Vodacom Cup Review – Round 3
Yaasir Hartenzenberg of Western Province had an outstanding game againt Boland. Photo by Mike la Grange /Rugby15
DHL Western Province had to dig deep to stay unbeaten in the South Section of the Vodacom Cup, while the Vodacom Blue Bulls got their first win of the season in the North, where the Ford Pumas still lead the way.
A converted try by JP du Plessis in injury time saw DHL WP sneak past a gallant EP Kings side by 30-25 in Cape Town on Saturday afternoon. With 20 minutes left on the clock, the Eastern Cape visitors were still in the lead by 25-14, but they let slip what would’ve been their first victory against the Capetonians since 2006.
In Pretoria, the Vodacom Blue Bulls finally got their season underway with an emphatic 49-10 victory over the MTN Golden Lions, the home side scoring six tries to the one by their southern neighbours. This win saw the Blue Bulls jump to third on the log of the Northern Section from fifth.
The Valke got their first victory of the 2012 season thanks to a try at the death by replacement scrumhalf Anrich Richter against the Leopards in Kempton Park on Friday afternoon. The home side won this tight encounter by 31-28.
Adriaan Engelbrecht scored a hat-trick of tries for the Leopards, but it was not enough against a resilient Valke side at the Barnard Stadium.
The Sharks XV got back on the winning track after an exciting 51-38 victory over the Toyota Free State XV – who needed a change of jerseys after 15 minutes of the game as both sides started the match in predominantly white – in Bloemfontein on Friday evening. It was a topsy-turvy affair – both sides scored five tries, but the boot of Sharks XV fullback Gouws Prinsloo was the difference in the end.
After leading at the break, the Sharks XV saw the home side fight back to go ahead 38-35 on the score board with 15 minutes to go. But the visitors from KZN kept their composure to score 16 unanswered points in the final stages of the match to clinch the win.
In East London, the Pampas XV beat the Border Bulldogs following a second half blitz by the Argentineans – they were behind by 15-20 at the break and eventually won comfortably by 46-20.
The Ford Pumas still top the log in the North and is one of only three unbeaten teams left in the Vodacom Cup. They were way too strong for the Griffons in Welkom and won 43-12.
In Mossel Bay, the Regent Boland Kavaliers were way too strong for the SWD Eagles and won comfortably by 46-26.
Border Bulldogs 20 (20) Pampas XV 46 (15)
Border Bulldogs – Tries: Gareth Krause, Logan Basson. Conversions: Louis Kruger (2). Penalty goals: Kruger (2).
Pampas XV – Tries: Javier Rojas (3), Mariano Galarza, Bruno Postiglioni, Rodrigo Bruno. Conversions: Benjamin Madero (5). Penalty goals: Madero (2).
Griffons 12 (5) Ford Pumas 43 (22)
Griffons – Tries: Nicky Steyn (2). Conversion: Reinhardt Erwee.
Ford Pumas – Tries: Coenie van Wyk, Deon Scholtz, Jaco Bouwer (2), JW Jonker, Wilhelm Loock. Conversions: JC Roos (5). Penalty goal: Roos.
Valke 31 (12) vs Leopards 28 (14)
Valke – Tries: Marco Kotze, Bradley Fortuin, Kyle Hendricks, Sinovuyo Ganto, Anrich Richter. Conversions: Juan Kotze (3).
Leopards – Tries: Adriaan Engelbrecht (3), Berty Visser. Conversions: Andre Pretorius (4).
Toyota Free State XV 38 (17) vs Sharks XV 51 (25)
Toyota Free State XV – Tries: Francois Uys, Kholo Ramashala, Leroy Bitterhout (2), Marcel van der Merwe. Conversions: Riaan Smit (5). Penalty goal: Smit.
Sharks XV – Tries: Chris Cloete, Gouws Prinsloo, Jean Deysel, Sibusiso Sithole, Wandile Mjekevu. Conversions: Prinsloo (4). Penalty goals: Prinsloo (6).
Vodacom Blue Bulls 49 (18) vs MTN Golden Lions 10 (3)
Vodacom Blue Bulls – Tries: Basil Short, Jurgen Visser, Vincent Koch, Ruan Snyman, Ulrich Beyers, Tony Jantjies. Conversions: Jantjies (5). Penalty goals: Jantjies (3).
MTN Golden Lions – Try: Anthony Volmink. Conversion: Marais Schmidt. Penalty goal: Schmidt.
DHL Western Province 30 (11) vs EP Kings 25 (19)
DHL WP – Tries: Ederies Arendse, JP du Plessis. Conversion: Demetri Catrakilis. Penalty goals: Catrakilis (6).
EP Kings – Tries: Andile Witbooi, Scott van Breda. Drop goal: Justin van Staden. Penalty goals: Van Staden (2), Van Breda (2)
SWD Eagles 26 (16) vs Regent Boland Kavaliers 46 (20)
SWD Eagles – Tries: Elric van Vuuren, Lyndon Hartnick, Michael Vermaak (2). Penalty goals: Van Vuuren (2).
Regent Boland Kavaliers – Tries: Zandre Jordaan, PJ van Zyl, Nolan Clark, Jonathan Francke, Franzel September, Brendon April; Penalty try. Conversions: Elgar Watts (4). Penalty goal: Watts.
Vodacom Cup Logs – Round 3:
North Section
|
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
TF |
TA |
BPts |
Pts |
|
1 |
Ford Pumas |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
117 |
61 |
56 |
15 |
6 |
2 |
12 |
|
2 |
GWK Griquas |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
91 |
27 |
64 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
|
3 |
Vodacom Blue Bulls |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
85 |
65 |
20 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
|
4 |
Leopards |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
51 |
47 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
|
5 |
MTN Golden Lions |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
85 |
101 |
-16 |
11 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
|
6 |
Valke |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
90 |
142 |
-52 |
11 |
21 |
1 |
5 |
|
7 |
Griffons |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
98 |
-76 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
South Section
|
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
TF |
TA |
BPts |
Pts |
|
1 |
DHL Western Province |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
98 |
62 |
36 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
|
2 |
Sharks XV |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
108 |
55 |
53 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
11 |
|
3 |
Eastern Province Kings |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
99 |
79 |
20 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
|
4 |
Pampas XV |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
106 |
84 |
22 |
13 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
|
5 |
Boland Kavaliers |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
100 |
107 |
-7 |
12 |
13 |
2 |
10 |
|
6 |
Toyota Free State XV |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
102 |
113 |
-11 |
14 |
12 |
4 |
8 |
|
7 |
SWD Eagles |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
86 |
114 |
-28 |
11 |
17 |
4 |
4 |
|
8 |
Border Bulldogs |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
43 |
128 |
-85 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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