Match Report: Steval Pumas v DHL WP
Match: Steval Pumas v DHL WP
Tournament: Currie Cup Qualifier, round 7
Venue: Mbombela Stadium
Kick-off: 19:00, 20 May, 2016
MBOMBELA – The experienced Scott van Breda opened and closed the scoring for Western Province here at Mbombela Stadium with a successful long range penalty in the first minute of the match. Thereafter he was successful with two more for an early lead for the visitors. Justin van Staden had the opportunity to add some points for the Pumas in the 15th minute, but pushed the ball to the left. Two minutes later he added three points to the score board.
In the 20th minute De-Jay Terblanche was yellow carded for not rolling away after several warnings and Van Breda did the damage with a very accurate kicking boot. For the first 20 minutes of the match it was all attack from the Province boys, but the Lowveld champions kept their cool and managed to keep their defensive lines.
Ten minutes later Marcello Sampson showed a clear pair of heals with a great try under the uprights, converted by Van Staden to put the Pumas back in the game. With five minutes left in the half, Van Staden added another three points to the Pumas to put them in the lead for the first time. But in the the last three minutes of the half, JP Lewies showed his stepping skills for Western Province’s first five pointer. Van Breda couldn’t ad the additional points for the 17-13 lead at the break.
The Steval Pumas’ birthday boy, Carel Greeff rounded off a great session of interplay between forwards and backs with Van Staden adding the two points in the first minute of the second half. But once again it was Van Breda who kept his team in the loop. He leveled the score in the 50th minute. For the next 15 minutes the two teams had a hard go at each other and produced awesome rugby at stages.
JP Lewies clinched his team’s victory try in the 75th minute with Van Breda doing more damage for a final score of 27-20 to the Western Province.
Next week the Steval Pumas will travel to Bloemfontein to take on the Toyota Free State Cheetahs. Kick-off is at 15:00.
Tickets at Mbombela Stadium:
Steval Pumas season tickets are R750 per person and Pumas Hospitality tickets are available at R1 450 per person. Tickets for the 20 August test match between the Springboks and Argentina at Mbombela Stadium are available now at Computicket. Enquiries:tjitjila@pumas.co.za
Run of play:
First half:
Tries:
Steval Pumas: Marcello Sampson (30 min)
DHL WP: JP Lewies (37min)
Conversions:
Steval Pumas: Justin van Staden (1)
DHL WP:
Penalties:
Steval Pumas: Justin van Staden (17min), (24 min), (35min)
DHL WP: Scott van Breda (1min), (8min) (12min) (20min)
Yellow Cards:
Steval Pumas: De-Jay Terblanche
Half time score: 17-13 (DHL WP)
Second half:
Tries:
Steval Pumas: Carel Greeff (41min
DHL WP: JP Lewies (75min
Conversions:
Steval Pumas: Justin van Staden (1)
DHL WP: Scott van Breda (1)
Penalties:
Steval Pumas:
DHL WP: Scott van Breda (1)
Final score: 27-20 (DHL WP)
Image:
JP Lewies on his way to the try line. Photo: Riaan Swanepoel / Steval Pumas.
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