Note to Editors: The updated press release includes the
Coca-Cola Academy Week results from Vanderbijlpark.
The Under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week got off to a
thrilling start at the Bridgton Sports Grounds in Oudtshoorn on Monday with a
mixture of narrow victories and big wins keeping fans entertained throughout
the day.
In the top match-ups Western Province pipped the Free State
25-24 thanks to a penalty in the dying seconds, while the Bidvest Golden Lions
thumped the Blue Bulls 40-19 and KwaZulu-Natal defeated Eastern Province 24-11.
The Pumas, meanwhile, defeated hosts the SWD Eagles 27-22 in
a thrilling match to close off the day’s play.
Boland, meanwhile, registered the biggest score of the day
in Oudtshoorn as they cruised to a 69-6 victory against the Griffons after
crossing the tryline an impressive 11 times.
Western Province, the Blue Bulls, Eastern Province and the
Griffons, meanwhile, showed their class early on in the Coca-Cola Academy Week
at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark.
Western Province defeated the Golden Lions 36-19 and the
Blue Bulls thumped KwaZulu-Natal 59-24, while Eastern Province registered a
narrow 34-29 victory against Border and the Griffons beat the Limpopo Blue
Bulls 56-21.
The Pumas also started their campaign on a positive note
with a 21-18 victory against Boland, while hosts the Rooi Valke thumped Eastern
Province CD 71-5.
Unfortunately, the Blouvalke went down 29-19 against Namibia
in their opening match.
Interestingly four teams, the Rooi Valke, Leopards, Griffons
and the Blue Bulls scored over 50 points in what proved to be a high-scoring
opening day.
SWD Eagles 22 (10) Pumas
27 (14)
The first half between the SWD Eagles and Pumas was
hard-fought as the teams gave everything to gain an edge. But the sides were
equally matched on attack and defence, which resulted in a largely
forward-dominated clash. SWD worked their way to the tryline early on and
settled for a penalty to take an early lead. The Pumas, however, hit back with
a try compliments of Sibusiso Madonsela, but this was cancelled out the Pumas
second try thanks to a fantastic run by Riekert Barnard to hand his team a
14-10 lead at the break.
The Pumas extended their lead minutes into the second half
with a try by Carlo Nortje, but this was cancelled out by SWD who scored their
second try of the day. The Pumas, however, continued to capitalise on their
try-scoring chances and secured their fourth try in the 49th minute
for a 27-15 lead. SWD, refused to give up and powered their way to another try
shortly before the final whistle, but this still left them 27-22 down in the
match.
Scorers:
SWD Eagles – Tries: Dian Bleuler, JP Terblanche, Lyle
Metembo. Conversions: Darryn Fortuin, James Mollentze. Penalty: Darryn Fortuin.
Pumas – Tries: Sibusiso Madonsela, Riekert Barnard, Carlo
Nortje, Cornel Els. Conversions: Carlo Nortje (2), Penalty: Carlo Nortje.
Namibia 27 (3) Valke 31
(19)
The Valke were in fine form in their clash against Namibia
and dominated proceedings, which earned them three first-half tries. They
supported this solid attacking performance with a good defensive effort, which
limited Namibia to a penalty for their efforts in the first half. This allowed
the Kempton Park side to enter the break 19-3 ahead.
The Valke added another try in opening minutes of the second
half to extend their lead, but Namibia struck back with their first try of the
match in the 39th minute. This bolstered their confidence
significantly as they touched down for another two tries soon after to reduce
the score to 24-22. The Valke, however, hit back with a try to extend their
lead, but again Namibia came within range of a possible victory by touching
down for their fourth try. Unfortunately, however, time ran out which sealed
the 31-27 victory for the Valke.
Scorers:
Namibia – Tries: Christiaan Hennig, Warren Ludwig, Gilad
Plaatjies, Franco Opperman. Conversions: Delron Brandt (2). Penalty: Delron
Brandt
Valke – Tries: Juandre Breytenbach (2), Ryno Pierre Louw,
Mpho Ntsane, Quan Franklin Eymann. Conversions: Ruben Dylan Beytell (3).
DHL Western Province 25
(10) Free State 24 (7)
A late penalty in the dying minutes by DHL Western Province
allowed them to snatch a nail-biting 25-24 victory against the Free State. The
clash was close from the outset as the teams threw everything at one another.
