Joubert, 13 Neil Maritz, 12 Nkululeko Marwana, 11 Malcolm Cele, 10 Inny-Christian Radebe, 9 Hanco Venter, 8 Retief Marais, 7 Wian Vosloo, 6 Graham Geldenhuys, 5 Jean Droste, 4 David McDuling (captain), 3 Ruan Kramer, 2 Stephan Coetzee, 1 Mzamo Majola.
Replacements: 16 Kerron van Vuuren, 17 Barend Potgieter, 18 John Meyer, 19 Khaya Majola, 20 Jaywinn Juries, 21 Duncan Campbell, 22 Sandile Kubeka.
Griffons: 15 Selvyn Davids, 14 Vuyo Mbotho, 13 Joubert Engelbrecht (captain), 12 Japie Nel, 11 Warren Williams, 10 Duane Pretorius, 9 Louis Venter, 8 De Wet Kruger, 7 Vincent Maruping, 6 Martin Sithole, 5 Gavin Annandale, 4 Samora Fihlani, 3 Heinrich Roelfse, 2 Kwezi Mkhafu, 1 Danie van der Merwe.
Replacements: 16 Hennie Venter, 17 Gerard Baard, 18 Wayne Ludick, 19 Dirk Grobbelaar, 20 Ossie Nortjé, 21 Colin Herbert, 22 Norman Nelson.
Border 26 – 45 Blue Bulls
The scorers:
For Blue Bulls: TBC
For Border Bulldogs: TBC
Teams:
For Border Bulldogs: 15 Logan Basson, 14 Sipho Nofemele, 13 Makazole Mapimpi, 12 Lunga Dumezweni, 11 Michael Makase, 10 Masixole Banda, 9 Bangi Kobese, 8 Nkosi Nofuma, 7 Siya Mdaka (captain), 6 Billy Dutton, 5 Wandile Putuma, 4 Lindokuhle Welemu, 3 Johannes Jonker, 2 Ludwe Booi, 1 Blake Kyd.
Replacements: 16 Mbeko Kota, 17 Yanga Xakalashe, 18 Athenkosi Khethani, 19 Lukhanyo Nomzanga, 20 Sinovuyo Nyoka, 21 Sethu Tom, 22 Nkululeko Ndlovu.
For Blue Bulls: 15 Divan Rossouw, 14 Kefentse Mahlo, 13 Franco Naude, 12 Marquit September, 11 Jade Stiglingh, 10 Joshua Stander, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Nic de Jager, 7 Tapiwa Tsomondo, 6 Ruan Steenkamp (captain), 5 Abongile Nonkontwana, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Entienne Swanepoel, 2 Alandre van Rooyen, 1 Njabulo Gumede.
Replacements: 16 Jan-Henning Campher, 17 Martin Dreyer, 18 Matthys Basson, 19 Aston Fortuin, 20 Freddy Ngoza, 21 Andre Warner, 22 Tony Jantjies, 23 Alcino Isaacs.
