EP still undefeated in Absa Under-19 competition, but Pumas fall
The EP Kings all but secured a home semifinal in the Absa Under-19 Provincial Championship’s A-Division with an tenth consecutive win this weekend, but all of five other teams can still make the other three play-off spots with two rounds of action to go.
The Kings (33-14 over Leopards) and Vodacom Blue Bulls (31-20 over Cell C Sharks) secured good wins to remain in the top two position, while the Toyota Free State also scored a significant win over the Xerox Golden Lions in Bloemfontein on Saturday, winning 32-23. The Sharks are the only ones that cannot finish in the top four anymore, so there remains a lot to play for in the next couple of weeks.
In the B-Division, the log-leading Steval Pumas suffered their first defeat of the campaign, as second placed Down Touch Griffons downed them 17-15 in Welkom. ORC Griquas stayed third with a 58-19 win over SWD and Hino Valke stayed fourth thanks to a 36-19 win over Limpopo Blue Bulls. Boland also got a consecutive win, this time beating Border 43-26.
The logs of both A and B Divisions are available here.
Run of play summary of each match is available by clicking on the match results.
A-Division
Cell C Sharks 20 (3), Vodacom Blue Bulls 31 (10).
Scorers:
Sharks 20 (3). Tries: Brent Christoffels, S’busiso Nkosi. Conversions: Tristan Tedder (2). Penalty: Tristan Tedder (2).
Blue Bulls 31 (10). Tries: Divan Rossouw, Jaco Holtzhausen, JT Jackson (2). Conversions: JT Jackson (2), Kurt Webster (2). Penalty: Kurt Webster.
Toyota Free State 32 (5), Xerox Golden Lions 23 (10).
Scorers:
Toyota Free State 32 (5). Tries: Christiaan Nel (2), Llewellyn Hein, Niell Stannard, Robin Stevens. Conversions: Ruan Wasserman (2). Penalty: Ruan Wasserman.
Xerox Golden Lions 23 (10). Tries: James Venter (2), Jaydrin Kotze. Conversion: Hendrik Mulder. Penalties: Hendrik Mulder (2).
EP Kings 33 (21), Leopards 14 (7).
Scorers:
EP Kings 33 (21).Tries: Athi Mayinje, James Hall, Jeremy Ward, Lusanda Badiyana, Stephanus Nieuwoudt. Conversions: James Hall (2), Michael Brink (2).
Leopards 14 (7). Tries: De Wet Terblanche, Zweli Silaule. Conversions: Barend Janse van Rensburg (2).
B-Division:
Boland 43 (24), Border 26 (14).
Scorers:
Boland 43 (24). Tries: Clarence van Wyk, Colin April, Enzo Foutie, Handre Ontong, Stephan Borman, Steven Stallenberg (2). Conversions: Stephan Borman (4).
Border 26 (14). Tries: Darren Lottering (2), Siphelele Zono, Siphosihle Magawu. Conversions: Darren Domingo (3).
Limpopo Blue Bulls 19 (7), Hino Valke 36 (17).
Scorers:
Limpopo Blue Bulls 19 (7). Tries: George Letshuma, Heinrich du Plessis, Martin Shioma. Conversions: Dane Kotze (2).
Hino Valke 36 (17). Tries: Attie Jansen van Vuuren (2), Christopher Schimper, Cornelius Jacobs, Petrus Griesel, Ruan Kotze. Conversions: Conrad Engelbrecht (3).
Down Touch Griffons 17 (12), Steval Pumas 15 (10).
Scorers:
Down Touch Griffons 17 (12). Try: Duke Jantjies. Penalties: Luan James (4).
Steval Pumas 15 (10). Tries: Ian Truter, JP Mans. Conversion: Theunis Sauer. Penalty: Theunis Sauer
SWD 19 (19), ORC Griquas 58 (22).
Scorers:
SWD 19 (19). Tries: Caae-Jay Ferendale, Justin Williams, Zavier Klaasen. Conversions: Nathan Kemp (2).
ORC Griquas 58 (22). Tries: Arthur Jones, Brendon de Beer, Gerhard Holtzhausen, Guilliam Viljoen, JP Steyn, Pieter Oosthuizen, Wilfred Bowers, Zayne Farmer. Conversions: JP Abrahams (5), Wilfred Bowers. Penalties: JP Abrahams (2).
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