The Golden Lions
will play in the main game of the Coca-Cola Craven Week for the second year in
a row when they face the Blue Bulls in the final game of the 2012 week at the
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday (kickoff 1.40pm).
The Lions were
beaten by Free State in last year’s final game in Kimberley.
The Bulls beat
the Pumas 36-10 in their second game on Thursday to become one of just three
sides, along with the Lions and the hosts, Eastern Province, to win two out of
two going into the final day of the week.
There is no
doubt that the two sides deserve the honour of playing in the unofficial final.
The Lions beat Border on day one, and then ended the hopes of the
highly-fancied KwaZulu-Natal side on day three.
The Blue Bulls
were matched up against pre-tournament favourites, Western Province in their
first outing, and beat them quite easily, 47-27.
They then
coasted home 36-10 against the Pumas in Thursday’s late game, with most of
their reserves on the field.
It’s going to be
a massive forward battle on Saturday, and a thrilling encounter.
Eastern
Province, as the hosts, and as reward for the two wins out of two, will play
KwaZulu-Natal in the main curtain-raiser.
The Bulls scored
six tries against the Pumas, via Arend Bannink (two), George Erasmus, Marquit
September and Ryno Eksten. Eksteen was successful with a penalty and four
conversions.
Willard
Kotzenburg scored a try for the Pumas and Brendan Thomson kicked a penalty and
a conversion.
In other action
on the fourth day Western Province beat SWD 39-33 in a thriller.
The game was
very close throughout, but Province drew clear in the last quarter, only for
SWD to come right back at them, and WP were hanging on for the last minute or
two.
There were 11
tries in the game – six from Province and five from SWD.
The Western
Province tries came from Grant Hermanus, Jason Worral, Morne Nortje, Petrus
Bothma, Ramone Samuels and Wesley Adonis. Worrall also kicked a penalty and
three conversions.
Duhan Van der
Merwe and Dewald Human scored two five pointers each for SWD and Leighton
Eksteen got one try. Warrick Galant converted three of the tries and Human one.
“All Coca-Cola
Youth Weeks, of which there are four, are aimed at identifying and nurturing
talent within South Africa,” said Coca-Cola SA Marketing Asset Manager, Craig
Van Niekerk. “Seeing players progress through the various Coca-Cola Rugby
Youth Weeks is amazing and we are proud to be the sponsor to make this
transition possible.
Thursday’s
Results
Griquas Country
38 Border Country 5, Limpopo 68 Zimbabwe 21, Griffons 33 EP Country 28, Western
Province 39 SWD 33, Blue Bulls 36 SWD 10.
Saturday’s
Fixtures
A Field – 9.10am
SWD v Boland, 10.40am Western Province v Pumas, 12.10pm Eastern Province v
KwaZulu-Natal, 1.40pm Golden Lions v Blue Bulls.
B Field – 9.10am
Griquas v Griffons, 10.40am Border v Limpopo, 12.10pm Valke v Free State.
C Field – 9.10am
Eastern Prvince Country v Leopards, 10.40am Namibia v Zimbabwe, 12.10pm Griquas
v Border Country.
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