While Free State relied heavily on their forwards and set pieces to apply
pressure on the Cape side, Western Province ran hard on attack and did well to
take advantage of the gaps out wide.
Western Province held a narrow 10-7 lead at the break, and
the second half was equally tight as the teams showed their fighting spirit
until the final whistle. Both teams managed to run in three tries in the clash,
but two late penalties by Province’s Durin Nasson cancelled out the extra
conversion by the Free State following their last try four minutes from the
final whistle. With minutes left on the clock, the Free State tried hard to sneak
back into the lead, but Western Province’s defence held under extreme pressure.
Scorers:
DHL Western Province – Tries: Andre Fourie, Angelo Davids
(2). Conversions: Mogamat Karriem (2). Penalty: Durin Nasson (2).
Free State - Tries: Christopher Schreuder, Andile Maxamba,
Janco van Heyningen. Conversions: Dwayne Arendse (3). Penalty: Dwayne Arendse.
SWD Eagles XV 14 (7)
Border 32 (17)
Border wasted no time making their presence felt against the
SWD XV as they crashed over the tryline in the sixth minute en route to a 17-7
first half lead. The SWD XV hit back with a try in the 22nd minute
and converted successfully for their first points of the match.
Border continued to stamp their authority in the second half
and added two tries to take their total to four to outplay the SWD Eagles XV.
The home side, however, were able to add their second converted try to take
their score into double figures at 32-14 down, but this did little to force
them back into the match.
Scorers:
SWD Eagles XV – Tries: Aylin Pretorius, Stephan Leonard.
Conversions: Pietie Uys (2).
Border – Tries: Geoffrey Ross, Nicholas Holm, Damian Meyer,
Jarred du Plessis, Conversions: David Coetzer (2). Penalty: David Coetzer.
Blue Bulls 19 (7) Bidvest
Golden Lions 40 (21)
The Bidvest Golden Lions were in fine form all-round against
the Blue Bulls as they dominated the clash thanks to a solid foundation by
their forwards which they supported with exciting backline play. The
Johannesburg side’s efforts paid off as they scored two tries in the first 23
minutes for an early 14-0 lead. The Blue Bulls hit back with a five-pointer a
few minutes later, but this was cancelled out by the Lions third try on the
stroke of halftime, which allowed them to enter the break with a comfortable
21-7 lead.
The Lions did well to stick to their structures after the
break and the points followed as they added another three tries to take their
total for the match to six. The Blue Bulls, meanwhile, scored two more tries,
but this was merely a consolation as the Lions were far ahead on the scoreboard
and sealed the 40-19 victory.
Scorers:
Blue Bulls - Tries: Charles Goedhals, Bjorkan Hendricks,
Tyrique Daniel Ferris. Conversions: Charles Goedhals (2).
Bidvest Golden Lions – Tries: Brendon Buitendag (2), Yanga
Hlalu (2), James Msimango, David Cary. Conversions: Kennedy Mpeku (4).
Griquas CD 17 (10) Limpopo
Blue Bulls 50 (24)
Griquas CD came out firing against the Limpopo Blue Bulls
with Walla Walters scoring a try in the fourth minute, and they added a penalty
minutes later for their 10 points. But this proved to be their only points of
the half. The Limpopo Blue Bulls meanwhile gained composure on attack and
defence and they earned the rewards with four tries in the remainder of the
half to force their way into a 24-10 lead.
The Limpopo side continued to make their presence felt in
all aspects of the game and added another four tries to take their tally to
eight, while Griquas CD were only able to breach their defence once more in the
match. This resulted in an emphatic 50-17 victory for the Limpopo Blue Bulls.
Scorers:
Griquas CD – Tries: Walla Walters, Erik Kies. Conversions:
Iwan Lombard (2). Penalty: Iwan Lombard.
Limpopo Blue Bulls – Tries: Noko Malatji (2), Carl Pieter du
Plessis, Nyiko Ntlemo, Muzi Nyakane, Franco
Oberholzer, Itumeleng Mononyane, Heini Ferreira. Conversions: Jonathan Viljoen
(4).
