A rampant FNB Maties retain top spot
FNB Maties retained their top spot with a convincing win over FNB Pukke, scoring six tries for the bonus point win at FNB Stadium in Soweto on Monday afternoon.
It was a must-win match for FNB Pukke as they did battle against an undefeated and top-of-the-table FNB Maties at the FNB Stadium in Soweto on Monday afternoon.
The match began with tactical kicks being exchanged between both teams’ kickers, looking for territorial advantage early on.
Craig Barry of FNB Maties had a try disallowed in the opening minutes of the match, when the referee adjudged an earlier pass to have been forward, but just a few minutes later he had his try. Pressure told on the FNB Pukke defence, as Barry cut inside to find a gap and put his side 7-0 up.
FNB Pukke’s Malherbe Swart’s quick thinking helped his side pull it back to 7-5 soon after that, but after that it was all FNB Maties in the second half.
A brilliant solo effort by Edwill van der Merwe from inside his own half, earned FNB Maties another nine points. Not long after that a slick exchange between Paul Streicher and Craig Barry resulted in another nine-point try, scored by Streicher.
FNB Maties led 32-5 at the break.
Five minutes into the second half and FNB Pukke pulled one back through some quick thinking by Benhard Janse van Rensburg, who scored a try for his side and pulled it back to 32-12.
But 10 minutes later a loose ball on the halfway line was kicked forward by FNB Maties fullback Craig Barry, who outsprinted the FNB Pukke defence to gather the ball and cross for another seven points.
Two penalty kicks by Ernst Stapelberg extended the FNB Maties lead to 47-12, before another display of smooth offloading set up Duncan Saal for a try in the corner and FNB Maties led 56-12 with 10 minutes to play.
The scores ended 56-12, as FNB Maties defeated FNB Pukke in emphatic fashion at FNB Stadium.
Player That Rocks: Craig Barry (FNB Maties)
Scorers:
FNB Maties:
Nine-point tries: Edwill van der Merwe, Paul Streicher
Seven-point tries: Craig Barry, Duncan Saal
Five-point tries: Craig Barry, Beyers de Villiers
Cons: Ernst Stapelberg (4)
Pens: Ernst Stapelberg (2)
FNB Pukke:
Five-point tries: Malherbe Swart, Benhard Janse van Rensburg
Cons: Rhyno Smith
The teams:
FNB Maties: 15 Craig Barry, 14 Duncan Saal, 13 Paul Streicher, 12 Braam Venter, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Ernst Stapelberg, 9 Remu Malan, 8 Kobus van Wyk, 7 Janco Venter, 6 Beyers de Villiers, 5 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 4 Ian Groenewald, 3 John-Roy Jenkinson, 2 Freddie Kirsten, 1 Niel Oelofse
Replacements: 16 Marko Janse van Rensburg, 17 Wesley Adonis, 18 Johan Momsen, 19 Saud Abrahams, 20 Bjorn Bernardo, 21 Christopher Smith, 22 Brandon Asher-Wood, 23 JE van der Merwe
FNB Pukke: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Nkululeko Mcuma, 13 Sylvian Mahuza, 12 Johan Deysel, 11 Dean Stokes, 10 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 9 Malherbe Swart, 8 Marno Redelinghuys, 7 Jeandre Rudolph, 6 Jaco Jordaan, 5 Walt Steenkamp, 4 Loftus Morrison, 3 Bartholomeus Le Roux, 2 Wilmar Arnoldi, 1 Johan Smith
Replacements: 16 Louis Van der Westhuizen, 17 Mashudu Mafela, 18 Christiaan Liebenberg, 19 Gideon van der Merwe, 20 Kurshwill Williams, 21 AK Nela, 22 Elden Schoeman, 23 Mogau Mabokela
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