KwaZulu-Natal 24 (10)
Eastern Province 11 (8)
The battle between KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Province proved
to be physical as both teams tried to use their power to force their way onto
the front foot. The Durban side struck first with a try by Kamvelihle Fatyela
in the sixth minute, but a penalty by Eastern Province’s Vaughen Isaacs three
minutes later closed the gap slightly. They added a try in the 26th
minute to take the lead temporarily, but KwaZulu-Natal touched down again
shortly before the break to take a narrow 10-8 lead.
They built on this in the second half with back-to-back
tries, while they shut out Eastern Province on defence to increase their lead
to 24 points and their try tally to four. In return EP were only able to add a
penalty, which resulted in them suffering a 24-11 defeat.
Scorers:
KwaZulu-Natal – Tries: Kamvelihle Fatyela, Cham Zondeki,
Morne van Rensburg, JJ Van den Mescht. Conversion: Morne van Rensburg.
Eastern Province - Try: Curtly Deysel. Penalties: Vaughen
Isaacs (2),
Griquas 20 (13) Zimbabwe
17 (5)
Zimbabwe put up a good fight against Griquas with both teams
scoring only one try in the first half, while the Kimberley side added two
penalties to secure a 13-5 lead at the break.
The teams continued to put their bodies on the line in the
second half, and Zimbabwe had the upper hand in terms of tries as they ran in
two more tries to only one by Griquas. The visitors’ place-kicking, however,
let them down. Griquas, meanwhile, slotted over all their kicks, leaving
Zimbabwe short on the scoreboard.
Scorers:
Griquas – Tries: Ramon Sauls, Japheth Muzaza, Conversions:
Charles Williams (2). Penalties: Charles Williams (2).
Zimbabwe – Tries: Prince Mupfurutsa, Tafadziswa Bunu, Chipo Mupeso, Conversion: Russel Biyason.
Griffons 6 (19) Boland 69
(6)
Boland dominated proceedings against the Griffons from the
outset as they applied pressure on attack and used their exciting backs to make
their way through the gaps in the defence. This allowed them to secure 19
points in the first half compliments of three tries. Two of these tries were
scored by Jevan August. The Griffons, meanwhile, tried hard to force their way
into Boland’s 22m area, but they were denied from crossing the tryline in the
first half and had to settle for two penalties.
Boland picked up where they left off when play resumed as
they continued to take advantage of the holes in defence with their hard
runners, and this allowed them to accumulate 55 points with 11 tries in total.
In stark contrast the Griffons continued to struggle and had to settle for a
69-6 Defeat.
Scorers:
Griffons –Penalties: Qhamani Kota (2).
Boland – Tries: Jevan August (2), PJ Boltman (2), Handre
Rupping (2), David du Preez, JC Lourens, Bradley Van Thora, Conan le Fleur,
Mickey Goodal. Conversions: Lloyd April (7).
Border CD 0 (0) Leopards
27 (19)
The Leopards delivered a superior performance on attack
and defence against Border CD and did well to camp in the opposition’s half for
long periods. Their forwards and backs combined well, and this paid off as they
registered a 27-0 victory. With the Leopards attack on song they scored three
first-half tries, two of which were converted to take a 19-0 lead at the break.
They added another converted try in the second half to extend their lead and
seal the convincing win.
Scorers:
Leopards – Tries: Llewellen Lubbe (2), Lubha Loyiso, Andre
Fouche. Conversions: Sofilo Dlamini, Llewellen Lubbe (2).
U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week day-one results:
SWD Eagles 22 - 27 Pumas
Namibia 27 - 31 Valke
DHL Western Province 25 - 24 Free State
SWD Eagles XV 14 - 32 Border
Blue Bulls 19 - 40 Bidvest Golden Lions
Griquas CD 17 - 50 Limpopo Blue Bulls
KwaZulu-Natal 24 - 11 Eastern Province
Griquas 20 - 17 Zimbabwe
Griffons 6 - 69 Boland
Border CD 0 - 27 Leopards
Coca-Cola Academy Week day-one results:
Rooi Valke 71 - 5 Eastern Province CD
Limpopo Blue Bulls 21 – 56 Griffons
Blouvalke 19 - 29 Namibia
Free State 25 - 24 SWD
Lions 19 - 36 Western Province
Griquas 45 - 19 Pumas CD
Blue Bulls 59 - 24 KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal CD 48 - 7 Griffons CD
Border 29 - 34 Eastern Province
SA LSEN 12 - 23 Griquas CD
Pumas 21 - 18 Boland
Border CD 0 - 57 Leopards
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